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17th - 24th September
Monday 17th: Rest Day.
Tuesday 18th: On the day I thought this was a very easy run but of course Ali arrived the following morning and made this one seem calm. A run of the mill easy run out through Tolka Valley Park to Ashtown before turning for a breeze assisted run down the Royal canal to Phibsborough and then back uphill through Glasnevin. A cracking sunny morning.
Wednesday 19th: Session day and Storm Ali day. There was a 50 minute tempo on the plan and no storm was stopping me! :pac: Crazy decision it turned out to be as I was never as frightened on a run. Pace was to be in the 7:07 to 7:18 range. My slowest mile was a 7:25 and that was on a steep downhill into the gale. Fastest mile, a 6:51 felt like a jog so strong was the wind behind me. Fallen trees on every road I ran on including one on Sybil Hill which landed about 6 feet from me as I watched it crash down! Got it done anyway. Paces were OK at a 7:08 average and warmup/ cooldown brought it up to 12 miles.
Thursday 20th/ Friday 21st: Nothing much to report. Easy miles on derivatives of the Collins Ave/ Griffith Ave loop. 6.2m @ 9:09 and 4.6m @ 8:45.
Saturday 22nd: Session. 60 mins at moderate pace (7:56-8:10) was the plan. I did this on a lap which included the uphill DCM miles from the Liffey to Castleknock including Manor Street and Chesterfield Ave. I just feel you can't do too much practice on this section as it's so important come marathon day. I ran it a touch too fast with all splits being in the 7:40-7:53 range. Afterwards I met Browneyes, Lazare and Omeceron for a little chat and a mile cooldown for me before they did the Dublin Half. Congrats to Lazare and Browneyes on really smashing PB races and to Omeceron for doing it at pretty much PMP in the middle of a long run. Brilliant performances by all!
Sunday 23rd: The plan wanted 2.5 hours easy and that was all I could squeeze in before work. What a fantastic morning in the Park, absolutely glorious. The run itself took in that same section of DCM route as the day previous as well as some of the regular bits I run in the Park. I really find that when I do this section at pace or later in a run than I will be doing them in DCM that I get a greater appreciation of the gradual incline. I'm also learning where the little pieces of respite are
I got 17.4 miles done and some of it didn't feel particularly easy. I seemed to be fluctuating from being very comfortable to a bit stretched 
Weekly miles: 60.4
Monthly miles: 175
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You were mad running in that gale, especially in the leafiest parts of DNS. Lucky escape!
I can't argue! Irresponsible beyond belief. I had planned running down Griffith Avenue to Clontarf but no sooner had I left the house I knew that would have been suicide so I went down Collins Avenue instead....a few less trees
Mount Vernon and Sybil Hill were actually terrifying:eek: 0 -
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Never had them before but I got a spot of blistering from the get go. I decided to persevere in the hope it would turn into a callous but it's not happening. Also getting a sore spot on the outside of my right foot. It feels like a bruise to touch but there isn't a bruise there.
Since I've been wearing my new Brooks, I've noticed that one of my toenails has a fair bit of bruising and the general area of the toe is quite sore to the touch.
No problem when it comes to running in them though. Just a little tender..... 0 -
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Unthought Known wrote: »Another great week Sean!
I wouldn't worry about feeling that Crumlin drag....after another monster week....with no taper.....at 3:05 marathon pace?! Whatever you decide for DCM it's going to be a massive PB.I ran that part yesterday too (not at any pace however) for the second time, and I've really hated that stretch and drag both times. I hope the distraction of 100s of runners around me on the day will help!
Nice week. Interested to see what you decide re DCM, will be a fair chunk of time knocked off from last year either way...
Well the decision has been made, a long time ago actually. I reckon 3:20 is possible if everything went right on the day, if I felt great and was prepared to be in pain for a week afterwards. 3:30 should be possible of a good controlled run and I could look towards resuming training quickly before Jingle Bells, Raheny and Bohermeen. I will be much much closer to option 2 than option 1Swashbuckler wrote: »I love hearing this. Well done on a great week and a fantastic block so far.
Thanks P. It has been going well. I never thought I'd be taking a rest day after a near 70 mile week not because I had to but because I felt I should. I actually feel the best I felt in an age today and really wanted to run.0 -
Well the decision has been made, a long time ago actually. I reckon 3:20 is possible if everything went right on the day, if I felt great and was prepared to be in pain for a week afterwards. 3:30 should be possible of a good controlled run and I could look towards resuming training quickly before Jingle Bells, Raheny and Bohermeen. I will be much much closer to option 2 than option 1
Understand your dilemma, but I think you will find yourself recovering quicker from every marathon you do from now on. If you gave it a lash, 3-4 weeks of easy running post marathon would sort you out well in time for a JB blowout and then you’re into training for those other races you mention. Plenty have done that schedule before, or something similar.0 -
October 1st-7th
Monday 1st: Rest day.
