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  • #152
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »
    I must find out the female equivalent of "man suit" - as woman suit or girl suit juut does not cut it :pac:

    I kinda like "lady suit" in that context. :)


  • #153
    jcsmum
    Registered Users Posts: 3,156 ✭✭✭jcsmum


    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    Even the run didn't help to properly relax me. Was nearly 10pm by the time I got out, so kept the run shorter than the scheduled 45 minutes. Did 3.84 miles at an average of 9.31/mile pace. Bloody weather, after being dry all day it started raining just as soon as I stepped off the 49 and was absolutely bucketing by the time I got out. Of course, I got absolutely drenched, and my runners are now sitting at the door stuffed with newspaper in the hope that they'll be dry for tomorrow. Legs not showing any ill effects after yesterday, thankfully, and no pain tonight either.

    Good on you for heading out at that hour last night and in the rain. I used the rain as an excuse to plonk myself on couch and dunk biscuits in my tea. :)


  • #154
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    jcsmum wrote: »
    Good on you for heading out at that hour last night and in the rain. I used the rain as an excuse to plonk myself on couch and dunk biscuits in my tea. :)

    I love running in the rain, I prefer if it starts about 3 miles in though.


  • #155
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Rain held off tonight, thankfully. Plan for tonight was to do 45 minutes easy - wanted to add on what I shortened the run by last night though. Ended up being about 5 minutes away from my house when I got far, so just kept on trucking. 6.05 miles @ 10.02/mile pace tonight, so I was taking it very easy.

    Rest day tomorrow - my first one in May. :eek::D


  • #156
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    menoscemo wrote: »
    Booked into Lancaster lodge myself. the Bro is staying there too.

    Tis about €150 per room for the two night, so if you're sharing it's pretty cheap.

    Booked myself in there too, location seemed quite convenient and it wasn't too expensive. :cool:


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  • #157
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Hill reps on the cards for me today - headed up to Bohernabreena for this. 8x30sec reps. That was significantly harder than I thought it was going to be, and probably the hardest session I've done since Barcelona. Learnt the true meaning of recovery pace on the first km after it too!

    Total distance covered 3.61 miles. That was a lot of pain (the good kind, not the "oh no my ITB is fcuked again" kind) for a very short distance :eek:


  • #158
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    Aye they're tough sessions alright. Well done, it'll stand to you...or so I'm told!!


  • #159
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    And to finish off my first ever 6 day running week, just over 11km (6.88 miles) at 9.40/mile average pace. Pacing was a bit all over the place on this one, ranging from a first kilometer in 5.30 to a 6.17 into the wind going uphill late on. Need to keep an eye on that.

    29.6 miles for the week. Almost tempted to go out and run up and down the road a few times to get it over 30 :pac:


  • #160
    jcsmum
    Registered Users Posts: 3,156 ✭✭✭jcsmum


    Well done on the hill reps. Great mileage aswell this week!


  • #161
    Brianderunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,049 ✭✭✭Brianderunner


    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    And to finish off my first ever 6 day running week

    Good to see your finally listening to me :)


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  • #162
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Was bloody wrecked this evening, had a crap night's sleep last night and that was starting to tell by the time I got home from work. Forced myself out the door anyway, 8km dead slow (10.14/mile average pace). 50 minutes easy was the plan for this evening, job done.


  • #163
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    You need to change back to miles. Bloody fancy shmancy measurements.


  • #164
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    You need to change back to miles. Bloody fancy shmancy measurements.

    Distance in km's, pace in miles, make brain hurt.:(


  • #165
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    mrslow wrote: »
    Distance in km's, pace in miles, make brain hurt.:(
    I like confusing people, and surely everyone knows that there's only a few metres difference between 8km and 5 miles :pac:

    STILL haven't put the Garmin back into miles after Barcelona :p


  • #166
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    mrslow wrote: »
    Distance in km's, pace in miles, make brain hurt.:(

    Forcing men to multi-task. I like her style. :D


  • #167
    theboyblunder
    Registered Users Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭theboyblunder


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Forcing men to multi-task. I like her style. :D


    Must. resist. bait. Must. resist. bait......


  • #168
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Swapped sessions around and did my tempo-ish run today (will do 50 mins easy tomorrow). Plan was 10 min easy, 5 min HM pace, 5 min easy, 10 min marathon pace, 5 min easy, 5 min HM pace, 10 min easy. Being a social runner, I did this out at UCD while the rest were doing intervals. Total of 8.71km/5.41 miles done. Average pace for the session was 9.18/mile (HM pace intervals done at 8.43/mile and MP section at 8.56/mile).


  • #169
    jcsmum
    Registered Users Posts: 3,156 ✭✭✭jcsmum


    Just been over on your old log reading your Barcelona marathon post for inspiration. :)


  • #170
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    jcsmum wrote: »
    Just been over on your old log reading your Barcelona marathon post for inspiration. :)

    If I can go sub-4, you can obliterate it - you're much faster than me.


  • #171
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    If I can go sub-4, you can obliterate it - you're much faster than me.

    Maybe at the moment but you have.........a book!;)


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  • #172
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    mrslow wrote: »
    Maybe at the moment but you have.........a book!;)

    She kicked my ass in Waterford back in January too!


  • #173
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    She kicked my ass in Waterford back in January too!

    She's quick alright, pacing me to 3:45 you know!


  • #174
    jcsmum
    Registered Users Posts: 3,156 ✭✭✭jcsmum


    mrslow wrote: »
    She's quick alright, pacing me to 3:45 you know!

    :rolleyes::rolleyes:


  • #175
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    25 minute recovery run at lunchtime, too disgustingly hung over to do anything else. :pac: Forgot the Garmin so just went by time, laps of Merrion Square.

    Have made the executive decision not to drink at Rush tonight...


  • #176
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    25 minute recovery run at lunchtime, too disgustingly hung over to do anything else. :pac: Forgot the Garmin so just went by time, laps of Merrion Square.

    Have made the executive decision not to drink at Rush tonight...

    Were you disgustingly drunk last night?


  • #177
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    My excuse for being late to work this morning managed to dupe them :D, though i had to recheck my sent items this morning to remind myself what the excuse was :o


  • #178
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    mrslow wrote: »
    Were you disgustingly drunk last night?

    Drunk? Yeah. Disgustingly so? Didn't think so.


  • #179
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    I obviously left at the right time so. Got my burdocks chips too. :pac:


  • #180
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    Drunk? Yeah. Disgustingly so? Didn't think so.

    Just Meno then? :D


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  • #181
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Didn't get to do my easy run on Wednesday evening due to getting stuck in work, so that meant I headed out this evening after watching the Leinster match (1 Heineken and 1 Magners please :D ). Standing for over 4 hours last night at the O2 is not exactly conducive to good running, so today's run ended up being another recovery-paced run (6km - 3.73 miles @ 10.27/mile pace) because my legs felt as flat as a pancake. Have made a complete and utter hames of my running this week, let's hope the weekend is better.

    Rush were ABSOLUTELY ****ING AWESOME though. Just gonna leave this here for now. :D

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6_J5dZH50E


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