Sub 20min 5k at last!

Tuesday 21st May 2013 – 10.0km Bob Heffernan 5km.

Back into the swing of things this evening with a 5km race that comes very highly recommended by anyone I know that’s ever ran it. I was a bit apprehensive about this as I hadn’t even managed a slow recovery run since the 29km of fast running on Saturday. So it was that on my warm-up I realised just how sore and tight my quads were. This really left me half thinking about should I really run or not but given that I very rarely pull muscles I figured I should be ok for this.

Killarney’s ‘Marathon of the Lakes’

Thursday 16th May 2013 – 11.8km Recovery Run

I was feeling a little tired and tender after last night’s mountain race so just took a handy pace for tonight. Did a bit of stretching afterwards in a bid to feel fresh on Sat morning but not looking particularly great at this moment in time. 

Road to Recovery

Tuesday, 14th May 2013 – 11.8km Recovery Run (5:20/km) 

I ventured out for an easy run this evening as I felt I was on the road to recovery (apart from a cough all other symptoms gone). Managed it pretty well but at the start I felt a number of twinges and niggles from a week of being coiled up and sitting on the couch too much without the usual release of a daily run to loosen them out! Felt a little jaded towards the end but that’s to be expected on the first day back as I’m probably not 100% recovered yet.

Illness strikes!

Monday, 6th May 2013 – 11.8km Recovery Run (5:25/km)

I was way more knackered from the beers after the race than the marathon itself so it was late Monday evening before I managed to go out for a relaxed recovery run. Legs were perfect after yesterday which was encouraging.

Racing and pacing!

Friday, 3rd May 2013 – 11.8km Easy Run (5:19/km)
A very easy run again today in advance of another 5km parkrun and then the Limerick marathon pacing gig on Sunday. Not much else to report. 

Saturday, 4th May 2013 – 10.0km Malahide Parkrun 
2.4km Warm Up
5.0km Malahide Parkrun 
2.6km Cool Down
Another Saturday another Parkrun!

Mtn Race #2 - Scalp

Wednesday, 1st May 2013 – 12.4km Mtn Race #2 - Scalp

3.2km Warm up
5.8km IMRA Race 2 – Scalp  
3.4km Cool down  

Race number two of the IMRA Leinster League took place just North of Enniskerry on Scalp. The route consisted of a clockwise loop of Carrickgollogan including an up and over of the summit and then a second loop of Barnaslingan, again clockwise. I had covered parts of this route last weekend but mostly in the opposite direction.

I called in to Registration before 7pm and then drove to Enniskerry village to park up. I was using an extra long jog to the start line as my warm-up and to get an extra bit of distance for today’s mileage. It was uphill almost all the way to the race start, over 2 miles away. I was well warmed by the time I reached the start line but there was still 20mins left to wait!

McMillan 10k Plan - Week 2 session

Monday, 29th April 2013 – 11.8km Recovery Run
Easy recovery run this evening as the legs were still a little jaded from Saturday.

Tuesday, 30th April 2013 – 13.8km McMillan Session #3 - 1 x 2 miles + 4 x 1 miles @ 4:02/km 
The second major session of the McMillan 10km plan was in store for me this evening. I wasn’t dreading this session like I was the first but I was wary of tired legs and how they would hold up towards the last few splits. Regardless, I parked up and did an easy jog to the Furze Road for the start of the 1 x 2 mile split.