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Working class heroes

A long, long time hurling from ditch so now is the time to get the old finger out and start a training log.
Running about 4 years.
Don't race but this will change. Not sure what form this will take but it's a toss up between the 110 hurdles or a 72 hr ultra, we'll see.
No idea how fast I am and don't really care, yet.
Run most days, sometimes 30mins sometimes 3 hrs. Sometimes on the road sometimes in a field sometimes up a mountain sometimes on a beach sometimes on a cinder track, anywhere really.
Let the games begin.

Rested today......

Utdfan20titles

Intresting targets. Good luck with them.
If u run in races your times will be in the results once u finish

Working class heroes

Got out this morning for a quickie. About 30 minutes talking pace. Kept to the leafy trails with about ten minutes on grass. I'm guessing about 5k.
Must get me some technology.

Also need to start thinking about a goal. I like jumping over those barriers at wood/forest entry points so the steeple chase might be an option.....

Working class heroes

A very pleasant trot around a city centre park today. Loads knocking around chomping on their sushi and stuff. Might try it out some day. Looked nice.
Anyway had a very slight twinge in the knee. Thought it was an old cricket injury flaring up at first, just think it was the body waking up. Got in about 40 mins.

I've decided to give the long stuff a go. I'll probably make an arse of it but sure if you're not in.......

Working class heroes

Seen as I'm going to be doing the long stuff I might as well do it right.
Going to give that old intermittent fasting a go. Going with the 16/8 version as it suits my hectic lifestyle. Got up this morning and binned the sugar puffs and frosties, they really are grrrrrrrreeeat!
Just back from another 40 minute trot and I'm about to tuck into a chicken, lettuce, olive and Semi-dried tomato fruit sambo. Pesto in lieu of butter.
Jaysus I'm starvin'

Working class heroes

I am human,
I am a product of millions
and millions of development and
research to determine what
abilities and functions are needed
to be the strongest of the fittest
I breath
I eat
I think
I feel
I dream that there is more to life
than what I know
I hope
I am human
I am born with nothing but
develop a cocktail of love
and hate and grudges and
desire with the power to
destroy life itself
I am human
Made to be broken, made to
last.

This old fasting lark is cracking me up.

Another 40 minutes fooling around today.

TFBubendorfer

Working class heroes wrote: »

Loads knocking around chomping on their sushi and stuff. Might try it out some day. Looked nice.

Working class heroes do not eat sushi. They detest bourgeois decadence.

Working class heroes

@TBF. You see that's what they want you too think. Why can't we eat sushi? Let's break free from these culinary shackles!

Working class heroes

What if
Three working men from a far away land
Brought gifts for The babies hand
Ketchup, mayonnaise and salad cream all bland
The new holy trinity?
No, just dips for the damned.

An hour on the trails this morning along the river big.

Working class heroes

felt good after this mornings trot so headed out this evening for a sneaky 35 min jog.

I met a girl called Tiara Venial Dun she was a mixed up hypochondriac.

Working class heroes

6.2329791 miles @ 7:59 1/2

Lovey little trail run this morning

About 30 miles for the week. I'll aim for about 40 next week.

Working class heroes

A glorious 45 minutes around sushi park today. I feel drawn to this place, almost like I've been there before.

Said hello to Oscar. He's like a big turd with all the flies snap snapping away.

Covered about 5 1/2 miles, I think.

davedanon

Working class heroes wrote: »

felt good after this mornings trot so headed out this evening for a sneaky 35 min jog.

I met a girl called Tiara Venial Dun she was a mixed up hypochondriac.

Surely Tara Valid Ennui would be a much more convincing anagram, in the 'all actual words' stakes.

Working class heroes

Yes it surely would Dave.

But a lass named Tara broke my heart once
Never found out why
I kept digging and digging and digging and digging
But it only made me cry.

So I'll go with mine if you don't mined humouring me.

UM1

Working class heroes wrote: »

Yes it surely would Dave.

But a lass named Tara broke my heart once
Never found out why
I kept digging and digging and digging and digging
But it only made me cry.

