Can I give more? The answer is usually yes

Duanington wrote: »

(shocking trousers though !)

I cant really argue with that, great spot is right.

Sunday 2.8.15

3.80miles@9.29min/miles in 36mins

Recovery run, up to local GAA pitch to help the legs, 30miles on the button for the week.

Monday 3.8.15

Rest

Tuesday 5.8.15

8miles@8.22min/miles in 66min 56miles

Cant remember much about this so obviously nothing bad to report.

Wednesday 6.8.15

6.25miles@8.31min/miles in 53min 12secs(including 10x200s off 30secs recovery)

Handy few miles warm-up before getting into these, have a decent flat piece of road close by that i do these. Wind was blowing hard going one way i'd be doing these so knew i'd be working a little doing them. Goal again was 42secs for these, reps clocked as follows:

41,41,42,40,41,41,40,41,40,41.

Very happy with these, even though they were a second or two quick, they were consistent even working into the wind. Found it more manageable than i thought. Few miles warm down after.

Thursday 7.8.15

4.05miles@8.45min/miles in 35min 27secs

Few easy miles, legs were in good shape after yesterdays 200s. The 'bounce' is still there.

Friday 8.8.15

I had hoped to be reporting on more improvement on my 5k time this evening after running the Streets of Athboy, a life threatening case of man-flu has knocked that on the head!! Misus says i'll just survive, she did ask if i wanted to be put out of my misery, turned her offer down.

Anyway feel like sh1t so no point racing tonight, its something thats out of my control so dont feel so bad. Back to bed and hook the intravenous drip back on. Say a prayer for me.

Firedance wrote: »

Mrs Tang, mistake no 1 right there... *




*in all seriousness feel better soon!

Cheers, I have found her standing over me lately when i wake with a pillow in her hands, she swears shes only fluffing them. Beginning to wonder now!!

belcarra wrote: »

So you're a proud Meath man now, huh??:rolleyes:

Or even a Donegal man... I suppose anything but Westmeath!;)

The young lad got a Meath jersey for his 4th birthday, its now used for cleaning the dirt off my runners, thats how much of a Meath man i'll ever be!! I have to be loyal to the misus, even though i think Mayo will make light work of them tomorrow evening(sorry Anna)

Bulmers74 wrote: »

Hope you pull through man I presume you've the local padre on speed dial so I'll give the prayers a skip & sink a few cold ones instead!

Hes practicising the last rights as we speak i'm that bad!!

career move wrote: »

Men :rolleyes:

And you'd be the very one giving out if any of us went racing while sick. Women, no pleasing ye!!

FBOT01 wrote: »

Off the soles of your runners while still wearing them I hope

Oh absolutely!!

On the road to recovery Anna, cheers. It was touch & go over the weekend though!! Looks like the exodus is starting in the Donegal team, Paul Durcan going to Doha, shame.

Thursday 13.8.15

Rest, spent the day in the zoo with the family.

Friday 14.8.15

Rest again, only run 5 days out of 7, 3 done already and running both days of the weekend. No harm either.

Sayurday 15.8.15

3.30miles@8.48min/miles in 29min 01secs

Just few easy miles, nothing at all to report from it, had cycled 30km along with the misus straight before this. Trying to help her get back into the cycling, shes going well.

Meant to say i thought i had seen TbL in the zoo Thursday until i seen his log and he was in London, the likeness is uncanny though!!!

Celbridge AC 5k - 20.23(6.15,6.24,7.01.6.28)

Not the time that i wanted or expected, but circumstances that occurred dictated that for me somewhat. I done my usual 2 mile warm up before and felt a twinge in my left calf in the same place that kept me out for a week or so back in late May. I stretched it out a good bit before the race start and it felt fine. Lined up a few lines back from the front of the race and we started at 10.30am on the nose, the first mile is quick and downhill but i wanted to ease myself into it rather than bolting off.

Eased into it and was feeling good as the first mile beeped in 6.15, we turned left shortly after and into the only uphill section of the route, up on my toes for this and "bing" the calf muscle goes again only more painful this time, ease off the gas and the pain dissipates somewhat. I know my goose is cooked at this stage, i have over one and a half miles left to go and i know i cant force the pace confidently in the way i'd like for fear of pulling something serious.

Mile two clocked 6.24 but that was from the effort early in the mile. Just took it easy from here to finish running at less than 10k effort, calf forces me to walk a bit on the closing stretch around the grass track. Pass davemcmahon out supporting with 200m or so to go, muster a smile for him at best(sorry Dave). Mile 3 beeps in 7.01, and finish out in 20.23.

Thoughts:

Calf feels so so now, its as i said the same issue that cost me a week off running in late May only not as bad this time i think. Will take a few days off to let it rest and hopefully that will help it. I could do with a rub down on my legs to so will try sort that out next week to. I hate running 5k races in the morning, i have NEVER ran a good one which starts before 12pm ever, takes my body till at least 1pm to start functioning right. I would have been despondent about this earlier this year, but as Van Morrison says "There will be days like this", move on learn and be stronger in the next race.

Edit: Meant to say, great race by Celbridge AC on a fast, quick route. Plenty of marshals, accurate course and they even sorted the weather. Could not fault it in anyway.