From Couch 25k To Where Ever

Out at lunchtime for my run today.
6.69 miles @133 bpm @10:56 pace

Just back from my pilates class . I found some of the movements tough, and breathing proprely doesn't come naturally to me but I really enjoyed it and I'm sure I will get the hang of the breathing.

I did a 5 mile run this afternoon . I'm not sure if I should run on the day I do pilates or if I am i should run after the class .

I really enjoyed the class and can feel the benefit of the exercises.

13.5 mile LSR today in 2 hours 26.30 minutes at 131 BPM 10:51 average pace.

I decide to experiment with my fuelling on this run. I had a bowl of porridge for breakfast at 8:30, chilled an watch a bit of tv to let it settle and then headed over to coolock for my run . Filled my running bottle with 1 liter of water and a high 5 zero tab, I took a citrus flavoured gel before heading off with 300ml of water. I found the gel a little sickly , not mad about it tbh but apart from that it was all right.

At 4 miles I took another high 5 gel , this time a raspberry one, It wasn't as sickly but I'm still not overly mad about gels but I suppose they are a necessary evil for the big day and apart from not liking them they didn't have any negative effect on me. I will go with the raspberry one on the day I think.

The run itself was grand, Felt good the whole way . My route took me from Coolock down the Malahide road to Fairview and the back out the Howth road through Clontarf to Baldoyle and back up to Coolock. I knew it was around 13 miles as I've ran it before. Running the Howth road is lovely with a nice breeze coming in off Dublin bay.

It was a warm day but there were some ominous looking clouds from the off, I was sure I was going to get a nice cooling shower but no, It started to rain five minutes after the run finished, Typical.

I upped the pace along the coast and ran from miles 7 to 12 around pmp. I felt quite good on completion , I feel I could certainly have added a few miles if I had to.

Overall a good run and a learning experience with the gels and the drink, My longest run since last year.

Out for an hour on the bike today .

Another warm easy run this evening .

7.27 miles @ 130 BPM 11.16 pace

My legs were a little sore even before I went out. No harm getting used to running on sore or tired legs I guess. Enjoyed the run so I tagged on an extra mile at the end.

15.15 mile LSR Today @ 10:40 average pace 133 bpm Miles 8 9 10 and 11 @ 10:18 pmp.

Up at 8 and had a breakfast of porridge with a banana and a slice of wholemeat and pumpkin seed bread.

I Tried a new route from Coolock to Santry and then into Dublin back out to Fairview and out the Howth road and back to my staring point in Coolock. The route worked well and it opens up a lot of new routes that will easily allow me 20 mile lsrs when the time comes.

I also tried some alternatives to gels for fueling. Filled my flipbelt with those small boxes of raisins, Some cereal bars and some fruit chews. I took a box of raisins at 3 miles , two cereal bars at 6 miles and a fruit chew at 9 miles, all taken with water. All went well tummy wise and i had plenty of energy for the running. so much so I tagged on an extra 2 miles at the end to bring my planned 13 miles to 15 miles. This worked well for me , Carb intake would have been higher with the gels though and to carry all the stuff was a little bulky so I'm going to try find a gel that's more palatable than the ones i used last week and go with them on the day.

I felt really good the whole way around, I got a little tired in mile 14 but I felt I could have continued to run if I had to.

I was pleased with how the fueling worked I really enjoyed the run this morning my longest to date

3.56 mile recovery run this lunchtime @126 bpm 11:33 average pace.

Went to the local park for this ran on grass in light rain, Had the place all to myself and all felt good after yesterdays long run, Bliss.

5.69 miles easy. One of those days, the heart strap not working properly , stopped a few times to try fix it. Legs felt heavy for the first few miles and it was very warm. Pace all over the shop . Avg 11.24 . Enough excuses there to keep me happy . Roll on tomorrow .

Havn't a clue how I'm going to run today, #COYBIG

tailgunner wrote: »

I'm taking a well-timed rest day!

Really tempted too TG but the bag is in the boot in case I come around anytime today , Pilates tonite too, looking forward to the lie down tbh.

Lsr today I kept it all easy this week as o had my speed fix on Thursday.


I experiment with fueling again this time using iso gels. I found these much more palitable than the ordinary ones. Much easier on the stomach not as sickly so they are the gels for me for the day.

16.2 miles in 3 hours flat @ 127 bpm heart rate 11:06 average pace . .

5.66 easy miles @ 130 bpm 10:44 pace.

Lovely Run in the drizzle.