Tuesday 2nd: Nothing out of the ordinary. Local roads, more very easy miles in the bank. 8.1m a 9:05 per mile.
Wednesday 3rd: Session day. 2*30 mins at tempo (7:07-7:18) off 5 mins jog. I loved this one. A two mile warm up, the intervals and a 4 mile cooldown took me down to Fairview, out the coast road, across the rickety bridge and out to the Star of the Sea, on the Raheny and home via Killester and Donnycarney. A smashing morning. Oh and the two 30 mins averaged 7:07 each...nice and even
Thursday 4th: A double day. 7.4 miles at a very easy 9:10 in the morning and a dark, wet and grim run home from work which was 4.4 miles @ 8:46. Rain, glasses, darkness and car lights are a terrible mix!
Friday 5th: A kinda recovery day. 5m @ 9:21 locally.
Saturday 6th: Session type day. 60 mins at moderate pace (7:56-8:10). Over to the park for this and yet more miles on miles 3-11 of DCM route. I know nearly every crack in the paths at this stage! Ran it more to effort than usual so Chesterfield and St Laurence's Road were slightly slower than the Tower Road, Glen Road sections. Pace averaged out at 7:48 for the 60 minutes. Warmup and cooldown brought the mileage to 12.4
Sunday 7th: LSR day. Time to revisit the southern portion of the DCM route 49 weeks after my first and only visit. Parked up as usual at the Hole in the Wall and set off from there. Ran across the park to pick up the route at Kilmainham. After that it was great...it was easy paced and felt it. It really pressed home to me how much more difficult the first 10k of the course is to the second. It also made me realise that Heartbreak Hill is seriously overhyped! :pac: Ran to the finish of DCM and then back up to Fitzwilliam Square to hit out on miles 1-4 and back up to the park. I gave in to the temptation to stretch the legs out for a couple of miles near the end. :rolleyes: So all told it was 22.8 miles @ 8:38
Weekly miles: 75.3
Monthly miles: 75.3
YTD miles: 1983
A good week where something strange happened. I finally felt stronger. I know my times have been improving but I hadn't noticed myself fitter. Maybe it's that I'm getting close to the base that so many books talk about...2 years of running with weekly mileage averaging at least 40. Now I just have to get this marathon out of the way so I can get back to training 0 -
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Swashbuckler wrote: »You're putting up monster mileage S. Great stuff.
I really do believe I'm still base building. To start out at my age without a good base and throw myself into faster stuff would be mad. Continuity is key for me. I'll have to encourage the author of the Grads plan to do a Grads grads plan for me! :pac:I leave contacts in work for this very reason!
Great week... I'm surprised you're only feeling that strength now, it's been shining through all the runs on Strava for a while now(at least, from where I've been sitting, yes it's an inexperienced perch but still!). Nice one.
I don't wear contacts. God it was horrible. The number of times I dodged imagined lampposts was just wrong! :cool:scotindublin wrote: »Another cracking week S I know I have said this before but I really believe that the marathon at the end of the month can be whatever you want it to be. You deserve it for your dedication to your training.
You are going to do some serious damage to your PBs post marathon.
Thanks C. Whatever I want the marathon to be....? Over? Ah I'll come up with a plan I hope. It'll probably be concocted on the start line or later! 0 -
skyblue46 wrote:I really do believe I'm still base building. To start out at my age without a good base and throw myself into faster stuff would be mad. Continuity is key for me. I'll have to encourage the author of the Grads plan to do a Grads grads plan for me!
All you can do is ask! 0 -
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I meant to include in my weekly log that I think I met Raycun running the opposite direction during my long run on Sunday. I wasn't fully sure so just shouted a Howya Ray as he passed
I think you did - someone did shout Howya Ray at me at one stage, and I had no idea who it was :pac: the price of fame:D0 -
I meant to include in my weekly log that I think I met Raycun running the opposite direction during my long run on Sunday. I wasn't fully sure so just shouted a Howya Ray as he passedI think you did - someone did shout Howya Ray at me at one stage, and I had no idea who it was :pac: the price of fame:D
And I had a conversation with your BP buddy about your dilemma to run as a group - that damned 1 min differential 0 -
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AuldManKing wrote: »And I had a conversation with your BP buddy about your dilemma to run as a group - that damned 1 min differential
ah yeah, there's a few of us who are thinking of around 2:52 - PD you were talking to, you know P, and there's also MP - but I'm thinking of trying it as 1:27/1:25, more or less. Yes, in some ways it would be easier to stick with a group, but I think I'd be inclined to go a bit too fast on the drags and hills like that.0
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