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"If I'm not out there training, someone else is."
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Very true but there are no Swedes here to challenge my understanding of the word:D.My thoughts are exactly the same if I set out a workout atleast that way I cant change it up to make it easier when I am not feeling up to it (having saying this I was supposed to have 10 x 30 secs at the end of that session but legs still not 100% after weekend so hacked them off.
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The legs or 10 x 30 secs?
I've never done a fartlek, but it's on the list!0 -
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Oregano_State wrote: »This is a great log.
Just learned what 'Munichs' are, and consequently 'Khybers'.
Will give them a go soon, and will keep reading this.
For one so young he is "old school"
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Day|Training|Distance|Pace|Time
Friday AM|Easy Run|10 miles|7.02 mile pace|1.10.24
Today was a day off work so a chance to get in my only double of the week. Plan this morning was just an easy 6 to get the legs ticking over and then 10 this evening but despite the legs being heavy from the session yesterday this run felt very handy and decided to push on and get the longer run done while was bright out and relatively nice weather. Run felt very handy and just plodded away nicely.
Can start to feel the winter breezes coming in and I think will have to make a bit of a shop on start fitness before long for a bit warmer gear as mine seems to be disappearing strangely
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Day|Training|Distance|Pace|Time
Monday AM|Easy Run|4 miles|7.35 mile pace| 30.19
This is my third week in the new job and I am finally getting my body used to the routine. For the last few years I have been doing shift work but this work sees (atleast for the first while anyway) me do a 9-6 routine. Though at first it was a bit of a pain when working on weekdays with traffic I have slowly come around slightly and this week managed to get back into a routine where I was able to get out of bed early enough to avoid traffic and get in an easy run. Pace was slow but I was not awake yet so I will allow it
Dunno how the morning warriors (theboyblunder, zooming and the likes) manage to do it regularly at an even earlier time :eek:0 -
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Day|Training|Distance|Pace|Time
Monday PM|Easy Run|10 miles|7.08 mile pace| 1.11.29
I now know we are officially in XC season. The week of my first XC race of the season and its been pissing down constantly all day, a few more days and should be a good old fashioned mud bath I remember as a kid during XC:rolleyes:.
Ticked along handy enough never really pushing it and just going with the flow. At one point saw one of the girls from UCDAC who was going at a pace not too much slower than mine and thought had crossed my mind to slow down slightly and run with her for a bit of company however given that she only joined the year I left and she didnt really know me bar the odd brief conversation creep radar kicked in and I said I would avoid the risk of pepper spray to the eyes and a rape whistle being blown so I push on myself:p
I was wondering why women pointed and screamed when I run with you. I thought it was because of my devilish good looks but now I know the real reason 0 -
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Day|Training|Distance|Pace|Time
Thursday|Hills|8.14 miles|n/a mile pace|n/a
Session: 3 miles easy, 3x2 min hills w/ jog back rec (3 min), 1 min hill, 3 miles easy
Paces:
6.43 pace (.30 miles) ,
6.57 pace (.29 miles) ,
6.54 pace (.29 miles) ,
8.48 pace (.13 miles but 1.08 time)
Before anyone says it the paces are right. This is a killer of a hill which I have not done in a long while and today made me realise that the name of the hell fire club has nothing to do with the aristocratic meeting pace for debauchery which it claims, its about the feeling in your legs after hill sessions here:D
Thankfully being first proper long hill sessions back and with having a race at the weekend I decided to keep the volume low enough on this one even though it isnt a target race its just a chance to get the legs accustomed to racing XC again.
I knew this was gonna be tough as I went on the warm up and was slightly breathless at would be normally recovery pace having said that my initial thoough was okay we say 5.40 pace on the hills should be good hard pace on hills like this :rolleyes:. After about a minute of the first rep I got the lung seering that get when you are working past Vo2 effort and this was just to struggle to get under 7 pace. Once again as always when I come back to this hill I underestimate it.
