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So this week was just going to be another week of easy running just to see how the leg holds up.
Mon 9th Jan rest day
Tuesday 10th no running due to safe guard training for junior park run. The marvellous Mrs KennyG is going to be RD for this great new event in St Anne's so I said I'd help out.
Wednesday 11th Jan back to Pilates a good class and felt it on Thursday morning.
Thursday 12th Jan can't believe it's already Thursday and I haven't run
I need to get a little better organised and back into my run mutting next week. Joined Mrs KennyG for this one the snow was just starting when we hit Clontarf Coast it was freezing and an icy wind blowing from town. 4 miles avg pace 9.54.
Friday 13th decide to do a circuits class in the local GAA club start building up my strength. Really enjoyed this and the body was hurting in places I didn't know I had muscles.
Saturday 14th could not walk down the stairs after the circuits class last night oh my god. Went up to St Annes for park run and PJD and LauraAC kept me company on this one. Was delighted with the company and their chatter to keep me distracted. While the pace was easy I found it tough which is down to my lack of running over the past few months. Definately need to work on my fitness. 3 miles avg pace 9.47
Sunday 15th joined a few of the park run gang this morning for a recce of the Raheny 5 mile course. Enjoyed the run the fitness definately stopping my chatter and replacing it with huffing and puffing towards the end of the run. 5 miles avg pace 10.09
A low week of mileage but on the upside no twinges in my leg and I'm happy with how the recovery is going and I got some nice steady runs. Ballycotton is 8 weeks out so will dust off one of the graduates plans and get stuck into a structured plan for this race. Need to build up my strength and fitness lose some Xmas lbs.
Weekly mileage 12.20 -
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So much for getting into a plan and proper running this week has been a disaster trying to get out running. Between work and life getting in the way only managed to get out once before the weekend.
Tues 24 the Jan 6 miles avg pace 10.24 splits 9.41, 10.24, 10.21, 10.22, 10.46, 10.48. Enjoyed this run feel like things getting back.
Wed 25th had to cancel planned runmute home due to delay in work. Pilates later great class.
Thursday 26th had planned to run at lunch time but meeting that ran through lunch put a stop to that and was out then Thursday night.
Other commitments Friday and Saturday .... more no running
Raheny 5 Sunday 29th Jan
This is a great run and one of my favourites and a great start to the running year. With fitness levels still not where I'd like them to be decided I would give this race a good lash while not expecting a pb I wanted to get an idea or where the fitness levels were. Not a great day weather wise with the rain starting quiet early. But no wind was good and it wasn't too cold. This was to be my first outing in the raheny shamrock colours. Was a bit apprehensive about wearing it feeling some pressure of running well and also the fact that me and M were the first to register for the race so I was no 1 and M was no 2..... no pressure had visions of me and mick cloheisey alongside each other !!! Did a bit of a warm up and met up with the pr gang. Was to run with PJD but couldn't see him so headed off to start line and got ready for the off.
Mile 1 the usual congestion but kept the pace steady great support all along the route and was loving the support my Raheny kit was getting. M had said to aim for 9 min miles and see how I felt. 8.58 happy with that.
Mile 2 9.11, mile 3 9.08, was feeling good watched the form tried to keep the pace steady enjoyed the support throughout the route.
Was starting to feel it in my legs now entering the park but kept going trying to concentrate on breathing and form. Found the avenue long and never ending and was glad of the turn which meant I was on the home straight mile 4 9.15.
I was getting tired now and could see my pace drop on the watch when I heard the ever cheerful PJD behind me telling me the hardship he had trying to catch me from the back of the running group since the start of the race cause he was late and I now had to pay back and give it socks to the finish. I told him to go on. But no he roared and shouted at me to move it wasn't long now. He's a little stubborn like that but great in that I upped the pace. As we approached the final meters got a roar from Aquinn and Annie get your run and TFGR all helping to get me to the finish. PJD wasn't giving in insisting on sprint finish and I gave it my all.
Official time 45.46 previous pb is 44.01 for this distance. Happy enough with the result some work to do for ballycotton but it gives me a sense of where I'm at.
Fantastic flapjacks as usual from Denisb and great to catch up with all the boardies afterwards lots of pbs and happy runners. Finished off with celebratory pints in Raheny with the PR gang.0 -
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What a disastrous week. Was all set to get stuck into the graduates plan from last year which involves 5 days of running 60 mins easy 40 mins easy some speed work and then allowing me to incorporate a park run and long run the the weekend. Was all fired up and raring to go after my rest day Monday. Worked out all my paces. Life unfortunately got in the way so not a great week running.
Tuesday 6 miles easy avg pace 10.31 did a loop of Clontarf first mile was slow but gradually got on pace. Feeling very tired this week very busy in work and it's taking its toll a bit. Splits 11.06, 10.26, 10.16, 10.38, 10.25, 10.21. Felt great after this run.
Wednesday had a planned run but got delayed in work and with training for jnr park run that night didn't get out at all.
Thursday and Friday working late and getting a head cold. God I'm such a moaney a*se
Saturday While I wanted to stay in bed in need of zzzz'sss I dragged myself out of the bed and up to parkrun. Catch up with Toulouse who very kindly kept me company on this route. Cold morning but an enjoyable run. Avg pace 9.21 splits 9.29, 9.27, 9.20. Great to see such high numbers again and good to catch up with everyone for post run coffees.
Sunday was the launch of jnr park run in St Annes with the wonderful Mrs KennyG as event director. With a promised birthday outing with my nephew in the afternoon it would have to be an early start for my run before jnr park run. Up and out at 7.30 am couldn't believe how dark it still was. Met up with one of my run buddies and we headed into St Anne's what a beautiful morning the park looked amazing untouched frosty playing fields on a crisp clear morning. Had a lovely 6 miles run. Had toyed with doing 8 miles to up my weekly mileage but got a talking to from FBOT to keep it to 6 miles. So did what I was told. Avg pace 10.27 splits 11.16, 10.26,10.20, 10.21,10.16, 10.06.
Finished off at the jnr parkrun start point to help get set up, a whopping 218 kids turned up, what a fantastic event and such energy. Great to see so many of the St Annes crew and boards crew involved in the event, was delighted to be involved in it.
Hopefully work will not be as bad next week and running will be back to normal.0 -
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you and me both, A. Sorry I missed you today, you were gone by the time we found the lads after. Good luck as a Shamrock! 
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