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Bungy Girl

So, I thought I'd get in before the New Year's rush with a log of my own. Always wanted to start one but was worried I'd be talking to myself, then realised it doesn't really matter if I am. It'll be just like home

Also I'm feeling very motivated after a PB at Jingle Bells yesterday. And feeling a bit sore and stiff. And hungover (in the interest of full disclosure). I probably over-celebrated the PB.
I've been running about 10 years now. First started in an effort to lose weight (I now weigh about 3 and a half stones less than I did then) then decided to do the mini marathon and followed the training programme in the Evening Herald. I know the Mini has its critics but it was a major motivator for me to keep training and by the time I completed it (in a sweaty, red-faced heap) I was hooked and now I can't imagine not running. I get very very grumpy if I can't run.
I don't need any motivation to train but I do need more time. Between work, Bungy Junior and life stuff it's hard to fit in 5 runs a week but I do make it a priority.
I've set a few goals for 2015 and I'm hoping the log and the collective wisdom that is Boards will help me achieve them. In no particular order I want to :

Make it onto the Ten Round Numbers Table - a lofty ambition for an aul wan but nothing ventured etc.
Build mileage sensibly* to 35-40 p/w
Keep injuries at bay by continuing to work on core strength, stretching and all the boring stuff when I'd rather be running

*I am not known for being sensible

Current PBs (all 2014 with a couple of exceptions)

1 mile 06:18
2 miles 13:28
5K 21:05
5 miles 35:51
10K 44:43
10 miles 01:19
Half Mar 01:57
Marathon

:o:o really prefer not to say, but I did finish !!

Key races for 2015 will be Raheny 5, Sportsworld 5, Dunshaughlin 10K, The Lakes 10K and hopefully Off the Laois Half Marathon so I can get over my horror of anything longer than 10K.

Currently averaging 25 miles p/w with a long run of 7-8 miles. Don't do much speedwork but I race a lot and I do like hills

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RedRunner

Great running today. Congrats again on the pb and thanks for the big shout outs today. They're always worth a second or two.

spaceylou

Great running G, and fantastic to hear the flabs after been bothering you (**touch wood**). Well done on pb

denis b

Super result G. Well deserved and a real bonus to be "pain free" afterwards.

Bungy Girl

RedRunner wrote: »

Have seen bits of those ones but not from start to finish.

Oh definitely worth watching both from the start. There is, of course, a U.S. version of both (and a U.K/France version of The Bridge as well which isn't bad) but the originals are super. Both on Netflix as far as I know.

Bungy Girl

FBOT01 wrote: »

Nicely done. Keep up the good work.

Thanks. I hope to!

Ososlo wrote: »

God on ya BG and big congrats on the pb!!! You really are in your element with these short snappy races. Great news on the fiabs front too. Long may it continue! Hope you are rewarding yourself tonight!

Cheers Ososlo. I sure did reward myself

. Can't wait to read all about your ultra adventures next week!

laura_ac3 wrote: »

Super stuff G. Delighted for you, training paying off and glad to see you're enjoying it too - including today.

Thanks Laura, best of luck to you for today - PB guaranteed

RedRunner wrote: »

Great running today. Congrats again on the pb and thanks for the big shout outs today. They're always worth a second or two.

Well done to you, and nice going on Wednesday too.

spaceylou wrote: »

Great running G, and fantastic to hear the flabs after been bothering you (**touch wood**). Well done on pb

Thanks Spaceylou, fingers crossed that's the end of it.

denis b wrote: »

Super result G. Well deserved and a real bonus to be "pain free" afterwards.

Many thanks Denis, it means I can push that little bit extra now. No more excuses!

annapr

Great running yesterday G. Sorry we didn't get there in time to see it, had to prioritise coffee and breakfast!

Hannibelle Smeeeth

We're all about the scandanavian dramas in our house. Saga Noren is my hero!

Well done on yesterday.

hillsiderunner

The Killing is a must see.
I've the full set of Love/Hate on my shelf from a couple of Christmas's back and that's next on my list to watch.

