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I presume hers was showing slower pace than yours
Indeed it was. How did you guess?
Nice one to put in the bag as a midweeker. Did you feel the benefit of the stepback week? Have you got one or two more long runs left? When does taper kick off?
Well I can't say I feel full of beans this week as a result of taking it easy last week. But I am hitting the pace runs more consistently than in previous cycles, I feel. So stronger in general I think. Being injury free for more than a year now is probably helping, and making the most of it by running 5 times a week through the winter. I have a more relaxed attitude to CCM than previous marathons too - not sure why, probably cos it's in Cork!
22 miler this weekend, another the following, then another tough midweeker (14@MP, cold start) before the 2 and a half week taper.0 -
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Thu 30 Apr
40 mins recovery 4 mi (6.4 km)
Felt like I'd been hit by a ton of bricks this morning after yesterday's session. But managed a few kms on the treadmill later in the afternoon. Apr total: 179 mi (289 km)
Fri 1 May
Rest. While idling away the time, I discovered my recent Poppintree parkrun's been upgraded to 8th finisher in 21:55, only 6 secs off the PB. I'll take that.
Sat 2 May
Easy 5 mi (8km)
After getting a good soaking scanning barcodes at St. Anne's parkrun I managed to get out later for a few nice wet miles around the IFSC and East Wall area. really enjoyed it, even if it meant another good soak.
Big 10 days ahead now, 90-100 miles before the taper, starting with a hilly 22-miler tomorrow in Donegal. Hope the auld frame holds together.
WTD: 35 mi (56kms)
MTD: 5 (8)
YTD: 641 (1,031)0 -
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Sun 3 May
LSR 22.1 mi @ 9:18 (35.5 km @ 5:47)
Bloody hell. I wanted a hilly route, and knew this would not be easy, but I think I managed to pick the hilliest 22 road miles possible around the Donegal base. Did the first five miles with the mrs so she's getting plenty of climbing in too.
57 miles for the week is the most I've ever done I think - how do you P&D 70 followers find the time? Weather much better than expected, mix of sunshine and a few showers (actually one of the showers was very heavy) but plenty of time on this one to dry out! Only downside to the run was the amount of holiday weekend traffic, much more than usual around here, and some of these eejits in their jeeps seem to think a runner's place is in the ditch. Slow down, a@*hole!
WTD: 57 mi (92 kms)
MTD: 27 (44)
YTD: 663 (1,067)0 -
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which one? There are about 4 at the moment:D
I often look out for you in the Demesne but you only seem to run there Thursdays and Fridays I think. I only get out after 6 on both those days. Someday....
Yeah, my Demesne visits are quite random, depends on the mood. I like variety and often change my mind where I'm going while I'm still going there.
The old guy was wearing a black coat and walking quite briskly. Big smile, big hello. He had grey hair, and plenty of it, like meself. :pac:0 -
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Sat 9 May
Rest. More parkrun duty, where I had the pleasure of witnessing Killerz, FBOT01, Mrs. Mc and yaboya1 in action this morning, most of them getting in some pacing duties.
Sun 10 May
10 E, 10 MP, 2 CD
22 mi @ 8:31 avg (35.4km @ 5:17)
Over three hours on the feet on a grand tour of Dublin incorporating the north, south, east and west sides. The first 10 easy miles were very pleasant until I almost "became a real runner" but luckily I was in the vicinity of the excellent facilities at Clontarf Castle when the call came. As a result of this unscheduled pitstop I was a few minutes late meeting up with FBOT01 who had kindly agreed to join me for the second half of the run. Eased into marathon pace up Griffith Avenue and I took M on a tour of the Tolka Valley and the Royal Canal, taking in a little bit of the Phoenix Park while we were at it. The miles just flew by with FBOT full of chat as usual. Felt good for most of this but started to tire a lot towards the end and when we parted ways in Fairview Park it was like the rubber band had snapped and I shuffled another few km's through Marino and home. An excellent run though, and enjoyed the company as always.
So that's the final really long one out of the way with three weeks to go before the big day.
WTD: 51mi (83 kms)
MTD: 79 (126)
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Whoops. Looks like I might have been chatting too much on a couple of those miles and distracted you from the job at hand
Just for the rest of the readers, he was talking as much as me and was moving well throughout his MP miles.....Murph is indeed in great shape
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Whoops. Looks like I might have been chatting too much on a couple of those miles and distracted you from the job at hand
Just for the rest of the readers, he was talking as much as me and was moving well throughout his MP miles.....Murph is indeed in great shape
Not at all - if you're talking about the pace, I was very happy with it - we lost a few seconds at all those busy road crossings and a couple of the hills but apart from that it looks good to me. A few secs over maybe but that's is as close as I've ever come to actual MP on that kind of run I think. 3 weeks out from Berlin last year I struggled to keep 8:37 pace (MP was 8:17) so a shade over 8 is great progress for me! The distraction is a big help. 0 -
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Mon 11 May
Recovery ~30 mins
Slow plod around Albert College Park and the neighbouring Hempstead grounds, which contain a nursing home, appropriately enough. Didn't feel too bad but there was nothing in the legs after the weekend.
Tue 12 May
50 mins easy
This was better, everything feeling much livelier. Beautiful evening to be on the seafront, where I crossed paths with Ferris B and exchanged a wave.
Wed 13 May
MP Session: 14 mi @ 7:56 (22.4 km @ 4:56)
This is probably the key session in the whole plan and I was very happy to get through it feeling strong. I remember having to really grind this one out last September but today, on the exact same route and in similar sunny and warm conditions, I was totally on top of the pace from the beginning. It felt comfortable, then comfortably hard, then harder again, the way it's supposed to be. Finished strongly despite having to climb up Mobhi Road for the last 500m. It's coming together I think, especially over the last two weeks.
Splits (mi): (target 7:57)
7:51 7:51 8:04 8:04 7:53
8:04 7:51 8:02 7:59 8:10
7:50 7:45 7:48 7:16
(Last 'mile' was only .92 mile due to km/mi conversion error)
5km splits (target 24:45)
24:36 24:57 24:45 24:25 (11:45)
So compared to the Berlin build-up, the new MP feels more comfortable than it did last time out, although as I was discussing with FBOT at the weekend, it still has to go right on the day to get the benefit.
WTD: 24mi (38 kms)
MTD: 102 (165)
YTD: 738 (1,188)0 -
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