The Boggers Log

blockic wrote: »

Nice work at the weekend. I knew you would take meno handy!

What are your thoughts on Boston now at the moment? Positive?

I'm only asking so I know what I have to train for..I don't want you to be waiting for me at the finish line.. :pac: Ha.

Hey Blockic,

As I was going around I was a bit pissed off, struggled to get into a decent rhythm early enough, I found the second lap a bit easier and finished strong and on reflection it was a decent run in conditions that weren't ideal.

I've run faster in Longford but if I was to use the Turds RER I'd say yesterday was a better run. The time wouldn't suggest a sub 3 but I've never been great at the shorter stuff and by the time Boston comes around I hope to be stronger again so I'll be going for the sub 3!

Hope your groin niggle is sorting itself out.

TbL

career move wrote: »

Agreed looking hot sweet cheeks

Great run yesterday well done

You should have seen me 3 decades ago Dora, smokin

Tnx

TbL

menoscemo wrote: »

I think the official RER on that course was -2:04 TbL, so we are both sub 1:25 half runners now :pac:
Are we gonna get a race report?

Haha Meno, cool.

I'll try and cobble something together on the plane tomorrow. How's the body today?

TbL

menoscemo wrote: »

Not the worst at all, but could be worse again tomorrow!!
Any more races scheduled or will that be it before Boston? I might do Mullingar Half next week as an MP run.
Give me a shout if you need company for easy miles around dublin over the next few weeks....

Tnx Meno,

I'll take you up on that.

I might do the Craughwell 10 miler on Sunday week, but between Mother's Day, communions and confirmations I'll need to militarily plan the rest of my LR's and weekend runs!

TbL

Yesterday: plan called for 4/7 easy miles am/pm.

I was in London all day and didn't get back till late last night, I had planned on getting 10 miles done but I was wrecked and staying in a different hotel, so I decided to tackle a rib eye steak with all the trimmings after 10pm instead!

Didn't get a great nights sleep and there was a printed sentence on the wall of my room that was a bit surreal... "And when I laid eyes on you I knew that my race was through..." Mick Flannery, Boston. FFS!

Today: plan called for another magical mystery tour with Coach, got completely lost today, google maps doesn't work properly in Dublin and as a result I was gonna be late for the first time ever, texted Coach and he told me that another few were joining the tour bus! Texted back saying that I didn't want to be the one holding every one up, he took it from a punctuality perspective I meant it from a lard ass dragging everyone back on the run perspective

Q and Dublin Runner were ready and waiting when I finally got there, lads were really sound about it and said they were happy to do the session at my planned paces. Session was to be 4,3,2,1 miles at PMP off 1 mile easy. After a bit of chat we got going, unfortunately Q's niggle flared up and he dropped out early on.

Boggers and city running can make uneasy bedfellows, throw in absolutely miserable weather and the uneasiness can rapidly be accentuated. Up and down uneven paths, across bus lanes and cycle lanes, auld wans with umbrellas trying to take your eye out, young wans with buggy trying to take your knee caps out, road works, builders, builders vans parked the aforementioned paths and lanes and puddles of unknown depts!! Didn't seem to effect the two city slickers, especially DR who just seemed to plough relentlessly through every obstacle, whereas I was reacting like I was in some adventure challenge.

The wind was a complete bitch and coupled with some drags I found this a tough session. We seemed to run 8 of the MP miles into the teeth of the wind, on the second mile of the two mile rep I had to work really hard over the last half mile to bring the pace back down from a fair bit over 7min pace. The last mile was one of the toughest I have ever run, it seemed like it was into a gale and after been blasted by one particular savage gust I almost stopped, if I was running solo I definitely would have walked my sorry ass back.

I'd love to be able to run with faster runners more often, the benefits are huge, psychologically you are prepared to hurt more and run further and faster than you would solo. Thanks to the lads for dragging me around, the effort on that session were high mentally and physically and will really stand to me.

Limped out of Ecolis door like a bow legged cowboy, hopefully none of his neighbours saw me or there'll be rumours

Stopped in the Applegreen on the way home and while standing in the queue for Burger King, the Turds sensitive and empathetic words of advice rang through my head ..."put down the burger fat boy". Walked away and had a chicken flatbread thing instead although I'd have probably got the same nutritional content if I munched on the styrofoam cup my coffee came in!

Splits from my Garmin:

6.57,6.41,6.45,6.58
6.59,6.50,6.47
6.29,6.41,
7.05

15 miles for the day

TbL