The Boggers Log

Back in Black wrote: »

Athlete and TbL in the same sentence.. That's a bit of a stretch Myles

Da hear the Cavan GA lad, athletes foot, is the best you can aspire to

TbL

Today plan called for some easy miles.

Had planned on getting 8-10 miles done but didn't wake up till 9.50, missed my flight but also the opportunity to get the miles in.

Might have been a bit of a blessing in disguise as the top of my shin is very stiff and choked. Flew over to London this evening and hit the hotel treadmill. Did 4 miles at recovery pace and spent a fair bit of time foam rolling the shin.

I'm in London all day tomorrow and am brining the young lad to a soccer match on Saturday so I'm gonna struggle to get any miles in.

TbL

Friday & Sat: plan called for some easy miles.

Was meeting with the new owners of the Company on Friday and travelling up to Stoke on Friday evening to meet my Dad and young lad as we were going to the Stoke/Palace match on Saturday. 'Twas a crap match and I didn't get home till 2am Sunday morning. Got no runs in, top of shin and the top of the calve behind the knee were very tight so I wasn't too bothered as I thought a day or two off would do no harm!

Sunday: plan called for a 16 mile progression run, 6 easy, 6 steady, 4 at PMP. Was it Iceville in Galway doing the Santa thing with the kids and their cousins all day and had to drive to Limerick on Sunday evening. Managed to get out to do this at 7pm, only managed 7.5 miles as I still had a fair bit of discomfort from the leg. I had a fairly nasty shin injury exactly 2 years ago that knocked me out for two weeks and this was playing on my mind, pulled the plug, and was a bit despondent as the week had started out well but petered out and I only ended up with 45 miles for the week.

Monday: got a massage today and it took a fair bit of the stiffness away, so I decided to try the 16 mile progression run.

After a mile warm up I met up with a 2.40 something, marathoner that I know, he was out doing 16 easy miles and we ran together. Pace was a little hot but it was very windy and that made it easier for the first few miles. After about 12 miles he went his own way and I tried to up the pace but it wasn't happening as I was running into a very strong head wind and the effort level would have been far too high.

Decent session nonetheless and the leg didn't get any worse. Didn't nail the session but it was a half decent salvage job after yesterday's premature ending.

Splits:

8.10
7.20
7.24
7.32
7.17
7.31
7.17
7.27
7.34
7.53
7.24
7.13
7.31
7.02
7.10
7.28

TbL

tang1 wrote: »

Thanks for the mention!! Mind that shin, although brittle bones are very common with OAP's like yourself!!!

I said 2.40, not 4.40

Tnx for the concern on the bone front, although you might want to look after your own, one rattle with me in Moyvalley and your hips are outta alignment

Have a great Christmas, my missus is now asking me who Tang1 is

TbL

ger664 wrote: »

Happy Christmas to you and all the family

The match didnt look much on the highlights apart for the winning goal which was a screamer. Palace would have been very lucky to come away with a draw let along sneak the win but we will take it.

Thanks Ger, all the best to you and yours for Christmas and hopefully we'll catch up at some race in early 2016

Firedance wrote: »

congrats on your 2nd place award a little more consistency & you can win (again) next year AND get a sub 3 marathon :pac:

Happy Christmas TBL, roll on 2016 and all the running success it will bring

Hope you have a great Christmas FD, your royal new poster of the year

Pull plenty of Christmas crackers but leave AMK alone

Wishing you all the best with your running goals for 2016.

TbL

Traveled to Iscghl via Zurich yesterday. It's a ski resort in Austria, very posh and full of fancy Dans. The Bogger clan rolled into town bringing down the tone of the place. Got a really nice hotel right beside the ski lifts, you can ski right up to the back door. When I say "you", I mean people of a certain skiing capability, that excludes the Bogger clan. I was skiing once about 20 years ago and I swore never again, I started Avalanches, left cartoon type shapes in the mountain side and knocked kids like skittles in all directions. Not much has changed, I'm still a Buff (big, ungainly, fat, focker) and it wasn't pretty. Mrs TbL wanted to go and let the kids experience it so reluctantly I capitulated. Kids were happy out but unfortunately got their skiing DNA from their father. I think the majority of the snow was artificial but been a citizen of the Republic of Connemara, I'm no snow expert. There was plenty of it, whatever it was and the place was packed with skiers and snow boarders.

This week Ecoli has me doing an hour a day on the treadmill (outside running not an option) with some faster stuff thrown in on a couple of days. I'll get the long run when I'm back in Connemara on Sunday.

The hotel gym closes at 8pm so after a hectic first day falling on my fat arse, I was tight for time.

Got 52 mins easy done before I was thrown out.

TbL

Firedance wrote: »

what are you like? you're on HOLIDAYS in a posh resort and your still giving out as FBOT would say, ENJOY

Haha, not giving out, just laughing at the Bogger clan in our refuse sack like skiing gear, falling and tripping over Gucci clad knobs!! 'Tis great craic but it is interfering with my running

I am a bitter auld fat Lemon after all!!!

TbL