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12th – 5m recovery run, 9:56 pace , hr 139
13th – 10m, pace 9:10, hr 130 – lots of spikes on the hr, don’t think that 130 is right. Anyway it felt easy enough, did the 10 miles as per the plan, and ignored the bit about the 6x1000m @ 5k pace
those intervals are tough sessions at the best of times but 6x1000 sounds nuts, so good call
Any taper madness yet?!0 -
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15th - Athlone Half marathon
A short drive to Athlone, picked up number, tee and a goodie bag. A pack of blue tack in the goodie bag had me scratching my head though
The start was probably the only aspect of the day that was badly organised. It was chaotic but once we were off and running, the road widened and that made it easier. I had planned to go with the 1:45 pacers but couldn’t find them at the start. After the first half mile they popped up beside me with a group of about 20 runners.
The first few miles felt a little fast but as it was breezy I thought it best to stay in the group. I only managed to stay with them for the first 6 miles, after that I was slowly slipping back from them. But I wasn’t slowing drastically and I felt comfortable enough. Started to chat another runner around here, and we ran together until the end. It certainly helped, and the miles flew by. Right ankle/calf started to ache a little around mile 10, but other than that I had no major issues.
Messed up my watch at the start, it had 1:47:48 at the finish but my chip time was 1:48:06.
I was happy enough with the run and the race. It’s a nice event; hopefully it will stay on the calendar as it’s a decent alternative to the race series half. A very flat course too, definitely one for a pb attempt.
Ran back down the road a little to cheer on my brother who was doing his first half. He was aiming for 2 hours and missed it by 5 seconds - I think he might have caught the racing bug, he was all talk afterwards about signing up for another one to get those few seconds.
16th – 5 miles, pace 9:36. Hr 150 - Legs sluggish and I can still feel a slight strain just above my right ankle. Lot of icing should sort that out.0 -
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banner_phoenix wrote: »
That's exactly what I thought too. It has to be a lot less congested than the park too.
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Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Starts with an R and ends with a p!0 -
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banner_phoenix wrote: »Yup, any excuse really! Cupcakes too or is that still only birthdays
There never needs to be a reason for cupcakes.0 -
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banner_phoenix wrote: »Ah cool, can I put an order in for Sat then
Yeah no worries, what flavour :rolleyes:0 -
banner_phoenix wrote: » That's exactly what I thought too. It has to be a lot less congested than the park too.
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Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Starts with an R and ends with a p!
I'm not sure Athlone is ready to cope with the pair of ye
but I'm sure if you bring cupcakes they might let you in
Mine's chocolate K0 -
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RunningKing wrote: »Love that podcast. Listened to part 1 of Zola Budd last week - was a great listen. Have part 2 lined up for Wed night!
Every now and then I go back and re-listen to some of their early ones, I pick them specifically based on the topics (hydration/ sport physiology/ doctors / speed work etc).
They must do one on taper madness to help us through the coming weeks...........
Yeah, they're a great distraction on the long runs all right. Good luck with your taper madness, its great fun really
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