Training Log Archive: Big JonIn the 31 days ending Oct 31, 2009:
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Saturday Oct 31, 2009 #
cycling 20:00 [2]
Cycling with Ewan from Potties to Kinker, slow going with many stops.....
Friday Oct 30, 2009 #
steady run 2:00:00 [3]
Long run with Sarah, Braeloine carpark, over hill to north, west along tracks to south Deeside Road, then over from Deescastle to top of ridge and back along ridge. Sarah had back problems after ca 1-50 and we walked/jogged much of the rest
stretching 15:00 [2]
Thursday Oct 29, 2009 #
steady run 47:00 [3]
Dess Wood loop and cow shit alley. Very wet - even in places I've never seen water before.
stretching 15:00 [2]
Wednesday Oct 28, 2009 #
Intervals 20:00 [5]
Railway line 5x4+2. First one very poor, second and third OK, fourth was great and fifth - I slowed! Good to blow away the cobwebs, several weeks since the last intervals.
steady run warm up/down 57:00 [3]
Longer than usual warm-up and down due to Dess burn being a wee bit higher than normal (over the log jam bridge!)
stretching 15:00 [2]
Tuesday Oct 27, 2009 #
steady run 1:10:00 [3]
Checking some map changes at Inver (fences removed/added!), cold and a bit wet, but good views down Deeside from top of hill. Struggling a bit on heathery uphill sessions.
stretching 15:00 [2]
Monday Oct 26, 2009 #
cycling 18:00 [3]
Cycling Ewan to school and back. wet track - his top was covered in spatters of mud - ooops!
steady run 20:00 [3]
To and from pilates - feeling pretty good
Pilates 1:00:00 [1]
Pilates session, feeling good - didn't feel any problem with 3 week layoff. Using thera-band and small balls to increase challenge
steady run 35:00 [3]
Potarch loop with Sarah, running smoothly and feeling relaxed and powerful - best feeling for a while.
stretching 15:00 [2]
Sunday Oct 25, 2009 #
Note
travel home and catch up on e-mails!
stretching 15:00 [2]
Saturday Oct 24, 2009 #
steady run 1:05:00 [3]
Monte Cetona from south side, over top and down to near Sarteano. Great run, cloud on top of hill, but good views below this on first climb. Really going well on rest of run and enjoyed it immensely. Good finish to the week's holiday.
stretching 15:00 [2]
Friday Oct 23, 2009 #
Note
Pissing rain all day, got wet walking with Ewan in morning and didn't feel like going out again to get soaked!
Thursday Oct 22, 2009 #
steady run 24:00 [3]
From Centro Etrusco (supermarket) to house along road and tracks - feeling pretty knackered. Saw a porcupine.... but dead by the road side.
stretching 15:00 [2]
Wednesday Oct 21, 2009 #
steady run 58:00 [3]
Run from Cortona town to hills above, along road then up stream, back along tracks - that disappeared and left me wading through head high heather! Descent along powerline ride with lots of thorny bushes. Could have been a better route - Sarah found a much more pleasant run afterwards!
stretching 15:00 [2]
Tuesday Oct 20, 2009 #
steady run 43:00 [3]
Forest paths and in terrain on Monte Amiata - on O-map, but just jogging along. Great day out, picked loads of sweet chestnuts with Ewan.
stretching 15:00 [2]
Monday Oct 19, 2009 #
steady run 1:08:00 [3]
Pietrapociana to house, dropped off to north then tured east along slope on large forest road and cut off this up hill on trail bike route. Managed to find paths to edge of Sarteano - good start point for future exploration runs! through town and down old Etruscan sunken road past tombs to house.
stretching 15:00 [2]
Sunday Oct 18, 2009 #
steady run 23:00 [3]
Italy - run from house to end of track and back. Feeling pretty shafted - too many short nights and bad sleeps over the past week.
Saturday Oct 17, 2009 #
steady run 32:00 [3]
run from Botanics to Water of Leith and along walkway/old railway lines. Pleasant, but legs a bit on autopilot and not going very quickly!
Friday Oct 16, 2009 #
Note
travel day - back to Inverness by minibus - magic weather - blue skies and mist over lochs. Then train to Edinburgh to meet Ewan and Sarah.
