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Year 4: "It's a game of inches"
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Well done.
I won't even mention the eleven year old girls I know jumping that height ; )
Ha probably could have rounded up a few of the Juveniles in our club to out jump me to but too young to compete (16 minimum age)
Putting it down to the wrong shoes though steeple spikes probably cost me atleast 40cm
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Was there any event you didn't try? Great stuff, sounds like you had a great day.ThebitterLemon wrote: »Well done, that's some variety.
You were only short of an egg and spoon race
TbL
At this stage I am one shy of the complete athletics set (Pole Vault) Sadly though I don't see me completing that one any time soon.0 -
Well done.
I won't even mention the eleven year old girls I know jumping that height ; )
He cleared 1.40. As the wind dropped and the crowd sat back down, he pointed towards the main stand and motioned for the officials to raise the barrier to 2.46. A number of his admiring fans fainted, others gasped in awe, his team mate called him a dick. He failed to break the world record that day but he was the only person with the balls to go for a world record on the day!
Great stuff, I hadn't realised you had competed in so many events. Hopefully there will be more in round two!0 -
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Interesting - have you done any walking or high jumping in recent times, or is it just muscle memory from a mis-spent youth?
The walk, I have done once, last year 2 days after I broke my collarbone as I was unable to do steeple in same event (2nd round). Before this the only time I have done it was as part of my level one coaching qualification with the AAI where you had to go through the basics of each even but I seemed to get the hang of it pretty well.
High jump I think the last time I did this was about 6 years ago in the same event. Growing up however I did quite a bit of this as training twice a week was 45-60 min run followed by about 60 min consisting of circuits, hurdle work and high jump. Qualified for All Ireland a few times but people started growing taller and I didn't so my career was ended early on in my teens.0 -
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Would be really interested in the diet changes if you'll post them along with your training. I just bring salad (packed with lots of veg) & tins of tuna into work for the week - much cheaper option than Bombay Pantry (although admittedly not as tasty but probably healthier!) Lidl sells turkey mince which can be quickly turned into a burger (actually I must make a few of those myself, sounds delicious).
I was recently at a 'Banting' talk in DCU based on these guys I lasted about 2 days then gave up again but must try and revisit it once I'm feeling better, so much of what the speaker said made sense, if only I could kick my bread addiction!!
Best of luck with this training cycle.0 -
Would be really interested in the diet changes if you'll post them along with your training. I just bring salad (packed with lots of veg) & tins of tuna into work for the week - much cheaper option than Bombay Pantry (although admittedly not as tasty but probably healthier!) Lidl sells turkey mince which can be quickly turned into a burger (actually I must make a few of those myself, sounds delicious).
I was recently at a 'Banting' talk in DCU based on these guys I lasted about 2 days then gave up again but must try and revisit it once I'm feeling better, so much of what the speaker said made sense, if only I could kick my bread addiction!!
Best of luck with this training cycle.
To be honest there is nothing to revolutionary about my approach to diet.
I have mentioned it before I simply see a good diet as quality control (i.e aim to eat nutrient dense food). Won't get into the whole carb debate as it gets done to death but I think unless a) you are meticulous with your diet (which I am not) and b) really understand human biology on a grand scale (interaction of different systems in the body) you are going to screw up your recovery in training (affects on cortisol levels) or long term health implications (affects on insulin resistance which long term I do feel could be a real issue down the line following on from the current fitness diet trends, though not enough research has been done in this area to confirm or dispel my reservations here)
I am usually good for the salads in work myself (Feta Cheese or Tuna in the Lidl salad bowls) but the BP stuff is a alternative when I get lazy or treatments get in the way before work that my prep time gets severely hampered (prep is one of my downfalls). Can pick up a chicken/beetroot/chickpea "protein" box for 7.50 which has enough for 2 meals so not a bad alternative to have
The Turkey Burgers actually work out pretty good if bought in bulk (50/100) and come in a range of flavours (Sweet Chilli and Kale, Franks Hotsauce and Peppers and a few other flavours) Again they are handy so work well to have a couple of packs in the freezer.
In terms of changes just small things -
- Dicing spring onion and throwing into breakfast scrambled eggs
- Honey in herbal tea's to kerb the sweet tooth
- Green Tea bags into water bottle to give a bit of flavour
- Avoid the sweets press
Outside of that I generally eat pretty good so I won't be making any whole sale changes just simply doing better with the smaller things and letting the big things take care of themselves.0 -
Myles Splitz wrote: »Won't get into the whole carb debate as it gets done to death but I think unless a) you are meticulous with your diet (which I am not) and b) really understand human biology on a grand scale (interaction of different systems in the body) you are going to screw up your recovery in training (affects on cortisol levels) or long term health implications (affects on insulin resistance which long term I do feel could be a real issue down the line following on from the current fitness diet trends, though not enough research has been done in this area to confirm or dispel my reservations here)
Yeah I'm not meticulous either, those are very good points I hadn't considered. Had a look at the Kerrigan website earlier, they do sound very tasty! I would do my usual trick of putting them in the freezer and forgetting to take them out
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I don't do many FYP's but this was too obviousMyles Splitz wrote: »- Avoid filling the sweets press
Really looking forward to following your marathon journey Myles. I think you've taken a very pragmatic approach to this one, concentrating on your shorter times earlier in the year with a few PB's bagged and now switching to the heavier stuff 18 weeks out. Looking at last week, I'm assuming the current focus is building milage and strength before diving into the faster stuff?
