Training Log Archive: Big Jon

5 hours surveying, cold wind blowing.

Easy run to start and back from finish (OK it was a grovel back from the finish)

DNC Muir of Dinnet (south of visitor centre). Probably the best, most varied bit of MoD. Good course from JW, bracken dead but still a bit of an impedance to progress in places. Legs tired and heavy after surveying so tried to avoid too much bracken and the worst of the heather.
Clean run, biggest error finding finish - 50m too far left. A bit worm running (wore a thermal and gloves - took gloves off early on).

C • worm running 5

Deeside Way intervals (from home). Distances not great but did the session and legs/breathing felt better as session developed. Need to gradually build up intervals after long break. 3rd 17 secs better than 2nd and 4th 4 secs poorer than 1st (but 1st is downhill).

Home to west, start usual gate - reached into Grumpy owners land - :-) Usual grovel back up the hill from Dess Burn bridge.

Tough session, lots of strength work. Will be aching tomorrow.

Collecting controls in Braemar (for S's school session) and hanging in Aboyne (for scouts night-O challenge). Legs not feeling great.

Surveying 1.5 hours - before helping at school session. Cold but bright, Lidar base map great!

AUOC 100 event.
5.9km 100 controls, mind burn! 3 loops (with brikke change at end of each and a map change after 2nd loop. First loop - often found myself behind my position, ran harder on this loop than others abut lost much more time, several occasions just had to stand still and work out what was happening. 2nd and 3rd loops much smoother except for one glitch on last loop - hopped a control and couldn't understand the code, sorted it after about 10 seconds.
Great fun - would recommend it to anyone as a lesson in having to plan ahead, check codes and stay in control.

Early morning run to village hall to check heating. Alternately hot and cold pockets of air - very refreshing!

C • So I guess 2

2 hours moving furniture and removing old carpets in brothers flat poor to painters coming in.

rest day

4.5 hours survey. -7c at start... everything on and still cold till had walked up long hill. Lovely sunny day. Saw about a dozen large stags close up -almost tame.

Head torch run round Dess Woods, most of a normal lap, legs felt very heavy and tired on uphills. Cold, crisp frosty night - many stars out, lovely.