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Ain't nothing gonna break my stride....
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IvoryTower wrote: »4 doubles?! Are your legs okay with that? If I do one in in trouble! Edit: is it commute?
Ya it's a commute from Heuston station up to Stephen's Green. I have no problem with them
I've been doing doubles since at least December 0 -
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Mar 2nd - Mar 8th
Monday:
Run a.m. 33:37 5.36 km (6:16 / km)
Run p.m. 32:05 5.7 km (5:38 / km)
Core 5:00
Runs to and from work. Nothing out of the ordinary
Tuesday:
Run a.m. 1:30:00 15.23 mi (5:55 / mi)
Core 5:00
Run p.m 24:00 3.7 mi (6:29 / mi)
I did 4 laps of the station in the morning then up the Luas track and along James' street, Thomas street and Dame street. Then George's street and across by the side of the shopping centre. Across the Luas and a lap of Stephen's green.
Wednesday:
Run 38:24 6.82 km (5:38 / km)
Run 38:30 6.92 km (5:34 / km)
Core 5:00
Friday:
Run a.m 1:11:27 12.77 km (5:36 / km)
Run p.m 16:30 3.15 km (5:14 / km)
I didn't run on Thursday. I must not have been in Dublin. Can't for the life of me remember where I was though
Friday morning I did 3 laps of the station and up to the Green. In the evening I was rushing for a train. We were super busy all day and I think that was the last train.
Saturday:
Run 2:02:10 20.79 km (5:53 / km)
I flew to Edinburgh on Saturday to meet up with my sister and brother in law who were over from Australia. We were staying with my aunt and my cousin who has recovered well from her surgery before xmas. She still has a coliostomy bag but she's put back on the 8kg that she lost while she was in hospital. This run was around the Water of Leith. There were lots of people out walking/running and it was a very enjoyable run. My toe was in a bad state afterwards though
activity| #|time| miles| km|
Run |5| 7:46:43 |51.38|82.69
Core|4|20:00||
Total |5| 8:06:43| 51.38 | 82.690 -
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Mar 16th - Mar 22nd
Monday:
My right hamstring and calves were a bit sore so I decided not to run. I think I walked about 10km and did some core work in the morning and evening.
Tuesday:
Core 10:00
Run am 20:41 3.6 km (5:45 / km)
Run pm 19:52 3.73 mi (5:20 / mi)
More core work and some runs to and from work. Hamstring was still a bit tight.
Wednesday:
Core 10:00
Run 23:37 4.53 km (5:13 / km)
Run 21:10 4.02 km (5:16 / km)
Same as yesterday except I went the long way around the Green
Thursday :
Run 20:14 3.6 km (5:37 / km)
Run 23:40 4.67 km (5:04 / km)
Core 10:00
In the evening I was running along James' Street near the Lidl. There was 3 or 4 teenagers on the path and some shoppers so I jumped out into the road to give them some distance as there was very little traffic. One of the teenagers, a girl in a grey tracksuit, ran out at me yelling obscenities and asking me if I wanted to fight her :rolleyes: I just kept running.
Friday:
Run 20:46 3.73 km (5:34 / km)
Run 23:30 4.4 km (5:20 / km)
Core: 5min
Saturday:
Run 47:55 8.35 km (5:44 / km) +99m
2 local loops #2kmfromhome. I was tired
Sunday:
Run 2:15:11 15.0 mi (9:01 / mi) +288m
Powered by a 15 hour sleep and a brunch of homemade apple and blackberry crumble with Greek yoghurt, I headed out for my long run #2kmfromhome at about 4:30pm. It was quite breezy at times and I was glad of my long sleeve top. The time flew by. I was trying to cover every available road and path without doubling back on myself. (It's still ok if you use the same road but go in a different direction
)I passed 3 adults and 2 kids out walking, 2 cars and 3 jeeps. Next week I might count the houses I pass.
