[RubyK]

Great running DigiJem, congrats

[DigiJem]

Aug 2nd – 5 mile recovery run, legs felt fine. Avg pace 10:34 min/mi, avg HR 139

Aug 3rd - 8m general aerobic with 10x100 strides. Same as last time, did the strides after 7 miles, then a mile home. A little fast. Avg pace 10:09 min/mi, avg HR 158


MTD: 26
YTD: 653

[DigiJem]

Aug 4th - Decided to do the LSR midweek, as I’m in Galway for the weekend and doing the 8k there. Thankfully it’s a step back week so it was only 12 miles. Nice enough run, went straight from work out into the heavy rain, 5 minutes later the sun was shining, crazy weather. Avg pace 9:51 min/mi, avg HR 147

MTD: 38
YTD: 665

[Aimman]

Well done on the Midlands Half DJ.

[littlebug]

Best of luck in Street of Galway DJ

[DigiJem]

5m pb was 39:15 so I reckoned under 39 was a good target for 8k.

Got off to a good start, I started nearer the front than last year so avoided most of the walkers. Thru Eyre Square and the crowd thinned out a bit. Did mile 1 in 7:36, faster than planned but I was getting carried along with the crowd. I didn’t slow down much for the remainder, the pace felt fine. It got tough at the drag up Doctor Mannix road and around by Pearse Stadium, but that was the only place I needed to slow down.

Downhill to Salthill, anxious to see which way the wind was blowing. It turned out to be very calm, no wind at all. My travelling fan club of 2 managed to pry themselves away from the hotel bar to give me a shout out here. Along the prom and back towards the quays, the last mile felt fine, even managed a sprint at the end along the pier. No chip time yet, my watch time was 37:51, very happy with that; avg hr 168.

Great race again, hope to be back next year.

[DigiJem]

Aug 8th: Plan had a 10 mile run with 5m @ LT pace. Did 4 miles @ easy pace, then 5 @ LT pace plus 1 mile cool-down

5 x easy miles avg pace 9:46 min/mi, avg hr 145
5 x LT miles avg pace 8:17 min/mi, avg hr 162

Aug 9th – 4 mile recovery run, a little fast. Avg pace 10:13 min/mi, avg hr 136

18 mile LSR tomorrow, hope to make it to the park after lunch if I can get out of work on time.

MTD: 57
YTD: 684

[DigiJem]

Aug 10th – 18 mile LSR

3 hours of easy running in the park on a rainy summer day, bliss! Did the 10 mile course, a quick drink at the car and another 8 mile loop. Felt good throughout, took a gel at miles 8 & 13, the first one a High5 gel which made me feel grotty. Took the SiS Go gel for the second one which worked much better, I used these last year so I think I’ll stick with them again.

Avg pace 9:49 min/mi, avg hr 144, max hr 168.

[DigiJem]

Aug 11th – 7 GA miles with 10 x 100m strides.

Did 6 miles around town, then stopped at the usual spot for the strides; and finished with a mile home. Tired tonight, happy to have a rest day tomorrow. Avg pace for the GA miles 10:03 min/mi, avg hr 140

[claralara]

Well done on the Midlands run and the 5k DJ! Great stuff. And congrats on the training so far. It's really going great. We're technically at the same point but you're streets ahead of me - though I've been managing to get the miles in, I haven't been pushing the effort at the pace for each session - need to pull my socks up! Keep up the good work!

[DigiJem]

Aug 13th A rest day, a sports massage and a good night’s sleep left me feeling like a new women today. Plan had an 11m medium-long run, I added a couple of miles so I can reduce the mileage next week. 13 miles done, avg pace 9:51 min/mi, avg hr 139

Rest day tomorrow, hopefully I’ll get out on the bike. Dropped the LT run and re-jigged next week’s plan to allow for the frank duffy on Sat.

Day	Session
Mon	Medium-long run 10m
Tue	Recovery 3m
Wed	Long run 20m
Thur	Recovery 4m & 10x100 strides
Fri	Rest
Sat	10m race
Sun	Recovery 5m

[DigiJem]

Aug 15th: Medium-long run 10m. Started out in a nice misty drizzle, but the heavens opened at mile 3; got absolutely drenched. Avg Pace 9:46 min/mile, avg HR: 146

Aug 16th: 3 mile recovery shuffle at lunchtime. Avg Pace 10:26 min/mile, avg HR: 132

[RubyK]

Great work from you DigiJem!

[DigiJem]

Aug 17th: LSR 20m. Started at 2pm, and it was still pretty hot. Had planned to do the frank duffy course twice, but I started with a 7 mile loop to get back for a drink and suncream. Heat eased off after a while, and everything was fine until mile 14. Got a stitch which lasted for most of that mile after which it disappeared again, maybe it was the gel at mile 13 that caused it. Anyway, no probs after that, finished up acres road, back to the car and a well-earned ice-cream.

Avg pace 9:51 min/mile. Avg HR:146 bpm

[belcarra]

Originally Posted by DigiJem

Aug 17th: LSR 20m. Started at 2pm, and it was still pretty hot. Had planned to do the frank duffy course twice, but I started with a 7 mile loop to get back for a drink and suncream. Heat eased off after a while, and everything was fine until mile 14. Got a stitch which lasted for most of that mile after which it disappeared again, maybe it was the gel at mile 13 that caused it. Anyway, no probs after that, finished up acres road, back to the car and a well-earned ice-cream.

Avg pace 9:51 min/mile. Avg HR:146 bpm

Fair play DigiJem, I went for a similarly long run this evening but it was cooler weather than your run, but tough going doing 20 mile runs mid-week!
Do you find the P&D training plan giving you a real sense that you will do well come Marathon day, because I certainly do. A 20 miler this far out has gotta be positive!