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Running in the Real World
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Thanks everyone for the good wishes ^^^. Not up to date here at all, have been under the weather this week and fighting a throat infection so decided best not to run today... Instead, I spent a couple of hours stewarding in the company of the irrepressible aquinn... Who was on a mission to personally encourage all 5000+ runners and almost succeeded :pac:
For those who might not have heard her, we were just after the water station at the triangle on the North Road, approx 5.5 miles in... Great fun stewarding, always fascinating to watch all the runners and the effort put in. Nice to see how many runners thanked the stewards too.
We spotted fbot, ferris, KennyG + Mrs, spaceylou, Murph (would have been bad if I missed him), auldmanking, Mrs Mc, poor Tang limping back to his car, TFGR, Myles Splitz... (Not in order of appearance, in order of me remembering). And lots of real life people too
I'm sure I'm forgetting a few boardsies and I know we missed spotting some...
It was a tough day out there for all the runners, especially the wind... My feet have just about dried out now. From throat infection to hypothermia!
Well done everyone!0 -
Thanks for the shout out Anna it was much appreciate was struggling when I saw you. Good call to give it a miss if you'd been sick was a horrible day was so wet and I found the course tough. But we live to tell the tale I guess 0
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Thanks for the support Anna, although I didn't see you or aquinn (seems you didn't see me either :P )
I thought you were racing so wasn't looking out for anyone on the sidelines. For what it's worth, you didn't miss much
She'd only have told you how sh!t you looked, P.
Cheers for the shout out, A. even though it was wasted on me today:)
Mind yourself.0 -
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Thanks for the support Anna, although I didn't see you or aquinn (seems you didn't see me either :P )
I thought you were racing so wasn't looking out for anyone on the sidelines. For what it's worth, you didn't miss much
I was expecting to see you with D... I'm sure you looked greatShe'd only have told you how sh!t you looked, P.
Cheers for the shout out, A. even though it was wasted on me today:)
Mind yourself.
M, you looked very comfortable when we saw you!0 -
+1 to what the others said, thanks for the shout out, gave me a little boost when i needed it. Hope you feel totally better soon
Thanks, I almost called you spaceylou, that might have attracted some attention
Sorry I missed you! Thanks for being there though. I think the supporters and stewards got a tougher job than the runners!
Missed you completely, C!! Hope you had a good race (off to look at logs now to get the scoop)0 -
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Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »Thanks for the shout out☺(probably should have said my full name)
Haha, I figured it out!!! well done you looked far too comfortable for the time you were doing!!
I was shouting at all the donegal people! You were the only one who shouted back 0 -
No idea when I last logged and not going to try to catch up, there hasn't been enough running to report anyhow! A comment from Nop on his log inspired me to a quick look back here... that and being off work for Christmas hols meaning I have actually done some running...
Thursday 29 Dec 40 minutes easy with 6 x strides
6.6k @ 6:05; 4mi @ 9:47
Things you don't see if you don't run -- a heron under a tree in Fairview park, the beautiful dark winter light with a faint sunrise over Dublin bay. Backyards in Berlin from a riverside path (ok, that wasn't today). How a shared interest in running can bring people together into a supportive community.
Friday 30 Dec Back in the hills
8.45 km @ 6:17; 5.2mi @ 10:07
Listening to Ian Robertson (psychologist) on the radio about New Years resolutions and how it has been shown to help if you make it public. This an hour after stepping on the scales, horrified to see so much damage from this year to undo. It might be time to revive my training log, not to mention revive my training. Robertson says you have to repeat something 66 times to create a new habit. If I aim to run 5 days per week that would take c.13 weeks, interestingly a lot of training plans are about 12 weeks.
Did the local loop, felt good if a bit sluggish.
Saturday, 31 Dec, Wild Atlantic Way
8.1 Km @ 6:31; 5 miles @ 10:29
Intended to do Dungloe parkrun but without the boys around, slept it out (it's an hour's drive away), missing my chance to end the year with a podium place.
Instead, did St John’s Point out and back from the metropolis of Dunkineely. Wild and windy and hilly, lovely place to run. Dramatic December light. Turned around at 4k, D heading off to do his extra 2k… the wind at my back didn’t propel me back up the hills the way I expected :rolleyes:. Got back to the car 200m short of 8k so trotted around a bit, then wondered if certain people would give out to me if it showed up as 4.99mi on strava... Strava was kind and rounded up to exactly 5miles.
So, Reflections on my running in 2016:
One word… inconsistent. I never got into the rhythm or established good habits.
647 miles/1,041 km for the year -- Mileage was half of 2015, but still my second highest year ever, so at least I kept up some sort of base.
I’m out of the habit of racing, and logging, and running so I need to get back in the habit. I haven't been on Boards much either, it made me feel even further behind!
2016 Highlights: Getting my parkrun volunteer 25 tshirt, the joy of junior parkrun, Boston marathon (even if our runners were disappointed, it was a great event). My one and only pb in the Dunboyne 4 mile (first ever 4 mile race). Hill sprints in a forest in the Alps while dodging vicious horse flies.
Going to skip the lowlights and go straight to....
Goals for 2017....
I am going to use the cliche of new year’s resolution to try to get myself back on track. I’ve dusted off the Clearlier basebuilding plan from the 2014 graduate thread — it worked really well for me in 2015, so seems like a good place to start. It has the usual mix of sessions and easy running.
I’m not going to set a lofty goal for a race — that didn’t work for me in 2016, it just made me feel under more pressure as I fell behind. I’m going to take it a week at a time and focus on the plan first… if I miss a week, I can just repeat it. I'm signed up for the Raheny 5 mile so that will give me a baseline :eek:
Oh, and losing a stone. Dry January here we come. Could I be any more cliched at new year!
For now, it's Focus (on the plan), Commit (to actually doing some training) and the Believe, Achieve should follow!
Wishing everyone here a happy, healthy, high-mileage and injury-free 2017!0 -
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Annie get your Run wrote: »Yay! great to see you back Anna Don't mind those people on Strava who complain about 4.9 miles . See you at a parkrun soon! Happy New Year X
How did YOU know who I meant? happy new year to you too and see you soon. Enjoy your double tomorrow. 0 -
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