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Bungy Girl · 20-04-2015 10:01PM

Dubgal72 wrote: »

And laps of the pool of course?

Eh, yes, of course. That too....:o

Bungy Girl · 22-04-2015 08:32PM

Tuesday (Warm Weather Training – Day 4)

Rest Day. Unscheduled, but whatcha gonna do. No opportunity to run today but did get to visit the most beautiful beach at Odeceixe. Totally unspoilt and pretty much deserted as it’s off-season. Probably jammers with surfers during the summer.

Wednesday (Warm Weather Training – Day 5)

6 x 400m with 1-2 mins recovery (Splits: 1:32, 1:36, 1:34, 1:35, 1:34, 1:36)

Did these too fast (was aiming for around 1:40/1:41 but felt reasonably good (#2,4, and 6 were into a breeze). Jogged the first 2 recoveries but the heat was getting to me so walked the others. Found a flat stretch of roadway with very little traffic to do the reps and measured out 0.4Km with Strava. Might have been a little long because Strava gave me a ‘PR’ of 1:28 for one of the reps. Happy with this session because

a) I was full of ice-cream setting out
b) It’s hot, and I don’t do hot
c) It’s windy, and I don’t do wind
d) It’s holidays

Fairly whacked at the end of it. Could I have done another rep ? Voluntarily, no. But gun to head and a glass of prosecco on a stick, probably

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5.5 miles incl 6 x 400m (90 secs rec)

adrian522 · 22-04-2015 08:36PM

Great Sesison to get done on hols...or at all....

Bungy Girl · 22-04-2015 09:32PM

adrian522 wrote: »

Great Sesison to get done on hols...or at all....

Just following your example !

Dubgal72 · 23-04-2015 12:41PM

I am full of admiration...a session on holidays!! A quality session too!
I am also full of chuckles with the image of you with a gun to your head chasing a glass of Prosecco on a stick

Bungy Girl · 23-04-2015 07:19PM

I want!

Bungy Girl · 23-04-2015 08:17PM

Thursday – Warm Weather Training Day 6

Pilates this morning, followed by a busy day of sandcastle making. Can’t get over the beaches here – stunning, spotless and empty. It’s a far cry from Dollyer on a hot day :rolleyes:. Recovery run this evening can only be described as Bleurgh. Got a stitch almost straight away (consequence of a big lunch and an ice cream

) so kept it at a very easy pace and called it at 3 miles.

30:00 (3 miles) on tarmac/trail

Bungy Girl · 24-04-2015 08:37PM

Friday – Warm Weather Training Day 7

Last day today and the temperature has dropped. Should make acclimatisation a bit easier – I heard something about snow forecast for Dublin on Sunday ?? Headed out early across the beach to the nearest town for a medium run. Still a bit of a stitch going on initially – I’m putting it down to flabby holiday abs – but it eased after a while. Joined some promising trails but had to turn back on several occasions as they led to private property or just stopped at a wall or a cliff edge :eek:. Another bumpy, undulating run with spectacular views. Starting to feel the effects of a week of indulgences though - I was plodding along, heavy on my feet. I’m afraid to do the ‘wobble’ test (either of them!) so it’ll be back to clean living on Sunday. Thankfully the space in my Grid Roller has been filled, not with prosecco for me, but with wine for our neighbour who was feeding the cat. I’m bringing back sweets for work but they’ll eat anything so I just picked stuff I didn’t like. All possible temptations eliminated!

60:00 (6 miles) on beach/trail/tarmac

Bungy Girl · 25-04-2015 07:17PM

Saturday
Up in the middle of the night for the flight home. It was one of those landings where your life flashes before your eyes for a split second and makes you appreciate being safe on the ground, even if it is 7 degrees and spitting rain :rolleyes:.

A jump on the scales at home has confirmed my worst fears. What’s the formula – 2 seconds extra per mile per extra lb :eek: ? I must pop onto that other thread and have a good rant about the effects of holiday cheer on weight and subsequently performance. I definitely feel the difference in my running when I’m not at my usual weight.

Did some laps of the park instead of unpacking and laundry. Not as if anybody’s going to need their summer clothes again for a while :rolleyes:

45:00 (4.8 miles) mainly on grass

annapr · 25-04-2015 08:02PM

Welcome home! Fairview park missed you

you can afford to lose a few seconds, you won't be long catching up!

Bungy Girl · 25-04-2015 08:08PM

Thanks, Anna. I think my return is timely, otherwise I might have had to buy 2 seats on the plane!

Dubgal72 · 25-04-2015 08:50PM

I like your style

and welcome back!

Runchick · 26-04-2015 08:43AM

Haha BG I came home from hols and chose a 2 hour run over unpacking, that was 10 days ago and the suitcases are still needing attention :eek: Welcome back, when's the next race?

