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8m @ 8:58 with strides
I was motoring along for this one. Not sure if it was because of the steady run yesterday, doing it later in the morning after breakfast or because I had new shoes on. I got a pair of gel ds trainer 19 because I love the 18's. Not too mad on the 19's though because they've changed the material of the bit where your toe is. My right foot is a few mm bigger than the left and I kind of get the feeling that after a few hundred miles my right toe is going to be poking through said material.
Going to do my run tomorrow down in Limerick with my teamies and then head up on the bikes to do the Ballyhoura brown loop. I cooked a load of pasta for dinner so I could bring some with me tomorrow. Unfortunately I've eaten it all ....... and that folks is why you should never eat your dinner from the saucepan (even if it does save on washing up).
Currently I am waiting for my fifth attempt at the perfect flapjack to bake. New recipe. Sorry Gav. I know I said I really liked your ones but I've decided now the texture is not quite right or in the words of the great Mike Dundee "eh they taste like sh*t ............ but you can live on em"
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Not sure what recipe you were using for the granola bars CM, but I often make Gilly Bars, you get recipe on David Gillicks website. They are yummy, actually abit too yummy and addictive but sure hey you will burn it off anyhow
If ya do decide to use the recipe you can get the dried skimmed milk in tesco, I usually mix around the ingredients depending on what's in the press. 0 -
Friday:
Run: 8m easy @ 8:30 (last mile @ 6:54)
Met shotgunmcos in Limerick this morning. It was beautiful out but not too warm thankfully. I hardly ever do training runs with people so I to concentrate a bit to breathe, talk and mind the pace all at the same time. We did a loop near to where I used to live and quickened up to HMP for the last mile. It was downhill for the first quarter of a mile and I had to pull back the pace a little and then uphill for the rest but I had Mike to draft off so no problems.
Bike: Ballyhoura brown loop
Back to the cars for water and food and then we headed up the mountain. I'm just about able to keep up with Mike on the uphill bits but I'm eating dust on the downhills. Did over 2hrs on the bikes - all good fun 0 -
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Monday:
3m @ 10:31
Not really a proper recovery day though . Claire is home and came running with me. She's doing the Gold Coast Marathon in July and had 25k on the plan so I came after her on the bike when I was finished running with a bottle of water. Had to boot it on the bike to catch up with her. Rode out horses and then I walked a few miles moving horses out to the field for the summer. Slept like a log
Tuesday:
8m @ 8:46 with strides
Was dragging my heels about getting this done but it was enjoyable once I got going. Lovely running weather today0 -
career_move wrote: »Monday:
3m @ 10:31
Not really a proper recovery day though . Claire is home and came running with me. She's doing the Gold Coast Marathon in July and had 25k on the plan so I came after her on the bike when I was finished running with a bottle of water. Had to boot it on the bike to catch up with her. Rode out horses and then I walked a few miles moving horses out to the field for the summer. Slept like a log
Tuesday:
8m @ 8:46 with strides
Was dragging my heels about getting this done but it was enjoyable once I got going. Lovely running weather today
The word recovery shouldn't be in that day at all.:eek:0 -
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Thursday:
8m @ 8:55 with strides
Early morning saunter. Can't remember much about it
Friday:
5m @ 8:38
Wore the camelbak I got for the Beast. Glad I did because although it's comfortable on the bike there were a few issues with it running. I'm doing the Ballyhoura Mountain Marathon Saturday week and according to the website....
There will be approx 3 water points on route @ 10 20 and 30k..
We encourage runners to be predominantly self sufficient and just use stations to top up !!
Please bring back pack with:
Light rain jacket
Water
Food/gels etc
Charged mobile phone with organizers number.
I've entered Claire as well. As a surprise
I even bought her a camelbak. Bit of hill work will do her the world of good 0 -
career_move wrote: »Thursday:
8m @ 8:55 with strides
Early morning saunter. Can't remember much about it
Friday:
5m @ 8:38
Wore the camelbak I got for the Beast. Glad I did because although it's comfortable on the bike there were a few issues with it running. I'm doing the Ballyhoura Mountain Marathon Saturday week and according to the website....
There will be approx 3 water points on route @ 10 20 and 30k..
We encourage runners to be predominantly self sufficient and just use stations to top up !!
Please bring back pack with:
Light rain jacket
Water
Food/gels etc
Charged mobile phone with organizers number.
I've entered Claire as well. As a surprise I even bought her a camelbak. Bit of hill work will do her the world of good
What did Claire do to deserve that surprise I wonder, the poor girl!0 -
It's just for being the best big sister everSamforMayo wrote: »What did Claire do to deserve that surprise I wonder, the poor girl! 0 -
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career_move wrote: »It's just for being the best big sister ever
You did nt consider booking her into a spa or something a bit more relaxing? I think it will be like the time my sisters said we would meet for a picnic and did nt mention it was at the top of croagh Patrick!0 -
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Monday:
3m @ 10:31
Tuesday:
7m @ 7:55
I was running down the road this morning and the other career move saw me and started screaming at me from the field. That's not a normal thing for her to do. My eyesight isn't brilliant and the field is in a bit from the road but I could see her and one of the other mares and they seemed fine. I couldn't see Black Belt but there was a brown blob further up the field and I presumed it to be her. Didn't think any more of it and continued on with the run. Got a little surprise when I came home and checked them.....
