Can I give more? The answer is usually yes

yaboya1 wrote: »

Good man B.
Nice run.



Mine must be a right pain in the a*se so

In fairness to your race reports P, there mostly marathons so every right to be long winded!!

annapr wrote: »

Don't apologise, B! Great to read your report, know how you feel about not wanting to come back here and report on a 'muck' race. Well done on the race and the time, fantastic! Is that a 5k pb for you?

Sometimes a bad day is a good setup for a good race

Thanks Anna, its just under a minute slower than my 5k PB but its progress in the right direction at last. My frustation was definitely taken out on the roads of Kinnegad yesterday evening alright.

First things first, thanks to each and every one of the well wishes over the past 24 hrs lads, each one is whole heartedly appreciated.

Today 9.7.15

4.05miles@9.29min/miles in 38minsn 23 secs

A job well done kind of soreness in the legs today so headed for the softness of the GAA pitch for the weekly recovery run there. Soreness left the legs after a mile or two but still kept the pace nice and slow. Am off work for the next 2 and a half weeks, this weekend in Donegal, next week in Westmeath and week after we're in Clare. I'm blatantly selling myself here(TbL advised me to ALWAYS keep my options open) if anyone fancies meeting for a running date in any of those locations drop me a PM, i dont mind travelling, it doesn't cost extra!!!!!

ultrapercy wrote: »

Very well done Tang, great result. I have to say I think there is a LOT more there. If you can close out at that pace you can hold that pace, or close for the entire distance. It's just a matter of having the courage to go out at a hard pace, you might blow up a few times but someday you will hang on. For now enjoy the result and use it as a springboard.

Cheers ultrapercy, there is the fear of going out to hard over the first mile and blowing up later in the race, something i'll have to address if i want to progress a bit more. I felt strong over the last mile so maybe there was more in me to give. Were you happy with your 10k Tuesday evening?

Friday 10.7.15

Rest, traveling to the Hills.

Saturday 11.7.15

5miles@8.52min/miles in 44min 21secs including 12 x hill-sprints.

Easy run around Ballyshannon, its was blowing a typhoon up there and pelting it down with rain. Plenty of choices for hill sprints around, chose one that gave me most shelter and done them by effort rather than timing them:

1-5 - easing into them and felt good.
6-8 - starting to get harder.
9-12 - legs eventually turned to jelly on last one.

Enjoyed these, jog back recovery on them all.

Sunday 12.7.15

7.15 miles@8.24min/miles in 60mins 03secs

Longer loop around Ballyshannon taking in flatter terrain when i could, not easy though. My left hip gave me some bother on this, first time its played up on a run in a longtime. Will be keeping a close eye on it. Good weeks running, good 5k race and some hill sprints, just over 29 miles for the week. Westmeath done better than i expected, put some fight up to the Dubs. In fairness to Dublin they are far superior in everyway to Westmeath.

Monday 13.7.15

Rest, looking after my mother & traveling down home to Tang so taking a rest day. Hip feels good today thankfully, thought it might have been sore after yesterdays run & drive yesterday evening from Donegal.

Firedance wrote: »

If I'd been wearing my HR monitor i think I would certainly have found my very max HR during the first half, superior we were not! you might have some luck with the back door now, the fans really looked like they were having a ball

We have to enjoy ourselves when we get to Croke Park, doesn't happen to often!!! Dublin never got out of second gear i'd say, they took it easy on us, and thats not a dig at Dublin, they showed Westmeath a bit of respect.