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Good news RubyK. Hope that goes well for you. Pity you don't have a log as I'd be interested in seeing your training. You on Strava?
Sub 3:30 this year?
Cheers Ososlo
No sub 3.30 - on a sub 3.39 plan, and hoping for the best! I was thinking of dusting off the log, but Strava is handy for keeping track of the miles.
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Cheers Ososlo No sub 3.30 - on a sub 3.39 plan, and hoping for the best! I was thinking of dusting off the log, but Strava is handy for keeping track of the miles.
Enjoying your log, keep up the great work
Great stuff. Be great if you did get the log back up and running but Strava is a lot less work for sure!
Best of everything with the training and the goal! Excited to see how you'll do.0 -
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Just catching up here. I am not totally surprised and I think you are finally slotting into your niche. The evidence has been there for yonks, you only have to click randomly on any page of this log. You love to run. And run. And run...And run! Follow your heart, but you know this 0
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glad you're feeling better though. I'd have gone and done the session too...
ha ha. It's a mindset thing. I have to start thinking that 26.2 is no big deal as it's a long way further to 39.3, and an awful long way further to what I hope to run in Belfast!!!!!
Feel great today thanks!0 -
ha ha. It's a mindset thing. I have to start thinking that 26.2 is no big deal as it's a long way further to 39.3, and an awful long way further to what I hope to run in Belfast!!!!!
200k/124 miles would get you into the world championship team, which incidentally will be held on the same course in 2017.
No pressure then
That aside, you are right, the marathon won't ever be the same again, even after Connemara. 26.2 miles becomes just another arbitrary distance, and not even a particularly long one.0 -
TFBubendorfer wrote: »200k/124 miles would get you into the world championship team, which incidentally will be held on the same course in 2017.
No pressure then
That aside, you are right, the marathon won't ever be the same again, even after Connemara. 26.2 miles becomes just another arbitrary distance, and not even a particularly long one.
Lol no pressure then One can always dream!
Your blog is now saved in my favourites. Well done on the top 100 blogs btw!
It's a mine of information and I'm going through your Connemara and 24 hour race reports with a fine tooth-comb. Invaluable stuff in there. For anyone who might not be aware of it here's the link: http://rubbishrunner.blogspot.ie
Interesting to see you started from fairly humble beginnings yourself, so heartening to see what can be accomplished with years of hard work and dedication.0 -
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That's great work on the speed A, I can feel your joy bouncing off the page Nice to give the body a different challenge too.
Interestingly, I notice that I sleep less well (waking during the night) after a session, I don't think its over-training (I see career move is talking similarly on her log) but rather a ton of endorphins floating around after a great run. I could be completely wrong though!0 -
That's great work on the speed A, I can feel your joy bouncing off the page Nice to give the body a different challenge too.
Interestingly, I notice that I sleep less well (waking during the night) after a session, I don't think its over-training (I see career move is talking similarly on her log) but rather a ton of endorphins floating around after a great run. I could be completely wrong though!
+1^.
Back in the days when I used to sleep well most of the time, I was always wired the night after a race or intense session. Definitely endorphins! Overtraining would have a sort of drained feeling which is quite different, and definitely have nothing like the pure joy expressed by O above.0 -
Thanks! Not a bad idea at all to take it to the track some day to get a more accurate idea of pace.Chivito550 wrote: »Good work with the speed work. Try doing them on a track if you can as you'll get a better idea of how fast you're going. 200m in just under 45 seconds is 6 minute mileing. 200 reps with jog around recovery.That's great work on the speed A, I can feel your joy bouncing off the page Nice to give the body a different challenge too.
Interestingly, I notice that I sleep less well (waking during the night) after a session, I don't think its over-training (I see career move is talking similarly on her log) but rather a ton of endorphins floating around after a great run. I could be completely wrong though!+1^.
