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The Boggers Log

ThebitterLemon

After some sage advise from Krusty, I've decided to dip my toe into the training log pool.

My 12 month objective is to crack a sub 3, but my immediate objective is to run a 3.05 -3.07 in Seville in February.

I've done a few marathons and did Valencia a couple of weeks ago as a training run (fantastic event by the way), and I've started a 12 week McMillan running program last Monday.

I'll try to post here as frequently as possible and would appreciate any feedback proffered.

Again, tnx Krusty for his time and inputs.

TbL

3 sessions completed so far;

1. 30 min warm up followed by, 22, 30 second strides with 1 min recovery run at between 5k and 1 mile race pace. 15 min cool down jog

2. 70 mins easy run

3. 50 min easy run

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Annie get your Run

tang1 wrote: »

Pop Rocks???

Yes! If I remember correctly they tasted awful but great fun

ThebitterLemon

Annie get your Run wrote: »

Yes! If I remember correctly they tasted awful but great fun

Jazus Annie, AULDBOT probably biting through his tongue, you're really teeing them up for him

TbL

tang1

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Jazus Annie, AULDBOT probably biting through his tongue, you're really teeing them up for him

TbL

His head is exploding I'd say between her 'riding' and how she finds 'rocks' great fun........

Annie get your Run

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Jazus Annie, AULDBOT probably biting through his tongue, you're really teeing them up for him

TbL

:o:o I was only reminiscing about childhood sweets, it's not my fault this place is filled with filthy minds!!!

ThebitterLemon

Wednesday: 7 easy miles that were anything but easy. From the waist down I'm very very tight, I think the S&C sessions are causing my muscles to stiffen up and it's affecting my running. I need to keep up the S&C to strengthen weak muscles but it's starting to piss me off that it's affecting my running. My hamstrings, quads, calfs and achilles were causing me issues. Long session of auld man stretching to try and loosen out.

Thursday: in London with work and after a long day I got 7 miles down on the treadmill followed by more stretching.

Friday: am working on a project that required me to work over the weekend, no run.

Saturday: 3 miles easy on treadmill.

Sunday: LR done as part of the Murcia marathon. I'd entered the Murcia marathon shortly after San Seb thinking that I'd be able to leverage the training and target a PB. That was before the Christmas gorge fest and distinct lack of training thereafter. Work has also been extremely busy so I have shifted my focus to Manchester in April. My work schedule changed and went from no chance of running this to a possibility if I managed things properly.

I had no intention of running the whole thing, I'm currently to fat and unfit, but I wanted to do the 5,4,3,2,1 session in a marathon setting so I flew into Alicante and got a taxi to Murcia.

Seems like a nice city but I didn't have much time to see the place apart from a short wander around on Sunday afternoon before I flew back to London for work. I did come across the maddest name for a shop I've ever seen though, I think it's Tangs local

(see photo).

The event itself has a marathon, 10k and some ridiculous roller skating race that seemed to be very popular. I met a couple of guys I know from the UK 100 marathon club and after a quick chat I got ready to go. The marathon was due to start at 8.30, but the start was delayed as they let the skaters off first and it was 8.50 before we got going. The numbers doing the marathon seemed small, maybe 300 so I was over the start line pretty sharpish. I felt absolutely dreadful at the start and decided to change from the planned 5,4,3,2,1 session to 15 miles at as close to 7 minute pace as possible. The course is two loops isn't very scenic and doubles back on itself a bit, it's also flat and fast. I just put the head down and plodded along as best as I could, I got caught up at the rear of the 10k at one stage which was pretty annoying as I'd to weave/push through them.

Was going along ok, never feeling great and never feeling really terrible. I got to mile 15 and decided to keep going to 17 but at this stage the effort levels were going up. Got to mile 17 which wasn't that far from my hotel and did another mile, I'd fleeting notions of going to 20 but that would have entailed a longer walk/jog back so I finished at mile 18.

Happy with that, body held together, I got a few decent MP miles done and I'm still a good bit heavier and less fit than I was at San Seb. Just need to keep building on that and it'll come good.

TbL

6.59
6.53
6.57
6.51
6.55
6.45
6.53
6.57
6.49
6.34
6.39
7.02
7.05
6.51
6.53
6.52
6.56
7.03

tang1

You calling me yellow........

