But its cold outside

So after doing just easy running for the past few weeks due to glute injury and holidays its back to structured training with the aim of Dublin Marathon 2016.

Plan for the week
Mon| Tue| Wed| Thurs| Fri| Sat| Sun
Rest| 5m Easy| 5m Progression run ending at HMP| 5m easy | Rest| 1m wu, 5 * 800 @ 7.20 off 2min rec, 1m cd| 10m easy

Well the week has not gone to plan so far. After coming home from holidays feeling rested, within 2 days i could feel the tiredness coming back!! B12 injection due on Wed, and 3 move over the next 10 days. Can't wait to get some energy back and for someone to take this heavy block from the top of my head, well that's what it feels like!!

Tuesday 28th June
Plan 5m Easy
Actual 2.5m

Feeling very tired after my first day back in work and starring at the screen all day. On Sunday I had worn tshirt & 3/4 legging and was too warm, so oped for the lighter gear of vest & shorts today. Got the dog and headed out in my shorts & vest in the lovely sunshine. 1 mile into the run and the heavens opened. I actually enjoy running in the rain but today it was icy cold and with in a few minutes my body was freezing. I ran up and back along a sheltered bit of the road until the heavy rain passed and them took to the open road again. But it started again and turned into hailstones. it felt like i was being hit by golf balls and they were coming at an angle so hitting me directly. Stepped in under a tree until it lifted again but for the next 10 mins it got heavier and the roads were flooded around me. There was no shelter from the tree either as it was coming in under the tree at an angle. It was with resignation that I decided to make the call. I was so wet & cold at this stage and my phone was so wet it took me ages to make the call. After standing for another 10 mins i realised i had given the name of the wrong farm i was near and had to hoof it back half a mile to the one i had named. Made it just as my knight in shining Armour was pulling up on his white stead in his red van. The dog jumped gratefully into the van as i did and away home with us.

I headed straight for a warm shower but it felt like boiling water pouring over me. i wasn't feeling very well afterwards so into PJs, had some dinner and vegged for the rest of the evening before hitting the hay. The sun came out and shone for the rest of the evening and if i wasn't so shattered i'd have gone back out and finished my run!! very disappointed at having to abandon this run!!
Total 2.61

Wednesday 29th June
Plan 5m Progression
Actual 0m

shattered again to day and had to take a half day from work as i couldn't concentrate or even think straight. I hate feeling this helpless. Had my B12 injection in the Doctors and booked the last 3 in so hopefully after the next one there will be a significant improvement. Home and vegged for the evening, not an ounce of energy and no hope of a run.

Thursday 30th June
Plan 5m easy
Actual 5m Progression

Survived the full day in work today. Got home to be informed that Houdini the dog had vanished again. 4 ft wall, 4 ft gates and the little small dog disappears. We think she is getting through the hole in the gate for putting your hand through to open as the opening/lock is on the inside. Cue an hour driving around the roads i bring her running on and i was fully expecting to find her in the ditch.
Shes afraid of traffic but at the moment the main road is closed from our house for a mile so there is very little traffic (just those that go through the "Closed Road" signs and those living up the back roads, we live at a cross roads.
Anyway i was informed she was home. She is now grounded so no run for her.:rolleyes:

Headed out the door just after 8.30 with the intention of just doing the 5m easy. 100m down the road and the heavens open!!:rolleyes: ha ha this time i have on my teeshirt, 3/4 leggings and a running jacket, pity i forgot my cap!!! Soaked within 200m, it rained for the first 1m and then the sun came out. Really enjoyed this run and don't know where i got the energy from!!(maybe the injection works faster than they think)

9.44, 9.25, 9.08, 8.52, 8.34, 8.17(.20m)
Total 5.20m in 47.22 @ 9.07

So thats it for June total 80.45m, very low this month but better than a zero!!!

WTD: 7.81m
MTD: 80.45m
YTD: 785.12m

Friday 1st July
Plan Rest
Actual 5m Easy

Playing catch up so headed out late afternoon, let the dog out from her grounding and off into the lovely sunshine:). Mother nature is having a laugh at me as 1 m in and the heavens opened for torrential rain & hail. For the first of July i was in full length leggings and a long sleeved top!!!:rolleyes: by the end of the week i'll be in hat & gloves too!!!

the wind was very strong but just tried to keep it easy but i think unconsicoulsy i speed up when the rain started. Stopped after a while and the sun came out, so i was them "steaming" as was the flooded roads around me!!!

enjoyed the run all the same. Thankfully energy levels are improving and im feeling less shattered.

As some of you noticed I joined the Strava revolution yesterday and i recorded yesterdays run on my phone on Strava but it recorded 5.6m:eek: So i'm gonna stay with the Garmin and just upload the the runs from Garmin connect to save confusion(i'm easily confused :pac:)!!!

