Training Log Archive: olsoran

Needed this.
Thoroughly frustrated to have a calf, let's call it a, big niggle with all this fabulous snow about. Hence needs must.
Out from the distillery at Balmoral with T...upon recommendation of D and SW.

Once past the locked gate the snow on the land rover track was excellent. Tracks of a vehicle were just the perfect width. Took the track down to Bovaglie - even more picturesque than usual - then back to the main track. T returned at that point whilst I headed out another 3.5k onto the shoulder of Meall Gorm. Tenpted to nip down to Loch Muick but wouldn't have been popular. Back from there. Rather ignored RB and partner walking the other way. Didnt recognise them :-).

Excellent and no calf issues. One large herd of deer beyond Bovaglie and just two or three couples or small family groups.

C • Deer 1

Lesser trods of Potties west with T.
Crisp. Nice.
Good chat with GH
Out for nearly 2. All good calf stressing.
4.86k +165m
Great bits of Potties, don't need to go anywhere.

TR Antelope
Essentially 5x 10/5 at 90% of FTP. Feeling good.

Sod the calf..it’s going to have to ski tomorrow. Can’t stand this.

C • Suie 2

Home Farm loop. Somewhat slushy. Calf started to grumble a wee bit after 3k so wound things back a bit.

Tom's Cairn with T
Out for an hour ish.

TrainerRoad Monitor
6x 6/2 essentially plus w/u and w/d.
Not so tough but turbo got confused for the first three easy intervals. Restarted it...seemed to fix in...then a power cut right at the end.

Local Home Farm loop keeping things flat and slow steady. No one else about.

Left calf aching a little but not stressing it in any material way. Will keep pushing the boundaries bit by bit.

Wandering with T over by Dess waterfall.

Run 2k, walk 1k, run 2k on the lane...walk being on Rods trod in the wood. Keeping it flat. Calf ok on that.
Good chats with dyker and IW on the way.

Another, post proper calibration this time, Ramp Test.

Still playing around with TrainerRoad. Starting to get the hang of it.
Goddard session...or 3/4 thereof.

Will continue to mix running with other stuff - balance to be determined, at least partly due to currently grumbling calf. Progressing ok with that but not always finding it easy to gauge quite the level of active recovery to give it. The usual....do what your body tells you is ok....but be honest. Meantime doing less for a few weeks isn't such a bad thing. Motivation and battery recharge.
Tempted to remain with TR rather than Zwift....tending to prefer the level of satisfaction gained from their workouts to the latters gameification slant ...at least at present.

Torqu and Criagmore but taking the hills very gently...usual zigzagging up the fields to start with. Hard not to get carried away as felt good but calf twinges later on brought a dose of reality.
Disappointed to find the hole in the fence has been mended...spoilsports.

Ongoing strengthening required. Nice out though.

More wandering alongside the Cattie Burn - more pine marten scats.
More splitting logs from that beech tree. Almost balmy out..+1