End of one week and start of another....

26^th May

Up and out the door by 7.11 am. I wanted to run 14 miles as slow a pace as possible and stay on my feet for over two hours. Ideally keep the heart rate low as well. Just as well really considering the way the sun was coming already. It was 19 degrees already and by 9.10 had climbed into 22 degrees. The hat was going to come in useful for this one. Shuffled along. The countryside along Colmanswell and Garryfine was stunning and it was great taking in the smell of cut grass and the sight of the plants and flowers pollinating. We don’t get many days like this in Ireland and it was a privilege taking it in. The cows and horses had more sense than me and were taking it nice and handy. Even spotted a fox run across from me.At mile 4 and mile 6 the HR climbed to 156 so i stopped and walked for a minute until it dropped back down. Took the climb at mile 10 nice and handy and came back into Charleville. Picked up my water bottle by my house and nearly gulped the contents in one go. Went out the Cork road and cut up by newline and through the park and back onto the main street before coming home. Hit mile 14 just outside my house. The neighbours drove past me and you see hem thinking this guy isn’t right at all. Felt very fresh and far from tired. I fact I felt energized and it was only 9.20 am. The temperatures were rising at that stage so plenty of water and stretching. My breakfast never tasted so good.

Jogged 14  miles with 3 90 second walking breaks. Average pace 9.16. Hr 147. A job well done.

27^th May

Jogged  3 miles with 4minutes jogging and 1 minute walking. A recovery run if not from the running certainly from the day before spent lifting bags of sods , rocks and soil. Gardening, eh?

Hr 120. Jogged  3.2  miles. 37 minutes

Total Mileage for the week. 48 miles

28^th May

Dispensed with the planned run this evening. A few (nice)unexpected family events and a tiresome search in Atlantic Homecare in Blackpool meant I didn’t sit down until 9.00pm. They haven't a clue in there.... Better luck to-morrow

29^th May

Had a break between work so left the building at 10.45 am and was out the door at Mayfield at 11.40. Ran 9 miles. Planned a sub 8 minute pace but no faster than 7.50 average.Decided to from Mayfield- Banduff- Ballincolly-Spring Hill-Old mallow rd-Commons rd-Blackpool- Wellington Rd-Middle Glanmire Rd-Iona Park. Could have done another 2 miles of running but felt 9 was enough. Did the run 1.10.44 (7.53 pace). Heart rate was 153 BPM. Finished with 6 X100 strides- didn’t do them strictly correctly but overall very happy.