Feeling low on energy in work today so when I got home I had a little snooze on the couch before heading out at 8:45pm for a run. I had planned on an 11.9km loop, and things were going very well. However, halfway around I decided to be sensible and take a short cut home for a 8.5km loop instead in order to keep things fresh seeing as I’m not long back. I think it was the right deision as the extra few mins I got allowed me to do a bit of stretching. Feeling much better afterwards than any of my runs last week.
Tuesday, 26th August 2014 – 11.5km Distance (5:24/km)
Felt good on this run too and went down the local park for a few laps. Nice and straightforward!
Wednesday, 27th August 2014 – Rest Day
Had to go to a work dinner in town this evening so there was no way of fitting a run in so a rest day before my LSR tomorrow.
Thursday, 28th August 2014 – 30.0km LSR (5:43/km)
I was quite apprehensive after last weeks run being so tough. I decided to follow the same route but just add in a couple of extra kms. This extra distance was incorporated via a Home Farm Road loop. Towards the end of Griffith Avenue I met Matt on his bike and so stopped for about 15mins and chatted. I did a few stretches at this stage and when I was getting a little cold I made my excuses and got back into it.
I was down by the wooden bridge and noticed that I was still feeling in good shape and about 20s/km quicker average speed than last week. As I got to the end of the Coast Road turnaround point I was beginning to feel the Easterly air chill. Thankfully by the time I hit Kilbarrack Road that was no longer an issue. The final 10km were much more manageable than last week and even though I went 2.5km further I maintained my pace to be 20 seconds quicker. Quite happy with this in the end and bit of a confidence boost about running all of Berlin! Still lots to do in between then and now!
Friday, 29th August 2014 – Electric Picnic
Friday, 29th August 2014 – Electric Picnic
Legs felt decent after last night although I still had no time for a run today. I had a packed day, working in the morning, and then getting to Electric Picnic in the afternoon. Great EP debut for me with Foals being my particular highlight this evening. The overall vibe and layout was brilliant too with the ‘Body and Soul’ area really impressive once nightfall arrived.
Saturday, 30th August 2014 – Electric Picnic
Saturday, 30th August 2014 – Electric Picnic
I had the running gear with me in case I had an idea to head off for a few miles but after a substantial fry and a couple of hours lying on the bed, recovering from last night I had just about enough energy remaining for the EP itself. Therefore no running again, and I came around to the fact that I’d be doing none either until I returned to Dublin.
Music highlights were probably Portishead (who I didn’t get to see enough of), Chic and London Grammar. Lowlights of the day was the Mayo v Kerry replay result. :-(
Sunday, 31st August 2014 – Electric Picnic
No hope of running today so just enjoyed the festival with Beck, Outkast and Lily Allen being the main acts. A drunken spin on the bumper cars was probably best of all though!
So, a good LSR and a couple of decent runs before Electric Picnic annihilated the week! Just hope the LSR benefit stays with me!
Week 34 Summary:
RTW: 3 from 7 days
DTW: 50.0km
DTY: 1,908.5km
