Berlin Q or Bust: Road to sub 2:45

shotgunmcos · 23-05-2019 7:50pm

skyblue46 wrote: »

Haha...I mean sprint a 10 sec section of it and then fully recover before going again.

You won't recover even walking up that gradient. Unless it's sprint 10sec and stop. Repeat x8. The woosing out. Go hard or go home! Full hill x10 walk down recoveries...

skyblue46 · 23-05-2019 7:57pm

shotgunmcos wrote: »

You won't recover even walking up that gradient. Unless it's sprint 10sec and stop. Repeat x8. The woosing out. Go hard or go home! Full hill x10 walk down recoveries...

At least Cherry Orchard hospital isn't far away!

healy1835 · 23-05-2019 8:33pm

shotgunmcos wrote: »

@healy - aerobically yeah. 2 niggles though and put the weight back on. Just the Charleville HM. B goal for the year I think was 1:25:××

1:25 there for the taking

healy1835 · 26-05-2019 12:59pm

Thu: PM: 11.1k: 54:10 @4:53/km

Fri: AM: 7.7k: 37:21 @4:50/km
Into work with 200m extra added on for a visit to the polling station

PM: 8.4k: 39:46 @4:44/km

Sat: 15k: 1:11:35 @4:46/km
Was up at the Battle for the Bay thing on the morning, wasn't sure if I'd get out at all as I'd the kids by myself, but their Grandad kindly offered to take them for a while of I wanted to go....at about the same time as my training partner messaged me about his run at the Lap of the Gap, 3:25, he was just out for a LR, but still it had the effect of motivating me out the door

Sun: 22.7k: 1:55:14 @5:04/km
Brought up 115k for the week. Feeling great. Keeping intensity low, gradually increasing distances.

healy1835 · 30-05-2019 8:34am

Mon: 14.2k: 1:10:00 @4:56/km
Easy on the plains. Had a few beers after Kildare's latest non-performance the day before so was a bit tired. On a brighter note, I won't have to contend with many more Kildare related hangovers this summer....

Tue: Nowt. Life happened, drew Pokemon with my two boys instead

Wed: 26.8k: 2:08:18 @4:48/km
As I'm not following a plan at the moment, more of a general guide I suppose, this wasn't exactly planned! Training partner is going to Liverpool to watch the CL final on Sat, so he wanted to get some miles in before the weekend. I thought 'why not?'. Tipping away, he suggests picking it up for 3/4 miles. Didn't really have a whole lot of time to debate about it, he's back in decent shape and wanted to show it, but i just went with him and I think we did a steady enough 5k, and it felt really comfortable. Felt great after the run, decent mileage and low intensity is agreeing with me.

AuldManKing · 30-05-2019 11:13pm

healy1835 wrote: »

Mon: 14.2k: 1:10:00 @4:56/km
Easy on the plains. Had a few beers after Kildare's latest non-performance the day before so was a bit tired. On a brighter note, I won't have to contend with many more Kildare related hangovers this summer....

Not sure whats going on with your lot.
I listened to Oisin McConville on 2nd Captains and he doesn't hold out much hope for you.
The SF v Dublin will be 'fun' :rolleyes: - who ever gets through.

healy1835 · 01-06-2019 5:21pm

AuldManKing wrote: »

Not sure whats going on with your lot.
I listened to Oisin McConville on 2nd Captains and he doesn't hold out much hope for you.
The SF v Dublin will be 'fun' :rolleyes: - who ever gets through.

