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    #1232
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    Mr Slow wrote: »
    That was a positive comment, K is the one looking down her nose at your dubious taste in nightclubs :pac:

    :D:D I warned them not to let me have mojitos that night...I am not responsible for my suggestions when that drink is involved :)


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    #1233
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    shazkea wrote: »
    :D:D I warned them not to let me have mojitos that night...I am not responsible for my suggestions when that drink is involved :)

    As you are the self appointed Leader your 'suggestions' are viewed as commands and followed without question. As K says 'Her will, my hand':)


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    #1234
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    Mr Slow wrote: »
    As you are the self appointed Leader your 'suggestions' are viewed as commands and followed without question. As K says 'Her will, my hand':)

    Spoken like a true follower :D


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    #1235
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    Wed June 27

    Run

    Plan: 3 miles with 5 x 100m strides

    Away with work so struggled to find time to fit in a run. Very sluggish in the heat (their winter :rolleyes:) but done

    Thur June 28

    Run

    Knackered starting this after going for 36 hours straight with work so I hit the gym in the evening instead of outdoors. Very unique run as the gym over looks a national game park, very cool. 3 miles done on treadmill.

    Bike

    15km on bike after treadmill


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    #1236
    jcsmum
    Registered Users Posts: 3,156 ✭✭✭jcsmum


    Well done. I don't know how you do it with all that travelling. I'm assuming you will be back for tomorrow ;)


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    #1237
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    jcsmum wrote: »
    Well done. I don't know how you do it with all that travelling. I'm assuming you will be back for tomorrow ;)
    Yes flights going to plan, I should be back tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully time for my "lsr", sleep and rehydration in town afterwards :D


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    #1238
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    Sat June 30th

    Run - Long run

    Freely admit this was not my best idea! Came straight home after 14 hours travelling and changed into the gear to fit this run in. 7 horrible miles and I'm cream crackered after it. Not enough water or energy so fairly nauseous and dizzy after. I have to hit the leaba now before I fall down. May or may not see the ART ladies later as I'll see how I feel.


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    #1239
    madon
    Registered Users Posts: 560 ✭✭✭madon


    Hope alls well now- Or are you detoxing your liver now?


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    #1240
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    madon wrote: »
    Hope alls well now- Or are you detoxing your liver now?
    All good now thanks. It's amazing what a good nights sleep will do for you. No detoxing for me this morning alas.

    Sun July 1st

    Cycle

    Fully refreshed after a full nights sleep, I felt great this morning. Sorry to have missed last night though :(
    40km on the bike and I'm loving those clip-ins. Still struggling (and wobbling) at traffic lights tho. My ass hurts now, flaming saddle :rolleyes:


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    #1241
    jcsmum
    Registered Users Posts: 3,156 ✭✭✭jcsmum


    We missed you.


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    #1242
    chinguetti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,547 ✭✭✭chinguetti


    shazkea wrote: »
    All good now thanks. It's amazing what a good nights sleep will do for you. No detoxing for me this morning alas.

    Sun July 1st

    Cycle

    Fully refreshed after a full nights sleep, I felt great this morning. Sorry to have missed last night though :(
    40km on the bike and I'm loving those clip-ins. Still struggling (and wobbling) at traffic lights tho. My ass hurts now, flaming saddle :rolleyes:

    Well if you're going to go cycling and your saddle is on fire and you do nothing about it, of course your ass will hurt. Like HELLO!!!!!!


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    #1243
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    chinguetti wrote: »
    Well if you're going to go cycling and your saddle is on fire and you do nothing about it, of course your ass will hurt. Like HELLO!!!!!!

    hey I'm blonde, I never claimed to have common sense :D:D Cheers for the tip tho ;)


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    #1244
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    Mon July 2nd

    Run - Easy 3 miles

    Murphy's law, as soon as I stepped out the door, the heavens opened and it poured. It's been a long time since I got that wet on a run. Great fun skipping over puddles, lakes and mud :)


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    #1245
    Younganne
    Registered Users Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭Younganne


    sounds like an obstacle course:D


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    #1246
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    Younganne wrote: »
    sounds like an obstacle course:D

    It was :D Alas my day-glow runners are still loud though! Lots of "are you mad running in this weather" looks too


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    #1247
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    Tues July 3rd

    Cross-training session in gym because I was too much of a wuss to go out on the bike in this rain :(. HTFU pills on order coz this weather is here for a while :mad:


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    #1248
    Nules10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭Nules10


    F@@k it stay in the gym shaz :)


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    #1249
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    Wed July 4th

    South O'Hanlon 5km Race

    Felt it was time to dip the toes in the race scene again as I hadn't done anything since Conn Half :eek:. So consulted my race gurus (aka Ro and jcsmum) who suggested this race. Goal was simply to see where I was at fitness wise and finish it without further injury. I told myself I'd be happy with a sub 30.