So I'll go with mine if you don't mined humouring me.

Burd named tara keegan broke my heart aswell ,first kiss etc..started goin out with Dotsi Reilly,.more heartbreak

davedanon

Say tara to all the Taras.

Working class heroes

New watch today, fits snugly on the wrist. Not used to wearing a timepiece on the wrist as I'm more a pocket watch kinda chap, old boy...

Wasn't going to head out but was eager to try out the watch so went out for a quickie.

3.2 miles @ 8:10 pace. Around the dark woods. May buy a head torch now. Fcuk sake, who said running was a cheap pastime.

Happy birthday Oscar.

El Caballo

Working class heroes wrote: »

Happy birthday Oscar.

Might need to return that watch...;)

AuldManKing

this log is quite entertaining yet vaguely familiar.

joesoap5

AuldManKing wrote: »

this log is quite entertaining yet vaguely familiar.

Are we talking hello pinky kinda kinky posts here?

Working class heroes

A wonderful 6.3 miles today. Felt alive, unlike Bob. Happy birthday duuuuuuuude.

The old 16/8 diet is going well, don't think I'll have any bother mastering it.
Anyway breakfast is for whimps:cool:.

Working class heroes

Decided to try out the new head torch so hit the Mountains.

Came face to face with a deer, I said "you talkin' to me?"
He told me to fcuk off back to Nam and find Christopher Walkin

Didn't have that second mushroom.

About 5.3 tough miles.

davedanon

Walken.

Working class heroes

Cheers dude. It's the mushroom I had earlier, has the old head fried.

davedanon

Working class heroes wrote: »

Cheers dude. It's the mushroom I had earlier, has the old head fried.

In south-west Dublin near the mountains/hills they're never far away.

Working class heroes

davedanon wrote: »

In south-west Dublin near the mountains/hills they're never far away.

Mushrooms?
Ah that's good. This Brexit lark has the mushroom industry in tatters.

davedanon

Working class heroes wrote: »

Mushrooms?
Ah that's good. This Brexit lark has the mushroom industry in tatters.

Ah, they just need to inject them with more steroids or heroin or whatever, so they'll last longer, and then they can export them to Europe.

Working class heroes

davedanon wrote: »

Ah, they just need to inject them with more steroids or heroin or whatever, so they'll last longer, and then they can export them to Europe.

Ah god be with the days I used to be up at the crack of dawn with me M&S plastic bag picking me own. Happy days!

Working class heroes

Bonus run today. 6.3 miles on the river big.

Sad day today. We say goodbye to a sporting legend. Many a time I watched him grace the sod and many a time, during his retirement, I had the pleasure of his company.



Bye bye my old friend, bye bye Moscow Flyer.

Working class heroes

7.1 miles in the muck this morning. Bit of a slog but very enjoyable. Might get back out this evening, don't worry I'll let yis all know if I do.

Working class heroes

10.2 miles river/forest/mountain trails.
Things starting to fall nicely into place. Beware all I'm coming to get yis!

Working class heroes

A pleasant 6.1 miles around a park. Not sushi park but dog s1hite park.

The old 16/8 is ticking along nicely.

Had the usual sambo today. Chicken,lettuce, black olives, semi-dried tomato fruit with pesto in lieu of butter all between two slices of the finest brown.
I've christened it the "Hero Sambo".
Also had a banana. It was long and straight, like a cowardly cucumber.

Working class heroes

Just back from a six miler in the dark. Spooooky.
Just had me diner. Chicken lasagne I think she calls it wasn't too bad, not a patch on bacon cabbage but not bad. Sitting back now with a glass of Merlot watching "Landscape Artist Of The Year" on Sky Arts. Spiffing.

tang1

Ah bacon & cabbage the meal of a real Irish man, never mind this kale nonense in replacement of cabbage. New fangled modern ideas!!

Working class heroes

tang1 wrote: »

Ah bacon & cabbage the meal of a real Irish man, never mind this kale nonense in replacement of cabbage. New fangled modern ideas!!