Don't mind McConville, he's just bluffing and doesn't really know what's going on down here. I, on the other hand, do and I don't hold out much hope either

The bad days in Croke Park have heavily outnumbered the good ones in recent times so if we come through tomorrow, next Sunday will be a familiar death march up to HQ.....

healy1835 · 06-06-2019 4:42pm

Thu: 8Miles: 1:07:15 @5:14/km

Fri: 12.2k: 57:18 @4:43/km

Sat: AM: 15k: 1:14:05 @4:46/km
PM: 6k w/pooch 30ish

Sun: Nowt

Weekly Total: 86k inc 2 rest days

Mon: 19k: 1:31:28 @4:49/km

Tue: AM 12.5k: 1:01:59 @4:57/km
PM 7Miles: 1:00:34 @5:22/km

Wed: AM 10k: 49:27 @4:57/km
PM 8Miles: 1:03:52 @4:57/km

Thu: 8Miles: 1:04ish....watch died about 5k into run.

Upping the mileage but keeping the intensity low. Rinse & Repeat until July. Race plan for summer is pretty simple as I'm going to just race the Race Series. Not sure how sharp I'll be for the 10k, but will be racing all three. Easy running is great....

Swashbuckler · 06-06-2019 7:30pm

Noticing a mix of miles and kms. Any weird reason why? Haha

healy1835 · 06-06-2019 7:59pm

Swashbuckler wrote: »

Noticing a mix of miles and kms. Any weird reason why? Haha

Nope!! Doing a good few runs with my buddy who runs in miles....I'm at a place in my life now where I can get to 12.88km and call it 8 miles, rather than having to run the extra 120m

OOnegative · 06-06-2019 8:07pm

healy1835 wrote: »

Nope!! Doing a good few runs with my buddy who runs in miles....I'm at a place in my life now where I can get to 12.88km and call it 8 miles, rather than having to run the extra 120m

Might be the case for you, but very confusing for us idiots*..........

*only including myself in that.

skyblue46 · 06-06-2019 9:37pm

healy1835 wrote: »

Nope!! Doing a good few runs with my buddy who runs in miles....I'm at a place in my life now where I can get to 12.88km and call it 8 miles, rather than having to run the extra 120m

P runs laps of his garden to make up the 120 metres!

Swashbuckler · 06-06-2019 9:52pm

skyblue46 wrote:

P runs laps of his garden to make up the 120 metres!

Yeah and on some days I've been known to zigzag the car park at work.

healy1835 · 06-06-2019 9:55pm

skyblue46 wrote: »

P runs laps of his garden to make up the 120 metres!

I was that guy until recently.....although I'm not totally adverse to it still. It's probably just the relaxed nature of my training at the moment. July and the start of DCM training will test this out

OOnegative · 06-06-2019 10:04pm

Mullingar 10 this year J? Johnny Doyle surely worth a call up Sunday!!

skyblue46 · 06-06-2019 10:19pm

OOnegative wrote: »

Mullingar 10 this year J? Johnny Doyle surely worth a call up Sunday!!

Sure why not...let them play with 16

OOnegative · 06-06-2019 10:22pm

skyblue46 wrote: »

Sure why not...let them play with 16

Nothing worse than a cocky Dub!!!

skyblue46 · 06-06-2019 10:28pm

OOnegative wrote: »

Nothing worse than a cocky Dub!!!

Pride before a fall...the 5 in a row is what it's all about. I have a feeling there's a Seamus Darby moment in the year....or games like Donegal in 92 and 14

ReeReeG · 06-06-2019 10:33pm

skyblue46 wrote:

Pride before a fall...the 5 in a row is what it's all about. I have a feeling there's a Seamus Darby moment in the year....or games like Donegal in 92 and 14

Definitely not from Offaly this time though sadly

OOnegative · 06-06-2019 11:10pm

skyblue46 wrote: »

Pride before a fall...the 5 in a row is what it's all about. I have a feeling there's a Seamus Darby moment in the year....or games like Donegal in 92 and 14

Only thing out there to beat ye is yerselves!!!

skyblue46 · 06-06-2019 11:11pm

OOnegative wrote: »

Only thing out there to beat ye is yerselves!!!

