Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard

chickey2 · 14-08-2016 05:40PM

Tues 9: easy commute. Extended this a bit to add milage but kept it easy. Felt good
Total 13.7km@6:19 HR 150

Wed 10: plan said 10-12 miles with 2x4@MP, so I converted it to 18km with 2x6km@MP. Had to be up early to squeeze this in before work, 5:30 uggh! It was barely light. You can really feel autumn now. Good thing is I don't need my antihistamines anymore though. I left my watch at work the previous day so had to use my old one with no HR. MP felt quite relaxed once I got into it. I even went over on the second rep so did 6.3km by mistake!
Warm up 3km@6:37
MP 6km@5:38
Jog 0.6km@6:45
MP 6.3km@5:34
Cool down 2.2km@5:57
Total 18.2km

Thurs 11: recovery. Nice and slow 7.3km@6:50

Fri 12: I'd planned on doing 6-7 km easy on the way home from work but when I got out I realised I'd no luas card and no money so had to run all the way home! I kept it easy and even walked up the hill near the playground in tymon.
Total 10km @6:40

Sat 13: I almost died of a hangover. It was a planned rest day anyway but really could have done without the dehydration. Drank several litres of water and went to bed at 9pm.

Sun 14: felt much better after all the sleep and water yesterday. I decided to do another section of the marathon course so headed to terenure and followed the course to the top of fosters avenue. Roebuck Road was nowhere as bad as I remembered it. It helped that there wasn't a stupid cardboard wall telling me I'd hit the wall! I headed back home via Dundrum and balinteer. By pure luck I hit 29km about 500m from my house! It took 3 minutes longer than the same distance last week but my HR was lower.
Total 29km@6:28 HR 159

I'm delighted with this week. I got my fifth run in and extended some of the others but still feel good.
Weekly total 78.1km

Murph_D · 14-08-2016 05:52PM

Nice week, C. That MP session is a good sign!

chickey2 · 18-08-2016 04:40PM

The exhaustion is finally hitting me this week! I swapped this week and next on the plan to take in to account the Frank Duffy 10 mile. It was actually part of the plan but it must have been a week later in 2013! So this week is a step back week and I skipped the Wednesday session. I was still wrecked yesterday though. My alarm went off at 6am today and I just couldn't face getting up so texted my boss and told him I was taking a duvet day. I went back to sleep and ended up sleeping for over 13 hours in total! I feel so much better now.

Just easy running this week

Tues 16: 11.85km@6:17 HR 148

Wed 17: 11:4km @5:58 HR 154

Will try and get a slow recovery run this evening and then rest tomorrow before the race on Saturday.

Depending on how I'm feeling on Saturday I think I'll aim to run it somewhere between PMP and HMP. My current 10 mile is 1:28 which is quite a soft one as that wasn't all out and I've done a lot since then. Mcmillans says I could do it in 1:23. I'll be happy with a pb but I'm not going to push too hard as I need to keep the main thing the main thing!

Bluesquare · 19-08-2016 09:59AM

Good luck in race tomorrow !

Bungy Girl · 19-08-2016 11:12AM

Best of luck for tomorrow! Hope all goes to plan .

tang1 · 19-08-2016 11:14AM

Best of luck tomorrow, PB all the way, run well.

Kennyg71 · 19-08-2016 01:11PM

Best Luck tomorrow. Have a good one.

adrian522 · 19-08-2016 02:20PM

Best of luck tomorrow, by the way I'd be a fan of racing it all out rather than at MP!

Murph_D · 19-08-2016 10:23PM

Have a good one, C, whatever you decide!

Mrs Mc · 19-08-2016 10:25PM

Best of luck tomorrow see ya there

well hopefully I've never met you so will have to guess !!!

Singer · 19-08-2016 10:29PM

Have a good race!

chickey2 · 20-08-2016 05:10PM

Thanks for all the well wishes!

I got a 2 minute pb so I'm happy! As I said it was a soft one and I really don't think I ran my best today so I'm not delighted, just happy

The weather was horrendous. I was drenched by the time I got there and had to ask myself several times what was I doing there. I remembered that it was "character building" so just made the most of it!
The start was horribly congested as usual. The amount of people in front of me who were barely jogging and having a great old chat with their mates really annoyed me. It was a few km before I could get past the worst of them. On the plus side, I had to concentrate so much trying to get past them without bumping in to anyone or tripping that I barely noticed the kms go by.

