The Windy Road to Nowhere

ThePiedPiper

cianc wrote: »

So.Damn.Jealous.
If you get a chance, snow shoeing can be a nice way to see off piste and get a bit of cardio done.

I generally get off skiing once every two years. Was considering the snow shoeing one other time, but for this trip I'd only two days skiing so wanted to make the most of the limited time I had. Next time I'm away on a full week, might give it a go.

pconn062 wrote: »

So you do more training when you're on holidays than when you're at home?? :rolleyes:

I do what I can when I can... But, I agree, I need to step things up fairly sharpish over the next couple of weeks. How're your little injury problems?

pconn062

RunForestRun wrote: »

I do what I can when I can... But, I agree, I need to step things up fairly sharpish over the next couple of weeks. How're your little injury problems?

I'm managing it, that's all. Still able to train but nothing too speedy or long. Enjoy the holidays.

ThePiedPiper

Sun 23rd Feb: 8 miles in 57:20 (7:10 pace)

Back on the treadmill, but a good decent session on it tonight. Started easy at 12km/h, increasing by 0.1 every 400m up to 15km/h. Felt very comfortable in the 14:x speed, which I was happy with.

From next weekend, I'm going to be getting a regular long run in again. The past few weeks have been awkward for various reasons, with races/holidays/etc going on, so its really been a bit of a struggle to get in decent long runs. However, I think I'm only about 13/14 weeks out from Cork, and what what I'm hoping will be a comfortable enough marathon, so its really time to start focusing. I know, how many times have I said that since December!!!!

ThePiedPiper

Mon 24th Feb: 4 miles at 7:20 pace

Was going to go for a run when I got home from work, but the weather was getting absolutely miserable, and couldn't face into it. Got on the treadmill later for an easy run.

ThePiedPiper

Tues 25th Feb: 4 miles at 6:38 pace

Quick dart around the roads after work. Wanted to get it done instead of having to go on the treadmill. Weather was fairly cold and windy, but I was tipping along nicely. On a positive note, it was nearly 6:30 today by the time it was dark. Fantastic.

ThePiedPiper

Weds 26th Feb: 4 miles at 7:40 pace

Was actually just getting into the car to head into the track in Drogheda to go training with the club when I sort of sensed that the weather was about to turn nasty. Back into the house, and sure enough, by the time I was on the treadmill 20 minutes later, it was like the house was about to be blown or washed away again!! Delighted I wasn't battling around the track in it. Was happy to keep it easy with an eye on a longer run today.

Thurs 27th Feb: 11 miles at 7:14 pace

First half-decent, half-long, Long Run in a while. Took a meandering route home from school out through Baltray, Termonfeckin and Sandpit. Tipped along very handily at 6:40-6:55 pace for a good bit of this, before turning into a headwind and hitting the hills. The speed dropped off, but I wasn't too bothered about that. Fantastic to have a run of that length in before 4:30 in the evening, with still an hour and a half of sunshine left.

Was hoping for a longish run at the weekend, but its looking like its going to be a busy enough one, will see what I can fit in.

ThePiedPiper

Fri 28th Feb: 3 miles in 7:45 pace

Just a quick one on the treadmill.

Feb down. Interestingly, average speed is well down on January, must be due to the slower pace I generally run at on the treadmill and the lack of any longer tempo running. No matter.

Two races, happy enough with both of them for the time of year. Only one run of over 10 miles, which is pretty rubbish. However, I do feel like I'm in a reasonably decent place from which to pick up proper marathon preparation.

Month|Runs|Av Speed|Mileage
January|19/31|8.7|109
February|19/28|8.2|104

ThePiedPiper

Sat 1st Mar: Rest

Was going to try fit in a bit of a short run in the evening time, but we'd visitors at the house, so didn't want to be antisocial.

Sun 2nd Mar: 17.5 miles in 1:59 (6:50 avg pace)

I did my standard jump out of the car on a long journey and abandon my family bit. Half hour earlier, the rain was heavy and it was bloody freezing, but it cleared around Carrickmacross, so I jumped out. Didn't really plan on running it too fast, but every time I looked at the watch at the end of each mile, it said 6:xx, and I wasn't really feeling the effort, so went with it. Did a few miles in the 6:2x-6:3x range. Overall, 14 of the 17 were at sub-7 pace, and the uphill sections on the last few were in the 7:20s. It was these last few miles that actually pleased me the most, as I generally suffer a little bit on the last few hilly miles on the first long run of a marathon buildup, but felt good today.

Delighted to get this run in, and really pleased with how comfortable I felt. Longest run since October, and a decent amount of MP miles to boot. Good start to the month.

ThePiedPiper

Mar tá Seachtain na Gaeilge linn anois ar feadh dhá seachtaine (ní thuigim sin), tá mé chun scríobh i nGaeilge anseo le linn na tréimhse sin.

Luan: 3ú Marta: Sos

Bhí mé pianmhar go leor tar éis m'iarrachtaí Dé Domhnaigh.

