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ThebitterLemon · 20-07-2014 11:34PM

Ferris B wrote: »

At our age it's the little things in life that make it all worthwhile.:)

Will be doing some warm weather training myself in Croatia over the next while. Hope their ice cream vans are as regular as yours.

Enjoy the hols Waldorf.

I think our man with the ice cream van thinks we must be his best hope of early retirement as he has his van up on blocks outside our place now

TbL

Bulmers74 · 20-07-2014 11:55PM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

he has his van up on blocks outside our place now

Feeling at home so boss

ThebitterLemon · 20-07-2014 11:58PM

Bulmers74 wrote: »

Feeling at home so boss

Feck you hoss, I still haven't been able to shift those rugs you guaranteed me were Persian!

TbL

SamforMayo · 21-07-2014 12:08AM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Feck you hoss, I still haven't been able to shift those rugs you guaranteed me were Persian!

TbL

Ahh the constant moving from place to place, it all makes sense now.

Bulmers74 · 21-07-2014 12:14AM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Feck you hoss, I still haven't been able to shift those rugs you guaranteed me were Persian!

TbL

Hey boss I never gives a guarantee!

Nice session today btw

ThebitterLemon · 21-07-2014 12:23AM

SamforMayo wrote: »

Ahh the constant moving from place to place, it all makes sense now.

I'll do you a good deal on a rug, if the van makes it to Crossmolina

TbL

SamforMayo · 21-07-2014 12:28AM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

I'll do you a good deal on a rug, if the van makes it to Crossmolina

TbL

Sound, you will know where we are when you see the mayo jerseys drying on the bushes;)

FBOT01 · 21-07-2014 12:37PM

SamforMayo wrote: »

Sound, you will know where we are when you see the mayo jerseys drying on the bushes;)

Jaysus, I think I must have passed your place last week. I thought they were just rags that someone had dumped illegally though.....:D

ThebitterLemon · 23-07-2014 12:09PM

No running Mon or Tue, took a rest Monday and was at a water park all day yesterday and by the time I got back was to wrecked to run.

It's something I've noticed before but the extent of it now is incredible; obesity.

I was actually completely take aback by the obesity levels I witnessed at the park yesterday, across all age groups. The majority of people in the park yesterday were over weight, some incredibly so. As someone that struggled to keep the weight down from my twenties, I can only imagine how hard it would be to do so if you're carrying it from a very early age. Anyway mini rant over, I hear the ice cream van

Today: joined the running group this morning, totally different group than last week, lots of running vests and fit looking feckers! I had planed to do a 6 mile easy but after a very pedestrian first mile the group started to ramp it up a bit. 'Twas bad enough been left behind by a Dub but he was a Tri fairy to

Very hot and sunny again today.

Splits for the 6 miles;

9.23
7.50
7.34
6.41
6.40
7.03

I'll try and do a couple of easy miles later today.

TbL

SamforMayo · 23-07-2014 12:13PM

Nice run this morning, I agree with you on obesity crisis, it's crazy. The bellies on the kids on the beach is scary and kids clothes are been made bigger to make it look normal!

Murph_D · 23-07-2014 12:26PM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Splits for the 6 miles;

9.23
7.50
7.34
6.41
6.40
7.03

Nothing easy about that. It's more like my 10k pace!

ThebitterLemon · 23-07-2014 12:32PM

Murph_D wrote: »

Nothing easy about that. It's more like my 10k pace!

I know Murph, I got sucked into it a bit by the faster pace of the new group, should have done my own thing.

Auld, competitive and stupid

TbL

ThebitterLemon · 23-07-2014 07:06PM

Today pm: 7k at 12kph speed on the treadmill.

The screen needed wipers with the spray I was putting on it and the woman beside moved down one machine and continued her workout

TbL

Ferris B · 23-07-2014 08:20PM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

It's something I've noticed before but the extent of it now is incredible; obesity.

I was actually completely take aback by the obesity levels I witnessed at the park yesterday, across all age groups. The majority of people in the park yesterday were over weight, some incredibly so. As someone that struggled to keep the weight down from my twenties, I can only imagine how hard it would be to do so if you're carrying it from a very early age. Anyway mini rant over, I hear the ice cream van

TbL

I'd a similar experience here in croatia. Was by the sea today and there was a lot of folk( of all ages) with serious roly bellies. Mind you the Dutch and German tourists all seem to be well built muscley feckers and three foot taller than me.

ThebitterLemon · 23-07-2014 08:35PM

Good man Ferris, enjoy the hols.

You might be quicker than me on the road but unless you get in some serious practice on hols I'd leave you for dead in a Magnum eating competition

TbL

Badreputation · 24-07-2014 10:09AM

Just catching up TbL. Enjoy the hols and the warm weather training. I should have stashed some magnums on the routes I ran last week had I known your were arriving the week after. Nice area especially for the kids. Enjoy!

ThebitterLemon · 26-07-2014 04:49PM

Thursday morning I woke up with a bit of pain and stiffness in my left knee, don't know what caused it coz I was fine all week. Anyway decided to rest and ice it for two days, so no running Thur or Fri. Was a bit pissed off as I was going well and had never run as much on holidays before and had to can the planned 4 x 2m at PMP session.

Today: 4 miles in the afternoon heat @ 9 min pace. Knee seems to be ok and had a swim afterwards.

Back home tomorrow and hopefully I'll be able to get stuck into the next phase of the plan.

TbL

Murph_D · 26-07-2014 07:07PM

Glad the sore knee settled down. It was probably the treadmill wot did it. Careful now.

ThebitterLemon · 27-07-2014 07:24PM

Some savage racing around these parts today.

