Moving up from the back of the pack

shortstuff! · 21-11-2013 01:57PM #1

Love reading logs on here, hoping keeping one of my own will help me stay motivated, accountable and consistent which will hopefully make me faster since I have slow completely mastered:D I have been running for the past 18months starting out with the famous C25K and working up to Career_Move’s amazing Boards DCM Novice plan. I really like following a program but all so far have been focused on completing the distance. Now it’s time to take the next step and start focusing on speed. I plan on following Blockic’s winter plan for us DCM 13 graduates:)

So a little about me, I'm 28year old female, 5 ft tall (hence the name;)) and 126.5lbs which is 7 too many so diet starts today. Work in an office in City centre but live in the stick so I'm gone from the house at 7am and back home a little after 7pm so sometime find fitting in the training tough. If its important enough to you, you will find a way... if its not, you find an excuse!

So heres my "race" history...All bar the Bohermeen half are PB’s – I must start racing more.The only times I’m particularly happy with right now are the Athone Half (possibly peaked too early in Marathon training) and Stook flying mile

Race|Distance|Date|Time|Position
Stook 10mile|10m|17-Nov-13|1:40:53|224
Stook Flying Mile|1m|17-Nov-13|7:59|
DCM|26.2m|28-Oct-13|4:59:41|10436
Athlone Half|13.1|14-Sep-13|1:59:20|639
Bob Heffernan 5km|5km|22-May-13|25:57|
Bohermeen Half|13.1m|03-Mar-13|2:13:21|605
Flora Mini Marathon|10km|05-Jun-10|0:59:31|1850

I’m going to focus on shorter sharper distance for the next 6 and then consider whether I’ll do a Marathon or not, will wait and see if I’ve gotten faster! My 10Km PB is particularly weak (and old) so I want to sort that one early 2014 and would love to get under 25:00 for a 5km by the end of the year:)

career_move · 21-11-2013 03:00PM

Best of luck with the log and the goals

If you can do enough easy miles you won't need to worry about the diet

Deedee2012 · 21-11-2013 03:13PM

Good luck with the log and your goals. I have similar times to you and have decided I'd like to give speeding up a shot too. Will follow your progress with interest :-)

Laois_Man · 21-11-2013 03:13PM

Your BMI is 24.7 which is in the Normal Weight category

Ur grand!

SamforMayo · 21-11-2013 05:11PM

Looking forward to following this log! It is hard to find time to fit in all the miles but I find now IM as contrary as a bag of cats if I don't run so its worth it.
Is it possible for you to run at lunchtime at all?

shortstuff! · 21-11-2013 06:34PM

Laois_Man wrote: »

Your BMI is 24.7 which is in the Normal Weight category

Ur grand!

It's more a case of I've gained several pounds since the marathon, kept eating loads but havnt been running as much:( Just trying to "clean" up the diet before it gets out of hand ha;)

shortstuff! · 21-11-2013 06:40PM

SamforMayo wrote: »

Looking forward to following this log! It is hard to find time to fit in all the miles but I find now IM as contrary as a bag of cats if I don't run so its worth it.
Is it possible for you to run at lunchtime at all?

Im always in better form when I run too...I must have been a right pain before i started!! That's the plan:) Going to run about 3m at lunch 3 times a week, luckily work just across from St Stephens Green so no excuse really:)

shortstuff! · 21-11-2013 06:44PM

Deedee2012 wrote: »

Good luck with the log and your goals. I have similar times to you and have decided I'd like to give speeding up a shot too. Will follow your progress with interest :-)

Thanks Deedee, enjoy reading about your training over in the DCM 12 thread! Heres hoping we both find some speed:)

shortstuff! · 21-11-2013 06:46PM

career_move wrote: »

Best of luck with the log and the goals

If you can do enough easy miles you won't need to worry about the diet

Anything in the name of chocolate and crisps!

menoscemo · 21-11-2013 07:27PM

shortstuff! wrote: »

Race|Distance|Date|Time|Position
Athlone Half||13.1|14-Sep-13|1:59:20|639

Best of luck with the log!!
If you can break 2hr for a Half, you have plenty of speed, so don't be putting your pace down!!
BTW in September 2011 Claralara ran a slower time for her half marathon so with the right dedication anything can happen

SamforMayo · 21-11-2013 07:50PM

shortstuff! wrote: »

Im always in better form when I run too...I must have been a right pain before i started!! That's the plan:) Going to run about 3m at lunch 3 times a week, luckily work just across from St Stephens Green so no excuse really:)

You better consult Blockic first, I have a feeling our 3 mile runs will be few and far between:P

shortstuff! · 21-11-2013 08:55PM

menoscemo wrote: »

Best of luck with the log!!
If you can break 2hr for a Half, you have plenty of speed, so don't be putting your pace down!!
BTW in September 2011 Claralara a slower time for her half marathon so with the right dedication anything can happen

Thanks menoscemo:) That was a perfect race on a perfect day, but yes there is hope for me yet! If I can make a fraction of the progress that claralara has made, I was be one very happy girl!

shortstuff! · 21-11-2013 09:06PM

SamforMayo wrote: »

You better consult Blockic first, I have a feeling our 3 mile runs will be few and far between:P

Ha yeah I've been thinking that! May try stretching out the aul lunch hour;)

shortstuff! · 21-11-2013 09:25PM

Here's a rough idea of how I see my week shaping up for the next couple of weeks... I've started circuit training with Kiltale ladies on the run group but haven't made it to a running session yet due to DCM recovery/injury so may adjust the rest of the week depending how tough these run are. Starting Pilates next week which hopefully will help keep injuries at bay... Others on here rave about them so worth a try!

Day|AM|PM
Monday|Recovery 3m|Group session
Tuesday||Pilates
Wednesday|4m|Club circuit training
Thursday|Recovery 3m|4m
Friday||
Saturday|LSR 10miles|
Sunday|Group session|

kit3 · 21-11-2013 09:56PM

shortstuff! wrote: »

Im always in better form when I run too...I must have been a right pain before i started!! That's the plan:) Going to run about 3m at lunch 3 times a week, luckily work just across from St Stephens Green so no excuse really:)

You'd be better off heading up onto the canal - you'd get dizzy going around Stephen's Green

Good luck with the log .

Ososlo · 21-11-2013 10:29PM

Best of luck shortstuff with your goals! Your focus is similar to my own with looking at sharpening up over the next few months post DCM, so I'll be following this closely. Hope the niggles clear up so you're fightin' fit for Jingle Bells!

shortstuff! · 22-11-2013 07:58AM

kit3 wrote: »

You'd be better off heading up onto the canal - you'd get dizzy going around Stephen's Green Good luck with the log .

Great idea, just stuck to the green in case I'd get lost and to avoid traffic! The canal wouldn't be half as boring, I hate laps!

shortstuff! · 22-11-2013 08:01AM

Ososlo wrote: »

Best of luck shortstuff with your goals! Your focus is similar to my own with looking at sharpening up over the next few months post DCM, so I'll be following this closely. Hope the niggles clear up so you're fightin' fit for Jingle Bells!

Thanks Osolo, really hope legs will be right by then... Hope your comeback is going well:)

shortstuff! · 22-11-2013 10:34PM

Plank off Friday:cool:

Week 1 70seconds

shortstuff! · 23-11-2013 05:39PM

12.3 miles done today @ 12min/ml to collect the car from it service (timing belt ouch:() Probably a little far considering my legs aren't 100%. I had mapped the route to 10miles but I spotted a signpost for my destination which tempted me off the route I had planned to take & ended up adding 2miles to the route, oops... Knee was fine but IT band gave a bit if trouble, related no doubt, walked a few sections to ease it out which worked well! Some more rolling needed tonight;) Looking forward to my first club session tomorrow!

Ososlo · 23-11-2013 06:00PM

Your plank challenge spurred me on to doing mine today too! I've really neglected this stuff since the marathon. How often do you do them? And how many reps?
Good luck with the club session! Looking forward to seeing how it goes for you!

career_move · 23-11-2013 06:02PM

Might be worth seeing a physio about your knee. Get it sorted now before you up the training and get doing some exercises to keep it in check

shortstuff! · 23-11-2013 07:57PM

Osolso - I've also neglected planks and any type of core work for way too long... I followed a beach body insanity program last winter so use to be good at them from that. Planning to do this workout 4times a week, who doesn't have 8minutes to spare?! Hope to build up to 3minutes

Career_move - Yeah definitely going to get an appointment sorted for next week

Ososlo · 23-11-2013 10:04PM

Thanks for that plank sheet. Looks good. I need to mix it up a bit so those additions look good. One thing I discovered today is that part of the problem for me holding the plank is boredom so I now read the paper while I'm doing them:D It's makes the time go quicker!

blockic · 23-11-2013 10:14PM

Best of luck with the log shortstuff!

AuldManKing · 23-11-2013 11:50PM

Just seen the log, best of luck, looking forward to the progression.

shortstuff! · 24-11-2013 01:48PM

5miles including 8X200m and 6X100m hill sprints with jog down recovery

First club session done! So looks like Sundays will be taking care of hill work going forward, it's definitely something I need to work on so happy out:) Theres no way I would have kept going without people ahead and behind me to spur me on, I'd recommend joining a club to anyone who's looking to improve!

shortstuff! · 25-11-2013 06:28PM

shortstuff! · 26-11-2013 06:26PM

4.15m @ 10:30

Took the advise of kit3 and headed to the canal for today's lunchtime run, ashamed to say I didn't realise how close it was! Nearly landed in a heap after 1mile when I lost my footing on the path, but made it as far as Dolphins barn safe and sound! Enjoyed this much more than laps of the green. Bit of a squeeze fitting this into my lunch hour but doable, further inspiration to get faster:)

Pilates later...

belcarra · 26-11-2013 06:45PM

shortstuff! wrote: »

...made it as far as Dolphins barn safe and sound!

Ahh, the safe refuge that is Dolphins Barn!

statss · 26-11-2013 06:50PM

I sometimes go to the Trinity College grass cricket pitch/track at lunch time, less stop/start than the canal and plenty of other runners are usually about, handy way to get 3-4 miles in with limited fuss and very close to Stephens Green.

Moving up from the back of the pack

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