Micilín's Mucky Miles

claralara

I see you're in for Connemara - that is some good hill training you're doing. Sure Mount Anville road is only a baby compared to that! It was actually the fear of Connemara that sent me that direction. I'll really have to start hitting the mountains!

Micilin Muc

I have nightmares of trying to climb that hill on the bike from Foster's Avenue :eek: I haven't ran the Connemarathon Half route yet, but from the car it didn't look too bad In all fairness, Mount Anville is a serious incline!

Micilin Muc

Tuesday Morning

A slow 2 miles by the Canal. My ankle is quite sore from a fall a few weeks back. If it persists I'll book a session with a physio.

Distance: 2 miles
Time: 19:02
Pace: 9:32min/mile
Climb: 0m
HR: 151bpm

Tuesday Afternoon
3 miles walked.

Micilin Muc

Wednesday

Run home from work. Bruce Springsteen on the headphones all the way Don't usually run with them, makes a nice change every once in a while.

Distance: 3.5 miles
Time: 32:05
Pace: 9:10min/mile
Climb: 35m
HR: 166bpm

Micilin Muc

Thursday

Run into work. Hadn't eaten since yesterday lunchtime so I was running on empty, didn't feel it! Running partner has shin splints so haven't got a plan for Sunday LSR yet.

Distance: 3.5 miles
Time: 30:19
Pace: 8:40min/mile
Climb: 33m
HR: 168bpm

Micilin Muc

Saturday

Have a busy day tomorrow so headed out this evening. From Rathmines up to Rathgar, Milltown, Ranelagh and back. Passed the spot on Orwell Park where I hit the wall in 2006 DCM .

Distance: 5.03 miles
Time: 44:58
Pace: 8:56min/mile
Climb: 29m
HR: 165bpm

maria74

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Micilin Muc wrote: »

Wednesday

Bruce Springsteen on the headphones all the way

Really?? And again...really??:D

Micilin Muc

Yeah of course! Songs like Racing in the Street, Born To Run, Running on the Backstreets, loads of songs about running!

maria74

OK.......

ronanmac

I don't know what it is about Thunder Road, but when that comes on the headphones, my pace goes up and I feel fine!

Micilin Muc

Tuesday Morning

A fast 2 miles by the Canal. It's time for new runners, I'm getting blisters now :mad: I've ran over 300 miles in them!

Distance: 2 miles
Time: 16:01
Pace: 7:59min/mile
Climb: 0m
HR: 173bpm

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maria74

Must be those running songs...must get me some!

Micilin Muc

Wednesday Morning
Walk 3 miles.

Wednesday Evening
Ran home from work.

Distance: 3.5 miles
Time: 32:02
Pace: 9:10min/mile
Climb: 35m
HR: 168bpm

Micilin Muc

Thursday Morning

Ran into work.

Distance: 3.34 miles
Time: 29:45
Pace: 8:55min/mile
Climb: 35m
HR: 164bpm

Micilin Muc

Sunday

Was in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny for the weekend. I planned a nice run along the River Nore for this morning but I must have taken a wrong turning at the very start! Ended up running along quiet back-roads and went as far as one of the entrances to Mount Juliet estate. 2 nights of drinking and a lack of sleep took it's toll, so I didn't feel that great. Oh well, can't have it both ways!

Distance: 5.02 miles
Time: 47:34
Pace: 9:28min/mile
Climb: 76m
HR: 168bpm

Micilin Muc

Tuesday Morning

2 miles in the lashing rain this morning. A lot colder than when it was snowing!

Distance: 2 miles
Time: 17:38
Pace: 8:49min/mile
Climb: 0m
HR: 166bpm


Tuesday Afternoon
Walking: 4 miles

Micilin Muc

Wednesday

Run home from work. Had two glasses of wine before I left work (don't worry, there was a function on!), sweated it out before I got home

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 36:44
Pace: 9:11min/mile
Climb: 39m
HR: 166bpm

Micilin Muc

Thursday

Run into work.

Distance: 4.02 miles
Time: 36:24
Pace: 9:03min/mile
Climb: 32m
HR: 165bpm

PS Have a long day of exercise ahead of me on Saturday. Cycling to Crone Woods, doing a 3 hours of 'fast hill walking' for a Mountain Navigation Course with a few Boardsies, and if I feel up to it, I might run Djouce (and cycle home)

Micilin Muc

Sunday

Wrecked! Did a total of just over 24 miles on the (mountain) bike today, including Knockmaroon Hill! My first time doing a long (;)) distance on the bike in a long time!

