Running changes everything

Marthastew · 21-01-2013 6:27pm

RubyK wrote: »

Yep just about recovered from the Baldy Man episode, but the memories will stay with me for a long time

I'm thinking about Bohermeen half on 3rd March, but I haven't committed to it yet. I'd say that will be the last race I do before London. What about yourself? Anything else planned in between Donadea & London?

I'm also doing Bohermeen:) You should sign up for it, lots of London-bound folk are running it (Well, younganne, meno and me:))

RubyK · 22-01-2013 10:23am

Marthastew wrote: »

I'm also doing Bohermeen:) You should sign up for it, lots of London-bound folk are running it (Well, younganne, meno and me:))

Sounds good Marthastew

RubyK · 22-01-2013 10:25am

Mon 21/01 - Speed session. 1 mile warm-up, 3 x 1600's, quick cool down. Happy with the effort and how this one went. 4.25 miles covered.

RubyK · 23-01-2013 3:00pm

Tues 22/01 - Tempo run. Felt quite tired for the most part of this. 7.05 miles avg 8.48 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|112.20|16

Total|112.20|16

Younganne · 23-01-2013 5:17pm

RubyK wrote: »

Tues 22/01 - Tempo run. Felt quite tired for the most part of this. 7.05 miles avg 8.48 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|112.20|16

Total|112.20|16

Great mileage so far this month...you're getting plenty of LSR in at the moment, im only up to 10m so far since DCM:eek:...you'll be flying come London.. Have to say Bohermeen is a great run, 2 lap course and plenty of tea & cakes after..(hot showers too AFAIK)

RubyK · 25-01-2013 10:33am

Younganne wrote: »

Great mileage so far this month...you're getting plenty of LSR in at the moment, im only up to 10m so far since DCM:eek:

Thanks Anne, I had a bit of a blip at the start of Jan, with flu, but that seems to be the case for the majority of peps. Things have picked up since, thankfully. 10m is grand, and you are getting plenty of runs in during the week, so don't worry, there is plenty of time for upping the LSR's

Plus, with your coach, you'll not go wrong.

Younganne wrote: »

Have to say Bohermeen is a great run, 2 lap course and plenty of tea & cakes after..(hot showers too AFAIK)

I think between yourself and Marthastew, ye have nearly sold it to me. Will see how next couple of weeks training goes, and take it from there.

RubyK · 25-01-2013 10:47am

Wed 23/01 - An short easy run tonight, more for my head than anything.Really enjoyed it. A perfect night for running. 4.05 mile avg 8.57 pace.

Thurs 24/01 - LSR. Had to get this done today, as I am doing Dungarvan on Sunday. All in all, an ok-ish run. Hit a low point at mile11, but it passed. Last mile wasn't too pretty, but glad to get it done. 18.20 miles avg 8.47 pace.

No running until Sunday's 10 miler. Not looking for a pb, just want to get around it in once piece and collect my tee-shirt

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|134.45|18

Total|134.45|18

RubyK · 30-01-2013 10:12am

Sun 27/01 - Dungarvan 10 - 10 miles 77.15 watch time. + 1 mile warm up/1 mile cool down

Mon 28/01 - Speed session. 10x70 secs, with 1 min recovery. Legs pretty shot for this. With warm-up/cool down 4 miles covered.

Tues 29/01 - Easy run planned, but it wasn't that easy against the wind though. 6.30 miles avg 8.56 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|156.75|21

Total|156.75|21

RubyK · 01-02-2013 10:11am

Wed 30/01 - Progression run. 5.07 miles avg 8.28 pace.

Thurs 31/01 - Progression run. 5 miles avg 8.09 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23

Total|166.82|23

RubyK · 04-02-2013 10:18am

Sat 02/02 - LSR. Quite happy with this, the route was testing enough, though the last couple of miles stung, but the pace stayed consistant. 20 miles avg 8.37 pace.

Sun 03/02 - Recovery run along the beach trail. Lovely on the way down, not so much on the way back, the wind was a b*tch. 4.05 miles avg 9.09 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|24.05|2

Total|190.87|25

jcsmum · 04-02-2013 11:30am

Nice LSR there on Sat, A.