Out of interest what sort of approach have you taken in terms of setting sessions and structuring the plan? Are you getting coached or working up your own ideas yourself, or a mix of both?
The very best of luck with it either way.0 -
I don't do many FYP's but this was too obvious
Avoid filling the sweets press
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fully agree, when i am looking for something sweet, nut butter on an oatcake, Greek yogurt & a few berries also hit the spot.
For a nibble i have Brazil & cashew nuts......they all do less damage but you don't feel deprived!!0 -
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I don't do many FYP's but this was too obvious
Really looking forward to following your marathon journey Myles. I think you've taken a very pragmatic approach to this one, concentrating on your shorter times earlier in the year with a few PB's bagged and now switching to the heavier stuff 18 weeks out. Looking at last week, I'm assuming the current focus is building milage and strength before diving into the faster stuff?
Out of interest what sort of approach have you taken in terms of setting sessions and structuring the plan? Are you getting coached or working up your own ideas yourself, or a mix of both?
The very best of luck with it either way.
At the moment yes focus on strength building. Still a few weeks off being strong enough to handle sessions but couple more 80+ weeks and steadier runs and progression runs as sessions for the most part. Most sessions will be more marathon specific off the back of the 10k block previously as I always viewed both as part of a bigger overall plan.
In terms of plan I devised it back last august as a continuation of the 10k plan. The overall plan has not changed but odd tweak based on input from Tom from the club as well as following build up of a few Brits on Strava (Aaron Scott one in particular who trains odd time with Pollock and Seaward)
Plan was devised based off UK style training from few presentations from Martin Rush (NI Endurance Co ordinator)
I can email you on outline if you want? Nothing overly complicated but two big sessions a week and rest easy with Alternation style sessions and Daniels type sessions and progressions etc0 -
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Mon AM 7.1 easy (7.44 min/m) PM 6.3 easy (7.28 min/m)
Tues AM 10 progression PM 3 recovery (9.15 min/m)
Wed AM 4.1 easy (7.35 min/m) PM 5 w/ 3 MPish (7.00min/m)
Thur 4 miles easy (8.15 min/m)
Fri 14 easy (7.28 min/m)
Sat 11 easy (7.33 min/m)
Sun 5.1 easy (8.02 min/m)
Total Weekly Mileage: 69.6
Good start to the week but it petered out a bit towards the tail end for a few reasons. Got out of work early on monday evening so managed to get slightly longer done on my trek home than planned. Pace got a bit away from me foolishly with the session the next day.
Tuesday the plan was to meet TRR for this one and I kinda needed it as I wasn't feeling the love sadly something cropped up so I was by my tobler. Eased into it but found myself hitting my stride quite quickly than I though. Was in cruise control for most of this with the plan being 12 I hit 9 going into the MP miles and started to struggle a bit. Sweating a bit more than I should have and generally just feeling bad here and knew it would be foolish to try and gut it out for the sake of it so I pulled the plug.
Wednesday got a bit of an SOS call for a pacer so ammended my evening run from aa few handy miles to 3mile pacing gig. Funny how things go as earlier I wasn't feeling great on my lunch run @ 7.30ish pace yet felt like could go on forever (may have to see if the Lemon is around October 30th to chase me around the streets of Dublin) splits were 6.10, 6.20, 6.20 so mileage down but decent little run. This run did have a casualty though as garmin died shortly after with the cradle for charging broke I am still waiting on new one to arrive.
Thursday took it easy with the bit of quality the two days in a row. Decided to bring the phone out to use the strava to log it. Having issues with that so resorted to the only other thing I could; Pokemon Go, handy recovery run to freshen up the legs proved fruitful as it kicked off my campaign into this highly addictive game (great to see kids actually having to get out and walk to interact with it. As long as Mario Kart Go doesn't come into the pipelines we should be ok, Dublin drivers are bad enough)
Friday and Saturday had the company of TRR, DQ and Dublinrunner to help me rack up some of the longer runs though I did leave the long run a little bit shorter than I originally intended this week. Well need to see that creep up in the coming months, still I don't think I have ever managed 3 weeks of consecutive 90+ min runs so going in the right direction anyway.
