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DCM 2016: Leath maith tús na hoibre
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »Nice one Kit, well done.
What's next, any plans (simple or otherwise.
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TbL
Plan was to let the log slide :P but it's got a bit active over the last few days ! If I keep it I'll look at a name change
Running wise, a few weeks easy running so as not to court injury. Going to target the half in Bohermeen in March - haven't done one since Sept 13 so hope to knock a bit off my time :rolleyes: Will spend the next week or two looking at possible plans & take a bit of advice - need to do something to help speed me up ! How did you go last week TBL ? Presume you are tapering now ? 0 -
Good stuff, might revisit Bohermeen again myself!
No taper madness on my side only madness
No running at all last week, wined and dined like a Lord but worked like a dray horse! Even if I was able to muster up the motivation, I got zero opportunity to get out.
Probably gonna pull the plug on SS as it's a long way to go for a long run!
Keep the log going.
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »Good stuff, might revisit Bohermeen again myself!
No taper madness on my side only madness
No running at all last week, wined and dined like a Lord but worked like a dray horse! Even if I was able to muster up the motivation, I got zero opportunity to get out.
Probably gonna pull the plug on SS as it's a long way to go for a long run!
Keep the log going.
TbL
Sorry to hear you had such a difficult week - running wise anyway. You've a lot of work already in the bag - don't pull the plug without taking advice (from others who know a lot more about it than me !) Best of luck with the decision - not easy !0 -
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Notwork Error wrote: »Love the new title, too true but should it not be "Tús maith leath na hoibre".
Anyway, best of luck with it kit!
It's actually a play on it 'Tús maith leath na hoibre' being the old proverb meaning 'A good start is half the work'. My title 'Leath maith tús na hoibre' meaning 'a good half is the start of the work'. Reckon I need to work on my half time before tackling another marathon.
Either way, it's better than the last one :rolleyes:0 -
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What can I say - I'm not very good at keeping a log on here ! After initially deciding to let it go I reckoned I'd give it one more go. Thought about starting afresh with a new one but reckoned that wouldn't be a true reflection really.
I've been anything but consistent since the end of last November. A difficult work situation (which had lasted over 2 years) was eventually resolved in January. This saw me move to a new position which is more demanding and involved an inevitable period of re-adjustment. With a lot going on I decided to just go with it & just tick over until things settled down. The sabbatical is over now & it's time to get moving properly again.
My immediate plan is to build to 30/35 miles a week over the next few weeks and to settle into a programme for DCM in late June.
Mon 25 Apr - lunch time run - Sandymount- found this one tough - result of the last few months taking it easy - 5.1 miles (9.43, 10.06, 10.23, 11.05, 10.26, 9.05(.1)
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.5 miles total
Evening swim - 40 minutes
Tues 26 - Cycle commute x 2 - 13.5 miles
Wed 27 - lunchtime run - short on time - 3.4 miles (9.49, 10.30, 10.02, 9.45)
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.4 miles
Thurs 28 - cycle commute x 2 - 13.6 miles
Fri 29 - lunchtime run around town with N & F for company who were nice enough to slow it down for me - 4.3 miles (9.03, 9.34, 9.17, 9.53, 9.55)
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.7 miles
Easy swim (& play ) - 45 minutes
Sat 30 - Easy run with the kiddies in Corkagh Park - 3.2 miles (9.28, 9.59, 9.42)
Sun 1 May - Morning run - 8 miles in 1.18 (ave. 9.42)
Afternoon cycle with the youngest - 4.7 miles
Weekly total - Run - 24.1 miles; Cycling 73 miles; Swim - 85 minutes-
Mon 2 May - Family cycle along the canal to Straffan - 21.8 miles in 4 hours. Ran into a problem with my daughters bike after 6 miles - stuck in first gear & the back break was rubbing against the wheel. I ended up on her bike for the remainder of the cycle - ended up working waaay harder than I intended !
Tues 3 May - Very easy lunchtime run - 4.6 miles (9.51, 10.05, 10.40, 10.58, 10.22) - bit of an ouch-fest - quads mashed from the unsuitable bike the day before.
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.5 miles
Wed 4 May - No chance of a lunchtime run - working off site in the morning.
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.8 miles. Kiddie match in the evening so no run.