Once I thought I was clear I suddenly hit what looked like a pace group. They were all wearing black which looked really strange amongst the sea of luminous yellow and pink. They all looked quite fit but weren't running that fast (if slower than me!) Very strange. Got past them and then I was grand.

Can't really remember much more. I felt comfortable and was really enjoying myself most of the time. The wind on the acres Road was pretty tough but I had latched on to a girl in front me so just concentrated on her back and kept going. The last hill was tough but I knew we were close so tried to speed up.

Hit the finish line in 1:26. I was glad of the pb but knew I could do a lot better. Another day I'll target it properly and do it justice.

The bag collection took nearly as long as the race! I felt sorry for the poor volunteers who had to deal with some very impatient people.

Mrs Mc · 20-08-2016 05:26PM

Think that group were the Air Corps they passed me as well in fact they made me speed up for a while !!!:D

Bluesquare · 20-08-2016 06:07PM

Well done in the lovely weather! I have heard a lot of bad reports on congestion in several parts of the course ! Doesn't make for a nice race .

Ososlo · 20-08-2016 06:34PM

Great run, well done. You'll smash it up again for sure next time out. Recover well!

mel.b · 20-08-2016 06:37PM

Well done on the PB

annapr · 20-08-2016 07:16PM

Mrs Mc wrote: »

Think that group were the Air Corps they passed me as well in fact they made me speed up for a while !!!:D

Yep, the men in black... They looked very impressive running en masse! Well done on the PB today C, in those conditions!

Murph_D · 20-08-2016 07:44PM

That's a great result C, wouldn't sniff at any PB in those conditions on that course! Nice to chat briefly beforehand.

chickey2 · 20-08-2016 09:58PM

Mrs Mc wrote: »

Think that group were the Air Corps they passed me as well in fact they made me speed up for a while !!!:D

Ah that explains it. It's so unusual to see runners all in black with no logos at all!

Younganne · 20-08-2016 10:55PM

well done, a PB is a PB and lots more to come off that in better race conditions. You can move forward and concentrate on the next one which will hopefully have better weather!!

Kennyg71 · 21-08-2016 11:36AM

Well done on PB, defiantly not great day for running, good mornings work.

Firedance · 22-08-2016 02:29PM

Just catching up here C, well done on the PB, especially in those conditions, even if you felt it was soft!! Nice to see progress after a few weeks on the plan.

denis b · 22-08-2016 02:35PM

Well done C. You ran your own race on a testing day. Nice result considering all the miles in recent weeks.

aquinn · 22-08-2016 03:11PM

Ah, that's why we missed you. The Air Corps group. Nearly missed Mr & Mrs Kennyg in that.

Well done on the PB, great going.

Absolutely MANKY weather.

RedRunner · 23-08-2016 11:09PM

Congrats on the pb! Your training looks like it is going very well too.

chickey2 · 25-08-2016 05:35PM

Thanks everyone. I'm on my phone so can't do fancy multi quote but I do appreciate it.

I'm having a bit if a roller coaster week. The race being on Saturday disrupted my routine but it meant I could spend Sunday on the sofa watching the Olympic marathon which was pleasant! After I did a very slow "run" with my 6 year old but there was lots of stops and she didn't stop talking the whole time! I didn't even bother with the watch but I'd say we did near 4km.

Mon 22: On Monday I wasn't sure what to do as it's normally a rest day but I didn't really need it. After lots of messing around I eventually got out with both kids but had to turn back after 1km due to rain. They really need to harden up! So only did 2 slow km.

Tues 23: I had a day off Tuesday but I set my alarm for the usual time so I could get out before OH went to work. When I woke up felt awful. No energy no desire to run. Went back to sleep and didn't wake up til 10. I felt bad then that I'd done so little since the race. I shouldn't have needed all that rest and I just felt so lazy.

