Chucky ár Lá... DigDig's gonna get you!

claralara · 19-09-2011 12:43pm

digger2d2 wrote: »

Saturday morning, got up early to eat something, I felt absolutely awful and if I hadn't agreed to pace claralara I'd have gladly stayed in bed until the rugby.

I decided to try something a little different so stuck the Brooks ST Racers on, 5 miles was the longest run I'd done in them prior to Saturday.... We set off at a steady pace, weaving our way through yet more Monster Munchies and settled at around 9 min per mile pace.

All was good despite claralara being very very quiet (usually not a good sign;)) and the race was uneventful. We were at 8:57 pace until about the 8 mile mark which is when CL started to struggle. She had had a heavy cold (but not as heavy as mine) over the last couple of weeks and although I was aware of this I knew she still had a chance of a PB in her. Mile 10 and she started to fall back, with a number of choice words of encouragement I got her back on my shoulder and continued to cajole her although we'd slipped to 9:04 pace. In fairness to her (and despite her telling me to Fup Off etc.) she knuckled down and gave all she had to get back to 9:02 pace, up the final hill and into the straight and I knew we were close to that PB, I tried again to squeeze every last bit out of her in those last 400 metres and the watch read 9:01 as we crossed the line. That should have given her a PB by 40 seconds but it looks like the course was long by .1...........?? and the times ended up as 1:59:08/09

I found the race far easier than I'd thought based on how I felt although wearing the ST Racers has left me with sore quads....Glad I didn't wear them for a 1:39 attempt:eek:

A public thanks! For what I'm not sure... a very tough lesson!

But if you ever make me feel like that again, I will kill you!!

digger2d2 · 19-09-2011 3:06pm

claralara wrote: »

A public thanks! For what I'm not sure... a very tough lesson!

But if you ever make me feel like that again, I will kill you!!

Not so public a "thanks" as nobody reads my log anymore

but appreciated nonetheless;)

digger2d2 · 19-09-2011 11:47pm

Mixture of recovery and tempo this evening. Set off at 9.45 pace for about 4.5 - 5 miles and then gradually wound it up to finish with 8.3 miles at 9.14 pace.... The run felt pretty easy and I finished with a fair bit in hand!

Mr Slow · 20-09-2011 10:48am

digger2d2 wrote: »

Mixture of recovery and tempo this evening. Set off at 9.45 pace for about 4.5 - 5 miles and then gradually wound it up to finish with 8.3 miles at 9.14 pace.... The run felt pretty easy and I finished with a fair bit in hand!

That was neither tempo nor recovery :P:pac:

digger2d2 · 21-09-2011 9:10pm

Mr Slow wrote: »

That was neither tempo nor recovery :P:pac:

You boys need to stop reading P&D on the jax!!

digger2d2 · 21-09-2011 9:14pm

Saturday - 13.24
Sunday - Rest
Monday - 8.something
Tuesday - 14.1

Last nights run was strange, I felt very very strong for the first half, ok for the second last quarter and sh1te for the last quarter. The fact that I hadn't eaten since 9 A.M. I'm sure didn't help, I was a bit dizzy and weak but kept going and was okay after I'd eaten and hydrated. Took a rest tonight and am refuelling with Iron

Mr Slow · 21-09-2011 9:43pm

digger2d2 wrote: »

Took a rest tonight and am refuelling with Iron

Make sure you get plenty of iron! (It counts as cross training too):D

Mr Slow · 22-09-2011 3:52pm

Best of luck to you and de missus for Sunday!

digger2d2 · 23-09-2011 10:37am

Mr Slow wrote: »

Best of luck to you and de missus for Sunday!

