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Micilín's Mucky Miles
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Planning on doing the Half Marathon 'PLOD' this weekend.
I'll certainly be plodding as I'll be using it as a training run.
You doing it?
Yes, I've registered but the soreness in my legs today tells me I should use it as a training run too. Might see you there - will probably wear Connemarathon t-shirt
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Wednesday
Swimming: 1000m lunchtime at Seapoint. Weather wasn't the greatest but the water wasn't too bad
Thursday
Running: 6.13km recovery to work.
Swimming: A 'dip' in the Forty Foot à la Marthastew. Lots of jellyfish so I didn't really enjoy it, or swim very far - probably 300m breaststroke with head above water. I might just stick to jellyfish-free Seapoint for a while
Friday
Legs feeling a little sore from Wednesday so I'm taking a day off running today. As I'll be doing the Dublin Mountain Plod (half marathon) on Sunday, I still have 15km or so to make up the weekly mileage, so will do it Saturday.0 -
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Micilin Muc wrote: »Yes, I've registered but the soreness in my legs today tells me I should use it as a training run too. Might see you there - will probably wear Connemarathon t-shirt
Just seeing this now...did you do it?
I saw one or two conn t-shirts but not sure if either were yourself.
I'd planned on taking it easy but couldn't help myself from pushing it. Still a good bit off where I was a couple of months ago but I managed to get home in 2:03:57 at what was probably 95% effort. I took a few extra walking breaks just to let the HR come down but I have a feeling the legs might be a bit tender in the morning from all the downhill!0 -
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Placing: 79 out of 165 (top 48%)
Percentage of winner's time: 138%
Time: 1:59:23
This half marathon was no plod - a very fast pace throughout.
My legs felt a lot more fresh today thanks to the rest on Friday and slow run on Saturday. The race started off relatively fast but was ground to a halt at a bottleneck to go through a gap in the hedge after 600 metres. I settled into a good rhythm very early on and was chatting away to grahamor and a few others. To be honest I hardly felt the incline until we got into Massy's Estate.
I was finding it a bit hard to anticipate my footfall with a few runners in front of me so I passed a group of 3 or so and soon found myself on my own. Having run in Massy's a good few times before, I knew where the stiles were and how to get around them. In between the final two stiles I found 3 people in the ditch trying to climb up. I took the easy way around the ditch and left the three behind me
Up through Cruagh Wood was nice, especially looking over to the ridge of Tibradden and seeing the race leaders. I caught about 10 runners through Cruagh to the 10km water station at the entrance to Tibradden Wood. Stopped for two cups of water and was on my way again. I had to stop again after a minute to remove a stone from my shoe - I lost about a minute and a few places here.
Tibradden to the base of Two Rock was as slow as usual due to the small rocks on the trail. I soon gave up looking for footfall spaces between the rocks and started looking for rocks to run on! It actually worked out easier so I'll bear it in mind for my next trip up there. Came across a runner who fell and badly cut her knees and her hip too but I think she started running again soon as she was only a minute behind me at the end.
I was looking forward to my favourite trail around the western slope of Two Rock but my legs were quite tired by now so I wasn't as fast as I had hoped. Once I got to the 18km water station I knew I had a chance to finish under two hours. Five kms of good downhill through Kilmashogue were surely enough to bring me there in time. I passed a good few people from here to Marlay Park and still felt good. The last section into and through Marlay Park was a killer and I had one runner ahead of me who I wanted to pass. I didn't in the end but I was delighted to cross the line in 1:59:23.
As usual IMRA organised a great race which was well-marshalled and marked. The tshirts and the water stations were a nice touch
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Tuesday
Swimming: 750m OW at Seapoint. I felt dizzy coming out of the water. I don't think it was water in my ear or anything, but a lack of food, again! Resolved with a few burgers and chips at the Springsteen gig
Wednesday
Running: 7km recovery to work. Short and slow
Swimming: 1000m OW at Seapoint. A very strong tide/current when coming back to shore made this a very hard swim.
More burgers and chips at second Springsteen gig
Thursday
Running: 18km Medium-Long run to work. Took a slightly different route. The sun was out as well as a cool westerly sea-breeze
Feeling very good today, although I'm struggling to get the calories into me. My carb shake arrived from Wiggle today, so that should help a bit.0 -
Thursday
Swimming: 1000m at Seapoint.
