dont stop believing

useurename

4 miles in 36 minutes.lots of stretching before and after to avoid the girly night in that involves ugly betty,greys anatomy(makes me sick) and desperate housewives.can't wait fot the champions league to come back

useurename

2 miles in 18 minutes.entered craughwell 10 mile run for march.would like to do 10 by 9 minute miles.then i'l pick a half marathon fo april/may to do in under 2hrs.thats the plan for now...:cool:

useurename

6 miles in lovely morning sunshine.67 minutes.really long slow run.really enjoyed it and felt i could have done a few more miles which is great.brought a little bottle of water with me.very handy.i feel i need to push myself a good bit more if i want to go faster but i like to take things easy.will go out for another run tomorrow

useurename

4 miles in the morning.started off in the snow and finished in glorious sunshine.felt like spring.41 minutes which is still very slow.65miles for the month which is a brilliant start to the year for me.for february im going to try and maintain and build mileage to 26/27 miles a week by the end of february and do a lot of work on increasing my running speed times.the aim is to a 10 miler in march in 1hour 30mins

useurename

4 miles this evening.probably wont even do 12 miles this week which is not so good.need to start planning my weeks a bit better

BrokenMan

useurename wrote: »

4 miles this evening.probably wont even do 12 miles this week which is not so good.need to start planning my weeks a bit better

Dont worry about taking an easy week. A step back week, where you reduce your mileage for a week, is recommended in a lot of training programs. Gives the body a chance to adjust to the additional stress you were putting on it.

useurename

went out for 2 miles this evening after a week off running.went to amsterdam for 4 days and had a blast.just about okay to run today.have a nice easy running week this week while the body returns to normal.

useurename

2 miles last night and a lovely four mile run this evening in 40 minutes after the match.i have had a very slack two weeks of so its time to get back on the road...

useurename

3 miles with some sprints thown in the midlle.really cold

useurename

4 miles last night in 40 mins really slow and enjoyable.4 miles a lot faster tonight though i idn't tme the run.instead of going off on a daydream and jogging through thr run i kept myself honest and tried my hardest to keep going.didn't enjoy it as much.can't believe it's still so cold outside

useurename

3 miles last night.it has been a very poor month for me running wise so far.havent even broken 30 miles which is embarassing.i like running but i'm lacking structure and an organised plan.it has been mentioned to me to follow a hal higdon plan so from march im going to give it a crack.i seem to be able to 4 miles no problem in the evenings but anything further does not appeal to me all.i don't know why.i need more variation andmotivation because running slow 4 mile runs is doing nothing for me.i had great plans for lent but i seem to be eating more treats than ever.i have reached 14 and a half stone but it won't stay that way for long unless i cop on.enough of the moaning...i'm going to get strict again for march and i will treat february as a semi-rest month that my body needed before an excellent 100 mile month in march.don't stop believing...;)

useurename

went for 4 miles tonight and it went ok.it was late enough and i planned to go for 6 miles but i came in after 4 because i just couldn't get going.i've entered a ten mile run for the 14th of march and i had planned to do 10 nine minute miles.this plan has left the building.just to finish the race is now the plan.i have only done 3 six mile runs since january and nothing longer than that.i think i'll be able for ten miles but if anyone is reading and wants to give advice i would be very grateful.i'm not sure what to do in preparation.ive got my pre-marriage course tomorrow night and all day saturday.(must check what time the rugby is on)then its pints so sunday evening is the next time i'll be hitting the road.should i try and go for nine miles on sunday just to get the body to feel the pain.i havent a clue

rigal

Hi useurename,

fairplay to you for entering the 10 miler. In terms of training, don't be too hard on yourself, the main thing is to enjoy it and your races. It's tough running on week nights after work and I find that I always run much better at the weekend.

If I were you I'd try to do a 7-8 miler on sunday at 10+ mins pace and something similar the following weekend. It's really just about time on your feet in training if you are only concerned with finishing the race. Do you have an mp3 player? They're handy for passing the time on the longer runs.

rigal

DULLAHAN2

useurename wrote: »

went for 4 miles tonight and it went ok.it was late enough and i planned to go for 6 miles but i came in after 4 because i just couldn't get going.

Hi useurename, i am in a simliar boat myself this week i found it very hard to do some of my runs, but all i say to myself '' i have had it too easy hence the weight i wont succeed if i dont commit'' it works for me, gets me out there following a training plan is a great motivator and doing the 1000 mile challenge aswell

All the best

useurename

I got a bit too excited after watching ireland beat england and stayed drinking until the sun came up so running was the last thing on my mind on sunday.thanks for the advice rigal.i went for an 8 mile run tonight and did it in just over 1hour and 20 mins.i kept it really slow.i don't have an mp3 but i would consider myself a good daydreamer and on a run i can usually switch right off.this could be why i'm so slow.anyway the 10 miler is in 12 days so after tonight run i feel a good bit more confident in finishing it.hoping to do another 8/9 at the weekend.fingers crossed.

rigal

You've every reason to feel confident now. If you can run 8 miles in training you'll have no problem finishing a 10 mile race.

useurename

just under 3 miles last night.nice easy jog.i wont call it a run.have to go for a long one this weekend.the t.v. and the oven broke tonight,this should have been an excuse to go for a run but instead i went to the chipper and we borrowed a t.v off the inlaws nearby.very sad.especially when eurosong is on the late late.they'll be wheeling johny logan out until his 90.don't get me started on dana.

