Training Log Archive: Dooby

Event: Shamrock O-Ringen, Glengarriff Area
 

Bit of a walk uphill from the bus to the finish, and from there to the start. Had a bit of time at the start so jogged up and down the hill for a small bit. Cold and misty on the mountain.

Wasn't the fastest of drives down, some frustration with traffic. So got to Glengarriffe with not a massive amount of time to spare.

Not feeling too bad all things considered.

Shamrock O Ringen 2015
Day 1
Cobdubh South

Ran a really good race in the conditions for 15 of the 16 controls, but the 1 control I got wrong I got really wrong. Did lose some time on a couple of other controls but only a few seconds. Time lost on Control 7 could be measured in tens of minutes.

Really ran 7 badly. Started well over the top of the hill, on a bearing, and then descended. Probably ended up slightly right of where I wanted to be, was aiming for the hill with the crags. Then things just didn't match up for me, both features and also the direction of the slope. Eventually decided to bail downhill to relocate off the pylons, just didn't have a clue in the conditions which had limited visibility.

Relocated low, then went along by 11 before getting 7.

Enjoyed the course nonetheless.

Results
Routegadget

From the finish to the car along the road. Legs feeling alright but definitely wet. Glad of the GAA dressing rooms to get changed in, made life easier than getting changed out of the boot of the car.

Noticed that one of the car tyres was flat.

1 - Splits

Off to Dublin from Limerick for a wedding.

Usual wedding malarky, eating, drinking and dancing, plenty of dancing. So late to bed too.

2nd of the pre-Shamrock rest days. Body could do with the break anyways, I feel the month has gone to plan since IOC, haven't lost days training due to illness and only 1 day to injury.

Got the match tonight to look forward to, should be good to see what tricks the BaBas pull out of their sleeves.

Legs feeling good this morning walking around, yesterday they didn't like climbing the stairs to work.

Day off, felt tired when I woke up, and was definitely feeling tired on my way home after work but dinner addressed that. Legs feeling fine, just probably lacking in some sleep, training and eating late yesterday didn't help.

Did some packing before dinner, Shamrock stuff since my weekend starts tomorrow at lunch time when I head for Limerick.

Killarney-Anablaha-Scart direction-Kilsarcon-Masts-Kilcummin-Killarney

Decided to give the club spin a go this week, Hilly Tuesdays is what the session is known as, and it lived up to its name. A few issues with the concept is the 730 start which is an old problem for me, and secondly it's a bit stop start with a lot of slow pedalling as the group splits on the climbs. Still good to get out with a group nonethless. Lovely evening too, very sunny, but still a bit on the cool side.

Strong headwind heading into Killarney which wasn't pleasant and the legs were feeling a small bit tired, did think they'd improve once warmed up, and they did. Had a few minutes to wait around before we started off. Handy start and slow enough up Tiernaboul, and the group split.

Didn't have to do too much work on the front this evening given the nature of the spin, but didn't mind the bit I did do. Another stop after Anablaha to gather the gang together before a nice descent towards Scartaglin. I didn't push this too hard.

Then over towards Currow turning left for the Masts. Had driven this road a few times for mainly work reasons so knew that it wasn't going to be easy. Reckoned the initial dig from the low road would've been worse than it actually turned out to be. I went to the front and got a gap, wasn't pushing but no one came with me. A few of the lads caught up with me on the short descent before the left turn, road was narrow, gravelly and twisty so I was taking it handy. I put in a dig immediately afterwards on a bit of a ramp so lost the lads here. Sat back down and pushed on from here.

The last bit is straight so you can see what's ahead. I was definitely feeling the hurt now, HR was high, although had more to give, but it was the lungs that were struggling the most, puffing a bit. Good training. Time is bad either for a first attempt at it.

Really need to head Kilcummin direction more for training, some great climbs.

The descent was fast too back towards Kilcummin. Better road on the Killarney side. Thought we might go right and head towards Coolcoran but we went left and up the hill to the top of kilcummin before back down to Killarney then. Was hoping it'd be a shorter run home but Mike added in that extra climb which was fine really.

Cool on the spin home and also a bit dark for my liking, safe, but really don't like training this late. After passing the Lake Hotel there was a car in front of me which a car took a risky move to pass out. I was gaining on this car as I went up the hill to the National Park car-park, and then I decided to pass it out on the straight stretch before the Lough Guitane turn off. That's what I like, passing cars on a National Secondary Road and not going downhill that much.

Now to make a decision on whether to train tomorrow or not. Tired this evening but legs are probably fine.

Shamrock this weekend so something to look forward to.

Monday - Running (on tar to mind ankle, 45 minutes)
Tuesday - Cycling (club training)
Wednesday - ? Maybe rest or maybe a run or maybe a cycle, rest mightn't be a bad idea considering the 5 days ahead
Thursday - Rest (babas/irl rugby match in thomond)
Friday - Rest (if attending a wedding can be called rest)
Saturday - Orienteering
Sunday - Orienteering

So my computer at work decided to die over the weekend. Not sure how much, if anything by the sounds of things, can be recovered!!! We'll leave that to the data recovery specialists.

All my recent High Performance stuff is gone like list of who's going to Scotland for selection races.

Ross Castle & Knorckreer

Stuck to the roads as planned. HR wasn't fantastic for most of it, around 140, but managed to get it higher on the hill at the end intentionally, felt grand doing that. Still felt like the pace was alright at the low HR. Legs definitely tired until they warmed up a bit, but ok after they warmed up. Not too sore either so that's always good.

Nice run around Ross Castle, sun out, and then back along the lake. Bit of a breeze off the lake but only time it was into my face was after the turn left onto the circular walk.

Loads of deer up around the circular walk, very close to the road too.

Will miss a ham dinner tomorrow since i'm going to go cycling, the sacrifices I make!
Speaking of dinner, Garmin is saying I used 650 calories running this evening, and my Carbs & Cals book says my dinner was at least 1300 calories.

Friday Loop with an alternate ending

Feeling tired this morning but put the running shoes on with the intention of doing some sort of a run depending on how the body was feeling, playing it by ear. Set off at a normal pace and felt ok so just kept it going, relaxed.

Was conscious of my left ankle, and not wanting to tweak it, but at the top of the ramp after Killegy House I somehow went over on it again, not badly, just enough to weaken it. So that was kinda annoying. Didn't really see how i managed to do it either. At least the next section was all uphill anyways which was more running on my toes than needing an ankle.

Downhill was a bit restrained and took the hairpin very tenderly. The section on both sides of the river was alright as the paths are smooth, the rougher sections were causing the difficulties. So that got me thinking as I passed Killegy House, why suffer through the usual track home, just head back out to Mangerton Road and the rough tarmac surface it provides. Good decision as mentally couldn't have faced the bumpy downhill sections on the track I usually take home.

The road didn't take too much longer to do but there would have been some extra climb. According to Strava I was actually moving fairly fast up the hill before going over on the ankle so must've been putting at least a bit of effort in.

Pleased with the run considering I was running relaxed.

Heard a Cuckoo too in the forest as I came home along the road.

My interest in a new cycling helmet was raised when I saw one of the Cork shops on Facebook put up a post for a helmet on sale for 150, down from 200+ with CRC mentioned as having it for 170. Checked the websites and it was on CRC for 170, but it was on Wiggle for 160. Checked Bike24 and it was 130 there including postage.

So new helmet ordered. And with club gear arriving this week that'll be a new cycling look for June.