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14-08-2009 2:20pm#1
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beer for breakfast usually does dat 2 ye:D:D
Carb loading! Carb loading!
Anyway, spent two weeks in Spain and walked about 45 miles during it (at least) and had one swim.. fartlek for 40 mins. Was a formidable 42 degrees so waaaay too hot to do any running or even to go outside where there was no AC.
Home now and time to face the music.
Will start updating again tomorrow.0 -
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yes.......no.......
anyway, 6 miles done at lunchtime today
about to do one hour of Yoga Vinyasa and then I willbe pickin up Ultraman to go do 6 more miles at club training. That's if they recognise me and let me join in- haven't trained with them for months (actually, come to think of it I didn't train at all for months!!!)
Food, wine and DVDs all set up for my recovery period tonight 0 -
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most of the others wernt skullin wine and pizza all nite:D....
TRue.. knew I shouldn't have opened that second bottle
Gonna be layin off the booze big time now.
Given the chance to become a real contender if I stay off the fags, lower the booze intake and train properly I think I'll go for it!0 -
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Woke up yesterday and fell out of bed..
Did 3 sets of press-ups: 25, 15, 20
3 x 20 squats with medicine ball for shoulder raises
3 x 20 weighted calf raises with barbell & 10kg weights
6 mile run with club last night. Gave it everything on the first half - 3 miles in 24mins which is in line with what my VO2 max results from the weekend course suggested. Will see how I do at the CC 5k in Celbridge tomorrow! My daughter is running it too - her first race - so I am looking forward to both racing and seeing her cross the line and get her medal
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After a brief rest with Ultraman at the top of the hill I headed back down on the return journey to our meeting point and *OH F*&%!!!!* my calves felt heavy. "WTF!" indeed readers, "WTF?"
Well I slowed the pace and after a few mins I naturally started to take off again and all was well - I even left Ultraman in my wing mirrors.
Woke early again today (weird but I keep waking early now that I am not boozing) but felt like I had really worked hard last night in my muscles.. was tempted to do some press ups and squats but I think the lack of alcohol means aches and pains are not being masked as they were before and I decided to listen to what the muscles were saying to me.. "REST Dave, REST!!!" and am gonna leave exercise today. Ah, no, actually I won't - I'll make up my mind later whether to do some Tae Bo, Yoga, treadie or swimming or a combo. School's are off so have to wait for little one's mum to get back and then I will decide.
I suppose I may as well include what I eat here since diet is an important part of training. So I will start with today;
breakfast: 4 slices of wholegrain brown toast with raspberry jam, a few berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries) a chocolate protein shake and two cups of tea.
My laptop charger broke so reports will be sporadic until I get it replaced.
Off to Mantra tonight.. hope I manage to stay off the Mojitos!0 -
well, yesterday I did the intermediate section of my Step Reebok circuit training dvd.. sweated buckets and felt great.
Protein shake in chocolate milk afterwards.
Dinner was a stew.
Lots of beer for carb loading when I managed to get to Maynooth eventually. Over two hours after I left my place in Clane!! :mad:
So the Celbridge 5k cc today at 2.30 - Disastrous!
Half way round my calves started to hurt and the uneven ground meant they hurt on every footfall. Hobbled in at just under 29 mins. Didn't even check the exact time, I was disgusted. Another year to wait to go at that one again!
A 6k cc tomorrow so will be stayin in and resting tonight. Me, my daughter, pizza, wine and Tomb Raider on dvd. She thinks the dvd is cos she'd like it. Bless her innocent little head 0 -
Well readers, what can I say...
Having only done the Celbridge Liz McDonnell as regards cross country (in recent years anyway - I discount cross country training in school) today's race was a different kettle of fish!
I like the Celbridge on cos it's really cross country - up and down hills and through wooded areas and alongside a river. Wasn't expecting to do 6 laps of a field today. Still- flatter terrain so not too difficult. Or so you might think.
The level of athletes out in force today was way beyond my ability at present. The members frommy club did well. I didn't.
Was holding my own in 2nd last and then last place, expecting to catch up during later laps. Instead at 2.5 laps my calves turned into blocks of concrete again. This is happening far too often for my liking. I ran on in pain until the 6th lap when the pain suddenly started to dissipate. Went round in what I would have thought a reasonable(ish) time- 32mins. But I had already been lapped by half the other runners
And they didn't even have a wooden spoon for me when I came in last. They even started taking down the flag markers before I finished, which considering I was only a few minutes behind the pack I found to be a bit rude. Could they not have allowed me some little bit of dignity by waiting till I was finished??!!!
Anyway the pain came back for about 30 mins after I finished.. any suggestions anyone?
We did end up standing around in freezing cold for 2 hours waiting for our race and that prob didn't help. Maybe at the moment I am just more suited to long distance rather than shorter faster races on uneven ground..
I think I will opt out of any further fast paced training/races until after the DCM and then start back on my speed training from scratch.0 -
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