mite as well start training

ultraman1

MONDAY 15th 6 miles
tuesday 16th 3 miles
wednesday rest
thursday 17th 7 miles
friday 18th 12 miles
saturday 19th rest
sunday 20th 13 miles

MCOS

May as well! Welcome to logs and good luck. 41 miles is a bit lazy now for your first week :rolleyes:

ultraman1

monday 22nd rest
tuesday 23rd more rest
wednesday 24th even more rest
thursday 25th 8 miles
friday 26th 5 miles
saturday 27th 10 miles
sunday 28th 8miles

sooner the better this xmas lark is over....

ultraman1

Well the new year is upon us so ill do a proper log for the year ahead and ill give you abit of backround....2006 recieved my holiday snaps and wasnt too impressed with way my belly came over my shorts(have recently found out its called a muffin).decided to do something about it.I rememberd me dad used to run marathons,couldnt be that hard could it,so i entered the DCM.started running a 1.8 mile loop around the town for acouple of weeks,lost afew pounds .gradually got up to abit more, did the addidas 1/2 mara in september.did afew more 12s and 13s and was ready for the dcm.hit the wall at 14 miles in the marathon,but didnt stop and finished, though not very well.since then iv traind a little bit better and did 4 more marathons and the conn ultra and numerous other races.id normally run 5/6 days aweek usually about 50/60 miles aweek depending on whats comming up and other commitments so here goes,any comments or advice greatly appreciated

Thurs 1st am 5 mile walk with jess the dog
pm 8 mile run to donadea and back,kept it slow due to a t+h dinner 63 mins
Fri 2nd 10 miles ,on the roads, 78 mins.
sat 3rd 11 miles xc in the pheniox park,did abit in the munich hills,finished well.
sunday 4th was goin to rest,but had a bottle of wine ,so did a6miler for my penance.didnt feel too good. 58 mins. 35

hunnymonster

ultraman1 wrote: »

sunday 4th was goin to rest,but had a bottle of wine ,so did a6miler for my penance.didnt feel too good. 58 mins. 35

Good luck with the log. loved the entry above.

ultraman1

monday 5th,,finished work early so went on a run , out for a 6 miler ,half way through realised i shouldnt have had the two fish fingers.never again even if they are captian birds eye....48 mins.............................................6

ultraman1

tuesday 6th.went for 11 miles on d road.very icy and the speedin cars dont help,feelt like 2 breeze blocks in me shoes ,put it down to xmas hangover and dtoxins(i hope).rest tomorrow and b2bs on thur fri +sat 11

ultraman1

wednesday 7th..was going to rest but felt a bit fat ,so on with the NBs and did a 3.5mile round the town incorporating the hill(sum would call it a speed bump).very cold but glad i went out
Thursday 8th..plannd to do 15 but was feeling abit heavy after last nites run so just did 10miles,couldnt get goin.lookin 4ward to sundays rest
13.5

ultraman1

Friday 9th.did 15 with running partner on roads and trail in clane/donadea went a bit slow 2hrs20.felt good at the last 5 but didnt push it.registerd for the celtic plate:rolleyes:,will decide at the end of conn ultra whether to start.Wife thinks im in opus dei.. 15

ultraman1

sunday 11th am. rested on saturday woke up sunday rarin to go plannd a 15miler, just out the door,remembered to meet friend,jst did 11 in the wind and rain.back in time...

pm. did 3.5miles to make up for morning f up.
14.5

Odysseus

Hi mate, it's nice to have another ultra runner keeping a log. Best of luck with it.

ultraman1

Monday 12th. pm went out in d rain did 10 miles.glad to be home 10

ultraman1

good on ya alan12345678.

tuesday 13th.was goin to have a day off but that blasted 1000mile challange........went out in the dark(hate the dark:()did a 10 mile run in me new mizunos.nearly got nockd down..(l????Y wh??? painter and decorator,expect a few calls for quotes down the country)did a good strech and sauna. 10

ultraman1

wednesday 14. went out for a sneaky 3.5 miles while d oh was in d bath..shhhhhhh dont tell her.. 3.5