Thanks Boss!

digger2d2 · 23-09-2011 10:41am

Saturday - 13.24
Sunday - Rest
Monday - 8.something
Tuesday - 14.1
Wednesday - 5

Up early yesterday morning to go and run before a conference call....I did 5 miles at 9.12 pace. I'm not at all in love with running at the moment, pretty sure I felt the same way last time I was recovering from a heavy cold! Not sure what to do tonight, I'd like to do a long-ish run but the legs don't feel great and I have the 5k on Sunday

Mr Slow · 23-09-2011 10:44am

digger2d2 wrote: »

I'm not at all in love with running at the moment, pretty sure I felt the same way last time I was recovering from a heavy cold! Not sure what to do tonight, I'd like to do a long-ish run but the legs don't feel great and I have the 5k on Sunday

HTFU!!!

digger2d2 · 24-09-2011 12:08pm

No run last night as I got a late shout to go play golf, 16,17 and 18 played in descending darkness..(I play better in the dark

)......

Collected the race packs for Rathfarnham on the way home, I have No. 2 and CL has No. 3

This is an indication of how I early I registered as opposed to our impending elite-ness

I had really been looking forward to this race but now that my preparation has been far less than desired, my enthusiasm has been dulled somewhat. I plan on sleeping in between sports events and eating today and then employing the services of the foam roller and stick to see if I can breathe some life back into dead legs. I'll do a gentle 2 mile spin later and see how I get on!

The plan for tomorrow is a 1 mile warm-up (plus some higer paced 3/4 pace before the start) Then the race and later in the day 9/10 miles which will give me 40 miles for the week which I think is Okay at this stage for DCM. Regarding DCM, I feel I still need to get another two 20 milers in so that will be next week and the week after I guess.

Mr Slow · 24-09-2011 12:18pm

digger2d2 wrote: »

No run last night as I got a late shout to go play golf, 16,17 and 18 played in descending darkness..(I play better in the dark )......

Collected the race packs for Rathfarnham on the way home, I have No. 2 and CL has No. 3
This is an indication of how I early I registered as opposed to our impending elite-ness

I had really been looking forward to this race but now that my preparation has been far less than desired, my enthusiasm has been dulled somewhat. I plan on sleeping in between sports events and eating today and then employing the services of the foam roller and stick to see if I can breathe some life back into dead legs. I'll do a gentle 2 mile spin later and see how I get on!

The plan for tomorrow is a 1 mile warm-up (plus some higer paced 3/4 pace before the start) Then the race and later in the day 9/10 miles which will give me 40 miles for the week which I think is Okay at this stage for DCM. Regarding DCM, I feel I still need to get another two 20 milers in so that will be next week and the week after I guess.

I'm looking forward to the race report and a sub 20!!! Good luck

digger2d2 · 24-09-2011 12:22pm

Mr Slow wrote: »

I'm looking forward to the race report and a sub 20!!! Good luck

If I could break 20 minutes after the month I've had then I'll target sub 18 for next year! :pac::P

Mr Slow · 24-09-2011 12:25pm

digger2d2 wrote: »

I'll target sub 18 for next year! :pac::P

For the 5k or for a date?:D

digger2d2 · 24-09-2011 11:05pm

4.4 miles done today at 8.58 pace, looking forward to the 5k tomorrow and will tell you afterwards what kind of shape I'm in!

digger2d2 · 24-09-2011 11:08pm

Oh no, claralara has just discovered a blood blister on the sole of her foot.... Not sure if she'll be able to run in the morning as said foot might fall off:eek:

digger2d2 · 25-09-2011 2:15pm

Beautiful start to the morning if a little windy.... Did a good strong warm up on the road outside my apartment before jogging slowly to the start. I really had no high expectations for this race as I had 1. Done no faster work, 2. Had a bad dose of man flu recently and missed about 10 days running and 3. Have had an awful lot on recently with stuff away from running[IMG]file:///C:/Users/Niall/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG].... Anyway, despite that, my intentions were to give sub 20 as good a go as I could.

Gun went off and as usual it's impossible not to whoor off with the downhill bit, I consolidated after a few hundred metres and turned the corner at the bridge at 6.15 pace which was as planned to give me a few seconds to lose going up the hill. As soon as I got to the top of the hill I was at 6.22 which was fine but I must have been fooled by the slowing pace of those around me as I'd dropped to 6.28 by the time I turned at Cripps.

