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Running in the Real World
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Well the alternative is to be depressed at the lack of mileage, but since I'm only answerable to myself I decided to be easy on myself... Turning into my own personal RSP!
You are NOT and if we have anymore of that talk we'll have you barred from here:pBungy Girl wrote: »When in doubt, play the Glad Game ! Way too easy to get caught up in the numbers and forget the main reason we run in the first place. A good week
The Glad Game......I thought you could only win at that when you get the numbers right or did someone explain the rules wrong to me
PS.......I jest of course. Can't beat the "I feel GREAT" runs. They are the ones that keep you come back for more0 -
Tuesday-Friday: after my great start to the week, spent the rest of the week dealing with sick kids, followed by feeling a bit iffy myself. Those senior infants are full of bugs.
I commented somewhere in the last couple of weeks that I never trip or fall when running and somewhere else that I haven't had any injuries. Double jinxed myself. :eek:
Saturday: Recovery and splat
6K @ 6:34; 3.7 mi @ 10:34
We were given a present of a night in Mount Juliet, so this was my first ever run in Kilkenny. We followed a trail around the grounds, which turned out to include a very mucky horse path along the river Nore. My ankle was feeling a bit tender and this was the worst kind of terrain for it, so this was a very slow run. And cranky.
I was almost relaxed into it and was thankful to see Tarmac up ahead, when my foot got caught in an invisible tripwire (probably a root or something) and I went flying. I landed heavily on my left hand and arm and wondered for a minute if anything was broken. Luckily it was on soft ground. Picked myself up, covered in muck on one side, left arm really sore... Even more cranky with poor D, who was trying to make sure I was ok. I was never as glad to get back onto Tarmac. We were less than 3k into the run, my arm didn't hurt more when I was running, so kept going.
At least there was nobody around to see me going splat. I've been doing dry January and this was my one night off from it, the arm was so sore at dinner I could hardly lift my wine glass
Sunday: oh oh
D was planning 12 miles, said I'd join him for the first few but even walking my ankle was feeling sore. After a minute running, I had to stop. Not a sharp pain, but worse than yesterday, that damn horse track must have made it worse. So rest for me today and another pitiful mileage week. My whole left side is feeling sore now. FFS.0 -
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Oh no Anna that's awful. Hope its nothing serious and it didn't interfere with you enjoying your weekend away. Not being able to lift a glass of wine though, nightmare stuff, I hope they gave you a straw
I somehow managedHow's the body now A, are u on the mend.
Thank G and all above for the sympathy....
No ill effect from the ankle, I think, but have been knocked out all week with the virus the kids had last week, so have not been out at all to test the ankle
. Not really sick, just a bit wiped out, unlike D who has serious man flu :cool:. Looks like I might be cheerleading at Raheny on Sunday at this rate.
Oh well. At least the kids are better and back in school.0 -
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Sunday Jan 31: Easy does it
6.3k @ 6:08, 3.9 mi @ 9:53/mi
First attempt at a run in a week, after the plague made its way around our house. Felt like an absolute beginner on this, no zip, slogged away... Felt better towards the end. Funny thing was, about an hour after the run, I felt fantastic, those endorphins finally woke up.
Headed to Raheny in the afternoon, to watch the race and cheer for everybody that we could see (even if we did miss quite a few). Great fun, big crowd.
Tuesday, Feb 2: Dawn running
6.3 k @ 6:07 (again!); and yes 3.9 mi again (sorry FD)
Different local loop this time. Set the alarm for 6:12 (allowing myself 3 minutes of resistance)... Finally won the argument with myself when I realised that I couldn't come on here again and say I was too much of a wuss to get up early :rolleyes:. Cold but pleasant morning, considered seeing the sun rise over Dublin bay but a few strong gusts of wind sent me inland and uphill. Thoroughly enjoyable run. Even better, came home to find the whole house up and eating breakfast (even though I tried to sneak out without waking the kids, apparently it didn't work) which meant it wasn't the usual mad rush to get us all out the door to school and work.
Wednesday, Feb 3: 5ish miles easy
8.36 k @ 6:26; 5.1 mi @ 10:21
After work with local legend aquinn. Out as far as the sailing club in Clontarf and back. A bit dodgy underfoot on the grass as it got dark, can't remember anything else about the conditions other than it was a pleasant, chatty outing.
Saturday, Feb 6: Easy running with Strides
8.2 km @ 5:53; 5 mi @ 9:28
Froze my butt off at GAA with the boys this morning, by the time I thawed out enough to get out it was 1pm.
I'm revisiting the Clearlier plan to start rebuilding, with most easy runs being based on time, not distance. I was aiming for 45 minutes here but did 48, overachieving already. Out the sea front again, the wind was in my face in the way out, and seemed to turn with me, but it was mild enough.
I did 6 strides on the way back, counting lamp posts. I thought they were about 100m each but according to garmin, they ranged from 80-130 m, I can't even count to 3 consistently. Anyhow, I felt strong doing the strides, good effort but controlled. I feel lately as if I'll never be able to run at any reasonable pace again, so I was pleasantly surprised to see the paces on garmin afterwards, just over mile pace. Not that I could keep it up for a mile!
My ankle was sore again starting out, eased off a bit during the run, but tender now. Not sure what's going on with it.
Sunday, Feb 7: Rest
Considered joining aquinn and her Cru club mates for a run in the park, but the ankle was sore when I got up so thought it better to take it easy, which then morphed into a rest day.
