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Category: Training

  • Back on the wagon

    Well I’m back into the swing of things and feeling ready for some new challenges. I’ve joined up with Leevale in Cork city and loving the training so far under coach Donie Walsh. It’s real quality work focussing on speed with 2 weekly track sessions and a hill session on Saturday. I was feeling well rested…

  • Week 13 – Walkin’ the mile

    Sunday – 10.7m And we’re into the final week, the big showdown, the final countdown, time to rock, the main event, the last….ok we get it. This was a nice old jog, same route as yesterday out the Carrigrohane road and back in the Model farm road. Underestimated the weather, it was really warm so…

  • Week 12 – Taper time part 1

    Sunday – 16.5m 2 weeks left to the showdown, it’s almost taper time and this was to be my last long run, ye long run how I shall miss thee*. Really wanted to get this done without any calf pain so the plan was just to keep the pace on the easy side of comfortable…

  • Week 11 – I’m not calfing

    Sunday – Mallow 10 mile race – PB 58:46 (14m) Dare I say the perfect race, this couldn’t have really gone better. My first 10 mile race, not expecting anything spectacular but ended up surprising myself and smashing the hour. Huge confidence boost keeping the sub 2:50 dream truly alive, in fact I think I…

  • Week 10 – A mild bump

    44 miles this week, lowest week yet but considering I was forced to take 2 days off with blisters and having to work a taper into the week, I think that’s just fine. The bulk of the training is done so if I was to get blisters, now is the time to get it out…

  • Week 9 – The blisters are here!

    Sunday – 17m with 6 @ MP Woke up early and extremely tired, I wasn’t feeling this one so I turned on the electric blanked and went back to sleep. Fast forward to just after 10am and I finally got my skates on and out the door, I also put on my running gear. I…

  • Week 8 – Finding my work/run balance

    Sunday – Half Marathon Race (17m) Bohermeen half marathon, PB’d running a 1:21:46, great indication that the training’s going well, we’re on the right road. See all my babbling about that in full here. Monday – 6m Recovery First day back working after almost a year and it was a good day all things considered,…

  • Week 7 – Countdown to Bohermeen

    Sunday – 15.5m (4m @ MP) A pretty miserable, blustery Sunday morning but no rest for the wicked (even though I’m a relatively nice chap) so off I set. The wind kindly helped me out the old Dublin road for the first 5 miles, feeling good and relaxed at 7:15 min/mile pace, faster than anticipated…

  • Week 6 – A close shave

    Sunday – 20m w/4m @ MP A good solid session today, happy with the pace, felt strong and got some race pace miles done but it was overshadowed by a potential calf strain that surfaced during the last few miles. As I said last week, I wanted to introduce some marathon pace miles today and…

  • Week 5 – Just another week

    That’s week 5 wrapped up with a nice easy 10 miler this morning and looking back over the last few weeks training, I’m pleased with how well it’s gone to this point. I’m getting stronger every week, motivation is high, no injuries to report and I’m looking forward to the 1/2 marathon coming up in…