Arrived back in Dublin around lunch time and spent the next two hours bitchin and moaning to the missus that I hadn't done any sort of long run in over two weeks.

By the time we got to Galway she asked me was the gear and runners handy in the case and by the time we got to Spiddal she almost threw me out of the car.

The run home was just a bit under 18 miles on a mainly flat route except for the last two miles that had some sharp uphills. There was a decent breeze blowing into my face the whole way and while it probably cost me some time it was nice and cooling as it was reasonably hot out there. The road isn't usually that busy but today it was crazy with D reg drivers out in force. It's the middle Sunday for most of the Irish summer colleges and it's the day that most Dublin parents come out of the Pale to see how there Johnny and Mary is surviving the wilds of Connemara!

Felt fairly good throughout but the last two miles were starting to take there toll.

Splits;

7.54
7.41
7.55
7.38
7.46
7.47
7.39
7.32
7.42
7.32
7.37
7.37
7.32
7.41
7.37
7.35
8.18
7.51

TbL

pa4 · 27-07-2014 07:29PM

That's the right way to get in the long run. It's either run or walk home!

KielyUnusual · 27-07-2014 07:43PM

pa4 wrote: »

That's the right way to get in the long run. It's either run or walk home!

Until it goes wrong and it takes you 6 hours to get home.

True story.

Moral of the story: Always carry a few euro or a leap card or a phone or some water.

ecoli · 27-07-2014 07:51PM

KielyUnusual wrote: »

Until it goes wrong and it takes you 6 hours to get home.

True story.

Moral of the story: Always carry a few euro or a leap card or a phone or some water.

4 hours myself and the final straw in the Rotterdam build up :rolleyes:

ThebitterLemon · 27-07-2014 07:59PM

KielyUnusual wrote: »

Until it goes wrong and it takes you 6 hours to get home.

True story.

Moral of the story: Always carry a few euro or a leap card or a phone or some water.

What were you doing, were you doing a LR in the PP and ended up in Tipperary

TbL

KielyUnusual · 27-07-2014 08:24PM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

What were you doing, were you doing a LR in the PP and ended up in Tipperary

TbL

I wish I had ended up down in Tipperary. The kind folk down their would have taken pity on me in my obvious predicament. No, I was travelling along the Royal Canal is the less celubrious surroundings of Leixlip, Coolmine, Clonsilla and Broombridge. Left home with just the change in my left hand to buy a train ticket out to Kilcock. I was severely undertrained, had taken a months break during a three month plan and had only done 3 or 4 runs in the few weeks leading up to it. Needless to say it was a walk/run strategy after about 8 miles (mainly walk) and it felt like an eternity till I got back home. Somehow, I managed to pull it out of the bag in the marathon a week later. When I think of what a naive youngster I was back then.

ThebitterLemon · 28-07-2014 09:15PM

Plan called for a 3 mile recovery run today. I had hoped to switch it with a session later in the week (7m with strides) as I'm travelling towards the end of the week.

I got a massage today and the quads were in an absolute hoop (explains the knee pain) and my legs were like lead this evening. There was no way I was gonna be able to do the seven and I thought of canning the 3 recovery but the middle lad said he cycle alongside me.

Headed out to Seanadh Pheistin which has usually no traffic, but feckin typical it was very busy tonight. Young lad was having a blast whooshing down the hills and letting me help him up the inclines.

4 slow miles @ 9.07.

Hope the legs pep up as I've a session that I'm not fond of tomorrow, 12 x 500m off 60-75 secs recovery.

TbL

Ferris B · 28-07-2014 10:11PM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Hope the legs pep up as I've a session that I'm not fond of tomorrow, 12 x 500m off 60-75 secs recovery.

TbL

Wouldn't be my favourite either. In fact, once you get over a certain age that sort of thing should be banned.

ThebitterLemon · 28-07-2014 10:19PM

Gotta suck it up though Ferris, can't have ye lads getting way too far ahead of me!

Have you not got an alcohol beverage or two that you should be attending to

I see your fellow balcony dweller has set down a decent marker for you from yesterday!

Enjoy the rest of your hol.

TbL

ThebitterLemon · 29-07-2014 02:51PM

Today: plan called for 12 x 500m, off 60-75sec recovery, at around 5k pace. 2m wu/cd.

Felt crappy today, heavy legs and lethargic. Did the session on my lunch break on the local track. Did 2.25 very slow miles on grass trying to get a bit of spark into the legs but it wasn't happening. Hit the track and got stuck in. Found this session very tough from the off, the short recoveries were really getting me, initially was taking around 60-65 secs after the reps this drifted to 70-75 and I had a couple of around 80.

I almost pulled the plug twice but managed to hang in. Finished the session but gotta say that it was one of the toughest I've done so far. Was initially very disappointed when I finished but reflection, chat with Coach and a strong coffee have me taking some positives from it.

Finished with a shuffle 1.25m cool down on grass.

Splits:

1.48
1.49
1.49
1.49
1.51
1.50
1.47
1.45
1.52
1.50
1.53
1.49

TbL

Duanington · 29-07-2014 03:07PM

I don't see a lot wrong with that TbL - looks like you were pretty consistent over the splits ( bar one or two)

ThebitterLemon · 29-07-2014 03:15PM

Duanington wrote: »

I don't see a lot wrong with that TbL - looks like you were pretty consistent over the splits ( bar one or two)

Yea, tnx D, initially felt like a very high effort level for the return but a chat with L, put it in perspective. The 1.45 rep is 3.30 per k pace and it's very far from that pace that I was reared

Tired before, during and after probably didn't help!

TbL

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