Belfast 24hr

Ed Mc Groarty

Mon
Rest

Tue
9@7:45

Wed
9@7:36

Thurs
9.5@7:43
1120ft. elev.

Fri
Rest

Sat
12@7:00

Sun
AM
Local 5k
Chewed the ear off Sammy Kilpatrick about Sparta for 21mins.+

PM
6@8:04

(Supposed to be 18 miles today but that's life)

annapr

You confused me by changing the name of your log!!!! Welcome back and good luck with your international adventures!

Ed Mc Groarty

WEEK 2 OF 8

Mon 2nd
Rest

Tue 3rd
9 @6:36

7:03
6:50
6:39
6:18
5:59
7:00
6:34
6:39
6:21

Wed 4th
12 @ 7:32

Thurs 5th
Rest

Fri 6th
9 @ 7:34
Elev. 1360ft.

Sat 7th
18 @ 7:35

Sun 8th
18 @ 7:11

Ed Mc Groarty

Mon
Rest

Tue
12 @8:15

Wed
12 @7:42

Thurs
25 @8:34

Fri
25 @8:18

Sat
9 @7:57

Sun
Rest

Ed Mc Groarty

Week 4 of 8

Mon
Rest

Tue
10 @7:27

Wed
9 @7:43

Thurs
6 @7:45

Fri
Rest

Sat
12 @7:26

Sun
12 @7:18

Ed Mc Groarty

Week 5 of 8

Mon
12 @7:29

Tue
12 @7:25

Wed
9 @7:22

Thurs
25 @8:13

Fri
31 @ 8:03

Sat
7 @ 7:44

Sun
Rest

ThebitterLemon

Could you not do a 4 mile trot tomorrow

TbL

Ed Mc Groarty

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Could you not do a 4 mile trot tomorrow

TbL

Slight wobble in my left knee today so decided to bin tomorrow's 8 mile run.

Ed Mc Groarty

Sun
3.9 @7:23

ThebitterLemon

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

Sun
3.9 @7:23

You're some tool

TbL

Working class heroes

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

Sun
3.9 @7:23

Love it. 99.9 :D

annapr

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

Sun
3.9 @7:23

oooooh you're really messing with their minds now... :pac:

Ed Mc Groarty

annapr wrote: »

oooooh you're really messing with their minds now... :pac:

160km if it makes them feel better (.773466)

annapr

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

160km if it makes them feel better (.773466)

KM.... that will cause even more outrage

Ed Mc Groarty

annapr wrote: »

KM.... that will cause even more outrage

Ultra runners love kms, there's more of them.

Ed Mc Groarty

Mon
No running

Tue
No running

Wed
8

Thurs
8

Fri
8

Sat
12

Sun
12

Family business and the fact I wanted to see my physio, Friday, before attempting any great runs meant what I could get done was at easy pace just to test the knee until a diagnosis.
Luckily it seems it's more the ITB pulling on the knee rather than a knee issue.
So just extra stretching and some foam rolling.
Better undertrained than over I guess.

Ed Mc Groarty

Mon
No running

Tue
10

Wed
No running

Thurs
No running

Fri
3

Sat
No running

Sun
No running

Couldn't get out Monday, niggle in my lower back/coxis so figured it was for the best anyway.
10 on Tuesday went well, ITB in good shape and back felt ok.
Woke up Wednesday in pain. Discomfort and pain standing, sitting and lying down, turns out I bruised my coxis. Can't remember an incident when this might have occurred though.
Managed 3 on Friday just to test things and felt really good again.
Unfortunately i'd arranged a nixer Fri,Sat ,Sun to earn a few extra quid for Athens so couldn't make hay on the renewd fitness.
Hopefully get a couple of medium long runs in over the next couple of days as a mental exercise more than anything.
I'm still optimistic about Athens.

Enduro

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

Hopefully get a couple of medium long runs in over the next couple of days as a mental exercise more than anything.
I'm still optimistic about Athens.

Don't sweat it Ed. Endurance ultras are much more about your long term preparation rather than your immediate lead in. I did one 6 day race where my first steps in the race was my first time running in 6 weeks. Still managed to compete well. So approach Athens with confidence!

Ososlo

How's the back, Ed? Will you be ok to run?

Ed Mc Groarty

Ososlo wrote: »

How's the back, Ed? Will you be ok to run?

Unfortunately my back is.....100% and I've no excuses for a poor run.
Previous goal still applies.

Ososlo

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

Unfortunately my back is.....100% and I've no excuses for a poor run.
Previous goal still applies.

Haha, brilliant! All the very very very best!

I saw the list of participants and it seems there are lots of Irish running! Should be a fantastic weekend. Have a blast! Not sure we'll be able to track you??? But will try!

Ed Mc Groarty

Ososlo wrote: »

Haha, brilliant! All the very very very best!

I saw the list of participants and it seems there are lots of Irish running! Should be a fantastic weekend. Have a blast! Not sure we'll be able to track you??? But will try!

https://results.chronolog.gr/row/4fa340563388439701a897833a09d1ca.html

If you click on an individual runner you'll get live lap results as well.

Ososlo

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

https://results.chronolog.gr/row/4fa340563388439701a897833a09d1ca.html

If you click on an individual runner you'll get live lap results as well.

Super! Will be keeping a close eye on ya so! Hope weather etc is good.

Ed Mc Groarty

Week 8 of 8

Mon
8

Tue
6.5

Wed
8

Thurs
6

Fri
Rest

Sat
Race

Sun
Race

I'm feeling good, mentally and physically.
I'm hoping to keep it to 10 min miles from the beginning and to run non stop for as long as I can, even pace.
Should be fairly easy, I hear 24hr races are "overrated".😉

Dubgal72

Go for it! All the best

tang1

All the best at the weekend Ed.

Murph_D

G'luck!

annapr

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

Unfortunately my back is.....100% and I've no excuses for a poor run.
Previous goal still applies.

Don't do that to us!!! Very best of luck with whatever this mad race is. (Off to look at the link now)

Ed Mc Groarty

Legs were good, pacing was where I wanted but ribs on both sides began to hurt at 10:30hrs. Eventually reduced to a walk and pulled out at 13hrs.
I didn't see any benefit in continuing.
Plenty of core on the next cycle.

UM1

Ed Mc Groarty wrote: »

Plenty of core on the next cycle.

well done and hard luck ed....but dont take up fockin cycling.