Training Log: c.hill

Cycling (Road) warm up/down 20:00 [1]
shoes: Falcon Road Bike

ouch... ouch.... ouch....

Running warm up/down 10:32 1.57 km (6:43 / km) +60m 5:38 / km
ahr:134 max:162 shoes: Asics Gel Kinsei 2 (white)

Warmed up.... very sore

Orienteering (Trooperstown LL) 54:01 *** 8.5 km (6:21 / km) +285m 5:27 / km
ahr:167 max:181 spiked:20/21c shoes: Nimbus MudClaws

Well, i started off and I was sore... I then got into the flow of things and was orienteering away pretty well. On the way to 5 i stopped to remove my thermal and then got very confused with where I was, eventually assumed where I was and got under way again. No 6 seemed very high, 7 was fine then the creme de la creme. No 8... I contoured around the hill perfectly, crossed the track, hit the flat ground and I could see my control on the marsh just in front of me. Spiked it ouvit and contuined on my way slogging up to number 9.... Only, the number 8 wasn't my number 8. I spiked a marsh, which was 20m before my control - my was on a rock so it was a FAIL. Shit happens.
I contuined on my way spikey spikey... Roar passed me out going to 14, completely pushing it in the deep heather. I let him go - wasn't too worried. On the way to 18, going up the hill I caught him and ran past - we ran the last few controls together before I made a break for the finish with 100m to go... Legs feeling much better... no wait.. thats a lie - cramp crampy!

C • sneaky 1

Running warm up/down 17:47 3.05 km (5:50 / km) +45m 5:26 / km
ahr:134 max:150 shoes: Asics Gel Kinsei 2 (white)

Event: Student Championships
 

Running warm up/down 14:18 2.97 km (4:49 / km) +70m 4:18 / km
ahr:155 max:175 shoes: Nimbus MudClaws

Warming up....

Running race (IMRA Interversities) 43:33 8.76 km (4:58 / km) +550m 3:47 / km
ahr:180 max:187 shoes: Nimbus MudClaws

Up and down Camaderry in Glendo.
Eoin Pearse hammered the pace from the off. Gerard Butler, Dermuid Collins and myself went with him. Heading up the trail I knew the pace was too fast for me but i hung on. Eoin got a gap and slowly Dermuid and Gerard pulled away leaving me in no mans land. I suffered up the climb. Painfully forcing myself to keep running. As I passed Gerry Brady a bit of the way up he shouted encouragement and said keep pushing, they'll come back to you. I was at my limit. Forcing myself to get up the god dam mountain. Up ahead of me I say Gerard gain ground as they hit the rough stuff. Closely followed by Dermuid. Eoin had lost the lead and I was tracking him. Going up through the boggy stuff I was down to a forced walk. With legs burning I kept it up. As I reached the last small kick before the summit Gerard came blasting down past me. It was now game on. As i got closer, Dermuid was on the descent. I could see the cairn... Eoin ran past... Touched the cairn and it was time to throw down what I had left. Down the muddy bank, cutting the gap on Eoin. Kept the pace up. I knew fear would get to him eventually. Fear gets everyone eventually. All that i taught about was getting down and closing the gap.
Eoin slowed as we hit the slop, I accelerated - it was commented at the bottom that I had lunged off a big drop into bog and contuined to hammer the pace, i don't remember it. After fighting hard I was on his shoulder.
Next up the line was Dermuid... I had a target on his back and I was slowly closing the gap. He took a wrong turn and I screamed at him. He hung a left and was back on the trail, but I had gained another place. I could see Gerard a long way down the slop.
I kept up the pace, turning my legs over as fast as they could, surviving. We got back onto the fire trail. I was attacking every corner. I had the advantage - Gerard couldn't see me. I could sense him up the trail. One S bend down, then another, and another. Closing the gap, but still Dermuid hung on. I took a corner sharply, Dermuid attempted to get by me but I accelerated... Bang. The world went arse ways as I skidded and hit the ground hard, cutting my knees, I bounced up and tried to close the gap. I could feel the blood running down my leg.
I knew the gap was too big to close completely but I was dammed if I was givng up without a fight. Dermuid still kept the gap at about 10m. In the end the gap was too much and Dermuid held on for second. What made it worse was that I could see Gerard finishing up the trail.

Gerard ran one hell of a race and used his asoume climbing power to great affect. He had the gap at the end and deserved the win.
(wonder if I can get him to join Donore :P)

Eoin finished behind me in 4th with Conway just behind him again... DIT won the team prize which was sweet.
Happy trails :)

C • Good report! 1

Running warm up/down 9:19 1.66 km (5:37 / km) +20m 5:18 / km
ahr:142 max:151 shoes: Nimbus MudClaws

Jog down the road with the DIT guys... Laughing about the race. Twas good fun.

Afterwords we all bailed into the lake... it was cold.

Cycling (Road) warm up/down 20:00 [1]
shoes: Falcon Road Bike

This really hurt but I know it is essential so I can run tomorrow

Note
slept:10.0

Cycling (Road) 40:00 [1]
shoes: Falcon Road Bike

Note
slept:8.0

Running 1:01:09 13.24 km (4:37 / km) +145m 4:23 / km
ahr:151 max:187 shoes: Asics Gel Kinsei 2 (white)

C • Good solid paced run 2

Cycling (Road) 40:00 [1]
shoes: Falcon Road Bike

Cycling (Road) 50:00
shoes: Falcon Road Bike

Note
rhr:52 slept:7.0

Hiking 3:30:00 [1]
shoes: Salmon XT Wings (Red)

Trecked up Camaderry, meet Gerry Brady... hiked further, bumped into Kev, Shane, Dav and Ger going on a run... hiked further. Then down into the glen.

Note
rhr:58 slept:9.0

Cycling (Road) 20:00 [2]
(rest day)

Taking it handy

Note
rhr:53 slept:8.0

Cycling (Road) warm up/down 50:00 [1]
shoes: Falcon Road Bike

Running 39:33 8.05 km (4:55 / km) +125m 4:34 / km
ahr:142 max:164 shoes: Asics Gel Kinsei 2 (white)

Easy run in the park after a stressful morning.
Body feels tired. Easy week me thinks

Note

Apollo ball. Really good fun, it was pretty much a ball on a boat with a swing band.
Food wasn't too bad either.
Headed to Spy night club after to party into the wee hours...

Next night out - WOC banquet.