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A, you have a pound that keeps coming and going .... take comfort in the fact that I have half a stone that keeps coming and going
You're really nailing those sessions.
.... and you said yes to the dress, very happy for you
Ha, it's a pound on top of the half a stone to be ideal but to lose a few pounds would be nice.
Just had two digestives, oops. That was because of the salad at lunch though so really unavoidable.0 -
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A, you have a pound that keeps coming and going .... take comfort in the fact that I have half a stone that keeps coming and going
You're really nailing those sessions.
.... and you said yes to the dress, very happy for you
Yeah, that's probably the weight of your trail runners after a runHa, it's a pound on top of the half a stone to be ideal but to lose a few pounds would be nice.
Just had two digestives, oops. That was because of the salad at lunch though so really unavoidable.
I was giving up junk for lent, determined to shift the half a stone that keeps coming (no sign of it leaving again...), it seems lent ended the day after it started
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Annie get your Run wrote: »A bit behind here, well done in Lusk!! You're flying
Hey, thank you.
Yes bit behind with the updates and delighted I got to do Lusk as it was the week of the desperate snow so not ideal prep but delighted it went ahead as it was a great run.
I did it to acknowledge two years of rupturing my ACL so fitting to do the race.
17th Female so delighted.0 -
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Morning!
Another two week update, getting slightly better.
April 2-8.
Monday - Rest
Tuesday - 5.1 miles easy. Looks like insides behaved which is nice. Up, around Fairview park and back @ 9:18. Breaking in new runners and foot ok, still felt it a bit.
Wednesday - I have this recorded as I thought we were friends Luke?
Workout Wednesday so cycled in to work and ran home with the backpack. The weather was most unpleasant with wind and rain and my schedule was: Warm up, 10 min @ 8 min pace, 4 min jog 4x3 min @ 7.30 pace (90 sec jog recovery), 6 min @ 7.50.
I think I got a shock as expected a break before the 6 minute slot.
Description on the night 'Looking back that was great. During was tough. I thought I had another recovery before 6 minutes. Wind and rain. Backpack too and straight from work so v pleased with that.'
10 mins @7:55
4*3 @ 7:15/7:22/7:35 and 7:35
6 mins @ 7:43.
Thursday then I ran into work. It was a beautiful morning. I started this too fast and then never really slowed so far too fast for recovery. I'm not the most prompt at leaving in the morning so possibly why it was a bit fast. Covered 5.11 @9:03 so definitely not recovery pace/
I have started to wear the fitbit running and with a pinch of salt it had this run at AVG HR 153.
Friday evening run of 5 miles @9:05. Weather seems to have been a mix of sun and wind. Avg HR 152.
Saturday - Oh yeah. Decided on Fairview parkrun for this. Headed off after 9 to get a set done before parkrun.
Session was: 1 mile warm up, 12 min, 10 min, 8 min @ 8 min pace (90 sec rec between) 1 mile cool down
Tough warm-up and first set weren't fun. Big rest waiting for parkrun and the 10 and 8 minutes were grand. 2nd F apparently
The warm-up I was feeling sluggish, the 1st 12 minutes I was @ 8:09 and couldn't do any better. Once parkrun started I had no bother hitting paces and did 7:49 and 7:51.
Breakfast with the gang and a plod home.
Sunday morning long run. Such a surprise to wake up to a beautiful morning. Decided to head along the canal as nice and peaceful. It was sunny with blue skies, most unusual.
This week LR was 'Sunday 4 miles easy, 2 miles steady (8.30 pace), 4 miles easy, 2 miles steady (8.30 pace). Went ok. Still feel foot a bit. Steady effort good. Kept slowing 4 miles. Neck and shoulders getting sore. Good run of no toilet breaks!'
4 easy @ 9:13
2 S @ 8:28
4 easy @9:18
2 S @8:26.
V pleased.
Total for the week 41.9 miles. .9?! I was kindly informed that if I had hit my 12 minutes paces I would have avoided the .9, HUH.
Sigh, .9
Week 9-15 April. Mid-April already. Wow.
Monday - REST! Actually went to pilates beginner. That was grand. Made me sleepy.
Tuesday - A lovely, relaxed run. Did 2 miles with P and the balance solo. 5.1 miles @9:37. The weather had me in awful form all day as desperately dark and depressing. The run weather though was grand. AVG HR 152.
Wore second new pair of Glycerin and the foot liked the 14's.
Wednesday, again cycle in and run home. This time it was 9 miles progression (Starting easy working down to steady for the last two mile around 8.20/8.30ish).
Mapped a route out and then went with one P did for me. This went very well except I went more flat out than steady for the last two miles as it was downhill. More of a 8:06 and 7:54 finish so far from steady.