9.54, 9.54, 9.30, 9.34, 9.30, 9.26(.20)
Total 5.21 in 50:22 @ 9.40

Saturday 2nd July
Plan 1m easy, 5 * 800 @ 7.20 off 2mins rec, 1m easy
Actual Parkrun

Kids wanted to do Parkrun so up to beautiful sunshine and off we went. They found it a bit tougher today but did great over all.
I stuck it out with the youngest and we did a bit more walking than the previous outing. Time also includes stopping with young lad to remove his insoles from his runners, he hasn't worn them in months and decided to put them back in his runner today. he was in trouble after half a lap!!!
Light shower of rain but nothing heavy, strong enough winds.

Parkrun official time 34:17 for myslef and youngest, position 88 & 89, older girl in 80 with new PB and younglad 85.
10.28, 12.12(included detour to car park for water for the kids) 10.41, not sure of final split as i forgot to stop the watch afterwards!!!

day full of activities now and hope to do my planned session later and if not i'm not going to stress about it as its not the end of the world!!

WTD: 16.12m
MTD: 8.31m
YTD: 793.43m

Firedance wrote: »

Yep you can link your GC account to strava so when you upload to GC it automatically uploads to strava too (poor tang's head will be spinning now )

Well done to the kids on their parkrun, great to see them enjoying it, we have lots of regular kids in Cabinteely and they absolutely love the atmosphere and achievement. How's the energy levels now?

Thanks FD, yes discovered that and i leave my Garmin fob in the laptop and it automatically uploads there too.
Thanks energy levels are great at the moment!!(post to follow) i'm managing to get up at a reasonable time and am not totally knackered by the end of the day. Long may it continue & improve...:D

Week 2 of 18 DCM 2016

Plan for the week
Mon| Tue| Wed| Thurs| Fri| Sat| Sun
Rest| 5m Easy| 4m Steady| 5m easy | Rest| 1m wu, 6 * 600 @ 7.30 off 2min rec, 1m cd| 12m easy

I decided to do a run everyday for the month of July so on my "Rest" days i will be doing 1-2m recovery runs just to see if i can manage to do a 31 day streak!!!

Monday 4th July
Plan Rest
Actual 2m recovery

Just a gently trot with the dog, legs were tired heading out but felt great on return.
10.47, 10.42
Total 2.00 in 21:30 @ 10.44

Tuesday 5th July
Plan 5m Easy
Actual 5m Easy

got my 3rd B12 injection on the way home from work this evening, beautiful sunny day in Navan as i was leaving. Got home, stuck on the dinner and took in the clothes, big black clouds out there. Headed off up the back road with the dog and sure enough 1.5m into the run and the rain started, but it wasn't for too long and wasn't too heavy and was quite refreshing. Turned around at 2.6m on the watch but must have taken shorter route home, 2.55 for return leg!!! No big energy boost for this run!!

9.59, 9.55, 9.59, 9.52, 9.48, 9.43(.15)
Total 5.15m in 51:01 @ 9.55

will get out this evening for todays 4m steady run. very tired today so still waiting for the "duracell bunny" energy that kicks in after 3 injections!!!:rolleyes::rolleyes:

WTD: 7.15m
MTD: 31.64m
YTD: 817.67m

Wednesday 6th July
Plan 4m Steady
Actual 4m steady

Steady pace range( 9.20 - 9.40)
This was late getting out(8.55pm), after kids football training and i went up and down the main road with the youngest on her bike, she can't manage the hills on the back roads. Strong enough wind but thankfully the rain stayed away!!!
started off a bit too fast, :rolleyes:, slowed it a bit and the next one was grand but the rest veered back towards the MP range

9.12, 9.23, 9.17, 9.18, 9.16(.20)
Total 4.20 in 39:01 @ 9.17

Thursday 7th July
Plan 5m Easy
Actual 1.5m Recovery - (just to fulfill the July challenge of running everyday)

Late home from work and then circumstances conspired against me. 8.45pm getting out(starving as still hadn't had dinner) and didn't have time or energy to do the full 5m and had the young one with me. She was running too and we were just doing a short one. I really enjoyed this and it was a beautiful sunny evening even at the that hour and i would have loved to be able to continue but it was what it was!!

