Running Away From 30

sdevine89

So here I am on a cold winter's night starting a log.

A little bit of background. I have been an on and off runner for years. There are any number of reasons for the times I've stopped but I won't focus on those here. TBH most of them relate to a bad knee but I've probably used that as an excuse more than anything.

I turn 30 the December and now seems like a good a time as any to give this a go again. My girlfriend has embraced running this year to a serious extent and I don't want to be left behind.

In terms of goals the only two events I have on the horizon are the Achill Half Marathon and the DCM 2020. Lofty goals certainly but lets see how we go.

In terms of where I am starting out from now. I would be able to go out and run a 5km in sub 30 right now (just), not having run in a few months. The rest of my PBs are below.

The plan is to start slow and short. Going for a 3km wish run tonight and keep it and that level for a few weeks with hopefully park runs at the weekends.

Any advice will be greatly received, I am not overly keen on joining a club etc but will follow training plans. I will certainly be following the DCM Novice Plan next year if I get an entry.

Distance|Time|Date
5km|25:37|20/02/2013
10km|54:47|09/02/2013
Half|N/A|N/A
Full|N/A|N/A


Starting weight is 93.9kg too after a few months of excess. My weight fluctuates massively. Have touched 79kg early this year. I'm happy anywhere sub 85kg so will get back to that soon. Back following a IIFYM plan on that front.

Anyway out in to the cold I go. Got to start somewhere.

sdevine89

So that's the first run over. Short and very slow. Positives are actually going out and getting it done and I wasn't our of breath at the end and found it very easy.

Location: Dún Laoghaire, Dublin.
Distance: 3.13km
Time: 19:38
Avg Pace: 6.16/km
Splits: 6:29 (1km), 5:56 (2km), 6:16 (3km)
Avg Heart Rate: 96bpm

sdevine89

Run 2 down. Busy week meant I could only get out today. Did a slow run with my girlfriend, had an awful lot more in me but trying to train slow.

Location: Dún Laoghaire, Dublin.
Distance: 5.01km
Time: 30:20
Avg Pace: 6:03/km
Splits: 5:30, 6:00, 6:04, 6:25, 6:17
Avg Heart Rate: 155bpm (can’t be right I wasn’t out of breath, need to get a chest monitor)

sdevine89

Run 3

Location: Shankill, Dublin
Distance: 5.04km
Time: 31:01
Avg Pace: 6:09/km
Splits: 6:15, 6:13, 6:16, 6:06, 5:53
Ave Heart Rate: 155 bpm.

Again felt pretty easy, a little more hilly than the others.

sdevine89

Run 4

Location: Dún Laoghaire, Dublin.
Distance: 5.38km
Time: 31:47
Avg Pace: 5:54/km
Splits: 6:22, 6:00, 5:48, 6:00, 5:30, 5:30
Avg Heart Rate: 151bpm

Decided to pick up the pace near the end to see what was in my legs. Pretty happy with the results.

sdevine89

Run 5

Location: UCD
Distance: 5.03km
Time: 27:57
Avg Pace: 5:33/km
Splits: 5:33, 5:33, 5:42, 5:41,5:21
Avg Heart Rate: 163bpm

Nice to get back to it after a few busy days in work.

Entered the marathon lottery too....

sdevine89

Run 6

Location: Shankill/Bray
Distance: 10.67km
Time: 1:02:50
Avg Pace: 5:53/km
Splits: 5:28, 5:56, 5:52, 6:00, 5:48, 5:55, 6:01, 5:48, 6:02, 6:00, 5:51
Avg Heart Rate: 155bpm

Felt good and nice to know I have an ok 10km in my legs.

sdevine89

Run 7

Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.09km
Time: 29:39
Avg Pace: 5:49
Splits: 5:34, 6:00, 5:52, 5:57, 5:48
Avg Heart Rate: 142bpm

sdevine89

Have signed up for the Aware 10km in the Phoenix Park on the 14th of December. My first race since Cross Country in school 16 years ago. I'm going to follow the below very shorted Hal Higdon training plan until then. I know can run 10km based on the other day in under an hour. Not putting any pressure on myself for this but will be nice to get out and do a race.

