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Sat 9/3/2013
Week 6, Session 4 P&D 6.5k recovery
7.25 km in 43:12 @ 5:57/km
Was being rather lazy, lying in bed prior to this. Thought about bring the HRM but I couldn't be bothered putting it on and getting it set up, and carrying it etc etc etc. Did a nice relaxed loop around the area, included a couple of short hills into the mix, and back for my porridge. Easy running on another dull drizzly day. Finally shaking off the cobwebs that have rested idly over my running motivation and mood this week. I'll get a boost from completing the full week, and hopefully be in good nick to tackle Tuesday's LT session.
Week (10) P&D wk 6 | Sessions | WTD | MTD | YTD
Mar 4th - 10th | 4 | 42.47 km | 61.65 km | 443.02 km
Now to get some work in before the egg chasing kicks off at 5pm.0 -
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How are you finding P&D Scriba? It seems like a mental amount of miles to me!
Physically, it's not so bad. I tend to switch off when I run, and racing recently gave me a boost. But mentally it's a bit more taxing, trying to figure out where I can fit one in each day. The mid-week runs are time consuming too. I'm hoping I can get out a bit more in the early mornings now that they're getting a bit brighter, along with the clocks changing too.
But for all that, it's the best thing I've ever done for my running (not that I'm running long - just a year). I feel tired yet strong at the same time, if that makes sense? And the running speeds are mixed up so that there's something a bit different about each run, except this week, which is a step back week. I 'enjoy' doing the LT runs because they're a good work out, but also a good gauge of the improvement in my fitness. The runs at marathon pace give me confidence that I might be able to hold it for the 26.2 when June hits. So it's testing, but also reassuring at the same time. It's like it tests in such a way that you can put your faith in it.0 -
How are you finding P&D Scriba? It seems like a mental amount of miles to me!Physically, it's not so bad. I tend to switch off when I run, and racing recently gave me a boost. But mentally it's a bit more taxing, trying to figure out where I can fit one in each day. The mid-week runs are time consuming too. I'm hoping I can get out a bit more in the early mornings now that they're getting a bit brighter, along with the clocks changing too.
But for all that, it's the best thing I've ever done for my running (not that I'm running long - just a year). I feel tired yet strong at the same time, if that makes sense? And the running speeds are mixed up so that there's something a bit different about each run, except this week, which is a step back week. I 'enjoy' doing the LT runs because they're a good work out, but also a good gauge of the improvement in my fitness. The runs at marathon pace give me confidence that I might be able to hold it for the 26.2 when June hits. So it's testing, but also reassuring at the same time. It's like it tests in such a way that you can put your faith in it.
I've already said this in another thread but I think its important to note that with P&D do not expect to be lining up at the start line as fresh as a daisy.You may even start to question the wisdom of P&D in your head, as in were all these miles too much?
But rest assured if you can follow the plan (some say 80% of the plan) as closely as possible ,well then you will have no bother in not just completing a marathon but actually running it.
P&D really helps with the mental side of running 26.2 miles as well.0 -
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Physically, it's not so bad. I tend to switch off when I run, and racing recently gave me a boost. But mentally it's a bit more taxing, trying to figure out where I can fit one in each day. The mid-week runs are time consuming too. I'm hoping I can get out a bit more in the early mornings now that they're getting a bit brighter, along with the clocks changing too.
But for all that, it's the best thing I've ever done for my running (not that I'm running long - just a year). I feel tired yet strong at the same time, if that makes sense? And the running speeds are mixed up so that there's something a bit different about each run, except this week, which is a step back week. I 'enjoy' doing the LT runs because they're a good work out, but also a good gauge of the improvement in my fitness. The runs at marathon pace give me confidence that I might be able to hold it for the 26.2 when June hits. So it's testing, but also reassuring at the same time. It's like it tests in such a way that you can put your faith in it.
Cheers for that, if I get through Cork in one piece I may try and make the step up for Dublin. All providing I don't hate the site of a pair of runners after Cork of course... 0 -
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Cheers for that, if I get through Cork in one piece I may try and make the step up for Dublin. All providing I don't hate the site of a pair of runners after Cork of course...
You and me both - I may set myself on fire at the finish line to prevent this ever happening again. :P I probably won't do Dublin this year, but I'll keep an open mind on it. The only thing is that there's a hell of a wait before another Irish marathon. I might do Clonakilty in December instead.0 -
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Jebus Scriba, have you thawed out yet....11 min miles in cork today !!
Great running last week by the way. Ur 10 mile time in ballycotton shows ur getting the benefits of the plan already.
