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The Boggers Log
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Annie get your Run wrote: »Yes! If I remember correctly they tasted awful but great fun
Jazus Annie, AULDBOT probably biting through his tongue, you're really teeing them up for him
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »Jazus Annie, AULDBOT probably biting through his tongue, you're really teeing them up for him
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His head is exploding I'd say between her 'riding' and how she finds 'rocks' great fun........0 -
ThebitterLemon wrote: »Jazus Annie, AULDBOT probably biting through his tongue, you're really teeing them up for him
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:o:o I was only reminiscing about childhood sweets, it's not my fault this place is filled with filthy minds!!! 0 -
Wednesday: 7 easy miles that were anything but easy. From the waist down I'm very very tight, I think the S&C sessions are causing my muscles to stiffen up and it's affecting my running. I need to keep up the S&C to strengthen weak muscles but it's starting to piss me off that it's affecting my running. My hamstrings, quads, calfs and achilles were causing me issues. Long session of auld man stretching to try and loosen out.
Thursday: in London with work and after a long day I got 7 miles down on the treadmill followed by more stretching.
Friday: am working on a project that required me to work over the weekend, no run.
Saturday: 3 miles easy on treadmill.
Sunday: LR done as part of the Murcia marathon. I'd entered the Murcia marathon shortly after San Seb thinking that I'd be able to leverage the training and target a PB. That was before the Christmas gorge fest and distinct lack of training thereafter. Work has also been extremely busy so I have shifted my focus to Manchester in April. My work schedule changed and went from no chance of running this to a possibility if I managed things properly.
I had no intention of running the whole thing, I'm currently to fat and unfit, but I wanted to do the 5,4,3,2,1 session in a marathon setting so I flew into Alicante and got a taxi to Murcia.
Seems like a nice city but I didn't have much time to see the place apart from a short wander around on Sunday afternoon before I flew back to London for work. I did come across the maddest name for a shop I've ever seen though, I think it's Tangs local (see photo).
The event itself has a marathon, 10k and some ridiculous roller skating race that seemed to be very popular. I met a couple of guys I know from the UK 100 marathon club and after a quick chat I got ready to go. The marathon was due to start at 8.30, but the start was delayed as they let the skaters off first and it was 8.50 before we got going. The numbers doing the marathon seemed small, maybe 300 so I was over the start line pretty sharpish. I felt absolutely dreadful at the start and decided to change from the planned 5,4,3,2,1 session to 15 miles at as close to 7 minute pace as possible. The course is two loops isn't very scenic and doubles back on itself a bit, it's also flat and fast. I just put the head down and plodded along as best as I could, I got caught up at the rear of the 10k at one stage which was pretty annoying as I'd to weave/push through them.
Was going along ok, never feeling great and never feeling really terrible. I got to mile 15 and decided to keep going to 17 but at this stage the effort levels were going up. Got to mile 17 which wasn't that far from my hotel and did another mile, I'd fleeting notions of going to 20 but that would have entailed a longer walk/jog back so I finished at mile 18.
Happy with that, body held together, I got a few decent MP miles done and I'm still a good bit heavier and less fit than I was at San Seb. Just need to keep building on that and it'll come good.
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »Isn't that the shop you told me about, the one where you buy all your beauty products, you said you'd a loyalty card
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No that's Ann Summers ya lamp!!!0 -
ThebitterLemon wrote: »Isn't that the shop you told me about, the one where you buy all your beauty products, you said you'd a loyalty card
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No that's Ann Summers ya lamp!!!
Was wondering where you got those fancy jocks
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »Isn't that the shop you told me about, the one where you buy all your beauty products, you said you'd a loyalty card
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No that's Ann Summers ya lamp!!!
Was wondering where you got those fancy jocks
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »Was wondering where you got those fancy jocks
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You said those were the easy ones to get off with your teeth!!!0 -
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Annie get your Run wrote: »You flew to Spain to do a long run?! Right ho! Good to see the S&C is having the desired effect too...
Pretty much, choice was staying in arse hole of London or do the run. Don't get me wrong if I lined up at the start and got to mile 18 feeling fantastic I would have probably kept going to try for a PB but I knew going that I wasn't in that sort of shape.
TBH if I wasn't away the weekend it's on I'd do Seville with the same mindset (although I'd expect to get a little further than 18 before faltering )
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Monday: was back in London for work, got to the hotel at 7.30 pm was wrecked so lay down for a nap before going to the gym, 10 hours later woke up still in my suit, was surreal didn't know where I was thought I was in a casket!! No run.
Tuesday: early morning treadmill 4 mile nursing home special. Legs felt OK head not so good!
Wednesday: you know you're auld when in the morning when you're bending down to put on your socks and you start to think is there anything else you could do while you're down there Feet and ankles were stiff.
5 miles early morning easy around a local loop.
7 miles easy plodding around in the dark.
12 for day
Thursday: early start as I'd to drive to Dublin at short notice. Had a S&C session this morning, still haven't acclimatised to them yet. One exercise, had me twisting my feet from side to side while coming down onto my hunkers and back up finishing with a jump. Holy bat**** this nearly killed me, my heart rate shot up and I must have looked like some geriatric twist dancer one step away from the morticians slab!!
This evening I got in a sorry 4 mile nursing home special on the hotel treadmill while listening to some music.
Hope I look like this dude when I'm 70
https://youtu.be/_lJqBsrShys
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Friday: put a call into Toyboy to see if he wanted to do an easy 8 miler as I was coming down from Dublin. Jazus talking about reluctant! Twas like he was playing hard to get! Met up in Moyvalley and told him that I was still stiff after the S&C and I didn't want him up to his usual macho antics of dropping the pace.
Started off handy enough and he brought me on a route where every second gate seemed to have a dog that wanted a go at me. Couldn't believe it when he said it was time to turn as we'd 5 miles done (that's the benefit of company, even reluctant company!). I knew Toyboy was up to his old tricks coz every mile on the way back the pace seemed to be quickening.
Was tired towards the end but was delighted to have gotten a 10 mile progression run done. I would have probably only managed a slobby 7 slow miles on my own, so thanks B enjoyed it and thanks for making the feckin effort
10 miles @ 7.40
Saturday: feeling a bit tired after the Toyboy trot and coupled with a hateful day of standing around watching people try on clothes in every shop in Galway meant I got no run done.
Sunday: brought the young lad to a soccer blitz that ran on a bit longer than anticipated so my long run entailed a bit of a rush to get in in. Eldest daughter did 2 local loops with me on her bike and then I ran down beyond Rossaveal and back. Lungs felt fine but the feet were a bit niggley and the auld body really tied up and tired over the last couple of miles.
23 miles @ 8.13.
53 miles for the week, not great but a start in the right direction.
For the next few weeks I'm gonna do a weekend long run of between 18-24 miles with one midweek session, everything else will be easy. Ecoli has sent me on a tasty list of sessions to choose from.
Well done, some nice results in Trim Boardsies, and well done to Tang to
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