activity| #|time| miles| km|
Run |6| 5:56:36 |41.66|67.04
Core|4|40:00||
Walk |5| 4:00:00 | 18.21 | 29.31
Total |7| 10:36:36 | 59.87 | 96.360 -
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Monday:
Core 5:00 [
Run 20:00 3.41 km (5:52 / km)
rhr:44
My legs were ridiculously sore from the squats I did on Sunday but in a good way. My resting heart rate is still a bit high but better than yesterday. I ran around the bog when I got up. Didn't meet anyone
Tuesday:
Core (PE with Joe ) 30:00
Run 45:07 5.0 mi (9:01 / mi)
rhr:44
I've been meaning to do the PE with Joe for ages. I've sent the link to loads of people but today was the first morning I've had the energy to do high intensity stuff. My legs were still sore but I thought maybe the workout would do them good. I'm two weeks behind but it doesn't matter. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would but it did make me may me feel very unfit. Or at least I was quite breathless. My breathing was crap running too. Started off barely able to put one leg in front of the other and dreading the progression run scheduled for tomorrow but I eased out after a while and I feel much better now. It's a beautiful day here. I was itching to get out all day and I ended up bargaining with myself. Do this much work and you can go for a run
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Wednesday:
Core (PE with Joe ) 30:00
Run 50:00 6.06 mi (8:15 / mi) +85m
More PE with Joe. I actually really like it. You don't have to think and you get a great workout. My legs weren't as sore today but my arms have joined in on the action. Shoulder muscles are ouchy.
The run was the planned progression run except I bailed after 50 minutes instead of 60. I didn't pick the best route - there were lots of little drags in the second half but really I just paced it badly. My breathing was better than yesterday. I meant to use the inhaler before I did this run but I forgot. I met the same farmer doing his fencing. We had a similar conversation. Also a mother and daughter walking their dogs and another couple of random women walking. I never see any men walking! Yesterday when I was running the postman passed me three times in his van. I've been trying to figure out where in earth he was going or if he just forgot to give someone their post, saw it on the seat next to him and then decided he better deliver it after all Today he only passed me once.
Mile splits: 9:05, 8:42, 8:23, 8:01, 7:52, 7:35 (7:08)
Km splits: 5:46, 5:26, 5:26, 5:07, 5:14, 5:04, 4:52, 4:52, 4:42 (4:46)0 -
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Monday:
Core (PE with Joe) 30:00
rhr:42
Run 20:28 2.0 mi (10:14 / mi)
Resting heart rate is almost back to normal. PE with Joe was tough this morning. Lots of lunges. I really felt it in my quads.
The run was a short trot around the bog in the beautiful sunshine. I saw a swallow yesterday and 2 today. They must have just arrived on their travels from southern Africa. They usually build their nests in the roof of the stables and the outhouses.
I have to go to the shop tomorrow. Haven't been there since March 30th but supplies are getting very short. I found a bag of brown sugar in the cupboard on Saturday and it was like I'd won the lottery 0 -
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Tuesday:
Run 45:00 7.43 km (6:03 / km)
Core (PE with Joe) 30:00
I ran when I got up this morning. It was a beautiful morning even though the frost had left a cold nip in the air. I kept the pace slow because my legs were sore from the PE yesterday. Especially my glutes! They felt better after a couple of miles thankfully. Tomorrow I'm going to do some 5k intervals instead of a moderate run as my prep for the TT sat week
PE with Joe was on a break from work. I love the energy it gives me. Enough to brave the supermarket at lunch time for a big shop. Fully stocked up now for at least another 2-3 weeks 0 -
As someone who's living through lockdown in a city centre apartment, surrounded by grey concrete and very much missing the Phoenix Park to run in, it is really lovely reading your descriptions of all the nature around you on your runs! Thanks 0
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As someone who's living through lockdown in a city centre apartment, surrounded by grey concrete and very much missing the Phoenix Park to run in, it is really lovely reading your descriptions of all the nature around you on your runs! Thanks
Thank you for such a nice message I'm lucky. I love where I live and having a job in the middle of Dublin city, I really appreciate the countryside! 0 -
Wednesday:
Run intervals 49:00 8.77 km (5:35 / km)
Time|1min| 2 min| 3 min| 3 min| 2 min| 1min
Pace/km|4:02| 4:13| 4:12| 4:03| 3:59| 3:45
Core (PE with Joe) 30:00
I was tired this morning. I probably would have switched back to the 'moderate' run if I hadn't posted I was doing intervals here yesterday. Forgot my inhaler as usual :rolleyes: I was just going to carry on without it except I didn't want to have any excuses so I turned around and went back for it.
