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Berlin or bust...
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Tuesday 15th Mar
4.5 cold slow miles. The legs just were not having any of it tonight. I struggled to get the pace to anything remotely acceptable and ended up with an average 09:29 /mi pace for the run. Felt very tough though, much tougher than it should have. Not having a happy run-time lately
Probably didn't have enough hydration on board though, so I have only myself to blame. New resolution... drink more water!
Summary 4.55 miles in 00:43:09
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Sunday 20th Mar
St Patricks 5K road race on a lovely sunny Sunday afternoon. This was a family affair - sort of... Me and the wee one did this together. It was a bit stop-start, and there were no records broken, but it was grand for a recovery run. She said she enjoyed it too (once we'd finished
). And we ended with a sprint to the finish line 
Glorious day in town. Lots of people around, and there was a great atmosphere. Stopped for a coffee/ smoothie in Stephens Green to enjoy the sunshine, before heading home. Very chilled! :cool:
A nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon, all told...Summary 3.18 mi in 00:34:51
Avg Pace: 10:57 min/mi0 -
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I have to say the amount of families running today was brilliant and great to see. Well done to both of you and hopefully she'll be hooked too after this - although with the gene pool, not sure she has a choice in this
Don't think she's quite hooked yet! She's into her gymnastics and Kung Fu, and she's asthmatic, so the running (especially a 5k) was a bit outside her comfort zone. Still, she finished, and said she enjoyed it!? :rolleyes:
Great family day out though...:p Pity there aren't a few more of them.0 -
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Wednesday 23rd Mar
3x1600 mt intervals @ race pace
It's Wednesday, and I went running!? I broke the pattern. Yay
Felt good too, relatively easy. I was a bit tight for time, so only got a half mile warm up and cool down, but I was very happy with that. Kept the pace up well and had minimal rests/recovery between.
No | Pace /mile
1| 08:47
2|08:45
3|08:38Summary 4.35 miles in 00:42:14
Avg Pace: 09:43 min/mi0 -
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Thursday 24th Mar
Lunchtime Pilates. Packed class!
No running. Late home and no enthusiasm left in my weary body.
Friday 25th Mar
Supposed to be a rest day, but I had thought I might fit in 3 or 4 miles. Seeing as its now 20:45 and I'm still at work, I don't think that's going to happen. Ho hum...0 -
Saturday 26th Mar
Disaster of a day :mad:
Up nice and early, and dropped the OH up to the WW Ultra start, and the plan was to go do my 12 miles, wash and eat and be back up to collect / cheer him over the finish line. Lovely.
Alas, 'twas not to be. Got back home and got a call to go to work - emergency stuff. Headed in to figure out the problem, and decide what was needed to clean it up. Had to just drop that and dash out to get to the race finish on time, drop him home and head back to work. Finally got home again by about 5:00 and was in no mood to do anything.
And tomorrow will be spent at a Gymnastics competition from 8:30 (which means getting up at about 6:45! :eek:) to about 12:30 (at the earliest), so it'll be tough to get the 12 miles in there too. I'll take it as I see it. Hopefully get SOME miles in tomorrow.
I think I'll just have to write this week off, mileage wise.0 -
Sunday 27th Mar
Well I eventually got out for a run.
It was late afternoon, so the sun was well out and it was pretty warm. But after missing yesterday, having such an early start this morning, and being cooped up in an auditorium for 5.5 hours, I was determined to get at least a few miles in. Ended up doing 6, but couldn't fit in any more than that as I had a mom's taxi run that needed doing:rolleyes:
Happy to fit that in though. Felt surprisingly OK, seeing as I hadn't had much to drink today and had nothing but a sandwich 4 hours before the run (...it's been a busy day!) Definitely felt like I could easily have gone on for a few more miles, so that's a positive.
So with abysmal mileage I'm just writing last week off. I'll take that as my as a 'step back' week. Out of sequence I know, but I'll just do last weeks miles this week instead. Hopefully there'll be no more emergencies to interfere with that plan.Summary 6 miles in 00:56:43
Avg Pace: 09:27/mi0 -
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Tuesday 29th Mar
The plan said 5 miles, but I was caught for time and only managed to fit in 4. Better than nothing I guess, and it loosened up the legs after yesterday's exertions.
...yeah, everything was sore this morning after the pilates! :eek:Summary 4 miles in 00:37:49
Avg Pace: 09:26 min/mi0 -
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Life has a funny way of doing that! Sometimes I wonder whether I annoyed Holy God in a previous life... It doesn't look like I'll get the chance to let you drag me around another hilly run before Connemara unfortunately. The weekends have just flown by :eek: But if you fancy some company after it, you know where I am! 0
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Wednesday 30th Mar
5x800 mt intervals at 10k pace (about 08:30/mi)
D'ya know I almost found that easy!? :cool: Well, maybe not exactly easy, but definitely manageable. The cooldown was cut short as I had to dash back to pick up child #2, but I got all 5 intervals in, so pretty happy with it.
No.| Duration (sec) | Pace /mi
1|256|08:34
2| 255| 08:30
3|256| 08:33
4|258 | 08:37
5|251| 08:22
Just shy of 2 minutes recovery between each.
Nice and bright for the entire thing too. Love it!
Summary 4.84 miles in 00:44:47
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Thursday 31st April
Lunchtime Pilates - oww oww oww ouch!
VERY tough but great fun. It's a really good group and there's always a bit of craic and a laugh.
Legs, thighs and shoulders were feeling it this evening, so my 3 miles were going to be very slow...
SO, I took along my little running buddy from the St Patrick's 5k for some 'training'. We planned on running a half mile, walk for a minute and repeat 2 or 3 times, depending on what she was able for. It was a bit stop-start, but we were concentrating on form and pace and she managed fairly well. Finished up with some strides for a bit of fun (race against Mommy, yay!:))Summary 2.5 miles in some? time0 -
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Sunday 3rd April
12 miles LSR.
Lovely run up around Killiney Coast road, into Dalkey and back. A bit hilly, but I took it handy and really quite enjoyed it. The hills didn't seem as bad as I remembered, and they're not a patch on those hill up around Carrickollogin and the Scalp. Still hills though...
As I said, I took it handy, so it was a bit on the slow side, but I was a bit 'off' heading out and really didn't even think I'd get to 8, never mind the 12, so really very happy with that. The 2nd 6 miles even seemed a bit easier that the 1st 6. Maybe it's because I did an out-and-back route and the way home was just psychologically easier?! :rolleyes: Who knows.
Lovely and sunny out there today. Not too hot, but bright and fresh and a great day for running. Lots of folks walking up around the beach and there were quite a few cyclists too. Everyone was so friendly and upbeat. It's amazing how the sun brings out everyone's good side.Summary 12 miles in 02:06:21
Avg Moving Pace: 10:31 min/mi0 -
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Plan for the coming week
Mon| Pilates
Tue| 5 m run
Wed|4 x 1600 Race pace (~ 09:00 min/mi)
Thu| Pilates + 4 miles
Fri|Rest
Sat|13 mi run (3/1)
Sun| 5 m pace
3 weeks to D-day :eek: This might be a tricky week, as there's a few unavoidable engagements so the running may be pushed about a bit. Hopefully I'll still fit all in!
Have a good one! 0 -
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