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Berlin Q or Bust: Road to sub 2:45
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dublin runner wrote: »Name to face now! Good to see you earlier.
Hope you warmed up after - unbelievably cold and windy! Great bunch of people around that neck of the woods.
Yeah went back to the car for hat,gloves and jacket before I pottered around for 11k
nice to meet you as well A....I know the Hockey Club were delighted with the race. 0 -
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Limerick Half Marathon: Week 8 of 10
Mon: 12.5k Easy: 1:00:29 @4:50/km
Tue: 13k Easy: 1:03:02 @4:51/km
Wasn't feeling this one, throat scratchy and a bit of a headache....omens weren't good.
Wed: Previous nights **** show in the Nou Camp was still clouding my humour and wasnt in any mood to do.....
Session 12x500m off 70secs.
I had a 400's session down in the plan, but my training partner was doing this session, which wasn't a million miles off what I was going to do anyway, so I joined him rather than face a solo session.
Splits: 100,96,95,92,*98,*101
96,94 93,95,93,91
*GPS waaaay off on these two.
Solid session, moving by the end. Company was great. He's getting back to something near top shape, so we'll hopefully get a good few in together this summer as he's off to Berlin to set me another marker for Dublin
Thu: 9 Miles Relaxed: 1:07:21 @4:39/km
The feared dose never came, and this one just arrived with the good weather. One of those days where it seemed easy.
Fri: 8 Miles Easy: 1:01:48 @4:48/km
See Thu
Sat: Session 2x2 Mile (11:50, 11:53)
Meant to be 3x2 mile bit didn't get out until nearly 9 o'clock as my lovely wife was not feeling great all day. Probably should have canned it as I was pretty tired leaving the house.....rallied a bit after a warm up and got 2 reps done. Things felt like they were starting to fray a bit towards the end of the second; form, breathing, effort levels......decided that 2 was better than none and did a decent warm down and then home to bed.
Sun: 12k Buggy: 1:00:26 @4:59/km
LR was pushed until Mon, so got this in before a very ropey day on the nutrition front....
91k for the week.
Limerick Half Marathon: Week 9 of 10
Mon: Long Run: 26k Steady: 1:52:29 @4:20/km
F*$k me, I'd almost forgotten what it was like to go long in decent weather. Didn't bring any drink, but thankfully avoided a bonk by finding a euro on the ground coming into Kilcullen. That water saved me from sending up the rescue flare I think......run itself was grand, a little ropey last mile or so, but that was purely self inflicted by today's hydration and yesterday's nutrition. The breeze was cat as well, I don't think I've ever been on a run where a strong breeze has helped me less
into the run in now.....
Edit: 7:45pm.....big sunburnt gimp on me now as well.0 -
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Are you ok J?
Thanks A eh, not fantastic. Took Fri & Sat off, then had to pull up before the end of LR yesterday. Was grand for about 10miles but energy levels just seemed to tank very quickly. Running partners had to drive back and pick me up
Not sure what it is, took today off work, plenty of vitamin c and electrolytes. Hopefully it'll pass. I'd like to think i AM able to see the bigger picture and that a) it should pass and I'll run Sunday, or worst case scenario b) I don't get to run Sunday. It is frustrating though....0 -
Thanks A eh, not fantastic. Took Fri & Sat off, then had to pull up before the end of LR yesterday. Was grand for about 10miles but energy levels just seemed to tank very quickly. Running partners had to drive back and pick me up
Not sure what it is, took today off work, plenty of vitamin c and electrolytes. Hopefully it'll pass. I'd like to think i AM able to see the bigger picture and that a) it should pass and I'll run Sunday, or worst case scenario b) I don't get to run Sunday. It is frustrating though....
Is your heart rate elevated and do you feel like you have a dose?
Rest and decent diet this week. Plenty of fluids. Did the kids have a dose recently and or it is only hitting you now?0 -
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Is your heart rate elevated and do you feel like you have a dose?
Rest and decent diet this week. Plenty of fluids. Did the kids have a dose recently and or it is only hitting you now?
It's more a general type of tiredness, intermittent headaches. I've a few horrendous mouth ulcers which aren't a great sign I know. Have never really ran on HR.......I work with kids so a dose is never far away 0 -
It's more a general type of tiredness, intermittent headaches. I've a few horrendous mouth ulcers which aren't a great sign I know. Have never really ran on HR.......I work with kids so a dose is never far away
My favourite suggestion then it is. Get a tonic! A decent one like Floravital. To me mouth ulcers mean you are run down.1 -
It's more a general type of tiredness, intermittent headaches. I've a few horrendous mouth ulcers which aren't a great sign I know. Have never really ran on HR.......I work with kids so a dose is never far away
Pesky kids! My 2 lovelies and their friends/cousins are the culprits of most doses in my gaff. Mouth ulcers are not a great sign. I have a small one which is undoubtedly fatigue/stress. Rest, fluids as aquinn said is all you can do!0 -
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shotgunmcos wrote: »Pesky kids! My 2 lovelies and their friends/cousins are the culprits of most doses in my gaff. Mouth ulcers are not a great sign. I have a small one which is undoubtedly fatigue/stress. Rest, fluids as aquinn said is all you can do!
I have one the size of a 5c coin hopefully it'll all be alright on the night. You're in great nick Mike, I think you're a bit closer to 3hrs then you think you are. But I understand your caution; get a good marathon under the belt and then go into the next one(DCM?) with confidence. 0 -
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Swashbuckler wrote: »I'd be loading up on Vit C too.
What is the likelihood of at least 8 hrs uninterrupted sleep each night this week?
I've long since given up on that P. I will say that Erin Healy has settled a bit in the last while so my sleep has gotten a little better....but it may be a couple of years before I can add sleep to the Positives Column
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Swashbuckler wrote: »Any chance the missus would take over for a few days and you can make up the deficit next week? Haha. I've been good at negotiating that in the past.
It's not even about who gets up at this stage! Last night Mrs Healy was in, but I was woken up and couldn't get back to sleep until the baby had settled add to this the fact that, this week of all weeks, we're getting some work done with the fence in the back garden which means the dog has to accompanied out to do her business, as if shes let out by herself she'll do a runner and I'll have an impromptu late night interval session on my hands FML...... 0 -
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Tue: 8 Miles Recovery: 1:09:02 @5:22/km
On the plains.
Wed: 10k with pooch.
Thu: 10x500 Session. Repeated last weeks session with my partner who was doing it again. Squeezed it in early and just felt pretty wiped for most of it. Decided on a couple of days rest.
Sun: (Almost) 20k Easy: 1:35:38 @4:55/km
As previously reported, a serious bonk occured and had to be ferried home by a very accommodating running buddy
80k for the week.
Limerick Half Marathon: Week 10 of 10
Tue: 6k Easy: 29:13 @4:52/km
Rested for Sun & Mon. Tonic, Vitamin C, Electrolytes, Food etc.....was encouraged to get out for an easy trot if I felt up to it, which I did.
Wed: 6k: 27:20 @4:32/km
As yesterday , but working down to a 6min mile to finish. Feeling more positive about Sunday than I have been the last few days.0 -
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Swashbuckler wrote: »Could I borrow some of your optimism?
Great news tho. Was happy to see it on Strava.
Which leg are you running again? How serious is your team taking it? 0 -
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