4 Weddings, 2 Full and 3 Half Marathons

Monday 22nd June

Usual 10k home from work - c. 45 minutes. Nothing too fast, just putting a few k's in the boots!

Wednesday 24th June

10k home again after a really long day at work. Feeling it on this run - 47 minutes. Will need to get some rest in if I am to realise the achill goal.

Saturday 27th June

Epic drinking session last night, consoling myself as Mrs-Killerz-to-be went off on her hen weekend. A day playing a tag-rugby blitz in Belvedere - 4 games on a horrigble hangover. Was very tough going.

Sunday 28th June

Hangover still.... hanging over me. Very stiff all over after the tag yesterday. Now contemplating an hour long run to keep myself in good working order for next saturday's achill extravaganza. Really dont feel like running today tho.... i'll see how it goes...

Saturday, 4th July

Achill Half Marathon - Tough and demaning race, with plenty of hills. Enjoyed myself nonetheless, and was able to stick to 6 min 50 sec miles most of the way through, slipping a little towards the end, but pulling together a fast 1.1 mile to take myself through in 1 hour, 29 min and 34 secs by the watch, which was inside target time.

Delighted with that. Wasnt sure if i was going to make the sub 1:30, but really glad that i pushed myself that last bit to get there.

Monday, 13th July

Back from the stag yesterday afternoon - if anyone spotted a mankini or brazilian football squad in Cork at the weekend, you'll have an idea of how it went.

So, the prep for Saturday's 5 miler begins - went for 5.5 mile run today. Very tough after the weekend in question. Just outside 40 minutes, even-enough paced, but had to stop and walk twice as felt like was going to be sick. Am aiming for something a good bit better this weekend.

MCOS wrote: »

Well done on the recent marathon Killerz. Just noticed you popped in a 3'14 target for DM same as me, so I'll be keeping an eye on this log. I'll start Marathon training Sept 15 so hopefully I'll be close to your training paces then

Best of luck by the way!

Thanks MCOS - it really will be asking a lot for me to manage that time, given my upcoming wedding (and honeymoon!), but thats what I'm aiming for, and I have a month and a half when I come back prior to the marathon. It'll be one of those things that I'll know on the day if it's a goer or not.

Best of luck with your prep also.

Bally8 wrote: »

Well done Killerz you must be delighted with all those PBs

Thanks a mil Bally8. I'm hoping its early days in my running career and i can continue to build on my progress. Great motivation reading these pages and training logs - hopefully will spur me on to further PBs.

Monday 20th July

5 miler out of the way, DCM training gets underway in earnest.:eek:

12k home involving slow hill from hell- from Shelbourne stadium at bottom of Grace Park Road up to Griffith Avenue, left out to Swords Road, up by Airport Hotel, right into Whitehall and on towards Beaumont. 51:33 for 12k - not too bad I think.

Finding the heat these days is affecting my comfort.

Wednesday 22nd July

7k lunch run incorporating fast 5k (flat course). 5k in 20:28, slowing up to come in for the 7k at bang on 29 minutes. Good to be back to the lunchtime runs again.

Time for a new pair of runners I think.

New pair of runners purchased, have given them 2 outings (see below), and am happy!:)

Monday 27th July

Run home from work, 9.5k. Didn't take a watch with me, but think it was c.45 minutes or so. Pleasant enough gallop, wasnt too concerned on time.

Wednesday 29th July

Speedy session at lunchtime at work today. Did my usual 7k loop, concentrating initially on the first 5k - did that in 19 mins 40 seconds - delighted with that, back into the groove again. Finished it off then by rounding the full 7k off to 27 minutes and 20 seconds.

After a tough enough last couple of weeks motivational-wise, it was good to get back to best again.

rigal wrote: »

I love getting new runners.. where'd you get them, New Balance again?

Good to see you're flying it again!

Thanks Rigal.... Went for a pair of Brooks Adrenaline this time - thats what the guy in A-King recommended, and they felt very comfy. A fine pair of what look like silver bullets.

Tuesday 4th April

10 miler home from work today. Had to make up for a couple of days away from the runners, two nights out on a session over the bank holiday weekend.

70:42 for the 10 miles, in what was relatively warm weather. Happy with that.

Thursday 6th April

Usual once a week lunchtime 7k today (just under 27 minutes) speed work.

Went to the my new gym for the first time, spent some time on the cross trainer, bike and in the pool. Nice to do something different. Looking forward to doing 1 or 2 sessions a week there.

Friday 7th April

10k home in 48 odd minutes. Relatively slow today, taking it slightly easier after my exertions yesterday.

Tuesday 11th April

10 k home from work in just over 48 minutes. Warm evening.

Thursday 13th April

9 miles in 72 minutes. Tough enough as had a few beers the night before.

Friday 14th April

Wedding Number 2 of 2009's 4 weddings.

Bally8 wrote: »

Hi Killerz hope you enjoyed the wedding. All this running and weddings must be messing with your head -April? :-)

I thoroughly enjoyed the wedding, Bally8. Its my own wedding this Friday tho, so not much relaxation time in advance of that!

Have got married since last post and am now a husband. Out in Dubai - said i'd try and keep the log going while away. Mrs Killerz is sunbathing out by the pool so i said i'd nip away and get posting.

Training has been sporadic in recent couple of weeks, but here goes:

Monday 17th August

Gym work - bike, cross trainer and core work.
Will eventually get a fitness assessment and program in place to monitor progress.

Tuesday 18th August

10k training run in Raheny. No watch, just running for the fun of it.

Friday 21st August

Killerz gets married

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First week of honeymoon - campervan around west cork and south coast.
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Tuesday 25th August

c. 8k run around some forest on the outskirts of Glengariff - tough going after a week off training. Just over 37 minutes on a difficult course.

Wednesday 26th August

10k around some beaches in Garretstown, near Kinsale in Cork. 46 minutes.

Friday 28th August

Quick 2 mile morning run - nothing worth talking about really.

Perhaps its just post-wedding exhaustion, but may have to revise half and full marathon targets for later on this year. A lot will depend on the Dublin Half, which isnt that far away at this stage!

Back from honeymoon now.

Following the below post, I kept some light training up for the second two weeks of the honeymoon, visiting the gym every 2-3 days for 3-5 miles on the treadmill and 30 mins bike/ cross trainer machine each time. Nothing too strenuous, just wanted to keep something going. Something to offset the glorious buffet dinners... and lunches... and breakfasts.

Back to business:

Friday 11th September

Threw myself back in to Dublin Marathon training with a 20 miler. Time: 2 hours, 54 minutes. Thats about 14 minutes slower than my my usual for that distance, but I expected it, given the effects of the honeymoon, and 22 hours of travelling the day before. Run really took it out of me.

Will do a shorter run this weekend (c. 14 miles) and then the half marathon the following weekend in Phoenix Park, followed by two 20-21 milers in advance of DCM.