What I log about when I log about running

Kellygirl wrote: »

Brilliant. Love seeing your sessions come up on strava now. Good luck with Crusaders.

ariana` wrote: »

Great week, best of luck with the goals and the new club.

aquinn wrote: »

We can't make Crusaders tomorrow night but all the very best.

Thanks - I'm actually not feeling my usual shyness, so I should be grand to head down on my own. I'm just going to try it and see for the two-week trial period as it might not work out with getting home after.

aquinn wrote: »

How are you now after the Bog of Frogs? I found it very tough, felt bruised after it along my ribcage. Good for you for doing it after a session.

It was so much tougher than Bray-Greystones and I'm surprisingly sore along my shoulders. I guess I wasn't as relaxed as you need to be for flinging yourself down those hills

eyrie wrote: »

Delighted to see this as a goal. Come 2020, something tells me it'll be no bother to you, and more besides

My very own breaking-2 project

aquinn wrote: »

Well, what news? How was it?

I enjoyed it, thanks! There were 15 other new starters, so I wasn't a fish out of water, except maybe a little bit during the warmup. I'll try a couple of more nights before committing fully, but it seems like it could work out well. I just have to keep an eye on the time, so that I don't miss my one-an-hour bus home.

Tuesday, 8 January
Plan: 8x1 min hills (2-3 min rec)
Actual: Pyramid session: 300, 400, 600, 800, 600, 400, 300 Avg pace: 5:12/km Avg HR: 167 Max HR 181

I finally went to a Crusaders training session to see what it’s all about. Cru train really close to work but nowhere near home. I think, on balance, it’s the best option for me because I’d struggle to make a club training session on time that’s closer to home and it has a huge Fit for Life group, so I can train at the appropriate level for me. There were 15 other new starters/fellow new years resolutioners. All abilities warm up together doing drills and then strides and then we split off into our various groups. My group did the session outlined above. I headed out near the front of the group accidentally for the first couple of reps before learning some self preservation and placing myself more appropriately. Lots to learn in terms of how to pace these sessions, etc. I thought I’d used my watch well, lapping after each faster segment but it’s all over the place in reality. It was a tough session and at times, I was transported to my primary school self on school sports days trying my hardest to get around a running track in one piece - usually miles behind everyone else At least I was able to hold my own on Tuesday. My legs were like jelly as I skipped out of the warm down and onto my bus home. A lot to learn, as I said, but I can see the benefits of group training.

Wednesday, 9 January
Plan: 1 hour very easy Total: 90 minutes@7:25/km
Avg HR: 143 Max HR 160

I’d forgotten I wouldn’t be able to run on Thursday and I’d have run on Monday if I’d remembered, so I added 30 minutes to the run. Works out well as I need to change my day off next week, so the enforced day off on Thursday will allow me to run tomorrow, although I'm not sure what day to have as my day off...

Friday, 11 January
Plan: 1 hour very easy or off Total: 1 hour@7:35/km
Avg HR: 139 Max HR 157

I thought I’d run the full runmute but my legs were very tired, so I popped my sensible hat on and capped this run at an hour.

Saturday, 12 January
Plan: 15 min tempo, 4 min rec, 10 min Threshold
Splits: 15 minutes@ 6:02/km 10 minutes threshold: 5:36
Avg HR: 150 Max HR: 175

I did this session as part of Shanganagh parkrun. My legs were not feeling session ready during the warm up but as is usual, once I started the tempo, I felt okay. The tempo pace was comfortable. I found it hard to ratchet it up a gear to threshold pace but it was nicely testing once I hit the required pace. It was spot on for most of the segment but someone tried to undercut me near the end, so I picked up the pace again to finish ahead of her. I’m can be an awful a-hole at times

Sunday, 13 January
Plan: 1.45 easy Total: 1.45@7:20 Avg HR: 151 Max HR: 187 (my hat)

I keep forgetting to mention an ongoing issue I’m having with my feet. They’ve been very niggly. It’s hard to describe. They almost feel bruised or like they’re about to cramp or something. I don’t think it’s plantar fasciitis as it’s not really in my heel or sore when I wake up. I’ve a feeling it’s tight calfs that’s causing the issue. ANYWAY, I had to change my runners about 20 minutes into this as both my feet were sore enough to make me consider canning the run. The change of runners did the trick and I didn’t have any issues apart from a touch of soreness when I finished. This was a real mid-plan run - tough as it was being done on legs that are flanged. It always feels beneficial to get these types of long run in. I managed to run it in the proper pace range too, so Huzzah!

Weekly totals: 51km and 6:00 hours - quite a bit short of target but not too bad given I only ran on five days. I’ll do a longer warm up before club training on Tuesday. More Some rolling required to see if that helps my wee footsies.

spaceylou wrote: »

I have a similar sensation sometimes in my feet and find that as well as trying to loosen my calves a bit, it helps to alternate massaging feet with a tennis ball and a bottle of frozen water (coca-cola 500ml a good shape). There are a few stretches that I do in pilates class as well but not sure how to explain them properly, but maybe google/youtube could help?

I actually have a frozen bottle of water for this purpose but haven't used it - thanks for reminding me.

I was meant to welcome you back earlier. I'm not sure what shiny thing distracted me, so welcome back It looks like you're following the Grads plan, in which case, you should join us over on the Grads thread: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057932425

aquinn wrote: »

Well done again on the Cru session. I joined that group when I was starting back in the club and it was great. Some of them are shy leading and starting at the front, well done for having the confidence anyway to start out front.

Hopefully meet you tomorrow.

Yes, fingers crossed.