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Are you working towards a triathlon?
not a chance
My sea swimming is mainly floating and pool swimming involves staying at the side "just in case". I doubt if I could swim a full length. In either scenario if I get water in goggles I panic as I'm wearing contacts and can't see a thing without them! So no, no triathlon any time soon.
I would chance a duathlon sometime.... if I thought there were big enough numbers so I wouldn't be on my own at the tail end of the race. Am half considering Achill roar (sports) which has kayak rather than swim and short bike/ run sections. By the time I get back I'll only have 3 weeks to get used to run/ bike so we'll see.....0 -
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11 mile lsr:)
I've never done an lsr in the evening before. I left the house with a loose plan in mind which involved running from Gort nagCapall to Kilronan and back but without deciding whether to go out and back or loop back along the coast. I did know I would have to decide at about 7 miles whether to turn left for 1 more mile back to the house or right to make it a bit longer. I would leave that decision til I got there. Just over half a mile from the house I turned onto the main road which started me off on a long uphill drag which would last about a mile and a half. Some bits steeper than others with little bits of flat respite here and there, followed by a bit of a plateau then a lovely long downhill to Kilronan which would bring me to 4 miles. Tempted though I was to belt it down the hill I held back as I still had a lot of miles to cover. (10.55/ 10.54/ 10.28/ 10.03). I turned for the Bothar Ó Thuaidh to run back along the coast.
Miles 4- 6 were pretty much gentle downhill and I felt fan-tastic:D, conditions were just perfect, a gentle breeze and looking out over a calm sea over to Connemara... just lovely. (10.16/ 10.17). Mile 7 started to get a bit harder as I turned a corner and the breeze became a bit stronger (against me) (10.19). The next mile saw some more uphill again and I started to feel more effort needed. Just short of 7.5 I need to decide whether to turn left for home or right for longer. I turned right
...a bit more uphill saw mile 8 at 10.23 and a little further along after a tougher uphill section I stopped for a few seconds to think about what direction to take next, how far to go etc. I'll admit it was starting to feel harder now.:o Back down to the beach hitting 9 miles (10.20) along the way, turned right towards Dun Aonghus, turned at the shops and back to the beach and one loop of the beach road bit brought me to 10 miles (10.22) and a stop at the beach changing rooms/ toilet building. I stopped (gasping for water....had none with me) though the building was locked there was thankfully a water fountain outside. With hindsight I probably should have let it flow a while and not drank the first burst of water from it:o but I really was gasping... 10 miles without water wasn't the brightest idea! Feeling better after a couple of minutes so decided to continue with a slower last mile home. More uphill but took it easier, last mile in 10.37.
Overall 11 miles @ 10.27 average pace , a tad fast for long runs for me but I pretty much ran by feel rather than deciding on a pace, and I felt great 0 -
not a chance My sea swimming is mainly floating and pool swimming involves staying at the side "just in case". I doubt if I could swim a full length. In either scenario if I get water in goggles I panic as I'm wearing contacts and can't see a thing without them! So no, no triathlon any time soon.
I would chance a duathlon sometime.... if I thought there were big enough numbers so I wouldn't be on my own at the tail end of the race. Am half considering Achill roar (sports) which has kayak rather than swim and short bike/ run sections. By the time I get back I'll only have 3 weeks to get used to run/ bike so we'll see.....
Snap I'm exactly the same
. Refuse to go swimming without my contacts coz I can't see but then can't swim with my head under water coz I have the contacts in...catch 22 really!! I would like to try a duathlon. Good luck with Achill roar if you do that. 0 -
11 mile lsr:)
I've never done an lsr in the evening before. I left the house with a loose plan in mind which involved running from Gort nagCapall to Kilronan and back but without deciding whether to go out and back or loop back along the coast. I did know I would have to decide at about 7 miles whether to turn left for 1 more mile back to the house or right to make it a bit longer. I would leave that decision til I got there. Just over half a mile from the house I turned onto the main road which started me off on a long uphill drag which would last about a mile and a half. Some bits steeper than others with little bits of flat respite here and there, followed by a bit of a plateau then a lovely long downhill to Kilronan which would bring me to 4 miles. Tempted though I was to belt it down the hill I held back as I still had a lot of miles to cover. (10.55/ 10.54/ 10.28/ 10.03). I turned for the Bothar Ó Thuaidh to run back along the coast.