useurename

I got up at 7.30 before my 6 year old daughter and the better half had woken.went out the door and ran 8 and a half miles.lovely slow run.really enjoyed it.tired now but i have a busy day ahead.it will be early to bed tonight.

useurename

just under 5 mile run today in lovely sunshine.it was still nice and cool.it has been my best week of the year by a long shot.24 miles for the week plus a game of indoor soccer.two of the runs were over 8 miles.nearly did more this week than the whole month of february.i'm going to go for 3 four mile runs this week and then i'm just hoping to finish the 10 mile race next sunday.after that its time to pull the socks up and aim to do some faster and better running.

useurename

did two miles last night.tried to do four but as i passed the house i bailed out.went out for 4 miles tonight and really enjoyed it.it was really nice and cool out.no soccer this week as i don't want to be feckred for sunday.looking forward to it now.if it goes well i'm going to enter the Galway City Marathon and woukd have 22 weeks to do some proper training.pipedreams...

useurename

I wasn't feeling great in the morning but shrugged it off.My daughter was doing an irish poem at a feis in oranmore so we toddled off to that and it was great to see all the kids saying their poems up on stage without a bother in the world.got dropped off in craughwell.took a very nice stroll down to the start.i don't do any stretching before i run so i waited for the off.i didn't have a watch so i just started off at my usual slow place.i knew i was at the rear so i when loads more people passed me out i presumed i was right at the back.my six year old daughter was shocked when i told her i hadn't a chance of coming first.she pleaded with me not to come last.i said i would not allow anyone else past me.i knew i was going a small bit faster that i usually do.i hit the 5 mile marker in exactly 46 and i felt good.i said if i still felt good at 7 i'd try and go a bit faster.at mile 7 i abandoned a lad i'd been running next to from mile 3 and i really gave it everything in the last three miles.i passed out a good few people and after a serios stitch i came home 1.29 which i was delighted with.i enjoed some tea and sandwiches and headed home.then i started feeling unwell.started shivering and then vomiting for the evening and night.my daughter had a vomiting bug last week and i got it.just coming round now.anyway really enjoyed the race but i'm absolutely wrecked.

useurename

gave the running a break for the last while.over four weeks off.im still playin soccer but i had a lot of easter eggs and alot of beer and burgers.i'm back at 15 stone and one ounce which is where i started in january.i'm a lot fitter but the weight needs to come down.so i went out for two miles last friday five on sunday and two tonight.really enjoyed the run on sunday.lovely warm weather and i started thinking about what i wanted to get out of running.so first of all i want to run a half marathon in under 2 hours in 2010.secondly i would like to finish a marathon next year in under 4 hours.thirdly i would like to get down to 13 stone by that marathon through exercise and a balanced diet.these are achievable aims for me.ive done a half marathon in 2h013mins i think.it was three years ago.i did the marathon in 4h 55 mins so id have to take an hour off that time.it feels like im starting all over again."don't stop believing";)

useurename

Ive been getting out for a good few runs again lately and i'm really enjoying them.i'm going to enter the galway half marathon on the 29th of august.so for the rest of the month i'm going to do some gentle running and then on the 1st of june i'm going to start the hal higdon 12 week half marathon plan.

useurename

I have started the Hal Higdon intermediate half marathon plan.I'm going to stick with it all the way.Did the 3 mile on tuesday evening on a hill circuit around Craughwell.I'ts a fabulous route to do a run.No cars only trees and birds singing and lovely blue skies.Got up early on wednesday and did 5 *400m as fast as i could before work.Didn't enjoy this at all but it was a nice morning.Tonight i did the 3 mile hilly route and it was glorious again.It is such a difference to be running in the daylight at 9.30pm instaed of a cold bleak and dark january at 6pm.The plan is to do a half marathon in under 2 hours on the 29th of august.If i keep writing it down here I'll start believing it.

useurename

I did the three miles on saturday 5 miles on monday and three miles tonight.1 week down eleven to go on hte hal higdon intermediate half plan.i really enjoyed the five mile run in the rain yesterday.very refreshing.

useurename

It's been a while since i've updated this log. I've been busy. I got married and i moved to kerry.i eat alot of lovely food and enjoyed the hysteria surrounding weddings to the max.basically i turned into a lazy lazy man.so now I'm back.I aimed too high in 2010.I'm playing soccer once a week and I've joined a gym for the last month. I've started doing the threadmill and cross trainer and swimming and some weights.I'm still at around the 15 stone mark which is just too much to be carrying around if i want to get a bit quicker.So anyway i'm setting my goals down early for 2011.
1. run a half marathon in under 2 hours
2.run the Dublin marathon in under 4 hours

So i've two main goals.to achieve this i'd like to get down to a bit under 14 stone.also i'd like to get close to the 1000 miles for the year.

So i started.7 kilometers in 39.47 on the threadmill.really enjoyed it.

maria74

Thats great, you are back into it now. I think it is easier to get started before christmas than puttng it off til new year (at very least there is some room in gym at moment as opposed to in Jan...:D)
And for me it means I may not put on as much weight over xmas, or at least may notfeel as guilty about all the eating if we are working out too.
Keep it up and good luck.

useurename

8 kilometers in 45.56. delighted.also some other exercises.

useurename

great xmas. 3 miles tonight and lots of stetches and soe pushups and situps

useurename

3 miles and then 24 lenghts of the pool.looking forward to a good year in 2011.