Training Log Archive: AlistairH

SoSoL Brown Course @ Holyrood. 37/65. +53%. Quite happy with that. Tired from yesterday (but then so was everyone). Struggled on the ascents and descents. Can't decide if going round from 2-3 was a bad idea - it looks from splits as if I lost about 1 minute but it meant that I felt pretty good and had avoided another slog up a hill early in the course.

Fairly smooth through the short legs 5-13. 30s error at 24 - I was behind reading the map and had decided to go to the gap west of the control to simplify things and started thinking about the next leg - then when I went through a gap early I was quite surprised to be in the wrong place and slow to figure out what happened.

Event: Devil's Burden Relays
 

Devils's Burden Relay - Leg 3 for 'KFO et al.' with BrianS. 57/103 +52%. We seemed pretty well matched and had a good run, pulling each other along in places and gaining at least 8 places. However, we were in the early start for slower teams and so some of the lead teams ran past from the West Lomond onwards. Oh well, that's one way to spectate at a race.

I don't think my descending was quite as dire as before except for the very steep part just after the top of the West Lomond where I did struggle to go at any real pace. Achilles tendons not too bad - right was a bit sore at the end (probably due to the tarmac section) but probably fine for running again tomorrow.

Nano-session. Easy row with some 200m sprints. Thought this would be good for my achilles. It was - feel good in evening and ready for race tomorrow.

Still really tired. Right achilles sore, but getting better. Sort of ill-ish, like a mild cold.

Really tired. Right achilles quite sore - did calf raises on left leg only today.

Meadows intervals again. 5 x 1k at about 4'05, last at 4'00. Still really tired from Sunday. Hamstrings very tight - took a lot of warming up but just managed to loosen up enough to do the session. R. achilles sore to touch afterwards but sort of fine-ish.

Really tired.