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Running in the Real World
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Tuesday, 19 May: 55 Mins Easy
5 mi/8k in 50 mins + 1k on treadmill in about 6 mins
First outing since the Terenure Triumph as it will be known from now on
Treated myself to a new pair of runners yesterday... the nice people at Runhub said try them out on a treadmill and if they're not working for you, we'll exchange them. Fair enough. Took myself up to DCU gym (most underused membership in history), after 1k on the treadmill, said right, they're grand, I need to get out of here. I think I spent longer getting my locker locked than using the equipment.
Did the next 50 minutes down through Albert College Park, down to Drumcondra and back up with another loop or so of the Albo. Good to get a bit of uphill. And I managed to avoid the wacky weather, other than the usual wind. Was it always this windy in Ireland or do I just notice it more now that I'm running into it constantly?
anyhow, this run felt GREAT, really enjoyed it... no ill effects from Sunday, although I could feel my leg muscles for sure.
For the shoe fetishists among us (you know who yiz are), pity about the dayglo green: http://verticalrunner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/MIN11W1-1.jpg0 -
For the shoe fetishists among us (you know who yiz are), pity about the dayglo green: http://verticalrunner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/MIN11W1-1.jpg
ooh lovely! they have Cork PB written all over them... +1 to the wind, its definitely worse this year than I ever remember it. 0 -
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Saturday, May 23
5k @ HMP with 2k wu and 1k cd, 45 min
4.99mi @ 9:01 avg/8:03k @ 5:36 avg;
I've switched from the Clearlier plan to the Hal Higdon HM intermediate, really for the taper. Set off this morning secure in the knowledge that it looked like a yes vote and did 5k @ HMP, as called for in the plan. Tried to do this by feel, but each time the watch beeped another Km, I had to slow myself down. My excuse is that I was listening to the radio coverage of the referendum results and that gave some extra pep in my step.
Target HMP is 5:30/km. HMP Splits were: 5:09, 5:20, 5:15, 5:27, 5:19
What a day... even in Donegal! (just about).
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Monday, May 26:
Plan 12 mile LSR;
Actual 11.2 mi in 1:52 (10:01/mi); 18Km @ 6:14/km
This is the last long run in the HH plan, a week out from the HM. I would normally do my LSR on Sunday but had visitors, so pushed it to Monday. Got up Monday morning with a mini-dose of Delhi belly… so waited until late afternoon before attempting this. My legs were a bit jelly-like for much of it, and I had to keep noting where the nearest toilet might be if needed – not the usual landmarks
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I went out the sea front and up through St Anne’s for a couple of loops, taking in part of my favourite parkrun route, home via the Howth Rd, stopping briefly to buy water. I decided not to push it any further just to tick off the 12 miles, but then felt ok when I got closer to home so did a few circles of the green in Marino (very boring) before calling it a day at 18k/11.2mi.
Felt a bit wrecked afterwards but I’m glad I did it, even though I probably shouldn’t have.
Highlight of the run (apart from surviving without any emergency stops): I passed a runner in St Anne’s who was doing a loop in the opposite direction to me and we nodded. Passed him again a while later on the avenue and he said, you’re going very well. I had a smile on my face for at least a Km afterwards. Random words of encouragement, such a boost 0 -
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