Routes: roar: ZIMRA Tibradden
IMRA Tibradden race
11.05km
+361m
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Wednesday Jun 29, 2016 »
7 PM
Running (off-road) race 52:33 [5] 10.95 km (4:48 / km) +353m 4:08 / km
shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 2016
IMRA Tibradden
Having not done any evening hill runs I wasn't sure where to sit at the start. Went for a decent position but not too far forward. Started ok but lost some places on the fire road. I got into a good pace for me and then Brian appeared beside me. We were together the up the bit I find toughest, the big stones up Tibradden. It was just a tin bit steeper than I can handle. Once we turned from the fence though I was able to increase the speed and dropped Brian. Had a guy in a white t-shirt and was just staying on terms with him. Passed a couple on the Tibradden descent before the Wicklow Way. Was behind a guy who was trying hard to keep me behind but I did get him and had to work back to white t-shirt guy on the false flat rocky bit. Got stuck in some traffic here with early starters coming back towards us and there were a few collisions. They were too good to be in the early start. Up Fairy Castle and I was behind Kevin O'Riordan. Stuck with him and held a good pace
Passed him and white t-shirt guy pretty quick on the descent and then working towards the next group. Picked off 3 of them and was then behind Mike Jordan. He killed it back up the Wicklow Way while I worked hard but was much slower. On the false flat I wanted to catch Mike so had to pass Crusaders Brian, did that by splashing him pretty badly and was just back on Mike by the turn to Tibradden. Iosac was here which was a surprise (at least I think it was Iosac) and we worked trying to drop Mike but Mike came back and I went with him to drop Iosac. He kept trying to drop me but I can take short bursts of speed. He got a gap of about 5m over the Tibradden summit so I brought my B+ game to the descent and that was that. Too much of a gap to catch the next guy, even though that was what I focused on.
2 minutes faster than last year so that's good! Very enjoyable but that road at the end totally kills your legs. Calves very tight afterwards. A little annoying to not have HR data. Not sure how that happened.
18th. This is actually my best Leinster League result position wise.
Having not done any evening hill runs I wasn't sure where to sit at the start. Went for a decent position but not too far forward. Started ok but lost some places on the fire road. I got into a good pace for me and then Brian appeared beside me. We were together the up the bit I find toughest, the big stones up Tibradden. It was just a tin bit steeper than I can handle. Once we turned from the fence though I was able to increase the speed and dropped Brian. Had a guy in a white t-shirt and was just staying on terms with him. Passed a couple on the Tibradden descent before the Wicklow Way. Was behind a guy who was trying hard to keep me behind but I did get him and had to work back to white t-shirt guy on the false flat rocky bit. Got stuck in some traffic here with early starters coming back towards us and there were a few collisions. They were too good to be in the early start. Up Fairy Castle and I was behind Kevin O'Riordan. Stuck with him and held a good pace
Passed him and white t-shirt guy pretty quick on the descent and then working towards the next group. Picked off 3 of them and was then behind Mike Jordan. He killed it back up the Wicklow Way while I worked hard but was much slower. On the false flat I wanted to catch Mike so had to pass Crusaders Brian, did that by splashing him pretty badly and was just back on Mike by the turn to Tibradden. Iosac was here which was a surprise (at least I think it was Iosac) and we worked trying to drop Mike but Mike came back and I went with him to drop Iosac. He kept trying to drop me but I can take short bursts of speed. He got a gap of about 5m over the Tibradden summit so I brought my B+ game to the descent and that was that. Too much of a gap to catch the next guy, even though that was what I focused on.
2 minutes faster than last year so that's good! Very enjoyable but that road at the end totally kills your legs. Calves very tight afterwards. A little annoying to not have HR data. Not sure how that happened.
18th. This is actually my best Leinster League result position wise.
Wednesday May 27, 2015 »
7 PM
Running (off-road) race 54:30 11.14 km (4:54 / km) +369m 4:12 / km
ahr:171 max:180 shoes: Inov8 X-Talon 212
IMRA Tibradden race.
Decided today to not go out too hard. Have found recently that once my heart rate gets close to 180 I get into trouble. Thus the plan was to keep the HR less than this and ease off if I saw it hit 179 so I was keeping an eye on my watch.
Started off easy up the road and let people pass me, didn't fight too hard. When it got steeped and rockier I started to gain positions again though I had to ease off before I got to the top of the steep bit up Tibradden. Over the top I just cruised on the descent bit. Passed quite a few people but actually wasn't working that hard really. Turned onto the Wicklow way and pushed up to about 177 HR and held it there. Got a few more people on the technical part of this uphill but then held my place along the flatter bit. Then up Fairy Castle I hung on a bit, right at the limit that I had set, holding my place but caught right up with some guy.
Then some descent, opened up the throttle a bit and took a few more positions. Was starting to hurt a bit but that made sense. got to the flat bit into the headwind, passed a guy and said I would just catch the next group and get a nice draft. Worked hard and didn't get any closer to him which was unsatisfying but good for the speed. Caught him once the slope turned down a little again. Hung on for dear life up the wicklow way, but soon realised I couldn't last. No one close behind me so I eased off a bit and left my legs alive for the flat. regretted this a bit as I was by myself for the headwind working to try and get back onto the group. Eventually got there as we left the wicklow way and I sat in out of the wind. The pace was high for me but I knew there wasn't much left. Lasted most of the way back up Tibradden. Didn't make it though. Passed one orange guy but lost about 50m on the group. Got them again on the technical part of the last descent and passed 2. Second guy came back at me surprisingly fast, then bombed it down the track way faster than I could manage. Had a tough finish then with this John Mullahan guy. Passed another and had to work all the way to the finish. Kept him at bay though.
Happy with the result. Best so far of the summer. Did it by being much more sensible with my energy and it was far more enjoyable. Tight calves after.
Decided today to not go out too hard. Have found recently that once my heart rate gets close to 180 I get into trouble. Thus the plan was to keep the HR less than this and ease off if I saw it hit 179 so I was keeping an eye on my watch.
Started off easy up the road and let people pass me, didn't fight too hard. When it got steeped and rockier I started to gain positions again though I had to ease off before I got to the top of the steep bit up Tibradden. Over the top I just cruised on the descent bit. Passed quite a few people but actually wasn't working that hard really. Turned onto the Wicklow way and pushed up to about 177 HR and held it there. Got a few more people on the technical part of this uphill but then held my place along the flatter bit. Then up Fairy Castle I hung on a bit, right at the limit that I had set, holding my place but caught right up with some guy.
Then some descent, opened up the throttle a bit and took a few more positions. Was starting to hurt a bit but that made sense. got to the flat bit into the headwind, passed a guy and said I would just catch the next group and get a nice draft. Worked hard and didn't get any closer to him which was unsatisfying but good for the speed. Caught him once the slope turned down a little again. Hung on for dear life up the wicklow way, but soon realised I couldn't last. No one close behind me so I eased off a bit and left my legs alive for the flat. regretted this a bit as I was by myself for the headwind working to try and get back onto the group. Eventually got there as we left the wicklow way and I sat in out of the wind. The pace was high for me but I knew there wasn't much left. Lasted most of the way back up Tibradden. Didn't make it though. Passed one orange guy but lost about 50m on the group. Got them again on the technical part of the last descent and passed 2. Second guy came back at me surprisingly fast, then bombed it down the track way faster than I could manage. Had a tough finish then with this John Mullahan guy. Passed another and had to work all the way to the finish. Kept him at bay though.
Happy with the result. Best so far of the summer. Did it by being much more sensible with my energy and it was far more enjoyable. Tight calves after.
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