Thurs 5 May - Off work with the kids. Morning swim - 45 minutes
Easy run in the evening - 5.2 miles (ave. 9.25)
Fri 6 May - Easy lunchtime run - Sandymount - 5.1 miles (9.54, 10.11, 10.32, 10.09, 9.48, 9.47 (.1) )
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.9 miles
Sat 7 May - easy morning run - 5 miles in 50 minutes
Weekly total - Run - 20 miles; cycle - 63.4 miles; swim - 45 minutes - need to up the running miles next week !
Note - I'm not moving to the dark side The youngest has a problem with her heels due to growth & can't do anything that involves impact for now. Her football & camogie are out for now so swimming & cycling are in ! 0 -
Mon 9- Lunchtime run - Sandymount beachfront - 5.1 miles (9.40, 10.00, 9.54, 9.42, 9.21, 8.43 (0.1) ) - warm once I left the seafront breeze
evening- short reccee (sp ?) of the schools' cross country course in Corkagh Park with my 12 year old (big race on Thursday ) 2.1 miles (ave. 9.51for me - she was much faster !)
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Tues 10 Easy lunchtime run - Sandymount again (love the sea ) - 5 miles (10.05, 10.14, 10.14, 10.14, 9.50 ).
It was raining as I left the office so wore a jacket which was a big mistake - roasted for the last mile. Was surprised to see such even splits for miles 2,3 &4. Didn't feel that way. Felt like I died completely for the last mile & reckoned it was about 11 mins or so - definitely didn't feel like the fastest of the day ! Wouldn't want to be trusting running by feel just yet by the looks of things :rolleyes:
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Wed Lunchtime run along the canal - left the jacket behind today & it rained :rolleyes: Was nice though. Felt good on this one for a change
5 miles (9.47, 9.37, 9.40, 9.39, 9.38)
Cycle commute x 2 (including a return to deal with an alarm going off
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Sat Earlyish long run mainly in Corkagh park on the grass. 10 miles nice & slow.
Really enjoyed this - fantastic morning for it and, for once, I wasn't in a rush (only afternoon matches this Sat ). Phone died after 5.5 miles so I have times for that (10.51, 11.05, 10.57, 11.07, 11.21 & 10.56 (.5) ). Don't like seeing 11.xx but I deliberately kept it slow & it's early days I suppose. The remaining 4.5 miles seems to have averaged out at 10.40 pace judging from the time taken.
Getting a new phone later in the week so this problem should be gone :rolleyes:
Sun Leisurely 5 mile cycle with the youngest around a very packed Corkagh Park. Was tempted to run this evening but I'm just starting to build again so took the sensible option - roll on tomorrow
Weekly total - Run - 33.5 miles; Cycle - 75.7 miles; Swim 45 mins
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Sat Rest day
Sun Earlyish slow run around the local area. 10.5 miles ( 10.41, 10.46, 10.42, 10.27, 10.08, 10.22, 10.15, 10.32, 10.17, 10.12 ). Felt it towards the end & thought I had slowed right down so was happy enough to see the times.
Weekly totals: Running - 37.6 miles*; Cycling - 68.9 miles; Swim - 45 minutes
* By my reckoning my individual runs this week added up to 37.2 miles but Strava gave me a total of 37.6. I've checked it out & apparently Strava rounds down your individual runs but gives you the correct weekly total Nice surprise.
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Playing catch up this week in more ways than one !
Mon nothing ! Was out in Santry in the morning at the Cumann na mBun Scoil races which meant I had to drive into town to work in the afternoon so no cycle & no lunch break to run in. Had to go to a school meeting in the evening so no time for anything. My daughter came second in her 600 mt race though so it was worth it !
Tues lunchtime meeting meant that my run had to wait until the evening. Headed out around the local area - 5.7 miles (9.51, 9.20, 9.32, 9.19, 9.15 9.16 (.7) ) It was a glorious evening & this one was fun (not often I'd say that)
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.6 miles
Wed Same as Monday but this time the result was a bronze in the 100 mts. No run or cycle but worth it again
Thurs Lunchtime run along the canal - 6.3 miles (9.47, 9.46, 9.49, 9.53, 9.50, 9.38, 9.17(.3) ).