Congrats on the PB

. You are making great progress this year.

Dubgal72

Well done on the PB! :cool: What's up next, K Club or....?

Kennyg71

Well done G great racing as usual, well done on PB. Plenty more to come:)

Murph_D

Great PB, G, nice to be in the plaques too! Congrats.

Mrs Mc

Congrats G great report well done

aquinn

Super racing, congratulations. Sorry we missed you. What a result. A plague too, brilliant.

Dubgal72

aquinn wrote: »

Super racing, congratulations. Sorry we missed you. What a result. A plague too, brilliant.

A plague?? Stay clear BG, do not venture southside :eek:

aquinn

Oops, my bad. Monday morning.

Move on with what you were doing

Firedance

Brilliant BG, well done!!

HelenAnne

Very well done! Post a pic of your 1916 plaque!

Bungy Girl

annapr wrote: »

Great running yesterday G. Sorry we didn't get there in time to see it, had to prioritise coffee and breakfast!

That's quite all right. I agree with your priorities

Hannibelle Smeeeth wrote: »

We're all about the scandanavian dramas in our house. Saga Noren is my hero!

Well done on yesterday.

Love her! Have you seen series 3 yet ?

hillsiderunner wrote: »

The Killing is a must see.
I've the full set of Love/Hate on my shelf from a couple of Christmas's back and that's next on my list to watch.

Congrats on the PB . You are making great progress this year.

Thanks Hilly. Loved The Killing. Even wanted a Sara Lund jumper

Dubgal72 wrote: »

Well done on the PB! :cool: What's up next, K Club or....?

10K is now my long run

, so no, unfortunately not. Mile on the track Tuesday week then, hopefully, the road relays. Will see you there!

Kennyg71 wrote: »

Well done G great racing as usual, well done on PB. Plenty more to come:)

Thanks G, I hope so.

Murph_D wrote: »

Great PB, G, nice to be in the plaques too! Congrats.

Thanks D. Yes, I got the last one

Mrs Mc wrote: »

Congrats G great report well done

Thanks Mrs Mc, how are you ? All better I hope ?

aquinn wrote: »

Super racing, congratulations. Sorry we missed you. What a result. A plague too, brilliant.

Too funny

:D:D

Firedance wrote: »

Brilliant BG, well done!!

Thanks FD, I'm delighted with it.

HelenAnne wrote: »

Very well done! Post a pic of your 1916 plaque!

Thanks HelenAnne. Will do.

Bungy Girl

Think I've managed to attach a photo of my plague plaque

Bungy Girl

Sunday – LSR

Got out in the evening for my LSR, or what amounts to a LSR at the moment :rolleyes:, and headed to Sutton to do the Fat Turkey route. Took it very easy as half way up the first hill my legs remembered they had raced and been to the gym the day before :eek:. Thoroughly enjoyable run. I never get tired of the view from the summit car park, or gaping at the beautiful homes on either side of the hill.

6.2 miles @ 8:57 (9:36, 9:25, 9:31, 8:36, 8:30, 8:13, (1:41)

Monday – Easy/Recovery

A very easy and enjoyable plod up to the Wooden Bridge and back. A nice cooling breeze and drizzle on the return leg. Warm enough day. Soon it’ll be time to break out the shorts! Although I’m not sure if the D3 is ready for my pasty winter legs :eek:.

5.4 miles @ 9:09 (path, grass)

annapr

Glad to see you picked a nice flat easy route for your LSR after your race on Saturday... Ahem.