Week|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thurs|Fri|Sat|Sun
1|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|60min Cross|7.3km|Rest
2|4.8km|40min Cross|3.2km|Rest|60min Cross|8.1km|Rest
3|4.8km|45min Cross|3.2km|Rest|60min Cross|8.9km|Rest
4|4.8km|30min Cross|3.2km|Rest|Rest|Race|Rest

sdevine89

Run 8

Location: Sandymount
Distance: 7.25
Time: 43:06
Avg Pace: 5:56
Splits: 5:23, 5:48, 5:52, 6:02, 6:06, 5:57, 5:57, 5:37
Avg Heart Rate: 157bpm

First training run for the 10km in the bag. I was incredibly hungover so very happy to get it done. The smell in Sandymount was woeful though, could barely breathe in for the first km!

sdevine89

Run 9

Location: Shankill
Distance: 5km
Time: 27:41
Avg Pace: 5:31
Splits: 5:14, 5:55, 5:33, 5:31, 5:19
Avg Heart Rate: 144bpm

Bit of a head cold so just happy to have gone out in the first place. Very pleased with time though and still a bit in reserve.

sdevine89

Run 10

Location: Shankill
Distance: 3.2km
Time: 16:03
Avg Pace: 5:00
Splits: 4:47, 5:11, 5:01
Avg Heart Rate: 179bpm

This was the run set out by the training plan, tbh I wasn't looking forward to it because it was so short so just decided to do it fast. Still have a head cold and blocked ear so certainly not 100% health wise, so again I was just happy to get it finished and move on.

sdevine89

So work threw the training plan out the window completely. I only ran twice at all in December and they were both just quick 5kms. Was a bit nervous about the race this morning, both being my first ever organised race and also not having done many runs. Thankfully, I found the whole thing brilliant.

There were defiantly things I’d do differently, like wear a jumper to the start line! I found it hard in the first couple of Km’s with the crowding and I couldn’t figure out if I was going way too fast or too slow. Settled in to it all great though and felt good the whole way round, was able to increase speed in the last km which probably means I left something in my legs which is nice to know. My headphones gave up the ghost during the race so I wasn’t really sure at all times what time I was doing etc and tbh with the training done I was just hoping to get around in under an hour.

Well, I crossed the line in a chip time of 53:01!!! A PB of 01:46!!! Couldn’t be more chuffed. I turn 30 tomorrow so thing was a great birthday present. Interesting Strava reckons it was only 9.91km but its a PB no matter what.

I can’t wait for the next race now!

Run 11

Location: Phoenix Park
Distance: 10km
Time: 53:01
Avg Pace: 5:21
Splits: 5:36, 5:27, 5:22, 5:26, 5:27, 5:29, 5:24, 5:24, 5:22, 4:46

sdevine89

PB Update

Distance|Time|Date
5km|25:37|20/02/2013
10km|53:01|14/12/2019
Half|N/A|N/A
Full|N/A|N/A

sdevine89

So time for an omnibus post from the last ten day's 'warm weather' training in Lanzarote. In reality it was eight 5km runs in a row. It was an utter slog with the heat and beers but we got them done. I really feel toughing these out will stand to me.

Run 12

Location: Costa Teguise, Lanzarote
Distance: 5km
Time: 28:53
Avg Pace: 5:46
Splits: 5:30, 5:39, 5:48, 5:55. 5:58
Avg Heart Rate: N/A

Run 13

Location: Costa Teguise, Lanzarote
Distance: 5.01km
Time: 29:14
Avg Pace: 5:50
Splits: 5:51, 5:42, 5:56, 5:50, 5:47
Avg Heart Rate: 158bpm

Run 14

Location: Costa Teguise, Lanzarote
Distance: 5.02km
Time: 27:19
Avg Pace: 5:27
Splits: 5:37, 5:27, 5:24, 5:25, 5:21
Avg Heart Rate: 158bpm

