My God, it's full of stars!

sconhome · 03-09-2015 4:56pm

Not sure how you do it but you almost manage to make it seem smutty!

Best of luck with the monkey on your back.

tunney · 03-09-2015 5:13pm

AKW wrote: »

Not sure how you do it but you almost manage to make it seem smutty!

Best of luck with the monkey on your back.

Seriously though I often thought about asking Rich to take me back on his books but never felt I had the head or motivation to do justice to the service he provides. I think I do now and I look forward to journey back. "Slowly slowly monkey catch you"

Bambaata · 03-09-2015 5:25pm

tunney wrote: »

Will be in the water three mornings a week from here on. In tomorrow morning. Although I suspect my present pace is well below yours. Not swam much in a few years.

What time you hoping to hit it in the morning? I wouldnt be too worried about times! I just want to try get back into it a little, im back Monday evenings at Westwood so want to get back a little to the pool

tunney · 03-09-2015 5:36pm

Bambaata wrote: »

What time you hoping to hit it in the morning? I wouldnt be too worried about times! I just want to try get back into it a little, im back Monday evenings at Westwood so want to get back a little to the pool

0630 - only doing about 2k

tunney · 04-09-2015 9:20am

A good but lonely swim this morning. #lookingAtYou

A no hassle swim too. Was in a lane on my tobler, three lads when to get in, After two lengths they moved to a slower lane. A damning indictment of my pool in the mornings when I'm the fastest swimmer.

tunney · 04-09-2015 9:53am

Oryx wrote: »

That makes me sad and scared for the sport. If weak swimmers are allowed to swim, there will be a dumbing down of the swim section and the kind of fluorescent bouy nonsense mentioned in this thread.

This comment on another thread reminded me of something Coach said to me at the weekend "While I or others might get away with 2 swims a week you are a weak swimmer Dave and need to swim 3-4 times a week".

I paused and was about to say "Hey I am a reasonable if not good swimmer". Then I realised that I only thought that because I'm comparing myself to people on boards. In reality I am a poor swimmer with inferior technique, inferior fitness and and pi$$ poor flexibility. Like anything acceptance of the problem is the first step to resolving.

Oryx · 04-09-2015 12:15pm

tunney wrote: »

This comment on another thread reminded me of something Coach said to me at the weekend "While I or others might get away with 2 swims a week you are a weak swimmer Dave and need to swim 3-4 times a week".

I paused and was about to say "Hey I am a reasonable if not good swimmer". Then I realised that I only thought that because I'm comparing myself to people on boards. In reality I am a poor swimmer with inferior technique, inferior fitness and and pi$$ poor flexibility. Like anything acceptance of the problem is the first step to resolving.

WHY ARE YOU PICKING ON ME? WHY???????

tunney · 04-09-2015 1:38pm

I've done an amazing job of avoiding hard running the last while. A variant of on/off today at lunch that I enjoyed.

tunney · 07-09-2015 11:36am

Week 36 in review

Sundays cycle was nice, early so it was fresh but the roads were calm. SRMs acted up for first 1:15 so that data is junk. I knew it was a magnet placement issue but the new moto is "Use technology when it works, ignore it when it doesn't" as I had a habit of getting obsession with hardware failures. Stopped for a pee, poked the magnet and that fixed it.

Anyways

Swim Time: 2:00
Swim Dist: 4800m
Bike Time: 3:16
Bike Dist: 83km
Run Time: 2:11
Run Dist: 26km
Total time: 7:27

My most consistent week in years. Enjoyed it.

Kurt_Godel · 10-09-2015 4:10pm

Stook 5km Dash Kilkenny Sunday, 22 November 2015 - 12:00pm

?

tunney · 10-09-2015 4:30pm

Kurt_Godel wrote: »

Stook 5km Dash Kilkenny Sunday, 22 November 2015 - 12:00pm

?

Highlighted for you

tunney · 10-09-2015 4:33pm

Aware 10km, mid December

Kurt_Godel · 10-09-2015 4:50pm

tunney wrote: »

Kurt_Godel wrote: »

Stook 5km Dash Kilkenny Sunday, 22 November 2015 - 12:00pm

?