One more week of this base phase and then we will start to bring in a bit more quality work that is a little more specific. Happy with how it is going though.0 -
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Myles Splitz wrote: »
Having issues with that so resorted to the only other thing I could; Pokemon Go, handy recovery run to freshen up the legs proved fruitful as it kicked off my campaign into this highly addictive game (great to see kids actually having to get out and walk to interact with it.
As excuses go this is right up there with the best I foresee a new category in this year's awards ......... 0 -
As excuses go this is right up there with the best I foresee a new category in this year's awards .........This Fat Girl Runs wrote: »Funny you mention that. I was thinking if anyone at work plays the game (I don't myself), I'd offer to take their phones with me on a lunchtime run to hatch their eggs...for a small donation, of course. :P
@TFGR The way the popularity of the game is going you could soon become a professional runner with a Pokemon Go hatching service on the side. Just hold out till the boss starts playing and all of a sudden you should have all the training time you need each day
@Kit sadly I can't stand running with phone to often so it only came out the once on this recovery run. Now that new Garmin charging cradle is here will have to just resort to evening walks with the OH (she is even more into it than me)
Oddily enough the demographics of the game seem very skewed towards nostalgia judging by the droves of people you see around the place. Hopefully the kids catch on soon enough and we could have and exercise boom to revive the 80s road running standards for the next generation.0 -
Mon 8 easy (7.27 min/m)
Tues AM 10 Steady (6.33 min/m) Tues PM 3.1 rec (9.06 min/m)
Wed AM 14 easy (7.55 min/m) PM 5 easy (8.01 min/m)
Thurs AM 6 miles easy (7.34 min/m) Thurs PM 4 v.easy (8.26 min/m)
Fri 8.3 easy (7.32 min/m)
Sat 3.3 easy (8.04 min/m)
Sun 13.6 easy (7.14 min/m)
Total Weekly Mileage: 75.9
Bit of a week of up and downs (though more equipment related) and some silly decisions.
The body was making a few grumblings making me aware of the more consistent higher mileage but have been managing as best I could. With that in mind when I went to get new shoes for training (other ones have reached their end with the sides splitting sadly) I made the conscious decision to get something with a bit more of a heel raise and support than the Kinvara's I normally use for my every day mileage so opted for the Saucony Guide.1st mistake of the week was opting to bin the Kinvara's and crack on with a session without breaking them in.
Session itself went great. Did this in the height of Tuesday's sunshine yet despite this I was able to hit steady effort, probably should have dialed it back a little bit I felt good for majority of the run and even by the end I was working hard but feeling good despite being slightly overcooked in the midday sun. Made the decision to just do 10 rather than 12 though even before I started the run.
Wednesday's morning run ended up being a bit longer than planned as met DrQ and TRR for this one and hit the trails in Phoenix park. Fairly tired for this one so the pace was handy and just ended up getting time on the feet. Happy to get it done but it lead to mistake #2. Rather than say okay you did a longer run in the morning bail on the evening run I figured would keep the structure of the week and decided to go out for 5 in the evening anyway. Left it as late as I could and stuck to the grass to try and be sensible about a stupid decision but the legs were extremely tired on these 5 miles.
Thursday morning was a panic run. Had felt odd niggle in the shin since Tuesday night (no doubt not breaking the shoes in before my session had an impact there) but it was nothing more than a slight dull ache on touch so didn't think of it too much. Thursday morning however and I was feeling it on my run with every step which had me very panicked (shin pain along the bone always sends of alarm bells) came home and did a bit of an assessment on it though and thankfully all signs were leading to a tendon issue rather than bone. loosened out over the day though and a handy jog that night with no ill effects
Spent Thursday evening and all day Friday working event massage at Morton Games so time for training was a little bit strapped (got out Friday morning with DrQ and Dublinrunner for a few) but always a great experience working on world medallists and professional athletes in a very laid back setting. The fanboy in me always shines through a little when I can tell who someone is before they introduce themselves or I can say how they got on in there last race. Seemed to have the magic touch a well as got the opportunity to work on the mens and womens mile winners (all down to the treatments of course, nothing to do with their years of hard work )
I did however get a chance for a bit of an assessment on the niggle and treatment. Thankfully he backed up my initial thoughts that it was tendonous coming from peroneals and Tibalis Anterior. My tight calves however had them ironically in a position of easy so free to run away on it till it clears up in about 7-10 days fully.
The two days however absolutely wiped me as I was comatosed by the time I finished. I was fit for my bed Friday and even Saturday after work shift I had very little energy to get anything done.
Sunday was testing out new Garmin and the HR features and like the shoes earlier in the week the Forerunner 220 had stopped taking a charge (initially thought it was the cradle) was cruising along on the run and happened to bump into DrQ randomly along the canal which helped big time for a bit of company.
Overall mileage is there or there abouts but the long runs still a little shy of where I want them. Over the last 4 weeks however I have managed to shift to longer single runs in general so all in all things continue moving in the right direction. Start to add a bit of quality now over the coming weeks and get really into the throngs of marathon training.0 -
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