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Mum on the Run
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Felt back to normal today thankfully. I hate being sick, it’s such a waste of time! Another morning at Fun Galaxy (if you don’t know what Fun Galaxy is, you don’t need to know and you can thank your lucky stars you don’t have to know) and I was ready to run like Forrest Gump. So instead of the usual loop, I set out with busfare (& coffee money) in my pocket and said I’d just run in straight line for a max of 80 minutes and see how far I got. I thought I might get as far as one of the nice cafes in Howth but overshot those and found myself heading up the steep side of the village towards the summit :eek:. It is much more fun running down that way than going up I can tell ya. The clock struck 80 just as it started to lash down so I made my way to the nearest bus stop rather than go for coffee. Just as well because the bus was jammers and no one else was let on the whole way back. They're probably still out there trying to get home the poor feckers.
Delighted to be back in action and feeling normal. Even though I only missed two runs it feels like forever.
I might give the mile a go on Tuesday now
- 80 mins (8.9 miles)
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+1 to what Os told you (and what you told yourself!) and fair play for doing it and getting it out of your system (I tell you, I have a mile itch that is scratching like crazy)
It's all practice and to echo Os, you'll blitz it next time. Also looking very promising for the 3k time too
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considering you hadn't been well 2 days beforehand, that's a great result! Can't believe you were cold while running so fast... maybe not quite fully recovered? how are you feeling today after the effort?
It was just breathing (gulping? gasping?) in the cold air while maxed out was an unusual sensation. No chance for the air to warm up before it hits the lungs. I'm grand today thanks, just waiting for my ears to pop (have a mild sinusy thing going on) but otherwise all good, cheers. I might give the hill sprints a skip this week though
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fair play for doing it and getting it out of your system (I tell you, I have a mile itch that is scratching like crazy)
When do you think you might get to do it ?Also looking very promising for the 3k time too
That's funny. When I figured out the pace after, I just thought that sub 20 5K is going to be a very very long time coming
I'd forgotten about the 3K. And the 800 might be possible, in fact I'd say that's the easiest one of the lot. 0 -
Wednesday – Strength & Conditioning
I had to run to Pilates because I was late so there’s an extra mile in the bag. The class seems to be getting (slightly) easier but it still moves at a much faster pace than the previous level and some of the moves that the instructor makes look so easy are just beyond me. ‘Seal’, anyone ? A bizarre move where you clap the soles of your feet together 3 times, roll over backwards, clap the feet 3 times again while your butt is in the air then roll back without letting your feet touch the ground, then repeat. Still lots of work to do there…I may have inadvertently invented my own move called ‘Penguin’ . Headed over to the gym and did the same routine as last week but added a whopping 10 seconds to both planks. No sign of my six pack yet, I wonder where it could be 
. Body Balance after that, nothing of interest to report, then a recovery run the long way home.- 1 mile easy + 2.5 miles recovery (35:00)
I’m definitely over the lurgy and the sinusy thing now, which is just as well because I would be dragging myself around the XC course on Sunday regardless because it’s the last race in the league.0 -
Bungy Girl wrote: »Wednesday – Strength & Conditioning
‘Seal’, anyone ? A bizarre move where you clap the soles of your feet together 3 times, roll over backwards, clap the feet 3 times again while your butt is in the air then roll back without letting your feet touch the ground, then repeat. Still lots of work to do there…I may have inadvertently invented my own move called ‘Penguin’.
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R/L laughing. Sounds like some manoeuvre. I'm not sure I could even manage their backwards roll!0 -
Hannibal Smith wrote: »R/L laughing. Sounds like some manoeuvre. I'm not sure I could even manage their backwards roll!
I know! And the instructor does it so elegantly and effortlessly while I look like something out of the Madagascar movie
On a completely different note, but now that I have you in here, don't forget that XC race on Sunday is in Cherryfield Park. You know you want to. 0 -
Oops sorry, just realised I haven't answered your mile question. Not sure, I think I've missed the boat for an early season bench marker. Training is getting quite focused now for Ballycotton (it feels like it has turned into a target race now) and after that I think I'll be doing specific sharpening work. It's just a curiosity thing for me, I want to blast a short distance 0
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Oops sorry, just realised I haven't answered your mile question. Not sure, I think I've missed the boat for an early season bench marker. Training is getting quite focused now for Ballycotton (it feels like it has turned into a target race now) and after that I think I'll be doing specific sharpening work. It's just a curiosity thing for me, I want to blast a short distance
Don't worry, I'd say you'll be rolling out 6 min miles on your easy runs in no time the rate you're going 0 -
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Bungy Girl wrote: »I know! And the instructor does it so elegantly and effortlessly while I look like something out of the Madagascar movie
On a completely different note, but now that I have you in here, don't forget that XC race on Sunday is in Cherryfield Park. You know you want to.
Haahaa...I'm going to have to try one now lol.
Don't worry I haven't forgotten... Its in the back of my mind. Its a training thing isn't it? So no worries about levels or anything? Sundays long run is 10k so it shouldn't mess up the plan too much.0 -
Hannibal Smith wrote: »Don't worry I haven't forgotten... Its in the back of my mind. Its a training thing isn't it? So no worries about levels or anything? Sundays long run is 10k so it shouldn't mess up the plan too much.
It is a race rather than training but to give you an idea of the range of runners the times from the last race varied from 12:30 to 21:30 for 2 miles so you can take it at your own pace and even incorporate it into your 10K by doing a long warm up and cooldown. PM me if you decide to do it and I can send you the details. 0 -
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Meet & Train League Final Race - 2 miles XC
Saturday was an unscheduled rest day so definitely felt a bit more sluggish than usual today as a result. Wasn’t feeling the love at all when I saw the weather forecast and even less so when it turned out to be accurate for once! Did a reluctant 5 minute warm up in the lashing rain and just made it to the start line on time. Thankfully the rain eased off before the gun so there was just the muck and the wind to contend with :rolleyes: A fast paced scramble at the start confirmed that the previous race had indeed been depleted of the speedier runners and now they were back with a vengeance. I tried to hang on to the back of a girl I recognised who is usually about the same pace but she was having a better day than me and I eventually slipped back a few places. The course was 2 loops taking in a few tight corners, some nice downhills (wheeeeee !) and only one short climb. The layout of the course meant you could see the leaders most of the time and work out where you were so I busied myself with counting to keep my mind off the pain. Managed to overtake one girl going up the last hill but had nothing left to hold off a sprint finish from two others. Ended up 15th which I should be happy with (am happy with really) but can’t help feeling I could have done a bit better. Maybe by not being a wuss and doing a proper warm up on the full lap would have helped. Oh well, it’s over now and we just have to wait for the team results to come in. Fingers crossed for a podium place! Didn’t do a cool down because it would have meant putting on the wet warm up clothes again so settled for a (scalding hot) shower and coffee and cake instead.- 2 miles XC + 0.5 miles w/up. No cool down.
Felt guilty about the lack of a cool down so threw the running gear in the car on the way to the in-laws this afternoon and did an easy run home while Mr. B and Jr. drove back. I arrived less than 10 minutes after they did after taking a long route home to make the weekly mileage total up to 30.- 3.3 miles easy (31:00)
TOTAL WEEKLY MILES: 30
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That was not a bad morning's work considering...15th is not too shabby at all! And a possible podium place Love the runners OCD dedication in getting to 30 miles for the week. I think I can speak for boards and say "we approve" :pac: 0
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