MarieC

I really like your training log style so keep the updates comin and best of luck with the training.

donothoponpop

ultraman1 wrote: »

good on ya alan12345678.

tuesday 13th.was goin to have a day off but that blasted 1000mile challange........went out in the dark(hate the dark:()did a 10 mile run in me new mizunos.nearly got nockd down..(l????Y wh??? painter and decorator,expect a few calls for quotes down the country)did a good strech and sauna. 10

ultraman1

Thursday 15..left wrk early did a planned 17 miles and rememberd i had to go to aclub run.got home had me dinner.out again .wat started as a 4 miler ended up as a 6 .felt suprisingly good so all day 3hrs48min ouhappy wit dat... 23

Slogger Jogger

Jaysus ultraman1 you'd want to check that amnesia . Serious running, well done.

SUNGOD

ultraman1 wrote: »

Thursday 15..left wrk early did a planned 17 miles and rememberd i had to go to aclub run.got home had me dinner.out again .wat started as a 4 miler ended up as a 6 .felt suprisingly good so all day 3hrs48min ouhappy wit dat... 23

great stuff , a 23 mile thursday very impressive
just wondering what would be your single biggest session leading up to a ultra

ultraman1

Sunday18th ,am. went out in sleet,snow dodgin cars again(early mornin church goers please defrost ur cars b4 u go on d roads.god bless ye all) did 11 miles.goin to the flicks wit the kids 4 a sleep and will do the other half of the run 2nite......... 11

Odysseus

ultraman1 wrote: »

wednesday 14. went out for a sneaky 3.5 miles while d oh was in d bath..shhhhhhh dont tell her.. 3.5

Classic;)

Apart from Connemara are you going for any other Ultras this year?

ultraman1

sunday 18thpm. went out again did a slow 5mile 5

ultraman1

monday 19th..woke up and me knee was in a jocker,had felt a slight pain in lst nite and didnt think much of it.thought i mite walk it off b4 a run.went to the fissio and after much much more pain im slightly injured so will have to go easy(ish) so zero miles today:mad:...If the bone aint showin keep on goin 0

who007

ultraman1 wrote: »

monday 19th..woke up and me knee was in a jocker,had felt a slight pain in lst nite and didnt think much of it.thought i mite walk it off b4 a run.went to the fissio and after much much more pain im slightly injured so will have to go easy(ish) so zero miles today:mad:...If the bone aint showin keep on goin 0

Bummer man - get well soon! I want my ultra mentor up and running

ultraman1

tuesday 20th.. pm went up to club session just did 40mins jogin round and round and round and round and round a gaa pitch .will call it an endless 3mile... leg still sore 3

ultraman1

wednesday 21st..pm went out to see how me knee was(and not to let sungod or hm get too far ahead) planned on a 3.5 but felt ok and did a reverse lap got a liiitl bit of soreness at d end but not enuf to kill me.. 7

SUNGOD

ultraman1 wrote: »

(and not to let sungod or hm get too far ahead) 7

this 1000 mile challenge will be the death of us:D
great motivation/fun though

hope the knee is improving ultraman 1

ultraman1

thurs22nd pm went out did the same as last nite ,knee still a bit sore but better than yesterday.Hada row wit a wheely bin:eek: ......... 7

ultraman1

friday 23 am went to gym did 5k on d treadmill ,felt like a 50k.went for fysio.she reckons i strain my salias muscle(no more karma..)so plenty of streches and not to push it till after wednesday...........................3

hunnymonster

ultraman1 wrote: »

.Hada row wit a wheely bin:eek: ......... 7

Those wheelie bins are almost as bad as the lampposts that jump out to get you.

who007

How bout zero miles for a couple days?

No?

