The Boggers Log

Today: plan called for 2 mile wu/cd with 1,2,3,4,3,2,1 minute @ 5k pace off similar recovery.

Had an early morning meeting so I headed down to the gym around 6 to get this done. The gym has 3 treadmills, 2 were occupied already and the third was out of order. I'd to wait for over 30 mins to get on one and hadn't time to do the sessions so I just did 4 miles recovery. Watched part of a Saudi Arabia v UAE soccer match on the treadmill screen and it was about as exciting as my run!

I haven't been to Casablanca in about two years and the guy I met this morning told me I gotten very old looking, fcuker!!! Although he did almost made up for it by bringing me to a good fish restaurant right on the beach for lunch.

Another work colleague booked a late afternoon massage for us at the hotel spa. He kept giving me this big stupid grin as we made our way down for the appointment, and I was wondering what the hell was wrong with him! Got changed into a robe and some young one appeared and called out my name and beckoned me to follow her. She brought me into a tiled wet room with a big marble slab counter in the middle of the room and told me to get up on it. "Massage" says I pushing my two hands up and down in front of me. I thought she said "apres" so I tentatively lay on the slab after she motioned a bit more aggressively for me to get onto it.

The slab was heated and she put a towel under my head and then started spraying me with very hot water, I nearly crapped myself! I was tempted to get up and leave but I decided unless it started getting weirder I go along with it for another bit. She then covered me from head to toe in some soap and produced a rough cloth and brush (like you'd do the dishes with) and started wiping and scrubbing every inch of me. It wasn't unpleasant but I felt like I was been lightly sanded! Another round with the soapy stuff and then she covered me in this browny/black gloop, that was like muck. I looked like I'd just spent the afternoon bog snorkelling.

More soapy stuff and hot water and then she told me to sit up and she washed my feckin hair!! It must be 45 years since someone else washed my hair.

Was then taken to a relaxation room and my friend joined my thinking he played the greatest joke of all time, but I'd the last laugh coz his massage was sh1te and I really enjoyed my sandblasting. Wonder where I could get that done in Connemara

Feigned being a bit sick so I wouldn't have to go out for dinner and hit the treadmill for the mornings missed mini session.

Was very hot in there but I managed it all right, did the 1,2,3,4,3,2,1 min at 16kph and 7.1 miles done in total.

Total for the day 11 miles

TbL

Monday: plan called for 4 mile recovery. Absolutely no interest in running, was all over the place. Motivation always seems to drop off a cliff after a decent session or race so I resisted the urge to take the day off and binge eat, and I got 4.2 recovery miles done around the local GAA pitches.

Tuesday: again felt very lethargic, lazy and heavy legged but forced myself to get the planed 7 easy miles done over the Seanadh Pheistin roads @ 8.26.

Wednesday:

Was driving to Dublin later in the day so I got 4 miles recovery done early this morning at just under 9 min pace.


First magical mystery tour of this cycle. Met up with Ecoli in the PP, and we headed off on a 2 mile warm up before doing a 3 & 2 mile and 1 km session at slightly north of MP, HMP and 10k pace. Nice day for it and it was great to have the company doing this, hopefully I'll be able to do it a couple more times before San Seb. Sluggish start but once I warmed up I felt ok and finished strong, had to rein in the pace towards the end as I didn't want to drain Ecoli too much given he's almost in taper mode 8.9 miles.

12.9 miles for the day.

TbL