11.15, 11.20(.55)
Total 1.55m @ 11.17

Friday 8th July
Plan: Rest
Actual: 5m Easy

so yesterdays easy run was done, another evening run, but a lot windier and a light drizzle of rain, still sweating though!! nearly died by choking on a huge fly at one stage and then during the attack the pelvic floor muscles failed to engage:eek:!! Ooh the joys of being a woman!!!:eek:

9.58, 10.00, 9.54, 9.58, 9.55, 9.58(.25)
Total 5.25 in 56:16 @ 9.57

Saturday 9th July
Plan 1 easy, 6 x 600 @ 7.30, 2 mins Rec, 1m easy
Actual 1 easy, 6 x 600 @ 7.30, 2 mins Rec, 1m easy

no parkrun this morning, I gave the kids the morning off , because they were up very late as the new Spanish au pair arrived yesterday!!! So had a lie in myself and lay listening to the rain pelting against the window. Got up and had breakfast and then played Board Games for a couple of hours with the kids!!(just like a winters days)
Eventually just after 12 i headed out to my private track(closed road) and did my session,
Energy levels are getting back up(first day feeling "Normal") and really enjoyed this, could have done another 6 x 600

9.43, 7.25, 7.31, 7.29, 7.25, 7.30, 7.32, 9.43, 9.55(.20)
Total 5.6m in 50:40 @ 9.03

Diet has been very bad for the last couple of weeks and i've been using sugar for an energy boost, but today i'm back on track. I hope to get back to kettlebells in the next week or so!!
In spite of the poor diet the weight is still pretty consistent, 1.5lbs put on on holiday is now gone.

Weight 155.6
Target 150!!!

WTD: 23.75m
MTD: 48.24m
YTD: 832.27m

Week 3 of 18 DCM 2016

Plan for the week
Mon| Tue| Wed| Thurs| Fri| Sat| Sun
Rest| 5m Easy| 5m Steady easy to 8.00min/pace| 5m easy | Rest| 1m wu, 10 mins @ 8.45/ 3mins rec, 5 x 2 mins @ 7.30/2 mins rec, 10 mins @ 8.45, 1m cd| 12m easy


Monday 11th July
Plan Rest
Actual 2.11m recovery

Just a gently trot with the dog & youngest & new au pair. Lovely gentle run with a strong breeze to keep us cool. Had to walk a little with the youngone coming up hill at the end of mile 2.

10.46, 11.16, 10.29(11)
Total 2.11 in 23:10 @ 10.59

Tuesday 12th July
Plan 5m Easy
Actual 5m Easy

Got my 5th B12 injection this evening, I'm feeling less tired but not significantly better or filled with energy so they have scheduled me in for a 6th to see if that makes any difference.
When I got home I didn't want to go for my run at all. Feeling tired all day as i'm not sleeping well but eventually :rolleyes: at 8.25pm, got my arse in gear, got the dog and away up the back road with me.

It took me a while but eventually felt better and enjoyed the run. The beautiful sunshine probably helped too!!

10.04, 10.03, 9.55, 9.52, 9.51, 9.55(.25)
Total 5.25m in 52.11 @ 9.57

July Streak 12/12 days:D

WTD: 7.11m
MTD: 67.47m
YTD: 853.50m

Firedance wrote: »

Do they re-test your blood in between the injections Anne to see how the levels are or will they just keep going with the injections? Any chance something else could be causing the tiredness?

Retest in 4 -6 weeks to see if levels have increased, 3 weeks if not feeling the best. I'm still tired but the confusion, struggle to find word when talking (very embarrassing in work when tryong to have a conversation and you can find the word for what you are talking about:mad:, short term memory & blurry eye have all improved significantly, just the lingering tiredness!!
My man say is all the "running around" i do, she doesn't blame the "running" outright any more!!!:rolleyes:

Bar the B12, All other results came back grand, haemoglobin levels are quite high, always have been, but iron stores on the lower end of normal so have to watch that!! All thyroid etc are fine.

Thursday 14th July
Plan 5m Easy
Actual: 20 mins Recovery

So the plan this week has been turned on its head. Husbands Aunt passed away yesterday so he was gone for the evening.
I had baking to do, shopping for said baking, football training to bring eldest to,(her first session with a neighboring club as i am not putting out a team from our club due to lack of numbers, so my football managing days are over, for now....looking forward to the complete break from it!!!

So eventually at 9.10 i got out but because it was getting dark on the country roads i decided to just to a 20 mins recovery as i wouldn't fit a 5m run in!! Calves are a bit tight so this helped them greatly. First mile was a bit too fast until i realised how dark it was getting and then i dropped it to recovery pace.

10.17, 11.13,10.53(.10)
Total 2.10m in 22.34 @ 10.45

Friday 15th July
Plan Rest
Actual 5m Progression

Lunchtime run in Phoenix Park, first in a long time but had to fit it in. I was unsure whether to do my long run for the week or do the 5m progression, so first mile was easy, but right calf still a little tight so when watch beeped for 1st mile done i made the decision to just do the progression run and do the long run in the morning. Plus its extremely hot out and with no sun shine it makes for a "heavy. muggy" day. I will hydrate properly this evening and head out first time to do long run.

Funeral on Sunday morning/afternoon and then i'm travelling to Westport for the week with the kids so not sure if i'll fit in a run Sunday!!
Parkrun tourists next week, the house we are staying on is 500m from the start so can't but do it!!!:D:D:D

Run was fine but sweated buckets during this run, not enought water consumed before run!!