Run 15

Location: Costa Teguise, Lanzarote
Distance: 5.04km
Time: 28:57
Avg Pace: 5:44
Splits: 5:30, 5:45, 5:58, 5:46, 5:42
Avg Heart Rate: 153bpm

Run 16

Location: Costa Teguise, Lanzarote
Distance: 5:01km
Time: 27:48
Avg Pace: 5:33
Splits: 5:34, 5:33, 5:40, 5:32, 5:22
Avg Heart Rate: 156bpm

Run 17

Location: Costa Teguise, Lanzarote
Distance: 5:01km
Time: 27:08
Avg Pace: 5:24
Splits: 5:27, 5:27, 5:31, 5:24, 5:15
Avg Heart Rate: 158bpm

Run 18

Location: Costa Teguise, Lanzarote
Distance: 5:02km
Time: 27:24
Avg Pace: 5:27
Splits: 5:27, 5:31, 5:30, 5:37, 5:12
Avg Heart Rate: 154bpm

Run 19

Location: Costa Teguise, Lanzarote
Distance: 5:01km
Time: 27:36
Avg Pace: 5:01
Splits: 5:34, 5:34, 5:31, 5:30, 5:23
Avg Heart Rate: 153bpm

sdevine89

Back to the cold reality this morning. Loved being out of the heat. Jumped in the 40ft after which I also perversely enjoyed.

Run 20

Location: Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
Distance: 6.03km
Time: 31:13
Avg Pace: 5:20
Splits: 5:33, 5:23. 5:13, 5:12, 5:24, 5:16
Avg Heart Rate: 146bpm

sdevine89

Nice long slow hilly run this afternoon. Elevation gain was 94m. Got some new runners over the weekend in Amphibian King in Bray. They looked ay my gait etc and recommenced a pair of Soucony, which were very comfortable today.

Run 21

Location: Shankill
Distance: 11.03km
Time: 1:06:32
Avg Pace: 6:02
Splits: 6:02, 6:08, 5:52, 5:45, 5:51, 6:06, 6:15, 5:58, 6:09, 5:57, 6:13
Avg Heart Rate: 163bpm

sdevine89

Legs felt heavy after the long run and a slight pain in my left foot.

Run 22

Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.64km
Time: 32:51
Avg Pace: 5:49
Splits: 5:42, 5:51, 5:40, 5:52, 5:51, 6:04
Avg Heart Rate: 157bpm

sdevine89

Run 23

Location: Shankill
Distance: 5:01km
Time: 30:10
Avg Pace: 6:01
Splits: 6:09, 5:52, 6:05, 5:55, 6:01
Avg Heart Rate: 153bpm

Run 24

Location: Dun Laoghaire
Distance: 8.78km
Time: 51:07
Avg Pace: 5:49
Splits: 5:45, 5:41, 5:33, 5:46, 5:46, 5:51, 6:00, 6:01, 6:05
Avg Heart Rate:158bpm

sdevine89

Run 24 was this morning and during it I got a text to say I have gotten an entry for the Dublin Marathon 2020. **** is getting real now. Hopefully a few will follow along the log for the journey.

Lambay island

sdevine89 wrote: »

Run 24 was this morning and during it I got a text to say I have gotten an entry for the Dublin Marathon 2020. **** is getting real now. Hopefully a few will follow along the log for the journey.

Nice motivating text to get while your running. You can't go wrong buying into novice thread. Best of luck

sdevine89

Run 25

Location: Dun Laoighaire
Distance: 5.6km
Time: 34:02
Avg Pace: 6:04
Splits: 6:00, 5:39, 5:58, 6:38, 6:10, 6:02
Avg Heart Rate: 148bpm

Utterly unpleasant, was almost stationary in the wind coming back down the pier, which completely sapped by legs. First run I really haven't enjoyed but happy to get it done and nice jump in the 40ft after.

sdevine89

Run 26

Location: Shankill
Distance: 7.23km
Time: 43:10
Avg Pace: 5:58/km
Splits: 5:52, 5:58, 6:09. 5:52, 5:51, 5:58, 6:05, 5:52
Avg Heart Rate: 150bpm