Highlighted for you

Sure Kilkenny is just down the road?

tunney wrote: »

Aware 10km, mid December

That's in Dublin, right?

I'll compromise with the Aware 5km?

Kurt_Godel · 10-09-2015 4:57pm

Kurt_Godel wrote: »

I'll compromise with the Aware 5km?

Feck it the 10k is grand, lets do that.

It's in December so you'll have long forgotten this recent burst of training enthusiasm

tunney · 16-09-2015 9:52am

A very testing week last week (figuratively). One of the worst weeks of my life to date.
A testing week this week (literally). Sub max run and bike tests. Will be good to get some performance benckmarks

tunney · 16-09-2015 12:27pm

Settled on target races for next year.
Camlough in June.
Lost Sheep at the end of the summer.

Love both the races. Should be fun!

tunney · 16-09-2015 4:14pm

AeT test at lunch.
Not great results, fat and unfit. 4:55 average pace for 157bpm

Tomorrows bike test is different and I'm curious as how to interpret the results given its format.

pgibbo · 16-09-2015 5:15pm

What's the format of the bike test?

tunney · 16-09-2015 5:28pm

pgibbo wrote: »

What's the format of the bike test?

Intervals. Suspect looking at fatigue point.

tunney · 16-09-2015 7:18pm

tunney wrote: »

Intervals. Suspect looking at fatigue point.

So I asked and I couldn't have been more wrong... Always an if you don't understand. How else you learn.

tunney · 17-09-2015 11:01am

tunney wrote: »

Settled on target races for next year.
Camlough in June.
Lost Sheep at the end of the summer.

Love both the races. Should be fun!

Got a few emails about these races and why.

Camlough cause it rocks. Its got brutal hills on bike and run and as a runner more than anything that suits me.

Lost Sheep because its a half and I like the race. I love the half distance too. Given only a year to prepare and the topology of the course not going to break my half ironman PB(4:11) but will aim to go as fast as my body will allow me on the day!

Pmaldini · 17-09-2015 1:22pm

tunney wrote: »

Got a few emails about these races and why.

Camlough cause it rocks. Its got brutal hills on bike and run and as a runner more than anything that suits me.

Lost Sheep because its a half and I like the race. I love the half distance too. Given only a year to prepare and the topology of the course not going to break my half ironman PB(4:11) but will aim to go as fast as my body will allow me on the day!

that's a serious half PB Mr T. what course did you do that on?

sconhome · 17-09-2015 1:44pm

Pmaldini wrote: »

that's a serious half PB Mr T. what course did you do that on?

It was an olympic, ya know the way the mini is a 'marathon' these days

tunney · 17-09-2015 2:07pm

Pmaldini wrote: »

that's a serious half PB Mr T. what course did you do that on?

Lisbon - good few years ago.

AKW wrote: »

It was an olympic, ya know the way the mini is a 'marathon' these days

Careful now or I go shop in Elverys

tunney · 17-09-2015 7:53pm

Test postponed. Some thing came up.Tomorrow

tunney · 18-09-2015 9:46am

While the test didn't happen an "easy" swim with Bambatta did. My years of not swimming were clearly shown up when compared with someone who has swam consistently for years. Still pushed myself harder so I may join a masters session (a real one, not one that dicks about with crossfit and the like

)

Kurt_Godel · 18-09-2015 10:03am

You've ignored your core for the past 5 years now... why change the habit of a lifetime?

mossym · 18-09-2015 10:08am

sconhome · 18-09-2015 10:11am

mossym wrote: »

Have to have an alert system for these popcorn threads

tunney · 18-09-2015 11:09am

Kurt_Godel wrote: »

You've ignored your core for the past 5 years now... why change the habit of a lifetime?

Yup, my lack of planking is really going to screw me in the new triathlon format next year

Swim, plank, bike, plank, run, plank, flash abs, and finishing with a flurry of high fives and chest bumps.

