Every accomplishment starts with a decision to try

Neady83 wrote: »

Nice LSR yesterday AM, do you think doing a run after a day off is the way to go? Cycling in the city sounds like Russian Roulette, I don't think I'd be able to enjoy it.

I'm just kind of playing things by ear at the moment and taking a rest day if I think I need it, I notice I had a rest day before my 'longer' run the last couple of weeks, I think though as the body gets used to the increase in cycling I'll adjust and need less rest.

My own cycle to work is on very quite (and mostly wide) roads up through Ongar, Clonsilla, Castleknock and then the Phoenix Park is fab of course, I only have about 1.2 miles down the quays which are a bit 'every man for himself' but the other routes I cycled during the week were far worse from a cycling perspective!!! A far cry from the lovely country roads I'll be on next weekend Hope all good with you You'll be delighted to hear I've just registered for my first mountain run, Run the Line on 26th November but sush, don't tell anyone!

Monday 19th Sept
AM 12.2 miles cycle in 50:44, roads a bit slippy and not completey bright when leaving :eek: winter is closing in…
PM 12.2 miles in 1:04

Tuesday 20th September: 3.1 miles @ 10:46 avg hr 124
Forgot the good garmin so didn’t bother with a lunchtime run, despite the fact I was wearing a garmin….it takes to long to find a satellite so I never use it for runs any more (but it counts my steps every day ) It was suggested I run naked but it just didn’t happen. Had to haul my ass out the door that evening and didn’t really know what I was doing but found myself passing the club grass track so slipped in and did 4 laps which is just over a mile on that, got progressively faster on each lap so lets call it a progression run! Finished up and headed home giving me 3.1 miles and a bit of XC practice

Wednesday 21st Sept
AM 12.2 miles 57.36 cycle through the morning sunrise, just beautiful…
PM 12. 2 miles 1:02 lashed rain, have been given the loan of a waterproof jacket while I’m waiting for mine to arrive in the post so this could have been far worse if not for that but my ¾’s were soaked right through along with feet & head. It wasn’t that unpleasant at the time but I felt a tickly throat as I was going to bed that night…..

Thursday 22nd Sept: Nada
Sore throat, sneezing, headache, cough UUUGHHH not now!!! Awful timing with Clew Bay 10k/weekend away and I’m off on my holidays next week, as aquinn would say SAKE! Spent the day gargling warm salt water, swallowing echinea and throat lozenges..

Friday 23rd Sept: uugghhhhh
#dying #manflu (just so the lads know exactly how awful I”m feeling ) Don’t look for sympathy from tang when you’re sick Luckily the west of the Shannon boardies are much more understanding when I had to cancel my trip west. Was supposed to be running in the Clew Bay 10K tomorrow with Neady and Martyboy and Snailsong were doing the half. No matter what way I tried to work it, the sensible thing to do was to stay put this weekend and fight this off as quickly as possible. Was working from home today which meant I didn’t leave the house at all, poor woody got no walk :eek:

Sat & Sun 24th/25th Nada…
Bed, rest, more drugs, cold gone into chest but actually today I’m starting to feel a bit better and have made great inroads into the book I”m reading :rolleyes: No running, no cycling, no yoga nada although I did walk woody but only a short gentle walk. Gutted to have missed out on what would have been a great weekend so will have to pick something else, maybe connamarathon (I’m joking!!!).

Delighted to read all the great results from yesterdays HM and today in Berlin for clubmates & boardsies and the brilliant results from Tralee from Oso and another friend of mine who was leading the ladies 24 hour race earlier on, can't find any final results as yet. Epic performances girls.

Mrs Mc wrote: »

Mind yourself ..... I've noticed everyone is coughing and spluttering in work at the moment .... I'm at the point of shoving them out of my way saying do you not realise I've a marathon in a few weeks !!! Get well soon enjoy the hols.

Get one of those Doctor's masks - not only will it protect you, people will think you're the one with the disease and stay away Hopefully a week in the sun doing absolutely nothing* will fix me .





*I can't guarantee I'll stick to that bit #amillionthingstodo

hillsiderunner wrote: »

Anywhere nice?

Hope the cold clears up soon!

Spain thanks, I hope so too!

Neady83 wrote: »

+1 +1 +1 it's a tough marathon so there'd be no pressure to duck under a certain time, getting around it would be a great achievement ..... or at least that's what I'm telling myself

Sussssh!!! You'll land me in a world of hot water when is it again....? Oh April and OOH there's a half I could definitely manage a half couldn't I?!!!!

I'm ruling out any kind of marathon training, possibly 'never again' but I'll review that after 2017. If I even attempt to train for a marathon next year someone please knock some sense into me

Kennyg71 wrote: »

FYP yeh know ya wanta:)

Right, I can see this is the wrong place to look for sense knocking Although I'd say Bungygirl can be relied upon if no one else can!! I may want to, but that doesn't make it a good idea!! The future is AR.....:p

Good news from specialist today, levels nearly normal, she's very happy with the speed of the progress I'm making. There is an eye thing that sometimes goes with graves disease and I seem to be getting that but hopefully it won't progress any further. So, I can keep doing what I'm doing but lay off structured training plans & rest when I need to etc but all looking good to get back to normal in the new year She reiterated that running is beneficial