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Monday 17th
Took it off in prep for the race tomorrow
Tuesday 18th
Shouldn't have bothered
Claregalway 5K - 18:25
Not too sure what the hell is going on. Well I have some ideas, but who the hell knows. Went through 1k where I wanted, 3:25. Then it all went wrong. 2k in 7:09 (3:44). Bit of a drag of a hill and a bit of wind, but nothing major. A couple of guys caught me and I made a feeble attempt to stay with them but backed off. Maybe in the back of my mind I was saving something for the hill on the 3rd K
Yada yada yada ..............
Wednesday 19th
6.5mls easy. Felt pretty good after yesterday, until 3 or 4mls when the hip started bothering me. Was able to complete the run at least.
Time :- 49:03
Aver bpm :- 145
Thursday 20th
3 x 4 x 400m, 2min/rec between reps, 4mins between sets.
Times were:
74, 71, 74, 73 - 73, 75, 74, 74 - 75, 74, 74, 68
Took longer of a recovery than last week, want to try and focus more on the speed. It seems to have worked as I was able to to the full 12 and the times were slightly faster.
I also had a fairly hard day physically, spent about 3hrs cutting the grass, moved some furniture and rebuilt a stone wall. No wonder the legs were tired on the last few :rolleyes:
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Took Friday off for no other reason than I wanted to :rolleyes:
Saturday - At 9.30am we did 4 x 5mins at thr. Felt ok, the plan was for 5 but I pulled the plug because of the heat and a bad nights sleep, and the few beers last night didn't help too much either
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Sunday
LSR, 11ml club run at 9am in glorious weather. Felt great to be running in the prom in just the shorts & runners, think we might have scared some of the walkers though :rolleyes:
As usual we started off slow enough but ended up averaging 7:26's. Hip started to get slow around 6mls or so, my own fault as I havn't been stretching it :mad:
Monday - Off
Tuesday
Well, had decided to give the racing lark a miss for a while, so of course I headed out to Loughrea for the 5K
Was trying to get myself into the right headspace before hand after the last couple of races where I went out too fast and then went out just right but didn't have the effort.
Decided to go with the usual guys I've been battling (or trying too at least). 1k in 3:19, rolling hills, legs felt ok, a little sluggish though. 2k in 6:39, legs felt like jelly, hanging on, breathing very laboured. My mind was all over the place, I kept trying to think positive thoughts and too just relax and tell myself that I can do this, but I more or less decided to pack it in at 2k.
Was going to stop but I just started to jog. Its amazing, I was 'jogging' but people weren't flying past me. Hit 3k in 10:51 (4:12, hill) and kinda thought that I am recovered a bit now and maybe I can salvage something here, 7:08 to get a sub 18?
4th K was a b*stard and was glad that I wasn't pushing it (well, I was then, not sure about now!). Decided that if I reach 4k in 14:40 or so I'll dig in again for the last K which is mostly downhill.
Reached it in 15:10 (4:19), "to hell with it".
A mate from my club caught me with about 800m to go, I made a slight effort to stay with him, and he wasn't getting that far ahead, but then I figured "why bother". Another guy who I've had a few battles with caught me with 200m to go, this time I said "no way" and decided that he wasn't going to beat me. He got about 8-10 metres on me but I kicked with about 100m to go and caught him just before the mat, and only missed my clubmate by 1 second. Finished in 18:38, last K in 3:28.
Crap time, but its funny, it wasn't too far off what I had been running considering that I didn't even bother for 2k.
Not sure what the hell is going on. My legs just weren't there today, I mean I really tried but they were like feckin jelly. OK, I probably went out too fast, but if I had gone out say in 7mins for first 2k, then I had 2k of hills to contend with so probably still would only have got to 4k in 14:40, so with a fast last K I may have run close to 18 minutes, and then I'd be moaning about that.
I don't know, I think I may need to just take a complete break. Like I'm not running too bad, but I just think I should be running a lot better. On the way home I decided to take a week-10 days off completely and just start to build up slowly for DCM, but now I'm not too sure. I think I have to start trying to enjoy it more, that was the plan when I started back 3 years ago after a 20 year absence from racing . I do enjoy it, for the most part I really enjoy the training, especially the club sessions, but it just wrecks my head when I don't see the results. Maybe I'll just keep training and racing, and just go hell for leather in the races, and let the chips fall where they may.0 -
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First of all I can't imagine how anyone can "jog" 5k in 18.5 minutes so well done! Secondly I remember reading in your log a while back that you thought racing every week wasn't a good idea and I now, having done 4/5 of the 5ks, I totally agree. I'm not even sure that every second week is a good idea. Maybe a few weeks of "just" training would get you back in form and bring some enjoyment back to the racing. I think there are almost too many races in the west at the minute and it's too hard to resist 0
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First of all I can't imagine how anyone can "jog" 5k in 18.5 minutes so well done! Secondly I remember reading in your log a while back that you thought racing every week wasn't a good idea and I now, having done 4/5 of the 5ks, I totally agree. I'm not even sure that every second week is a good idea. Maybe a few weeks of "just" training would get you back in form and bring some enjoyment back to the racing. I think there are almost too many races in the west at the minute and it's too hard to resist
Tx LB, and have to agree, it is hard to resist. I will be the first to admit that I'm my own worst enemy when it comes to not practicing what I preach. I am already thinking about doing Dangan :rolleyes:
That been said, I just went on the trampoline with my daughter and hurt my knee, knew it was a bad idea even before I went on it :eek:
So maybe the only way that I will take a break is if I am forced into it
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Speedy do you know anything about the track in Dangan ie when it's open? I "think" I should be allowed use it but I've never been in there (or seen it open for that matter) so I don't know if I can just go in if there are other people there
Its open most time lb. as long as you don't get there too early. Anytime after 10am you should be ok, that been said, there could be a club session going on as well, and if that is the case then you will be booted off as well. Best thing is to check with NUIG to see who ha reserved he track.0 -
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8.25mls easy. Didn't feel too bad but couldn't really get going in this one, quads were sore, especially left one. Running into the wind for the first 4mls and was surprised when I checked the time and it was so slow (29:57). HR was higher than I thought it should be as well (155-160, slightly higher at times). Felt better and was going faster with lower HR on last 4mls.