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Fri lunchtime 5.1 in roughly 50 mins - very short on time, left the phone on the desk & no time to go back for it !
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.6 miles
Evening - 45 mins swim (& play ) with the youngest
Sat earlyish longish run around Clondalkin - nice & easy. 10.5 miles (10.38, 10.44, 10.33, 10.39, 10.45, 10.36, 10.25, 10.23, 10.15, 10.00, 9.56 (.5) )0 -
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Mon Lunchtime run along Sandymount beachfront to get the benefit of a bit of sea breeze. Found it really hot today which doesn't suit me running wise. Plan was to try to up the pace for a mile or two.
5 miles - 2 warm up, 1 fastish, 1 faster & 1 fastish (this was meant to be a cooldown mile but worked out differently - I'm not very good at running by feel
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Wed Lunchtime run - bit short on time for this one. 4.1 miles (9.48, 9.40, 9.44, 9.44, 8.42 (.1) )
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.6 miles
Thurs Some bright spark in work decided to order in sandwiches which meant that planned morning & afternoon workshops morphed into one so no lunchtime run (& I could have had company too) - not impressed as evening was taken up with kids activities.
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.8 miles
Fri Went a bit longer on my lunchtime run as I had missed Thursday - 7.5 miles (9.57, 10.21, 10.17, 10.04, 10.04, 10.06, 9.54, 9.36 (.5) )
Cycle commute x 2 - 14.3 miles
Sat Earlyish long run. Didn't feel great on this - felt really hot & sweaty (sorry if tmi ) from .5 mile in. Went out with the intention of doing 12 miles so ground it out but it wasn't pretty ! In hindsight, the longer lunchtime run yesterday didn't help although it did mean I was running on tired legs I suppose. Also made the rookie mistake of not taking any water & wasn't near a shop. This wouldn't normally be a problem to me but could have done with it today. Was teased in my local park when I saw a sign saying that the coffee shop was open so I detoured to find that it wasn't :rolleyes:
12.5 miles (10.58, 10.52, 10.42, 10.47, 10.53, 11.07, 10.25, 11.01, 10.59, 11.04, 10.57,10.49, 10.12 (.5) )
Away for the day tomorrow so won't be runnning.
Weekly totals - Running - 29.4 miles; Cycling - 41.9 miles
Verdict - a bit meh - Due to circumstances outside of my control I could only run 4 days & cycle 3 so mileage is a bit down. I knew finishing my run today that I was only .6 off 30 miles for the week but couldn't face it. On the positive side I managed one run with a few quicker miles, one longer than normal lunch run & my run today was my longest since DCM.0 -
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Wed Lunchtime run that nearly didn't happen. Was off-site at a meeting for most of the morning. Got back to the office a bit late & got caught up on phone calls. Had decided that it was a bit too late to get out for a run & was going to take my chances on getting out tonight (kinda knew that wouldn't happen ). Then I saw this on TBL's log:Duanington wrote: »Its the little things
- Was told no that last entry was 10, went over myself to ask in person
- Was tempted to just call it a day but got the gear on and headed off with no route planned
Well done C!
That made my mind up for me & I got out - thanks Duanington
Was a bit tight for time so just 4.2 miles (8.48, 9.22, 9.13, 9.25, 7.57 (.2) ) Probably the best run I've had in a while. Pushed it a bit more than usual.
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Thurs No chance of a lunchtime run with some bright spark organising a lunchtime meeting - not impressed as I had a chance of company which would have pushed me too. Caught up with family stuff in the evening.
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.5 miles
Fri Another chance of company went by the wayside this lunchtime but did manage to get out late for a short quick run - 3.3 miles (9.26, 9.59, 9.31, 9.14 (.3)
Cycle commute x 2 - 14.1 miles
Sat The youngest turned 10 today and, as no one had school or work, had the day planned from dawn to dusk. Needless to say the list of things to do included things like a visit to the funfair & a family tea party & a movie night but try as I might, I heard no mention of a run for her mam :rolleyes: We did fit in a birthday cycle though - 5 miles around Corkagh Park
Sun Spent the day around TBL country visiting the eldest.