Run 27

Location: Shankill
Distance: 7.12km
Time: 42:47
Avg Pace: 6:00/km
Splits: 6:00, 5:57, 5:52, 6:06, 5:58, 6:01, 6:04, 6:23
Avg Heart Rate: 164bpm

sdevine89

Run 28

Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.03km
Time: 29:24
Avg Pace: 5:51 per/km
Splits: 5:42, 5:51, 5:52, 5:40, 6:01
Avg Heart Rate: 149bpm

Run 29

Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.30km
Time: 30:27
Avg Pace: 5:44 per/km
Splits: 5:45, 5:56, 5:40, 5:44, 5:42, 5:27
Avg Heart Rate: 135bpm

Run 30

Location: Dun Laoghaire
Distance: 5.23km
Time: 29:25
Avg Pace: 5:37 per/km
Splits: 5:41, 5:45, 5:24, 5:36, 5:37, 5:51
Avg Heart Rate: 156bpm

Run 31

Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.20km
Time: 35:23
Avg Pace: 5:44 per/km
Splits: 5:29, 5:42, 5:52, 5:45, 5:34, 5:56, 6:01
Avg Heart Rate: 35:23

Run 32

Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.10km
Time: 30:37
Avg Pace: 6:00 per/km
Splits: 5:58, 5:53, 5:56, 5:56, 6:08, 6:12
Avg Heart Rate: 159bpm

Run 33

Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.04km
Time: 29:03
Avg Pace: 5:45 per/km
Splits: 5:37, 5:46, 5:53, 5:47, 5:42
Avg Heart Rate: 163bpm

Run 34

Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.10km
Time: 29:43
Avg Pace: 5:50 per/km
Splits: 5:51, 5:51, 5:38, 5:55, %:51
Avg Heart Rate: 159bpm

Run 35

Location: Dun Laoghaire
Distance: 10.03km
Time: 56:49
Avg Pace: 5:40
Splits: 5:38, 5:40, 5:32, 5:41, 5:39, 5:41, 5:44, 5:34, 5:39, 5:50
Avg Heart Rate: 157bpm

sdevine89

Any Strava users out there feel free to give me a follow.

https://www.strava.com/athletes/5167271

sdevine89

Need to update 27 runs in to this later. Fully back on the horse the last couple of weeks.

sdevine89

Ok so here is the big catch up post.

Run 36

Date: 27/01/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.03km
Time: 28:52
Avg Pace: 5:41/km
Splits: 5:41, 5:52, 5:42, 5:36, 5:34
Avg Heart Rate: 164bpm

Run 37

Date: 28/01/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.04km
Time: 27:29
Avg Pace: 5:27
Splits: 5:26, 5:34. 5:28, 5:24, 5:24
Avg Heart Rate: 176bpm

Run 38

Date: 30/01/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.03km
Time: 34:30
Avg Pace: 5:43km
Splits: 5:39, 5:48, 5:42, 5:40, 5:41, 5:48
Avg Heart Rate: 165bpm

Run 39

Date: 01/02/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 11.14km
Time: 01:06:01
Avg Pace: 5:55km
Splits: 6:00, 5:55, 5:56, 5:53, 5:41, 6:01, 6:08, 5:51, 5:53, 5:58, 5:51, 6:12
Avg Heart Rate: 144bpm

Run 40

Date: 02/02/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 13:17km
Time: 01:15:49
Avg Pace: 5:45
Splits: 5:34, 5:37, 5:36, 5:36, 5:28, 5:52, 5:52, 5:51, 5:46, 5:50, 5:53, 6:01, 5:51, 6:06
Avg Heart Rate: 147bpm

Run 41

Date: 03/02/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.11km
Time: 33:18
Avg Pace: 5:26
Splits: 5:38, 5;21, 5,28, 5:32, 5:19, 5:13, 5:50
Avg Heart Rate: 176 bpm

Run 42

Date: 06/02/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 7.59km
Time: 42:02
Avg Pace: 5:32
Splits: 5:33, 5:40, 5:36. 5:30, 5:27, 5:45, 5:28,5:16
Avg Heart Rate: 167bpm

