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PB or not PB...that is the question
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21/03/2019
8K - Road - 34:59 - NB
Tempo run today in borderline perfect running conditions.
Found this pace relatively comfortable - still feeling a bit leggy and lethargic generally. Convinced at this stage that it's down to my continuing poor quality of sleep/rest lately.....have booked in for reflexology in 2 weeks time so hopefully that might do the trick
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Limerick 4 Mile County Championship
6.45K - Road - 25:09 - NB1400
Not too sure how to feel about this one tbh
Woke up with a stiff hip which loosened out a bit with some foam rolling and stretches.
Got to the Kilmallock in good time and did a decent warm up so was feeling pretty ok on the start line.
Hadn’t thought too much about race strategy as this was something of a free hit. We didn’t have enough for a team so no pressure whatsoever on my performance so decided to give it socks and see what happened.
Headed off at a nice pelt; felt very comfortable after 2K and had settled into a nice rhythm. Legs felt fine, hip a bit niggly but ok, breathing grand, kept it going up to 3K and then....
It was like someone turned off a switch. This wasn’t hitting a wall or blowing up as I’ve experinced before, I just went from feeling great to feeling flat in the space of 400m.
It was pretty pedestrian and comfortable after that...got passed by a few lads and put on a bit of a sprint at the end.
I’d have been happy enough with that time beforehand but the way it happened was weird. Maybe more conservative pacing early on might have helped but I genuinely felt a-ok for the first half and was confident of holding that pace for another few km.
Anyway will keep ploughing on and see how things go.....3 weeks til Dromina so will need to make a call on that fairly soon.0 -
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19/04/2019
9K - 41:16 - Grass - SK
Did a few laps of the pitch while the young fella was at hurling training....even remembered to wear my dedicated grass shoes (Kinvaras)
Might actually be more involved with the training going forward so probably won’t get a chance to sneak in a few laps again for a while.
21/04/2019
23K - 111:26 - Road - NP
Busy with the kids all day Saturday...plenty of running around but no running :pac:
Headed off early again yesterday morning in light fog and hazy sunshine which was a joy to be out in.
Took a good while to get going actually....felt a bit leggy for the first 10K but settled down grand after that.
My longest run since 2012 probably I’d say, prob my last long one before Limerick half, we’re away next weekend so not sure if I’ll get out0 -
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05/05/2019
GREAT LIMERICK RUN HALF MARATHON
21.1K – 89:30 – Road – NP
Well well – that was genuinely unexpected:D:D
Have to admit that I wasn’t really looking forward to this race – was in poor enough form generally last week…feeling lethargic and meh most of the time.
I started on thyroid medication a couple of weeks ago and had been hoping for an instant uplift but it didn’t seem to materialize. The blood tests I had also showed up haemochromatosis (high iron), which basically has the same symptoms as underactive thyroid (ie. feeling like a zombie) – have to go back for more tests on that later this month.
Tldr – expectations were low. My plan was to keep in touch with the 1:30 pace group and grimly hang on when I inevitably hit the wall/ran out of gas. A marginal PB (< 93 mins) was the main goal.
Spent most of Saturday literally and actually running around with the kids – the Fun Run was good craic and the lads really enjoyed it. The Expo itself was grand I guess – always find these kind of things very underwhelming.
Felt ok on the morning of the race – got a bit complacent with time actually, it was nearly 9:45 by the time I hopped in the car. Ended up ninja parking in the exact same spot I used last year around the corner from Rene Cusasks off the Dock Rd.
Wandered up towards the start then, and did a very gentle warm up. Bumped into a few club mates so was chatting for a couple of minutes and then mooched my way up through the crowd. Did a bit more stretching during the random speeches and prayers from the Bishop, and kept my eyes peeled for the 1:30 balloon.
And then we were off; the first few corners were predictably chaotic so was just focused on not running into people. I could see the pace group up ahead, possibly a couple of hundred metres already but I wasn’t in any mad rush to make contact.
The crowd started to thin out a bit after 1K, so I started to settle into a bit of a rhythm and could finally concentrate on something other than not clattering into people with headphones on.
Worked my way up closer to the pace group and probably made contact around the 3.5K/4K mark.
Splits:
1) 4:17
2) 4:00
3) 4:14
4) 4:18
5) 4:10 -> Cumulative = 21:05
Once I settled into the group I pretty much switched off to be honest – can’t recall anything about the route really. Chatted with the pacer for a bit and just kept chugging along very very comfortably.
6) 4:12
7) 4:14
8) 4:19
9) 4:09
10) 4:17 -> Cumulative = 42:15
Around the halfway mark, it started to get a bit congested and the road narrowed in places. As we came down towards the end of O’Connell Avenue, I decided to put on a mini-surge to avoid the traffic and then basically just kept going
It took me a couple of minutes to settle down away from the comfort of the group but I was now on a section of the course that I knew extremely well so confidence was high.
It helped as well that I was passing out a steady enough stream of runners – nice to be on the other side of that interaction for a change!
11) 4:17
12) 4:11
13) 4:13
14) 4:24
15) 4:19 -> Cumulative = 63:41
Cruised around the North Circular Rd. handy enough and pretty much cruised up and down the Ennis Rd/Gaelic Grounds section as well. Had zero problems with the hills/drags in this section and it wasn’t until I got to the top and the flat section at the top that the going got a bit tough.
The section between the tennis club and the maternity hospital was a killer – not sure why really, must have been a mental/perception issue. Have driven that road a gazillion times so maybe I thought it was shorter in my head or something. By now, the 1:30 pacer was back within earshot and offered some very timely and welcome encouragement. Finally made it on to the bridge and put down the hammer for the line…
16) 4:18
17) 4:19
18) 4:12
19) 4:14
20) 4:19
21) 3:58
22) 0:28
Really really happy with that I have to say…..probably my most satisfying race execution and outcome since the John Treacy back in 2012.
Observations:
The pacing group was a big help;
The weather was perfect for running;
My gels actually worked (took them at ~7K and ~15K), I made a conscious decision to take them before I felt I needed to take them;
Limerick looked and sounded great I thought, really encouraging to see so many people out cheering people on;
Great medal, sh1t t-shirt;
I think I could have kept going for another while at steady pace with the group….how long? Not sure tbh but I am a lot more confident about Dublin now than I was last week;
Not 100% sure on what my race plan is for the next few months – will deffo do one of either Clonmel or Charleville leading up to the marathon. Will probably do a couple of 10K’s along the way as well but main focus will be building stamina rather than speed.0 -
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10/05/2019
8.15K - 38:56 - Road - NB
Can’t remember this run now actually so I guess it was just a standard afternoon plod
11/05/2019
10K - 47:20 - Road - AF
Was going to use Saturday as an official rest day but felt I needed to clear my head a bit.
10K now feels like a short run for me which is good - doesn’t seem like that long ago since it was my LSR
12/05/2019
LIMERICK TRACK & FIELD 3,000m
3K - 10:50 - Track - NB1400
My first official race on a track at the ripe old age of 41 :pac:
Had no expectation of time or position going into this - it was a small enough field (7 men) and I knew on the start line that there was at least four fellas faster than me.
Anyway, after the first couple of laps I was pretty much running on my own in fourth place...kept it reasonably consistent although the last km was my slowest.
Felt I had a bit left in the tank so possibly could have kicked for home a bit earlier. Was miles off 3rd place but my watch did gleefully beep for PBs for 1km (3:19) and 1 Mile (5:23)0 -
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