Training Log Archive: ColmM

Couple of rest days, in Belfast. Makes this week quite poor. But I haven't rested in a while, and it was an easy week, so not the worst.
Not gonna go too hard at it next week. Running the road relays Saturday, and I haven't run any sort of running race properly (i.e. not training through it) in a seriously long time. So I'd like to try get a good time.

Garmin battery is gone.

UCDAC - 800, 700, 600, 500, 400, 300, 200, 100.

We were told to run hard today. Sounded tough! I ran the first few hard, but the second half was subsequently a very tough battle.
Was ahead of Richie and Cian on the first couple, so I think they were chilling, but on the last few I wasn't, and others were quicker on the short ones. Ciara beat me on a couple, but stayed ahead of Ellie a least.
Found this really tough in comparison to before. 600m quite quick, and 500 paid for it.

Times: 2:31, 2:07, 1:46, 1:31, 1:09, 0:50, 0:32, 0:17.

Not bad in comparison to last time, but a took the last couple a bit easier cos I was wrecked.

Long run with eoinmcc and lorrieq. Started out on the trails, up through Pine Forest to Tibradden, Wicklow Way to Prince William's Seat, and back down via Glendoo.
Same loop as with jonnyq and eoinmcc last January. We were quicker today, but I also felt much stronger. The return 7km or so are in terrain and I didn't have any issues tiredness wise, strength is good at the moment. The lads seemed the same. Good stuff.

4 * 2km, ~2min rest.

Display/screen on my Garmin seems to have broken since Sunday. So, I'm running with no knowledge of my run. It's kind of refreshing though.
Couldn't tell times, but wanted to take them easy anyway, so decided to go out at a "tempo" pace, which I didn't really know what that was, but I figured I'd be able to tell. Wanted my legs to go easy, so not too fast and stuck entirely to the grass, which I don't usually do on these.
Couldn't run with UCD this evening as I had an extra tutorial at that time, but this suited, and Bushy park is nice, if not a little creepy at this hour. Petzl was needed.
Tried to take all the slight long-cuts as this loop is usually short of 2km, today it was slightly long - good.

Times: 8:11, 8:13, 8:25, 8:26.
Happy enough, legs felt nice while running. Don't know why latter two are slower, but I couldn't tell at the time. Took a rough tumble on a root-stock due to running without the torch for the craic on the last one, shed a little blood, but very little, was up quick so as not to wast time.

A nice teaser session to what will be done here over the coming 3 months or so. Particularly during my xmas holidays.

C • 1

Legs are feeling nice, pretty much fully recovered.

Easy week

Easy jog, 2 of the 2k laps in bushy. Legs felt recovered.