Friday
Running: 8km Recovery up to Bushy Park and back.
Saturday
Day of rest
Sunday
Running: 29km Long Run. I had a long week - 4 late nights and a wedding - it kind of caught up with me by the end of this long run, so much of Sunday was spent with very tired legs. Nothing to worry about.
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Monday
Normally I would have run on a Monday but having the day off work meant I was too lazy! I swapped the run with a midday nap
Tuesday
Cycle: 10.5km to work.
Swimming: 750m at Seapoint. Water was lovely
Running: 14km with 8km @ LT pace (4:52min/km). I found it a lot easier than my last attempt a few weeks ago! Very enjoyable!
Wednesday
Running: 24km Medium-Long Run to work. Ran from Rathmines to Poolbeg Lighthouse, out the coast to Dún Laoghaire and down the West Pier and back in time for work.
I ditched my bag at the start of the South Bull Wall to pick up on the way back. The weight makes a big difference, but I really have no other alternative without logistical headaches!0 -
Wednesday
Swimming: 1000m at Seapoint at lunchtime
Cycling: 10.5km home from work.
Thursday
Cycling: 10.5km to work.
Swimming:- 1400m at Seapoint at 8am.
- 1250m again at 6pm.
- Another 1400m straight after as I met another friend who wanted a long swim!
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Friday
Running: 19km Medium-Long Run to work. I kept the pace slow enough so I could recover quicker for Saturday's Long Run.
Swimming: 1400m at Seapoint after work. It's very enjoyable to swim when not under pressure to get back to work within the hour.
Saturday
Running: The plan was 29km Long run with 13km at PMP (5:00min/km). I ran from home to the Phoenix Park. Coming up to the Papal Cross I spotted a few boardsies and caught up with them. They were going a good bit faster than what I had intended to do, but I felt good so decided to stick with them. My first 16km ended up at 5:21min/km rather than my intended pace in the slower end of 5:25 - 5:55. I still went to finish the other 13km at PMP and ended up averaging slightly slower at 5:02min/km. Still, a very good workout. Hand plenty of beers afterwards
I can't believe I only have two PMP Long Runs left :eek:
Monday
Swimming: After enquiring a month ago, my 1-1 pool swimming classes finally began today. As I suspected, my feet and legs are sinking too much and creating a lot of drag. I started kicking properly and right enough the pace picked up a lot, but I was very out of breath Also, my breathing position is wrong so I'll have to practice a few drills so that I point my head more to the side rather than behind when breathing.
Running: 14km recovery home from work. This was a combination of the recovery runs I was supposed to do on Thursday and Sunday. Feeling very fit
I was 1km short of my weekly total, but it was a very good week.0 -
Tuesday
Running: 13km to Seapoint (General Aerobic with 10 x 100m strides).
Swimming: 500m concentrating on breathing and kicking. Very cold water compared to last week, but it was extremely clear
Wednesday
Running: 10.5km at My Own Pace. I wasn't in the mood for following any plan, or distance, so I just ran home at a fast pace
Thursday
Running: 19.5km Medium-Long Run to Dún Laoghaire. Fantastic weather. Kept the pace slow.
This is my first recovery week and so far it's going well. There's still a lot of running involved but I have temporarily cut down on a lot of my cross-training.0 -
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Tuesday
Cycling: 10.5km to work
Swimming: 500m at Seapoint concentrating on technique. The kicking is making me go out of breath quickly.
Running: 16km with 8km @ Lactate Threshold / 4:52min/km.
This pace is becoming easy
Wednesday
Running: 23km Medium-Long to work. Ran out to Poolbeg Lighthouse just before the mist descended so it was an interesting run listening to the fog horns from the lighthouse and the two passenger ferries. Continued on to Dún Laoghaire. My Garmin strap broke just before I left home so I had to leave it in the bag and run on feel. Pace ended up a little bit quick 5:19min/km. Got a new strap in the local jewellers.
Cycling: 10.5km home from work.
Thursday
Swimming: Another swimming class. I have a lot of things to improve!
Cycling: 10.5km to work.
Running: 8km Recovery home from work. In the space of five minutes two people at the DART station asked me about my Connemarathon t-shirt! One fella said he used to do up to 3,500 miles a year but his knees are now fecked.