10.03, 9.22, 8.49, 8.18, 7.52
Total: 5.12 in 45:39 @ 8.53

WTD: 21.62m
MTD: 81.98m
YTD: 868.01m

snailsong wrote: »

Defo give us a shout. Join us for one of our runs this week if the pace suits. Love to welcome you to our parkrun. I may be Rd next week. I'm down for the following week but hope to swap because I might have a go at this
https://www.facebook.com/events/987194777995272/?ti=cl
I'll expect to hear from you!

Definitely will be in touch during the week P. There until Sunday 24th. Staying in Monastery View just above the Parkrun route. Your pace would be way too fast for me!!!

Last man standing looks like an interesting event, hopefully get up to watch it!!

Wednesday 20th July
Plan: 5m Steady
Actual: 1m uwu, 4 x 12 mins @ 8.45, 3 mins rec, 1m cd

Met up with Snailsong at the skatepark on the Railway Greenway way in Westport and we headed off. SS had agreed to do my Saturdays session therefore i can do the Westport parkrun with the kids on Saturday. He had a route planned out that included a few hills. What a smashing route with some great views. We chatted the whole way and bar an odd glance at the watch i didn't stress about the pace. All bar rep no 3, where we were a little on the slow side, we were pretty much bang on target.

Really enjoyed the company for this and appreciated it especially as my paces are way too slow for him, and the the miles certainly flew by. Sun was shining and there was a good stiff breeze to keep us cool for most parts. Sun was hot when there was no breeze.

Forgot to start the watch, P has 9.5m and i have 8.7, and he ran me home and them back to his car so about .2 of a mile more so rounding this up to 9.2m total for the day.

9.35, 8.44, 8.40, 8.54, 8.35, 9.13
Total 8.76 in 1:19.22 @ 9.04

Roundup 9.2m in 1:23

July streak 20/20

WTD: 15.92m
MTD: 115.43m
YTD: 901.46m

Week 5 of 18 DCM 2016

Plan for the week
Mon| Tue| Wed| Thurs| Fri| Sat| Sun
Rest| 5m Easy| 1m Easy, 5 * 800 @ 7.20 off 2mins rec, 1m easy | 5m easy | Rest| 1m wu, 2 x 15 mins @ 8.20/ 4 mins rec, , 1m cd| 12m easy


Monday 25th July
Plan Rest
Actual 2.14m recovery

Myself and the mutt out on the usual route for this, Dog kept trying to go faster, had to keep pulling her back into line!!

10.31, 10.49, 11.40(.14) forgot to stop the watch so this included trying to get the little scrap of fur called Oscar to run a lap of the house, he managed 3/4 before he had to stop for a rest!!

Total 2.14 in 22.57 @10.44

Tuesday 26th July
Plan 5m Easy
Actual 5m Easy

got home and into the gear straightaway but wasn't feeling the love, feeling very tired and was starving, so had a small snack to keep me going. Then i had to fly off to Ardee for a message and it was after 8.30 when i got back and lashing out of the heavens. Should have gone at 6.30 when i planned, it was only drizzly rain then!! :rolleyes:

Anyway OH had feed the dog while i was away as he "assumed" i wasn't going running!!! :eek: he should know better by know. Grabbed the dog & lead, a cap and out the door in the lashing rain. I love running in the rain, especially if dressed appropriately and then you can't even notice it!! It even eased off for the last 2 miles home!!

I had to stop a few times on this run when cars were passing as it was quite dusky because of the wet evening!!

Wasn't feeling great going out, but boy i felt fantastic afterwards and really enjoyed my hot, hot shower!!!
9.55, 9.52, 9.57, 9.53, 9.50, 9.46(.20)

Total 5.20m in 51.22 @ 9.53

Wednesday 27th July
Plan 1m easy, 5 * 800 @ 7.20, 2mins Rec, 1m easy
Actual 1m easy, 5 * 800 @ 7.20, 2mins Rec, 1m easy

Programmed this into the watch and away out at lunchtime in the Phoenix Park as youngest has U8 football match this evening, so wont fit in a run.

Tummy feeling very sensitive during the 1 mile warm up and i could feel the oatcakes & peanut butter from morning break swishing around, along with the 500ml of water i had just before leaving!! I was worried that this might have to be shelved, but decided to just start it and see how i got on!!

turns out that tummy settled and gave no bother throughout the run, very warn and "muggy" out there but i love these sessions. Tried to ge the pace right without looking at the watch too much and did pretty ok!!

9.44, 7.17, 7.18, 7.19, 7.20, 7.17, 9.51, 9.26(.22)

Total 5.63m in 49.53 @ 8.51

July Streak 27/27 days:D

WTD: 12.97m
MTD: 153.12m
YTD: 939.15m