Back in the days when I used to sleep well most of the time, I was always wired the night after a race or intense session. Definitely endorphins! Overtraining would have a sort of drained feeling which is quite different, and definitely have nothing like the pure joy expressed by O above.
Hey. The sleep thing definitely has nothing to do with over-training for me. At the best of times it's dire and always has been (before and since my running life), but I do find it extra hard to relax and settle when I've done a very long run or harder workout as I just feel wired.
I try not to stress about it though and just kind of accept it now and look at the positives that my body is still getting a good rest even if my mind isn't.0 -
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Enjoy Lusk tomorrow A
There's a rough dirt road around a pitch that I like running around these days, it's about the size of a track and every time I run one particular section of it I think of you and how you'll be doing this over and over again in Belfast. It's going to be bloody tough but there's no better person for the job Keep up the brilliant training, I'm in awe. 0 -
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Awww thanks everyone! But.....
Was advised not to run this morning as I had a foot niggle on my run home from work on Wednesday so better to rest it for a few days - bigger picture and all that....
I did a test run this morning and all is perfect
Happy out, and delighted in hindsight I didn't chance running the marathon and possibly developing an injury.
Bloody perfect morning for a marathon run though!!0 -
Awww thanks everyone! But.....
Was advised not to run this morning as I had a foot niggle on my run home from work on Wednesday so better to rest it for a few days - bigger picture and all that....
I did a test run this morning and all is perfect
Happy out, and delighted in hindsight I didn't chance running the marathon and possibly developing an injury.
Bloody perfect morning for a marathon run though!!
Was at the lusk race marshallin,remembered u sayin u be doin it..prob better to get injurys or niggles now rather than nearer race time..mite see u for a race in conn:)0 -
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There's a rough dirt road around a pitch that I like running around these days, it's about the size of a track and every time I run one particular section of it I think of you and how you'll be doing this over and over again in Belfast. It's going to be bloody tough but there's no better person for the job Keep up the brilliant training, I'm in awe.
Haha I have a very high boredom threshold luckily! However, that will certainly be tested to the max come June!
It's not on a track this year due to numbers, it's in a local park and the loops are a bit longer so not quite so monotonous.
Thanks Neady!0 -
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Bit of a catchup overdue here!
Monday 22nd & Tuesday 23rd Feb - Rest
The plan was to take a few days off and have a bit of an easy week culminating in a nice relaxed marathon run at the weekend.
I was like a biatch not running for those 2 days though!
Wednesday 24th Feb
3 miles easy @ 10:01
Absolutely dying to get on the road after work after the 2 days off. 2 miles into the run however, I felt a bit of discomfort on the sole, towards the edge of my right foot. I just couldn't really run properly on it. By the third mile is was most definitely a niggle and just didn't feel right. It felt like there was a knot in it or something. I was stuck in Drumcondra, a good few miles from the car, so it was a case of jog/walk/stumble up the hill back to the car. Running on my toes felt fine so I did that for a bit, but obviously this was not a great idea for a prolonged period so mainly just walked. T'was a sad 'n sorry and worrisome walk
Thursday 25th and Friday 26th
Embarked on an extensive programme of WERI* (*Worry, Elevate, Rest & Ice) rehab for the foot
Haven't been injured in well over 2 years and even then I was only out for 4 days. The prospect of being off for any prolonged period filled me with terror My coach didn't seem worried about it at all, unlike moi! I sent him a pic of where the sore spot was and gave a detailed description of how it was feeling and he was sure there was nothing broken or torn, just a bit of aggravation or inflammation to the peroneal muscles, of which there are 3 - two down the side of the leg and one going into the bottom of the foot. The one going into the foot wasn't happy for some reason. I was going to rush off to a physio, but J was very sure it was nothing that a few days of rest and a little self myofascial release wouldn't sort, so I did a DIY physio session to try to release some of the tightness. I had a series of little bruises all the way down along my calf after it so might have gone a bit too hard on myself:eek:
Again, I was like a total biatch for those 2 days so apologies to anyone I had any dealings with over this time! I felt so depressed about not being able to run and worried about being out of action for a prolonged period and it was horrible. I bottled up those feelings and will take them with me to Belfast, so that in my darkest hours, when things get really tough, I'll remember how horrific it was NOT to be able to run at all, and I will count my lucky stars that I'm able to run (if indeed I am able to run at that point )
Btw, the foot didn't hurt at all when walking but I continued to treat it with WERI on and off religiously for those 2 days!
