Runner's Trots

MrCreosote

Hi everyone,
I'm new enough to boards, but enjoy reading the various training logs and said I'd start one myself. Mainly to keep me honest and keep track on the training for myself, but if anyone had advice for me don't hold back!

The plan for the summer is:

1:Hell of the West Tri in June
2:Little Bo Peep olympic in August
3:Gaelforce West (maybe) at end of August
4:Dublin Marathon in October- this is the main goal, and will be a first marathon for me.

Training has been a little all over the place recently so hopefully this will keep me on track...will probably end up posting once or twice a week. The plan will be to gradually switch from tri training to marathon over the summer.

Anyway yesterday did 11k moderate run and today an 8k easy run.

SUNGOD

welcome aboard mr creosote
best of luck with your training and log

Krusty_Clown

Best of luck with the trots!

ladytri

good luck with the training, aiming for hell of the west myself so I'll be doing a bit of lurking in your log:)

MCOS

Best of luck with the log MrCreosote!

Doing the HOW myself, should be a good one...assuming I survive the swim :eek:

shels4ever

Trots great name for a log

Best of luck

MrCreosote

Cycle to and from work.

20km in with 300m ascent- good wake-up! Sat steaming in the coffee room for 10 minutes afterwards...
16km home took it fairly slowly.

My bike computer is down so no speeds. Most of my cycling is commuting anyway- I've not been out on a long one for its own sake for a few months now. There's a choice of routes in though which keeps it interesting.

MrCreosote

Cycle into work- 16k- 3k easy, 6k hard, 3k easy, 3k hill
Cycle home- 16k- did a 5k hard interval in the middle.

Felt like I was really moving on the fast bit on the way home, and then got passed by another cyclist like I was standing still! And to make it worse they didn't even look like they were out of breath...the wind was obviously stronger around them...

Bambaata

i thought this was a thread about a different type of runner's trot :P

Best of luck with the year ahead

MrCreosote

Bambaata wrote: »

i thought this was a thread about a different type of runner's trot :P

Best of luck with the year ahead

I know the ones you mean! That happens too :pac:...although less these days!

MrCreosote

Cycle- 32km;
Swim- 1250 (150 warm up; 10x100; 100 warm down), first swim in a while

MrCreosote

Cycle- 30k
Swim- 1250 (100 warm up, 1000 straight, 150 cool down)

MrCreosote

Did a 15k run today- lots of small hills, was supposed to be a slow one, but found it hard to keep an even pace. 1hr16 in total

For the week then:
3 runs- 8/11/15
4 cycles- 36/32/32/30
2 swims- 2x1250.

MrCreosote

Cycle- 16km in, 14km out of work.
Very windy here- fairly dodgy on the way back.
Going to take it easy tomorrow...

MrCreosote

Well was a nice day today despite the forecast so did an easy 6.5k run in about 40mins.

MrCreosote

Cycle- 32km, nice and easy
Swim- 1250, 100warm up, 5x200, 150 to finish. Found it very difficult today, like I was sinking all the time.

Entered the Dingle half marathon too- will be close to home, hefty price alright. Presume the money is going on crowds to strew rose petals in front of us as we run...

MrCreosote

Today:
Run- alternating slow/fast pace 1.25/2.5/1/2.5/1/1 and cool down
Total- 9.25km, 45 mins

I should set some proper goals for the year too:

10k- get it below 39.00 (best is 39.40 last year)
Half- under 1hr30 (best in 2007 1:32:57). Entered the Dingle one which is fairly hilly
Marathon- not decided yet. New distance!
Triathlons- No particular time targets (courses are too variable I think). Need to improve swimming times in a big way, and cycle times too. Bit silly, but I'd love to go under 40 mins for the 10k run in an olympic. Best was 40.03 on a very flat course this year(if only I'd known the time with a k to go!).
I'm not too competitive on the tris, started them for the variety of training and because of an injury running. They're a good old laugh though!

MCOS

Sub 40 off the bike would be good going MrCreosote! I'm very interested to see what my 10k off the bike will be next week versus my recent 10k pb

MrCreosote

Cheers MCOS! Must say I find the 5k of a sprint harder- the jelly-legs take up more of the run I suppose...

Should say about the tri 10k 40 min for me, it's a bit arbitrary in terms of the overall event, but the sub 40mins would have to be on an accurate course and not taking the bike easy.
Looks like Kilkee won't be a goer for it though, unless there's extensive landscaping on the run in the next 2 months...

MrCreosote

Yesterday
Cycle 32km easy.
Today
Swim- 100 warm up, then 200/300/400/500/200/100/100- concentrating stroke first, then a few faster ones to finish. Forgot my lenses- no idea of times. They had the 50m lanes set up- woohoo! total 1900m

Seres

MrCreosote wrote: »

Today:
R Need to improve swimming times in a big way, and cycle times too. Bit silly, but I'd love to go under 40 mins for the 10k run in an olympic. Best was 40.03 on a very flat course this year(if only I'd known the time with a k to go!).
I'm not too competitive on the tris, started them for the variety of training and because of an injury running. They're a good old laugh though!

i can understand how annoying that 40.03 time off the bike was !

MrCreosote

Run today
22km, 700m ascent- very nice, half road and half trail. Didn't push it too much and could feel the odd twinge in the soles of my feet towards the end.
2:02 hours in total

For the week:
3 run: 6.5/9.5/22
3 cycle: 30/32/32 + a few extra getting around
2 swim: 1250/1900

MrCreosote

Yesterday
32km cycle; got absolutely soaked.
Today
5km very easy run.

MrCreosote

Today:
Cycle 30km hard
Swim- 1500m (50 warm up, 6x200 stroke, 2x100 fast, 50 cool down)

MrCreosote

Run
Alternating slow/fast (slightly faster than 10k pace):
1k,2k,1.5k,2k,1k,2k,500m,1k and warm down
Total- 11k
About 55mins with warm down

MrCreosote

Cycle-32km,
Road bike back from shop and all shiny. Woohoo

ladytri

MrCreosote wrote: »

Cycle-32km,
Road bike back from shop and all shiny. Woohoo

Can't beat that new bike look:) Is there a special occasion coming up that warranted a bike service or is it just a spring clean?

MrCreosote

Was making a weird noise. And due a service.
Still making a weird noise, but at least the gears shift nice and smoothly.
Will be packing it up soon anyway- never flown with a bike before so am half expecting ultimate destruction on the plane.
If it makes it through I'll get the noise looked at again...

Today did:
swim 100 warm up, 200/300/400/500 concentrating stroke
200/200/100 fast
100 warm down
Total:2100m

Pools will probably shut if this flu takes off though

MrCreosote

Run slow 19km flat
1:45, nice day

For the week:

3 Run- 5/11/19
3 Bike- 30/32/32
2 swim 1500/2100

Need to get a longer cycle in at the weekends, haven't had time recently...

MrCreosote

Cycle 32km, a few fast intervals.
No wind, nice.

MrCreosote

10k run, felt pretty good today so a little faster than planned
45:50, a new PB with the buggy :pac: