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Micilín's Mucky Miles
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Thursday
Biking: 32kms on the MTB around Collooney and the Sligo Way. Serious downhill trails in Union Woods under threat from Coillte harvesting.
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Bus to Ballyshannon for Rory Gallagher Festival. Cycled another 7km out to my B&B in Rossknowlagh. No trails but amazing views on hilly roads.
Yoga: 1 hour
Friday
Walking: 6km along Rossknowlagh Beach
Cycling: 13km to and from Ballyshannon.
Surfing: A 2-hour group lesson. Crap waves but great fun.
Yoga: 1 hour
Air guitar, pizza and cider: 6 hours
Saturday
Cycling: 12km in Donegal and Dublin
Yoga: 1 hour
Sunday
Rest: Still sore from IMRA race, surfing, and some cycling in my runners on tiny cliplesss pedals
Monday
Running: 8km along the Grand Canal while OH walked the mini-marathon. Met CL and Digger and saw CL coming in 30th position over Leeson Street Bridge. Great race and event.
Tuesday
Cycling: 33km on the MTB in Derroura near Maam Cross. Fantastic trail there, views were spectacular.
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Unfortunately on my second lap of the trails I sliced open my calf on the teeth on the front chainring. It wasn't particularly sore but there was lots of blood. Luckily I had a first aid kit and managed to clean out some dirt and oil. I continued on around the second lap and then back to the bus stop at Maam Cross. I went to my OH's doctor who cleaned up the wound a bit more, applied a better dressing and prescribed some antibiotics
Wednesday
Rest and travelling to Ballycastle, Co. Antrim.
Thursday
Cycling: 25km around Rathlin Island. Took it very handy.
Yoga: 30 minutes
Friday
Running: 14.25kms hill run up and down Knocklayd. Extreme gradients, extreme sweat in eyes, extreme views of Ulster and Scotland.
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Saturday
Walking: 6kms or so
Sunday
Running: 12.93kms again up and down Knocklayd. I couldn't get enough of this place!
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Monday
Trip back to the doctor to check out my leg. Not allowed exercise for a week now as the running and cycling delayed the healing process. He said I could have been in "serious trouble" if I hadn't taken the antibiotics :eek:
Tuesday
Rest
Wednesday
Dying to run IMRA tonight but my leg says no I had a great holiday anyway and fitted in loads of everything. I got in two very difficult runs and had zero soreness 
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Wednesday
Went to second doctor in Dublin who said the wound was healing up nicely and that I could run and cycle. Unfortunately it was too late to head to the IMRA race.
Thursday
Nothing
Friday
Nothing
Saturday
Cycling: 32km on MTB trails in Derroura. No mishaps
Sunday
Cycling: 16km on MTB trails in Djouce Woods. Half yesterday's distance, twice the difficulty. Lots of slippery roots, cliff edges and steep downhills. I popped my over-the-handlebars cherry! No damage done.
Monday
Cycling: 18km commuting
Running: 18.4km run up to Fairy Castle and back. Very slow right from the start. My thighs took a hammering on the descent!
Tuesday
Cycling: 24km commuting
Have done more or less no yoga in the past 3 weeks. Must change that.0 -
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Wednesday
Cycling: 24km commuting
Thursday
Cycling: 24km commuting
Wednesday
Cycling: 12km commuting
Saturday
Rehydration
Sunday
Rehydration
Monday
Cycling: 24km commuting.
Running: 12.84km up to the top of Kelly's Glen and back (glen between Tibradden and Kilmashogue). It was my first time up the road past the turn-off for the Wicklow Way at Kilmashogue. It's all on road but a very decent climb and a very manageable distance from my house when I'm pressed for time. Will be up here again.
Tuesday
Cycling: 24km commuting
Wednesday
Cycling: 36km commuting
Running: IMRA Kippure. Finally got out of work on time for an IMRA race I did a short warm-up and a few stretches. I started at the very back as I didn't know how I'd be. I passed out a lot of people on the climb up to Kippure. I really enjoyed the climb, especially the boggy parts.
At the turnaround it all went downhill - the race and my running. I had lots of strength and pace in my legs but the bog was like a field of wobble boards on my poor decrepit ankles. Nearly everyone I had passed on the climb passed me out again. I got very very frustrated. I was like one of those drunken eejits in high heels doing unintentional imitations of new-born giraffes.
Once I got to the bog road I picked up the pace again and caught nine other people. One woman in the last mile kept holding me off, and we ended up with a near sprint finish, but it wasn't to be.
A good race, apart from the boggy descent. 9.89km in 1 hour and 1 second - 149% of the winner's time.
