A Slow Journey to Faster Times

FBOT01 · 19-09-2014 11:02PM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Not mine, isn't that Statlers neck of the woods, check with him

Taper madness gettin to you P!

TbL

Not mine, I am still fully loaded but then again I can't remember whether I am Statler or Waldorf???

yaboya1 · 19-09-2014 11:04PM

FBOT01 wrote: »

I can't remember whether I am Statler or Waldorf???

Neither can TbL.
It changes from week to week :pac::pac:

yaboya1 · 20-09-2014 07:36PM

Saturday 20th September (Day 48/56) - 6m Recovery (with 6 x 100m Strides)
6 miles @ 8:30p/m average

Getting really paranoid on these runs now. Wish I could fast forward a week already!

Splits:

Mile 1 - 9:22
Mile 2 - 8:43
Mile 3 - 8:35
Mile 4 - 8:49
Mile 5 - 6:50*
Mile 6 - 8:40

*Strides in Mile 5 (so I could do them on the flat rather than climbing in the last mile)

yaboya1 · 21-09-2014 09:12PM

Sunday 21st September (Day 49/56) - 13m Med/Long
13 miles @ 7:58p/m average

The penultimate double figure run of the cycle. The final & longest one comes next Sunday - 26.2 miles! :eek:
I took Dr Q's advice and just took it easy on this, completely ignoring the watch. I developed phantom niggles in my calves & shins while I was out there tonight. Taper madness is really beginning to kick in! I'm also feeling a snivel in my nose and a frog in my throat. I'm pretty sure I had the same symptoms 6/7 days out from Seville though, so everything should be fine :pac:.
Just 24 miles left on Irish soil (I'm not counting or anything).

Splits:

Mile 1 - 7:53
Mile 2 - 8:06
Mile 3 - 7:55
Mile 4 - 7:51
Mile 5 - 8:14
Mile 6 - 8:09
Mile 7 - 8:06
Mile 8 - 8:07
Mile 9 - 7:49
Mile 10 - 7:54
Mile 11 - 7:50
Mile 12 - 7:46
Mile 13 - 7:52

Ososlo · 21-09-2014 09:15PM

I have a feeling it's gonna be a long week for you!
What day are you travelling?

yaboya1 · 21-09-2014 09:30PM

Ososlo wrote: »

I have a feeling it's gonna be a long week for you!
What day are you travelling?

Longest 4.5 days of my life.
Flying out Friday afternoon.

Duanington · 22-09-2014 11:25AM

Fair play to you Yaboya01 - you must be looking forward to the big day now? You've put yourself in a great position

yaboya1 · 22-09-2014 11:32AM

Duanington wrote: »

Fair play to you Yaboya01 - you must be looking forward to the big day now? You've put yourself in a great position

I am, once I don't go insane in the meantime :P

belcarra · 22-09-2014 11:44AM

yaboya1 wrote: »

Longest 4.5 days of my life.
Flying out Friday afternoon.

I'm on that same flight too (Ryanair @ 3:20pm?)

yaboya1 · 22-09-2014 12:08PM

belcarra wrote: »

I'm on that same flight too (Ryanair @ 3:20pm?)

Yep. Fancy meeting much earlier in the airport to watch the Ryder Cup?

FBOT01 · 22-09-2014 12:22PM

yaboya1 wrote: »

Yep. Fancy meeting much earlier in the airport to watch the Ryder Cup?

Make sure there are no pints involved

belcarra · 22-09-2014 12:26PM

yaboya1 wrote: »

Yep. Fancy meeting much earlier in the airport to watch the Ryder Cup?

I'll be working the first half of the day so as it is I'll just about be there on time for the flight...hopefully!
What part of Berlin are you staying in? I'm just on the Southern edge of the Tiergarten.

yaboya1 · 22-09-2014 12:49PM

belcarra wrote: »

I'll be working the first half of the day so as it is I'll just about be there on time for the flight...hopefully!
What part of Berlin are you staying in? I'm just on the Southern edge of the Tiergarten.

I've an apartment in Wedding. 2.5 miles northeast of the start, 2 miles northwest of The Oscar Wilde

viperlogic · 22-09-2014 01:05PM

yaboya1 wrote: »

I am, once I don't go insane in the meantime :P

You are lucky you get to let it all out in a few days. The weird running dreams have started for me and I'm 4 weeks to go!

yaboya1 · 22-09-2014 06:06PM

Monday 22nd September (Day 50/56) - Rest

Not exactly a rest day, but no running. Had a reasonable lie-in this morning, before doing some core work after I got up. Spent the afternoon on the golf course. Managed not to get injured out there :P

KielyUnusual · 22-09-2014 06:49PM

You know for certain you've gone taper mad when you start logging rest days

yaboya1 · 22-09-2014 06:51PM

KielyUnusual wrote: »

You know for certain you've gone taper mad when you start logging rest days

Guilty!

yaboya1 · 23-09-2014 07:00PM

Tuesday 23rd September (Day 51/56) -7m Recovery
7 miles @ 8:59p/m average

Nothing to see here........

Splits:

Mile 1 - 8:35
Mile 2 - 8:46
Mile 3 - 8:57
Mile 4 - 9:04
Mile 5 - 9:06
Mile 6 - 9:11
Mile 7 - 9:13

tang1 · 24-09-2014 05:06PM

Best of luck Sunday, hope all goes well for you.

outforarun · 24-09-2014 05:28PM

Ahh the week before marathon, with all the training nailed. Great place to be, forget the madness, soak up and enjoy the anticipation. Have a great race and a great weekend. Best of Luck.

