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Thanks Ruby, in a good running groove at present, have my doubts about Sat but the potential embarrassment of having a bunch of Boardies all looking at their watches on the finish line might keep me going:).Jezz you are in flying form
Congrats on the Cill Bara run, and the very best of luck on Saturday in Athlone and another pb!
Thurs - Steady, 5.7 miles, 7:46 pace, HR 135
Didn't get out either Tues or Wed as planned so ended up running this at a slightly higher than planned (8:00) pace, happy with the HR. Kept it comfortable but would have liked to have had another easy session before Sat, need to look at the positive and consider what the rest is doing for my legs:rolleyes:.0 -
slowsteady wrote: »Thanks Ruby, in a good running groove at present, have my doubts about Sat but the potential embarrassment of having a bunch of Boardies all looking at their watches on the finish line might keep me going:).
Will be no bother to you slowsteady! You're in super form, so there is no place for doubts
Looking forward to reading all about it. 0 -
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Thurs - Tempo, 6.0 miles, 7:38 pace, HR 146
Squeezed this in between work and picking up one of the kids. Ran around town which is something I'm not particularly keen on, too much distraction/concentration required with pedestrians/traffic/pavements/junctions etc to deal with. Nice sunny autumn evening but very blustery with a strong breeze and a hilly course. Found it hard to get a rhythm going and while not intended to be an all out session the heart rate showed it to be tougher than it should have been. Knees and ankles aching this morning:(.
For the first time since the Spring have no races I am minded to do in the coming weeks so at a bit of a loss what to train for
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Yesterday's news was a reminder of how close we are to tragedy in our lives and how we should enjoy our time while we have it. RIP.
Fri - Recovery 5.93 miles, 8:26 pace, HR 136
Decided to make this an easy run based on heart rate as I have often read others basing their training on this, what I forgot was that I use a Garmin and the HR readings are, shall we say, less than useless:(. Went out very easy for the first mile and found my HR never dropped below 178, which, given that my max HR is about 168, should have had me in ER. This continued till near the end of mile 2, at which point it appeared to revert to something near reality, by dropping about 50 beats. It steadied at around 122 to 127 till the final mile, which was uphill, so it rose to reflect this by averaging 142. If I was to train on effort based on HR I would need something a bit better than what I have - lesson learned.
Sun - Steady 13.14 miles, 8:07 pace, HR 130
The day promised to be good so decided to get up early for a run. But what to do? Will probably do the Waterford half in Dec so decided to run the route, after all LSRs are what you do on a weekend, right? (forgetting you ran one flat out last weekend:)). If I forgot my legs reminded me as the first few miles felt tougher than they should have and, just to prove how mad the Garmin HR strap is, it logged the first mile at 109 for much the same pace, 70 beats different from Fri.
It was a fantastic morning to be out as the sun rose and warmed the cockles of my heart......(enough of that:o). Once I settled into the run the pace lifted and steadied around the 8:00 pace but remained fairly relaxed through to the end.
The route is fairly undulating with not a lot of truly flat road but very little in the way of hills either, drags yes, but nothing you would call a hill. Some nice downhills to balance it all up. PB course? not sure, but then I was in Athlone last week so not a fair comparison.0 -
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slowsteady wrote: »off to Boston next April:p. Missed out on London this week.....but do I care....
Nice one Congrats 0 -
No running since last weekend, busy at work, poor weather, evenings drawing in, but the real killer - no races. Maybe it is just me, but without a target I seem to find it hard to motivate myself.
Theory is that I need some downtime after what has been a very good summer but the legs don't seem to see it that way, calves and feet are achy and the two achilles like rods of iron and painful all the time, even when sitting down.
Sat - Easy, 8.67 miles, 8:30 pace, HR 137
Went out for this with stiff legs and the first mile, which is downhill, just seemed to aggravate this with severe pain from trying to keep the brakes on and consequently sitting back on my heels. Loosened up a bit on the flat but the whole run was less than comfortable, unless I ran on my toes, which upped the pace.
Sun - Easy, 13.9 miles, 8:34 pace, HR 126
Thought about yesterday's run afterwards and wondered whether my runners are knackered but a quick check showed no visible wear and only 370 miles on the clock. Decided to run in an old pair to see if it made any noticable difference.
Preparation included clearing most of a bottle of wine last night, eating pizza and watching Munster so the system required proper fuelling before setting out this morning, cereal, banana and water (lots:o). Intention was to go out at about 9 min pace and step it up for the last 3 or 4 but the pains in the Achilles made it easier to run with a more forefoot strike at around 8:30 - 8:40 (I haven't mastered forefoot strike at slow pace at all, there must be some technique to this? Suggestions welcome).
Despite it being very dull and overcast at 7am, I found it very warm and realised I should have used more Vaseline than I had on:eek: but pressed on and upped the pace for the last four miles to 7:35 pace, not as good as I would have liked but the way my legs are, good enough.
There is a charity 10 mile in town next weekend so might have a go at that.0 -
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That's the plan anyway, collected a few quid on their behalf so need to fulfill my side of the deal.Congrats on getting a place in Boston! Well earned Are you doing the Solas run on Sunday?
Didn't do it last year and notice they are not doing the full ring road as in 2011 so it is a lot flatter, Willamstown being the only real hill?0 -
slowsteady wrote: »That's the plan anyway, collected a few quid on their behalf so need to fulfill my side of the deal.
Didn't do it last year and notice they are not doing the full ring road as in 2011 so it is a lot flatter, Willamstown being the only real hill?
Yep, they have taken out the motor mile and the ring road as far as Ballindud. Will be no bother to you! Weather looks to be ideal for it, enjoy!! 0 -
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slowsteady wrote: »Sun - 9.7 mile race, 7:01 pace, HR 155
Supposed to be a 10 miler but flagged on Facebook last night as being short, for charity so fair enough. Planned to go out at sub-7 pace with the intention of beating 7:10 overall, started steadily rather than my usual headless chicken approach:p. Settled down in the right position after about 2 miles as from here to the finish passed more than passed me, always good:).
On the hills (drags) felt Friday's workout but kept up the tempo and was able to close on those ahead, so some of the effort is paying off. Had forgotten about the hill/drag back up to the hospital at mile 8 which came as a shock but was able to stretch the legs for the final mile. Pity it wasn't the full 10 miles as it would have been another PB, two Achilles are like pokers again despite stretching all day:(.
Well done yesterday, that's brilliant running on what is a tough enough course! Tbh, I thought after it being short last year, I though it would def be the full 10 this time round (though I know it for a brilliant cause, and most people wouldn't care it was short). I was going to mention that stretch from Oscars to the hospital in my last post, but decided not too It's a deceptive drag. Well done again, hope the achilles setlle down for you. 0 -
Thanks. I remembered that stretch as we were coming up to Ballygunner so I kept a bit in reserve but it was still tough enough. Achilles feel much better today - but need to keep up the stretching.Well done yesterday, that's brilliant running on what is a tough enough course! Tbh, I thought after it being short last year, I though it would def be the full 10 this time round (though I know it for a brilliant cause, and most people wouldn't care it was short). I was going to mention that stretch from Oscars to the hospital in my last post, but decided not too It's a deceptive drag. Well done again, hope the achilles setlle down for you.
How is training for DCM going - you must be into taper time now?0 -
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slowsteady wrote: »Thanks. I remembered that stretch as we were coming up to Ballygunner so I kept a bit in reserve but it was still tough enough. Achilles feel much better today - but need to keep up the stretching.
How is training for DCM going - you must be into taper time now?
That's good, keep up the stretching!
Training has gone ok, all long runs done now, and the mind games have begun :eek: 0
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