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    #662
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,130 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    Monday

    6.6 Miles @ 8:36 m/m


    Just some easy paced miles around Kilkenny including the park run route in reverse. Lovely day for running, loads of people out enjoying the sunshine, though I was severely dehydrated it was still fun.


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    #663
    annapr
    Registered Users Posts: 3,936 ✭✭✭annapr


    adrian522 wrote: »
    Monday

    6.6 Miles @ 8:36 m/m


    Just some easy paced miles around Kilkenny including the park run route in reverse. Lovely day for running, loads of people out enjoying the sunshine, though I was severely dehydrated it was still fun.

    that cycling is very dehydrating ;)

    hope the ankle held up ok..


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    #664
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,130 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    Yeah, the cycling and also the weather and staying out till all hours drinking various craft beers but never the same one twice. One of those things anyway!

    Ankle was ok, still feel it a bit, need to be careful with the race coming up at the weekend.


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    #665
    Dubgal72
    Registered Users Posts: 4,272 ✭✭✭Dubgal72


    Have you been doing heel drops? They sort out my calves and Achilles like a dream? No harm popping over to ECOLII either...


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    #666
    adrian522
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    Yes to the heel drop/calf raises.

    Haven't got any treatment yet, I may look at that if things don't improve, but to be honest it was already a lot better today so think I just need to pay a bit of attention to it and work on strengthening the area.


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    #667
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,130 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    Tuesday

    Club Session - 4.8 Miles @ 8:29 m/m

    Fairly tame session tonight with a lot of people raicng at the weekend. It's pretty much a loop around Bushy Park which includes a few hills and some fairly challenging terrain. We did 4 reps of this with 90 seconds recovery between each. I would have thought we would do 6 reps but we left it at 4. Probably for the best given my recent niggle and upcoming race.

    Also pretty short distance wise, supplemented by some cycling done today.

    Won't be doing a session on Thursday so just easy running between now and Saturday.


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    #668
    adrian522
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    Wednesday

    6 Miles Easy - 8:46 m/m

    Lovely evening for a run so as I was heading out the door I was thinking of an 8 mile loop. Got talked out of this by one of my workmates. "I thought this 10K at the weekend was a target race?"

    Me: "oh yeah, well maybe I'll do a bit less"

    I'm great at dishing out advice not great at following it. The bank holiday has me thinking I have an extra day to play with, the fact is the race is in 2 days time.

    I struggled a bit on this one, feeling a bit flat and devoid of energy even after 2 and a half miles. Got through it though and spent a bit of time stretching too.

    Plan for tomorrow will be 5 miles or so with 3 on Friday. That should see me right.


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    #669
    Dubgal72
    Registered Users Posts: 4,272 ✭✭✭Dubgal72


    Will you throw in a few strides along the way too?...Achilles allowing. Glad to see you tapering, I don't think you have the last couple of races? I'll be interested to see what difference it makes. Got a target in mind? Your sessions and mileage lately will have brought you on, so don't be going easy on yourself :)


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    #670
    adrian522
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    Yeah, I'll do a few strides alright. No issues with the achilles anyway.

    No, haven't really tapered at all this year so will be interesting. Training has gone well, if I'm honest my diet and alcohol intake has been extremely poor the last few weeks, but not much to be done about that now.

    Not sure on a target, I was thinking about this today. I think 42:00 is doable and that's what I'll be aiming for. I may come a little short on that so won't be too disappointed if it's low 42, but that will be the target.


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    #671
    Dubgal72
    Registered Users Posts: 4,272 ✭✭✭Dubgal72


    Excellent, best of everything on the day!


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    #672
    adrian522
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    Thursday - 5 Miles @ 8:41


    Lovely day for a run, headed out at lunchtime, kept it to 5 miles around UCD. I did 8 * 20 Second strides as part of this. Wasn't sure if I'd done 7 or 8 so added an extra one, so at least 8, maybe 9.

