Keep pushing on

gilmore

Hi folks.
Hoping to run the limerick and dublin marathons this year so decided to start a log to help keep me motivated as i can become easily distracted/demotivated/extremely lazy etc.
I started running in may last year with a view to completing dublin marathon and i managed to finish in 4:06, very happy with this.
I'm hoping to do limerick in under 4 hrs and hopefully progress from there in dublin.
Havn't done a huge amount since dublin, maybe averaging 2 - 3 runs per week.
Also, my diet is pretty much crap so i'm gonna do my best to sort this out aswell. ( I was 186lbs doing dublin and i'm currently 196lbs)
To get started, 8.7 miles at 8m/mile pace yesterday evening. The legs are feeling it now.

Sub430

Best of luck Gilmore, that's a quick pace for someone trying to break 4 hours, no wonder you're feeling it!

gilmore

Thanks sub430, no pain no gain.
6.2 miles yesterday evening at 8m/mile pace, first time i've done 2 consecutive days running since october.

gilmore

6 miles at 7:50m/mile pace

gilmore

Yesterday was a rest day but ended up taking part in soccer training with a local club. Havn't kicked a ball in about 7 months so was looking forward to it but i have to say that i was dissapointed with it and cant wait to go for a run today. How times have changed, this time last year i'd never think of running unless there was a football in front of me (not that i was any good at it, the football that is......and the running)

gilmore

6.4 miles this afternoon at 8:34m/min pace

gilmore

11.5 miles today, first 9 miles at 9:00 m/mile pace and last 2.5 miles at 7:50 m/mile pace.

gilmore

Working all day yesterday so no run, glad of the rest to be honest.
Today did 5.1 miles at 8:16 pace.

gilmore

Tue 12/01/10
3 miles todayat 7:25 pace.

gilmore

Wed 13/01/10
Unscheduled rest day due to work.

Thur 14/01/10
Unscheduled rest day due to ice.

Fri 15/1/10
8.1 miles this morning at 7:51 pace, glad to get out but found it tough.

Rest day tomorrow due to work so will try do 10 - 12 miles Sunday.

gilmore

Sat 16/01/10
Rest

Sun 17/01/10
11.9 miles, first 9 at 8:50 pace last 2.9 were at 7:13 pace.

gilmore

Mon 18/01/10
6 miles at 8:12 pace.

gilmore

Tue 19/01/10
4.1 miles today, first mile at 8:03, last 3.1 at 7:03.

gilmore

Wed 20/01/10
7.5 miles at 7:38 pace

gilmore

Thur 21/01/10
4.1 miles at 7:28 pace.

gilmore

Fri 22/1/10
Rest

Sat 23/1/10
6.3 miles at 7:20 pace

gilmore

Sun 24/1/10
14.0 miles, first 10 at 9:00 pace, last 4 at 7:34 pace.

gilmore

Mon 25/1/10
5.2 miles at 8:15 pace.

gilmore

Tue 26/1/10
4.1 miles.
1. 7:52
2. 6:43
3. 6:44
4. 7:44
Avg pace 7:16

gilmore

Wed 27/1/10
6 miles at 7:23 pace

gilmore

Thur 28/1/10
7.3 miles at 7:24 pace, including 3*1.5miles at 10:25, 10:41 and 10:14.

gilmore

Fri 29/1/10
Rest

Sat 30/1/10
17.4 miles, first 11 @ 8:42, last 6.4 @ 7:35. Overall pace 8:17.

misty floyd

Keep up the consistancy Gilmore and best of luck with Limerick training. Your pace seems more like you are training for a 3'45 marathon....admit it !

are you following a program?

gilmore

misty floyd wrote: »

Keep up the consistancy Gilmore and best of luck with Limerick training. Your pace seems more like you are training for a 3'45 marathon....admit it !

are you following a program?

Hi Misty.
Yeah i'm following (loosely) a sub 3h30m training schedule from Run Republic.
I honestly dont think i have a chance of going sub 3:30 but i want to train as hard as my body will allow and hopefully i'll be able to come home in the 3:45 - 4:00 timeframe. Hopefully then i'll have a good base to go forward to Dublin.

Sun 31/1/10
Rest day due to work and extreme hangover.

gilmore

Mon 1/2/10
8.6 miles @ 8:26 pace

gilmore

Tue 3/2/10
Unscheduled rest day

Wed 4/2/10
Annoyed at yesterday's laziness so decided to go for a longish fastish run today, 9.9 miles @ 7:22 pace.

gilmore

Thur 4/2/10
Nada due to being shattered from wed's run.

