Training Log Archive: Big Jon

Wee trot from Dinnet Hall to BNOC start picking up the reflective canes, managed to bang a lift back to hall from Alex Brodie (sparky who sorted the floodlights start area.).
Spent the rest of the day in a dwam at the event centre. Seemed like a lot of people had a lot of fun this weekend.

"rest day" - if 4 hours preparing for BNOC and then 6 hours at the event centre can be called restful...

Hanging a few tapes for some training. Lovely mild day, out in a t-shirt, felt like April or May.
Saw an ant hill seething with life - a bit earlier than normal!

Decent warm-up before Potties night race. Feeling OK and calf not painful.

Potties night race, started fairly briskly (for me) and settled in behind EC & AC with DH close ahead. Gradually dropped a bit on way out then pushed o rougher and caught DH on climb at half way, he thundered past after 300m or so and though I got on his shoulder a few times I couldn't pass him. Calf fine(I was aware of it but no pain) until the final forest road section where it decided to make its presence felt, had to ease back a fraction and finished 20 secs behind DH. Reasonably happy with race - no real speed but strong and even decent on downs. Noe need to get calf properly sorted - been managing it past few weeks with DNC and all that was riding on the last few races...

6th Deeside Runners M50... again - wouldn't even make the Devil's Burden vet relay...

to start and from finish, legs feeling weary, calf not perfect but OK and not too bad after.

DNC Tilquhillie, last race, felt weary and nervous but didn't have the legs to really push tonight (also on reserve torch as lent good one to S to test before Saturday). Mostly decent O technique apart from 13 where I overshot - must have been metres from reflector, then missed back again and only got on third attempt 4 mins lost...

Ended up 9th... worst position in Dec this winter! But still first senior!

Glen Tanar with S, planned to do 5x2+1 but calf felt a bit tweaky at end of second, managed 3rd and 4th OK then it didn't feel good at start of 5th so bailed. A bit narked but nothing bad, just the same slightly tweaky feel without any real damage I think.

Out beyond normal start 9decent warm-up length!) and back, going a bit gingerly but calf didn't get worse. Feels OK now 6 hours later.

Massage session - lots of work on right calf, right glute and left shoulder/neck.
Felt better after and some self-work to do esp on glute to help free it up.