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Confessions of a never has been.....
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05.06.2015
bit of a stop start 10 days or so, no sessions, some easy runs of 4-6 miles and a few rest days. The discomfort in my Achilles disappeared after a couple of rest days so I eased back into things with an easy 6 mile run, then I started to feel the other Achilles!
A few more easy runs, some rest and some rolling on both calves seems to have cleared things up ( calves were noticeably tight and sore during the rolling) so I went back at it yesterday with a reduced version of the session that I had put myself down for
Thursday
6( reduced to 4) x 1k @ 10k pace with 500m recoveries
Delighted to be back at it for this one, I had done 4 easy miles on Tuesday, taken the plunge and took a rest day Wednesday to ensure everything was cleared up and the legs were fresh as a daisy so I gave myself the green light
Got going with a good warmup around St Anne's, making my way to the football pitches to do the session.
The target pace was around 3.45 for each km but to be honest, I wasn't very concerned about pace, I just wanted to make sure everything held up ok without any discomfort.
Rep1: 3:46
Rep2: 3.39
Rep3: 3:41
Rep4 3:44
Delighted to get this done, I struggled a little to get the effort right until the 3rd and 4th rep, felt very controlled through both of these thankfully.
Finished off with a warmdown to bring the total to 7 miles.
Got out later on in the evening for 3 recovery miles, again no problems with this one.
10 miles for the day
Friday
AM - into work in the lashing rain for 4 easy miles, no reaction to yesterday's session so all is well it seems.0 -
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26.06.2015
Long time no log - lots of quality running going on around here but not a whole lot over the past 2 weeks in the land of Duanington I'm afraid.
My achilles flaired up yet again 2 weeks ago and since then its been a case of rest days, 4-6 miles easy running, youtube, self diagnosis on Google, self condemnation on Google, various stretching techniques and an eventual trip the physio yesterday. I couldn't run any kind of run over 20 minutes without getting pain\discomfort in my left Achilles and I finally did what I should have done 2\3 weeks back
Physio says my Achilles is fine which is a relief and basically got to work on working out the various bundles of knots in my calf, the muscles there had gotten a lot of "adhesion" ( he lost me as he explained that one) - which was a painful 10-15 minutes or so and has left me bruised and battered
, he has also identified my left hip flexor as being slightly less mobile than my right - stride is good, heel lift is good, footstrike is good and even my posture is good which I was pretty proud about :-)
He gave me some advice for recovery which made perfect sense and I have taken on board ( including getting more active with the roller on my calf muscles and a stretch to work out my hip flexors).
Woke up this morning and for the first time in a couple of weeks I couldn't feel anything at all around the Achilles, as if by magic all was well again.
Ventured out for 5 very easy miles tonight and the legs felt better than they have felt in a long time. Got straight to work with the stick and streches afterwards and I could feel some sore spots on both calf muscles.
It feels like I've nailed this one now but it will be a case of steady as she goes for a few days then I'll run the half in Achill next week as the first real workout in a few weeks.
5 miles for the day
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28.06.2015
Busy day today with the fambily, started the day off in Howth and found myself jump-starting a jeep in Meath by tea time.
When I did eventually get out, the sun was setting on another gorgeous day in Dublin and the coast was postcard like in appearance, beautiful stuff altogether.
Headed off for 6 easy miles, taking in a lap of Fairview Park along the way, stiff enough breeze on the way out but it kept the heat at bay I guess.
Threw in 6x80 metre strides over the 2nd last mile and all was good.
Felt surprisingly strong throughout all of this which I was not expecting at all ( new runners maybe gave the bit of bounce)
7.59
7.46
7.36
7.36
7.07
7.49
6 for the day
I've also canned the idea of running Achill next week, not really a running related decision, more of a lifestyle\time one...might see if there is anything on locally 0 -
Duanington wrote: »28.06.2015
Busy day today with the fambily, started the day off in Howth and foudnd myself jump-starting a jeep in Meath by the tea time.
When I did eventually get out, the sun was setting on another gorgeous day in Dublin and the coast was postcard like in appearance, beautiful stuff altogether.
