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The Boggers Log
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Yesterday: plan called for 20 mins recovery.
In previous training cycles this is about the time that I go into self sabotage mode and do my best to undo all the hard work.
Really demotivated at the moment and need a good kick up the arse, I've no excuses, no flu, niggles holding steady and I'm not travelling with work! I'd have rather worn a bikini backstage in front of a short sighted Donald Trump than run!! Forced myself out and did the shortest Nursing Home Special in months, 3 miles @ 8.47.
Today: plan called for 7 easy miles. The feeling of lethargy and torpor was compounded by the miserable weather. Cold and lashing rain, can't remember the last time I was out in rain that heavy. 8 miles easy over Seanadh Pheistin @ 8.27.
I need to give myself a kick up the arse but I'm afraid I'd injure myself trying
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You're in great shape and this is possibly your best chance to break 3 hours, don't FUCK it up now by talking yourself out of it!! The work is done, keep it between the ditches now and you will sail home. Don't sabotage all that hard work as times like this don't come around too often.
And lets be honest, you're auld and getting aulder so you need to get this box ticked before the hips needs replacing! 0 -
You're in great shape and this is possibly your best chance to break 3 hours, don't FUCK it up now by talking yourself out of it!! The work is done, keep it between the ditches now and you will sail home. Don't sabotage all that hard work as times like this don't come around too often.
And lets be honest, you're auld and getting aulder so you need to get this box ticked before the hips needs replacing!
Ha, the flying tea cosy is back
Hope you're keeping well and back running, and if you're not I'll donate my achilles to you when I eventually end up jogging in the next world!
Tnx.
Yes I feel in good shape, but head is starting to tell the body to act it's age. Happens every cycle, but less so on this cycle and I've put so much into this one that I'm determined to get something out of it. I'm a confidence runner and the sessions I've done recently have been a boost. Doesn't help that I've been trying to hit this target for 3 years but a combination of injuries and stupidity has meant that the monkey on my back keeps getting bigger. I've a big session this weekend that's playing on my mind a bit, but once I nail that I should be good to go.
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Plan today called for 2 mile wu/cd with 5/4/3/2/1 miles at MP off half mile jog. This session had my head melted all week and last night I was a man that should have been committed. "If you can't manage it you're fcuked and don't bother with San Seb". Roll over sweat a bit more. "Sure even if you manage it, you're expected to manage it at this stage, but how will you do another 11 miles on top of it in a fortnight." My leg started twitching (slowly coz I've no fast twitch fibres!). "You've nowhere near the training done that Double D and AMK have done" "you're an auld delusional fool, give up this madness"
Didn't get the best nights sleep and was up at 6am. I'd the opportunity to do this run with a two time men's national marathon champion, twud be a good chance for me to give him some advice about running and things in general
Absolutely perfect day for running but I was apprehensive during the warm up. He doesn't run with a Garmin so he told me to dictate the pace and he'd lock into that. First 5 miles were perfect and I felt in control, next 4 were ok too but I then started to lose the head a bit. The 3 mile rep was too fast and he was asking me was the pace ticking up! Felt it a bit on 2 mile rep and cooled the jets a bit but I went baloobas on the last mile!
Happy with that, it wasn't easy but it didn't kill me either and the company was great.
I'll sleep tonight!
5 miles @ 6.49
4 miles @ 6.47
3 miles @ 6.39
2 miles @ 6.42
1 mile @ 6.16
Shortened the cool down to leave it at 20 miles for the day.
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hillsiderunner wrote: »Was that Sergiu C?
Congrats on getting it done, and now you have to taper!, never mind AMK and DD, you'll hit your goal alright I bet.
Tnx Hillsiderunner.
No it wasn't SC, I won't name him on here as he mightn't want people to know he was running with a waddling duck, I was wondering why he wanted such an early morning start
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Nice one C - the truth is that this session won't make your marathon and by the same token if it hadn't gone to plan, it wouldn't have broken it......but....
Its a really great sign of where you're at and you should take real confidence from it, that diesel engine of yours is obviously well tuned, the consistency and hard work has seen to that. There has been a real sense of determination about this training cycle, making things happen etc...I think that attitude is so important to keep with you over the course of the next couple of weeks and of course on the day itself
Time to get the legs freshened up and get the job done.
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Just out of curiosity, why the 5/4/3/2/1 rather than say 14 straight at MP, which is what some plans specify at this stage of the cycle?
No real reason Murph, I asked coach to include it as I'd done it once before and it didn't go great (although the weather was atrocious). I've never run 14 straight miles at MP as part of a 20 miler before, might try that next time!
4 miles @ 9.49 today, legs felt OK.
60 miles for the week.
I'm away in Lndon for most of the next two weeks so it'll be mainly a treadmill taper.
Tnx for all the posts and encouragement, I've been here before and fecked it up but hopefully this time'll be different
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