Monday 21 November 2011

Solid weeks training and solid race !!!

am run to work 4miles @ 8min pace
pm run consisted of a hard 1mile in 5.30 and the stretch for 1hour followed by 32mins running (4.5miles)

Distance:9.5
Location:Roads
Shoes:Saucony Cortana
week2: 26.5 miles


Morning run at 7am
Was late getting up so missed my training partner 
First 30mins was a struggle,body tired after the double yesterday.
Pace picked up but was more concerned with feeling comfortable.
Ran in the phoenix park for 75minutes and then headed up to the folks house in tallaght where i stretched,re fuelled and played silly games with my niece.

Distance:14.5 miles
Location:Roads + phoenix park
Shoes:Mizuno enigma
week2:
41miles



Ended up meeting a mate for a run at 6.30pm.
ran 8miles steady on the roads.
Legs heavy but feeling good.


Distance:8 miles
Location:Roads + phoenix park
Shoes:Brooks Glycerin
week2:
49miles




woke up this morning feeling tired from a 40th party the night before.Just had 2 pints so no excuses.
Arrived down to the start of the MO 10k in phoenix park which was being run around 3 lap course opposite the Popes Cross.

Met a guy i knew from years ago Eoin whow as aimig for 35.30,felt this tiem might be abit to quick but agrred i would run with him and see how it went.

At the start I saw Martin Quinn and i knew we where running for 2nd and 3rd place here.
Gun went and as expected Martin flew to the front with 5 other runners running flat out to stay with him.Can never understand guys who does this who race every week.
Stayed relaxed and 1k 3.20 2k 3.20,went through 3k in 10.15,pace stayed at 3.30k's until the Kyber where we had a 3.48 k,then held 3.30 k's to the finish.
With 2k to go i asked Eoin did he fancy a sprint finish or run in together so we took the soft option and ran together holding hands at the finish.

Finishing time 35.13 which is 2minutes slower than my pb for the Summer but delighted with the race.Small 2mile cool down and up to work 


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Sundays run was left till 6pm as I had a lack of sleep and and good few pints last night.
Headed out with Aido and ran around the park for 80minutes very slow.
legs dont feel too badly beaten up from yesterday.
The nnew inserts where a big help in the race,I found myself able to maintain my form during the race even though my race fitness isn't good.

Distance10 miles
Location:Roads + phoenix park
Shoes:Brooks Glycerin
week2: 68miles 

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