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martyboy48 wrote: »Not really been on here as much over the last couple of weeks (PC issues) so will have to investigate these shenanigans when online properly again..
Get well soon and mind yourself....
'My little ray of sunshine is going behind a light fluffy cloud for a little rest, before dazzling us once again with happiness'
Get well soon, Firedance. Really sorry you missed Belfast - I think you would have loved it.
Hope you get your thyroid sorted out - it will probably just take a little while to find the right balance of meds etc. You'll come back even stronger!
And martyboy I ALWAYS miss shenanigans on boards! I never know where to look when people mention them, or else I breeze in and find people gone / threads deleted.
Hope nothing too upsetting happened online, FD! Take your break, but then come back!
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Oh my god, I'm absolutely morto
, I didn't mean for my last post to be so dramatic!!! or to garner such attention!!! As I said to someone earlier when you're not feeling 100% things are harder to handle so the stuff going on in the background here that I'd normally shrug off upset me and I let it get to me. Tiredness does bad things to your brain!!!
I can't find the words to tell you all how fantastic you are, I can't believe I got tang to quote song lyrics... #firstimeever? That in itself made me feel about 200% better
. I'm on the mend but a bit away from being properly well again so I'll let the log drop off for a bit until I can get back to something resembling training but I won't be a stranger to the other logs. As another great song goes you get by with a little help from your friends (sorry, super cheesy 
) and that's what most of you have become. Besides, no one wants to see that photo Wild Garlic is threatening to post....no one!!! :eek:
HelenAnne yes, I'm raging to have missed Belfast but was keeping an eye on the tracker through the night and was so delighted to see everyone's progress. Well done to you guys on the support crew too. This is what the running community is all about.
PS: perhaps there should be a drama queen award at the end of the year.... 0 -
19th July 2016 update
After a few weeks down time and recovery I've been ticking along doing fairly regular 3(ish) mile runs the last couple of weeks (July 4-10 16.6 miles, July 11-17 15.3 miles) even managed a 5 mile with some club mates one evening which was glorious. Currently waiting for latest blood results to see where the levels are after the last adjustment but energy is mostly good most days at the moment. The one thing I’m not doing though is any strength, stretching foam rolling or yoga. I should be using this time as an opportunity to work on my weaknesses and build strength. I’m hoping if I start up the log again I’ll at least be accountable. I have one workout to do every day and that should be my priority in the coming 6 week period, that will bring me up to the beginning of September and we'll see where the running is at that point then. My hips in particular are niggling constantly and I don’t want to end up like Auldbot so I need to get the finger out
The club are running their first trail run in Carton House next Thursday 28th which is 6K and if the weather is like this it’ll be fantastic, I’m planning to run it, I won’t be racing obviously but it’ll be great to just take part in an event especially a club one. If anyone fancies it the info is here https://www.facebook.com/cartontrailrace/?fref=ts
Monday 18th July
Lunchrun: 3.6 miles @ 11:04 avg HR 132, roasting. Had planned to do a workout this evening but instead sat in the garden for 30 mins till the sun receded into the corner and I couldn't move the chair any farther back and then walked the dog. A good boot up the backside is in order. I could have done the workout in the garden…...
Tuesday 19th July
Lunchrun 4 miles @ 11.02 avg hr 134 holy crap that’s hot, I’d say I looked nearly as good as TBL on a hotel treadmill with the sweat levels
Followed by 10 mins yoga stretches I’ve a sports massage booked for this evening so getting my excuses in early as to why I won’t get today’s workout done properly :rolleyes: I’ll use it as a starting point though, hopefully she can work out some of the knots!0 -
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Maximus Alexander wrote: »You have to do the workouts. If you want us novices to take S&C seriously you have to lead by example.
Appealing to your overpowering desire to be helpful; check and mate.
Funnily enough that is actually my motivation!!! practice what you preach n all that, you can be the first to get on my case Max 0 -
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Lusty Beg! Looks nice, but stay away from Kesh (I was once forced by A and her sister to stop there at the Mayfly Inn for a bottle of wine on Good Friday. They took me to a little room out the back and I half thought they were going to shoot me).
Because you would't buy the wine??!!! :eek: bit drastic Anna 0 -
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Tuesday 19th July PM: Sports massage, my hands are getting pins and needles on the bike for the same reason as they were on my long runs way back in March/April, the tightness in my neck and shoulders is unreal. She did a great job on them and gave me a super tip (put two tennis balls in a sock and lie on them so they're at the back/side of your neck to ease out the knots).