Bungy Girl · 26-04-2015 09:17AM

Runchick wrote: »

Haha BG I came home from hols and chose a 2 hour run over unpacking, that was 10 days ago and the suitcases are still needing attention :eek: Welcome back, when's the next race?

Ha ha, we have our priorities right

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I've a race on Wednesday :eek: 5K and it's not going to be pretty.

Bungy Girl · 26-04-2015 02:31PM

Sunday – Long Run

Lovely long run after emergency Pilates this morning. Headed along the promenade then into St.Anne’s for a lap and a bit before heading back more or less the same way with a lap of Fairview Park to make up the 95 mins. Such perfect running weather, could have kept going but the outlaws are coming to dinner so the house (and the child) must be scrubbed :rolleyes:.

95:00 (10.6 miles) mainly on grass/trail

TOTAL WEEKLY MILES: 35

Runchick · 26-04-2015 05:45PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Ha ha, we have our priorities right .

I've a race on Wednesday :eek: 5K and it's not going to be pretty.

You never know, holidays are no good for the waistline but they're great for getting the head in the right place, half the battle for me anyway! Good luck

aquinn · 26-04-2015 05:50PM

Welcome home. I passed you on the seafront and was ignored, sob! Think as I was a traitor cyclist though was more the reason so will forgive.

Bungy Girl · 26-04-2015 06:32PM

aquinn wrote: »

Welcome home. I passed you on the seafront and was ignored, sob! Think as I was a traitor cyclist though was more the reason so will forgive.

No way! Didn't see you. Must have been towards the end of the run. Sorry! And hi !

annapr · 26-04-2015 06:39PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

No way! Didn't see you. Must have been towards the end of the run. Sorry! And hi !

this is getting to be a habit, BG!!

Bungy Girl · 26-04-2015 09:35PM

annapr wrote: »

this is getting to be a habit, BG!!

Bungy Girl · 27-04-2015 09:30PM

Monday
‘Recovery’ run this evening along the promenade turned into a bit of a battle once I turned around at the halfway point. Aha, that explains the grimaces on the other runners’ faces running towards me while I coasted along merrily towards the Wooden Bridge (keeping my eyes peeled for D3 boardsies lest I blank one by mistake

). Nothing easy about the way back, it was a fight to stay upright and hard work to just move forward. Took me a full 2 minutes longer to get back. Just as well I hadn’t gone for longer as I’d have missed storytime and been in serious trouble!

I officially rejoined my club today. Haven’t been a proper member since before BG Jr was born. Even though I won’t make many training sessions I’ve been thinking about it for a while and would like to try the Graded Meets (just once, in my life, then never again), the Novice XC and maybe some of the Masters events, all of which are more (only?) accessible through a club.

42:00 (4.5 miles) on footpath/grass

Dubgal72 · 27-04-2015 09:36PM

That is the best news!!! (The club joining, not the horrendous run!) Who are your club btw, RS?

Bungy Girl · 27-04-2015 09:42PM

Dubgal72 wrote: »

That is the best news!!! (The club joining, not the horrendous run!) Who are your club btw, RS?

Not RS although it's probably the nearest to me. It's Crusaders. Cru for life, woo hoo!:D

Dubgal72 · 27-04-2015 11:02PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Not RS although it's probably the nearest to me. It's Crusaders. Cru for life, woo hoo!:D

Ah, so there'll be 50 +1 descending on Terenure come the 17th

Yeah, don't think *one or two* people would have been happy with a non-cru choice!

annapr · 27-04-2015 11:31PM

I have it on good authority that Cru is the closest club! Scientifically measured.

aquinn · 28-04-2015 10:20AM

It's ok BG, I was in a field training at BC so relax you won't see me Monday and Wed on the seafront.

I, thanks to Dublin Runner's profile last week, only discovered that Clonliffe Harriers is actually the closest so was pondering there for a visit rather than RS or Cru.

annapr · 28-04-2015 03:10PM

aquinn wrote: »

It's ok BG, I was in a field training at BC so relax you won't see me Monday and Wed on the seafront.

I, thanks to Dublin Runner's profile last week, only discovered that Clonliffe Harriers is actually the closest so was pondering there for a visit rather than RS or Cru.

hmm, think Cru is actually closer but maybe the .5k that you are up the road makes the difference...

aquinn · 28-04-2015 03:21PM

Oh yeah. I've 4.3km to Morton and 5.8 to Irishtown. I must have checked it on a much busier traffic time the last time.

annapr · 28-04-2015 03:30PM

aquinn wrote: »

Oh yeah. I've 4.3km to Morton and 5.8 to Irishtown. I must have checked it on a much busier traffic time the last time.

i just google mapped it (obviously busy here!) and Morton is apparently .5k closer to you than Irishtown... anyhow, are you going to join a club?

aquinn · 28-04-2015 03:33PM

Maybeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Might go and see what's happening once BC is finished in a few weeks.

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