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If this is a Mid Life Crisis Im loving it......
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Friday 27th.......8 miles approx...1.02.16....
Ran walls of the park and finished up with Kyber Pass at 10k pace....
ouch - not the road id like to finish up at 10k pace
Nice one.
Not long to go now! Looking forward to it? You should consider investing in a garmin. Pricey but definitlely worth it IMO.0 -
theboyblunder wrote: »ouch - not the road id like to finish up at 10k pace Nice one.
Not long to go now! Looking forward to it? You should consider investing in a garmin. Pricey but definitlely worth it IMO.
Am looking forward to Barca....After a couple of weeks when my motivation was'nt great Im feeling more confident and training is progressing well.... Im just concentration on my milage atm and not following any specific plan... I will get a Garmin at some stage
but atm Im do most of my training on local roads where I know the km and mile markers intimately !!
Best of luck tomorrow..As Gringo said in ur training log, running in a group is great so if ur feeling strong push and c where it takes u!!!0 -
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Sunday 6th... No running
Long story but briefly : My daughter has not been well for few days so this morning Mrs L decided to ring and make appointment with out of hours doctor in Navan..
Ive also not been feeling great for last while ( exhausted but not sleeping etc ) I put it down to a mixture of work and training.. Early this week a gland in my neck also became inflamed and this progressively got worse.. Im fine running but when I bend or lie down it becomes quite uncomfortable..
Anyway following telephone conversation with Doctor it transpired our daughter didnt need 2 visit him thank god but Mrs L happened to tell him my predictment and he asked to speak to me on phone
..He strongly advised me to visit my own GP tomorrow to get neck seen 2,blood tests etc but directed me not 2 run today... Was still tempted to get a few miles in but Mrs L put down her foot and said no!!
So Doc it is tomorrow, hopefully get sorted asap and back running
30.9 miles for week
249.45 miles for year0 -
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Tuesday 8th.....5.2 miles...42.12..
Legs sore after mondays run so took it handy tonight..
Wednesday 9th.......6.5 mile approx.....1 mile warmup followed by sets of 3mins fast with 90secs slow...Struggled with this one..I just dont feel right atm...
Thursday 10th...4.5 miles...35.06...
This was my worst run ever :mad:.. Plan was for 13 with 5 at Mp... After about 2 miles I felt dreadful and weak with no energy levels so packed it in when I arrived back to the house after 1 loop.....
Im not one to whinge but atm I feel like sh!te.. Got the results of blood tests tis afternoon and all is fine.. I should b happy but now Im just confused... If im fine why the sudden change in energy levels etc..
A pal of mine thinks I might have overtrained.. Ive done alot of running in last couple of years but Ive never been the most committed when it comes to putting in the hard miles so Im at a loss....
Plan between now and Barca is take every day as it comes but I need 2 do a very slow LSR at weekend.. Come hell or high water I'l give 100% in Barca and will re-evaluate after that...Conn Ultra is defo in the balance atm
Rant over....Postive thoughts from now on 0 -
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Saturday 5th....Rest Day
Arrived in Barca early and made my way to the Expo.. Spent a bit of time there looking around and grabbed some pasta... Headed off to hotel and later had my usual pre marathon meal in Mc Donalds; chicken wrap, chicken cesar salad and cofee... Went to bed early and for once slept well....
Sunday 6th..... Barcelona Marathon....2.56.06..
Pre Race
Got up early, got breakfast and jogged the 1.5 mile to the start....Before entering the starting pen I decided the local plants needed watering so found quiet place to do my business.. While there I got speaking to another Paddy and soon found out it was Macanri..... Where would u c it.... 15,000 people pottering around and the 1st person I meet is a Boardie!!!.....We wished each other luck and headed off to our respective pens... I was in the 3 to 330 pen and made my way up to the front.. About 5 minutes before start I noticed the 2.45, 3 and 3.15 pacers in the 1st pen side by side.. When race started they headed offf together which I thought was very unfair especially for runners behind me hoping to run with the 3.15 pacers...
The Race
My plan from weeks ago was to follow the 3hr pacers until 28K and push from there if possible.. However this went out the window when I crossed the start line as the above mentioned pacers were long gone... So I decided to head off faster than I was comfortable with in an effort to catch the 3hr lads...After 3k I passed the 3.15 pacers and at about 6k got to the tail of the 3hr lads.. There I noticed a runner wearing an Irish top so decided to say hello.. Would u belief he was another Boardie ( sorry bud I cant remember your name ).. I ran with him for a while but decided to push on even though I knew I'd pay 4 it later...
The Km's just flew by and nothing much to report...I took my 1st Powerbar gel at 10k and another one at 20k... I got to halfway in 1.27.29 way too fast but decided what the hell just keep going...
Things turn pearshaped
Everything was going fine until exactly 28K when things started to get tough and a little worrying ... My calfs and quads were giving out and my energy levels were low.. I've experienced all these before so knew what to do.... what I did'nt have experience of was the heat, constant thirst and the pins and needles in my right hand and arm.... I took my 3rd gel at 30k and washed it down with alot of water.. At this stage I also turned on my Ipod, turned the volume up and just focused on the music.. I forced another gel down at 35k and thankfully the pins and needles disappeared... I knew I was slowing but was still passing more runners than were passing me... i was still way ahead of schedule so I just dug deep, and pushed as hard as I could... I was never so happy in my life to cross the finish line as I was running on empty... 2nd half 1.28.37...
I was fuc!ed and just kept drinking and eating the goodies available until I felt slightly better.... i then queued for a massage but didnt stay long as Pedro and Manuel were getting a bit 2 intimate for my liking :pac:.. so as they say in the Sunday World I made my excuses and left
Km times from my trusted Lidli watch were as follows;
Km 1-10 ; 4.14, 4.13, 4.07, 4.19, 4.04, 3.59, 4.08, 4.08, 4.08, 4.08,
Km 11-20 ; 4.03, 4.03, 4.04, 4.09, 4.17, 4.10, 4.05, 4.09, 4.14, 4.11,
Km 21-30 ; 4.04, 3.59, 4.04, 4.07, 4.13, 4.18, 3.55, 4.14, 4.05, 4.12,
Km 31-40 ; 4.14, 4.13, 4.09, 4.15, 4.15, 4.19, 4.20, 4.16, 4.10, 4.18
Km 40-Finish 4.10, 4.13, .46
Later that afternoon I met up will numerous Boardies in the Geroge Payne and we had a right good session.. It was a great way to finish off a brill experience.....
Milage For Week ; 42.9
Milage For Year ; 434.550 -
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