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Gone in 60 minutes... My 10 mile goal
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Day: Friday 22/4
Time of day: 16:00
Pace/type of workout: intervals - 5:30min/mile pace
Distance: 1.25m
Time: 7mins
Noticed my running is naturally drifting towards 6min/mile pace so I thought I might aswell take advantage of this and push on even quicker... and i suppose it can only help with my 10 mile goal
5:30 is a big jump from 6 so I found these intervals quite tough. Only did 5 X 400m to ease myself into the pace. Feckin calf is still stiff as a board after WAR. 
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Day: Thursday 5/5
Time of day: 20:00
Pace/type of workout: jog
Distance: 6m (ish)
Time: ??
Had time to get out for a bit of a jog last night. All this study and exams are really taking it out of me but its probly good that I still get some exercise in. Didnt have the wach on so ive no idea of what pace I was doing, but it was good to get out running again
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Day: Tuesday 10/5
Time of day: 20:00
Pace/type of workout: 7:30min/mile
Distance: 3.5m
Time: 26:00
Its funny how unfit you get after only a couple of weeks with no running That last run I did really hurt the next day wasnt expecting that so I went out for a shorter run today just to keep up some level of fitness. Not sure if I'll be able to get back to where I was in time for ROAR now 0 -
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Day: Friday 13/5
Time of day: 10:00
Pace/type of workout: 6:45min/mile
Distance: 5m
Time: 33:00
Took a long route home for this run. Lungs are still not back to normal - maybe I need to go for a longer slower run so my lungs get used to the work.
HellFire is a no-go at this stage I'd be lucky if I got my fitness back in time for ROAR 0 -
Day: Sunday 15/5
Time of day: 18:00
Pace/type of workout: Av 7:30 m/m (Beach/hill run)
Distance: 7.6m
Time: 57:23
In prep for ROAR I ran down to killiney beach so my legs get used to running in sand. Then I ran up killiney hill and up the steps, havent done that in over a month so it was quite tough. Lungs are feeling like they're gettin back to normal which is a good sign - 2hr bike ride today should sort them out once and for all! 0 -
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Day: Sunday 21/5
Time of day: 15:00
Pace/type of workout: Beach/hill run
Distance: 7.6m
Time: ???
Down on to the beach and up hills/steps in prep for ROAR. I think Ive done all I can for this race with the time Ive had, I cant get any fitter/faster in the space of a few days so time to cut down on the miles and take it easy... Bring on ROAR!!! 0 -
Day: Tuesday 24/5
Time of day: 14:20
Pace/type of workout: cycle
Distance: 10.5m
Time: 42:00
Took an old route that I hadnt done in over a month. I used to think this was a bit of a slog but my time on the hills must be doing something for me because today's cycle was a doddle
I was taking it a bit easy as ROAR is on Saturday. I'm usually dreading the cylce in these races but I cant wait now! New Garmin 305 is cool too! 0 -
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Day: Saturday 28/5
Time of day: 11:00
Pace/type of workout: Adventure Race
Distance: 26.4m
Time: 02:24:13
This race was a mixed bag for me. Some parts went very well, others went shambolicly bad.
Kayak
About 2 minutes into the race, this is where things started to go wrong. Got down to the kayaks and grabbed the first person I saw to buddy-up with. We got in the kayak fine but in trying to turn to the right we tipped the kayak and we fell into the water! The water was freezing cold... Ive never felt anything like it. I nearly panicked - I'm not a good swimmer. The boat was capsized and we couldnt set it right so the speed boat came in and dragged us to shore. Right, Take 2. Same feckin thing happened again! :mad: Got back to the shore and was told that if I couldnt complete this section I'd be out of the race. So I got back in. By now the rest of the competitors were well ahead of us and we had no way of catching them. We finished about 5 minutes later than everybody else. Once back on shore I was told to watch for signs of hypothermia once I got back to the transition. Didnt know what signs to look for so I got running back to transition and onto the bike :cool:.
Bike 1
As soon as I was on the bike my legs started to cramp from the cold. I was feckin freezing! Having done so poorly on the kayak, I knew the chances of getting a good time were gone so I set myself the goal of pushing myself hard for the rest of the race. My bike would be my weakest sport (eh, after kayaking ) so I was really pushing myself here. Caught up with and passed loads of people and I started to warm up eventually.
Run
The run was good fun. It starts on an incline so there was no chance to get up a head of steam at the beginning. Hill training is really paying of - I must have passed 30 people on the way up to the checkpoint. Coming down was good craic also. The terrain on the beach was pretty treacherous ( a mate sprained an ankle) and it was A LOT longer than was advertised on the website
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Bike 2
Back onto the bike and heading back to the finish. With only 10k to go I was really pushing hard to catch people and make a good time. If I saw someone on the horizon I made it my goal to catch them and pass them then find another guy and catch and pass them. This is where my race ended I got so focused on catching the guy ahead of me that I missed a turn and ended up doing an extra 6 miles of cycling.
Needless to say I was fairly pissed off after the race. Falling off the kayak and missing a turn are two very simple mistakes to make - but I nailed both of them.
Despite these mistakes I can take some positives from this race. My first bike leg was fast. I did it a couple of minutes faster than a friend of mine and he's a damn good cyclist. Also I did the entire hill run without stopping once and that was a tough run. In the run and bike sections nobody passed me, which I'm quite proud of considering everything. Also I feel Ive developed mentally during races recently. Before I used to rely on my mp3 player to keep me motivated during races, but in ROAR the mp3 stopped working after I took my couple of dips in the reservoir! So I had to keep pushing myself and saying "suffer the pain, dont suffer the regret" to get me through.
Thats a couple of races were things havent gone well for me. Not sure what the next race is.... Glenmalure could suit but I'll see.0 -
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Day: Friday 3/6
Time of day: 15:00
Pace/type of workout: Long cycle
Distance: 27.7m
Time: 01:52:54
Getting a bit bored with my usual up-and-back to cruagh cycle, so I took a new circular route through enniskerry and glencree and back though cruagh towards home. Lovely scenery and apparantly quite a big/long climb (Elevation Gain: 2,117 ft) but I barely noticed it at the time - felt it after though! :P
Not sure whether to sign up for WAR Glenmalure
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Day: Tuesday 14/6
Time of day: 12:39
Pace/type of workout: Slow run 7m/m
Distance: 4.4m
Time: 00:30:50
Couldnt get out for any training on Sunday or Monday, this cold will NOT leave me alone!! Race on Saturday so just an easy jog today. Lungs are still not back to normal but after 2 miles they started feeling better.
Doesnt look like I'll be 100% for Saturday at this rate. 0 -
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