By the third rep the legs were like jelly form went out the window and I just dug in my hardest to keep going and prayed to god the clock would wind down quicker
Last one was only supposed to be a minute but I was hurting so bad I forgot about the watch and slipped ended up doing it a little longer than planned but I was no where near where I had been on other reps (there is a telephone pole that I had been hitting around 1.06/7 in the other reps)
All in all a tough session but I hope over the winter I can build up both the volume and duration of the reps and will have me in good nick0 -
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First XC race in over 6 months and the first one I have actually done while specifically training for XC in about 2 years. New the field in this one wouldnt be too deep. A few good local runners supporting the race but bar these few not too many travel for this race. Having said that the ones that did show up were few lads I knew to very solid runners coming out of the Junior ranks.
Did a nice long warm up which included a lap of the course. Unfortunately even though this was an XC race there were certain areas which were gravel paths meaning that I started considering whether to forget the XC spikes, however only had my training shoes no racers so was caught either way. By the end of the lap of the course however I knew that I would need the XC spikes for some of the hills in the latter part of the race simply because the underfoot was way too soft (one hill took two attempts to get up on the warm up as I slipped back down the first time)
Nearly had a season ender before it started then as I was doing my drills and went over heavily on my ankle. Took about 10 min before I was able to put pressure back down on it (a little swelling now but thankfully doesnt seem to be any major damage)
Lined up beside a few familiar faces at the start. Two lads from UCD and another and I knew that there were about 5 or six of us lined up together that would be in the mix for the win. Gun went and we were off. Not the usual all out sprint usually associated with an XC start but still took off to the front with a lad from Donore up ahead of me. He was really eating up the ground and went off himself and then there was a group of three of us a few seconds off him. This was exactly what I wanted from these race a chance to actually race people rather than the clock for once.
I sat in 2nd in the group with another lad on my shoulder breathing heavy I knew he wouldnt last long. I decided the guy in front of me looked like a younger club runner which meant he probably wouldnt have the strength I had coming off HM training so I moved on to his shoulder and started pushing it but he was wanting to stay in front of me so I knew I would out last him if I kept attacking him.
Hit the first K in 3.23 which given the footing and a mud bath of a dip in this km I was happy with as it was heavy enough effort. After 1k I then moved off the runners shoulder and started running side by side. At this point of the course we turned into the gravel path with only a narrow very uneven grass margin to one side which I went for as I thought would be less severe on the legs that the spikes on gravel. 2km split: 3.27
The third k we were back to grass and mud and here we hit the courses hills. This was where I decided to make my move and I made a surge. It worked and I broke away putting about 5 seconds on the lads and now lay in second. First had a sizeable lead but I was closing. 3km Split: 3.31
Next mile and was out on my own in a flat field the fear of the guys on the back was keeping me going but the surges from the last k hurt a little so I was hoping I would gather my strength for the last km. 4km split: 3.35
There was a turn at the 4km mark and then we proceeded again up a very narrow uneven margin beside a path. Also had to contend with a very strong head wind and we were out in the open so being on my own here hurt big time. I was hurting bad and this became apparent as a guy (not the two I had ran with in the group) had come through strong and passed me with ease. I dug in but didnt feel comfortable until we finally turned out of the wind to loop around a field to the finish.
I was worried the others would be hot on his heals so dug in and started to make a bit of time back on the guy that passed me but to be honest he had put way too much distance between us for me to make it back in the final 400m so crossed the line safely in
3rd place in 17.46 watch time (17.48 Official)
All in all happy with this race I ran well and was a good chance to get some XC experience in before the championship races start. The only bit that I was disappointed with is how easily I was beaten for 2nd but it will be something that I can work on over the next few weeks and months hopefully
Splits
3.23,
3.27,
3.31,
3.35,
3.41,
Great race and great to see a mass participation XC race I think races like this one should be a more regular feature on the calendar as there is obviously a demand for them with 250 finishers of all ages
Also nice touch having Kenneally presenting the prizes afterwords. A highly recommended race for anyone looking to try something new next year
Total Weekly mileage: 47.48 miles0 -
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