So, only ran 3 days this week, but better than the week before. I’ll aim for four next week!0 -
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.9 arrrggghhhhh you're really testing my OCD
mind that ankle.... I might do the 'run to St Annes & do the parkrun' thing again this weekend if you're about, haven't decided between there & shanganagh although company would make that decision for me.0 -
Might as well log the few runs that I've been doing.
Monday, Feb 8: 6.9 @ 6:07; 4.2 mi @ 9:50
Out around our usual d3/d9 loop with aquinn and BG, almost a tour of so-called gangland these days. Pace felt steady enough for me, recovery for them the weather was sh1te going out but it's never as bad as you think it's going to be. Felt good and glad to have it done.
Once again, I didn't sustain my good start to the week and couldn't shake off my general laziness until...
Saturday, Feb 13: approx 5.2 mi in approx 50 mins
Back in the hills for this, lovely morning run around our local loop. Forgot my garmin in Dublin and my running belt, so had to do this without watch or phone.... :eek: only the sounds of the breeze, birds and my own breathing to accompany me.... And the grand total of 3 walkers and 3 cars that passed.
Half expected to have some massive eureka moment because of running gadget free, but nothing, just a normal run. I've done this loop so often that I could almost hear the beeps for every Km anyway. Felt strong all the way, even on the uphills. Not a twinge from the ankle either.
When I got home and looked at the garmin app, I realised I did the loop about 2 minutes faster than the last time... Maybe I should dump the garmin altogether. (Just kidding, DG!).
Sunday, Feb 14: Loving the hills
10.5 K @ 6:07; 6.5 miles @ 9:50
Glorious morning, blue skies, beautiful mountains, Atlantic shining silver in the distance. Was hoping to do 90 minutes but could only squeeze 60 in. Thoroughly enjoyable run, feeling strong despite my lack of consistency recently. I even enjoyed the hills, they seem so much less daunting than they used to.0 -
Monday ... Travelling for work
Tuesday, 16: Seafront at sunrise -- 45 minutes easy
7.6 k @ 5:55; 4.6 mi @ 9:36
Took advantage of not having to get kids out to school and went out before work at the relatively late time of 7am. Saw the sun rise over Howth. Felt strong but can't remember anything else about this run.
Weds-Friday -- working long days (from 7am-9pm) and a work function on Thurs night... No running, completely knackered.
Saturday... U-8 hurling debut in the morning (not me, one of the boys), took hours to thaw and dry out afterwards. D commented that u-8 hurling is not a spectator sport... Especially in freezing rain. If I don't get out in the morning, the chances of running later become very unlikely. No run.
Sunday, 21: More easy running
8.26K @ 6:13; 5.1 mi @ 10:00
Got out in the afternoon for this, after D arrived back from his own tough run, and motivated by some peer pressure. Took a wind assist out the seafront as far as Vernon Ave, then up from there to the Howth Rd and home. Very tired and sluggish (very little sleep last night and yes, maybe a little hungover) but glad I did it.
So, my immediate short-term goal is to make sure I exceed last year's February mileage... That means I have to do 50k before the end of the month (it's a leap year, that helps).
Got an email from Debra Ireland who run the Wicklow Mountains Half... 'If you're training is not going well and you'd like to change to the 10k, let us know before we send the numbers out.' Done. Smart of them, especially as they have a waiting list for the half.0 -
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Dare you but just remember if it goes missing that you actually stole it from me so technically it is mine anyway
does that mean you're going to (finally) travel southside for some parkrun tourism? (although I noticed recently you're in the run results of the first Cabinteely run, as am I, you probably lapped me that day...)0 -
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You need to get yourself one of these http://under-the-weather.com/?v=d2cb7bbc0d23
Brilliant... This is for the Wicklow mountains event I assume? 0 -
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Monday: Rest
Tuesday, March 8: Celebrating International Women's Day
5*2min @ 5k w/3 min recovery
7.6K @6:05; 4.7mi @ 9:48
I'm revisiting the Clearlier plan that served me so well in the first half of last year. High time I get back into the groove and do some sort of a session. This is the first one on the plan.
Headed out about 8pm (my mother is visiting from Donegal and worried if I would be safe...). Did the intervals on Griffith avenue, so didn't have to be interrupted too much with crossing roads. I didn't have this one programmed in to the watch so just hit the lap button for the intervals. I hadn't a clue what pace I was going at, but the intervals felt tough enough, although somehow more comfortable as they went on. Turns out the paces were all over the shop.
I was aiming for 5:00/km. Splits in Km:
5:35 (this one went on for 2:27, oops), 4:46, 4:41, 4:37, 5:08 (felt like I took it easier on the last one)
Splits in miles: 8:58, 7:41, 7:32, 7:25, 8:16
Enjoyed this and happy enough with how the pace turned out.
Wednesday, March 9: 45 min easy
7.2k @ 6:18; 4.4 mi @ 10:09
Dropped the 7 year old to football training and did this from Scoil Ui Chonaill along the seafront. No ill effects from my blistering (:p) speed last night but it felt like a long 45 mins. Cold wind from the west but a lovely night for running and lots of runners about. Back in time to watch the u-8's tearing around the pitch. Can't beat running around a mucky field with your friends.
I really need to get back into the running habit, hopefully on the way again now. Thankful to be able to get out to run! That can change in an instant, as a good friend found out this week.0 -
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