I've been avoiding this....

4 mile in 39 mins- took a nose dive half way round landed half on the dog, frightened the crap out of him and me- surface scratches only though thankfully!

4 miles 39 mins, nice run I didn't feel yesterdays 7 miles in my legs.

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Ouch! How'd that happen?

I don't think I was fully over the stomach bug, I went down pretty hard didn't really have time to even get my hands out, luckily the poor dog broke my fall I probably should have done more damage than I did.
Worse was I accidently stood on his paw at the exact same place on yesterdays run- he was acting a bit odd when we approached that part of the road tonight he kept trying to turn around, I think he was glad when he got past without injury!

4 miles 38.43 mins- resuming half marathon training- Day 1 of week 5 of Hal Higdons, plus my first 4 miles of the new year! Determined to become a runner this year not a happy to finisher!

8 miles- didn't want to go out but loved it when I did- struggled to keep the pace down for the first 3 miles but then I settled around 10 min mile pace- stopped a few times for toilet breaks (not me). Done in 1.18.20 so happy with that

8*250's first four in 7.30 second lot in 8.00 min mile. Covered 3.5 mile in total a lot of my 'jog backs' I was been followed by 3 year old trying to race me! Made my most hated work out a little more fun.
I'm skipping Week 6 of halhigdon half marathon and moved on to week 7, I'm going to do week 6 in two weeks when I have a 10k lined up.

4.5 miles 44.35-
Nice run didn't really feel yesterdays run in my legs,
I finally started wearing the new runners I bought a month ago- I felt like I bounced the 4.5 miles!

4 miles in 37.13.
Miles this year: 40

4.5 in 44.10. I struggled to run it. Will be glad of my rest day tomorrow, I don't know if I found todays run so hard because I'm finding the training tougher or if it was because I struggled to wake up today!
Miles this year 49.5 (I should have ran that extra .5!)

10 miles in 1.39.43. ENjoyed this again took it easy for the first half, didn't die coming to the last two mile sand was even able to pick the pace up to 9.3 for half a mile. Dog loved it too especially the banana he got at the end of it!
Miles this year 62.5

I never said yesterday I'm finaly doing week 6. Today was 40 minute tempo. I felt stiff getting out of bed this morning, it looked damp and miserable outside and I knew I'd never get out if I didn't just get my gear on now, drop the kids to school and go. I didn't fancy the road today I've had enough hills the last two days so went to the beach. I was stiff for the first mile or so and when I loosened up I felt I could do another 10 miles. I peaked at around 8.40 and the same as the last day for about 3 minutes.
Covered 4.30 miles altogether.
Miles this year 70.8

10k race today- Kilbride 10k in Roscommon
It was a lovely run a few uphills, some steep enough but the downhills matched! Very well organised, the walkers went after the runners and it made the start flow so much better, lovely atmosphere at it, well done to the organisers.
The last 10km I done was in August and I done it in 57 plus minutes, I was hoping for 55 (well 54.59:D) minutes, I even wrote on my hand that I had to hit 3 miles at 26.32, 5 miles at 44.14 etc to achieve this:D
So I reached the 5k point looked at my watch- 24.52, and I felt fine! Few hills after 7k hit me hard and just as I got my second wind I met a down hill that looked like the road just fell down the side of a cliff which was harder to manage than the uphills, last km was also an uphill drag I ended up running the last 2km at around 8.50 min mile, I still managed to break into a little sprint at the end and when the man called my time at "53 minutes on the button" I could have bear hugged him!
I'm flippin delighted- with my time and how I felt during the race and after, even my Dad (my cheerleader!!) said "you didn't have a big red sweaty face like you usually do at the end of a race"
Even better was I stopped my garmin at the end and it read the distance 6.26 and my time as 52.51- the dog ran with me today and he crossed the line about 2 seconds faster!
So this is the boaster that I needed for the half, I put this time in McMillian calculator and its giving me a time of 1.57.36 for the half- I was planning on 2.07 (10 mins quicker than Dublin) I don't think I'll get in under 2 hours- but I think I'll be aiming for under 2.05 after todays confidence booster!

Thanks, I think it could be one of those things thats decided on the day of the race- I'm still at the newbie runner point that i'm breaking PB's every time I race and I don't want to get too cocky thinking that it will always be that way. I know I should take a lot of my last HM time I had it in my head that 10 mins (2.07) would be a good aim- and if all went well on the day I could possibly go below 2.05. Now I know that really I should be able to run 2.05 and if all goes well on the day I could possibly go below 2hours. I don't know if i'm ready to think that below 2 hours should be my main aim- I don't know if any of that makes a bit of sense to anyone but me:D

Week 9 of HH Hm plan I should have a 15k race at the end of this week but there is none so I'll jiggle things a little. So todays plan was to do 9*400 metre but my legs were still a little stiff and I knew I wouldn't be putting everything into it and these are my most hated training sessions but the ones that I know benefits me an awful lot! So I went for 5 mile run- legs stiff for the first mile or so and then they felt fine thankfully! Ended up going 5.7 in 57 mins.
I'm going to finish this plan a week before the HM and I don't know whether I should repeat a week now or at the end? Any suggestions:D
Miles this year 85.76