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Training Log Archive: Joshosh

In the 30 days ending Sep 30, 2013:

activity	#	time	miles		km		+m
Running (Road)	20	18:18:36	150.74	(7:17)	242.6	(4:32)	1642
Orienteering ◪	6	12:12:36	44.49	(16:28)	71.6	(10:14)	3388	33 /	39c	84%
Running (Terrain)	1	7:30:00	24.85	(18:06)	40.0	(11:15)	1650
Running (Trails)	6	3:42:32	26.47	(8:24)	42.6	(5:13)	639
Cycling	17	3:37:12	48.65	(4:28)	78.3	(2:46)	758
Running (Grass)	7	3:09:47	22.0	(8:38)	35.4	(5:22)	48
Running (Track)	3	43:31	6.99	(6:14)	11.25	(3:52)
stretching session	1	5:00
Total	54	49:19:14	324.2		521.75		8125	33 /	39c	84%
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Monday Sep 30, 2013 #

1 PM

Running (Road) 1:08:24 [3] 16.16 km (4:14 / km) +173m 4:01 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Handy 10miles. did the usual loop but in reverse to get some strava records on the hills that i usually come down. Have the second best times on both of them, the best time for the 600m (8.5%gradient) fox road drive is 43sec while my time is 2min56 and on the other climb 700m (6.3%) the record is 48sec and i was 3min10. Maybe im not a strong as i though i was :-) or maybe i need to drive a few routes. Really enjoyed running from Blackrock castle towards Jacobs Island in the wind, rain and misery.

2 PM

Note

Pretty good months training for September. Trained everyday and 528.91km total and just under 50hrs of training in the 30days. First time going over the 500km mark for a months training.

And i have the boast of getting a kiss of the worlds most successful orienteer after her last medal at a world championships. http://news.worldofo.com/2013/09/30/thanks-for-all... (once thats not why she has packed it in)

C • Simone 3

Sunday Sep 29, 2013 #

11 AM

Running (Trails) warm up/down 5:00 [2] 1.0 km (5:00 / km) +10m 4:46 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

rough estimate of the warm up after setting out the UCC gang and while finding satellites

Orienteering ◪ race 1:01:42 [3] *** 7.51 km (8:13 / km) +157m 7:26 / km
spiked:15/18c shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

map needs updating seeing as its 1994, lots of dog legs and small kites used and tucked in. Forest doesnt give much in the way of allowing a good course seeing as its so narrow and sloped

12 PM

Running (Trails) warm up/down 10:00 [2] 2.0 km (5:00 / km) +10m 4:53 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

10 PM

Note

Well done to the Irish SHI team, an impressive 3rd place and getting close to the English on day 2's results, the subs stepped up on short notice and did their bit

Saturday Sep 28, 2013 #

12 PM

Running (Trails) 50:23 [2] 7.68 km (6:34 / km) +109m 6:08 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

easy one across the cliffs with zac to catch up with him, he's in good shape and was chatting the whole way

Friday Sep 27, 2013 #

9 AM

Running (Road) (pre-breakast) 1:16:47 [2] 16.15 km (4:45 / km) +191m 4:29 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Out of the bed and onto the roads. Did the regular 10mile loop from home up maryborough hill. Legs still a bit heavy after last nights great workout.

12 PM

Note

prob get in another gallop with dad somewhere later today aswell

1 PM

Running (Road) (easy) 35:25 [2] 6.35 km (5:35 / km) +31m 5:27 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

easy trot with dad measuring a route for midleton colleges charity walk next week

11 PM

Note

Best of luck to all the Irish racing in the SHI relay and individual races over the weekend on Carnawaddy and Carlingford

Thursday Sep 26, 2013 #

11 AM

Note

Ive heard donie has a nice ol session planned for us tonight. 15min warmup, straight into 10min hill sprints, straight into 25minute tempo, 15minute cool down. Should be fun

6 PM

Running (Road) warm up/down 14:29 [2] 3.08 km (4:42 / km) +23m 4:32 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Handy warm up, swung back by the pavilion to pick up james and show him where the hill was so he wouldnt miss the ''fun''

Running (Road) hills 10:40 [4] 2.61 km (4:05 / km) +65m 3:38 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

First hill sets of the new season. Pushed hard in the lead pack and won all 5 of them which was nice. Hill isnt too steep just a long drag with a kick half ways through that the quads didnt enjoy.