We've been good at that in the past! I have a cigarette lighter with "Dublin All Ireland Champions 1992" printed on it!

healy1835 · 07-06-2019 4:34pm

OOnegative wrote: »

Mullingar 10 this year J? Johnny Doyle surely worth a call up Sunday!!

No Barry, that falls into my Bermuda Triangle of 3 weddings in 8 days in Jul/Aug! Prob would have ran it if it was the week before. Will run Race Series 10k instead.....Johnny has certainly not lost it, was at the game. Class act....

healy1835 · 07-06-2019 4:36pm

My log being hijacked by kildare gaa talk is a turn up for the books

80-1 on Sunday.....

Fri: 10Miles: 1:15:49 @4:42/km

healy1835 · 09-06-2019 7:55pm

Sat: 13.3k: 1:03:45 @4:47/km

Sun: 24k: 1:53:25 @4:43/km

New pair of Epic React 2's.......had no concerns about taking them out of the box and straight into a long run. Some shoe. Great morning out there, could have kept going at that pace forever.....ran fasted and didn't take on anything. Stag in Athlone next weekend so will try and keep the mileage decent until then.

132k for the week.

Decent-ish showing by the Lilywhites (for 45 mins anyway). Nothing like getting beaten by 15 points and then getting drowned on the way back to the car. Cian Healy now knows the harsh realities that lie in store for him

AuldManKing · 09-06-2019 10:21pm

healy1835 wrote: »

Sat: 13.3k: 1:03:45 @4:47/km

Sun: 24k: 1:53:25 @4:43/km

New pair of Epic React 2's.......had no concerns about taking them out of the box and straight into a long run. Some shoe. Great morning out there, could have kept going at that pace forever.....ran fasted and didn't take on anything. Stag in Athlone next weekend so will try and keep the mileage decent until then.

132k for the week.

Decent-ish showing by the Lilywhites (for 45 mins anyway). Nothing like getting beaten by 15 points and then getting drowned on the way back to the car. Cian Healy now knows the harsh realities that lie in store for him

I cant wear the Epic Reacts, they cause my heel no end of issues (about 3-4 months ago) - I bought the Epic Legends which have more cushioning in the heel and found them ok.

About the match - 1st 45 mins?? Dubs didn't actually start playing til then

healy1835 · 09-06-2019 10:37pm

AuldManKing wrote: »

I cant wear the Epic Reacts, they cause my heel no end of issues (about 3-4 months ago) - I bought the Epic Legends which have more cushioning in the heel and found them ok.

About the match - 1st 45 mins?? Dubs didn't actually start playing til then

Jesus A, you've got to let us go home with some little shred of hope

I've had no issues at all with the Epic Reacts.....quite the opposite. For me, they really come into their own on the longer runs.

Swashbuckler · 09-06-2019 10:40pm

Wore the epic reacts once and both heels were in bits afterwards. Me and AMK must have very similar heels.

OOnegative · 09-06-2019 10:43pm

Swashbuckler wrote: »

Wore the epic reacts once and both heels were in bits afterwards. Me and AMK must have very similar ankles.

Na, both sissy city boys.........

Swashbuckler · 09-06-2019 10:46pm

OOnegative wrote:

Na, both sissy city boys.........

Dont be fooled. I'm a country boy.

healy1835 · 13-06-2019 6:36am

I'll take a break from pedalling Nike runners to people for a while I think.....

Mon: 16.1k: 1:16:41 @4:46/km

Tue: AM: 7.5k: 34:14 @4:34/km
PM: 8.05k: 37:17 @4:38/km

Wed: 14.49k: 1:05:53 @4:33/km

Didn't exactly plan to go out and run a bit steadier the last couple of days, but.....Tue morning found me running into work with an impending whopper of a rain shower on the horizon, so I quickened the stride to avoid it. Yesterday was just one of those afternoons where i didn't even glance at the watch until near the tail end of the run. Will take it back a notch or two today.

I probably am getting a little restless but that was to be expected.

Berlin Q or Bust: Road to sub 2:45

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