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john mayo 10

SamforMayo wrote: »

Immediate plan is to get the mileage up and after a couple of weeks I think I will look at starting training for a 10 km. Might do the Run for Boylo. River Moy half is coming around a bit to soon for me but might look at doing a half later in Summer. I need to be aiming for something or I tend to be a bit lazy!

Don't we all. Best of luck

john mayo 10

Sun 8th march
8k recovery jog
46.00
Recovery jog after yesterdays race. Legs are tired today.

john mayo 10

Tues 10th march
kicking off half marathon training
2 miles easy

Fri 12th march
3 miles steady pace
Hope to do another 3 mile steady pace tomorrow and then an LSR on sunday

john mayo 10

Sat 14th march
easy 3 miles

Sun 15th march
7 miles. 56.20
Average pace 8.20/ml
Started off easy enough but by mile 5 pace had increased a lot. Ran the last mile flat out. Had the company of 2 mates for this. Good session.

john mayo 10

Tues 17th march
7 miles. 62.40
Average pace 8.40/mile
Same route as sundays run. Easier pace this morning but for some reason i found the going tougher. Ran it with the same two lads again. The three of us are training for thw half marathon in may.

john mayo 10

Fri 20th march
7k 39.30
5.35/k average.

john mayo 10

Sat 21th march
11k
61.35
Average pace 5.36/k
Lovely day for a run. Listened to the rugby as i ran. Nice steady pace

john mayo 10

Sun 29th march
knockmore 10k
47.50

Have'nt got out for a run all week due to unforseen circumstances so felt rusty this morning. First 5k was into a serious headwind. Found this tough but kept going and crossed the line in 47.50. just short of 2 minutes faster than mattie carden 3 weeks ago. Happy with that.

Ososlo

john mayo 10 wrote: »

Sun 29th march
knockmore 10k
47.50

Have'nt got out for a run all week due to unforseen circumstances so felt rusty this morning. First 5k was into a serious headwind. Found this tough but kept going and crossed the line in 47.50. just short of 2 minutes faster than mattie carden 3 weeks ago. Happy with that.

Congrats! Super time! is that a pb?

martyboy48

Thats a super result John, well done

john mayo 10

Ososlo wrote: »

Congrats! Super time! is that a pb?

Its a PB for this year 2015. Overall PB was in the same race last year with 44.56. Different day weather wise and spent a lot of y/days race on my own where last year i paced it with 2 others. Still happy out.

john mayo 10

martyboy48 wrote: »

Thats a super result John, well done

Thanks marty. Body is tired today

SamforMayo

Well done John, it was a dirty day for a race! You will be well set for the Half in May. When is your next 10 km?

john mayo 10

SamforMayo wrote: »

Well done John, it was a dirty day for a race! You will be well set for the Half in May. When is your next 10 km?

Thanks sam. Was planning kilmovee 10k next saturday but might give it a miss and wait for Run for boylo at the end of april. Have a bit of work to do on stamina.

john mayo 10

Wed 1st april
4 miles easy.

Sat 4th april
3 miles steady pace. Been having an easy week but back to serious training now. I have a local 10k in 3 weeks and a half marathon this day 6 weeks.

john mayo 10

Mon 6th April
6 miles steady

Wed 8th April
3 miles easy.
Had the kids with me on bikes for this. Plenty of pushing bikes up hills and been told to speed up then by 2 kids under 7

martyboy48

john mayo 10 wrote: »

Mon 6th April
6 miles steady

Wed 8th April
3 miles easy.
Had the kids with me on bikes for this. Plenty of pushing bikes up hills and been told to speed up then by 2 kids under 7

Never easy pushing bikes up hills and being ordered about
Great going John

john mayo 10

fri 10th april
5 miles
47.01
Average pace 9.23/ mile
Up in Dublin with the wife and kids for a few days. Got up early and got a run in. Its great to run somewhere different.

john mayo 10

Sun 12th April
8 miles. 1hr 8 mins
Average pace 8.35/mile
Longest run in sometime. Enjoyed it. Got very tired in the last mile but great to run that distance again. Have to keep building millage for the next few weeks as half marathon is only 5 weeks away.

john mayo 10

Tues 14th April
3 miles steady pace
27.05
9.02/mile

Thurs 16th April
4 miles steady pace
35.36
8.54/mile.

martyboy48

Any target for the HM John or are ya just seeing how it goes??

john mayo 10

martyboy48 wrote: »

Any target for the HM John or are ya just seeing how it goes??

Probably gonna have to set a target for it. Plan a is sub 1.50. Plan b is sub 1.55 and plan c is sub 2hrs. To be honest i will b delighted to just get around.

john mayo 10

Sun 26th April
Run For Boylo 10k
48.01
Average pace 4.48/k

I have really been a bold boy lately. Very little running in the last 2 weeks and as for my diet don't even ask. So were better to start back than a local 10k. Started off sound but made my first mistake at 2.5k where i powered up a hill. How many time that i have been told to climb hills at a steady pace but what do i go and do. Happy enough at the 5k mark. Splits 4.37. 4.40. 4.49. 4.38. 4.53. Another hill just after the 5k mark and off i go again powering past people. Another climb just before the 7k mark and by the time i passed the 8k mark i was beginning to tie up. I cursed how i powered up those hills and all the s##t i ate and drank lately. Found the last 2k tough but got there in the end to cross the line in 48.01. Splits. 4.46. 4.46. 4.55. 4.58. 4.51. This race really was the kick up the arse i needed to get me back in line. I may sound a bit harsh on myself but i am capable off much better if i just put in the work. A line has been drawn in the sand. Todays performance was a reflection of my current fitness which is almost 2 minutes slower than last year. Your going to see a lot more regular updates on here from me because i found that is one way to keep myself motivated.

john mayo 10

Tues 28th April
5k steady pace
I have decided to give the moy half marathon a miss. I have'nt got the millage done to do the race in comfort. If i ran it i would be running the risk of doing damage to 2 very fragile knees. I going to concentrate on 5k and 10k races for the forseeable future. Plan to start back doing the local parkrun as much as possible again.

john mayo 10

Fri May 1st
6k. 32.53

Broke this session up into 3 sections. Ran the first 2k at an easy pace. Next 2k at a tempo pace and the last 2k at race pace.
Splits
6.04 5.50. 5.32. 5.35. 5.22. 4.28

john mayo 10

Sun 3rd may
8k
46 mins. 5.45/k average pace
Had planned on running at least 10k but left calf got very sore in the last k so cut the run short. Probably the best thing to do. Was really enjoying the run though.

john mayo 10

Thurs 7th may
3 miles
Didnt run since sunday to give my sore calf some rest. It feels fine again so onwards and upwards ( hopefully)😉

john mayo 10

Sun 10th may
6 miles

Tues 12th may
3 miles .no time

john mayo 10

Thurs 14th may
4 miles easy

Sun 16th may
6 miles LSR

Mon 17th may
6k tempo pace
31.30
5.15/k

john mayo 10

Wed 20th may
4 miles.

Fri 22th may
3 miles
25.10
Ran this as close to race pace as i could. Kept pace the same all the way.
Average pace was 8.35/m