Training Log Archive: jonny crickmore

Super long training run 1. (7:26 total time out including stops. The trace doesn't show stops)

Awesome day out with Liam doing the Mamores.

Totally cloudless day and pretty toasty. Thankfully there was enough wind for most of it not to overheat. Set off slow trying to walk more often than I normally would. Still after 2 hours I could feel my climbing legs struggling but they never really cracked which was nice. Turns out for this run we were about 40min off Jasmin's Ramsay record pace. I definitely couldn't have done another 13 Munros though.

The rockiness of it caused some issues and my knees and hips were getting sore after a while. On Munro 9 we both really hit a wall. We had run out of water a bit ago and it was a sheltered climb so very hot. On the way to 10 stopped in a stream for a good 10min.

Actually felt good on the track/road back though so I had the energy just not the muscles to cope with the climbing.

I reckon I drunk 4 litres of water out there and was still struggling at times. About 7 litres in total today (and a pint of ale) which must be close to a record for me.

C • Mamores 2

HFW hot

Lovely run winging it in the pentlands. Generally worked well some bracon to deal with and a brutal climb up Carnethy.

Realised I was going to be late for meeting point with Laura so from turnhouse was pushing fairly hard.

WU
Pacing Laura at parkrun (may have gone a tad slow)
Short WD.
"Moderate" run home. Except it felt quite hard at times.

Nice to do some faster flatter running.

IW via Pentlands

Easy with Laura on AS

Been feeling a bit crap all day with stomach problems and headache but actually felt okay running until I stopped then got quite dizzy.

Run with Laura to and from Stirling castle to coxeth hill as she did some sprint-o. Followed by stack of waffles and ice cream :)

WU with GG

Maddy Moss race.

Well I thoroughly seem to have lost the little ability I had to run uphills. Got up the law struggling but okay but then all other climbs was left crawling. Think maybe bit of dehydration, a bit of not having the will to go into pain, a bit of a re-emergence of waffles but mostly just weak. Was in 5th a long way off a Westies guy and with Purko and SteveF on my tail. Then I got to the bits I love and the descending began.

Dug in on the really flat bit of the descent then starting flying on the steeper bits and managed to catch the Westies guy. Stayed behind a little bit as didn't know where to go but then smashed it past. Absolutely loved the last 4-5min of steep and often technical at times.

Managed to complete the 1-2-3-4 of orienteers with Kris, GG and Spongey. Also Hollie and Charlotte 1-2 in the women's showing who are the best.