ThebitterLemon

tang1 wrote: »

You calling me yellow........

Isn't that the shop you told me about, the one where you buy all your beauty products, you said you'd a loyalty card

TbL

tang1

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Isn't that the shop you told me about, the one where you buy all your beauty products, you said you'd a loyalty card

TbL

No that's Ann Summers ya lamp!!!

ThebitterLemon

tang1 wrote: »

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Isn't that the shop you told me about, the one where you buy all your beauty products, you said you'd a loyalty card

TbL

No that's Ann Summers ya lamp!!!

Was wondering where you got those fancy jocks

TbL

ThebitterLemon

tang1 wrote: »

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Isn't that the shop you told me about, the one where you buy all your beauty products, you said you'd a loyalty card

TbL

No that's Ann Summers ya lamp!!!

Was wondering where you got those fancy jocks

TbL

tang1

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Was wondering where you got those fancy jocks

TbL

You said those were the easy ones to get off with your teeth!!!

Annie get your Run

You flew to Spain to do a long run?! Right ho! Good to see the S&C is having the desired effect too...

ThebitterLemon

Annie get your Run wrote: »

You flew to Spain to do a long run?! Right ho! Good to see the S&C is having the desired effect too...

Pretty much, choice was staying in arse hole of London or do the run. Don't get me wrong if I lined up at the start and got to mile 18 feeling fantastic I would have probably kept going to try for a PB but I knew going that I wasn't in that sort of shape.

TBH if I wasn't away the weekend it's on I'd do Seville with the same mindset (although I'd expect to get a little further than 18 before faltering

)

TbL

ThebitterLemon

Monday: was back in London for work, got to the hotel at 7.30 pm was wrecked so lay down for a nap before going to the gym, 10 hours later woke up still in my suit, was surreal didn't know where I was thought I was in a casket!! No run.

Tuesday: early morning treadmill 4 mile nursing home special. Legs felt OK head not so good!

Wednesday: you know you're auld when in the morning when you're bending down to put on your socks and you start to think is there anything else you could do while you're down there

Feet and ankles were stiff.

5 miles early morning easy around a local loop.

7 miles easy plodding around in the dark.

12 for day

Thursday: early start as I'd to drive to Dublin at short notice. Had a S&C session this morning, still haven't acclimatised to them yet. One exercise, had me twisting my feet from side to side while coming down onto my hunkers and back up finishing with a jump. Holy bat**** this nearly killed me, my heart rate shot up and I must have looked like some geriatric twist dancer one step away from the morticians slab!!

This evening I got in a sorry 4 mile nursing home special on the hotel treadmill while listening to some music.

Hope I look like this dude when I'm 70

https://youtu.be/_lJqBsrShys

TbL

tang1

You'll make two Iggy Pop's when your 70!!!

ThebitterLemon

Friday: put a call into Toyboy to see if he wanted to do an easy 8 miler as I was coming down from Dublin. Jazus talking about reluctant! Twas like he was playing hard to get! Met up in Moyvalley and told him that I was still stiff after the S&C and I didn't want him up to his usual macho antics of dropping the pace.

Started off handy enough and he brought me on a route where every second gate seemed to have a dog that wanted a go at me. Couldn't believe it when he said it was time to turn as we'd 5 miles done (that's the benefit of company, even reluctant company!). I knew Toyboy was up to his old tricks coz every mile on the way back the pace seemed to be quickening.

Was tired towards the end but was delighted to have gotten a 10 mile progression run done. I would have probably only managed a slobby 7 slow miles on my own, so thanks B enjoyed it and thanks for making the feckin effort

10 miles @ 7.40

Saturday: feeling a bit tired after the Toyboy trot and coupled with a hateful day of standing around watching people try on clothes in every shop in Galway meant I got no run done.

Sunday: brought the young lad to a soccer blitz that ran on a bit longer than anticipated so my long run entailed a bit of a rush to get in in. Eldest daughter did 2 local loops with me on her bike and then I ran down beyond Rossaveal and back. Lungs felt fine but the feet were a bit niggley and the auld body really tied up and tired over the last couple of miles.

23 miles @ 8.13.

53 miles for the week, not great but a start in the right direction.

For the next few weeks I'm gonna do a weekend long run of between 18-24 miles with one midweek session, everything else will be easy. Ecoli has sent me on a tasty list of sessions to choose from.