Run 43

Date:08/02/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 15.09km
Time: 01:29:02
Avg Pace: 5:54
Splits: 5:48, 5:44, 5:52, 5:47, 5:44, 5:48, 6:00, 5:56, 5:47, 6;02, 5:56, 6:00, 6:08, ^:00, 5:58
Avg Heart Rate: 143bpm

Run 44

Date: 17/02/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.04km
Time: 29:02
Avg Pace: 5:45
Splits: 5:47, 5:50, 5:40. 5:39, 5:52
Avg Heart Rate: 142bpm

Run 45

Date: 18/02/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.03km
Time: 27:59
Avg Pace: 5:34
Splits: 5:47, 4:51, 5:28, 5:18, 5:22
Avg Heart Rate: 167bpm

Run 46

Date: 09/03/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: %.05km
Time: 29:05
Avg Pace: 5:45
Splits: 5:32, 5:44, 5:50,5:48, 5:55
Avg Heart Rate: 146bpm

Run 47

Date: 14/03/2020
Location: Rosslare
Distance: 11.05km
Time: 01:00:24
Avg Pace: 5:28
Splits: 5:31, 5:29, 5:25, 5:21, 5:27, 5:26, 5:26, 5:27, 5:33, 5:24, 5:36
Avg Heart Rate: 158bpm

Run 48

Date: 28/03/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5:03
Time: 28:29
Avg Pace: 5:40
Splits:5:40, 5:42, 5:36, 5:44, 5:37
Avg Heart Rate: 157bpm

Run 49

Date: 01/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5:38km
Time: 29:53
Avg Pace: 5:33
Splits: 5:48, 5:26, 5:27, 5:38, 5:31, 5:19
Avg Heart Rate: 173bpm

Run 50

Date: 13/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.46
Time: 31:44
Avg Pace: 5:48
Splits: 5:55, 5:42, 5:50, 5:50, 5:53, 5:28
Avg Heart Rate: 146bpm

Run 51

Date: 15/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6:35
Time: 35:08
Avg Pace: 5:32
Splits: 5:41, 5:28,5;19,5:34, 5:32, 5:40, 5:24
Avg Heart Rate: 160bpm

Run 52

Date: 16/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.32
Time: 34:07
Avg Pace: 5:24
Splits: 5:29, 5:23, 5:27, 5:23, 5:29, 5:22, 5:08
Avg Heart Rate: 161bpm

Run 53

Date: 17/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.29
Time: 35:10
Avg Pace: 5:35
Splits: 5:37, 5:29, 5:38, 5:36, 5:42, 5:32, 5:27
Avg Heart Rate: 156bpm

Run 54

Date: 18/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.01
Time: 27:27
Avg Pace: 5:28
Splits: 5:37, 5:19, 5:30, 5:28, 5:28
Avg Heart Rate: 164bpm

Run 55

Date: 19/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.09km
Time: 28:20
Avg Pace: 5:34
Splits: 5:39, 5:33, 5:32, 5:29, 5:37
Avg Heart Rate: 130bpm

Run 56

Date: 20/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.57km
Time: 30:26
Avg Pace: 5:27
Splits: 5:25, 5:32, 5:30, 5:31, 5:21, 5:26
Avg Heart Rate: 149bpm

Run 57

Date: 21/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.05km
Time: 26:13
Avg Pace: 5:11
Splits: 5:18, 5:04, 5;07, 5;10, 5:14
Avg Heart Rate: 158bpm

Run 58

Date: 22/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 10.07km
Time: 57:58
Avg Pace: 5:45
Splits: 5:45, 5:41, 5:42, 5:47, 5:45, 5:44, 5:44, 5:46, 5:50, 5:46
Avg Heart Rate: 151bpm

Run 59

Date: 23/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.59km
Time: 30:53
Avg Pace: 5:31
Splits: 5:37, 5:32, 5:29, 5:32, 5:28, 5:27
Avg Heart Rate: 155bpm

Run 60

Date: 24/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.58km
Time: 30:00
Avg Pace: 5:22
Splits: 5:53, 5:19, 5:27, 5:22, 5:16, 5:13
Avg Heart Rate: 157bpm