Cycling
Distance: 39.08km
Time: 2:06:42
Average Speed: 18.5km/h
Climb: 378m (apparently!)
HR: 155bpm


Went for my LSR afterwards in the Park and I was slow! Was very dehydrated from the cycling. Must get a CamelBack or something similar as I hate planting bottles and carrying them around.

Running
Distance: 6.02 miles
Time: 1:06:05
Pace: 10:58min/mile
Climb: 47m
HR: 167bpm

PS. Navigation Course was cancelled. Hopefully it'll happen again.

Micilin Muc

Monday

Walking - 3 miles


Tuesday
A fast two miles by the Canal.

Distance: 2.00 miles
Time: 15:49
Pace: 7:55min/mile
Climb: 0m
HR: 162bpm

Micilin Muc

Wednesday

Run home from work. Lovely smell of hops from the Guinness plant tonight

I've noticed since I got my Garmin that my Average HR is always around 167bpm, but that my pace is getting quicker. Quite happy with my progress but I should go back to doing weights, swimming and hill training!!

Distance: 4.00 miles
Time: 34:26
Pace: 8:36min/mile
Climb: 28m
HR: 167bpm

Micilin Muc

Thursday

Run into work.

Distance: 4.00 miles
Time: 34:04
Pace: 8:31min/mile
Climb: 34m
HR: 165bpm

Micilin Muc

Sunday

Did a loop of Bray Head cliff trail with my running partner. The HH plan only requires me to run a 5km race today so I wasn't too bothered about distance or time. Felt alright at the start, but towards the end I was doing a lot of walking :eek:. I'll blame it on a dodgy pint and a lack of sleep and water. Lovely views of Killiney and Dublin Bay. Route wasn't ideal, would prefer to run the lower path first and come back on the upper path.

Distance: 5.29 miles
Time: 58:24
Pace: 11:02min/mile
Climb: 310m
HR: 168bpm
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Micilin Muc

Tuesday

Went to the Phoenix Park for my run. Lovely day with plenty of other runners about. Still feel quite sore after Sunday's hill run. Lack of practice I suppose. My Tuesday run has been increased from 2 miles to 3 miles so I decided to take it easier today.

I tried setting a Pace Alert on my Garmin in line with my Recovery Run times from the McMillan calculator but I don't think I understand it right yet! I found it quite difficult trying to stick to a set slower pace but I know I'll have to work on pacing my runs as I always end up starting races at too fast a pace.

Distance: 3 miles
Time: 31:55
Pace: 10:38min/mile
Climb: 18m
HR: 146bpm

Micilin Muc

Wednesday

Run home from work. 4.5 miles on the plan so I took the long route home through Phibsboro & Church Street. I used to cycle the route every day going to college but I never saw as much bad driving in my life- nobody uses indicators so I never know what anybody's going to do next :mad:

Distance: 4.5 miles
Time: 41:20
Pace: 9:10min/mile
Climb: 44m
HR: 160bpm

Micilin Muc

Thursday Morning

Run into work. Long route again.

Distance: 4.5 miles
Time: 40:44
Pace: 9:02min/mile
Climb: 41m
HR: 164bpm


Thursday Afternoon
5 miles walking.

Micilin Muc

Sunday

Cycled to the Blue Light pub in Barr na Coille with a new training partner and ran from there up to the top of Three Rock and back down again.

My Garmin missed about 1 mile of my run so I ended up running 8 miles altogether today :eek:


Running
Distance: 8 miles
Time: 1:22:21
Pace: 10:17min/mile
Climb: 234m
HR: 154bpm

Cycling
Distance: 13 miles
Climb: 203m

Micilin Muc

Tuesday

3 miles around the 15 Acres in the Phoenix Park. Aimed for a negative split and got:

• 9.23
• 8:33
• 8:12

I'm considering running a negative split for every run between now and the Connemarathon Half, just to get used to starting out slower.

Distance: 3 miles
Time: 26:07
Pace: 8:42min/mile
Climb: 15m
HR: 164bpm

Micilin Muc

Wednesday

Run home from work, into the wind the whole way

Distance: 4.5 miles
Time: 39:00
Pace: 8:40min/mile
Climb: 45m
HR: 164bpm

Micilin Muc

Thursday

Run to work.

Distance: 4.5 miles
Time: 39:03
Pace: 8:41min/mile
Climb: 43m
HR: 160bpm