Thursday
Cycling: 24km commuting
Friday
Rest
Saturday
Rehydration
Sunday
Dehydration
Monday
Cycling: 24km commuting
Tuesday
Cycling: 24km commuting
Wednesday
Cycling: 12km commuting
Running: IMRATrooperstown (Midgefest 2013)
A really great course with fireroad, rocky trail, steep sections, singletrack and running through heather. Lovely views up towards the glen of Glendalough. I think this race is now at the top of my favourite IMRA races. Plus, I just beat the woman who beat me last week at Kippure 142% of the winner's time, an improvement on last week!
Thursday
Cycling: 12km commuting
Friday
Cycling: 24km commuting
Saturday
Running: 23km of the Wicklow Way with the Boards crew.I met them at Curtlestown - 16km and two mountains into their run. It was a very relaxed affair with some of us walking when we felt like it and others sprinting on ahead as if they were doing a 2:38 marathon (ahem, Kiely). Great craic on the run on one of the hottest days in the year. Nice to meet new boards people too - I'm sure I'll see them on the hills again!
Lovely pints in Roundwood, even if I was constantly reminded that I didn't run the whole thing. This was my longest run since last November I think
Sunday
Mountain Biking:Mount Leinster Challenge (40km) organised by Racing 765. I was all set to wake up with sore muscles and deciding to do the 20km route but I was pleasantly surprised. I happened to meet some of the Connemara MTB Club people too - a club I'll probably join next year when I move.
I was very happy with my performance (just under 4 hours), even if it was at the back of the group. Stunning scenery around the Blackstairs Mountains. No mishaps or technical difficulties with my bike. I did find a broken spoke afterwards, mostly the cause of the buckle since before the event.
Monday
Cycling: 24km commuting
Running: 18km up to Fairy Castle and back. Felt good on this run, and afterwards! More good training in the bag.
Yoga: 30 minutes in the evening and 30 minutes after my run.0 -
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tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »Whats the overall plan/goal [if any] - apart from staying rehydrated
For the next few weeks I have no other goal other than to enjoy doing whatever distance suits me on the day. That usually means medium-long hill runs! Overall I'm aiming for a few different races in the Autumn - Rathfarnham 5km, Conamara 10km, Clifden 10km. After that I'm going to take a month's break There'll be no marathons this year, maybe next spring or early autumn. 0 -
Ballinastoe
Placing: 92/171
Percentage of winner's time: 141%
My best performance of the league. Ballinastoe is such a great course, probably because of the quality of the trails.
Sugar Bowl
Placing: 132/194
Percentage of winner's time: 157%
Not a great performance - all was going well until I fell and cut my elbow 2km from the end, lots of blood! Apparently I left a trail of blood down the Sugar Loaf :eek: First aid guys cleaned me up and doctor had a look at it this morning - no need for stitches or anti-biotics
Time for some structured training now!0 -
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Tuesday
Cycling: 57km commuting and another nice trip up Glencree and Military Road.
Wednesday
Cycling: 12km commuting
Running: 12km commuting
Thursday
Running: 12km commuting
Friday
Rest
Saturday
Rest
Sunday
Running: 15.5km in Galway. I went up a bog road I've never been up before.It's a very remote road - the road finishes at a gate to private property 3 miles from the closest house. I found out that the house is lived in full-time and has never had running water or electricity :eek:
Monday
Rest
Tuesday
Running: 12km commuting
Cycling: 12km commuting
This year I've run 400km, 70km of which were run in the past 9 days! No records, but progress 0 -
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Decision made:
- Starting 18-week P&D 55-70 next week culminating in possible Art O'Neill in January.
- Running Dublin Marathon as a slow training run.
Interested in Clonakilty Marathon (hills
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Also maybe interested in Brandon Mountain Half Marathon on 12th October, which clashes with Conamara 10k 0 -
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Art O Neill? Savage. Loved the reports of it last year.
It's a great event alright. I had to drop out at the first checkpoint last year despite being one of the first there!RunningKing wrote: »Be careful with the 55-70 program, I found it difficult, but maybe if you're doing the 18 week version it'll give you that good lead in.
Just remember what happened last year though.........
I hear you For some reason 33-55 doesn't appeal to me. My peak week on 33-55 wouldn't be much more than what I'm doing at the moment. My experience with 55-70 wasn't bad last year, I don't think I missed a single run and rarely missed the target paces.
I reckon I'll forgo some of the VO2 Max sessions and add a few kms for back-to-back long runs. I became injured last year once I started doing my own thing - all runs 18k+ and hilly and no stretching or core work.0 -
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