Training Log Archive: Big Jon

With Cmc from north side of Høiås map to Opalveien. Steady effort - forest very wet and heavy. Broke midway through course to climb Høiås tower and look at view.

Run in to edge of area and back from end of course. Left flute feeling bit tweaky on run back - possibly just too much work demanded of it over the last few days. Tired afterwards - haven't run this long for quite a while.

C • Didn't know you had musical... 2

Extended stretching - badly needed.

Short intervals - 10x1+1. Not feeling great- a bit light headed (0930 start?) but got session done and worked hard in it.
Along Lysløpe towards Høiås. Lovely morning, sun just getting up and lighting the trees as I did the session.

Decided not to go surveying - not feeling up for it - next bit is steep, hilly and lots of green. It can wait until the new year!

Head torch run round Venås loop and back over Ulvås. With S and Cmc (over for a couple of days). Very pleasant run - felt much better than this morning.

2 hours surveying, feeling very lackadaisical and struggled for motivation. Dull morning but brightened up and even a few glimpses of sun by the end.

Night run with E & S to a couple of "high" points near Fredrickstad (one of them even topped 110m!!!!)
Mostly nice twisty paths in the woods - really tricky to follow at night especially when they reach bare rock slabs and disappear!
Out for nearly 90 mins but lots of walking and looking at views.

Rest day - visited various old burial sites, rock carvings and stone circles between Halden and Fredrickstad. Grey day with a chilly breeze. Legs tired on any uphill.

Hanging controls for E in local woods, then back along course looking for dropped control flag! Then back to last couple of controls to collect after E had passed through.

With S to drop E at a birthday party then back via a long loop into Struppe across R21 and into woods to west of house. Pretty grotty afternoon and getting dark by 3pm... Legs very tired - not food shortage or sore, just worn out muscles.

1 hour surveying, finishing off a block. Mild and windy.

Short run to shops and back - hungry so bought more than planned, heavy rucksack on return!

Høiås training. Shadowed a junior round part of the "moment bona". Pretty good at the map reading but compass work was a bit wayward. Felt tired legs towards end, terrain is really heavy and wet just now. Not helped by drizzle and fog creating backscatter from head torch light.