Weekly totals - Running - A very dismal 12.6 miles ; Cycling - 74.7 miles
Verdict - Very much a 'must do better' week. I had thoughts of making it an 8 day week and trying to fit a long run in sometime on Monday but it wasn't possible. I've been doing well consistency wise the last few weeks so am going to view this as a blip & move on 0 -
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Mon Nothing - Was in Croke Park for the morning watching my daughter's school team win their camogie final Had hoped to run home but a late meeting left me with too little time.
Tues Easy lunchtime run out Sandymount direction - 5 miles (9.59, 9.51, 9.48, 10.03, 9.54)
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.7 miles
Wed lunchtime run - 5 miles (9.52, 10.19, 10.07, 10.12, 10.08)
Cycle commute x 2 - 14.4 miles
Thurs Very gentle lunchtime run - came off the bike on the way to work & was a little achy so took it very handy - 4.1 miles (10.11, 10.16, 10.16, 10.15, 9.12 (.1).
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Be carful u dont turn into one onf those tryathete types....
Haha, two chances - I'd drown on the first leg :rolleyes: The cycling is just for commuting. So much better for the head than sitting in traffic and I actually miss it now if I'm not on the bike. I was surprised to see though that I've covered 1,320 miles on the bike so far this year. The vast, vast majority of that is commuting, time I'd otherwise spend in a car or on the bus. Can't fault that 0 -
Fri No running - my fall on the bike turned out a bit worse than I had originally thought and, in hindsight, I shouldn't have run on Thursday. My foot was sore to walk on on Friday so took no chances & left the run. The same leg & glute were fairly badly bruised (still are !) so was hoping it was just a knock on effect.
Cycle commute x 2 - 14.2 miles
Sat & Sun Foot & neck still sore for most of Saturday & part of Sunday so did nothing. Was annoyed to miss my long run but thought it best to look at the bigger picture rather than aggravate a niggle.
Weekly totals : Running - 14.3 miles (with 3 days off for niggle); Cycling - 56.6 miles
Mon Easy lunchtime run to test the foot - all seems fine. 5.1 miles (9.53, 10.00, 10.09, 10.00, 9.48, 8.57(.1)
Cycle commute x 2 - 14 miles
Tues Lunchtime run along the seafront in Sandymount - 5.1 miles (9.46, 9.53, 9.57, 9.22, 9.16, 8.59 (.1)
Cycle commute x 2 - 14 miles
Wed A bit caught for time at lunchtime - 4.2 miles around Herbert Park (9.35, 9.51, 9.54, 9.45, 8.47 (.2) )
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.9 miles
Thurs Lunchtime progression run along the canal 5.2 miles (9.52, 9.42, 9.43, 9.26, 8.37, 8.01 (.2) ) Fairly happy with this one.
Cycle commute x 2 - 13.9 miles
Hope to stretch my lunchtime run a bit tomorrow if I get a chance. Heading away on Saturday for a week. Chances of running could be a bit slim but I hope to keep it ticking over & get a long run in next weekend. Marathon training begins properly on Monday week 0 -
Fri My lunchtime run looked in jeopardy as I had a few things I needed to do before heading away tomorrow. Decided to run from one place to the next in the end even though it would mean a few breaks in the run. First up was Mount Merrion to collect an insurance certificate. Ended up having to wait about 20 minutes for it so it was like starting again when I got going. Had to head to the bank in Baggot Street (ended up waiting there too ) & then back to work.
Total run was 6.8 miles (9.22, 9.38, 9.26, 8.54, 9.15, 9.09, 8.44 (.8) )
Would have liked to have time for a longer run but settled for a quicker one instead. Was happy that the pace felt comfortable throughout.
Cycle commute x 2 - 14.8 miles (including a detour to avoid 3 big dogs who were taking too much interest in me - I'm a coward that way :P )0 -
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Wed 5.1 miles recovery run along the canal. Felt sluggish for the first two miles but grand after that. Nothing much to say about this one :rolleyes: 5.1 miles (10.24, 10.25, 10.04, 10.04, 10.04, 9.03 (.1)
Cycle commute x 1 - 7.4 miles. Picked up a new bike after work. What a difference into the wind !!! Should make winter cycling a bit easier I hope
Mutt strolling x 2 again today - 30 minutes before work & 55 after. Walking with him reinforces why I could never run with him - he's either dragging me or I'm pulling him out of bushes !0 -
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