Training Log Archive: Chas

Achilles sore again this morning. Not sure why exactly. It could have been the very soft boggy ground yesterday. Or maybe the 6 hours of driving. Or possibly even something silly I did in a pub in Sheffield later on.
Played golf at Beauchief, but wore my trainers rather than golf shoes after the bad experience of the recent golf weekend. Ice and prayers that it settles quickly.

Got to the New Forest to discover the November Classic was cancelled. Luckily I'd brought my old map of the area: the 1980 British Champs. Therefore I ran my M15A course: 7.3km on a 1:15,000 map. History doesn't relate how long I took in 1980, but I suspect something very similar to the 50 mins today. I do remember being 3rd, a little while behind Dickie Jones. Very interesting to see how the vegetation had changed over 32 years; very little in the natural wood/heathland and enormously in the plantations. Had great fun, although it was a little wet underfoot. I wasn't the only one braving the 'dangerous' conditions by a long way...

Jog to the start and back from finish. It took a little while to locate myself on the old map.

Event: November Classic Weekend
 

Achilles OK this morning; no reaction to yesterday's time in terrain. Resting up for Nov Classic tomorrow.

Along the county boundary from Holme Moss to Dead Edge End and back. Windy and wet underfoot. Achilles feeling fine.
4x10 heel raises. Ice.

Same route as Monday: Greenfield, Denshaw, Buckstones, Huddersfield.
Achilles feeling better this morning; hardly a niggle. Tempting to run, but sticking with alternate days for now.
4x10 heel raises.

Honley Woods from Neiley whilst the kids trained with the Harriers. Achilles niggly and calfs tight by the end. Stretching after and ice.

Achilles still a bit niggly. 2x4x10 heel raises. Ice.