Calvin Johnson · 24-09-2014 06:50PM

Not long now.

yaboya1 · 24-09-2014 08:10PM

Wednesday 24th September (Day 52/56) -7m (with 2m @ MP)
7 miles @ 7:54p/m average

Another beautiful Autumn day in Dublin. Let's hope it's not too nice in Berlin this Sunday. I spent this morning on the golf course, which I have found an ideal way of killing time lately. I intended to get out for this session as soon as I got home, which seemed pretty appealing as the evening sunshine lit up the sky. Was just about to take a right down the quays past Heuston Station, when I noticed to a voicemail from TbL offering his company for a run in the PP within 20 minutes. I jumped at the chance and took a sharp left up Parkgate Street instead to join my Seville compadre. Running with company definitely takes your mind off phantom niggles and suppresses taper madness. The conversation flowed and five miles were up before I knew it without so much as a thought about any imaginary injuries. I ran the two MP miles on my own, which although a fair bit quicker (time/pace wise), seemed a whole lot longer without company. On the positive side I had to restrain myself a bit from going faster, and was closer to 6:30 than 6:40 which can't be a bad thing. Cheers for the date TbL

Splits:

Mile 1 - 8:39
Mile 2 - 8:21
Mile 3 - 8:36
Mile 4 - 8:20
Mile 5 - 8:13
Mile 6 - 6:33
Mile 7 - 6:31

One thing I was mentioning to TbL was my schedule for the remainder of the week. There are 5 mile Recovery runs pencilled in for both of the next two days, but with all the travelling etc. on Friday I might just completely can that one as it doesn't seem worth the hassle. I doubt it will make any difference at this stage.

paddybarry · 24-09-2014 08:20PM

yaboya1 wrote: »

Wednesday 24th September (Day 52/56) -7m (with 2m @ MP)
7 miles @ 7:54p/m average

Another beautiful Autumn day in Dublin. Let's hope it's not too nice in Berlin this Sunday. I spent this morning on the golf course, which I have found an ideal way of killing time lately. I intended to get out for this session as soon as I got home, which seemed pretty appealing as the evening sunshine lit up the sky. Was just about to take a right down the quays past Heuston Station, when I noticed to a voicemail from TbL offering his company for a run in the PP within 20 minutes. I jumped at the chance and took a sharp left up Parkgate Street instead to join my Seville compadre. Running with company definitely takes your mind off phantom niggles and suppresses taper madness. The conversation flowed and five miles were up before I knew it without so much as a thought about any imaginary injuries. I ran the two MP miles on my own, which although a fair bit quicker (time/pace wise), seemed a whole lot longer without company. On the positive side I had to restrain myself a bit from going faster, and was closer to 6:30 than 6:40 which can't be a bad thing. Cheers for the date TbL

Splits:

Mile 1 - 8:39
Mile 2 - 8:21
Mile 3 - 8:36
Mile 4 - 8:20
Mile 5 - 8:13
Mile 6 - 6:33
Mile 7 - 6:31

One thing I was mentioning to TbL was my schedule for the remainder of the week. There are 5 mile Recovery runs pencilled in for both of the next two days, but with all the travelling etc. on Friday I might just completely can that one as it doesn't seem worth the hassle. I doubt it will make any difference at this stage.

Best of luck in Berlin. I hope you a achieve a time your training deserves.

yaboya1 · 24-09-2014 08:24PM

tang1 wrote: »

Best of luck Sunday, hope all goes well for you.

Cheers tang.

outforarun wrote: »

Ahh the week before marathon, with all the training nailed. Great place to be, forget the madness, soak up and enjoy the anticipation. Have a great race and a great weekend. Best of Luck.

Thanks for the good wishes. I'll try my best to do all of the above

Calvin Johnson wrote: »

Not long now.

Just 3 days, 12 hours & 20 minutes.......

paddybarry wrote: »

Best of luck in Berlin. I hope you a achieve a time your training deserves.

So do I. Thanks Paddy

Pacing Mule · 24-09-2014 08:42PM

Going to get in nice and early with my own best wishes too. Big fan of your training and progress to date. Looking forward to the race report already.

DarByrne1980 · 24-09-2014 09:01PM

long time follower of this log. Hope you get the time you deserve

SamforMayo · 24-09-2014 09:02PM

You will be mirroring the Ryder Cup team with the build up and anticipation!

yaboya1 · 24-09-2014 09:06PM

Pacing Mule wrote: »

Going to get in nice and early with my own best wishes too. Big fan of your training and progress to date. Looking forward to the race report already.

Thanks PM. Not sure if there's more pressure on the race, or the report :P

DarByrne1980 wrote: »

long time follower of this log. Hope you get the time you deserve

Thanks Dar. Much appreciated.

SamforMayo wrote: »

You will be mirroring the Ryder Cup team with the build up and anticipation!

I hope I can live up to it :eek:

Tom Joad · 24-09-2014 09:09PM

Very best of luck Yaboya - you are an inspiration to us mere mortals with the training you put in!

yaboya1 · 24-09-2014 09:14PM

Tom Joad wrote: »

Very best of luck Yaboya - you are an inspiration to us mere mortals with the training you put in!

Thanks TJ.
Very nice of you to say that and I'm delighted if I've managed to inspire anyone else

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Boards has been an inspiration to me and there's no way I'd be even considering running the time I'm targeting if it wasn't for this forum.
If what you're saying is true, that can be my form of payback

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