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Hanson's Hobble.. so that's what it is! I don't start the plan until Christmas but simulating the routine as a test at the moment. The first mile sure does suck but at least now I'll get a giggle out of it
Solid week put down there Huzzah!0 -
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I think you're at the hardest part of the plan if it's any help. You've a lot of work done but still a lot to do and no sign of a race on the horizon at all yet. These are the tough weeks that you just have to grind out. But another 2 weeks and then you'll be on a 3 week count down to taper and before you know then you'll be tapering and then the excitement will really start to build. The weather really hasn't been helpful at all either, it's been so muggy for so long now, it's draining. Even my energetic kids are slowing down in this weather, they come in from 20 mins of kicking a ball around and they're dripping in sweat - it's a bit gross actually :cool: Make sure you're drinking plenty, eating well and sleep/rest is important too. You're doing great so hang tough, mind yourself
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shotgunmcos wrote: »Kudos getting the week done with such a low motivation. 10 weeks in, moving on the strength portion this week? What has hit the motivation? Fatigue, enough sleep, hydrated enough etc..?
I just didn't have an enjoyable or even okay run all week, but I think Ariana' has hit the nail on the head. I'm just getting into the meat of the plan now and the end seems a long way off. It just seems a bit daunting. I love the strength workouts but I also know they'll make the fatigue worse for a few weeks until the body adjusts again.I think you're at the hardest part of the plan if it's any help. You've a lot of work done but still a lot to do and no sign of a race on the horizon at all yet. These are the tough weeks that you just have to grind out. But another 2 weeks and then you'll be on a 3 week count down to taper and before you know then you'll be tapering and then the excitement will really start to build. The weather really hasn't been helpful at all either, it's been so muggy for so long now, it's draining. Even my energetic kids are slowing down in this weather, they come in from 20 mins of kicking a ball around and they're dripping in sweat - it's a bit gross actually :cool: Make sure you're drinking plenty, eating well and sleep/rest is important too. You're doing great so hang tough, mind yourself
Nail on the head, I think. You're very astute. You should be a mentor Unfortunately, there isn't a three-week taper in the plan, but hopefully, once I get the first few strength weeks out of the way, I'll settle back into it.Oh God. Sounds like a tough week and well done for doing as much as you did. The weather the last couple of days is really off putting anyway. What’s on the cards for this week?
More torture No, actually, doing your 6x1mile but at a far more leisurely PMP - 10 seconds.You're so consistent Huzzah!
Yesterday was horrific for running, I had a very similar experience to you myself. I was out for a lunchtime run just now and it was possibly even worse! The sooner this humidity passes the better.
I shall look forward to this evening's run, so. Ah well, the day itself could well be humid. No harm getting used to it.0 -
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Day |Plan|Actual |Avg Pace| HR|Comments|
Monday, 23 July |Easy 8km|Easy 8km| 7:28/km | 137(149) | Delighted this was only 8km. Delighted. It was a nice enough run, despite my earlier whinging here, along the seafront
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Tuesday, 24 July |6x1mile@PMP - 10| per plan | Per plan: 6:11; 6:12; 6:11; 6:12; 6:13; and 6:13 | 153(172) | I enjoyed these sessions the last time. I mistakenly thought they’d be a bit easier this time given the slightly slower paces, but it wasn’t to be - a nicely tough session. The only downside is it takes half the night to get it done at my pace. First intermediate Pilates in the morning - tbh, the only thing intermediate about it was the lack of direction.|
Wednesday, 25 July |Rest|Rest|- | - | - |
Thursday, 26 July |Tempo 13k plus w/up +c/d | 17ishkm incl 13@pmp | 6:13; 6:20; 6:15; 6:17; 6:19; 6:16; 6:15; 6:21; 6:20; 6:17; 6:18; 6:11; and 6:29 | 163(178) |I need to stop doing these on the hills! It was tough a run as I’ve ever done but I never felt like I wouldn’t get it done at the same time. Going to do next week’s on the seafront. |
Friday, 27 July | Easy 8km |6km |7:07/km |129(144) | Interrupted run, half outside, half on the dreadmill and cut short by a need to be somewhere.|
Saturday, 28 July| Easy 13km | Easy 13km | 7:20/km | 137(161) | Much more enjoyable than last week’s iteration of this run. I felt like I was tootling along at quite an easy pace/effort.|
Sunday, 29 July| Long 26km | Long 26km |7:06/km | 153(184) | A cold and wet run, not that I’m complaining. I broke this down into 10k+10k+6k and it really helped psychologically. Not as easy or enjoyable as the 15miler two weeks ago but happy to run my longest run ever without ever feeling like I wasn’t going to complete it. Had a mix of gels and Shot Bloks on this and they went down okay - the Shots a bit better than the gel|
Week 11 Total |87km ||Week 11 Comments| Just tipping away as best I can. Apologies for my grumbles last week. I think I was expecting it to be an easier week than it was and was feeling a bit overfaced heading into this week, but it's done now! Huzzah! for that.0 -
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Longest run ever - congrats! The thoughts of those kind of distances still intimidate me like mad!