    Smooth registration/parking and caught up with the rest of sneaky boardsies doing this race. Lovely to see everyone again and also new faces :D

    Off we took for a fairly prompt start and I entered the pain cave about half a mile into it :mad:. Good god I cursed myself, the girls, the hills and everything I could think of for putting myself through this agony. I hung on to a sub 25 target till about 3km mark and then my lungs decided they simply had enough of this race crap.
    Also had this heavy breather on my shoulder for the entire race which really p**sed me off. I changed racing line, sped up, slowed down but he wouldn't budge. Finally managed to get rid of him by about 4.5 km and I thought lovely I'm going to chick him :). Alas twas not to be :o:mad:. Marshall shouted 200m to go as we approached finish and body just gave up. It was like flicking a switch and I really, really wanted to puke. Last 100m was all about not puking in front of cameras and people as I slowed to a crawl. The fecker passed me coming up to the line :mad:.

    Only exited the pain cave about 10 mins after the race as I was in bits. Met up with the girlies (incl Mr Slow and Pistol ;)) afterwards for the post-mortem and I think everyone said it was a tough race...apart from younganne who had put in some sneaky training on the route :p

    In summary a great race and I would recommend it. Personally it felt so good to be back racing despite the shocker of a race. Shin held up pretty well and only minor discomfort which is great.

    Garmin Time: 25:50 (only 30 secs off PB so I can't be too disappointed in that)
    Race Chip Time: 25:57


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    #1250
    jcsmum
    Registered Users Posts: 3,156 ✭✭✭jcsmum


    Firstly, I would like to clarify that I never recommended this race. I meerly said I was doing it. Big difference.
    Secondly, a big 'well done', not an easy race to make your comeback.

    Ps. Your runners are cool.


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    #1251
    pistol_75
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,682 ✭✭✭pistol_75


    Well done Shaz. Good to see you back racing.


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    #1252
    DigiJem
    Registered Users Posts: 1,029 ✭✭✭DigiJem


    +1, welcome back Shaz


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    #1253
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    Why do people keep referring to me in the reports from that race? It must have been my doppelganger (handsome fellow:)) because I was not, I repeat NOT racing last night. ;)


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    #1254
    RubyK
    Registered Users Posts: 3,355 ✭✭✭RubyK


    Well done shaz on your return to racing!


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    #1255
    pistol_75
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,682 ✭✭✭pistol_75


    Mr Slow wrote: »
    Why do people keep referring to me in the reports from that race? It must have been my doppelganger (handsome fellow:)) because I was not, I repeat NOT racing last night. ;)

    Racepix suggests something else :)


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    #1256
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    pistol_75 wrote: »
    Racepix suggests something else :)

    Was just about to say that P....and look at the heel strike on that. Shocking MR Slow, tut, tut :p


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    #1257
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    jcsmum wrote: »
    Firstly, I would like to clarify that I never recommended this race. I meerly said I was doing it. Big difference.
    Secondly, a big 'well done', not an easy race to make your comeback.

    Ps. Your runners are cool.

    Ah K, you just don't realise the influence that you race choice has over your legion of followers :p. When you say you're doing a race your loyal followers will naturally attend :D. To be clear tho, I'm not doing Clontarf, Killarney or Wexford so I guess I can't be classed as a loyal follower any more.

    I'll just blame Ro so for it and apologies if I have mistakenly put the blame on you in any way!

    You runners are very cool too :cool:


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    #1258
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    pistol_75 wrote: »
    Racepix suggests something else :)
    shazkea wrote: »
    Was just about to say that P....and look at the heel strike on that. Shocking MR Slow, tut, tut :p

    It's not a heel strike til it strikes the ground ;), you'll see from the previous picture that the handsome youngfella you're all mistaking for me has a lovely mid foot plant.:)


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    #1259
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    Mr Slow wrote: »
    It's not a heel strike til it strikes the ground ;), you'll see from the previous picture that the handsome youngfella you're all mistaking for me has a lovely mid foot plant.:)

    Mr Slow..handsome..and youngfella all in the same sentence, oh priceless :D:p


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    #1260
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    shazkea wrote: »
    Mr Slow..handsome..and youngfella all in the same sentence, oh priceless :D:p

    :(


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    #1261
    shazkea
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,090 ✭✭✭shazkea


    Mr Slow wrote: »
    :(

    Ah you know I'm only teasing you. Someone has to bring you back down to earth after all those Runner's World modelling contract offers :D


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