Kurt_Godel · 18-09-2015 1:47pm

tunney wrote: »

finishing with a flurry of high fives and chest bumps.

So, Dublin 70.3? I'll be cheering you from the sidelines- will have a bag of support Haribo's at the 7 hour point.

mossym · 18-09-2015 1:57pm

Kurt_Godel wrote: »

So, Dublin 70.3? I'll be cheering you from the sidelines- will have a bag of support Haribo's at the 7 hour point.

tunney · 18-09-2015 2:09pm

Kurt_Godel wrote: »

So, Dublin 70.3? I'll be cheering you from the sidelines- will have a bag of support Haribo's at the 7 hour point.

tunney · 18-09-2015 2:13pm

tunney wrote: »

So a triathlete that does crossfit..............

How has your wife not left you

Kurt_Godel · 18-09-2015 2:17pm

tunney wrote: »

So a triathlete that does crossfit..............

How has your wife coach not left you

Kurt_Godel · 18-09-2015 2:18pm

Seriously though, I'm considering holding a plank at the finish line of the Aware 10, until you come in. My record so far is 2 mins...

tunney · 18-09-2015 2:27pm

Kurt_Godel wrote: »

Seriously though, I'm considering holding a plank at the finish line of the Aware 10, until you come in. My record so far is 2 mins...

Seriously????? All that crossfit and 2 minutes is your record????? Wow thats sh1t

Kurt_Godel · 18-09-2015 2:40pm

tunney wrote: »

Seriously????? All that crossfit and 2 minutes is your record????? Wow thats sh1t

It was part of a structured set- never tried any longer. Should have a good few minutes free at Aware 10k, will try then.

tunney · 18-09-2015 3:00pm

Kurt_Godel wrote: »

It was part of a structured set- never tried any longer. Should have a good few minutes free at Aware 10k, will try then.

You going to do a Tanya Harding on me or something?

tunney · 18-09-2015 4:57pm

Anyways nervous about the test tonight. I've forgotten how to suffer

Kurt_Godel · 18-09-2015 5:12pm

tunney wrote: »

Anyways nervous about the test tonight. I've forgotten how to suffer

Good luck with the test. Tell yourself lots of lies about pain, and the nature of time.

hf4z6sqo7vjngi · 18-09-2015 8:47pm

tunney wrote: »

Anyways nervous about the test tonight. I've forgotten how to suffer

SIU princess

mossym · 18-09-2015 8:50pm

Xzavier Spicy Chain wrote: »

SIU princess

saw an email in gmail saying reply to the thread from you.straight away i thought, "bet it says siu princess"

hf4z6sqo7vjngi · 18-09-2015 9:21pm

mossym wrote: »

saw an email in gmail saying reply to the thread from you.straight away i thought, "bet it says siu princess"

What can I say he does need to be reminded that often

tunney · 21-09-2015 9:56am

As bad as week 37 was turns out that on a personal basis week 38 was worse, alot worse. Everyone has their health and thats great but fvck me what I wouldn't give for an easier life at the minute.

tunney · 22-09-2015 4:20pm

Mr Monkey suggested a repeat of last week given how the back end went. So AeT test again today. Conditions were much worse but results similar so that validates last weeks result. So much work to do on the aerobic side of running but that comes quickly!

pgibbo · 22-09-2015 4:32pm

How'd the bike test go last week?

tunney · 23-09-2015 9:21am

Bike test didn't happen. Last week was not the week for anything.

On the plus side:
Everyone is healthy
Three fantastic kids
Kids are happy
Marriage is good

Just alot of stress, change and flux resulting in about 3 hours sleep a night for the last 6-8 weeks, all making things a little tougher than it should be. Looks like light at the end of the tunnel but its a long tunnel yet.

tunney · 23-09-2015 3:46pm

Rich okayed the 10km in December. Should be fun, Glenda doing it too. Need a babysitter.......

Kurt_Godel · 23-09-2015 5:43pm

tunney wrote: »

Should be fun, Glenda doing it too.

She'll be close by at the finish line to console you, smart move.

My God, it's full of stars!

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