Training Log Archive: Dooby

Feeling worse overnight and this morning so went to southdoc. No surprise, I’ve got a chest infection.
I suppose it could be worse, it could be next week!

Coughing still so took it very easy.

Ticking the sick box, what i'm coughing up isn't healthy!

Thankfully got some sleep last night otherwise i'd have been a zombie today. Bordering on exhaustion. Will give the body a break, no choice. Lungs don't seem too happy either, coughing up a bit of gunk. And with another rest day tomorrow i'm hopeful of being recovered for the weekend as I believe there's a good forecast for Saturday.

3 bad nights in a row. Body is definitely suffering. Not convinced training is a good idea at the moment but not easy to put my feet up either.

Got a bit wet starting out but grand for the rest of the spin. Windy, again, headwind heading out to Beaufort, tough. A couple of bikes around so that helped my effort. Passed a good few between Fossa and Tomies coming against me. So they were a motivation to put some effort on my way back to see if I could catch any of them. Basically I was chasing ghost bikes but if chasing ghosts helps me train better then it doesn't sound as weird.

Caught up with the bikes at the Ross Road. And from checking Strava that group are on a Mizen to Malin spin. Not sure the Gap of Dunloe would be the direct route. That challenge would certainly be on my Bucket List.

Then had another bike in front of me after Hegarty's so put another dig in to catch them up the ramps to the jarvey car park. Then the hill home was fun. Stats are good coming home with the wind.

Now to see how tonight goes and if my body recovers...

Event: CorkO Summer League, Warrenscourt Wood
 

Short warm up, flat out and back then up the hill.
Feeling grand.

Warrenscourt Summer League

2 trips to summer league events this year, that's a lot. And my last one so no more affecting the natural results order.

Hard up the hill to 1 before more climb to 2. I could have climbed the hill better to 2 if i'd cut in later, ended up in lots of briars and needed to be more physical.

More climb then to 4. And then some forest and rough ride running to get to 5. Thought I ran downhill to 6 ok but got a bit stuck getting into the control. 7 and 8 were road running, felt long, especially getting to 8. Had a run of fastest splits from 7 to the last control, but not so fast on the run in. My HR seemed to plateau in the low 160s for the last few controls.

Even more climb after 8 and then some forest running to 10 and then downhill to the track for 11. 12 was the last of the orienteering, was a road run from there to the finish.

Plan was to race and felt I did that. Did struggle on the hill to 2 but was better on the later ones on the course. Had a nice gap to 2nd place in the end but if I give those quick juniors a chance they'll beat me! Looks like Conrad was running well towards the end but had a few errors that cost minutes.

Was thinking about exploring some of the forest for the warm down but that would have involved more climb. Legs feeling ok, so happy with that.

I think this might be a bad week, or at least it's starting badly anyway. Work night out on Friday but I won't be out too late! Sleep didn't really happen last night, one of those nights that I accept can happen from time to time, stressful, so too tired today.

Monday - Rest
Tuesday - Orienteering
Wednesday - Bike
Thursday - Run (if legs are ok) or Bike
Friday - Rest (work night out)
Saturday - Run
Sunday - Bike