Mairt 4ú Marta: 4 mhíle i 29:50 (7:28 meánluas)

Thóg mé go bog é ar an gceann seo, bhí pian de saghas fós i mo chos agam, ní aon rud ró-dáirire, ach giota beag. Rith mé timpeall mo cheantar féin ar seo. Ní dhearna mé aon iarracht luas a bheith ann ar na cnoic ach go háirithe. Tá sé ar intinn agam dul chuig an rian oíche amárach. Tá mé sásta go bhfuilim fós láidir go leor, ach ba mhaith liom forbairt a dhéanamh ar luas ó am go ham.

Gavlor

RunForestRun wrote: »

Mar tá Seachtain na Gaeilge linn anois ar feadh dhá seachtaine (ní thuigim sin), tá mé chun scríobh i nGaeilge anseo le linn na tréimhse sin.

Luan: 3ú Marta: Sos

Bhí mé pianmhar go leor tar éis m'iarrachtaí Dé Domhnaigh.

Mairt 4ú Marta: 4 mhíle i 29:50 (7:28 meánluas)

Thóg mé go bog é ar an gceann seo, bhí pian de saghas fós i mo chos agam, ní aon rud ró-dáirire, ach giota beag. Rith mé timpeall mo cheantar féin ar seo. Ní dhearna mé aon iarracht luas a bheith ann ar na cnoic ach go háirithe. Tá sé ar intinn agam dul chuig an rian oíche amárach. Tá mé sásta go bhfuilim fós láidir go leor, ach ba mhaith liom forbairt a dhéanamh ar luas ó am go ham.

Da fcuk??!!

Sauce on a monday?

cianc

Gavlor wrote: »

Da fcuk??!!

Sauce on a monday?

Tuesday, it's Tuesday. Hitting the Ash Wednesday beer early?

Gavlor

cianc wrote: »

Tuesday, it's Tuesday. Hitting the Ash Wednesday beer early?

Luan: 3ú Marta: Sos

Jaysus it's bad when one has to explain jokes!

ThePiedPiper

Níl aon rud cearr le anlann lá ar bith i rith na seachtaine... Ar an taobh eile de sin, b'fhearr liom gan an iomarca laethanta a bheith agam le sos... Tá rudaí caillte san athrú cheanna féin!! Beidh seo suimúil!!!

pconn062

RunForestRun wrote: »

Níl aon rud cearr le anlann lá ar bith i rith na seachtaine... Ar an taobh eile de sin, b'fhearr liom gan an iomarca laethanta a bheith agam le sos... Tá rudaí caillte san athrú cheanna féin!! Beidh seo suimúil!!!

And a cáca milis to you too! :pac:

Sprechen sie deutsch?

ThePiedPiper

Níl aon Gearmáinis agam, ar an drochuair... Ach, tá Google Translate agam más mian leat é a úsáid. Ciúnas Bóthar Cailín Bainne.

KielyUnusual

RunForestRun wrote: »

Níl aon Gearmáinis agam, ar an drochuair... Ach, tá Google Translate agam más mian leat é a úsáid. Ciúnas Bóthar Cailín Bainne.

Stop this. Poor old Micilin Muc is going to have a heart attack!

ThePiedPiper

7 míle thart fá, le 5 x 1km agus 4 x 200m

Chuaigh mé isteach chuig an rian i nDroichéad Átha anocht chun é seo a dhéanamh leis an ngrúpa. Bhí an aimsir go deas séamh ar an mbealach isteach, ach díreach tar éis éalú ón charr, d'éirigh an ghaoth agus thosaigh sé ag cur báistí! Ah bhuel, ní raibh aon rud eile le dhéanamh. Bhí ceathrar ansin againn chun roimhaiclíocht a dhéanamh. Chuamar amach ar an mbóthar, thart fá dhá mhíle, nó mar sin de roimh teacht ar ais chuig an rian.

Ar ais ansin, bhí ceathrar nó cúigear eile, slua deas. Shocraíomar faoi 5 x 1km á dhéanamh ag 3:30 luas do gach km. Thosaigh duine againn chun tosaigh ar dtús. Lig mé dó a bheith i gceannas, mar nílim ró-mhaith ag coimead luas ceart ar rian i seisiún. Bhí sé foirfe, 3:28, nó mar sin de. Áfach, d'éirigh sé as tar éis an chéad ceann mar bhí sé saghas gortaithe. Chuaigh mé chun tosaigh tar éis é sin. Bhí PConn mar chúnamh iontach, ag tabhairt aire ar an t-am i gcónaí. D'éirigh go maith linn, ceapaim go raibh gach cuaird thart ar 3:28. Bhí sé deacair go leor leis an ngaoth, ach ní raibh mórán báisteach, de réir sin, bhíos sásta go leor.

Tar éis sos beag, dúradh go raibh 4 x 200m le déanamh. Ní dheacaigh mé ró-tapa orthu ar eagla na heagla. Níl a fhios agam faoin am, b'fhéidir 33 soicind an ceann nó mar sin de.