Run 61

Date: 25/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.07km
Time: 28:34
Avg Pace: 5:38
Splits: 5:36, 5:26, 5:38, 5:55, 5:37
Avg Heart Rate: 147bpm

Run 62

Location: 26/04/2020
Distance: 6.10
Time: 33:28
Avg Pace: 5:28
Splits: 5:44, 5:21, 5:25, 5:29, 5:17, 5:40, 4:52
Avg Heart Rate: 157bpm

Run 62

Date: 27/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.09km
Time: 27:17
Avg Pace: 5:21
Splits: 5:39, 5:11, 5:21, 5:27, 5:09
Avg Heart Rate: 172bpm

sdevine89

Run 63

Date: 28/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 7.16km
Time: 41:26
Avg Pace: 5:47
Splits: 5:56, 5:40, 5:34, 5:44, 5:58, 5:42, 5:46
Avg Heart Rate: 152bpm

Run 64

Date: 29/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 7.39km
Time: 42:36
Avg Pace: 5:46
Splits: 5:48, 5:45, 5:38, 5:50, 5:42, 5:44, 5:51, 5:51
Avg Heart Rate: 174bpm

sdevine89

Run 65

Date: 30/04/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.05km
Time: 34:43
Avg Pace: 5:44
Splits: 5:55, 5:25, 5:38, 5:47, 6:02, 5:41
Avg Heart Rate: 155bpm

I'm in the middle of a run a mile every day for thirty days challenge that in hindsight I regret starting but will be finishing it now.

sdevine89

Run 66

Date: 01/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.17km
Time: 35:02
Avg Pace: 5:41
Splits: 6:05, 5:28, 5:32, 5:36, 5:40, 5;44, 5:36
Avg Heart Rate: 157bpm

Running has been feeling great lately, I have been trying to keep them short though because of the thirty day challenge, feeling very comfortable around that pace too, not finishing very out of breath etc.

sdevine89

Run 67

Date: 02/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 10.24km
Time: 58:29
Avg Pace: 5:42
Splits: 5:58, 5:34, 5:36, 5:39, 5:38, 5:47, 5:32, 5:40, 5:48, 5:46, 6:09
Avg Heart Rate: 148bpm

Run 68

Date: 03/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.19km
Time: 29:56
Avg Pace: 5:45
Splits: 5:47, 5:37, 5:36, 5:50, 6:02, 5:36
Avg Heart Rate: 141bpm

Run 69

Date: 04/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.53km
Time: 36:42
Avg Pace: 5:37
Splits: 5:46, 5:27, 5:38, 5:38, 5:41, 5:40, 5:28
Avg Heart Rate: 144bpm

Run 70

Date: 05/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 5.32km
Time: 30:21
Avg Pace: 5:42
Splits: 5:50, 5:37, 5:31, 5:46, 5:52, 5:22
Avg Heart Rate: 146bpm

Run 71

Date: 06/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.06km
Time: 34:10
Avg Pace: 5:38
Splits: 5:48, 5:37, 5:33, 5:40, 5:41, 5:31
Avg Heart Rate: 143bpm

Run 72

Date: 07/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 7.21km
Time: 40:52
Avg Pace: 5:40
Splits: 5:47, 5:30, 5:36, 5:27, 5:40, 5:39, 6:04, 5:31
Avg Heart Rate: 154bpm

Run 73

Date: 08/05/2020
Location: Shankill - The Vico
Distance: 5.74km
Time: 33:37
Avg Pace: 5:51
Splits: 5:54, 5:41, 5:46, 5:53, 6:16, 5:48
Avg Heart Rate: 151bpm

