Help ...I can't stop running !

Sosa

I have felt in the last 2 weeks that the calfs are a tad tender in the mornings and my thighs were really tightening up after long runs.
So i decided to get a rub down...( never in my life had one )i got the name of a fella from my butty Sungod !
Well,the pain i went through this morning was unreal...he physically beat the sh1t out of my legs...i was grimacing in pain grabbing the towel,helpless lying on the bed...
Calfs still extremely tender...

That Sungod..i always told ye he was relentless...only back a couple of days and already trying all the cheap tricks to slow me down

Sosa

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18-6-09|4.5|7:31|Late night run,calfs felt good after rub down|
19-6-09|15|7:39|Good LSR...night out tonight so,had to get it done|
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village runner

Your going well. Keep it up. Must run with you in gsk5

Sosa

village runner wrote: »

Your going well. Keep it up. Must run with you in gsk5

Yeah..i'll be doing that one alright.

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Comments

18-6-09|4.5|7:31|Late night run,calfs felt good after rub down|
19-6-09|15|7:39|Good LSR...night out tonight so,had to get it done|
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21-6-09|4|7:40|last handy Sunday for the next 4 months,SG makes his comeback|
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Starting my 18 week program tomorrow for Dublin...how quickly it has come around,i was looking through it yesterday,its really an 8 week program as the first couple of weeks are lower mileage than i have been doing,then i have 2 target races,those weeks will be tailored around them ( i'll still get the miles in,maybe 5/6 short on P&D's recommendation )then i am away on hols....that brings me up to late July where the next 8 weeks are where the hard work is,then i have a 3 week taper....
Looking forward to it all the same :eek:

I only have 30m to go in the 1000m challenge...i wont be sad to see the back of it.

tisnotover

Hi Sosa,

Question on the GSK 5 mile?
Have ya ran course before, interested to know what is like.

Looking to pick out a flat-ish course over next few weeks to see where I am for 5 miles...

Great blog by the way, best of luck in marathon training!

Woddle

I'm going to be doing this one also, I'll be down in Hook that week and plan to head over. I remember Showry saying it's a fast course and a must for pbs. See you there

tisnotover

Woddle wrote: »

I'm going to be doing this one also, I'll be down in Hook that week and plan to head over. I remember Showry saying it's a fast course and a must for pbs. See you there

Sounds good, think i'll def give it a go!

Sosa

tisnotover wrote: »

Hi Sosa,

Question on the GSK 5 mile?
Have ya ran course before, interested to know what is like.

Looking to pick out a flat-ish course over next few weeks to see where I am for 5 miles...

Great blog by the way, best of luck in marathon training!

Yeah,i ran it last year and set a PB 32:50 ...it was a good minute of my old PB at the time,certainly one to have a right go at.
There will be a good turn out for it as people are using that one every year to try set a time for themselves...Kilmacthomas in Feb is another fast one,and the Portlaw 5 that started this year...a really fast one imo

tisnotover

Sosa wrote: »

Yeah,i ran it last year and set a PB 32:50 ...it was a good minute of my old PB at the time,certainly one to have a right go at.
There will be a good turn out for it as people are using that one every year to try set a time for themselves...Kilmacthomas in Feb is another fast one,and the Portlaw 5 that started this year...a really fast one imo

Cool, thanks Sosa.

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather
22-6-09|8|6:54|Tempo [EMAIL="4@6:21|Really"]4@6:21|Really[/EMAIL] hot,no wind,little air.
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First day of marathon training and boy was it tough.
I did the tempo a bit fast.Tergat suggested between 6:30 and 6:35 pace,based on my 4m time...i did 6:21 Pace
I felt really wobbly at the finish and light headed..i also did the last 3m to quick...around 7:30 pace...should have been slower.

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Weeks to Go
22-6-09|8|6:54|Tempo 4@6:21|Really hot,no wind,little air|17
23-6-09|6|7:20|Easy|Dead heat,no air,made easy not so easy|17
24-6-09|Rest||||17
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Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Weeks to Go
22-6-09|8|6:54|Tempo 4@6:21|Really hot,no wind,little air|17
23-6-09|6|7:20|Easy|Dead heat,no air,made easy not so easy|17
24-6-09|Rest||||17
25-6-09|5|7:44|Recovery|Really hot again,but a light breeze aswell|17
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5 handy miles with SG...I will break through the 1000m barrier tomorrow..

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Weeks to Go
22-6-09|8|6:54|Tempo 4@6:21|Really hot,no wind,little air|17
23-6-09|6|7:20|Easy|Dead heat,no air,made easy not so easy|17
24-6-09|Rest||||17
25-6-09|5|7:44|Recovery|Really hot again,but a light breeze at times|17
26-6-09|15.5|7:29|Med Long|Perfect,no sun,no wind,no cold|17
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Passed through the 1000m barrier at mile 11 and gave a little tiger-esque fist pump ...passer by gave me the strangest look...little did she know !

The run itself was great,as i said a above the weather was ideal..and i felt good.I brought a gel with me today as i rarely take them...they certainly work as i took it at mile 8 and had to contain myself during the next few miles...wont make a habit out of it though

Racing Flat

Sosa wrote: »

Passed through the 1000m barrier at mile 11 and gave a little tiger-esque fist pump ...passer by gave me the strangest look...little did she know !

I saw Tiger Woods doing a fist pump on the telly during a golf comp the other day. I presumed it was because he had just realised he had passed the 1000mile barrier on his run that morning, but maybe it was for the long putt on the final hole to win the major...