Yep. I likes me bacon hairy and me cabbage stringy.

Working class heroes

Just backy from a 6.4 mile run at dog sh1te park.
Tucking into a Hero Samba and was thinking of school and how I long for the pre-Internet days:rolleyes:

I return to you years later, my dear old refill pad,
To most a scribbled mess,
not worth 20 cent,
To me, quill in hand, it still makes perfect sense.

Working class heroes

Put the technology on this run. 6.10 miles @ 7:44 pace on a bumpy enough trail.

The things you have to do;
Got an invite today for a bit of an "event" Wednesday next, in the American Ambassador's residence in Phoenix Park or as its called round these parts "the park".
Sara Watkins is providing the entertainment before she embarks on her tour.
I'll be putting Pimms to the clouds.

Working class heroes

Went on the grass today. Good and soft underfoot. 6.1 miles @ 8:23 pace. Felt like going further but I need to be very very careful baby.

Collected a race number at the RDS today for a friend. Felt weird there without the horses.

Working class heroes

On the old trails again today. 7.2 miles @ 8:20 pace all good.

Near the end of the run as i could see a woman with a couple of dogs.
She looked like she was bending down trying to talk to the dogs. As I got nearer she started shouting "look right, look right" I was at a loss what the hell she was on about until I got closer. I wished I had looked right as she was squeezing out a couple of brown bananas. Not a bother on her smiling away she was!
Has to be done says I.

Long one planned for tomorrow. Meeting a few mountain goats.
Going to get extremely drunk after it.

Working class heroes

A great old trot this morning. About 14.5 miles very hilly run on the trails.

DubOnHoliday

Working class heroes wrote: »

A great old trot this morning. About 14.5 miles very hilly run on the trails.

with the mountain goats

Working class heroes

DubOnHoliday wrote: »

with the mountain goats

Working class heroes

Nothing yesterday. Dying.
Decided to head up to the park today for a recce on that O'Maley dudes' gaff.
He better have that pile of Ferero Roche' ready for tomorrow.
8.2 miles @ 7:42 pace.

Actually, for anyone who's interested here is what I'm at with the daughter tomorrow.
https://ie.usembassy.gov/featured-event/

Working class heroes

5.8 miles @8:28 pace on the trails, bright and early.

Working class heroes

4 miles yesterday and snap today. Playing chicken with a sore throat, don't want it to develops into something nasty.
Sitting in the car now outside lidls waiting for the Mother to finish buying the place, could be here a while.
They are selling a Giant Ginger Bread House for 5 notes. Think I'll go back in for that. Ooh ooh wait, there is an offer on pyjamas and screw drivers and dog biscuits and elephants and ski goggles and soft soft bog roll, ooooohh niiiicccce.

Working class heroes

6 miles on the hills.

Got out this morning for the first run since the 4th.
The cause a combination of a chest infection and a week of excess in the sun.
Put Cocktails to the heavens!

I've picked out a few trots for the medium term, goes something like this;

Staplestown marathon
Dungarvan 10(not ideal but I've entered now and like an old spin to the sunny south east)
Wicklow Way Ultra
Lap of the gap marathon
Connemara ultra

Might add a few more need to see what else is out there. Open to suggestions!

Working class heroes

Did a little double yesterday, 6+3.
Just the one today , 8 miler.
Still tired after the old Vitamim D gathering expedition. Booked the same place again for the 4th of July next year, 10 days this time. Something tells me I'm going to need it.
Heading up to the Aviva tomorrow for the ruger! My kind of game, my kind of people.

Working class heroes

About 9 and a half miles this morning. Around the pass, down to the tap, up to the hive and back to the pass. Lovely run indeed.

Working class heroes

10 miles today. Had more planned but had to bring the little hero to see "Trolls".
Not good, too much singing.
The trolls around here are far more entertaining.

Working class heroes

A nice pleasant 7 and a half miles today. A tad cold but I had my fingerless cloves on so all was good.

Working class heroes

9 snotty miles today.
That's all I have to say about that.