Headed off for 6 easy miles, taking in a lap of Fairview Park along the way, stiff enough breeze on the way out but it kept the heat at bay I guess.
Threw in 6x80 metre strides over the 2nd last mile and all was good.
Felt surprisingly strong throughout all of this which I was not expecting at all ( new runners maybe gave the bit of bounce)
7.59
7.46
7.36
7.36
7.07
7.49
6 for the day
I've also canned the idea of running Achill next week, not really a running related decision, more of a lifestyle\time one...might see if there is anything on locally
Lifestyle decision me bollocks!!! I reckon you're not doing Achill, Double D, coz I pulled out and you won't get the chance to hand me my ass
Hope the achilles niggle has disappeared
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »Lifestyle decision me bollocks!!! I reckon you're not doing Achill, Double D, coz I pulled out and you won't get the chance to hand me my ass
Hope the achilles niggle has disappeared
TbL
Ha ha - busted!! I won't get the chance any time soon at the rate your comeback is going either, I've missed the boat.
So far, so good re the Achilles - not a peep out of it tonight so fingers crossed0 -
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Duanington wrote: »29.06.2015
Brought the running gear with me to work today for the first time in a while, I won't be running any doubles this week as I ramp the training back up but there's no reason why I can't run home from work.
Mental day at the office and I was a little later than planned getting out the door but delighted to do so when I did get out.
Kept the effort levels down to easy all the way home and really enjoyed running in the warm weather, while the effort on the legs felt fine, I did find myself blowing a little bit hard over the middle few miles. Spotted FBOT01 out and about looking fit as a fiddle - hogging the cycle lane for his sins.
Dropped the bag off at home then headed off for a few more miles in and around the bumps and trails in St Anne's to test the legs just a little.
All felt good, left achilles\calf has definitely improved ten fold but there was a little stiffness there towards the end.
Got to work with the roller and stretches afterwards plus some core work and pressups
8.11
7.49
7.47
7.49
7.52
7.48
7.55
7.48
8 miles for the day
Hey D. Nice when the easy ones clock in at sub 8.
I am afraid you need to get your eyes tested and not just because you thought I looked "fit as a fiddle" but because you thought I was on the cycle track. I was most definitely on the outer path.........in all consciousiness I couldn't justify pushing cyclist off the path and into the oncoming traffic on the section further out if I was to run on the cycle track elsewhere 0 -
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Hey D. Nice when the easy ones clock in at sub 8.
I am afraid you need to get your eyes tested and not just because you thought I looked "fit as a fiddle" but because you thought I was on the cycle track. I was most definitely on the outer path.........in all consciousiness I couldn't justify pushing cyclist off the path and into the oncoming traffic on the section further out if I was to run on the cycle track elsewhere
Hah, I thought maybe FBOT was racing cyclists again 0 -
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05.07.2015
Saturday - prescribed rest day
but got a good core\pressup session in late on in the day
Sunday - first attempt of a half decent session in quite a few weeks, the plan was for:
2 miles steady, 2 miles @hmp and 1 mile @ tempo
late enough getting out after a busy day but it was still fairly warm when i did get out. I took in a 1.5 mile warmup on the coast into the breezed and went straight into the tempo section. I was a little apprehensive if the truth be told, on account of 2 things really;
1 - how terribly unfit I would be after an interrupted few weeks
2 - how my calf\achilles would lock up after the first steady mile
Thankfully I felt great over the 2 steady miles, tipping along nicely around the back of Fairview park and climbing the little hump at east point on the way back towards Clontarf. I upped the effort levels nicely for the hmp section of the run, the 1st mile was over before I knew it really but towards the end of the 2nd mile I could feel the legs starting to tire.
Into the last mile and although I was tiring and overheating slightly, the calf and achilles were all quiet and behaving themselves so I went ahead with the tempo effort and to be honest, I pushed a little harder than I possibly should have.
Finished nice and strong and got a small warmdown done before finishing off with some stretching and rollerstick work at home. Lower left calf was stiff during the warmdown but I expected that and more in fairness.
7.59
3.41 (.5 mile)
6.51
6.52
6.21
6.20
6.00
8.25
7.5 miles isn't a whole lot these days but I'm delighted with this one0 -
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