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Hmmm somehow I don't think that question is all innocenceoverpronator wrote: »Brilliant! Are you gonna name the little one Meno or Ecoli?
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4m @ 8:40
It was raining this morning - can't remember the last time I ran in the rain. Thankfully it didn't last too long. Claire came with me on the bike. I took the back wheel off last Friday after being on the trails. It was a bit tricky getting it back on again and I'm not too sure what I did but the gears haven't been working properly since. They keep clunking especially when I change up to the high gears. I got the other camelbak today. Claire is up for the challenge although she was a bit alarmed when she saw last year's route map. Dad recognised one of the hills and mentioned that his car stalled going up that one day 0 -
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SamforMayo wrote: »Good luck, I think Claire sounds like she is taking it really well bless her.:D
She'll be grand - I made her chocolate chip cookies and banana bread. She won't go hungry anyway 0 -
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career_move wrote: »
She'll be grand - I made her chocolate chip cookies and banana bread. She won't go hungry anyway
Feck it I would have gone if I knew there was cookies!!!!!!!!:rolleyes: Enjoy it.0 -
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shotgunmcos wrote: »You are in lofty lofty company now! Abhainn, Marthastew to name some of the very very few..
Thanks Mike. Really appreciated your help for the first 10 miles.0 -
4:25:50
First lady:D:D
Saw this race on the web a few weeks ago and thought it would be fun to do. I know a lot of the countryside around there and the race starts and finishes in Kilfinane which is where I grew up. Mike was up for it as well and we decided to make it into a good training day for the Beast. I signed Claire up for it as when I knew she was going to be home and although she complained she was well happy to be going back to Kilfinane. We had such a lovely childhood there and I'd say we were up in the Ballyhouras 6 or 7 days a week either on horses or on foot.
I had a little peek at the results from last year during the week and a place on the podium looked well within my capabilities - had to keep telling myself "this is just a training run, this is just a training run". When we were waiting in the hall before the race I had a good look around and there was no sign of last year's winner so I said to myself if a win was looking possible the training run was out the window.
Lined up a couple of rows back and soon fell into step with Mike. I'd planned to run the first bit at about 4hr pace but it was quite hilly so I just went at a comfortable pace. Mike suggested we have a strategy of running 20min walking 2min and we kept to that as long as the walks were on uphill bits. The terrain was pretty much all off road and in places it was very soft and boggy. I loved it though. I think once you start doing mountain races it's very hard to have any love for the road because the mountain races are just so much more fun and the terrain is so varied and challenging that the miles just literally fly by. I hadn't seen any women in front of me at the start and it when we asked at a water point after about 6 or 7 miles I seemed to be first lady. I was using Mike to pace off. I couldn't stay with him on the downhills especially if they were very technical but I'd catch him again on the flat and going uphill. I knew he was going to implode sooner or later though - his longest run this year is the 8 mile run he did with me. I said my goodbyes around 10 or 11 miles on a steep uphill bit and for the next few miles I was running with a guy from Mallow and a guy from Wicklow. I was walking the steep uphill bits and running the rest. Was feeling very strong all the time. Around mile 20 I found myself on my own pretty much. I couldn't be bothered making the effort to catch up with anyone and I wasn't for slowing and waiting for company. Was actually happy out although at mile 22 it nearly went all horribly wrong. I'm pretty blinkered vision wise when I run and I missed the sign to turn off into the woods. When I got to the road junction there was no signs which I thought was weird because the course was really well signed. I kinda of knew where I was but I wasn't sure how to get back to the course. Ran down the road and after a minute I spotted a guy walking. It took me a few minutes to catch up to him and I asked if he'd seen any marathon runners. He said ya about an hour ago but they were running the other direction. FCUK FCUK FCUK. Ran back up the road and after about a 1/4 of a mile I could see people running along the top road. I could have slapped myself I was so cross. Put the boot down instead and got back into a good rhythm. I passed Mary Finn and she said to go on and good luck. She didn't think that there was any other women close. Phew thought it must be my lucky day and ran on down the road and turned up onto another forest path. Was taking a breather here and a different women comes up behind me. You're running strong she says. I'm thinking who are you and where did you come from. Muttered something and then ploughed on. I felt I had more pace than her and I soon opened up a bit of a gap. I wasn't taking any chances though and I put the boot down for the last couple of miles. Was still feeling strong and really enjoyed running into the village and crossing the finish for my first win. I got a lovely trophy and two fab running tops. Also got a long sleeved race tee and go fed and got a shower all for a measly 40 euro.
Thanks so much to the organisers, MMRA and all the wonderful volunteers who gave up their time in pretty miserable weather conditions. It was a fantastic course and I would 100% recommend it. Claire had a great time. She finished in about 5 and a half hours and would like to reassure everyone that she is well, ambulatory and has sustained no long term physical or mental damage
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