Me too, hence the 10k+10k+6k.Wow Huzzah your doing some mileage well done on the last two weeks they look tough and congrats on completing your longest distance
Thanks - last week was easier than the week before, strangely enough.Really ...
I'm sensing a lack of commitment :eek::pac:
I blame Dublin Bus 0 -
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Hallo there, log, it’s been a while!
I’ve been keeping a log of my training but just haven’t posted for a while because I’ve been having an interesting time of it on the “injury” front.
It all started on an easy run a few weeks ago, when my right knee started making the loudest cracking noise every time I used my right leg. My knees are fairly crackly, anyway, and I know it’s nothing generally to be concerned about, but this was loud enough to cause embarrassment and it was every single step for about 3k. A quick google (:o) told me not to worry if it wasn’t painful, so I kept going. It stopped cracking and a short time later, I felt a sharp pain in my knee and then nothing. I laughed it off as a weird incident but it happened again the following morning when I was walking down the steps to Pilates. I also had the tiniest bit of pain doing certain movements in Pilates, so I thought I’d be super cautious and move a planned physio visit forward – a decision I’m now regretting. My usual physio has gone to a new job, so I went to a different one.
I continued running and did my session that evening with no ill effects. I’d the tiniest bit of stiffness/discomfort when I’d stand up after sitting for a long time, but nothing of note. The physio, however, carried out some tests and thought I’d torn my meniscus. He told me not to run, but I was lucky enough to schedule an MRI at very short notice, so I decided to keep running so long as the pain stayed away, reasoning to myself that the results of the MRI would only be a few days away and sure, I couldn’t do much damage in a short amount of time, right?
The results of the MRI ended up taking a good bit longer than expected. There was a tantrum when I quit running for a day (log to follow), but then I felt stupid not running when I’d no pain. The results of the MRI turned out to be relatively good – no injury to cartilage or ligaments, but it did show a tiny bit of swelling. Again, the physio told me not to run but that he was confident I’d get to Berlin. I wasn’t sure how, as if I’d listened, I would’ve missed more than a month of training. There was no plan as to how I was going to get there and I got more and more frustrated. The physio was pretty sure the swelling was the result of a “trauma” and not an overuse injury.
I started considering listening to the physio and maybe trying to aim for Dublin, instead. I cheated on Boards and asked for advice on the Hansons Facebook page on how to redirect from a goal race. I didn’t get much assistance other than to quit my moaning and keep running, basically. Sorry, Boards friends, it won’t happen again. All the while I was running pain free. The only real niggle I had was in my calf and I blame Knockmaroon for that I have been getting the very odd knee “wobble”, so while I may have seemd gung ho, I wasn’t supremely confident in my life’s choices.
The physio, a swimmer, had in the initial consultation recommended that I get a second opinion from the head physio, a runner. Eventually, I came around to thinking that this might be a good idea. Apart from anything, I was told I’d need a couple of visits to rehab the knee. I’ve also taken a pretty big knock to my confidence and decided that whatever physio number 2 said would make the decision for me. I saw him last night and he said, after initial tests: “that knee is grand!” He then said I’d managed the injury well (:cool:), to keep up the exercises and do some more he added and that it was very unusual to train for a marathon and not get some kind of a knock. He said not to re-direct to Dublin, but he did say not to chase a time – more to do with it being my first than anything.
To be 100% truthfully honest, and hopefully without jinxing myself, this is the most niggle free I’ve been in a training cycle for some time. I’d say my leg would need to be hanging off me to go to a physio again, so fingers crossed that I get through the next three and a bit weeks with no more incidents. Well, I do have to go back to him 10 days out from D Day.
Apologies for the long post – I considered not bothering, but I really do want to keep a log of my training. 0 -
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