Ha ha! Just about! It took a long shower, and couple of bowls of homemade soup. Believe me, I'd have loved to have kicked on. But reflecting on the positives, it's extra time on my feet for endurance and teaching the body to burn some of my fat stores (I have plenty
), and I can honestly say that I haven't pushed it (at all) in my recovery week.
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Sat 16/3/2013
Week 7, Session 4 P&D 11k Gen aer w 8 x 100m strides.
11.02 km in 1:03:46 @ 5:47/km (9.1 km or so on grass)
Bright sunny morning in Cork, and a little chilly. My favourite running weather, went up to do grass laps of the local park. Legs felt great on my fourth consecutive running day, loosened up quickly, possibly helped by an unusually thorough stretching of my calf muscles beforehand. Maybe a little quick, though definitely within my prescribed range for easy pace. I was feeling good, so good in fact, that I even did my strides. :P
Tomorrow has my longest ever run, 29km, but I'm looking forward to being out on my feet for nearly three hours (I plan to do this one conservatively at around 6 min/km or a little under). I must keep reminding myself to bring some emergency haribo and a couple of euro also. I have a rough figure 8 of the south side mapped out for the big runs, with my house smack bang in the middle, so that should be most of my hydration sorted out. Work starts here.
Week (10) P&D wk 7 | Sessions | WTD | MTD | YTD
Mar 11th - 17th | 4 | 51.04 km | 132.21 km | 513.58 km0 -
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Good luck with tomorrow scriba, I'll be doing the Harty Quay loop x 3 myself in the morning. Hoping the weather is like today!
If you see a man with a fiery ginger-haired aurora about his visage, that'll be me!
I'll be running Turners cross to the Marina, Blackrock Castle, round the loop, back the marina into town, and then out to Togher, Wilton, Bishopstown, Melbourne Road, out Model Farm road towards Ballincollig, round the roundabout and back in the straight road. Fingers crossed for the weather all right, but sure we'll be out regardless. Gonna try do this at 7am, just to have a fighting chance of putting running-related activities to bed before midday, but we'll see how it goes. 0 -
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If you see a man with a fiery ginger-haired aurora about his visage, that'll be me! I'll be running Turners cross to the Marina, Blackrock Castle, round the loop, back the marina into town, and then out to Togher, Wilton, Bishopstown, Melbourne Road, out Model Farm road towards Ballincollig, round the roundabout and back in the straight road. Fingers crossed for the weather all right, but sure we'll be out regardless. Gonna try do this at 7am, just to have a fighting chance of putting running-related activities to bed before midday, but we'll see how it goes.
7am!! :eek: you don't know me!! If im started by midday I'll be delighted! Otherwise I might have bumped into ya! 0 -
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Fri 22/3/2013
Week 8, Session 3 P&D 16k w/ 9.5k @ LT
17.22 km in 1:31:11 @ 5:18/km (10k @ avg 4:45/km)
My running to schedule is all over the place this week. I skipped session 8:2, a 19k medium slow run, because of the foul weather yesterday and went straight to the LT session. I didn't think I could do it when I set out the door, and was already making excuses about doing the 19k medium slow run instead. But once I had clocked 3km, I hit pace and held it fairly comfortably for 10km, hard work, but I could have easily gone on some more. I guess that's the confidence gained from the recent 10 mile.
Tomorrow I'm going to do session 8:4 which is 8km of recovery, followed by the first 32km LSR on Sunday. Depending on how I'm feeling, I may do the 19km on Monday, take a rest day Tuesday and then do next weeks mostly recovery paced sessions all in a row. Or I may just let it slide.
Long story short, happy out with that, it was sorely needed. It's runs like this where the mileage really shows it's worth. Now to roll the sh!t out my calves.
Week (12) P&D wk 8 | Sessions | WTD | MTD | YTD
Mar 18th - 24th | 2 | 28.48 km | 189.6 km | 570.97 km0 -
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Thurs 28/3/2013
Week 9, Session 2 P&D recovery run
10.31 km in 59:41 @ 5:47/km
Time is something of a rare commodity at the moment, as I'm beset by the twin tyranny of deadlines and progress. So I got out around half seven tonight and ran in automatic mode. So automatic in fact that I was running about halfway down the marina before I noticed there was no street lights there at all. Running safety fail. Creepy out too. Leg turnover was assisted by visions of being found upside down in a shopping cart at low tide tomorrow morning.
Na, it was grand. Plenty of walkers about, thankfully.
But it was good to get out. This was more easy pace than recovery, but so what. Plan is to do the 23km run tomorrow, another recovery on Saturday, and the PMP on Sunday. Easy. Now if I could just settle on a PMP.
Week (13) P&D wk 9 | Sessions | WTD | MTD | YTD
Mar 25th - 31st | 2 | 19.16 km | 248.78 km | 630.15 km0 -
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