The Good Mood Cookbook

mossym

Dory Dory wrote: »

the work for The Race is done, all you need right now is rest and nutrition.

the more posts i see referring it the more i realise how brialliant jsut calling a race "The race" is

rest and recover oryx. you'll be chomping at the bit come the start line, (figured a horse reference was needed after too much dog talk

Oryx

Today I ran for 25 minutes, to see if I still have legs after a hellish week. I'm not recovered but if I want to do this Race, I need to know how I feel. That means attempting training in a very limited way. It went well considering only on Wednesday I hadnt the energy to brush my teeth.

I have done 4 races since December and have been sick or injured prior to each one. It is beginning to seem like I'm doing this deliberately but its just very unfortunate luck. But I am planning and preparing for the race and unless i get a relapse if this dose I will show up to the start line anyway and see what happens. So with a sense of deja vu I again cross my fingers and hope I get there.

Dilbert75

Ah shoite - fingers crossed for you...

Oryx

Today I had been signed up for the Ben 5k, but having been sick that was now pointless. So today was meant to be another training test, with eyes on the race. It was a test alright. Plan was 90mins bike with 10 mins run off bike. Grand.

Weather looked fair to middling, so I wore what seemed appropriate. It wasnt. Headed up the N11 with a side on wind (I hoped). Pretty cold at first, but dry, legs felt good and all went well. Rode along with another cyclist for a few miles at one point, and it was going so well I didn't turn till the hour mark. Oh, how those extra 15 minutes haunted me. Heading back, it started to rain. Then it started to pour. Then, the wind rose. By the time I got within 5 miles of home I was soaked to the skin and battling, and well past my original 90 target. Ive ridden in these conditions before but for some reason I have never been so cold or struggled so much. The legs were fine, I just couldn't deal with the wet and cold.

Turned onto my road home, into a full on wind, uphill. I started to talk to myself a la Dorothy from Oz: "there's no place like home, there's no place like home". Longest road ever. When I got to my gate I couldn't pull the brakes and had to roll to a stop. I have reynauds in my hands and they hurt exquisitely by then, I had tears in my eyes; no way was I running. Straight in to the house and stripped off under the shower while my hands agonisingly thawed. 2hrs and change, 52k.

If this is an indicator of how next week is going to go, I think I'll run and hide till its over. Not a good day to finish off my week of woe.

career move

Ouch :eek:

You're tough though. You'll be fine next week whatever gets thrown at you

RacoonQueen

If you feel ready, your not ready.

Last few weeks are always full of woe, for all of us, thats how you know you're ready...without realising your ready.

Rest up, keep warm, fuel up and wrap yourself in bubble wrap. Be grand.

I missed Ben5K too unfortunately.

Bambaata

If you're feeling off there's no better treatment than rest. You wont be able to do any training that will benefit The Race but you could keep yourself ill and hence not get through it. Resting will naturally make you feel slow and lethargic but you've to remember the good work you have done to date and that doesn't disappear overnight! I say rest up, get lots of sleep, throw in the hot ginger/lemon drinks and see how the body goes. You're naturally going to still be feeling tired after Donadea!

pointer28

On the plus side, the forecast is lovely for the weekend.

Nothing more to add that hasn't already been said but at least it's one less thing to worry about.

Oryx

Just borrowed a few bits of kit, sorted some other stuff and feel a lot more organised today. No training yet but today is a light day anyway. And I feel totally healthy at the moment. Hope that lasts

pointer28

Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!

Cue "The Eye Of The Tiger" or whatever else gets you going!

Dilbert75

Oryx wrote: »

And I feel totally healthy at the moment.

Great stuff. The way you're getting run down just before goal races might be a sign that you're training right to your limit. But isn't that why we taper?

Oryx

Dilbert75 wrote: »

Great stuff. The way you're getting run down just before goal races might be a sign that you're training right to your limit. But isn't that why we taper?

Its something I've thought about and will bring up with the coach alright but I think its just coincidence really. I'm handling training better than I've done in the past. Sure, a high training load makes you more susceptible to illness but I have school going kids and I think we're just going to get bugs thru the house every so often.

Dilbert75

The thing is the closer we get to our immune systems' limits the more likely we are to succumb to one of the nasties that the kids bring home.

As a matter of interest I saw a rule of thumb recently that for every mile a person runs during the week they should have an equivalent number of extra minutes sleep per night. I've never done it but there could be something in it.

tunney

Good look at the weekend

Dory Dory

tunney wrote: »

Good look at the weekend

I see you're still hung up on her legs.

Oryx

Dory Dory wrote: »

I see you're still hung up on her legs.

The beast (physio) said they're not pretty (all last years scars!) but he reckons they're strong at least.

Swam last night. Had to use pb for most of the set as feet kept cramping. Got lapped by people I can usually stay ahead of but I haven't been in the pool in a while. Maybe its that. Lots of mental and physical pressure piling on this week. Even getting to do the race is uncertain, I can only take each day as it comes for now. Fingers crossed.

shotgunmcos

A few tams loking for a female to join Beast teams Def think there is another boards team lurking too.


Anyway, what are you most nervous about for this weekend?

Oryx

shotgunmcos wrote: »

A few tams loking for a female to join Beast teams Def think there is another boards team lurking too.


Anyway, what are you most nervous about for this weekend?

a)that I don't get there
b)that I do get there!
c)staying fed
d)staying warm

After that its very simple: keep going.

Oh and The Beast? Only if I can have stabilisers on my bike.:(

Dory Dory

Okay, ultra-iron-with-the-sexy-legs hoochie!! Enjoy yourself at the weekend. I want to hear tales of you chasing that pretty faced Bambaata all over Donegal. I want to hear tales of how the two of you played in the mud and muck and laughed til dawn. I want to hear the good, the bad and the ugly...and then have it all end with a little smiley face or a winky. Good luck!! But most of all, enjoy!!!

pgibbo

best of luck this weekend!

RacoonQueen

Best of luck at the weekend! Looking forward to the glorious report

P.s what cake should I try bring to our bike fits?

pointer28

Best of luck at the weekend, fingers crossed for you even though you don't need it.

Oryx

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Best of luck at the weekend! Looking forward to the glorious report

P.s what cake should I try bring to our bike fits?

Carrot

pointer28 wrote: »

Best of luck at the weekend, fingers crossed for you even though you don't need it.

I need it. Actually I need it just for the packing part.

RacoonQueen

Oryx wrote: »

Carrot

Have never actually made carrot cake...sounds awfully...healthy

Dilbert75

Hope you enjoy The Race Oryx.

mossym

best of luck at the weekend oryx. here's hoping you stand on the startline with a smile on your face, and the finish line with a bigger one .

career move

Good luck soldier

ultraman1

Best of luck ....one for when ur finished http://www.brutalevents.co.uk/the_brutal.html

Mr Tony Stark

My Hero.

Oryx

ultraman1 wrote: »

Best of luck ....one for when ur finished http://www.brutalevents.co.uk/the_brutal.html

Thats already on the list