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2013; Eat my dust Meno!
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Wowsers. How did I miss this?? I was expecting this bad boy to be buried at page 22 by the time I managed to get my ass in gear and out for a run. But no, my fans have kept it well and truly lit out of pure concern. I feel like an honorary leader from Operation Transformation. Like the best most popular one. However having read through the multitude of posts since my last one on Monday I feel like I must explain myself and my absence… Unfortunately for me, the imbecile from Limerick most closely deduced my whereabouts, much as I am wishing with every ounce of my being that Ainman’s speculation was the accurate one…Damn.
Didn’t get out at lunch on Tuesday for the planned 4miles because work was so so busy. I was a veritable thundering b***h for the day so when we eventually got out after 10, it wasn’t difficult to talk me out of a run and into a bucket of pinot grigio.
Don’t judge me. I was a woman on the edge. The emotional instability was exhibited full swing - exhibit A ":D:mad::(:D:(:mad::D"
Looks like there’s no hope of excusing myself from Connemara now…there was a reason why I decided not to tell any friends, family or colleagues about my illusions of marathon grandeur…and that was so I could quietly slink away into the shadows of failure and not sent to judgment hell! :eek:0 -
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Tuesday 25th Jan
See above….didn’t happen...
Wednesday 26th Jan
Planned to redeem myself and go out and bang out 8 X 6min miles or something along those lines but the shins gave up after about 2miles and I struggles the next 2.5 home. I am 110% certain that it was dehydration resulting from the previous night’s antics. My muscles felt like they could literally snap into a million little pieces.
So 4.5 horrible miles in total. Big lesson learned – not only did I miss one day’s training, I ruined the next. Oops.
Thursday 27th Jan
I couldn’t show my ugly face around these parts without getting a few more miles in this week so I ran to work this morning.
6.4miles – around 9.10 pace I’d say – haven’t got the lead for the garmin in the office. It wasn’t overly impressive or enjoyable. I learning this lesson the hard way.
Gonna belt around the block tonight – about 2.5miles just to stretch the legs before I ball up with a tub of ice cream in the cinema…0 -
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If you have a 305, you can go into Training - History - By Day, and see your distance, time, and pace without having to upload the run.
Thanks Ray, I only have the playskool 110 though. I think my garmin purchasing advisor took one look and thought "the fewer buttons, the better"...:rolleyes:You're so funny, you miss ONE days training and you're beating yourself up over it.
It wasn't the missed day as such; more what replaced the planned training. As admitted earlier - the bucket of wine. And as concealed up to now - the pizza that followed the wine and the gin and tonics that followed the pizza...:DAnd this differs from a normal day because?
BECAUSE I SAID SO! FINE!0 -
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Now you are just rewarding their behaviour and they will continue to harass/encourage you!
I'm like a thick child falling for reverse psychology
Admitting you have a problem is the first step...
When you decide to take the first step I'm you will have plenty of no one around to support you. I look forward to pointing and laughing.0 -
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I was hoping to get out after work this evening (work permitting) to try give the legs a little rest before Sunday and maybe have a little extra sleep in the morning...it's been so long!!
If I don't get out I'll join yee in the morning. I'll let yee know 
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Hope you had a nice run this morning girls, I had a wonderfiul sleep
Friday 28th Jan
The garmin died at 8 miles and I thought I took a few roads that would bring me bang on to 10. Unfortunately my inner radar was off and I only covered another 1.75. Grrr.
9.75 miles - Av Pace (for first 8) 9.19
A little fast for my LSR but it wasn't a very long LSR so it's grand. I was going to just run around town but decided I needed to put in a bit of effort this week so I went out towards UCD and took in Fosters Ave/Mount Anville road (bleugh bleugh bleugh!) - it was worth it though to run down Taney Hill So there were a few little hills (churchtown/milltown) thrown in on what would have otherwise been a ridiculoulsy lazy run!
My legs are so heavy and dead today. I think there'll have to be an hour of foam rolling torture this evening. Some retail therapy should prepare me for that 0 -
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Raheny 5 – 42.31
5 mile PB – not an amazing time but I think we’ve discovered I am not a fast runner. I will be though. Sometime. :rolleyes:
Nothing overly exciting to report. I was totally disoriented because I don’t know that area at all so I didn’t know what to expect except that the last mile was mildly uphill as I had driven by the marker on the way in. Many thanks to the punter who ran alongside me for the first 15 minutes and then decided to take a step or two ahead and send a snot rocket back my way…nice. My legs were pretty heavy between miles 3-4 but I found a little bit of strength to get up the hill at mile 4 and then go for the 300m sprint finish. I dropped a few of the boozehounds to the pub but l just went on home to say a decade of the rosary and have an early night…:)
I started the Garmin a little late so it only clocked 4.96 miles but I’ll share the details anyway – 42.12 mins / Av Pace 8.30
1 8.31
2 8.34
3 8.23
4 8.42
5 8.10 (obviously not the full mile)
Ah, tis respectable enough for me.
Looking back at the strong-ish finish, I wonder could / should I have pushed myself harder?! I didn’t think so at the time but the 20/20 hindsight vision says otherwise now. So I’ve decided that the goal after Connemara will be to blow that 5mile time out of the water – remove the ugly number 2 from the time and replace it with a 0…hello high hopes – nice to meet you! 0 -
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Plan Week 5 /14
Monday Stretch & Strength
Tuesday 4 miles
Wednesday 7 miles
Thursday 4 miles
Friday 3 miles
Saturday Rest
Sunday LSR 16 miles
Tomorrow and Wednesday have to have to be pre-work runs so I'm writing it now to get me out of bed in the morning. It's gonna be very cold...Brrr
I have to go to Wexford on Friday night so will miss the group run on Saturday. 16 solo miles worries me but it might be a good thing... I might stay in Wexford on Saturday if there's no one running on Sunday and get the run done down there for a bit of variety. Or maybe I'll just come home just in case I pass out with no one to rescue me. Hmmm.
Also LSR will have to be early-ish as I'm going abseiling for the afternoon..don't ask! We thought it was a brilliantly hilarious idea for one of the girl's birthdays a few weeks ago...doesn't seem so entertaining now. :rolleyes:0 -
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