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The road least taken

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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭ Kellygirl


    It’s funny because while I’m training at the moment I’m thinking ‘no more marathons’ and way too time consuming … yet as soon as I saw people registering for Berlin next year I was looking at the website … we never learn 😂 I didn’t apply though.



  • Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭ marathon2022


    It's a runner illness I reckon, was chatting on what's app with my brother last night about Boston and signed up for a half by the time the conversation ended. It's too easy 😜



  • Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭ marathon2022


    One step in front of the other. I usually avoid rationalising my running habit, obviously "it keeps my heart healthy" is good motivation but on the odd occasion when I am not to tired to think and am feeling introspective I usually come to the conclusion that I run to avoid introspection. I fill my time with things as a pill to forget and running is one of these things.

    I suppose the point is that running while enjoyable should not thought of as the pill, running is just the medium to challenge and test yourself, when running injury's stop me challenging myself I reckon I will move on. For now I am loving it but I sense a divergence in the future

    Monday - rest day

    Tuesday - Session - 2 miles easy at 8.45 per mile - 8 x 3 minute threshold(6.50-7.00) with 90 second easy jog recovery- 2.5 miles easy cooldown

    Wednesday - 6.5 miles at 8.10 per mile

    Thursday - 6.5 miles at 8.15 per mile

    Friday - Session - 2 miles warmup at 8.20 - 3 x 2 miles at 7.30- 1 mile recovery at 8.10 - 1.5 miles cooldown at 8.20.

    Saturday - Parkrun with my reluctant teenager- fun

    Sunday - 21 mile session - 9 miles at 8.25, 9 miles at 7.30 and 3 miles at 8 minutes per mile

    58 miles is officially the longest week of 2022. Didn't feel like it.

    Thoughts - felt a slight pain in my right upper hammer below the gluteus maximus during parkrun and again from about 12 miles today, a pain in the ar$e literally.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭ Kellygirl


    Best of luck! Hope it goes really well.



  • Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭ marathon2022


    Thanks very much 👍, same to you.exciting times



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,247 ✭✭✭ Laineyfrecks


    Best of luck to you😊



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  • Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭ marathon2022




  • Registered Users Posts: 2,247 ✭✭✭ Laineyfrecks


    Thank you 🤗



  • Registered Users Posts: 3,213 ✭✭✭ Dubh Geannain


    Lovely stuff and a nice negative split for you. Well done.



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,247 ✭✭✭ Laineyfrecks


    Well done!



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭ Kellygirl


    I’m laughing at the pink lady!! So funny. I noticed people in fluffy Pjs alright!

    Very well done. A great race on a very humid day.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 10,018 ✭✭✭✭ Murph_D


    Catching up on your DCM which I somehow missed - very very well done, a great result in tough conditions and I just love the mind over matter discussion, it really resonates with . me. You certainly found the middle way that day.

    Good luck with the Boston block. It's a difficult course and you'll need things to go your way, especially as it's an away trip. Not sure how your plan to squeeze Donadea in will work out. You seem to realise that yourself however so no point in saying anything more than Donadea is a great race that everyone should do at least once, but maybe not if you want a big marathon performance in the same spring season. I'll be very interested to see how it goes though and best of luck with it all.



  • Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭ marathon2022


    Thanks Murph, 90% swinging towards doing Donadea 2024 instead. If Boston goes well I might give Amsterdam a crack late next year, then I think I'm going into the hills. :-)



  • Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭ marathon2022


    Happy new year guys, thanks for keeping me honest.



  • Registered Users Posts: 10,018 ✭✭✭✭ Murph_D


    Many happy returns, and congrats on a great year.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,100 ✭✭✭ Wottle


    And to you, what a year 2022 was for you and sth tells me you're only getting started!



  • Registered Users Posts: 361 ✭✭ babacool


    😁 im one of the 90% but do think if throwing it in 2024 as a build up to either Connemara ultra or Hamburg Marathon (will decide later on this year if both are still available to sign up that is). So definitely interested in seeing how it will work out for you. Best of luck in 2023



  • Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭ marathon2022


    Thanks @Murph_D @babacool and @Wottle, just about ready to give the post Christmas months a go, watching the evenings get longer is worth it.

    Did feck all during the down week. A few miles on Friday with a couple of 6.50/mile to keep the leg ticking over.

    Had a really high heartrate sleeping Friday night, no drink or anything, up above 60bpm which is post whiskey territory for me so decided to give the half threshold blast a miss. Went for a more sensible threshold 10k instead (4.10 per km) in 41.45. Hard going but nice way to end the year.

    Tomorrow back on the cart with week 4 building phase of the BAA plan.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭ marathon2022


    Bound to happen- the other half has had a dose the last two weeks, chesty bunged up all that and as happens sometimes living in a house with infected :-) I started to feel it early in the week leading to a proper no sleep coughing night last night. Running on the back burner I think.

    Monday - rest day

    Tuesday - Session Hill repeats - feeling ok

    Wednesday - hilly aerobic - bit tougher than normal

    Thursday - aerobic - not feeling it

    Friday - rest day

    Today - bad cough - no running.

    With the sheer volume of respiratory illness in the air lately I was half expecting to get something. As recommended -anything below the neck - rest up.



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