Run 74

Date: 08/05/2020
Location: The Vico - Shankill
Distance: 5.50km
Time: 32:01
Avg Pace: 5:49
Splits: 5:45, 5:50, 5:46, 5:56, 5:48, 5:50
Avg Heart Rate: 145bpm

sdevine89

Run 75

Date: 09/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.11km
Time: 34:52
Avg Pace: 5:42
Splits: 5:44, 5:34, 5:37, 5:39, 5:51, 5:50, 5:38
Avg Heart Rate: 152bpm

sdevine89

Run 76

Date: 10/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.32km
Time: 37:23
Avg Pace: 5:55
Splits: 5:58, 5:44, 5:57, 5:51, 6:00, 6:02, 5:46
Avg Heart Rate: 159bpm

sdevine89

Run 77

Date: 11/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 8.12km
Time: 45:33
Avg Pace: 5:36
Splits: 5:37, 5:42, 5:36, 5:37, 5:36, 5:32, 5:41, 5:33, 5:51
Avg Heart Rate: 179bpm (Certainly didn't feel like it so I think this is off)

skyblue46

You should give the Mile TT a bash on here!

sdevine89

skyblue46 wrote: »

You should give the Mile TT a bash on here!

I'm going to go and sign up right now!

sdevine89

Run 78

Date: 12/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 8.11km
Time: 46:07
Avg Pace: 5:41
Splits: 5:52, 5:34, 5:41, 5:32, 5:40, 5:40, 5:52, 5:40, 5:07
Avg Heart Rate: 146bpm (felt much more accurate compared to yesterday)

sdevine89

Run 79

Date: 13/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 8.11km
Time: 45:50
Avg Pace: 5:39
Splits: 5:41, 5:38, 5:28, 5:33, 5:37, 5:41, 5:52, 5:43, 5:30
Avg Heart Rate: 162bpm

sdevine89

Run 80

Date: 14/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.16km
Time: 34:49
Avg Pace: 5:37
Splits: 5:47, 5:38, 5:34, 5:27, 5:37, 5:41, 5:21
Avg Heart Rate: 153 bpm

sdevine89

Run 81

Date: 15/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 6.27km
Time: 35:20
Avg Pace: 5:38
Splits: 5:49, 5:38, 5:34, 5:24, 5:42, 5:50, 5:16
Avg Heart Rate: 166bpm

Run 82

Date: 20/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 10.15km
Time: 57:12
Avg Pace: 5:38
Splits: 5:45, 5:37, 5:31, 5:22, 5:24, 5:30, 5:37, 5:44, 5:51, 5:55, 6:20
Avg Heart Rate: 152bpm

That's the 30 days done. Thank God.

Goal Distance: 30miles (48.3km)
Actual Distance: 124.8miles (200.9km)
Shortest Run: 3.1miles (5km)
Longest Run: 6.3miles (10.2km)
Weight Change: -3.19kg

sdevine89

Run 83

Date: 20/05/2020
Location: Shankill
Distance: 10.33km
Time: 57:43
Avg Pace: 5:35
Splits: 5:47, 5:32, 5:37, 5:28, 5:37, 5:35, 5:37, 5:36, 5:37, 5:31, 5:21
Avg Heart Rate: 148bpm

Was great to get back at it yesterday after a few days off. Delighted with the pace too.

Obviously the DCM being cancelled ruins the plans for this year, but I'm more determined than ever just to take the time to train. Would love now to get under 4 hours for the Marathon next year.

For the time being I'm going to start a half marathon training plan next Monday, with the goal of doing the Achill Half if it goes ahead in mid September.

Will also do the Fingal 4 mile virtually this Sunday and then the Boards Time Trial at the end of the month. Lots to keep training for.

Seems as good a time as any for a weight check in too. I started this log in October 2019 at 93.9kg before touching 97.84kg in early January, but I'm delighted to say I tipped the scales yesterday at 85.7kg so everything is going in the right direction. Doing some HIIT classes a few days a week too which will hopefully help with overall fitness and body composition.

sdevine89

Time to bring this back.

It’s been a long time, I’ve run very sporadically in the past 2.5 years, and I let me marathon entry go unused. I went out for a run with my fiancé, who did run the marathon 3 weeks ago and failed out at 16miles. There was no way I was going to do it just to fail. I’ll enter for next year and let’s see how the next 362 days goes.

Doing the Clontarf 5 mile at the end of the month, so that’s something to get out running for.

sdevine89

Well the next 362 days have been completed.

Read all about it here: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121301309/#Comment_121301309