Wednesday 20th July 3.1 miles @ 10:49 avg HR 122
Much cooler than previous days, very enjoyable run indeed.
PM: Myrtle Routine
Thursday 21st July
AM: Cyclemute 12.2 miles in 52 mins avg hr 113 - I can get into work quicker on the bike than I can using public transport!
PM: Cyclemute home 12.2 miles in 57 mins avg hr 112 - beat the train by a good 5 mins
PM: Yoga strength & foam rolling, everything's a bit sluggish and less bendy than usual because I have been neglecting this. Will hopefully improve quite quickly though.
Happy Friday!!0 -
Friday 22nd July 3.4 miles @ 11:07 avg HR 128
Had a plan for Saturday so kept this nice and easy at recovery effort, still very warm out there!
PM: Functional movement workout 1
Saturday 23rd July Cabinteely parkrun 3.1 miles @ 8:58 avg HR 151 (max 170) 28:15
8:59 / 9:06 / 8: 49 and 6.30 for the .1
Oh joy of joys, the hills were definitely alive with the sound of music this morning, what a fantastic day, 21 degrees and very little wind. My plan for this was to stick with Marthastew who was pacing 30 mins, I had no plans of racing today, I just wanted to do the run which I haven't done since last March. I lost her somewhere in the first KM though and decided I'd try and keep ahead of the pace group for the rest of the run. I had a ball the whole way round smiling and feeling really good, the watch was on HR as it always is so I'd no idea of pace but as each mile ticked by and I was feeling so good I started passing people - I still wasn't racing through, the effort felt maybe about HM which turned out to be right. I was absolutely buzzing (still am!!) afterwards. I'm hoping this is a sign I haven't lost as much fitness as I'd feared, still lots of catching up to do endurance wise I know.... Did post event close down and ended up jogging up the hill for a fourth time but forgot to turn on the watch so it never happened Into the coffee shop then for coffee, scone and results processing with the team.
I'm RD next weekend and hoping to see some familiar faces in Cabinteely - the views are worth the hills I promise
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Nice job FD - those blasted hills aren't getting easier, but I'm delighted to see you're back enjoying them (and not as tail-walker - I still remember the look on your face walking behind those two dudes who were just nattering away).
When is it time for a visit to Shanganagh? it was definitely a different face today!! thanks N, yep, Shanganagh is on my list for sure, soon...! 0 -
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Sunday 24th July - Rest
Well, if you can count a 5 hour journey to Lusty Beg Island Spa via Carrick on Shannon to visit family a rest I’ve never been to Fermanagh so I’d no idea what to expect, I certainly wasn’t expecting the beautiful views on the journey, nor the little paradise island in the middle of Lower Lough Erne, heaven. Arrived late afternoon and immediately got down to the business of doing Nothing with a capital N
Monday 25th July 3.2 miles @ 11:00ish
Given Strava has me running in the lake for part of this I’ll take the pace with a pinch of salt, it was faster than that anyway as I just let the legs do what they wanted. The loop of the island was marked ‘nature trails’ which as it turns out were more suited to walking than running and I had to hurdle tree trunks lying across the forest path and duck under others, and navigate thistles,, thorns and mud trails - my poor legs are gashed to bits but all worth it The island is stunning, even in the light drizzle it was the most enjoyable run I’ve had in a long time with the scenery and I was completely relaxed after a super nights sleep - great practice for Thursday’s trail run too!
Followed by an afternoon in the spa hot tub, sauna (yes, yes there was a sauna man!!) steam room and 20 mins in the pool. De-Vine… Obviously you can’t go to a spa without having some treatments so an amazingly relaxing massage and a wonderfully unique facial, using completely natural 100% organic products made this break amongst the best I’ve ever been on. I’d go back again in a heartbeat. The food was divine, the service magnificent, the silence glorious and despite having to drive onto a little two car ‘ferry’ to get there, the heart failure was worth it!!
Tuesday 26th July
AM: 20 mins swim - had to make use of the pool before I left the Island to head back to reality, had the pool to myself for about 15 mins which was glorious.
PM: 3.2 miles @ 10:08 in the pouring rain
It was late enough when I eventually got home after collecting the mutt from his aunty (who spoils him more than I do…) and I considered not running but I had to make a start on working off the Mocha’s (with cream..) sticky toffee pudding and banoffee pie I’d consumed over the last few days, not to mention the fry’s :eek: fantastic run in the warm rain and a great way to end the break. Back to normality tomorrow
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