The Boggers Log

Firedance · 01-06-2016 08:47AM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Really annoyed with myself and I need to cop on. Raging that I didn't tough it out.
TbL

Take that feeling with you to the next race, use it to HTFU and push through. You won't DNF again.

tang1 · 01-06-2016 09:14AM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

proper heavy duty Bogger strimming. Back and hands are in bits!

Is that Connemara talk for male grooming.......

Duanington · 01-06-2016 09:49AM

5ks are a b*tch to get right TbL - the demons that you can normally tell to f*ck off during longer races, prey on the fact that you are in a diminished\vulnerable state and know that your defences are down!

The slightest thing can throw you ......or so it seems at the time. You'll know next time to ride out the rough patch and recover ( mentally) - I think you can definitely take positives from that one - the first mile, even the 2nd mile ...you were on the way to a pretty handy performance in fairness.

If you're being instructed not to set time targets for 5ks at the moment then f*ck the splits anyway, if you're out on your back at the end, you'll have done well.

Keep up the good work!

AuldManKing · 01-06-2016 10:27AM

5k's are tough - super tough. Tough love is also tough.

Tell me this, when you went home to your kids did you tell them that when things get tough, that its ok to quit??

Slightly tounge in cheek, but the next time you think of quitting on a race think of this post and the holy hell that I'll reign down on you if you quit again.

..........carry on

Younganne · 01-06-2016 01:20PM

every race is a learning curve...you learned about the feeling you get from a DNF, remember the feeling and use it next time you have that DNF thought!!(and AMK's threat advice!!:eek:

Ferris B · 01-06-2016 08:44PM

Sounds like a pacing f'up on the first mile more then anything. Then you just threw your toys out of the pram.

Feck sake, get your sorry ass to st Anne's on any given sat and we'll have a pensioners smack down and we'll embarrass to a PB.

just wait a few weeks after cork...

ThebitterLemon · 02-06-2016 04:54PM

Yesterday: plan called for 3/5 mile easy double but as I was on the first flight to London I didn't get any running done. Twas pissing rain when I got out from the train station and I'd to sit through a meeting in a sodden shirt!!

Today: plan today called for another 3/5 mile easy double. I flew into Dubai overnight and headed straight into meetings. I'm staying in a hotel at Festival City with nice views overlooking Dubai marina. I got a very short window around 4pm to get a short run in. Headed out along a "prom" area at the back of the hotel, it was roasting, 36 degrees, and I didn't pass man nor beast while I was out. Going to have to find another route if I run in the morning as construction works meant I'd to double back on myself a few times.

3 miles @ 8.42

TbL

adrian522 · 02-06-2016 04:55PM

Is there no threadmill in that fancy hotel? Surely a better option than 36 degrees?

Murph_D · 02-06-2016 06:45PM

I had a very memorable "Dubai brunch" near there a few years ago. Never saw so much booze in my life. One of our party fell asleep on the jacks and she had to be practically winched out of there. We were soon seen off the premises, followed by a goon just to make sure we didn't go back to our "bottomless mojito" experience. Gotta love these alcohol free locations. :rolleyes: :pac:

Firedance · 02-06-2016 08:36PM

Murph_D wrote: »

Never saw so much booze in my life. One of our party fell asleep on the jacks and she had to be practically winched out of there.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: classy...

ThebitterLemon · 04-06-2016 02:36PM

Yesterday: plan had another 3/5 mile easy as part of the step back week. I'd an early morning meeting in Dubai and was wrecked so didn't run. Long flight and drive back to Galway meant I didn't get the second part done either. Step back week turning into a write off week!!

Today: plan called for 2m wu/cd with 8 x 2 mins @ 6.20 pace off min rec.

Headed over to Seanadh Pheistin in 22 degree heat to get this done. Was very warm and on parts of the road the tar was melting and sticking to my runners!

I thought the body would feel great after the few cushy days but the glute and groin were tight, probably after all the recent travel. Apart from the groin niggle I felt fairly comfortable but I walked the recoveries

Rep paces:

6.15
6.15
6.18
6.06
6.11
6.17
6.16
6.12

TbL

AuldManKing · 05-06-2016 07:00PM

he he he he - I think I coined a phrase................:)

ThebitterLemon · 06-06-2016 05:56PM

Yesterday: house full of visitors and every minute someone else that I didn't know/recognise turned up to drink my beer! Never got out for my run. The week was a terrible one training wise, I think I managed 15 miles but I'm not going to sweat it.