Miles 4- 6 were pretty much gentle downhill and I felt fan-tastic:D, conditions were just perfect, a gentle breeze and looking out over a calm sea over to Connemara... just lovely. (10.16/ 10.17). Mile 7 started to get a bit harder as I turned a corner and the breeze became a bit stronger (against me) (10.19). The next mile saw some more uphill again and I started to feel more effort needed. Just short of 7.5 I need to decide whether to turn left for home or right for longer. I turned right...a bit more uphill saw mile 8 at 10.23 and a little further along after a tougher uphill section I stopped for a few seconds to think about what direction to take next, how far to go etc. I'll admit it was starting to feel harder now.:o Back down to the beach hitting 9 miles (10.20) along the way, turned right towards Dun Aonghus, turned at the shops and back to the beach and one loop of the beach road bit brought me to 10 miles (10.22) and a stop at the beach changing rooms/ toilet building. I stopped (gasping for water....had none with me) though the building was locked there was thankfully a water fountain outside. With hindsight I probably should have let it flow a while and not drank the first burst of water from it:o but I really was gasping... 10 miles without water wasn't the brightest idea! Feeling better after a couple of minutes so decided to continue with a slower last mile home. More uphill but took it easier, last mile in 10.37.
Overall 11 miles @ 10.27 average pace , a tad fast for long runs for me but I pretty much ran by feel rather than deciding on a pace, and I felt great
Great running, littlebug. Tough route! (I guess the only flat part of Inis Mór is the landing strip!)0 -
Great running, littlebug. Tough route! (I guess the only flat part of Inis Mór is the landing strip!)
Very true! There is no escaping the hills at all out there. There's a half marathon on the island in April every year which I think could be a great alternative to Connemara (though tough in it's own right). It doesn't seem to be very well publicised though.
Back on home turf again. Fit4life night. Took it easy with 3 miles @9.35 average. nothing more to report. 0 -
the great thing about not having a plan is being able to take a break now and again One week off from running :eek: it was a busy week for various reasons but truth be told I was just feeling really tired and achy and took it as a sign to give the old bones a bit of a rest. Whether it's as a result of last weeks 11 miler or not I don't know but it probably was a factor.
Anyhow it's helped in decision making....and Longford half is out. I know I can do 13 miles but the important thing is being able to maintain regular running and it seems that the long runs, though I enjoy them at the time, have a longer term impact. Longford is also the day before kids go back to school so might have been awkward anyway. There is a 10k in Breaffy the same day which might work better for me. It doesn't mean I'll never do a HM again but just not now... maybe if I can do regularish 8- 9 miles so my body gets used to longish runs then the 10 m + runs mightn't wreck me so much. Hey maybe I'll even go back to Connemara next year
Still undecided on Achill as the bike hasn't come out of the shed since
I might just update with some actual running this evening:pac:0 -
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have had a niggly achilles for a few days now. Though I didn't notice it at the last run on Thursday it's been more obvious since then so no running. Was going to go out this evening but given that a tesco shopping trip led to it being quite ( I won't say very) sore I think I'll give it a miss:( I haven't been icing or anything so starting all that now and will give it a few more days rest and see how it goes. Being sensible with it now is the name of the game. I don't want achilles injury like hot2trots :eek:
Meanwhile I'm consoling myself with food, lots and lots of food.
how things change very quickly, A few short weeks ago I was considering the Longford half and Achill roar.
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fit4life night.
3 miles @ 9.30ish pace. Could feel achilles but not enough to stop. Got home feeling cold but knowing I'd have to walk the dog since Mr lb has put his back out. Decided to walk before shower..... got out felt cold... only one remedy for that Two more miles @ 10.40, slow but enough to keep me warm and keep the mutt happy 0 -
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just read those "debates" on the various orthotics threads. Hope the heel raises do the trick but if not don't forget ice baths, stretching or barefoot running :pac: I did try running on grass tonight but couldn't persuade myself to take my shoes off:D
4 squelchy squelchy miles in the rain. I ran on the grass at the start ... feet soaked withing seconds.... didn't feel right at all so I moved back onto the tarmac.
9.17/9.20/9.34... garmin was playing up in the rain and beeping constantly so I just turned it off for the last lap so no time but it felt like a 9.30-something.
Shoulda done another one to take me over 400.0 -
bleugh...:(
more than a few days off due to achilles, it's no worse but no better either despite no running :rolleyes: Starting to feel like crap due to lack of movement. so I did a really easy loop of Knockma today ie walked steep bits, ran flat and down. Proper run tomorrow again and see how it goes.
On a more positive note I went in to see the Ironman 70.3 on Sunday... fan-tas-tic to watch Being on the easy side of the chute to the finish line and part of the atmosphere nearly made me want to do another mara.... . 0 -
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well your log title does say back to Connemara
That had crossed my mind...:orainbow kirby wrote: »She knows she wants to.
of course I do:D but being able to is a whole other mattermeathcountysec wrote: »Time to investigate that niggle, young lady. The longer these things are left the longer it takes to get back.
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only two words in that sentence that I'm recognising.. But... yeah it's on the list of things to do but gotta wait til payday. Choosing which profession and who to see is the decision to make.. 0
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