Once in a Lifetime....for now

skyblue46 · 15-03-2023 4:39pm

Thank you all for your very kind comments. It is very humbling. You're a great bunch.

skyblue46 · 15-03-2023 4:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120359005#Comment_120359005

She said I could put it on your account 🤷‍♂️

OOnegative · 15-03-2023 8:14pm

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I’ll let you have that one seeing you’re complaining of DOMS & this is a family show…….

Lazare · 15-03-2023 8:32pm

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Haha, great answer tbf.

I'll let the friend know.

skyblue46 · 19-03-2023 10:05pm

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Your mojo will pick up as the weather does. Your training is definitely going in the right direction. As for shorter stuff for me... it'll be purely for fun and not specifically trained for. History shows that's when I break down.

skyblue46 · 19-03-2023 10:08pm

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Thanks E. Yeah I seem to have gotten through it in one piece thank God. Thanks for your comments, very nice of you ☺️

skyblue46 · 19-03-2023 10:10pm

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You are one person who can most definitely relate to what I went through. After your great recent race hopefully it's onwards and upwards for us both.

skyblue46 · 19-03-2023 10:13pm

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I probably wouldn't have gotten myself into that situation if I had done a bit of mental maths earlier in the day 🤣🤣 I just didn't bother as I felt I was outside the margin for error line

skyblue46 · 19-03-2023 10:20pm

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Thanks E. You know from the days I met you to run a couple of miles, the days I met you half way through your run cos I couldn't do the distance, the sessions I did where I had to watch you run off into the distance, that it has been a long road. I want to thank you for never letting my head drop and always having an encouraging word. That, and having the goal of beating you kept me going 😂😂

scotindublin · 20-03-2023 8:19am

Great too see you back with such a great race, no more than you deserve for everything you have gone through.....couldn't have happened to a better person either, one of the unsung heroes on Boards.

Hopefully catch up for a Sunday run soon.

Laineyfrecks · 20-03-2023 4:57pm

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Haha glad I motivated you🤣🤣

On a serious note its the least I could do🤗

skyblue46 · 26-03-2023 8:06pm

So I better post something for fear of this log becoming dormant again. 🤣

First of all I will briefly return to Den Haag for a bit. I left lots out as I felt the report was already ridiculously long. Primarily I must thank B for his company over the couple of days, always a pleasure and something I look forward to every time. Also a big mention to his two wonderful kids ( who I obviously can't mention by name on here) who are the best...I love the chats with them. Sadly I didn't get to see Mrs OO- this time due to Covid but hopefully it won't be too long.

As for the race itself....I know most people only travel for a full but if you're ever tempted to travel for a half give this one some consideration. It really is brilliantly run, a proper professional event with everything like bag drop, dressing rooms etc very close to the start and no delays or crushes. I should also mention that the city is fantastic. It says a lot about the people when the main shopping street which is full of expensive, top end brands, have shop fronts without shutters. Oh and the selection of IPAs is unreal!

I came home and had a good think. After a decent performance I have always sensed future possibilities and launched myself into a new block. Not this time. I have to accept I'm held together with sticky tape. 2 quiet training weeks were had with only one run at steady paces and everything else easy.

Now it's all eyes on Amsterdam....hopes? I have a few! Training plan? Organic...adjust as I go. Races? I hope to do a few but never at 100%...99 maybe 🤣

skyblue46 · 02-05-2023 10:14pm

I really am pure $hite at this updating lark. Since the half I have not been doing anything much worth logging. I haven't done a session since as I have concentrated on getting myself a half decent base for a marathon block. Weekly mileage has averaged about 50, April was 230 miles and I finally hit the 8 hour for a week target that I think I need for the block. It has all been easy stuff with the odd steady run thrown in.

I will 'race' a 5k in May to see where all this easy running has left me. Between now and then I might throw in some slightly faster stuff but the focus is purely on marathon. This is something that will apply to any races I do during the summer....run them hard but not hard enough to need much recovery or a taper to prepare.

skyblue46 · 10-05-2023 11:38am

Sunday 30th: 11.78 miles @ 7:40. As I mentioned in my last post the only variation I am doing other than easy running is some moderate paced stuff. I did this one on a loop around Ballymun, Santry, Northside, Beaumont, Whitehall and Glasnevin. Wind and gradient meant that the first half was done @ 7:20s and 7:30s and the second in 40s and 50s at a slightly increased effort. I really enjoyed this one especially the last 25 mins when the heavens opened, the rain was bouncing knee height off the paths and my shirt had trebled in weight! That completed a 45 mile step back week and brought April miles to 230.

Monday 1st: 5.7 miles @ 8:38. Met up with E for a nice 50 min run in the Park on a sunny and very busy Bank Holiday. Grabbed a really good coffee in a café in Chapelizod Village afterwards, my new favourite coffee in the area.

Tuesday 2nd: 8 miles @ 8:40. A grand easy run on a loop incorporating a lap of each of 3 local parks, Johnstown, Poppintree and Albert College.

Wednesday 3rd: 6.2 miles @ 8:35. Nothing out of the ordinary. Easy run on Collins Ave, Grace Park Road and Griffith Avenue.

Thursday 4th: 16.5 miles @ 8:24. I have decided to base my training pattern around my 4/4 on/off shift pattern. It was becoming increasingly difficult to do long runs on the afternoons between my night shifts. Between now and Amsterdam I intend to do my long runs on my days off rather than trying to stick religiously to a Sunday. I started this one in the Park and out to Chapelizod before turning into a Park which houses a memorial to traitors 🤣. From there I headed up onto the Grand Canal which I followed to the quays at Grand Canal Dock. The plan was to continue on to the Royal Canal towpath but with a large section of it closed for upgrade works I went up the NCR before joining it at Phibsborough. I ran up as far as Ashtown before turning back for the Park. It was nice to see AMK on his run at Ashtown Gate....Any worries that there was anything worse than a Boards/ Strava hiatus happily dispelled!

Friday 5th: 5.2 miles @ 9:02. Recovery run

Saturday 6th: 7.4 miles @ 8:51. A few months ago my trusty Garmin HRM died and I decided I wanted to replace it with one which had a monitor which detached from the strap for ease of washing. I got a Wahoo Tickr. It was not a good purchase with there being many periods of inaccurate data during runs. It went full metal jacket on this run even reaching 166bpm (normal 120-130)!

Sunday 7th: 11.4 miles @ 7.59. This week's bit of steady was a 5*2k EIM run. It should be based on HR but further acting the b0llix from the aforementioned Tickr ruined that plan. Paces for the 2k pieces ended up at about 7 min pace, about 30 secs faster than ideal. Ordered a Polar H10 monitor straight after the run.....

Week: 60.8 miles

Month:60.8 miles

Year: 873 miles

Once in a Lifetime....for now

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