Chríochnaíomar le míle 's ceathrú ceapaim. Seisiún maith, déanfaidh mé iarracht freastal orthu siúd gach seachtain nó dhó ar feadh tamaill.

belcarra

This is like the Junior Cert mocks!
Aren't we supposed to get an audio file with each instalment too??

Krusty_Clown

belcarra wrote: »

This is like the Junior Cert mocks!
Aren't we supposed to get an audio file with each instalment too??

I'm coming back in two weeks, when normal service has resumed!

ThePiedPiper

Ha, ach an rud faoi, ta me tar eis nios mo ordoga thuas a fhail an tseachtain seo na cheanna fein.. Fan liom.. Go raibh maith agaibh as an foighne

statss

Maith an fear. Freastal mé chuig scoil lán Gailge ach tá mo caighdeán labhaire tar éis sleamhnú uafasach :-(

ThePiedPiper

Déardaoin 6ú Marta: 4 mhíle ag 7:40 meanluas

Bhi mé chun rith abhaile ón bhaile mór inné, ach faoin am a bhíomar réidh, bhí sé dorcha agus ag cur báistí. In ionad sin, rinne mé an ceann seo ar an muileann coise.

Nílim cinnte faoin bplean ag an deireadh seachtaine. Déanfaidh mé iarracht ceann fada a dhéanamh, b'fhéidir ar an Domhnach.

ThePiedPiper

Aoine 7ú: Sos

Féasta do mo mhac tar éis scoile, ní raibh aon seans agam aon rud a dhéanamh.

Satharn 8ú: 4 mhíle ag 7:40 meánluas

Muileann coise do seo arís. Ní raibh aon rogha agam inniu. Bhí Bean Uí RFR as baile an lá ar fad, agus ní raibh mé ábalta éalú ó na bpáistí.

Domhnach 9ú: Sos

Ar an drochuair, theip orm aon rud a dhéanamh inniu. Arís, ar an iomlán, ag tabhairt aire don chlann go dtí 8:30. Bhí mé chun beagánín a dhéanamh ar an mhuileann coise, ach tá buidéal fíona ar oscailt, agus bhuaigh sé sin. Droch deireadh seachtaine ar taobh de traenáil, ach bíonn sé mar sin ó am go ham. Sin é. Caithfidh mé iarracht níos fearr a dhéanamh an deireadh seachtaine seo chugainn.

ThePiedPiper

Luan 10ú Márta: 13.5 mhíle i 1:33 (6:55 meánluas)

Bhí fíor dhíoma orm nár éirigh liom aon rud ceart a dhéanamh i rith na deireadh seachtaine. Shocraigh mé faoi cúrsa chasta a thabhairt abhaile ón scoil. An-sásta le seo, tríd Beal Trá agus Tearmann Feichín, agus Mainstir Bhuithe. Rinne mé thart fá 12 acu at 6:4x-6:5x luas. Tá sé go h-iontach go bhfuilim ábalta seo a dhéanamh tar éis scoile, agus é fós geall ar feadh uair a chloig ar teacht abhaile.

Ní cheapaim go mbeidh mé ag déanamh an leath maratón ag an deireadh seachtaine, ag an am seo, is dócha go bhfuil níos mó luach i fíche mhíle nó sin de a dhéanamh la éigin.

pconn062

Seriously go back to English.....(embrace the west-brit in you).

ThePiedPiper

Ach tuigeann tú é a Phádraig! Cá bhfuil an fadhb? Ní dheanfadh sé aon dochar d'éinne féachaint ar giota beag den teanga ar feadh seachtain amháin.

kit3

RunForestRun wrote: »

Ach tuigeann tú é a Phádraig! Cá bhfuil an fadhb? Ní dheanfadh sé aon dochar d'éinne féachaint ar giota beag den teanga ar feadh seachtain amháin.

Tá an ceart agat. Maith thú

NiallG4

WTF is going on here? Did you lose a bet. Ta me at dul go dti an siopa and if this is not sorted by the afternoon I am gonna train real hard for the rematch over 3K on the Lourdes track in July and lap your Irish ass. So please change back because I don't want to train to run 8.55.

ThePiedPiper

Gaeilge an-deas ansin agat, Niall, maith an fear. Níor chaill mé aon rud, tá mé ag iarraidh rud an-bheag a dhéanamh ar feadh cúpla seachtaine chun an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn. Nílim ag cur brú ar éinne. Léigh é más mian leat, tabhair dom an súil dall más mian leat. Creidim gur teanga beo í an Ghaeilge. Má tá fadhb ag éinne le sin, sin do fhadhb, ní mo cheann.

ThePiedPiper

Máirt 11ú Márta: 4 mhíle i 7:20 meánluas

Ceann réasúnta éasca. A lán ar siúl inné, ní raibh an am agam níos mó a dhéanamh.

Céadaoin: 12ú: Sos

Lá deacair agus an-fhada ar scoil. Ní raibh an fonn orm dul chuig an rian anocht.