Saturday 27th Feb
No Lusk marathon. Test run of 3.2 miles @ 10:39
Foot felt perfect. Was sooooo happy!!
Sunday 28th
Another test run of 4.6 miles @ 9:53
All felt good. Maybe a very slight ache towards the end of the run but I wasn't too worried.
Weekly total - 11 miles
Monday 29 February
5 miles @ 9:58
Foot felt good for first 3 miles then I could feel a bit of an ache as the run went on so cut it short. Worried again...:(
Feb total: 215 miles (100 less than January due to niggle-gate)
Tuesday 1 March
7 miles @ 9:49
Foot felt good for first 40 mins or so and then could feel the ache again so ran on the grass for a bit and that didn't hurt at all.
Wednesday 2 March
10.3 @ 9:51
Started "Operation Grass Running". Decided to take to the grass due to the softer impact. I generally avoid grass like the plague as I always feel so sluggish when running on it and just don't like it, but I don't like running at all a lot more than I don't' like running on grass, so I'll do whatever it takes to allow me to train.
Not a peep out of the foot for the whole run! Was over the moon, so round and round and round I went, around the Polo grounds for 10 miles. I think I did 18 laps! Enjoyed every single step and was so grateful that the niggle stayed at bay.
Thursday 3 March
10 miles @ 9:49
As yesterday was such a success with Operation Grass Running, I took to the Polo grounds again for a repeat of Wednesday. Foot felt perfect and aerobically, I felt good and strong. Kept it all super easy and foot didn't complain once. Yay!!! I was up to my knees in muck as it had was quite wet in parts but I couldn't care less. I now LOVE LOVE LOVE running on grass! Will incorporate weekly grass and trail running into my weekly schedule from now on.
Friday 4 March
10.2 @ 9:49
Thought yiz'd all think I'd lost it altogether if I posted yet ANOTHER 18 laps of the Polo grounds for the 3rd day in a row, so I found me another grassy route. Started near Papal Cross and did a big 2 mile circle down by US Embassy and around by the hospital and back up the other side of the field. Did that twice but there was a dodgy looking dude hanging around me so I took the run over to the slightly busier loop around the football grounds. Did that loop 4 times. Alternated between grass and path to get the body used to running on the harder surfaces again. All good. Thoroughly enjoyable. Foot didn't complain on the paths.
Saturday 5 March
am: 6 miles easy @ 9:54
Was going to do half on grass and half on path but bit the bullet and did it all on the paths and not a peep outa the foot and even wore my much lighter ST5s (had been wearing stability Mizunos through the dark days of Niggle-Gate). Felt like I have a brand new foot today!
pm: 6 miles easy @ 9:36
Felt fantastic aerobically. Like the morning, I ran on paths and wore the racers. Same effort as morning run but way faster. Could have run all night. I'll get a chance to do that very soon IRL ;-)
Sunday 6 March
13 miles easy @ 9:51
Very poor night's sleep and was a bit lack lustre for the first few miles. Raced a few people up the hills around the S-bends and got my mojo back. Got a bit tired then so just sat back and relaxed and enjoyed the scenery. Was gonna do a few more miles to bring the weekly total into the 70s, but thought I might get into trouble for not doing what I was told so left it at 13.
Weekly total: 68 miles
So, all back to normal now, and will start building from here by increasing the mileage gradually with longer doubles and building the long run back up. Only 5 weeks to Connemara which I'm thoroughly looking forward to, and after that, the REAL fun begins in preparation for Belfast
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