Friday
Running: 18km Medium-Long to work. What a beautiful morning!
My appetite has been way down in the past two days. A sign of overtraining?0 -
Friday
Swimming: 1500m at Seapoint after work. The place was thronged which is good to see. A very enjoyable swim. I was very happy with my technique, especially my arm entry.
Cycling: 10.5km home from work.
Saturday
Running: 11km General Aerobic with 10 x 100m strides. Ran to the Phoenix Park, did 3km with strides and back home. Knee feeling a bit sore afterwards.
Sunday
Cycling: 10km to and from the Phoenix Park
Running: 34km Long Run.
A combination of work-related stress and a few other things took its toll on me meaning I was in no humour for running this morning. It took me 2 hours to eat my breakfast, dress and leave the house. Once on the bike to the Phoenix Park to start my run I knew that a long run was exactly what I needed to clear my head. I left a few bottles of water near the Papal Cross so I could run without a bag on my back.
The first 8km loop I tried keeping my pace as slow as my prescribed range allowed (5:27 - 5:56min/km). The second loop I was a good bit faster, around 5:40min/km. The third loop felt very hot but my pace was getting faster - 5:35min/km. The fourth and fifth loops I was getting tired but the pace getting faster again - below 5:27min/km! Coming to the 32km mark I was in great form, mentally speaking. My longest training session before today was 32km so the extra 2km really helped me to believe in myself and finish a long, long run on a high! I can also safely say that my appetite is back too 0 -
Monday
Legs felt perfectly fine after Sunday's 21-miler.
Swimming: Pool lesson and 1500m at Seapoint.
Cycling: 21km to and from work.
Tuesday
Running (morning): 10km recovery up to Bushy Park, around and back to Rathmines. Lovely morning.
Cycling: 10.5km to work
Running (evening): 6km recovery from Booterstown DART to Rathmines. Roasting!
First double session of this training cycle. With the pace as slow as it was (6:00min/km), it really is very easy to manage.
Wednesday
Running: 23km Medium-Long run. Out to Poolbeg Lighthouse and the South Bull Wall of Wind, and out the coast to Dún Laoghaire. You could sense the impending storm out there - lots of white horses on the sea!
Looking forward to Sunday's 20-miler - planning to run most of the Dublin Mountain Way 0 -
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Monday
No rest day as I needed to finish this week on the Saturday to accommodate a Sunday hangover.
Running (morning): 10km Recovery up to Bushy Park and back.
Running (evening): 6km Recovery from Dún Laoghaire to Killiney.
Cycling: 10.5km to Dún Laoghaire.
Swimming: 1000m at Killiney Beach. Very strong currents there. A tri club had a swim session there at the same time so there was plenty of traffic around the buoys!
Tuesday
Running: 24km Medium-Long Run to work. I couldn't slow the pace, it ended up at an average of 5:40min/km!
Cycling: 10.5km home from work.
Wednesday
Cycling: 10.5km to work.
Swimming: 1200m at Seapoint. The times are slowly coming down
Running: 10km Recovery home from work. It's nice to take the most direct route between home and work sometimes!
Thursday
Running: 21km Medium-Long run to work. Loads of runners around Irishtown Nature Park and the South Bull Wall this morning!
Friday
Running: 11km General Aerobic w/6 x 100m strides. I can relax my upper body muscles during these strides, but I'm not sure that my gait is correct - I tend to do these accelerations with a fore-foot / toe strike, something I don't do at the slower paces. Something to read up about.
Cycling: 10.5km home from work.
Saturday
Running: 26km Long Run with 20km at 5:00min/km (PMP)
I met up with Belcarra at Clontarf Road and headed out towards Sutton. Belcarra knows the distances here better than I do so he took me on a bit of a tour around St. Anne's Park and the Raheny 2-mile race route.
Plan was to start PMP kms after 7km, but somehow started after 6km. Was very warm for the first few kms and then ditched the running bag at his mate's house after 10km which helped me cool down a bit. The kms flew by and I never felt uncomfortable with the pace. Picked up the bag again on the way back. Belcarra wasn't feeling the best at this stage so we had a few slower kms - nothing too slow. Delighted with how strong I felt finishing the session. I had no need for a midday nap or a large feed to recover
The coming week has my first VO2 Max session - can't wait!!0 -
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