Running (Road)29:13 5.46 km (5:21 / km) +51m5:07 / km ahr:136 max:155 shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-11 (Blue)
Kev got back from the USA a little after 5am and kindly made enough noise to wake me and I never really went back to sleep after that. Headed in to work early, normal route was blocked because the pedestrian gate at Chapelizod wasnt open yet. Supposed to be unlocked at 7. So up the hill with my bag stuffed to the hilt. Traffic really heavy on this road as some indecisive ducks were crossing the road in a kind of will we wont we fashion. And if theres on thing that annoys commuters it's indecisive ducks :D
So far nobody has fixed my computer system, at least it gave me time to do some back logging here
12 PM
Running (Grass)30:38 7.06 km (4:20 / km) +27m4:15 / km ahr:150 max:163 shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-11 (Blue)
Yer man Ned Sheehan or whatever he's called has the whole top end of the park at a standstill! Barriers, trucks and men in high vis all over the place, ruining my running routes
Nice loop from the office. Warm enough out.
6 PM
Running (Road)24:44 5.04 km (4:55 / km) +51m4:40 / km ahr:143 max:154 shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-11 (Blue)
Boring afternoon since the computer system was acting up again but it did mean I could track the test match. Good day for Ireland, a lead of 139 with 3wickets left and a first test hundred.
Running (Trails) warm up/down 10:48 1.87 km (5:46 / km) +20m5:29 / km ahr:132 max:142 shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-11 (Blue)
Up at 0540 to travel to this which wasnt ideal. Warm up with Olivia
Orienteering ◪ race 20:57 3.93 km (5:20 / km) +36m5:06 / km ahr:173 max:184 spiked:12/15c shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-11 (Blue)
NI Sprint Champs
Well more a middle distance on a 1:4000 map. Less said about my performance the better. Fluffed #5, totally confused. Started with an extra unmapped veg change before the control which I assumed was the one after the control and then i couldnt figure out the contours (which afterwards it turns out were 5m not 2.5m). Just made a big mess of it to be honest and couldnt solve it fast enough.
16 legs, fastest splits to 13 of those but to #5 I lost 5:19.....and finished 4:04 behind.....
Running (Road) warm up/down 9:54 1.56 km (6:21 / km) +16m6:02 / km ahr:138 max:143 shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-11 (Blue)
Light cool down around the park
2 PM
Running (Trails) warm up/down 14:13 2.04 km (6:58 / km) +4m6:53 / km ahr:133 max:143 shoes: Icebug Spirit6 W OLX
Warm up before the middle distance
Orienteering ◪ race 28:51 4.91 km (5:53 / km) +53m5:35 / km ahr:174 max:186 spiked:24/26c shoes: Icebug Spirit6 W OLX
Not sure why but it seems I just wasnt on it today, hopefully thats it out of the system though. Lost time to #4 trying to find the non manditory crossing point which had 2 small bits of tape at it and wasnt on the map.....Backed that up with a stupid mistake to #7 over shooting and then getting confused with loads of 5m contour lines which didnt connect to anything, just stand alone re-entrants
Didnt stop at the timed out crossings so instead of using the minute I only took about 10seconds on each.
Another run on the map but not a good performance really
Running (Road) warm up/down 9:27 1.57 km (6:02 / km) +1m6:01 / km ahr:141 max:147 shoes: Icebug Spirit6 W OLX
Running (Road)28:15 5.02 km (5:38 / km) +48m5:22 / km ahr:132 max:144 shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-11 (Blue)
Tired shuffle in. Meeting the lads for a loop in the park tonight as a long recovery run.
6 PM
Running (Road)1:36:43 18.55 km (5:13 / km) +97m5:05 / km ahr:137 max:152 shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-11 (Blue)
Longish recovery run. From the office down to the Hospital to meet CillinC, Colm and roar. Passed an unaccompanied pineapple on the 15acres which was a bit odd. We did a lap of the park back to the main gate at an easy chatty pace. Then the lads went in towards town and I headed past the monument and through the War Memorial Gardens. Havent been in here before but it's really nice at the minute with all the cherry blossoms in full bloom (few photo stops). Then along the Liffey running alongside the rowers. Linked in to my usual run home then in Chapelizod and up the hill home.
Was in the queue at Aldi and the person behind me asked if I was the guy running fast at the Waterstown parkrun this year.......superstar or what, cant even shop in peace anymore :D