    Friday - Pre- Race Run

    3 Miles @ 8:47 with 4 * 20 Second Strides


    Lunchtime again and my usual day before a race, 3 slow miles with a few strides just to take the edge off. Nothing exciting happened.

    All set for tomorrow now, should be a good day out with a fair few from these parts taking part.


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    #673
    Ososlo
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    May the PB roll continue tomorrow Adrian! Have a great day.


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    #674
    NetwerkErrer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 352 ✭✭NetwerkErrer


    Ososlo wrote: »
    May the PB roll continue tomorrow Adrian! Have a great day.

    +1, all the best man! Have a gud un!


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    #675
    MaggotBrain
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    Good luck tomorrow man!


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    #676
    Bungy Girl
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    Best of luck tomorrow! Don't forget to tie your shoelaces :D


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    #677
    ThebitterLemon
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    Good luck Adrian.

    Have a good one.

    Ps. Great rid of the bike :)

    TbL


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    #678
    annapr
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    Good luck tomorrow, Adrian, don't let Bungy catch you! :D


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    #679
    yaboya1
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    Good luck


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    #680
    Dubgal72
    Registered Users Posts: 4,272 ✭✭✭Dubgal72


    annapr wrote: »
    Good luck tomorrow, Adrian, don't forget to let Bungy catch you! :D

    FYP ;)


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    #681
    Dubgal72
    Registered Users Posts: 4,272 ✭✭✭Dubgal72


    Go get that 42 Adrian. Can't wait to hear all about it :)


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    #682
    annapr
    Registered Users Posts: 3,936 ✭✭✭annapr


    Dubgal72 wrote: »
    FYP ;)

    hah, I was just trying to give her a motivation edge ;)


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    #683
    tang1
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    Ososlo wrote: »
    May the PB roll continue tomorrow Adrian! Have a great day.

    +1, best of luck tomorrow.


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    #684
    adrian522
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    Ososlo wrote: »
    May the PB roll continue tomorrow Adrian! Have a great day.
    NetwerkErrer wrote: »
    +1, all the best man! Have a gud un!
    MaggotBrain wrote: »
    Good luck tomorrow man!
    Bungy Girl wrote: »
    Best of luck tomorrow! Don't forget to tie your shoelaces :D
    ThebitterLemon wrote: »
    Good luck Adrian.

    Have a good one.

    Ps. Great rid of the bike :)

    TbL
    annapr wrote: »
    Good luck tomorrow, Adrian, don't let Bungy catch you! :D
    yaboya1 wrote: »
    Good luck
    Dubgal72 wrote: »
    Go get that 42 Adrian. Can't wait to hear all about it :)
    tang1 wrote: »
    +1, best of luck tomorrow.

    Thanks for all the good wishes, I'm starting to regret mentioning the 42, but I'll give it a go nonetheless. I'm confident of a PB in any case.


    Sorry TBL the bike stays, but I'll be the quintessential recreational cyclist. I may even take to posting pictures of my garmin after my commute to work! Just to annoy people obviously.


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    #685
    Murph_D
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    Good luck A. Rip it up!


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    #686
    Tom Joad
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    Best of luck tomorrow.


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    #687
    laura_ac3
    Registered Users Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭laura_ac3


    Good luck and enjoy.


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    #688
    Mimojo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭Mimojo


    Very best of luck tomorrow :D


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    #689
    Firedance
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    Murph_D wrote: »
    Good luck A. Rip it up!
    + 1 to this!


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    #690
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,130 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    Garmin time 41:59.6 (let's call it 42:00)
    Official Time 42:08 (No timing mat at the start line)
    Splits: 6:34/6:55/6:45/7:06/6:46/6:42/1:08

    Have to be happy with that, but thinking was there 8 seconds out there I could have found? Anyway over 2 mins off the PB from Enniscorthy so happy with that.

    Report to follow eventually.


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    #691
    Firedance
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    congrats again! but I think you should call it 41.59..


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