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Turning a mule into a race horse.
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4 miles done this morning. Easy pace. ITB still sore though which is a bit of a worry. Flared up after 2 miles. Nice and very easy does it this week.
Really missed running this week. Felt great to be back out even if sore.
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Turned out I had no choice but to be cautious. It's been a very frustrating few weeks. Only a handful of very short runs done. Gradually building up from runs as short as 1 mile at a time before the ITB on one or both knees flared up. Runs built up to 1 mile run half mile walk 1 mile run etc but still not right nor sustainable.
Today though I feel like a corner is turned. Hadn't ran in a week but decided last night enough was enough (when I don't run I lose focus on all other healthy eating and the last 3 weeks have been shocking) and today I was doing 5k be it ran or walked. Came home from work it was cold and wet and miserable out but I had promised myself a run and a run was happening. More of an irritation was that I had forgotten all about my watch until I went to get ready today and it was completely flat. The choice being to delay the run whilst it charged or go for a naked run a la Dubgal. Decided I would ditch the watch for the day but did leave strava on the phone recording. (I still want to see the data the watch would throw up at the end
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A total of 3.5 miles done and all ran. Knees were not 100% but were ok enough to be happy with the progress. Happy enough to run a little extra too. 5k doesn't sound like an awful lot but to me today this was back to proper running.
3.5 miles done at 9:03 avg pace - way too fast for easy but this was just on feel with no watch to distract me !0 -
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Frustrating times
Wednesday
5 great fantastic super glorious miles. Longest run since DCM. No pain in the knees. A small bit of pace (avg 9:02) but not too much. Just enough to feel alive and happy back running.
Thursday
Woke up with another ****ing injury. This time bottom of calve into the achilles was tender and sore. A place that has never given me an ounce of trouble. :mad: One knee then got sore which I suspect was a compensating for the other tenderness coming into play.
Friday
A bit better. Booked into see our resident boards phsyio tonight. Hoping for good things.
I need to be back running properly - driving me crazy to not be !0 -
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The lofty heights of 10+ miles reached this week
Shorter runs, easy with a little pace.
1 x 5k / 3.1 miles @ 9:12 avg pace
1 x 5k @ 8:57 avg pace with 1 mile done at 8:38
1 x 4 mile @ 8:58 avg pace with 1 mile at 7:32
Various excercises x 3 days
The bit of pace injected just to see if the legs could stand it. If I can't go too long for the moment I would like to do a bit of speed work if I can sustain it.0 -
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Falling a bit behind here - sounds like one of my races :pac::D
15th 4.2 miles @ 9:48 avg all easy miles
16th An easy 5k in the bag @ 9:37 pace - first 2 days in a row since DCM
18th 3 miles - 2 easy with 1 fast - 6:32 mile - Felt great to open up the throttle again. Fastest mile in months
20th 7 miles at various paces avg 8:42
Was over at the folks house for a few beers on the Saturday night. Got up for a run in the morning along the sea front from Dalkey down to the pier in Dun Laoghaire. A very windy day but I was really enjoying it. Ran down to the end of the east pier. I had planned on turning back at that point but felt good plus the thought / realisation that as long as I lived and grew up in the area I never once set foot on the west pier :eek: Unplanned decision taken to take a run over to the west pier and down it. The knees started feeling the strain after 6 miles or so so I canned it at 7 and walked the rest of the way home. Not going to be taking too many chances at the moment whilst building back up.
The watch died a little over a mile into this so the rest of it was ran with the phone unseen in my pocket recording the paces. This was ran kind as a bit of a fartlek - wind was effecting things - wanting to leg it down the length of the pier for fun etc.
25th 5.2 miles @ 9:11 avg pace
Work and Xmas prep got in the way over the last few days and I was itching for a run today. Had a bit of a window to go out - lashing rain and windy but it was a window to run and out I went. Wasn't looking at the watch at all as the hands were up the sleeves seeking refuge from the chill ! First mile seemed to click in very fast so I wondered had the gps signal gone a bit haywire. Copped after a while that the watch failing last time out had never been reset so the figures were totalling the bit that recorded before it died last time. Total for the day was 5.2 with 6.5 showing on the watch. Strava map is interesting as I teleport across the city mid run. :pac:
Just want to take the opportunity here to wish everyone on the forum a very happy Christmas. May 2016 be a year of great PBs for you all. 0 -
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27th
Similar to the week before. Was at the folks house on Stephens Day. Got quite drunk. So this was a real hangover shaker. Down along the seafront and down the pier again. This time though the impulse thing was to give it a good bit of welly and run down the pier and back at a decent pace and aim for a strava PB. This turned out to be a slightly regrettable decision as after it I required a few minutes hanging over a fence saying hi to last nights beer :P
5 miles total
29th
5 miles easy at 9:30 pace avg. Varied from 10:00 to 9:00 due to wind effects. Some crazy weather to be running in.
Today
Yet another run in severe wind. Jesus will it ever stop. Some easy miles and a couple of 2=2.5 minute spurts at speed. 2nd best ever half mile during this so a decent pace for me.
4 miles done to start the year off.
Will post up some goals for the year in the next couple of days. Need to work out some realistic ones first
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03/01/2015
10 miles @ 9:10 avg pace
Great morning run with a handful of the regular (Ron and Paulie) and not regular anymore (meno :pac:) and unwelcomed ex (Quirky
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Said I'd try for the 10 miles planned but would can it if the knees got too sore. Of course there was no appetite to stop once going. Knee only started grumbling at 7 miles in which was progress in itself. 3 more done but not too bad discomfort wise.
Other than the knees I felt really comfortable throughout. Longest run by a good 3 miles since DCM. Really enjoyed it.0
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