Running (Road) warm up/down 4:38 [1] 0.86 km (5:23 / km) +3m 5:18 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

jog from the hill to the straight road to get the tempo going

Running (Road) tempo 20:21 [4] 5.89 km (3:27 / km) +7m 3:26 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Hung with Ben and Tom for this and left Michael H and Eric race off ahead. Happy enough with how it went, legs a bit heavy after the hill sprints but a very good workout all the same

7 PM

Running (Grass) warm up/down 22:08 [1] 3.79 km (5:50 / km) +16m 5:43 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Cool down with the gang and a chat about all things running related

Running (Road) warm up/down (home) 23:23 [2] 4.43 km (5:17 / km) +27m 5:07 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

packed a light bag with just what i would need for the double lecture i had today and then jogged home from training with it for the extra mileage

Wednesday Sep 25, 2013 #

2 PM

Running (Road) 1:13:49 [2] 16.22 km (4:33 / km) +161m 4:20 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

random route around town but made sure to take in some hills including strawberry hill up by the Gaol. Should be a good one for the winter hill reps. Ate a bit close due to a block of lectures and needing something so took it easy at the start to let the food settle some bit. Deccie was watching on the last bit as he was wandering by the track.

3 PM

Running (Track) (strides) 2:46 [3] 0.57 km (4:52 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Tuesday Sep 24, 2013 #

5 PM

Cycling warm up/down 11:49 [1] 4.81 km (2:27 / km) +21m 2:24 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

6 PM

Running (Road) 1:11:44 [2] 16.59 km (4:19 / km) +86m 4:13 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Handy one with Brian, Dave, Colm and Eric. Out the lee road and in the model farm road. Legs felt good

7 PM

Running (Track) (strides) 2:33 [3] 0.47 km (5:26 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

few 50m strides on the track

Cycling warm up/down 11:29 [2] 4.85 km (2:22 / km) +26m 2:18 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Monday Sep 23, 2013 #

1 PM

Running (Grass) (recovery) 55:11 [2] 10.13 km (5:27 / km) +3m 5:26 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

easy recovery run around the pitchs at the mardyke to get the legs moving. Few little aches early on but loosened out nicely by the end

Sunday Sep 22, 2013 #

8 AM

Orienteering ◪ (MMM Day 2) 4:34:48 [3] 24.5 km (11:13 / km) +1585m 8:28 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

We slept and ate like kings at the camp site seeing as we were carrying about 10kgs eac while everyone else had about 5. Memo to self, lighter packs is a good idea if you want to race.

Mass start on day 2 but we just went about our business as we did yesterday. Made sure all the circles were right and off we went, single file up the wall trail. Into the boulder at 1 no problem. Then straight into the scatter. Took them in A,B,C. Over the col and across the slope to A, up to the col and left to the Tor to get B and then back around the slopes of Binnian for C. Feed break here. Dropped down to the lake for control 5 and then the long leg to 6 we kept low and climbed to the crags. Across the hills then to get D and E in alphabetical order (we were very creative). Spotted D from about 1km away so headed for it then dropped to get E in the river. Back up to the trail where we ran with Thierry last year and up the slope to the 9th control point no problems. Dropped down to Lukes mountain and nailed 10 but lost time on 11 getting confused with all the crags on the ground and only 3 on the map. Then into the forest and pushed rob all the way to the line.

Finished in 6th on the B Class overall and 4th male team. Not bad for a first attempt. Well done to Jonny K and Shane on the win and Colm and Mark on an impressive 2nd place.

Still felt relatively strong after finishing so I guess the miles are starting to work by building the strength. Also rob and I discovered that caffeine leads to a very energetic and hyper josh who bounces up mountains.

Great weekend racing with a great team mate who pushed himself well into the red zone on both days for the cause

C • Caffeine 4

9 PM

Note

Great weekend in the mountains with Robrunner doing our first mountain marathon and what a great race. Will update this at some stage tomorrow.

Saturday Sep 21, 2013 #

Event: Mourne Mountain Marathon 2013

9 AM

Orienteering ◪ (MMM Day 1) 5:14:36 [3] 24.48 km (12:51 / km) +1332m 10:06 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Through the usual start routine, punch the start and the fun began. We grabbed the co-ordinates and found a flat place to plot the points. First control was easy, up along the wall and in along the clearing to the foot of the crag, had to reassure rob that this was the right crag as the control was around the corner. Then we tried to go through the forest but bailed back out to the mountain, found the wall, along to the stream, bearing, perfect hit the clearing but no sign of a control. Spent 15minutes or so mucking around until we decided to try across the river where the control was. Back on track to 3 and following the stream into the fog. Nice downhill leg to 4 and a quick feed stop here. Then the long leg to 5. Started well, out of the forest up the stream and over the fence. Followed the bearing but I missed it and we had to relocate losing maybe another 5-10minutes here as everything looked the same in the fog. No came the scatter controls. We decided to take the one in the quarry first to avoid climbing so much and then hit the crag. Got the both clean. Along the slope to 8 where rob began to wobble a bit but we got a gel into him and he perked back up. Across the wall and we came thundering down to the control only to both flop into a marsh much to the amusement of everyone else around. Down to the stile and straight up Slieve Muck. Became MrMotivator here as I made sure rob kept moving on the climb. Down the other side and out to the spur. Along the wall, through the rocky ground and came a bit to the right of control 11 but knew where I was. Then we dropped to the reservoir in search of good running and there was none at all. Frustrating run/walk/bushwack to the finish.

Not the best day, too many errors but live and learn

Friday Sep 20, 2013 #

9 AM

Running (Grass) 15:08 [1] 2.63 km (5:45 / km) +11m 5:38 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

easy one on grass ahead of the weekends racing in the Mournes with Robrunner

Thursday Sep 19, 2013 #

6 PM

Running (Road) 1:10:08 [2] 14.39 km (4:52 / km) +34m 4:49 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Easy run with Gruff, Mark H and Laura Crowe talking about training, racing etc all the usual stuff runners jabber about. Was talking to Laura about her Diamond league races and running pbs in 800 (2:00:98) and 1500 (4:12) since going pro earlier this year. Nice relaxed pace which everyone was happy with

Wednesday Sep 18, 2013 #

2 PM

Running (Grass) warm up/down 6:53 [1] 1.35 km (5:06 / km) +1m 5:05 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Nice handy warm up

Running (Track) tempo 38:12 [4] 10.21 km (3:44 / km)
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Decided to do a tempo today seeing as i will be missing the tempo fun tomorrow night. First one of the season, was jumping between intensity 3 (for most of the run) and intensity 4 (occasionally, and towards the end when i trained the kick with 400m to go) Weather was glorious and just bashed out the laps. Very boring running the 25laps alone but a solid time all the same, was aiming for 6min/mile and was bang on that by the end.

(logging as intensity 4 as i did reach that intensity).

3 PM

Running (Grass) warm up/down 23:43 [1] 4.54 km (5:13 / km) +3m 5:12 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

around the pitches to cool down along with bringing up the 10miles for todays workout as i planned

stretching session 5:00 [0]

calves were a bit tight so just loosened them and the quads+hamstring out ahead of the weekend

4 PM

Note

Putting out controls for our 'How to' event tonight with UCCO, hopefully we have a good turn out and get some interest generated and some publicity with people running/walking the 2 courses around the main campus.

Tuesday Sep 17, 2013 #

6 PM

Running (Road) 1:10:05 [2] 16.58 km (4:14 / km) +101m 4:06 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Long day recruiting for UCCO, then down to the track to meet up for the 70minute run, Gruff etc (just back from injury) michael, eric and ben took off and myself and john left them away and did our own thing, keeping the pace handy. Gruff damaged whatever injury he had by running to fast and ben rolled an ankle pushing too hard when maybe he shouldnt have. Handy evening and a grand ol chat again with John as we knocked out the miles

10 PM

Note

Going to get 10miles in again tomorrow morning, then do some shopping and back to campus to set up the orienteering for all the new recruits in the College. Then thursday some of the guys are doing a tempo but with the mournes i plan on finding someone who is running for 70mins and tagging along with them, then easy run friday morning. Race hard for the weekend but train straight through

Monday Sep 16, 2013 #

Running (Grass) 46:41 [2] 10.04 km (4:39 / km) +1m 4:39 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

easy recovery run, few laps of the mardyke and playing pitches area

Sunday Sep 15, 2013 #

10 AM

Running (Road) warm up/down 6:32 [1] 0.86 km (7:36 / km) +7m 7:18 / km
shoes: Inov-8 Talon 212 (2)

Orienteering ◪ race 59:38 [5] 12.03 km (4:57 / km) +285m 4:26 / km
spiked:16/19c shoes: Inov-8 Talon 212 (2)

Brigade orienteering champs in kilworth. pretty good race to start the season, small miss on 5 just into the wrong depression first, miss on 8 where the map is sketchy as the earth wall is not really there as a feature but I definitely picked the optimum routechoice on this leg, a route nobody else appears to have even seen it on the map other than me, and a small loss on 13 aswell. Maybe 90sec-2mins of mistakes. Map needs updating though lots not on it and some stuff on it that isnt there. Weather was bad, fog, driving rain and high winds. Got the win by 20mins and just under the EWT of 60mins, and sub 5min.kms on Kilworth is good to start the season

Fastest km was 3min54 and the slowest was 6min17, not too shabby

11 AM

Orienteering ◪ warm up/down (back to download) 2:29 [1] 0.32 km (7:46 / km) +3m 7:25 / km
shoes: Inov-8 Talon 212 (2)

12 PM

Orienteering ◪ (control collection) 19:23 [1] *** 2.76 km (7:01 / km) +26m 6:42 / km
spiked:2/2c shoes: Inov-8 Talon 212 (2)

Saturday Sep 14, 2013 #

6 AM

Running (Road) 23:06 [2] 4.38 km (5:16 / km) +24m 5:08 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

alarm off, shoes on and out the door to get in an easy run before spending the day in barracks. woke up about half way through this

8 AM

Cycling (to barracks) 13:26 [2] 3.94 km (3:25 / km) +106m 3:00 / km

up the hills again

6 PM

Note

Spent the day setting up COMS in Kilworth ahead of the Brigade Orienteering champs tomorrow. If the weather is like it was today itll be perfect for racing

Friday Sep 13, 2013 #

8 AM

Cycling 15:19 [1] 3.85 km (3:59 / km) +109m 3:29 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

lots of stuck in traffic and had to walk a part of it to get around cars, lots of time rolling at lights aswell.

1 PM

Cycling 12:32 [2] 4.57 km (2:45 / km) +42m 2:37 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

much lighter traffic wise

3 PM

Running (Road) 1:01:10 [2] 13.17 km (4:39 / km) +47m 4:34 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

another loop finding run, found 13km so might be able to find another 3km bit to add on to bring it up to another 10mile loop from door to door. Just clipped away handy tonight, taking it easier than the last few and only doing the hour today

Thursday Sep 12, 2013 #

5 PM

Cycling warm up/down 12:19 [1] 4.84 km (2:33 / km) +14m 2:31 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

6 PM

Running (Road) 1:13:04 [2] 16.69 km (4:23 / km) +71m 4:17 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

nice gallop with Dave, Colm, Tim, Ben and Eric out to Ballincollig a loop and then home. Th straight road must be one of the most uninspiring places to run known to man, with the chat it would be horrific to run it. Nice and warm out and after 2miles or so the legs felt light and bouncy

7 PM

Cycling 12:11 [2] 4.92 km (2:29 / km) +23m 2:25 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Got zero luck with the lights in town, but did have a grand chat and joke with another cyclist as we both pulled up to the lights, realised there was a police car and we both stopped and obeyed the rules of the road, as cyclists always do

Wednesday Sep 11, 2013 #

2 PM

Running (Road) 1:13:41 [2] 16.16 km (4:34 / km) +167m 4:20 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Just an easy 10miles today. Got the outright course record on Maryborough hill, now 7min01 and still can go much faster. Beat my previous best on the Fingerpost roundabout to the bottom of coach hill by 57seconds and beat my pb up ballitemple hill by 11sec. Be interesting to see how fast these sections can be done when the tempo increases. The strava sections really give the run a bit more fun. Legs feeling good and happy to be just chomping miles

Tuesday Sep 10, 2013 #

5 PM

Cycling warm up/down 13:06 [1] 4.86 km (2:42 / km) +11m 2:40 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

lots of being stuck at lights where i tried to keep rolling

6 PM

Running (Road) long 1:12:05 [2] 16.76 km (4:18 / km) +91m 4:11 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Nice run with John, Darragh and Pete H and Michael L. pretty much the same route as on thursday night except for the last part. Felt really comfy tonight and was chatting with John the whole way not realising how fast we were knocking of the splits. Home now for chocolate milk and to watch the soccer.

NB/ passed 2000miles of training/racing logged this year

7 PM

Cycling warm up/down 12:55 [2] 4.92 km (2:38 / km) +33m 2:32 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Monday Sep 9, 2013 #

11 AM

Running (Trails) 54:38 [2] 11.03 km (4:57 / km) +184m 4:34 / km
shoes: Inov-8 Talon 212 (2)

Did what is now becoming the regular route at home with a bit extra on the grass in Ballycotton. Across, laps and home. Nice morning, grand and warm compared to last nights run

Sunday Sep 8, 2013 #

5 PM

Running (Trails) 53:28 [2] 10.43 km (5:08 / km) +163m 4:45 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Ran across the cliffs in the rain nice and handy, few laps of the pitch and putt course to bring up the distance and back home again. Damp out but nice all the same, had the cliffs all to myself

Saturday Sep 7, 2013 #

7 AM

Running (Road) 20:19 [2] 4.04 km (5:02 / km) +14m 4:57 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

only time i could get a run in today because ill be in Kilworth for most of it and then the Munster game straight after. Not a bad thing to have an easy day. Gives me what is probably my first week of 150+km training (mostly due to last sundays epic)

Friday Sep 6, 2013 #

8 AM

Cycling (to barracks) 15:05 [2] 4.01 km (3:46 / km) +109m 3:19 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

up to barracks before heading to kilworth to set up COMS for the weekends shoot. Lots of tim spent slowly rolling along in slow traffic

2 PM

Cycling (home from barracks) 11:33 [2] 4.43 km (2:36 / km) +37m 2:30 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Garmin seems to have read the speed slightly wrong in one place as apparently my max speed was 98kph, it was more like 45-50 at best. Friday traffic was building already

5 PM

Running (Road) 1:12:24 [3] 16.09 km (4:30 / km) +163m 4:17 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Did a new route for the new season. Out from the house, along the road to douglas, up maryborough hill and then back the railway line, past blackrock castle and home taking in a few more small but sharp climbs. Just kinda cruised around really and equalled the course record (according to strava) up maryboough hill of 7min29 with plenty left in the legs, will have to see how fast this can be done as the winter progresses.