There was a bit of a frost last night and even at 8:30 a.m there was still a little nip in the air.
Last night I decided my target pace should be between 4:16 - 4:25. No faster than 4:16 and I had to jog all the recoveries which were the same time as each rep. No walking allowed because if I have to walk it means the reps are too fast.
I did the reps on the road where I'm going to do the 5k TT. This is the road I have always used for speed sessions. 5k is going to be out and back and there's a very slight drag in one direction which is the way I'll go first. The first rep I had to slow in the middle because the watch was showing 3:xx. I recovered quickly and I decided I might be able to go I bit faster than planned. All the other reps were pretty manageable. I was pacing them well because I was speeding up towards the end of the rep rather than hanging on grimly. The last two were at a much higher effort (unsustainable for 5k at the moment).
I'm really delighted with how this went. Main things I'm happy about are the effort and how quickly I recovered after each rep. This is one of my favorite sessions. I remember the week before I ran my 5k pb I did this session up to 5min all under 4min/km. Those were the days
Not much to report on the nature front. Passed the donkeys twice - they don't even look up now. And 2 dogs. One a lab that stays in it's garden and the other a little white Jack Russell that the owner swears is the sweetest thing ever but who always makes as if he's going to snap at my ankles. My foot 'accidentally' connected with him a couple of years ago so nowadays he usually only feigns an attack. The other thing of note was the peregrine falcons who live in the old castle next to the house. They were particularly noisy this morning. I actually haven't heard them for a few days and I was beginning to think it was a bit strange. Usually a couple of people from Birdwatch Ireland come every year to abseil up the outside walls and put rings on the chicks so I wonder will they come this year.
More PE with Joe at lunchtime. Glutes are a good bit better today but still delicate if I sit down too quickly on a hard chair!0 -
Thursday:
Run 46:00 7.39 km (6:13 / km)
Core (PE with Joe) 30:00
Had to check what day it was. Someone sent me this msg 'Until further notice the days of the week are now called, thisday, thatday, otherday, someday, yesterday, today and nextday' and it's so true. It's even more confusing with the bank holiday this week.
It was noticeably colder this morning when I was out for my run. My legs were tired today and I was very happy that the prescribed pace was 'very easy'. The birds were full of chatter in the trees but although I could hear them for the entire run, it's really hard to see them. At least the ones that are making all the noise anyway. I pity anyone who doesn't have animals in their life or doesn't appreciate them for the wonders that they are. I find they're always doing something fabulous. Like this morning, I was standing in the driveway waiting for my watch to pick up a signal and my cat comes ambling over. So I picked him up and I was giving him a cuddle (he loves a cuddle but really it was just to keep myself warm) and all of a sudden he dived out of my arms and took off like a bolt of lightening in the direction of the greenhouse. Two seconds later and a little bird emerges out of the greenhouse with the cat in hot pursuit. The cat loves chasing birds. He eats them too when he catches them. I've seen him. He just swallows them whole.
Then when I was out for my run I passed some dairy cows on their way back to their field after milking. Dairy cows are fascinating the way they line up morning and evening, waiting to be brought in for milking. And then when it's done, they just amble back by themselves to the field. Happy out.
I also,very sadly, passed a dead pine marten (Martes martes). Looked like it had been hit by a car. It's very rare that you spot one of these dead or alive. They used to be very common but by the 20th century they were almost extinct in Ireland because they were hunted for their fur, poisoned and/or their forests cut down. Their a protected species nowadays and only found in the west and the midlands. Their Russian cousin is Martes zibellina and in Russia they're bred in farms for their fur. They keep them in cages, suspended off the ground to keep their fur clean. That's today's nature lesson
I did PE with Joe at lunchtime. I look forward to this nearly as much as my runs 0 -
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