Training Log Archive: ColmM

Awkwardly trying to squeeze a session in on a Monday because I’d like to do the Bray head hill race Wednesday. It’s short, but will still need to be aware I’m not overdoing it, so will keep mindful of the legs next few days.

Deek’s Quarters + 4x 200m with Niallmac
Good session. Niall went off quick and I left him to himself pretty early but even still I went through the first float and 400 a bit quick.
Settled after that and got into a fairly consistent rhythm, slowing a little later on, but mostly contained it to the float.
Niall made a gap in the first rep or two and probably slowly brought it out to about 75m or so, or 15s as the session went on. But pretty happy overall, me.

Picked it up and rolling nicely through the 200s, been a while since I’ve run this quickly, and legs were struggling to keep up. Niall threw in some hurdles for his 200s, but he was eating my dust long before we got to the hurdles oi oi.

400s: 74, 77, 77, 77, 77, 78, 78, 77.
Deek’s Quarter’s total: 16:35
200s: 28, 28, 28, 29.

Happy with that, running a bit better than a couple weeks ago - though it was very wet that day. Pleased though, and can see myself coming along with these. And they will do lots of good for Jura, yes.

Muscles all seem to be feeling fine, just generally tired legs. Good tired.

Hips issue seems to have had very little impact since the weekend of orienteering at IOC, but it isn’t completely gone, not really noticing it running, or in general, but when I stretch certain ways I can still feel it a small bit.
Certain movements in yoga today stretched it out nicely, hopeful that’ll help get it over the line

Event: Leinster League, Trooperstown
 

Wasn’t really planned initially but ended up a very easy week. Took a little time to reflect on IOC, still a bit undecided on the whole business, but overall probably a little disappointed with my results, however since I’m not very satisfied with my main races (middle & long), I think the middle result still was alright, and the long could have been a lot worse - so lots of potential.

Anyway, time to knuckle down again and get in another nice block with some focus on slightly more intensity, and mostly some more orienteering. Fun times, looking forward to it.

A lovely orienteering outing to trooperstown.
Hadn’t really thought I woke make it, but our flight home got in early enough, so looked fairly feasible & I joined the family along.

Knew the forest is quite nice, but it was much better than my memories of training there last August - so much better this time of year as you avoid the shoulder high rhododendrons.

Anyway, set off compassless and was going at a decent steady pace. Had kinda planned on over reading the map as I didn’t have a compass, but I was enjoying the forest and ended up under reading a bit and almost doing a 180 out of 3 without fully checking where 4 was, but naturally caught it quite quickly.
Clean through the next while, straight to 7 and the line wasn’t too bad. Rather surprised by the track running on 8, and went along the River for 9, this was fine, but could feel the 3-day hangover starting to kick in. The control was quite hidden and I didn’t see it when I stopped to look and ended up ploughing on and coming back a minute or so later.

My energy was sapping and I wanted company so I took my time and enjoyed the sun through the open area, stopping for brief chats with Clo & Meabh before deciding I should really finish the course, despite my desires.

I got 14 fine. 15 was a right mess. I got to where I was expecting it and the map didn’t make any sense. The only way you could get to the control was through the dark green on the map (this was a couple fallen trees and not really an obstruction). And then the open above it was impenetrable thorns (thought this may be the dark green), and below it was lovely semi-open forest (mapped the same as the thorns.
Anyway, I took some time standing still and wandering about to make any sense of the map, I saw Angus come in as well and left him off to find it, he found it anyway so I wandered in that way, took a few moments to see if it made sense, still couldn’t understand it, and then carried on.

Having angus pass me though did help to motivate me to run more which was nice and I surprisingly enjoyed the climb up to 17. Cruised around most of the remainder. Went straight to 22, partly as it would be better practice, partly because I didn’t love the idea of dropping and Climbing back up but it is hard to imagine the track wouldn’t be best - guessing the best splits took track.
But I missed it on my way in and had to climb back up a little anyway.
Nice last couple.

Overall a fun outing, and this forest deserves more returns.

Dragged my ass out for a plod from the accommodation

commute

Home home rush rush

Nice one in the park with corbett

Didn't feel much need to run today, but my bike was in work so kinda had to, legs feeling fine anyway.

getting shown lots of tricks by Shea & co