Killerz

Great work on Sat BG. Would love to have gone down there myself to watch and or run but wasn't to be

Bungy Girl

Tuesday – Easy, S&C

Easy run the long way round to the gym, where I did the shorter of my two current routines. Spent half the time searching for the right weights and pieces of equipment. Put them back in the right place, people! :mad:

4.5 miles @ 9:01 (path, grass)

Wednesday – REST

Unscheduled rest day due to lack of time so no run or Pilates this evening. Enjoyed a night in front of the telly instead. Inspired as always by Masterchef. Not to cook, but to eat

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Thursday – Speed (8 x 200m, 1 min rec)

Session should have been done yesterday so I’m including it in this week’s mileage. Feck this was tough. Hadn’t realised how windy it was on the run up along the promenade but felt the full force of it when I turned around. Reps 1,3,5,7 are into the wind and the rest should be wind assisted but they didn’t feel like it! I think the wind kept changing direction in line with my reps :rolleyes:. The 200m stretch I’d mapped out turned out to be 210m or a bit longer so pace is a better indicator than time. Had to walk the last recovery and wanted to hurl after the last rep. About right so

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7.2 miles (grass, path) incl. 8 x 200m @ mile pace (1 min rec)

Paces: 5:51, 6:01, 6:02, 5:57, 6:18*, 5:58, 6:08, 5:34

*must have taken a nap on this one

TOTAL WEEKLY MILES: 32

Friday – S&C, Easy

Level 1 Pilates. Learned a new stretch that seems to work really well for my back. Hips feeling tight today, probably down to the recent increase in gym work. Must. Stretch. More.

Did a loop of St.Anne’s on the trails then a lap of the new parkrun course. It’s a great route – very scenic and quite fast overall ; there’s just a little climb towards the end of the lap that’ll probably hurt the second time around :eek:.

5.7 miles @ 8:48 (grass, trail, path)

Mulberry

Good stuff BG!

Bungy Girl

Saturday – Easy, S&C

Easy run up and back to the Wooden Bridge. Freezing on the way out, very warm in the sunshine on the return. Into the gym, tempting and all though it was it bypass it and just go home. Still really useless at the single leg exercises (on my weak side) so plenty of work to do there.

4.4 miles @ 8:34 (grass)

Sunday - LSR

OMG the wind! Up early for this as a busy day ahead. The first half was a real battle into the wind. Couldn’t wait to turn around at the end of the pier and sure enough was blown back home by a tailwind. Paces ranged from 8:34 to 10:21 for the same effort :rolleyes:.

8.0 miles @ 9:12 (grass, path)

Monday – Easy

Nothing for it but to embrace the rain this evening, as it didn’t look like stopping anytime soon! 4 soggy miles in the local park. Soft and mucky underfoot, reminiscent of XC *sigh*. Only five months to go….

4.0 miles @ 8:56 (grass, path)

Murph_D

Fair play going out in that. Rest day for me, luckily enough!

Bungy Girl

Murph_D wrote: »

Fair play going out in that. Rest day for me, luckily enough!

It was actually fine! Not cold or windy, and after about 10 seconds I wasn't getting any wetter anyway :rolleyes:. Enjoyed the empty park too - no dogs to avoid or leads to negotiate

racheljev

Bungy Girl wrote: »

It was actually fine! Not cold or windy, and after about 10 seconds I wasn't getting any wetter anyway :rolleyes:. Enjoyed the empty park too - no dogs to avoid or leads to negotiate

Yep I found that yesterday as well, it was grand once I got moving. Main problem is drivers who take pleasure in swerving into puddles to give me an extra soaking, really hoping karma comes back and bites them in the a$$ :mad:
Well done on your BHAA finish and plaque, I was about 20 places back from you- no plaque for me but I was still delighted with myself

Mrs Mc

Anyone that went out in that Monday deserves a medal !!! That's dedication and you should just get a pb for doing it only fair !

Bungy Girl

racheljev wrote: »

Yep I found that yesterday as well, it was grand once I got moving. Main problem is drivers who take pleasure in swerving into puddles to give me an extra soaking, really hoping karma comes back and bites them in the a$$ :mad:
Well done on your BHAA finish and plaque, I was about 20 places back from you- no plaque for me but I was still delighted with myself

Great that you are back in action and happy with your race! Well done, do you plan to do more of the BHAA races ? There's some good ones on over the summer.

Yeah, bad karma to any driver who behaves like that. I was just thrilled to enjoy a dog-free run to be honest :rolleyes: