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Rested Saturday, cos yet again, somethings up with me. Have a gastric bug.
Sunday:
I know, its mad to even try when youre not 100% but I wanted to see how my legs were after being sick yesterday. Did a combination of run/walk, cos I just wasnt able. Short run. Took ages.
Monday:
Just did a long walk early in the day, then circuits in the evening. Was a good session, I felt grand. Sets of 17/15/12/12 pressups included.
Tuesday:
Girlie weights, with all the usual stuff, plus I did 20min run on treadmill beforehand, while I was waiting for the others to arrive.
Wednesday:
Almost a rest day.
Just two sets of kb swings x12, squats x10, deadlifts x10 (cant wait till I get a heavier weight, what I have is far too light, will need at least 40-50kgs now to make it matter). Press ups x10, crunches x80, chins x8, lunges x20, bicep curls x20
Thursday:
Long run. 10.75k. 53 mins. Felt nice. My legs are back.
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Friday:
Did a run on the treadmill. 30mins. 10.5kph, 1.5 incline. I find the tm sooo hard compared to running outdoors now. Completely hate it.
Did 10mins on bike just to loosen up my calves. They tend to get stiff running on the tm for some reason.
Saturday is a rest day, cos Im doing the great run tomorrow, and after being sick my energy is not the best right now. So will save it. 0 -
Sunday:
Did the great run in phoenix park. Twas a bit crazy trying to get ten thousand people standing cheek by jowl to do star jumps as a warm up. But good atmosphere. Did a 48.02, which Im not entirely happy with. Wanted to go faster, but it was a bit hard to find a pace, cos it was so crowded all the way around, you were constantly dodging to pass people.
Onwards, to the half marathon in two weeks. Yikes!!0 -
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Friday:
Same run as yesterday, but slightly shortened at the end, cos I hadnt time. 4k roughly, (2.7miles) 23 mins. That hill is short, but steep. Kills my quads.
Saturday:
My usual short route. 7.8k 40.42mins. Not the fastest ever, but felt like I was getting back to where I was before. Alternating with very short runs seems to suit.0 -
Sunday:
10.75k. Wasnt worrying about pace, just going out to enjoy it, and I did. Time was abysmal, but that wasnt what it was for.
Monday:
Absolutely piddling down with rain. Did 6k, again, nice and easy. 30 mins or so. Running in the rain is quite nice once you warm up. 0 -
Tuesday:
Girlie weight night, and boy were we girlie. Am taking it easy, so it was a half hearted effort. 10mins on bike, same on rower, few pull ups and pressups. Am avoiding squats etc as they really tire my legs. Dont know if its right or wrong thing to do... but dont want to burn out right before the half marathon.
Wednesday:
Short run, easy pace. 6k, 34 mins. The combination of running, fog and beat fm was almost hypnotic. 0 -
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Cheers.Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »Congrats on teh 1/2 marathon - that's a really good time! Its made me consider Dublin in October. Was gonna put a full one off till next year, but wondering now if I should just go for it. 0 -
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Took another rest day on Friday, even though it made me twitch.
Saturday:
5k treadmill run. 28.12 minutes. Still felt hard, though if I did it outdoors it might have felt easier. The run I did on Thurs was harder cos I realised the incline was set at 3.5 instead of the usual 1.5.
Hopefully will get out and do a nice longer run tomorrow. Fingers xd.0 -
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Tuesday:
Not-so-girlie weight night. Just two of us, so we did a jogging hillclimb 1k up the (very steep) offroad hill here. 20mins up and back. Nice.
Then the usual mix of rower (15mins) pushups, chins, situps, and a few other odd things thrown in for good measure.
I plan to buy weights as recommended by rubadub soon. 0 -
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Sunday: did a long run. Somewhere between 10 and eleven miles, havent clocked it. Took hour and a half. Then did 15mins on exercise bike cos my calves were stiff. Monday: shorter run today. 5 miles. 42mins. Legs felt it on the steeper hills, but am findin my breathin has changed. I dont get out of breath anymore, unless i really sprint. I realise fartlek is needed but i hate the thought 0
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Sunday:
Did 9.75k run, hilly as usual. Pretty slow circa 50 mins. Knew I wasnt killin it, so didnt even check the time correctly. Was ill halfway around, I drank water before I went out which was probably the cause.
Monday am:
One to one weight training. Did it to learn proper technique in some weights before I buy a set, I want to know what to do, and how heavy, before I lash out money on a set. Did chin ups with full extensions, benchpress, clean and press(?) and some other things I have no name for. Did 45 rapid deadlifts with 20kg to set a baseline to improve from, and benchpress was 35kg which is probably pathetic.
Monday pm:
Circuit class. Was very tough, cos my legs were still weak from the morning session. Lots of pushups and squats, I thought I was going to calf.
For the record, today, Tuesday, I have doms so bad it aches when I write.:p0
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