I better write something I guess. Running going well enough. I ran that Cork City half marathon and despite the gammy hammy I ambled around reasonably comfortably. I think it was under 1hr54mins. I say comfortably as compared to other runners in particular doing those doing the full I had a easy time of it. It was the hottest day of the year and runners suffered badly. The whole set up was far from ideal and the organizers didn't cover themselves in glory. I had resolved not to take part again but 8 weeks later in the middle of a another training cycle I'm sure that (like the current wet weather) might change.
After that I stuck to the physio plan for the next 6 weeks and the quad/hip/hammy or what ever it was began to slowly improve. I was very happy with my approach to the recovery process but as is the way with these things I have begun to move away from it. I suppose boredom with it plays a part.I should do better there.
Anyway I started training for the Dublin marathon a few days after the Cork half and it was a case of slowly and surely. 8 weeks in I haven't done everything perfect but for most of it I'm doing ok enough. The goal is to get the start line fit and healthy with the training done as well as possible (in particular the long runs). In terms of frequency I am hoping to get 5 runs in a week (only getting 4 in at the moment). In terms of pace I am hoping to keep the pace easy and HR no higher than 140 (not doing badly on that score) and speed work solid (I could do with a bit more there). Mileage wise I am only hitting 30 miles now (that's ok no rush ) and long runs are up to 16 miles (I'm happy with that). I could do with running long runs in a variety of settings (currently all Charleville). The weight has stayed the same since June (87.5kgs) but I would hope to get down to under 85kgs by October weekend. It might creep up a bit over next few weeks.
My score card would read 7/10.
When I do get to the startline I would hope a sub 4 marathon wouldn't be beyond me ( maybe 3hr52mins).
The week ended 30th June read as follows
Monday 16 miles (8.40 pace HR 150)
Tuesday rest
Wednesday 3 miles (recovery pace 10.22, Hr122)
Thursday No run . Just too tired and lacking motivation
Friday 6 miles ( tried to run 5 miles at 7.40 but came unstuck and stopped after first 3 miles at 7.45 average and jogged home).
Saturday no run. Cutting the lawn for nearly 2.5 hours and sending the last of the emails to my A.E for the state exams
Sunday 10 miles. ( Woke up after 3 miles did 10 miles in total. Notional marathon pace run at 8.10 pace, HR 154. Soaked through but good effort. The MP pace is probably a more relastic HMP in real terms)
Total mileage for the week 35 miles
I have one more big week next week before our holidays abroad (first in 8 years)
