Can I give more? The answer is usually yes

Pacing Mule

Sorry to see you pulling out but absolutely the right call.

barryoneill50

Wise move.....

Dubgal72

Plus one to all the above, you'll be thanking yourself a few weeks down the line (if not now )

Tom Joad

Good call - you are doing the right thing. Think long term gain

RedRunner

Just catching up B. Hope the calf sorts itself out for you soon. Enjoy the holidays!

annapr

How's the calf now B? hope it's better?

tang1

Well holidays over for this year, calf has improved and i managed 7 runs over the two weeks in France all at easy pace. Dunshaughlin 10k has been knocked on the head, have missed three weeks training and i feel i wouldn't do myself justice if i ran it. No more running goal races unless i'm fully prepared.

Running a 5k Sunday morning that i entered months back, will use it as an indicator to where i am and hopefully kick on over the summers months. Well done to all for the great racing while i was away, some really superb times ran. Time to get serious from now on. Just a quick holiday snap to show ye all my tan, vive la France!!!

ThebitterLemon

9.9/10 for artistic merit.

You're some poser

TbL

Steroo

ha ha great photo

annapr

Welcome back, glad to hear the calf is better ... as for the photo, enough said already

RedRunner

Ha ha...how many takes for that photo?

tang1

RedRunner wrote: »

Ha ha...how many takes for that photo?

First time lucky believe it or not, that poor slide has a groove in the shape of my rear end though now the amount of times i came down it.

tang1

Monday 25.5.15

5.05miles@8.43min/miles in 44min 01sec

Easy run again, nothing of note to report from it which is a good thing i suppose.

Tuesday 26.5.15

Rest

Wednesday 27.5.15

7miles@8.01min/miles in 56min 08secs

1.5 mile w/u 4 mile progression 1.5 c/d, the idea with the progession miles was to run each one 15 secs quicker than the last at least. They worked out as follows;

8.07, 7.46, 7.27, 7.04.

Happy with how they went, nothing overly taxing about them.

Thursday 28.5.15

Rest

Friday 29.5.15

6.05miles@7.57min/miles in 48mins 08secs(including 12x100metre strides)

Did two 100 metre strides per mile hence the faster pace, enjoyed this and was nice to get a bit of quicker running into the legs again. Since i'm giving Dunshaughlin a miss i have to decide on a goal race for the year, looking at Frank Duffy 10 mile in August as it gives me time to complete a full training programme for it. Its my favourite distance to race & will be aiming at a PB.

Pacing Mule

Best of luck on Sunday. Really happy too to see you talking about PB attempts again.

tang1

Pacing Mule wrote: »

Best of luck on Sunday. Really happy too to see you talking about PB attempts again.

Cheers P, it will probably only be a small PB if i manage it, but may aswell try for it.

annapr

Good luck tomorrow B, hope it goes well for you

Murph_D

+1 All the best. Where's the race?

tang1

Cheers Anna & D, its on in Navan, not putting any pressure on myself for it. Two weeks of barbecuing in France has added a few pounds i'm afraid!!

yaboya1

Good luck tang.
Just enjoy it

tang1

yaboya1 wrote: »

Good luck tang.
Just enjoy it

Cheers P, i'll enjoy it alright regardless of time.

annapr

tang1 wrote: »

Cheers Anna & D, its on in Navan, not putting any pressure on myself for it. Two weeks of barbecuing in France has added a few pounds i'm afraid!!

yeah but the tan will make you faster

FBOT01

Have a good one, B.....ENJOY!

belcarra

Any water parks around Navan?
You looked like you had good speed at the end of that slide!

tang1

belcarra wrote: »

Any water parks around Navan?
You looked like you had good speed at the end of that slide!

Cheeky fecker, you manage to break 20mins for 5k while i was away? Amphibian King sponsoring you now i see to!!

belcarra

tang1 wrote: »

Cheeky fecker, you manage to break 20mins for 5k while i was away? Amphibian King sponsoring you now i see to!!

Wasn't far off it in Dunboyne 5 miler last Tuesday!
Gonna aim for docklands 5k for it. Only have a few more weeks of enjoying shorter racing before I have to start thinking about Berlin marathon in September. Have to take advantage and nail that in the next few weeks.
Or else AK will cut my funding!!!

tang1

belcarra wrote: »

Wasn't far off it in Dunboyne 5 miler last Tuesday!
Gonna aim for docklands 5k for it. Only have a few more weeks of enjoying shorter racing before I have to start thinking about Berlin marathon in September. Have to take advantage and nail that in the next few weeks.
Or else AK will cut my funding!!!

You heading for Mullingar this year?

belcarra

tang1 wrote: »

You heading for Mullingar this year?

Not sure yet. Think that's the same day as fingal 10k? Yet to decide!
You?

tang1

belcarra wrote: »

Not sure yet. Think that's the same day as fingal 10k? Yet to decide!
You?

Heading back alright, enjoyed it last year. Yeah Fingal is on the same day, might affect the crowd size in Mullingar.

Tom Joad

Best of luck with the race B. Good to see you back racing again.

tang1

Tom Joad wrote: »

Best of luck with the race B. Good to see you back racing again.

Thanks J, determined to make it through the year injury free this year.