Today: plan called for 4/5 mile easy double. No chance to get out this morning so I headed over to Seanadh Pheistin in the afternoon hazy heat for a few easy miles. Took it nice and handy and enjoyed it. Only aberration was when I passed a tractor laden with turf going up a steep hill, I could here him catching me on the downhill and the pace started to quicken, looked at the watch to see 6.22 pace, ffs, get a grip I though and reluctantly let him trundle by me.

Do you have a problem if you find yourself racing tractors on an easy run!!!!

9 miles @ 8.45

TbL

annapr · 06-06-2016 06:23PM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Yesterday: house full of visitors and every minute someone else that I didn't know/recognise turned up to drink my beer! Never got out for my run. The week was a terrible one training wise, I think I managed 15 miles but I'm not going to sweat it.

Today: plan called for 4/5 mile easy double. No chance to get out this morning so I headed over to Seanadh Pheistin in the afternoon hazy heat for a few easy miles. Took it nice and handy and enjoyed it. Only aberration was when I passed a tractor laden with turf going up a steep hill, I could here him catching me on the downhill and the pace started to quicken, looked at the watch to see 6.22 pace, ffs, get a grip I though and reluctantly let him trundle by me.

Do you have a problem if you find yourself racing tractors on an easy run!!!!

9 miles @ 8.45

TbL

Depends why they're following you, I suppose.... :eek:

UM1 · 06-06-2016 06:31PM

U at the portumna mci-fest next week

ThebitterLemon · 06-06-2016 07:06PM

UM1 wrote: »

U at the portumna mci-fest next week

No A, I've fallen outta love with the love ins

Don't suppose you're running it, is BA?

Still trying to aclimatise to training for the shorter distances, and it's tough going. I'm doing the Athenry AC half in 3 weeks and that'll be an ultra for me with the miles I'm currently doing!!

You never took me up on the offer of a few free MCI singlets, I've a few in large going a begging now that I've beefed back up to xl

TbL

UM1 · 06-06-2016 07:08PM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

You never took me up on the offer of a few free MCI singlets, I've a few in large going a begging now that I've beefed back up to xl

TbL

Ill be there ..i may need a beard aswell if i wanna make it out alive

ThebitterLemon · 06-06-2016 07:15PM

UM1 wrote: »

Ill be there ..i may need a beard aswell if i wanna make it out alive

Best of luck. Training run or are you targeting something (didn't you just run 62 miles?)

Careful you don't stray off the track, plenty of trees out there to lynch an infidel!!

TbL

UM1 · 06-06-2016 07:26PM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Best of luck. Training run or are you targeting something (didn't you just run 62 miles?)

Careful you don't stray off the track, plenty of trees out there to lynch an infidel!!

TbL

Training run.

ThebitterLemon · 07-06-2016 10:24PM

Today: I looked at the plan, saw that I'd a bit of a session and actually snorted, "piece of piss" I said to myself. 3m wu/cd with 4 x 10 mins @ 6.40 off 3 mins.

Got to the pitches at Dangan about 7pm tonight and it was still fairly hot and sticky. Started the warm up and was a bit concerned that I seemed to be so flat, the legs were deader than a Boyzone comeback tour, so I did 4 miles slow warm up to try and get some life into the legs.

Started the first rep and it felt just ok, it didn't help that there were a couple of auld fat lads out running shirtless on the same route. Dodging sweat flying in all directions off pendulous moobs isn't that much fun!!! By the time I finished the second rep I was goosed, couldn't believe how hard I was finding it and almost called it a day. Decided to finish the 3rd and see how I felt, really struggled for the last two mins on this rep and needed every second of the 3 min recovery. Decided to do the last rep even if the pace dropped off. By the time I finished I was on my hands and knees in the grass, heaving and snorting like an overworked bull!

A lot tougher than I'd expected!

Rep paces:

6.35
6.36
6.41
6.40

TbL

martyboy48 · 07-06-2016 11:59PM

Tough??, maybe.....
Success??, definitely....

Well done on getting it done. I find it hard going in this weather lately. Actually stopping for a drink on an easyish 10 miler...

You were under pressure halfway through this session but you stuck at it, and nailed it. Remember that in your next race

(PM on the way)

ThebitterLemon · 09-06-2016 08:59PM

Yesterday: plan called for a 4/5 mile easy double. Body didn't know what hit it from the previous day's "piece of piss" session and I felt totally flat and drained. Really left scratching my head as to why, after a really really easy week last week. I'd a mad early start yesterday so got no morning run done. Had planned on going the 9 miles easy after work but by the time I eventually got to Seanadh Pheistin I really wasn't in the mood to run. Unusually the road was busy with cars, vans and trucks hauling trailers of turf. Can't stand the stuff, I'd prefer to be cold!!!

