The main thing is keeping the main thing, the main thing

Wednesday: 6:53 miles @ 8:12 pace - legs felt ok after the race on tuesday. Down to the park, around by the cricket grounds and back up the Khyber.

Thursday: Resisted the call to play soccer and had a rest day - final days training with the GAA team so my Thursday nights will now be free!
Core work out - circuit of 3x(30 sec plank, 25 push ups, 20 calf raises, 20 supermen) (been doing this a bit - just forgetting to log it.

Friday: 6:36m @ 8:38 pace. Brought the dog to the PP - this is the time of year where there are 'dog exclusion zones' so going to be difficult to do the trails for the next 2 months with her.
Found some stretching / yoga videos on youtube - been doing these regularly too. Pretty good stuff.

Might even join the local gym and do a weekly Pilates class.

Saturday 9.21m inc 1500/750/1500/750/1500 off 2.5mins recovery.

Tough session this - Jogged down to the PP, so had 2 miles done before meeting up with the gang - another 2 mile warm up and we were ready for the session.

There's a nice trail to the left of Farmleigh - about half way down - goes around a load of bushes - the coach has it measured out at 750 meters, but its narrow and 'lumpy' - so you got to watch where your running - coach reckons its also good for ankles and lower leg strength.

1500: 5:23 mins (5:48 pace) - felt controlled

750: 2:35 (5:33 pace) - got it done. Tiring - but feeling ok.

1500: 5:22 mins - Felt ok on 1st lap - on 2nd lap the going was tough - the sun was beaming at this stage.

750: 2:36 mins - for some of the lads, this was their last rep - I was doing the mile after it - but when I was finished this 750, was tempted to stop.

1500: 5:28 mins - I led out as the 2 faster lads had finished - 1st lap felt ok, 2nd lap I slowed - much different when you've noone to chase - a bit slower, but happy to get it done and not bottle it.

Very difficult running these over such narrow trails, but seems easier than running 4 laps of the track

2:22m warm down home for 9:21 miles for the day - home by 10am.

Might try to do 14 on Sunday - see how the body feels.

Beef wrote: »

That's a cracker of a session. Is Dublin going to be the new main thing?

It should be the main thing - but somehow I haven't quite committed to it yet in the same way I had with Manchester.

Time enough for that I suppose.

Monday 2nd June.

Joined a Gym! Done a nice workout focusing mainly on the legs and & upper body (just for the holidays )
Will get a proper program done up this week that will integrate my running into it.

Tuesday 3rd: - was going to do 11 miles, but got a bit sensible as the legs were feeling the effects of Mondays gym work and I had Wednesdays speed session in mind, so just done 1 loop of the PP.
7.64 @ 7.54

Wednesday 4th: Session was 4x(800/400) with 2mins/90s recovery.
WU: 1.9 miles @ 8:30

Rep 1: 2:46 / 1:14
Rep 2: 2:44 / 1:13
Rep 3: 2:41 / 1:13
Rep 4: 2:37 / 1:09

CD: 1.64 @ 8:40

Happy with this session - 1st 800 a tad slow but delighted that each rep got faster and really nailed the last 800 & 400.
Enjoying these sessions - the comfort of running that fast in a group is great - it really doesn't seem that fast while your doing it.

No niggle from the knee, but just iced it for good measure.

Body is feeling great this week - really feels 'normal' for the 1st time since the Manchester.
Cant believe I've ran 2 races and a park run in the 8 weeks since the Marathon

Will more than likely just focus on the DCM Race Series from here on in and do the Castleknock 5k in July as a friend is organising it and its been done in memory of another friends brother who died recently.
Also doing the Athlone 3/4. Entered and all

Out of the race series - the Fingal 10k will probably be a goal race - the rest are just progressions onto the 'Main thing' in October.