RubyK · 05-02-2013 10:39am

Cheers jcsmum

Happy to have it done, it's good for the head.

Mon 04/02 - Speed session. 12 x 70 sec intervals with short recovery. Including warm up, 4 miles covered.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|28.05|3

Total|194.87|26

banner_phoenix · 05-02-2013 9:27pm

Great sessions Ruby, you're in flying form for London

Emer911 · 08-02-2013 12:22am

Just catching up of a the logs now. You're flying at the moment Ruby! - doing some great running and you'll have a blast in London.

RubyK · 08-02-2013 10:33am

Thanks ladies

I'm not feeling as tired as I was during DCM training, so I'm happy about that.

Tues 05/02 - Tempo run this eve. Wind was pretty wild down at the prom, comical at times. 6.30 miles avg 8.24 pace.

Wed 06/02 - A nice handy run. 4.75 miles avg 8.47 pace.

Thur 07/02 - Quick warm up of .4 miles avg 9 min pace. Then a progressionrun 4.6 miles avg 7.36 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|44.10|6

Total|210.92|29

RubyK · 11-02-2013 10:52am

RubyK wrote: »

I'm not feeling as tired as I was during DCM training

Knew I was tempting fate by saying that :rolleyes: Since Friday I've been absolutely shattered.

Fri 08/02 - Fit for nothing.

Sat 09/02 - LSR. Was glad of this step back in milage, but surprised at just how tired I was from the first mile. 13.1 miles avg 8.28 pace.

Sun 10/02 - Really had to drag myself out for this short one. Felt a bit better by the time I got home. 4.10 miles avg 8.39 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|61.30|8

Total|228.12|31

jcsmum · 11-02-2013 11:08am

I know you say you were tired, but there's nothing tired about those paces!

RubyK · 12-02-2013 2:16pm

Mon 11/02 - Speed session. 14 x 70 secs intervals with 40 sec recovery. Found this tough, in particular the 9th one, when I felt like I was wading through water

. With warm up/cool down 5.50 miles covered.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|66.80|9

Total|233.62|32

Younganne · 12-02-2013 2:41pm

RubyK, great training going on here...the tiredness ...have you had bloods done lately and gotten your iron levels checked...you know all the cool ladies are on Iron;);)

RubyK · 13-02-2013 10:18am

London - 10 weeks to go

Cheers Younganne, if the tiredness doesn't ease off this week, I might get them done

Tues 12/02 - A bit of a creaky slow start to this one, as I could feel the TFL and psoas muscles making their presense felt (well they have been since before Dungarvan really, will take a trip to the physio if it doesn't settle down). Was going to cut the run short, but I felt better after mile 3.5. so picked up the pace a bit and kept going. 6.52 miles avg 8.41 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|73.32|10

Total|240.14|33

RubyK · 14-02-2013 3:08pm

London - 10 weeks to go

Wed 13/02 - A bad night for a progression run, the wind was punishing at times, and I just couldn't get the pace down for mile 3 and last .05 mile. Ah well. 5.05 miles covered avg 8.34 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|78.37|11

Total|245.19|34

RubyK · 18-02-2013 1:03pm

London - 9 weeks to go

Fri 15/02 - A handy few miles along a route I haven't been able to run since October. Roll on the longer evenings! 4.30 miles avg 8.30 pace.

Sat 16/02 - LSR. After last weeks one, this needed to be good, for the head if nothing else. Testing course, plenty of hills, but the psoas & TFL muscles didn't bother me, and I finished feeling good, which I was really happy about. 18.11 miles avg 8.42 pace.

Sun 17/02 - An easy run in the countryside. 4.1 miles avg 8.39 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|104.88|14

Total|271.70|37

RubyK · 20-02-2013 10:11am

London - 9 weeks to go

Mon 18/02 - Hill session. 10 repeats. With warm-up/cool down 4.25 miles covered.

Tues 19/02 - Progression run. Enjoyed running this new route. 7.05 miles avg 8.19 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|116.18|16

Total|283|39

RubyK · 22-02-2013 1:30pm

London - 9 weeks to go

Wed 20/02 - An easy run this eve, wind was cruel by the sea :eek: but it was an enjoyable few miles all the same. 4.80 miles avg 8.54 pace.

