Belfast 24hr

Ed Mc Groarty

Mon 23/11
5 miles @8:23

Tue 24/11
11 miles @8:28

Wed 25/11
9 miles @7:48 w/4 @hmp (6:30)

6:38
6:52
6:33
6:15

Thurs 26/11
Rest

Fri 27/11
No run

Sat 28/11
6 miles @8:00

Sun 29/11
17 miles @8:32

Ed Mc Groarty

Mon 30/11
Rest

Tue 1/12
Pm 4 miles @7:49
Pm 5 miles @8:12

Wed 2/12
14 miles @9:39

Thurs 3/12
Am 3 miles @8:36
Pm 5 miles @8:33

Fri 4/12
6 miles @7:43

Sat 5/12
10 miles @8:33

Sun 6/12
Rest

Ed Mc Groarty

Mon 7/12
Am 6 miles @8:50
Pm 5 miles @7:58

Tue 8/12
11 miles @7:18

8:09
8:25
7:46
7:14
7:04
6:55
6:50
6:43
6:26
6:21
8:25

Wed 9/12
15 miles @9:09

Thurs 10/12
10 miles @7:52

Fri 11/12
10 miles @7:13

8:01
7:40
7:20
6:46
6:50
6:59
6:55
6:32
6:48
8:18

Sat 12/12
8 miles @8:39

Sun 13/12
19 miles @8:06

Dubgal72

Your training is fascinating, I find myself thinking quite closely about your paces and distance without the 'advantage' of additional commentary. Almost musical, like a crescendo....

Ed Mc Groarty

Dubgal72 wrote: »

Your training is fascinating

HUH! (Surprise)

, I find myself thinking quite closely about your paces and distance without the 'advantage' of additional commentary

I run alone,sometimes hilly(feels like always),sometimes fast,sometimes with music.
I saved a sheep from certain death once and ran around my garden for 3hrs 'cause I couldn't get a babysitter but generally nothing out of the ordinary ever happens.
I just run.

crescendo....

A progressive increase in intensity
"A crescendo of misery"
(Yes I googled that)

Murph_D

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

HUH! (Surprise)



I run alone,sometimes hilly(feels like always),sometimes fast,sometimes with music.
I saved a sheep from certain death once and ran around my garden for 3hrs 'cause I couldn't get a babysitter but generally nothing out of the ordinary ever happens.
I just run.



A progressive increase in intensity
"A crescendo of misery"
(Yes I googled that)

:eek: How big is that garden, Ed?

Ed Mc Groarty

Murph_D wrote: »

:eek: How big is that garden, Ed?

Just looked it up on garmin connect. can't post a link yet but if I remember later on I will.

20.5 miles
3 hrs 34 min
10.26 min.mile
IIRC a lap was either .06 or .08 of a mile.
I included one lap of the neighbours garden but a steep hill at the front stopped me from any more.
The constant corners were tough.

Murph_D

I assume you mixed it up by reversing direction every now and then.

TFBubendorfer

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

and ran around my garden for 3hrs 'cause I couldn't get a babysitter but generally nothing out of the ordinary ever happens.
I just run.

Wouldn't you know it, we do have something in common.



I did reverse direction every 30 minutes

aquinn

That's mad. Did you not get dizzy?

Murph_D

Uh oh, super stalker aquinn will have that house tracked down in minutes!

aquinn

Murph_D wrote: »

Uh oh, super stalker aquinn will have that house tracked down in minutes!

D? Don't alert them to my presence, it was my first post here. Don't be giving me away :P

chickey2

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

Wouldn't you know it, we do have something in common.



I did reverse direction every 30 minutes

I feel dizzy looking at that!

Ed Mc Groarty

Murph_D wrote: »

I assume you mixed it up by reversing direction every now and then.

I changed once found it odd and changed back after a couple of laps. Turning left was more comfortable than turning right.

aquinn wrote: »

That's mad.

I totally agree but if you think about it running on a treadmill is even crazier(that's what I'm telling myself anyway).

annapr

Why is nobody asking about the sheep??

Ed Mc Groarty

annapr wrote: »

Why is nobody asking about the sheep??

I came across a sheep that had its head stuck not only between a set of gates but in the loop of the rope holding the two closed.
It was lunging forward only to tighten the noose and pulling backward only to close the gates even further over and over.
I ran straight over to it expecting even more panic but it became very calm allowing me to set it free.
That was that.
I continued on my run to the roars of the crowd and high fives, some might say the ticker tape was a step too far but I deserved it.*




* this part may be a figment of my imagination.

annapr

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

I came across a sheep that had its head stuck not only between a set of gates but in the loop of the rope holding the two closed.
It was lunging forward only to tighten the noose and pulling backward only to close the gates even further over and over.
I ran straight over to it expecting even more panic but it became very calm allowing me to set it free.
That was that.
I continued on my run to the roars of the crowd and high fives, some might say the ticker tape was a step too far but I deserved it.*




* this part may be a figment of my imagination.

another exciting day in the hills

Ed Mc Groarty

Mon 14/12/15
12 miles @7:56

Tue 15th
10 miles @8:24

Wed 16th
In an attempt to motivate myself I was aiming to hit 3000 miles for the year.
The previous 9 days I covered over 100 miles but felt an old overuse injury coming so gave today a rest which snowballed into a lazy week in the end.

Thurs/fri
No running

Sat 19th
8 miles @8:20

Sun 20th
No running

ThebitterLemon

annapr wrote: »

another exciting day in the hills

Where I come from that's called solicitation

TbL

Ed Mc Groarty

9+ miles @7:09 w/6 x 1 miles @tmp w/.2 mile rec.

7:14
6:24
6:20
6:09
6:22
6:11
6:18
9:26

Plan: Conn.ultra sub 5

Ososlo

Good to see you back logging. I'm also doing attempting Conn ultra so will hopefully meet you in Connemara in April!
Good luck with the training and goal.

martyboy48

Ososlo wrote: »

Good to see you back logging. I'm also doing Conn ultra so will hopefully meet you in Connemara in April!
Good luck with the training and goal.

Fixed....


Good to see you back Ed, a little bit of me wishes I was doing Conn again....

Ed Mc Groarty

5 miles @8:05

Ed Mc Groarty

9 miles @7:20 w/middle 3 @pmp(6:45)

6:33
6:42
6:36

Ed Mc Groarty

12 miles @ 7:03

Ed Mc Groarty

Ososlo wrote:

Good to see you back logging. I'm also doing attempting Conn ultra so will hopefully meet you in Connemara in April! Good luck with the training and goal.

Yeah the ultra race briefing is fairly intimate. I'll keep an eye out for you there (you posted a photo on your log a while back IIRC). Your trainings going well. Conn is a fantastic course. Good luck.

Ed Mc Groarty

martyboy48 wrote:

Good to see you back Ed, a little bit of me wishes I was doing Conn again....

I wasn't intending on doing conn. at all until recently, but I feel drawn to it for some reason. I've old friends living in connemara also whom I love to see.

Ed Mc Groarty

5 miles @ 9:07

Ed Mc Groarty

Fri
Rest

Sat
10+ @7:56
Didn't make it out to shanganagh park run as planned. Ran around blackrock and dun laoghaire. Received far less hello/mornin' than I was generously handing out.

Sun
27+ @9:04

Ed Mc Groarty

Mon
Rest

Tue
9 miles @7:08 w/ 3x2 @hmp (6:30)

6:33
6:35
.3 recovery
6:34
6:33
.3 recovery
6:22
6:43