OK, just a thought....:D

ultraman1

Dave,if your not goin forwards your goin backwards.

ultraman1

saturday 24 am.woke up with me leg/knee feeling ok,so decided on 4mile run to the club open day got there early sodid another 2 and was goin to do a slow 3/4km run with the group but i got voted to do a 10km with some of the others.my leg was holding up so 2 runs went well .decided against running home so got a lift...will probably push it a bit tomorrow..................... 12

ultraman1

sunday25th...was plannin on a 20 miler. was out about 8 miles and my knee/leg started acting the maggot so came home..... :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: 10

who007

Sometimes you need to go backwards to go forwards!

ultraman1

monday 26th pm did a 3 miler with 007 and his selection of lycra.went back to the gym and did a 2km on the threadmill.was goin to do more but i lost the will to live after ten minutes .knee/leg felt a little sore so wil do similar runs until friday and then assess it and hopfully push on from there...... 4.2

ultraman1

wednesday28th pm...was supposed to go to fizzio but was mad to get out for a run so cancelled it till tomorrow when i can sneak outta work.did 8 miles,knee/leg felt fine so pushed it a little.i am hopefull this is the end of it as im dyin to really push on.am about 1 or 2 weeks away from where i was hopi to be at this time,but take the good wit the bad...... 8
(plus the xtra 1.5miles i didnt count on mondays run ) 1.5

ultraman1

saturday 31st..went out wit 007 for lsr , did 13( so not really an lsr,more of an ssr).no soreness in leg so a good run planned 4 today.... 13

who007

ultraman1 wrote: »

saturday 31st..went out wit 007 for lsr , did 13( so not really an lsr,more of an ssr).no soreness in leg so a good run planned 4 today.... 13

What's an ssr when it's at home? I count it as an lsr - I'm shorter than you!

ultraman1

sunday 1st. jusy did a 6.5 mile run due to family stuff.............6.5

ultraman1

Monday 2nd feb..got home from work early as jess the ultradog was missing,fortunatly or unfortunatly was found safe and well,so had time for a run.was gona do an evening on the threadmill but due tothem being WUSS miles ,went for the ice skating option.did 7 miles in the snow. it was one of those runs where your mind is elsewhere(until someone in a toyota coralla beeps you) and feel like you can run forever and are sorry when your finished. ......... 7

who007

sorry for beepin at you - was tryin to be supportive! :rolleyes:

donothoponpop

ultraman1 wrote: »

...was gona do an evening on the threadmill but due tothem being WUSS miles ,went for the ice skating option.did 7 miles in the snow.......

That's the spirit!;)

ultraman1

tuesday 3rd feb ...was plannin on sneakin early from work,but a visit from my "managers manager" put paid to dat.had to select the wuss option so off to the gym .managed 10km before i lost the will to live:(.had better fun wit my dentist..............................6.2

ultraman1

thursday 5th am ,did a nice 12 miles in sleet,snow and rain.did a few lenghts of the pool.
pm did 7 miles with the club........... 19

ultraman1

friday 6th feb. did a slow 10,felt the effects of yesterdays runs.lsr tomiorow with aquagirl.so early nite and no australian champagne(fosters)................................... 10

Slogger Jogger

You're a gas man ultraman. Do you every take a rest day? You're probably a bit like me (in not taking enough rest) in that respect.

RHRN

:eek:

I wish my log looked like this!
Don't know how you do it Ultraman

ultraman1

saturday7 feb..went with aquagirl did a 20 miler around memorial park,city center,castlenock,blanch and a lap of the park and some hills.went ok had a bit left in me which was good.... 20

Slogger Jogger

Good running ultraman and aquagirl. Incidentally, do you wear capes?

ultraman1

sunday 8th feb,went out wit jess(ultradog) in the am for a 4mile walk,dinner wit the outlaws,then a 8miler ... 8

good one SJ,no capes yet though we are awaiting delivery of ultra undies