Thursday Oct 15, 2009 #
steady run 3:20:00 [3]
Morvich to Skye. Easy start along to Dornie - old road which climbs high and has amazing views. Lunch at Dornie, then along part of main road (horrible) and paths and bog to Kyle, regrouped here and went across bridge together. Good to get to end - an amazing 5 days with almost no wind, very little rain and mild temperatures.
Wednesday Oct 14, 2009 #
steady run (pace run) 3:10:00 [3]
Glen Affric to Morvich (pretty much the Highland Cross route in reverse). Started steadily (and did my best to drag the others slower!). Great views of the hills as we passed through the Glen (I'd never noticed them before on 5 Highland Crosses!!). Lunch at Camban Bothy, then down the gorge - again I'd never noticed the views here - or the rockyness!
Waited at footbridge with Michael until Neil arrived with Suzanna, then pushed hard till end (5 miles) caught all up except Caroline who managed to stay ahead in the final sprint finish! great day out and a memorable run.
Waited at footbridge with Michael until Neil arrived with Suzanna, then pushed hard till end (5 miles) caught all up except Caroline who managed to stay ahead in the final sprint finish! great day out and a memorable run.
pace run 30:00 [4]
faster section at end
stretching 15:00 [2]
Tuesday Oct 13, 2009 #
steady run 1:30:00 [3]
Tomich to Glen Affric - all on forest tracks. Nice route, shame it was drizzling all day. Colours along the way were fantastic.
stretching 15:00 [2]
legs getting better.
Monday Oct 12, 2009 #
steady run 3:20:00 [3]
Drumnadrochit to Tomich - guiding. Nicer route than previous day, first half along forest tracks, then small tracks and a peat bog through a forest plantation before dropping down (steeply) to Tomich. Glad to reach hotel still going well.
stretching 15:00 [2]
legs still a bit sore, but easier than yesterday - helped by slower, boggier second half!
Sunday Oct 11, 2009 #
stretching 15:00 [2]
steady run 3:30:00 [3]
Inverness to Drumnadrochit - guiding a group with Running the Highlands. Long day and we started too fast - most suffering by the road at Drumnadrochit - my hamstrings were tightening up a real treat.
stretching 15:00 [2]
achey legs, but did the stretching to try to ease them off a bit. Didn't sleep well - legs too achey and bed too hard!
Saturday Oct 10, 2009 #
Note
followed Ewan round string course!
Friday Oct 9, 2009 #
steady run 1:15:00 [3]
run up Morven with Michael, Jean, Sarah and Helen P. raining and very cold wind at top - impressed the French guys - they'd been in 32C heat the previous day!!
Thursday Oct 8, 2009 #
orienteering 45:00 [3]
Hanging tapes in Dess Wood - tough going with grass obscuring rocks and brashings.
stretching 15:00 [2]
Wednesday Oct 7, 2009 #
steady run 32:00 [3]
Dess Wood loop
stretching 15:00 [2]
Tuesday Oct 6, 2009 #
orienteering 20:00 [3]
Hanging controls for schools festival at Bennachie, wet and soggy underfoot :-(
cycling 20:00 [3]
Cycle to pick up Ewan from school, and back up hill. Sunny and warm - lovely afternoon.
Monday Oct 5, 2009 #
stretching 15:00 [2]
Sunday Oct 4, 2009 #
Note
Walk with Ewan from Cambus Station along railway line and back along riverbank - picked sloes (for the gin!!)
stretching 15:00 [2]
Saturday Oct 3, 2009 #
cycling 50:00 [3]
Cycling with Ewan on tag-along to Glassel Hall (Thomas's birthday party) and from here to Torphins. Got lift back eventually from Gary as it was dark by then!
Friday Oct 2, 2009 #
steady run 2:10:00 [3]
Glen Cat - out on North side, crossed by farm (followed by 12 minute grind up the hill) , then back along south ridge, dropped to Feughside road and back over ridge by paths. Nice run (done bits of it before), it would be superb to do all in terrain (I wimped out and ran mostly on paths). Great forest in Feughside - need to check it a bit more and try for access.
Thursday Oct 1, 2009 #
pace run 36:00 [4]
Run around Dess Wood, a short warm up on paths, then into the terrain and pushing steadily along - looped around entire wood. Going OK, should do this more often rather than just plod round normal loop.
stretching 15:00 [2]