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Will you just make it for me and post it to me? I'm not able to cook/bake whatever you'd do to granola
Thanks though Sam. Sure pop it up sometime you have the time. You never know, I might get inspired:D
Its simple, a bit like making rice crispie buns, my 3 year old did most of the work!0 -
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martyboy48 wrote: »Feck ye anyways, ye have me hungry for it now
Off with you now and impress the household with your cooking skills!0 -
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SamforMayo wrote: »4 males in the house
Always gives me a kick when I realize that somebody who I thought for the last year was male turns out to be female or vise versa.
Or when Ososlo turns out to have no connection to Oslo! 0 -
Sunday 1 June
Rest. First complete day off in a long time. Life stuff. It certainly wasn't a restful day though:( Knew I wouldn't sleep at all Sunday night so wanted to conserve my energy.
Monday 2 June
...didn't sleep Sunday night as expected and it was actually worse than I envisaged as I spent a few hours on a floor with nothing to sleep on only a pillow (under my body, I'm 5'6'!) so any chances of sleep were nill, insomnia or not.. long story... So knocked the idea of the 800s on the head in the wee hours. why the hell do birds start singing so early? 3:38!!!am!!! Btw, the above floor situation had nothing to do with alcohol and I wasn't having fun:pac:
Easy run instead. 4.5 miles. Kept it very comfortable as I was so tired. Certainly felt a little better after the run than before it.
4.5 miles total
Tuesday 3 June
5 x 800s off 2 mins (3k pace, 7:20 pace-3:40 time)
Ok sleep last night, certainly not the worst, but the fatigue of recent poor nights definitely catching up.
Forgot to do my AIS!!!! First time ever I think! Hit the Phoenix Park. 2 miles warm up 10:15, 9;50 and then some drills. Getting very warm at mid day. Would have waited until evening if I had known how warm it was going to be.
This felt very hard and I think maybe harder than it should have which I'm putting down to residual tiredness.
3:38
3:40
3:40
3:42 (horrible stitch developed at the end of this so hanging on for dear life the end of this and for all of the last one)
3:45
avg: 3:41
So as usual, I went off too fast and paid for it in the end. I felt really good for the first few, better than I ever have for any of these sessions and thought that finally I'm making a break-through with this speed lark, but the final 2 were the hardest reps I think I've ever done. Nearly killed me. I don't know if they should feel this hard and I don't know why the stitch developed as I haven't had any recently. Used to get them badly in the past.
There's no doubt about it, this 'speed' thing is very very hard for me and does not come naturally at all. I can run 20 slow miles no problem and would relish the thought of doing so, but these types of reps scare me and I think I'm so nervous doing them (that I'll fail) that it effects my performance.
Born to run... slowly...
Stazza, you have your work cut out!
Legs feel wonderful these days which I'm amazed by with 2-3 sessions or harder workouts a week. Can't believe it really. No niggles whatsoever. I'm reckoning it's down to the AIS which I do religiously before all runs except for today when I forgot!
7.5 miles total
pm
35 mins recovery
In the lashings of rain but felt great. Wished I could have gone longer as had this sudden burst of energy.
I love plodding
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That's a really good session A. You may not be getting in as many miles as you'd like but you are doing some quality work. Can't wait for you to race and see the fruits of your labour!
Cheers yeah hopefully there'll be a decent race time at the end of it. I just find these sessions so hard
I used to be able to forget the pain a few minutes afterwards but now the memory of it is staying with me. Maybe I'm just a wuss
First race at end of the month and will do a few in fairly quick succession I think to give myself a few chances to do summit daacent.0 -
Cheers yeah hopefully there'll be a decent race time at the end of it. I just find these sessions so hard I used to be able to forget the pain a few minutes afterwards but now the memory of it is staying with me. Maybe I'm just a wuss
First race at end of the month and will do a few in fairly quick succession I think to give myself a few chances to do summit daacent.
what races and what's your current PB for those distances ? And more importantly, what are your goals for the upcoming races ?0 -
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Cheers for that. Funlavin keep on going on about a new 'flatter' route this year as last year was so hilly apparently but 'flatter' doesn't necessarily mean flat!
Looking like Kilcock so! I read of your 5k pb last night on that thread!
Thanks again.
They seem to be suggesting that Castleknock is a lumpy course too. I'd have to imagine that to be the case given it's in Castleknock!! I have no doubt it would be for a wonderful cause and well organised but I'd suggest even st Anne's Parkrun would be faster if chasing a time.
Kilcock is a lovely fast route. It starts a little higher up than the finish with just a little bump at halfway over a bridge. I'll start a new thread later. Best thing of all is that the Beer Mile is on the following night; great way to celebrate a new PB 0 -
They seem to be suggesting that Castleknock is a lumpy course too. I'd have to imagine that to be the case given it's in Castleknock!! I have no doubt it would be for a wonderful cause and well organised but I'd suggest even st Anne's Parkrun would be faster if chasing a time.
Kilcock is a lovely fast route. It starts a little higher up than the finish with just a little bump at halfway over a bridge. I'll start a new thread later. Best thing of all is that the Beer Mile is on the following night; great way to celebrate a new PB
Great stuff. Kilcock it is so and actually St. Anne's Parkrun is another good option for a 2nd race.
As for the beer mile, I'll consider it if I can skip the beer bit:P Double-vodka and coke instead 0 -
Cheers yeah hopefully there'll be a decent race time at the end of it. I just find these sessions so hard I used to be able to forget the pain a few minutes afterwards but now the memory of it is staying with me. Maybe I'm just a wuss
First race at end of the month and will do a few in fairly quick succession I think to give myself a few chances to do summit daacent.
You talk yourself down to easily Ososlo, that session went really well especially given your sleep issues. There was only about 7 seconds (?) in difference between your fastest and slowest rep which is not disastrous. Also speedwork is damn hard and it often hurts like hell, it's just a case of sucking it up as best as possible, I've often collapsed in a heap after hard sessions so it's not unique to you to feel awful doing it. It will make you stronger.0 -
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