Thurs 21/02 - Progression run. Oh the cold and the wind :eek:. Found it very tough at times, just wanted to stop, but I got it done in the end. 5.35 miles avg 7.58 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|126.33|18

Total|293.15|41

RubyK · 25-02-2013 10:23am

London - 9 weeks to go

Sat 23/02 - LSR. This didn't start too good, had a stich after a mile, and I thought I wouldn't be able to keep up with the group. Maybe it was the cold and the early start, but after 5 miles I felt a lot more comfortable. It was a testing route, plenty of hills to get up, but quite a nice run all the same. After about 17 miles, I could feel some discomfort from the TFL/Psoas muscles, but a hot bath afterwards seemed to help with that. 20.06 miles avg 8.46 pace.

Sun 24/02 - Recovery run along the trails of the backstrand. Very cold again, but I'd take that over the wind everytime. TFL/Psoas a little nigglely to start off with, but settled down after that. 4.10 miles avg 9.16 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|150.49|20

Total|317.31|43

RubyK · 04-03-2013 12:40pm

London - 8 weeks to go

Mon 25/02 - Hill repeats x 10. Felt pretty tired for these. With warm up/cool down 5.50 miles covered.

Tues 26/02 - Wasn't feeling 100% but thought I could run off undertheweather feeling. Wasn't the wisest decision. Felt rotten after it. Tempo run 7.70 miles avg 8.20 pace.

Wed - Fri 01/03 - Sick. High temp, aches & pains.

Sat 02/03 - Knew this was going to be tough having not run since Tues, the first 3 miles were horrible and I was tempted to turn around and head home. Felt better from mile 5-10, but wilted again by mile 11 and my breathing was all over the shop. 18 miles avg 8.37 pace. Pace looks ok written down, but I could not have ran a single step more. Was absolutely shattered for the day afterwards.

Sun 03/03 - Recovery run. No watch, just ran by feel, which was nice for a change. Feeling a bit better too. 4.10 miles.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|163.69|22
March|22.10|2

Total|352.61|47

Younganne · 04-03-2013 1:31pm

RubyK wrote: »

London - 8 weeks to go

Mon 25/02 - Hill repeats x 10. Felt pretty tired for these. With warm up/cool down 5.50 miles covered.

Tues 26/02 - Wasn't feeling 100% but thought I could run off undertheweather feeling. Wasn't the wisest decision. Felt rotten after it. Tempo run 7.70 miles avg 8.20 pace.

Wed - Fri 01/03 - Sick. High temp, aches & pains.

Sat 02/03 - Knew this was going to be tough having not run since Tues, the first 3 miles were horrible and I was tempted to turn around and head home. Felt better from mile 5-10, but wilted again by mile 11 and my breathing was all over the shop. 18 miles avg 8.37 pace. Pace looks ok written down, but I could not have ran a single step more. Was absolutely shattered for the day afterwards.

Sun 03/03 - Recovery run. No watch, just ran by feel, which was nice for a change. Feeling a bit better too. 4.10 miles.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|163.69|22
March|22.10|2

Total|352.61|47

Pity you missed Bohermeen it was a great race with great conditions!
I hope your fully better, 18m going from the sick bed thats a great run!!

RubyK · 04-03-2013 2:06pm

Younganne wrote: »

Pity you missed Bohermeen it was a great race with great conditions!
I hope your fully better, 18m going from the sick bed thats a great run!!

Yep, I'm disappointed to have missed it alright. It would have been a good gauge as to where I am at.

RubyK · 05-03-2013 11:24am

London - 7 weeks to go

Still not 100%. 10 ropey hill repeats. Not pleasant, but glad I went all the same. 4.50 miles covered.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|163.69|22
Mar|26.60|3

Total|357.11|48

RubyK · 06-03-2013 9:57am

London - 7 weeks to go

Tues 05/03 - Was supposed to be a progression run, but there was a blip at mile 3-4 due to the hills. 7 miles avg 7.51 pace.

Month|Miles|No. of Runs
Jan|166.82|23
Feb|163.69|22
Mar|33.60|4

Total|364.11|49

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