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Playing the Numbers game: Sub 5;10;17;36;60;80
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Duanington wrote: »really strong session there J, rough enough trying to pace it in that wind
Cheers D - yeah it was a toughie in the wind - it's amazing though that I was doing laps of the track and felt it on my face but never on my back
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Nice work yourself today - I'd say you had a lot more wind than i had to contend with!0 -
Back in Black wrote: »Cheers D - yeah it was a toughie in the wind - it's amazing though that I was doing laps of the track and felt it on my face but never on my back.
Nice work yourself today - I'd say you had a lot more wind than i had to contend with!
Ha ha - it seems to time those gusts perfectly to blow you backwards alright, never forwards! Ah I had a little bit of shelter in St Anne's in fairness, not a lot but enough to make it do-able (Just!)0 -
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Monday 1st Feb: 2.4 mile recovery @9:20 avg pace
Went out straight after getting home from work. It was ridiculously windy out and at times it was a struggle to keep upright. Still I managed to dodge a few wheelie bins and debris on the paths!
Also got a good core workout done too.
Tuesday 2nd Feb: 7 mile easy @ 8:41 avg pace
Headed out this evening shortly after dinner. It was bitter cold heading out but it was still a surprise when it started snowing heavy half a mile in. I was very tempted to cut this short but decided not to wimp out and to keep going. Was a bit dodgy in places with the big lumps of snow falling and getting in my eyes - I never wanted a peaked hat so badly in all my life
. Footpaths were getting slippy for the last few mile so glad to get back to the car.
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Wednesday 3rd February: 2 mile easy, 6x300 @ 56-58 w 2 min rec, 2 mile easy
Managed to get out at lunchtime for this which was a real rarity. I was rewarded with a spring day that was perfect for running, with not a murmur of wind and the sun was even out!! Hard to believe that my previous run was in heavy snow!!
Done a nice and handy 2 mile warm up 8:14;8:13 and then plenty of stretching before getting stuck into this.
Was conscious to try and keep the pace consistent and the form good. Managed that and felt quite comfortable doing this. The legs did get tired on the last two but nothing major and pace was nice and consistent.
Finished of with a 2 mile cool down run before legging it back to work.
As an added bonus got to circuits tonight so not a bad days work
Total: 7.8 miles0 -
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Friday 5th February: 2 easy, 1200, 4 min rec, 1000, 3:30 min rec, 800, 3min rec, 600, 2 min rec, 400, 2 easy
I knew it would be next to impossible to run Saturday so I had to push this forward. Between that and knowing this could be a toughie meant I was fairly apprehensive going into this. The flip side was that if I nailed this it would be a great confidence booster for Armagh.
Running buddy decided to join me which was great as it was after 8 o clock before we got out and it would have been easy to put if off if i was on my own. When we got down to the pitch the floodlights were on and there was plenty of cars around so we had a feeling it could get busy. Started off with a nice and handy warm-up followed by lots of stretching and a few laps of form drills.
Was ready to get stuck in at that stage and we could see the local gaa teams seniors warming up on the astroturf so the priority was to get going as quick as possible before all 20 odd of them hit the track.
The target for the first 1200 was 4:20 to 4:25 and I was determined not to overcook this. The beauty of the floodlights meant I could keep an eye on the time and checked it at 200 and 400 and saw that we were bang on target. Finished this in 4:23 and felt good and was particularly pleased that my form was very good. Gently jogged 600 metres for the recovery before getting into the 1000mtrs.
Target for the 1000mtrs was 3:30 to 3:35. Again tried to keep the pace even and the form good and we were running very smoothly for the first 400mtrs and then we were joined on track by 6 lads running dragging tyres around behind them (local tug of war team training). Had to do a few maneuvers to get around them which interrupted the smooth running but was still happy out with 3:29. Another nice and handy recovery jog for 3:30 before getting in to the 800.
Still had the tug of war team on track so tried to time starting to avoid the traffic. Target for this was 2:40 to 2:45 and again was concentrating on the form and even pacing. Got held up at one corner as one of the lads with tyres took the turn too tight and I had to avoid his tyre!! Thankfully the tug of war lads finished up as we were on the second lap. This came in at 2:38 and I was feeling good still. Unfortunately running buddy was struggling and he was regretting the cup of coffee he had before coming out. Not much chat on the jogged recovery for 3 minutes!
By now the senior panel had joined us on track and we timed the start wrong and had to divert onto the pitch to avoid a collision - was getting dogs abuse from some of the lads for this and there was plenty of slagging. Meant i was a wee bit distracted for this and wary of the same happening again on the next lap but thankfully we were able to negotiate a way through. Target was 2:00- 2:05 so delighted to hit 2 mins on the nose. Nice and easy jogged 400mtrs recovery while the gaa lads were steaming pass us doing some heavy pre season training.
The 2 minutes recovery was over very quick and running buddy was still struggling (but still hitting the right pace) so not sure what to expect for the 400mtrs. Instructions were to run this full tilt and I had it in my head to hit 200mtrs at 40 and then speed up from them. Running buddy caught me by surprise by flying off and I had to dig deep to keep with him. Didn't even have time to glance at the watch at 200 as was digging deep and we were passing groups of the gaa lads so had to go wide a few times. Passed running buddy at about 300mtrs and hammered for home. Remembered to stop the watch before ending up on my hands and knees and dry retching for a minute. Still it was worth it when I saw 69 seconds on the watch.
Done another 2 mile easy and was getting some nice compliments from the lads about how well we were running. Nearly felt sorry for them when they told me they had another 30 minutes hard training to do on the track.:P
Absolutely delighted with this and a great confidence booster for Armagh. Genuinely feel like I've never been as fit or strong since I started this running lark!
Total: 8.5 miles0 -
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Duanington wrote: »Really good session J - well done, I'm assuming you had the pen on the hand for that one ?!
Ha - Had to actually write it on my arm as there wasn't enough room on my hand. Also had the session written on a post it in my shorts as back-up!! 0 -
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Monday: 2.5 miles @9:17 pace
Had to convince myself to do this straight after work as I knew I would bail out otherwise as it was absolutely bitter out and I had a ton of work to do. Kept the pace nice and handy and just ran from the house through town. Learned a valuable lesson about how not to carry my phone running. Normally I have a holder on my arm for the phone when I'm listening to podcasts. However, because it was so cold I decided to wear my running jacket and stuck the phone in my pocket. It was annoying me straight away but I couldn't be bothered heading back for the arm holder so kept going.
Unfortunately the phone was bouncing around a lot and as I was turning a corner it caught me right in the crown jewels.:o:eek: Sweet Jesus it was painful - Talk about taking your breath away. Moral of the story there is to never carry the phone lose in a pocket near a tender region!!
Tuesday 9th Feb: 7miles @ 8:40 avg pace
Another crazy day meant I had only a very small window for this so had to head out straight after stuffing my face with pancakes. Meant I had to keep the pace slow and soon zoned out listening to a podcast. miles ticked by and was finished before I knew it.
Wednesday 10th Feb: Rest
Dodgy stomach made me rethink running today. No harm though as I have been burning the candle at both ends with work being very busy lately so will get an early night and be raring to go again.0 -
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