Well done, some nice results in Trim Boardsies, and well done to Tang to

TbL

Annie get your Run

At least he ran with you!! He ran off into the sunset with his pacer earlier :rolleyes:

That's some impressive mileage C.

tang1

Annie get your Run wrote: »

At least he ran with you!! He ran off into the sunset with his pacer earlier :rolleyes:

You might rephrase that & tell the truth now!!! He finished the race and went back to work.

Annie get your Run

tang1 wrote: »

You might rephrase that & tell the truth now!!! He finished the race and went back to work.

I was just stating 'alternative' facts :pac:.

Younganne

tang1 wrote: »

You might rephrase that & tell the truth now!!! He finished the race and went on to drinking tea!.

FYP

snailsong

Watching people try on clothes in shops in Galway!

I tried that once but they caught me and threw me out:).

53 miles, thats not bad at all. Any sign of you trying a race? Kinvara?

ThebitterLemon

snailsong wrote: »

Watching people try on clothes in shops in Galway!

I tried that once but they caught me and threw me out:).

53 miles, thats not bad at all. Any sign of you trying a race? Kinvara?

Hey P, I might do the Gort 8k next weekend, depends on how the feet are.

Nice long run yourself yesterday.

TbL

ThebitterLemon

Monday: feet very stiff and a bit sore, flapped along like a pissed penguin through an uncomfortable 4 mile nursing home special. Spent ages trying to loosen out the feet in the evening.

Tuesday: got a very early morning massage, plantar in both feet is rigid and the small muscles on the top of the feet are incredibly sore and tight. Very painful and felt very sorry for myself heading off for 6 miles very easy. Cheered myself up with the breakfast of champions, a good hearty fry! Felt guilty immediately after licking the last bit of grease off the plate and decided to do another few miles later to burn off the fry calories! Got 6 miles easy done in the fading light around Barna golf club.

12 miles for the day.

Wednesday: heading to London tomorrow and I drove up to Dublin for an afternoon meeting that got cancelled at the last minute so I decided to do one of Ecolis sessions in Santry demense. Wasn't really feeling the love so I picked what I thought would be one of the easier ones.

3 x 10 mins @ HM pace off 3 mins recovery.

Had only time for a short wu/cd and wasn't really up for this, struggled with the breathing on the first rep and I kept thinking my foot was gonna fall off with every little twang. Feet felt much better today but I need to keep on top of it if I don't want to be sidelined and doing toe yoga for weeks!

Rep 1 @ 6.25 pace
Rep 2 @ 6.22
Rep 3 @ 6.21

Happy enough to have it done.

7.5 miles for day.

Won't get much done Thursday or Friday and if the feet continue to improve I might do a long run Saturday and the Gort 8k on Sunday

TbL

tang1

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Monday: feet very stiff and a bit sore, flapped along like a pissed penguin through an uncomfortable 4 mile nursing home special. Spent ages trying to loosen out the feet in the evening.

Tuesday: got a very early morning massage, plantar in both feet is rigid and the small muscles on the top of the feet are incredibly sore and tight. Very painful and felt very sorry for myself heading off for 6 miles very easy. Cheered myself up with the breakfast of champions, a good hearty fry! Felt guilty immediately after licking the last bit of grease off the plate and decided to do another few miles later to burn off the fry calories! Got 6 miles easy done in the fading light around Barna golf club.

12 miles for the day.

Wednesday: heading to London tomorrow and I drove up to Dublin for an afternoon meeting that got cancelled at the last minute so I decided to do one of Ecolis sessions in Santry demense. Wasn't really feeling the love so I picked what I thought would be one of the easier ones.

3 x 10 mins @ 5k pace off 3 mins recovery.

Had only time for a short wu/cd and wasn't really up for this, struggled with the breathing on the first rep and I kept thinking my foot was gonna fall off with every little twang. Feet felt much better today but I need to keep on top of it if I don't want to be sidelined and doing toe yoga for weeks!

Rep 1 @ 6.25 pace
Rep 2 @ 6.22
Rep 3 @ 6.21

Happy enough to have it done.

7.5 miles for day.

Won't get much done Thursday or Friday and if the feet continue to improve I might do a long run Saturday and the Gort 8k on Sunday

TbL

Just fixed that for you!!!!