Fri 5/2/10
5.1 miles @8:32 pace. Planned to run at this pace for a nice easy run but felt very sluggish the whole way round and had to work hard to stay close to it. Definately having another rest day tomorrow and hopefully the batteries will be fully recharged for a crack at a half decent time in Mallow on sunday.

steoc

Hey Great runnig Gilmore,

How areyou getting on with your weight? are you sheading the Lbs?

gilmore

steoc wrote: »

Hey Great runnig Gilmore,

How areyou getting on with your weight? are you sheading the Lbs?

Hey Steoc,
As of last monday i'm down to 190 lbs, a drop of 6 lbs for the month which i'm delighted with. Most of this drop would be excess weight from xmas so i'd say any further weight loss will be quite slow.
Happy to be going in the right direction though.

gilmore

Sat 6/2/10
Rest

Sun 7/2/10
Ran Mallow 10 mile today. Finished in 68:13 by my watch, 68:26 official.
Over the moon with this result as i didn't think i had it in me to go sub 70 mins.
I dont have a lot of experience with races but i really enjoyed today and thought it was very well run, so hats off to the organisers.

gilmore

Mon 8/2/10
6.5 miles @ 8:15 pace

gilmore

Tue 9/2/10
6.5 miles @ 7:31 pace

gilmore

Wed 10/2/10
9.3 miles @ 8:09 pace

gilmore

Thur 11/2/10
8 miles @ 7:30 pace. Included 6 * 0.5 miles @ 3.10, 3.21 (uphill), 3.06, 3.10, 3.15, 3.02 (downhill).

Fri 12/2/10
Rest

steoc

Wow great time for the Mallow 10 mile,,, Well done.

gilmore

Thanks Steoc.

Fri 12/2/10
Rest

Sat 13/2/10
20 miles @ 8:07 pace. First 12 @ 8:33 pace, last 8 @ 7:26 pace.

Sun 14/2/10
Rest

tisnotover

nice 20mile run there, good stuff!

gilmore

Mon 15/2/10
8 miles @ 7:48 pace

gilmore

Tue 16/2/10
6.7 miles @ 7:12 pace

Wed 17/2/10
7 miles @ 8:03 pace

No running thur & fri.

gilmore

Sun 22/02/10
20 miles, first 12 @ 8:37 pace, last 8 @ 7:49.
Had planned on doing the last 8 @ 7:30 pace but the legs just didn't have it in them. Struggled pretty much the whole way round but was very happy to get the 20 done in the end. Not the best week for me.

gilmore

Mon 23/02/10
4 miles @ 8:25 pace

gilmore

Tue 23/02/10
Rest

Wed 24/02/10
10 miles @ 7:22 pace

kennyb3

you ve come a long way since your first post with that pace. what weight are you down to now? your a shoe in for under 4 hrs now

gilmore

kennyb3 wrote: »

you ve come a long way since your first post with that pace. what weight are you down to now? your a shoe in for under 4 hrs now

I'm at 183 lbs, lowest weight since i was a teenager (32 now). I hope i havn't lost too much too soon, the wife thinks i have, although she didn't want me to lose any weight at all.

gilmore

Thur 25/2/10
6.2 miles @ 8:05 pace

gilmore

Fri 26/2/10
4.4 miles @ 7:47 pace

gilmore

Sat 27/2/10
Rest

Sun 28/2/10
Castleconnell 10k. Finished in 40:26. Happy days, almost a full 5 mins off my pb.

dermCu

Was just reading through your log Gilmore. Thats really good consistency and it shows in how your times are progressing.

Well done on the PB.
40:26 for 10k, that puts you well under 4 hours.

gilmore

Mon 1/3/10
5.4 miles @ 7:45 pace

gilmore

Tue 2/3/10
12 miles @ 7:30 pace. Included 4 * 2 miles @ 6:56, 6:57, 7:05 and 7:02 pace.

gilmore

Wed 3/3/10
Unscheduled rest day. Didn't feel great after yesterdays run (dose of the trots) so gave today a miss.

Thur 4/3/10
9.3 miles @ 7:35 pace. Included 8 * 0.5 miles @ 6:00, 6:01, 6:11, 6:07, 6:13, 6:02, 6:09 and 6:06.