But its cold outside

March 23 - March 29

Monday 23rd - Rest

Tuesday 24th - Long days in work and iddnt get out later. no energy for the threadmill

Wednesday 25th - - 50 mins easy
I was working from home so when I was finished I headed down the main road thinking it would be quieter than normal, but alas it was still very busy:eek:

10.31, 10.19, 10.21, 10.26, 10.24
Total 5.05m in 52.34m @ 10.24

Thursday 26th - 50 min Easy
Laura wanted to come for a few KM and ended up doing 5. The First mile was faster than i'd normally run on the route but then she slowed down as the hills took effect. Dropped her home and then did a mile out and then back.

Our route was very busy, people driving and parking up, to walk out normally quite country route. We met 11 walkers and had a brief chat with a few of them.
10.24, 11.05, 11.05, 10.26, 10,24
Total 5.10 in 54.28 @ 10.40 - The actually time out was 1hr 2 mins

Friday 27th - Rest

Saturday 28th - Session Saturday

With new rules in place for curtailment of movement, i ran with Laura for 4 km and planned on heading back out for the same again. However with chatting(via Social distancing) to the neighbours, the 28 mins running actually took 1.20 mins and then I was so cold that i had to head straight for the shower.
Road was much quieter with people obeying the 2km radius, so we only met 3 walkers and chatted at the gates of 3 neighboring houses
10.31, 11.08, 11.00

Total 2.54m in 27.34 @ 10.51

Sunday 29th - Long Run (Or not)
So headed out no treally sure what to do. The brief part of the guidlines had me unsure of how far to run and after 1 mile i decided i would do Saturdays missed Session.
Ware-up, progression of 4 x 5 mins @ 9.50, 9.40, 9.30, 9.20, 4 mins easy 4 x (60 sec hard, 60sec easy) cd.

After my mile warm up i headed in to the first 5 mins but i had the big hill to contend with so i didn't quite hit the target. So I decided to ease back off and at half a mile, start again. However the first 5 mins was then too fast so i decided to keep going and make it 2 x 1 mile progression instead of 4 x 5 mins.
4 x 60 sec were tough enough as I've no speed in me at all these days
I finished off at 6m in 1 hr.

Going forward for the next few weeks and as long as we are not locked down any more , I wont run over an hour.

progression miles 9.35, 9.08.
4 x 60 - 7.25, 7.39, 7.31, 8.05
Total 6.06 m in 1.01 @ 10.04

Total for the week 18.7m

Baby75 wrote: »

I am thinking the same Ann I am just going to stick with 30 to 35 mins with in the 2k radius of home when I went out yesterday it was busy enough on some roads one woman walked in on top of me and her dog poked me on my backside I had stepped off the path on to the grass to fix my HR strap :eek: scared the crap out of me it took all I had no to scream ''2 meters, 2 meters'' but I am to close to town and it is just to busy to be out any longer than that until things get better:)

I’m in the country but still feel 60 ish mins is enough. I usually don’t meet anyone on my road but everyone needs to get out of the house.

Baby75 wrote: »

That is it if I was more rural then I would feel the same. I am close to quiet country roads but then I am going over the 2k radius. but it is not for ever so I do not mind

seriously wishing I was out further in the country side or back home in my dad's I would be sorted then LOL

I usually don't meet another person bar an odd time. Yesterday I met 8 walkers within 1 mile. (13 one evening before they put in the 2km radius), must try go a bit earlier in the day:D

March 30 - April 5th

Monday 30th March - rest

Tuesday 31st March - 45 min Easy
Kept this easy as my back is stiff and tired. I'm assuming its from working at the kitchen table. Its higher that my office desk so need to be more aware of my sitting position. Eldest Daughter is using the office and she has 5-6 hours of schoolwork to do every day. Also I'm "homeschooling" :eek: the youngest so its easier to stay in the kitchen

2m Walk with the youngest in the afternoon

Run: 4.30m in 45.10 @ 10.30

Wednesday April 1st - Session
W-up, 3 x (5 x 30 on/30 off,) 3 mins between sets, cd

Trying to keep this close enough to an hour i did 1.5 m warm up and cool down either side of the reps.

I hadn't set the session up on the watch and i seemed to have done 6 in the second set.
The paces were all over the place as I ran back and forth between 2 bridges.

Total 5.60 in 59.28 @ 10.36

Later I did an easy starting off set of Strength & Condition exercises x 3 along with some rehab exercises x 1 I was given to do on my last visit.

Day 1 of Kinetic Revolution Challenge also completed.

Thursday 2nd April - Easy run
Body was feeling the S&C so kept this extra slow but things eased out as i ran

3.23m in 35.00 @ 10.49

Later I did a few Pilates stretches to ease out the body and Day 2 of Kinetic Revolution Challenge

Friday 3rd April - Rest day - but did an easy 5k
Beautiful evening out so headed off with 2 of the youngsters but I was still a bit stiff so was going very handy but I was too slow for the younglad so he headed off himself. We meet him on his way back before we had reached 1 m. Laura had a stitch so we kept it very slow.

After running up the big hill, Laura decided she wanted to go home and the novelty was to go on her own. She turned at the top of the hill @ 1.2 m and headed home. I continued on and the body settled and i enjoyed the run home.
3.21m in 33.56 @ 10.34

Followed up later with Day 3 of Kinetic Revolution Challenge and a few stretches to ease the body.

Saturday 4th April - Rest Day
No Run, Day 4 of Kinetic Revolution Challenge and some foam rolling.

Sunday 5th April - Session
W-up, 7 x 3 mins @ 9.30 off 30 sec, CD. - Saturdays session with an extended cooldown to make it a bit longer. I went over the hour I've assigned myself but feel its ok maybe once a week to do this.