With about 1.5mls to go, ran passed a field with loads of deer in it, it appeared that they were all posing for a picture, standing up on rocks looking at me as I ran by. Then a few yards later, a hare ran out of a field on front of me, and then I ran passed the most aromatic rose bush ever :rolleyes:.
Whatever pain I had in my legs became secondary after all that and I was just happy to be out amongst it all
Distance :- 8.25mls
Time :- 60:270 -
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Set out to do 3 x 4 x 400m off 2mins (4mins/400m between sets) but had to cut it back to 2 x 4 x 400m after running out of fuel ! Ran at 11am and only had a bagel for breakfast, I need a lot more than that, especially with what lay ahead.
First set were 72, 73, 73 & 73, didn't feel too bad doing them at all, felt like I would be able to do the whole session in or around those times.
Next set started off with a 74, and at that I had to pick it up for the last 200m after going through in 38+. I was breathing heavier now and after another 74 on the 6th one I was shattered and the lactic acid had started to kick in. At this point I made up my mind to cut it short as I knew what was happening. Struggled through the 7th in 78 :eek:, and had to really push it hard to finish with a 74 for the last one.
Not a bad session though, considering. Have an 800m race next Thursday so will do 3 x 4 x 200m on Monday, evening 0 -
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Tuesday 15th - Ran 6mls accompanied by my 9yr old daughter on her bike. A very enjoyable run!
Wednesday 16th - 6.5mls easy, nothing too report
Thursday 17th - RACE, 800m County Masters. 2.19.7
Not too bad but think I had a couple more seconds in me (as usual!). Again, for some reason I don't think I tried hard enough
Friday 18th - Just ran the Annaghdown 10K route with a couple of the guys to get the k markers down.
Saturday 19th - 1 x 5mins at thr & 8 x 300m (was done on football pitch so it was wasn't exact), kept them all within 1-2secs and finished strong. Took a 200m jog recovery. Good session, felt strong throughout.0 -
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Well, I give up!
After managing to run only twice in the past 10 days, and fighting a stinking head cold since yesterday morning, I decided to give the 5000m County track race a go. The main reason why I decided on this seemingly crazy option was because I think I remembered something similar happening years ago, and I wanted to test my theory!
I of course ran a pb by 20 seconds this evening, 17:39. Now given the circumstances, can someone tell me why oh why I was able to do this, when I wasn't able to break 18mins in any of the recent 5K series.
I had the feeling all day that I had a good run in me. I paced it very well, hitting each lap in 83-85 secs. I think that when someone is so relaxed and has a 'couldn't give a damn attitude', if they have the training done, even if it was a while ago, they can run well
I have tried to relax before all the other races, but it musn't be 'real' relaxing. Maybe I should have a beer or 2 before each race 0 -
Well, I give up!
After managing to run only twice in the past 10 days, and fighting a stinking head cold since yesterday morning, I decided to give the 5000m County track race a go. The main reason why I decided on this seemingly crazy option was because I think I remembered something similar happening years ago, and I wanted to test my theory!
I of course ran a pb by 20 seconds this evening, 17:39. Now given the circumstances, can someone tell me why oh why I was able to do this, when I wasn't able to break 18mins in any of the recent 5K series.
I had the feeling all day that I had a good run in me. I paced it very well, hitting each lap in 83-85 secs. I think that when someone is so relaxed and has a 'couldn't give a damn attitude', if they have the training done, even if it was a while ago, they can run well
I have tried to relax before all the other races, but it musn't be 'real' relaxing. Maybe I should have a beer or 2 before each race
I know the feeling i recently ran my 3k PB. The night before i met up with an old friend and had a few drinks and very little sleep so had no expectations and was suprised to get my time. I think nervous energy can drain from your race and mental expectation of running the race through your head (splits etc) can make it hard to run well. You become so focused on hitting lap times that if you do you are thinking of the next one and if you dont you become dejected.
Provided the work has been done a few days rest can help but this should not be done on a regualr basis as you are not able to maintain these high racing levels because the training is not there through the rest days0 -
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