Training Log Archive: Big Jon

ScotJOS training Loch Vaa. Collecting 3 controls. Had meant to shadow some juniors but too busy at base with coaching.
I call that a result :-) enough other helpers to let me relax and enjoy the actual coaching of juniors (and some catch-up with other coaches.

rest day - unplanned, too many things to do and a bit tired by late afternoon.

Deeside Way (w) then down to riverbank and along to Kinker and back via Deeside Way (e). Felt pretty good in legs - even on steep downhill start!. Best I've felt for a while running.

Glen Davan, such a great wee area. Lots of roe deer and couple of brown hares lolloping away and a buzzard flapping lazily around at times.

Lap of Dess Woods, checking the devastation of the latest thinning/felling... at this rate there will be no trees standing in 10 years time. Maybe Iain needs another extension to the house or maybe an expensive 4x4?

Glen Davan - such a lovely place especially in the sun. Despite the best efforts of the forest machine to ruin it, still wonderful.
Lots of geese in surrounding fields and a Roe deer bounded away at one point.

Deeside Runners Glen Tanar. Hills 6 x 3 + 2. Well off the back of most. Took first 3 to warm up at all and then still having a disconnect somewhere between breathing in and muscles working.
Nice evening at Glen tanar with the setting sun and hazy hills all round.

Out along riverbank at an almost sensible pace ;-), back along to track and down through woods at end.

Lungs and legs not aching at all after - neither were really worked hard enough, something else is the limiting factor currently.

Matwork - some good abs and glute work.

School run club, 19 turned out. South over bridge, up to Queens Loch, couple of rounds of man hunt and back.
Very warm and humid.