Well done on the 1000.

Sosa

Racing Flat wrote: »

I saw Tiger Woods doing a fist pump on the telly during a golf comp the other day. I presumed it was because he had just realised he had passed the 1000mile barrier on his run that morning, but maybe it was for the long putt on the final hole to win the major...

Well done on the 1000.

Thanks RF ...glad its done....i smiled all through mile 10 looking forward to seeing 11:00 on the watch

eliwallach

Sosa wrote: »

Passed through the 1000m barrier at mile 11 and gave a little tiger-esque fist pump ...passer by gave me the strangest look...little did she know !

Well done Sosa.
Now you can concentrate on real running (not this cyber stuff) .

Where can I get info on this GSK 5 mile?

Woddle

eliwallach wrote: »

Well done Sosa.
Now you can concentrate on real running (not this cyber stuff) .

Where can I get info on this GSK 5 mile?

GSK 5 mile

ManFromAtlantis

well done. 1000 miles ! thats what , about 1.6 million steps !!!!

Sosa

Thanks..yeah never thought of it like that.

ecoli

Congratulations on the milestone hopefully will encourage you to keep goin the way you going with your training. Well done

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Weeks to Go
22-6-09|8|6:54|Tempo 4@6:21|Really hot,no wind,little air|17
23-6-09|6|7:20|Easy|Dead heat,no air,made easy not so easy|17
24-6-09|Rest||||17
25-6-09|5|7:44|Recovery|Really hot again,but a light breeze at times|17
26-6-09|15.5|7:29|Med Long|Perfect,no sun,no wind,no cold|17
27-6-09|6|7:44|Recovery|Very sunny and hot again|17
28-6-09|Rest||||17


Week one done and dusted,i have been feeling very tired as of late,i dont know if i am telling myself i am tired or i actually am.
I am putting it down to starting the program ( possibly thinking about it to much,i presume this will pass as the weeks go by ? )because all along i have been running as i felt,now its structured.

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Weeks to Go
29-6-09|10|7:12|As i felt|20c with a little breeze,beautiful|16
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Great day and run,was planning 7:30 pace but felt great so it was faster.

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Weeks to Go
29-6-09|10|7:12|As i felt|20c with a little breeze,beautiful|16
30-6-09|9.3|7:27|Easy|Rain,but lovely|16
01-7-09|Rest||||16
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Planned 8 but met Sungod and did 6 with him and the rest on the way to meet him to get to 9.3.
Lovely to run in the rain for a change,beats that heat,but now that i'm done...i'd like the sun back please !

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Weeks to Go
29-6-09|10|7:12|As i felt|20c with a little breeze,beautiful|16
30-6-09|9.3|7:27|Aerobic|Rain,but lovely|16
01-7-09|Rest||||16
02-7-09|8.2|7:11|Aerobic|Very warm but dull|16
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Felt good again today.
Recovery 5 in the morning followed by my first MP run of the program on Saturday morning.

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Weeks to Go
29-6-09|10|7:12|Aerobic|20c with a little breeze,beautiful|16
30-6-09|9.3|7:27|Aerobic|Rain,but lovely|16
01-7-09|Rest||||16
02-7-09|8.2|7:11|Aerobic|Very warm but dull|16
03-7-09|5|8:05|Recovery|Sunny and warm|16
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Lovely early morning run with Sungod,i plan to do as many of my recovery runs as possible early as i know that its one sure way of making sure i do them slow.

Spiritoftheseventies

yeah was big into the running for awhile. did that Port Tunnel run. almost 9k under ground. very tough race. very claustrophobic but got a great medal and t shirt out of it

Sosa

Date|Miles|Ave pace|Type|Weather|Weeks to Go
29-6-09|10|7:12|Aerobic|20c with a little breeze,beautiful|16
30-6-09|9.3|7:27|Aerobic|Rain,but lovely|16
01-7-09|Rest||||16
02-7-09|8.2|7:11|Aerobic|Very warm but dull|16
03-7-09|5|8:05|Recovery|Sunny and warm|16
04-7-09|13.3|5@7:28 & 8@6:43|MP|4 Seasons in 90 mins|16
05-7-09|Rest||||16


First MP run of the program and the weather was totally against me.
Planned to go @ 9 but it was lashing,waited around until 10:30 ( much to the wifes annoyance ) when it started to brighten up,i went for it,but,alas,as soon as i hit the road,down it came again...by the bucket load.
I had 5m of monsoon type rain,then just like in the truman show...almost within 2 seconds...brightness,and sun...but that was the start of the businss end of the run as i had to finish with 8 @ 6:52p.
I mentally found this hard as i started off to slow because i could not get going after doing [EMAIL="5@7:28...then"]5@7:28...then[/EMAIL] i started going way to fast and i had to force myself to slow down because i still had 5 to go,but got there in the end with the last 8 @ 6:43 pace ( still to fast,will have to learn to pace it better )...well pleased though.

http://connect.garmin.com/splits/7931058

I set a new PB for a half marathon along the way 1:31:50...last september i ran 1:34:40 and it nearly killed me.

Week 2 down...only 15 to go.
Mileage : 45.8

village runner

Good tipping. With 16 weeks to go you are in super shape. Pacing is fierce hard.

Sosa

village runner wrote: »

Good tipping. With 16 weeks to go you are in super shape. Pacing is fierce hard.

Have to agree...i found the pacing really tough....