Wed 24: I finally managed to get out the door and what a fantastic morning it was! My legs were so fresh, the weather was perfect and I felt great! Wednesday is session day but the plan said to skip it if I'd raced on Saturday. The session was 12km with 6@mp. I set off thinking I'd run 3 km and see how I felt. I ran just looking at HR so when I got to 3km I checked my pace and couldn't believe it when I saw I was at MP already. It just felt so easy and my HR was grand. Kept going and did the full session no problem. I've definitely noticed my HR is going down for the same paces. I guess that's the plan working. Total 13km @5:47 (6km@5:31) HR 155

Thursday 26: Recovery run. Nice 6.3km @6:48 HR 142. Quick and easy.

Bungy Girl · 25-08-2016 05:47PM

chickey2 wrote: »

I ran just looking at HR so when I got to 3km I checked my pace and couldn't believe it when I saw I was at MP already. It just felt so easy and my HR was grand. Kept going and did the full session no problem. I've definitely noticed my HR is going down for the same paces. I guess that's the plan working.

Yup! Great work and great progress being made. Good for you :cool:.

chickey2 · 29-08-2016 07:39PM

Got my first 20 miler of the plan done! I was down in Clare again this weekend so had to be at 12 noon mass so was under pressure! I woke at 7 and the lazy sod in my brain kept telling me I didn't really have to do this, I was lovely and cozy in bed and so close to nodding off again but then I thought of this log and having to say I was too lazy to get up and run. If Firedance and TBL can go for long runs after transatlantic flights then I've no excuse. Thanks guys!

So before I could change my mind I was up and out. I didn't have time for breakfast do just had a gel and headed out. I was still half asleep and at one stage I actually wondered if I was really out running or was I just dreaming! It was a gorgeous morning though and I soon woke up. At about half way I needed a bathroom stop so headed into Dunnes in Ennis. I remembered I hadn't brought any tights which I really needed for the dress I was wearing later so ended up buying them, opening the box and shoving them in my flip belt! Now that multitasking for you!

I only had a vague route in mind so ended up doing a bit of exploring around Ennis and even did 4 laps of a track I passed near the hospital. It was mad running around the narrow streets of ennis with practically no traffic or people. A bit different from the fleah last week!

By 22 km I was getting tired but bought a lucozade sport which really picked me up. The last 4 km were the worst but looking at the paces i didn't slow too much. Got back to the house for a quick snack and a shower and was in mass before the priest! Followed that by a huge roast beef dinner, happy days!
Total 32km (20 miles) @6:22 HR 158.

Weekly total 62.6 plus another 6 or so I didn't wear the watch for.

ThebitterLemon · 29-08-2016 08:05PM

chickey2 wrote: »

Got my first 20 miler of the plan done! I was down in Clare again this weekend so had to be at 12 noon mass so was under pressure! I woke at 7 and the lazy sod in my brain kept telling me I didn't really have to do this, I was lovely and cozy in bed and so close to nodding off again but then I thought of this log and having to say I was too lazy to get up and run. If Firedance and TBL can go for long runs after transatlantic flights then I've no excuse. Thanks guys!

So before I could change my mind I was up and out. I didn't have time for breakfast do just had a gel and headed out. I was still half asleep and at one stage I actually wondered if I was really out running or was I just dreaming! It was a gorgeous morning though and I soon woke up. At about half way I needed a bathroom stop so headed into Dunnes in Ennis. I remembered I hadn't brought any tights which I really needed for the dress I was wearing later so ended up buying them, opening the box and shoving them in my flip belt! Now that multitasking for you!

I only had a vague route in mind so ended up doing a bit of exploring around Ennis and even did 4 laps of a track I passed near the hospital. It was mad running around the narrow streets of ennis with practically no traffic or people. A bit different from the fleah last week!

By 22 km I was getting tired but bought a lucozade sport which really picked me up. The last 4 km were the worst but looking at the paces i didn't slow too much. Got back to the house for a quick snack and a shower and was in mass before the priest! Followed that by a huge roast beef dinner, happy days!
Total 32km (20 miles) @6:22 HR 158.

Weekly total 62.6 plus another 6 or so I didn't wear the watch for.

Real multitasking would have entailed wearing the tights on the run home to aid recovery

TbL

annapr · 29-08-2016 08:15PM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Real multitasking would have entailed wearing the tights on the run home to aid recovery

TbL

I don't think even Tbl has bought tights on an LSR! (Tang may know better...)

Great going, C!

Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard

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