Aaaarrrrggghhh!

LionelNashe · 06-03-2010 07:04PM

Did my old 5k loop today - 29'21". At least 2 minute of waking breaks in the second half though. I have to remember to start off slower. Since Wednesday I have been doing the first 2k in 11 minutes or less and am then tempted to take a walking break a few minutes later. I have to remember that I will get faster if I am patient and that there's no need to try and rush progress. A month ago it was taking me 31 minutes, including 2'30" of walking breaks, for the 5k loop.

littlebug · 06-03-2010 07:26PM

LionelNashe wrote: »

Did my old 5k loop today - 29'21". .

Nice one. great progress:)

LionelNashe · 08-03-2010 09:47PM

5k, 30'51". Kept the same pace throughout, and refrained from starting off too fast, but still fell prey to a few short walking breaks - about 60 seconds total.

OK, here's the (new) plan. Sleep and eat properly for the next 4 days. Do the 5k on Wednesday and Friday in 30 minutes with no walking breaks. I'll have to come up with a couple of mental tricks to stop myself from wussing out after 15/20 minutes.

LionelNashe · 14-03-2010 01:35PM

Didn't run during the week. I had been a bit dispirited by some things and when I get into that kind of mood I tend to eat chipper food and go to bed early.

Just did the KBC 5k in city centre. 30'53" by my stopwatch. A flatter course than I'm used to, but it was a lot warmer than I'm used to because I usually run after dark. Several walking breaks after 2k. Not happy with this but I am putting it down here anyway so that I have something to look back on later when I have improved.

Before the race, I picked up my number early and went home for a bit, because I'm about 15-20 minutes walk away. But then realised I didn't have a safety pin for the race number. Wasted 5 minutes looking for one and then had to run part of the way to Dawson Street to make the start. Jogged over the start line 60 seconds after the start while sticky-taping my number to my chest.

Picked up a couple of leaflets for other races:
www.ucd.ie/rasucd 5k on March 27th.
http://www.dunboyneac.com/ 4 miles on March 28th
http://www.sportsworld-terenure.ie 5 miles on May 26th

LionelNashe · 15-03-2010 07:21PM

For variety, did 3k this evening, at a quicker pace. Did the first 1.4k in 6'22", and finished the 3k in 15'55". A few brief walking breaks in the 2nd and 3rd k though. I might do this once a week, when I'm short on time or don't feel like a 40 minute loop. Am off work on Wednesday, so I might go to the Phoenix park and do a few fast 1k runs along the main avenue, with rest breaks in between.

LionelNashe · 17-03-2010 07:23PM

Went to the Phoenix Park today. Disappointing. Am thinking of getting a Garmin device so I can discipline my pace.

LionelNashe · 20-03-2010 05:48PM

5k, 30'20". As usual was tempted to walk after 2.5k or thereabouts but delayed it by slowing the pace instead. Still, at least 2 minutes of walking in the second half.

LionelNashe · 22-03-2010 08:51PM

5k, 28'55". My fastest time so far. Rocky soundtrack for company. Exactly 2'30" walking breaks. Sprinted 200m at the end and felt like puking, briefly.

When I took the first walking break, I asked myself what was the cause, i.e. breathing, legs, mental attitude, and I think it was my legs. They were urging me to stop, in a subtle persistent way. Will have to do a bit of research and see what I can do to improve that, rather then just running the same loop 3 times a week.

LionelNashe · 24-03-2010 10:48PM

Rocky soundtrack came in useful again. 5k, 29'46". No walking breaks, just a very steady pace from start to finish. That's my fastest 5k without walking breaks. Happy enough with this week so far.

When I got back, I realised that I had taken the wrong key with me. No money, no phone, no keys. Had to reverse-charge a phone call to my parents and ask them to bring in my spare set. An ingenious invention is called for, to prevent a recurrence.

Thinking about doing some intervals to help with endurance at faster speeds. Mountjoy Square is close by, and is 620m around the four sides, so might be suitable.

LionelNashe · 26-03-2010 10:15PM

Different soundtrack, same route. 5k, 29'56", no walking breaks.

RayCun · 27-03-2010 07:34AM

Good going. I think there's a real psychological boost in getting past the need for walking breaks, from now on you're just running longer and longer distances.

LionelNashe · 28-03-2010 06:09PM

5.5km, 30'51". 3 walking breaks: 20sec,25sec and 30sec. Judging by the finishing time, and the need for walking breaks, I must have set out at a faster pace than intended. I had a little bit of extra pace available for the last 200m but not much. Will do it slower on Tuesday.

The plan is to do 5.5k this week, and then 6k next week. The extra hour of daylight is welcome.

LionelNashe · 30-03-2010 06:37PM

5.5k, 31'19", no walking breaks. Legs were starting to feel it at the end and there was a few seconds of nausea. Didn't feel like stopping along the way, though, courtesy of Apollo Creed taunting me and Mickey shouting "Keep going, ya bum"

LionelNashe · 04-10-2010 06:46PM

I had a lazy week after my last jog, and then I had a bit of a cold, and somehow 6 months has gone by.

Putting on a pair of tracksuit bottoms this evening in preparation for doing nothing, I started smiling because I knew all of a sudden I was going to head out and do a bit. It was very spur of the moment so my stomach was growling like a dog at my heels.

Did a very broken 15 minutes in the drizzling rain. I am pretty much back at square one so will take a few weeks to get back into it. Need a pair of new runners as well because I did a lot of walking around in my current ones during the summer - am not sure they have much bounce left.

Out again tomorrow unless I get hit by a bus.

littlebug · 04-10-2010 07:08PM

Welcome back:)

LionelNashe · 05-10-2010 08:51PM

Did 35 minutes this evening with a fair few walking breaks, listening to the Newstalk Off The Ball guys. Breathing was heavy and thighs were feeling it.

Mountjoy Square to Fairview and then took a random direction so only had a rough idea where I was until I saw Spencer Dock train station.

A couple of bonfires and bangers going off so will have to pick the route carefully over the next couple of weeks.

Aaaarrrrggghhh!

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