The long drag up toward Bushy to the left and Terenure College to the right was tough as I was breathing way harder than I've been used to but tried very hard not to slip too much. Unfortunately I was 6.32/6.33 pace at this stage and I knew it was game over for Sub 20 but turning the corner and heading down the last 1k or so I just gave it everything I had, (pist off at myself for not doing some 5k specific training)..... I was concentrating on trying to keep my form as opposed to looking like Paula Radcliffe and crossed the line at 6.29 pace and a Garmin time of 20:08...

Feelings immediately after the race.... ''For jaybus sake, surely I could have found another 9 seconds over the last 3.1 miles''

Feelings 5 minutes after the race.... ''For jaybus sake, I just knocked a minute and 2 seconds off my PB''

Feelings after I'd had two Kearns sausages, two streaky rashers and an egg..... ''For jaybus sake, I can break 19 minutes with some structured training, man that fry was gorgeous''

So, overall, a gorgeous morning, a well organised race, a time I should be very happy with and despite the recent disruptions going on in the life of Dig Dig I am going forward! [IMG]file:///C:/Users/Niall/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG]

digger2d2 · 26-09-2011 9:08am

So yesterday, post the 5k race and after breakfast was digested, I went into the park and did another 8 miles just to keep the mileage ticking over. Legs feel a bit wrecked today but that was over 40 miles for the week which is fine!

digger2d2 · 26-09-2011 9:16pm

Recovery tonight, 4.2 miles at 9.21 pace, legs feel ok now

jcsmum · 27-09-2011 10:17pm

Ah well done on the 5k. Great time.

digger2d2 · 28-09-2011 9:40am

jcsmum wrote: »

Ah well done on the 5k. Great time.

Thanks!

Brianderunner · 28-09-2011 11:03am

Good going there on the 5k. Would have been a classic case of Digger does Mr slow up the home straight if he'd been running

Sub 19 aint easy but its a nice goal to shoot for, with your speed you have a chance.

digger2d2 · 28-09-2011 1:39pm

Brianderunner wrote: »

Good going there on the 5k. Would have been a classic case of Digger does Mr slow up the home straight if he'd been running

Sub 19 aint easy but its a nice goal to shoot for, with your speed you have a chance.

Thanks Brian, I've no doubt mr slow would have been sub 20 at the weekend had he been running! I just reckon it would be interesting to see just how fast I can go over 5k with a little bit of specific training!

**edit - why is there an angry face at the top of this, has my ex been logging in? **

digger2d2 · 28-09-2011 1:41pm

Thought I put this up already

Last night I did 5 miles at 7:21 pace, it was pretty warm!

Mr Slow · 28-09-2011 2:38pm

digger2d2 wrote: »

Thanks Brian, I've no doubt mr slow would have been sub 20 at the weekend had he been running! I just reckon it would be interesting to see just how fast I can go over 5k with a little bit of specific training!

Thanks for the vote of confidence dude, at least someone has a bit of faith!

digger2d2 · 29-09-2011 6:28pm

Did 10 miles last night at 9.43 pace, that's 5 or 6 days running in a row so taking a break tonight and going to enjoy some of the black stuff!:)

Mr Slow · 29-09-2011 8:12pm

digger2d2 wrote: »

going to enjoy some of the black stuff!:)

Snuff?

shazkea · 29-09-2011 8:16pm

Nice running Digs and you didn't even need me to set-up a sprint finish/smackdown for you :rolleyes:

digger2d2 · 30-09-2011 10:28am

shazkea wrote: »

Nice running Digs and you didn't even need me to set-up a sprint finish/smackdown for you :rolleyes:

I'd have found those other 8 seconds in the last 200 metres if you'd been there Shaz

Chucky ár Lá... DigDig's gonna get you!

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