Tried to zone out and just plod along but the whole thing was a chore and I finished up with 6 miles at 8.52

Today: again plan called for another easy double 6/4 miles. Early start again today meant another missed morning run. Got to the pitches in Dangan after work and plodded slowly around the grass and trails. The lack of rain lately meant that the trails were very dry and dusty, and I felt like a wildebeest running through the Serengeti. Body felt slightly better today but still fairly tired. Got 8.2 miles done @ 8.45.

Got hill sprints tomorrow, dreading that!

TbL

tang1 · 09-06-2016 09:01PM

Suck it up will ya, I done hill sprints yesterday in 27 degree heat!!!

ThebitterLemon · 09-06-2016 09:25PM

tang1 wrote: »

Suck it up will ya, I done hill sprints yesterday in 27 degree heat!!!

Probably downhill ya plyke

TbL

Bungy Girl · 10-06-2016 09:44AM

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

road was busy with cars, vans and trucks hauling trailers of turf. Can't stand the stuff, I'd prefer to be cold
TbL

.
You are so not a Bogger :rolleyes:

AuldManKing · 10-06-2016 10:02AM

I find when I have an easy week like you had, my body reacts the same way and kinda shuts down. 2 days off kills me - running on day 3 is like running for the 1st time - dead & drained.
I think thats why some of my races weren't as good as the could have been, due to too much taper and not enough running - the body gets used to a certain routine and when it changes slightly all kinda strange things happen.

A set of strides help waken the legs sometimes - maybe the hill sprints will help (or maybe they'll kill ya

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ThebitterLemon · 10-06-2016 10:08AM

AuldManKing wrote: »

I find when I have an easy week like you had, my body reacts the same way and kinda shuts down. 2 days off kills me - running on day 3 is like running for the 1st time - dead & drained.
I think thats why some of my races weren't as good as the could have been, due to too much taper and not enough running - the body gets used to a certain routine and when it changes slightly all kinda strange things happen.

A set of strides help waken the legs sometimes - maybe the hill sprints will help (or maybe they'll kill ya )

Tnx A,

I think you might be right, it's the only thing that makes sense. Also the diet wasn't great over the bank hol weekend but I've never been great on the nutrition front anyway. I've been getting some peculiar little niggles and aches as well so hopefully I'll get back into the usual routine quickly.

Auld age is a bitch!!!

TbL

ThebitterLemon · 10-06-2016 07:21PM

Today: the plan called for 2 mile wu/cd with 75 second hill sprints off 2 to 3 minutes rec.

Headed over to Seanadh Pheistin, the rain had stopped and the sun was out but it wasn't overly humid.

Wasn't looking forward to this as the last time I did a hill session on Seanadh Pheistin I was on the verge of puking and passing out!! Used the 2 mile warm up to try and get the auld engine warmed up and the body felt a bit better again today. Decided to try and take the 2 mins recovery rather than 3, but I'd default to 3 if I needed it.

I hate hill sessions and when you've a body shape like mine the gravitational pull on a hill is naturally backwards!

After the 4th rep I was leaning on my knees, overlooking the bog, pulling oxygen in through every hole and I was thinking that with almost half a century on the clock I should be doing more sedate things on a Friday evening like eating a steak and chips in a clubhouse after a gentle round of golf. Decided to "man up" and get with the program as I've still to put manners on Tang and some of the others kids around here! After some creaking and groaning I managed to straighten up without passing out and continue with the session.

It was tough but I'm happy enough with the way it went. Rep paces don't really tell much as they were over different levels of incline but I know they represented a solid effort level and I only took the 2 min rec.

6.23
5.54
6.02
6.09
6.26
6.21
6.17
6.16

TbL

Murph_D · 10-06-2016 08:56PM

Normally you're blowing air OUT of every hole in your body so that's an improvement.

ThebitterLemon · 12-06-2016 06:52PM

Yesterday: plan called for a 6/4 mile easy double.

Got commandeered to do some gardening as it was a beautiful morning and only got out towards the end of the afternoon for 7 easy miles @ 8.09. Picked a hape of strawberries from the garden and sat on my hole eating them with fresh cream all evening rather than go out for the second run. Dedication, not much!!!

Today: plan called for 12 miles with 1 minute at 5k pace every 10 minutes.

Never ran a session like this before so didn't know what to expect. Although I was tiring badly towards the end I enjoyed it as the faster stuff broke up the run and it seemed to be finished in no time. Started very slow, first mile was around 9 minute pace but I picked it up a fair bit after that.

Reasonable week done, I'm between London and Paris next week and I'm hoping I can get the runs done.

12 miles @ 7.27

1 min paces:

6.14
6.19
5.38
6.03
6.01
6.08
6.24
5.47
6.00

TbL

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