Training Log Archive: LOST_Richard

Along the river and back in Limerick

C • limerick 2

Hotel gym managed to last 30 minutes on a random program. HR up to around 130 on hilly sections

C • Max HR 1

Did a 10 minute session on the tread mill
got up to HR 140+

back below 90 in 2 minutes

Bray Head loop walk on Valentia Island, sunny but with a brisk wind off the Atlantic. Nice views over rocky headlands and cliffs. One of the few walks in the area which is free, went past another walk to the highest point on the island which was two Euro to walk across a few paddocks. Very different to the upland areas of the UK that are crisscrossed with walking routes and full of hikers. The access movement in England has a lot to be thanked for.

Portmagee west of Kerry. Sign said Kerry's best cliffs 2.4km, so ran out to the cliff but found it was four Euro to walk 100m to the look out. Asked the guy in the ticket booth if I could have a free go since I had run from town. No way we have CCVT to stop people getting free goes! So nothing else but to run to the top of the hill, managed to run until the last 500m when I swapped to run / walk. A bit too steep to run fast down but nice to get a decent run in.

GPS says it was 247m in 4.5km an average climb of 4.5% and the steep section was 1.3km and 165m climb an average of 12.7% no wonder it hurt a bit and I had to walk a few bits

Sunny weather and around 15 deg - nearly heat wave after the arctic blast last weekend.

C • Any views.. 6

C • Late entry? 3

Part 1

Started with a ride from town to Ross Castle, then a boat trip up through the Killarney Lakes to Lord Brandon's Cottage. Then back on the bikes to ride through the Gap of Dunloe, first part is a climb with a few switchbacks but not too steep to the saddle. Very nice valley to roll down with plenty of photo stops to Kate Kearney's Cottage (aka the pub) for a refreshment.

Part 2 was from there back to Ross Castle with a guided tour. No self guided option, seems common in Ireland that the visits to castles and houses are guided but all the guides have been good and funny. The lady today was having fun with a couple of young kids ~6 & 8 years telling that when the soldiers lived in the castle if one of them farted it made a horrid smell, then laughing to herself at the reaction from the kids!

GPS ran out of gas just before the castle

Gap of Dunloe Part 2