9 miles @8:57.
April 12th - Two years to the day for ACL surgery. Ran into work. Those two flat out miles I could really feel. Didn't sleep great as back was tight and could feel it on the run. 5.11 at 9:22 but really should have been a lot slower.
Friday - Another 5 mile run. Foot perfect. 5.11 @ 9:30. AVG Fitbit HR 147.
Saturday - St Anne's parkrun. Absolutely massive crowd, 498 runners. Wanted to run it with Laura/Anna/BG and Murph but very busy at the start, I found a friend and was chatting. Started behind the 30 minute pacer and had no idea where the others were. Met a few old and new friends on the way around. Own worse enemy as ran it too fast as was annoyed at a regular runner and non-volunteer so kept pace with them. Gave them a PB it seems, FFS. So too fast. Beautiful morning. Two miles before and one after for 6 for the day.
AVG HR 135 but say that's well off as it has the distance but wrong pace.
Sunday - Oh joy. Wake up to a miserable morning. What fun with a long run to do.
14 miles easy w/ 6x1 min up pace w/ 90 sec recovery any time from 10 miles onward.
Went up to Collins Avenue and with no shelter had the wind and rain the whole way along. Up and around St Anne's and then the same run home. Went well overall. 14 miles is an awful long way and seemed a massive jump from 12 the last two weeks. All about staying positive on this and did it. Company would have been nice. 14.06 miles @ 9:17. Had a few brief breaks to try and ease neck and shoulders.
Total for the week 44.6 miles. I don't think I have ever done so much in a week.0 -
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Hmmn, so 7 weeks behind now so this will be a quick recap and overview.
My last session week turned out to be April 16-22. I did one workout that week and it was the last time I was at the club.
The long run on the Sunday was to be 14 miles but I only made 9.2 as I wasn't feeling well.
Total mileage: 36.3.
I ran on the Tuesday/Wed/Friday/Sat and Sunday. All done wearing the Fitbit to track HR. All runs done easy.
The ony excitement was parkrun at St Anne's for pacer Saturday where RedRunner helped me perfectly pace.
On the Sunday on a glorious evening I bulled Anna out and we did a super run up the coast and around St Anne's before turning home.
Total mileage: 31.
The following week started with my Birthday and as it was Monday it was a rest day.
The rest of the week did not go well as I received a dose. Felt desperate. Few days off sick.
Started to feel ok on the Friday afternoon so headed down to Waterford for the bank holiday. We got up to do Tramore parkrun and it was very easy.
Mileage 3.5 miles for the week. I felt like I hit by a truck on the Saturday night, exhausted.
That covers April 16-May 6.
May 7-13.
Still running very easy. P arrived home with no only a dose for us but also an amazing Birthday present in the form of a fenix. No more using the Fitbit and Garmin.
All very easy running for the week keeping the heart rate low. I was ok running, paces slowed but once I stopped I would have a desperate coughing fit for about 10 minutes.
A better week 27 miles and all very easy. LR only 11.3 miles. 4 days running
May 14-20
Same as last week except ran 5 days, rested Monday and Friday. A few easy runs with P and a LR with Anna. We volunterred at Juniors. Finally made the Phoenix park at lunchtime and had a super run around the trails. I hadn't done that in years. Up and back via the canal.
31.5 miles for the week so not completely useless.
It was either this week or last week I decided to switch from the full to the Cork HM. I would have been a train wreck if I had done the full. I did have a brilliant few months building up to it and I really enjoyed it. Coach was really fantastic but it was the right decision to switch. It was my deferral from 2016 and I couldn't complete the full on such training of late. Very happy with the decision as it is the right one.
May 21-27 was a really tough week for us personally. I ran 4 days and covered 23.1 miles.
Saturday I did a blow-out at parkrun to see how much fitness I had lost. Happy to have dug in and finished but F**K it was tough going.
A hot morning and with pacer Saturday I set off with the 23 minute pacer. Fastest mile was the last but finished in 23:20. It was tough.
My amazing new watch has 5km time of 23:10 so as a result I'm taking a new marathon PB based off the watch as 3:41:03, that's fair enough?
Here we are now this week. Ran easy on Tuesday and Wednesday. Yesterday's run was the first one in about 6 weeks that felt more normal and with the erratic paces I'm returning to form.
Called over to the coach last night for a pre-HM massage. The PAIN, especially in my hips.
I have a new plan now, well hope to as going to aim for Charleville at the end of the Summer, just entered this morning.
Year to date:
Jan 93.71
Feb 119.72
March 146
April 166.72
May 94.64
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