Mum on the Run

Saturday (Warm Weather Training :cool: – Day 1)

Couldn’t wait to stretch the legs after an obligatory rest day on Friday and then sitting in a plane/car for most of today. Waited until 5pm to head out to avoid the worst of the sun but it was still too darn hot. No clue of routes here, but while out getting groceries earlier I’d noticed a trail parallel to the main road that looked runnable so decided to go out for 25 minutes and return the same way. No Strava unfortunately cos I ain’t paying outrageous roaming charges so not sure of distance but it was hot, hilly and windy so I’m guessing 10 min/miles.

• 50:00 on undulating tarmac/trail (5 miles?)

Looking forward to exploring a bit more tomorrow on my long run. It's really beautiful here (south west Portugal) and much greener than I expected. Dunboyne-esque wind though :rolleyes:

Firedance wrote: »

That may be the first (and only!) time dunboyne has been compared to south of Portugal :-D we should have done the Garmin handover pre holiday so you'd have distances...

Ha ha Yeah other than the wind they may not have a huge amount in common. You have better cake though . Not fussed about measuring the distances while I'm here, I'll just go by time. That said I'll try Murph_d's suggestion today and see if that works. Sure I'd be bringing the phone anyway to take photos :cool:

Mimojo wrote: »

Happy hols BG...also welcome to the amazing world of Garmin stats :-)

I crumbled!

Dubgal72 wrote: »

Not talking to you anymore

*hangs head in shame*

Sunday (Warm Weather Training – Day 2)

A bit cooler today but still windy. I suppose this is to be expected when holidaying at a surfers’ paradise :rolleyes:. Was 5.30pm or so when I headed out for a long run with no real clue of a route, just a plan to do 45 mins out and back so I wouldn’t get lost. Took Murph_D’s advice re Strava and it worked but lost about 10 minutes when I accidentally paused it at a photo stop. Calling it at 9.5 miles Took a left out of the resort towards the nearest town (Sagres) and found a trail heading up to the cliffs. Stunning views from here across the bay. Kept going down a boardwalk and onto another trail which led to a port where I got a few odd looks (not too many runners around these parts it seems, I’ve yet to see anyone else out running). Tough climb back up from the port then retraced my steps back home. Windy, bumpy underfoot, but really enjoyable run.

• 90:00 moving time (+ photo stops) 9.5 miles approx

TOTAL WEEKLY MILES: 31

Starting into a new 10K programme tomorrow (jumping in at Week 4 of a 12 week plan to bring me up to Dunshaughlin 10K on 20/6). Will have to tweak it a bit to accommodate races but it’s a fairly straightforward programme so will get stuck in tomorrow! Just need to find somewhere to do 400m reps. Oh, and they have Pilates here

Monday – (Warm Weather Training – Day 3)

Started the day with Pilates outdoors in the shade. Only thing missing was a mocktail of tropical juices over ice :cool:. Happy Monday to me! There was just 3 of us in the class and it was very much back to basics – no Seals (or Penguins ). Found it really useful to be able to focus on breathing and alignment as opposed to tackling the more complex moves at home.

The plan for today was just an easy 3 miles but BG Junior has had a temperature on and off since we got here and it got worse this afternoon, making a trip to the pharmacy necessary. Easier to run than drive on the wrong side of the road so I did an out and back trip (negative split) to get some medicine. Needless to say by the time I got back she was in flying form, eating all around her, and running poor daddy ragged with a football. She’s grand now, back to herself thankfully.

• 5.3 miles total (49:00)

Plan for tomorrow is 400s but I haven’t found anywhere suitable (i.e. flat) to do them. No GAA pitches around here :rolleyes:. Maybe I’ll do them on the beach or would I look like a loon ?