While we can run outside maybe i should be taking better advantage, but still erring on the side of caution. Still sticking to my 2 km Radius.

I found it hard to settle into the pace as i was turning in the middle of the run as I didn't want to stray outside the 2km radius and i was a the edge of it, going back & Forth.
I set the watch up so there was not extre reps today:D
9.23, 9.36, 9.22, 9.23, 9.27, 9.25, 9.27

Total 7.25m in 1.13 @ 10.11

Day 5 of Kinetic Revolution in the evening and some foam rolling.

Total for the week 23.6

13th - 19th April

Easter B/H Monday - 13th April - Walk
Morning walk with Laura. The sun was shining but there was a nip in the air.
Was half thinking of a run later but had a glass of wine with dinner instead:D
3.3 mile in 1 hour

Tuesday 14th - Walk

Laura wanted to go walking again so took a break from the laptop & Kitchen chair and headed off. Another beautiful sunny day with some heat in the sun.

All was good until we met the farmer moving his cattle and Laura is not impressed by cows. We made it to the gate way of The Mill holiday homes just before they passed us by. The Farmer had a pug, a terrier and 2 sheep dogs working with him and 2 kids
3.35m in 1 hr

I didn't get out for my run in the evening, despite having every intention of doing so, but ended up working later than planned.

Wednesday: Walk, Easy Run, S&C and Yoga

AM: Lovely walk with Laura & Dec again in beautiful sunshine
2.8m in 52.30

PM: Beautiful evening for a lovely easy run. Road was was very busy this evening. Dec and Laura came for a bit on the bikes but headed for home before the "big" hills
6.36m in 1.07

After the run I did my 3 rounds of S&C -
squats x 10
Lunges x 5 (each leg)
Burpee** x 10
step ups x 5 (each leg)
Jump Squat x 5

**swapping out the burpees for Squat Thrusts. I'll eventually have the mobility to get up from the floor without having to roll on to my knees :eek: but its not there yet.

20 mins beginners Yoga with Adrienne afterwards which I really enjoyed and could feel the benefit straight away.

Thursday 16th - Walk/Pilates/Run
AM: a bit cooler this morning but sun was shining so what's not to love. With Dec & Laura again and let Laura closer to the river today.:D

PM: Pilates
Decided to try the Pilates class on Zoom and turned out my daughter was doing the same one with the football club. Really enjoyed it but its reminded me how difficult I find Pilates.
It was Niamhs first time doing Pilates and she didn't like it. Turns out she inherited her mothers lack of flexibility and a previous football concussion injury has left her with weak neck & shoulder.
Turns out I was feeling a bit sick and very hungry after the class so had my dinner and left the run until later and did it on the Treadmill.

Easy run - 5.07m in 53.26 @ 10.32

Friday 17th - Lunch Walk
In work today and despite packing the running bag last night, its sitting at home, so I went for a walk for lunch and took the long way round.

The park is hot & sunny with plenty of people walking, running and a few on bikes. Very little traffic, as there are checkpoints at both main gates & all the rest are locked.
Enjoyed it but I was fairly sweating in my jeans when I got back to the office.

Lovely to spot and have a brief chat with Mbarr from these parts.

2.72 m in 48 m

I havent been on Boards much over the past couple of months. I must do an update later in the week when i get a minute. Working, homeschooling, running and a college course has me left with very little time for anything else. Dreading the return of the kids activities as then the evenings will be gone again.

But meanwhile I'm ticking along nicely getting the runs in and back at outdoor Pilates classes. I did a month of daily yoga and can feel the benefit from it. Must get back to doing it too.

I have 12 lb off in the last 5 week and I am in the zone so hopefully I can continue as there's about another 21 to go:eek::eek:

So i can give The Bitter Lemon a run for his money on the injury front. :eek::eek:

So after the last post i had an issue with a quad strain from a yoga move that left me limping 4 weeks earlier and i was running on it.

Got that sorted with a couple of physio sessions and taping but she also confirmed Plantar fasciitis in my right foot, Last year it was in my left foot so its not recurring, just moved to the other foot. Thankfully i kinda knew this is what it was so i was doing the exercises and icing etc.

A few days away in Westport and i did plenty of walking and a few short runs, but when i got home & back to work and sitting the foot wasn't long getting very sore again. A session with needles and it was great again, for a few days.

Another short break away saw plenty of walking and a run on the beach left me right back to square one!!!:eek::eek: but it eased out lovely over the weekend

Back for another session today and there's a big improvement in it so nearly there with it. However my right hamstring is not happy, i could feel it lying in bed and when driving and yes sure enough its very ropey so more taping and a few easy days should help it out, along with exercises and self massage.
Back in 10 days, hoping ofr a clean bill of health.

I really could do with an upgrade or even a new body :rolleyes::rolleyes: otherwise i might have to retire as its one thing after another.

18lbs lost in the battle of the bulge, but there's an issue of 2 or 3 lbs back on from the trip to Killarney so need to get back at it.

My lift is still crazy mad with the sports all back on, a promotion in work has doubled my work load and the football now has a lot more to it than just turning up to training or a match. I might get back to regular posting by Winter.

I'm still walking and running plenty and I'm doing the Virtual Wild Atlantic Way 500km Challenge. We are in week 9 and I have 408.93 kms completed and will finish it by the end of week 10. a lot slower than originally planned but it is what it is. We have 3 months to complete it (June - Aug)

Laura, my 11 yr old is doing the 100km Bumbleance Challenge and has 12 km left to complete it, she started in June, but has done 170KM since Lockdown started. I'm very proud of her.:):)