Annie get your Run

Is this a 'spot the difference' competition?? Usually the 'fixed' bit is in bold....

tang1

Annie get your Run wrote: »

Is this a 'spot the difference' competition?? Usually the 'fixed' bit is in bold....

Put your reading glasses on!!!

Annie get your Run

tang1 wrote: »

Put your reading glasses on!!!

I can't find them

Younganne

Ah ha, I found the difference.

HM v 5k!!!

ThebitterLemon

Thurs: feckin ankles seemed to have swollen up on the short flight over to London, spent ages trying to massage them before getting a sloppy 4 mile nursing home trundle on the hotel treadmill.

Fri: had set the alarm to get up at 5am, intentions stronger than will power, cuddled the pillow and went back to sleep. Flew back to Dublin early evening and couldn't find my car. I rarely park in T1 short term and I spent over a hour looking for it, I was sure I was in the right place (was pretty sure I'd parked in "red D") and was starting to think my car was stolen! Some lad approached me and asked me was I ok, felt like a bit of a tool telling him I couldn't find my car. "Are you sure you're in the right block"? he asked. "What" says I. "This is block B, block A is to your left over there". Said thanks and scurried off a bit sheepishly to check A, sure enough my car was in "red D" block A.

Tisn't exactly obvious and I was really pissed off and to add insult to injury I'd to pay extra for my hour wandering around block B!!!

Had intended to do a superman change in the car and do an easy 5 miler but at this stage I'd have preferred to glaze my arse with a marinade and stick it in a tank of starving piranhas rather than run!

No run!

Sat: was considering doing a long run today and the Gort 8k on Sunday but a combination of family stuff and the foot still not being 100% meant I only did 7 miles at easy-steady and the Gort 8k was off the agenda.

7 @ 7.30

Sun: got 12 hours sleep last night but still felt lethargic when I got up! Was tempted to take the easy option and slob out on the couch for the day. Mrs TbL wanted the kids to get some exercise so I got the gear on and did a kids relay, they did a combination of cycling and running and one did a loop with me on an electric scooter! Pace was up and down and the foot behaved until mile 16 when it started to complain. Nice and blustery and there was a decent chill in the wind.

20 miles @ 8.34

Just under 55 miles for the week which was lower than I was hoping for but I was trying to keep the foot niggle at bay so all in all not too bad.

TbL

healy1835

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Thurs: feckin ankles seemed to have swollen up on the short flight over to London, spent ages trying to massage them before getting a sloppy 4 mile nursing home trundle on the hotel treadmill.

Fri: had set the alarm to get up at 5am, intentions stronger than will power, cuddled the pillow and went back to sleep. Flew back to Dublin early evening and couldn't find my car. I rarely park in T1 short term and I spent over a hour looking for it, I was sure I was in the right place (was pretty sure I'd parked in "red D") and was starting to think my car was stolen! Some lad approached me and asked me was I ok, felt like a bit of a tool telling him I couldn't find my car. "Are you sure you're in the right block"? he asked. "What" says I. "This is block B, block A is to your left over there". Said thanks and scurried off a bit sheepishly to check A, sure enough my car was in "red D" block A.

Tisn't exactly obvious and I was really pissed off and to add insult to injury I'd to pay extra for my hour wandering around block B!!!

Had intended to do a superman change in the car and do an easy 5 miler but at this stage I'd have preferred to glaze my arse with a marinade and stick it in a tank of starving piranhas rather than run!

No run!

Sat: was considering doing a long run today and the Gort 8k on Sunday but a combination of family stuff and the foot still not being 100% meant I only did 7 miles at easy-steady and the Gort 8k was off the agenda.

7 @ 7.30

Sun: got 12 hours sleep last night but still felt lethargic when I got up! Was tempted to take the easy option and slob out on the couch for the day. Mrs TbL wanted the kids to get some exercise so I got the gear on and did a kids relay, they did a combination of cycling and running and one did a loop with me on an electric scooter! Pace was up and down and the foot behaved until mile 16 when it started to complain. Nice and blustery and there was a decent chill in the wind.

20 miles @ 8.34

Just under 55 miles for the week which was lower than I was hoping for but I was trying to keep the foot niggle at bay so all in all not too bad.

TbL

20 miles instead of an 8k race!......I don't think I could make the mental adjustments necessary for that run....super stuff