Thursday Sep 5, 2013 #

5 PM

Cycling 14:05 [2] 4.86 km (2:54 / km) +18m 2:51 / km

day in Barracks and Kilworth today with RDF, then home, quick bite to eat, onto the bike and in to training

6 PM

Running (Road) 1:10:13 [3] 16.26 km (4:19 / km) +87m 4:12 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

another 70 minute run tonight, this time with ben, gruff and eric so the pace was a bit hotter than the last day. Mark H joined us aswell for a bit. Grand pace really, chatting with ben about his summer around europe and catching up with Eric seeing as he is back from injury

7 PM

Running (Road) warm up/down 12:11 [1] 2.22 km (5:29 / km) +1m 5:29 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

jog with robrunner after training

Cycling 12:38 [2] 4.88 km (2:35 / km) +24m 2:32 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

home from training for dinner

11 PM

Note

In camp tomorrow again so no idea what time ill be done at, plan is to do a 10km run to keep the mileage high, maybe even a bit more, tempted to go up maryborough hill but depends on the time of day really. Enjoying building the base

Wednesday Sep 4, 2013 #

11 AM

Note

Prob hit the cliffs later and gallop to ballycotton and back, hopefully with zacosh, depends how he is feeling as he could have a match today.

6 PM

Running (Trails) 49:03 [3] 10.46 km (4:41 / km) +163m 4:21 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

Across the cliffs, did some laps around the pitch and putt course on the grass to bring up the distance, then back home along the cliffs. Good to be back on the trails of home.

according to Strava it was 282m climb, but im inclined to agree with garmins 163m more so. Is strava more or less accurate?

C • Strava Climb 3

Tuesday Sep 3, 2013 #

5 PM

Cycling 12:25 [2] 4.81 km (2:35 / km) +19m 2:32 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

to the mardyke

6 PM

Running (Road) 1:13:58 [2] 16.66 km (4:26 / km) +68m 4:21 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

run with colm, darragh, eric and dave. Started off with the warm up outside of 5min/km and coming back in the straight road the pace just gradually cranked up towards 3.50min/km and below. Nice evening and legs felt pretty good all considered

7 PM

Cycling 12:33 [3] 4.93 km (2:33 / km) +37m 2:27 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

raced gruff and donie in the honda into town, overtook them coming towards the second last set of lights where they got stuck but got past me just before the finish line of where the routes split. getting closer, only about 150m in it now

8 PM

Note

Legs still not fully recovered but much better than yesterdays 20minutes where they didnt even feel like they belonged to me

Monday Sep 2, 2013 #

12 PM

Running (Grass) (recovery) 20:03 [1] 2.92 km (6:52 / km) +13m 6:43 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Noosa Tri-8

to try and loosen the legs after the weekends exploits

5 PM

Note

Learned a lot after the weekend about myself and the kit needed. Perhaps the route was too long, 2 days of about 20km or so prob would have sufficed as training for the MMM but survived it anyway

7 PM

Cycling (to barracks) 13:44 [2] 4.21 km (3:16 / km) +97m 2:56 / km

Quads werent happy getting up the hill

9 PM

Cycling 10:03 [2] 4.61 km (2:11 / km) +32m 2:06 / km

nice long easy downhill

Sunday Sep 1, 2013 #

9 AM

Running (Terrain) (MMM training) 7:30:00 [3] 40.0 km (11:15 / km) +1650m 9:20 / km
shoes: Inov-8 Talon 212 (2)

Day 2
(Distance, time and climb not 100% accurate as had to switch between both garmins but will sort this out)

Up at 7.30am to get breakie in which for me was beans and bacon in my ''rat'' pack, went down a treat. Then we took down the tent, distributed the weight a bit more evenly as rob had now starting eating through his supplies as had I. Started with a road run at 9am as we hoped. The first 1km was uphill just to wake the legs. We stopped at a stream here, filled the water bottles and used the purifying tabs i had from my rations.

I was on Nav duty for day 2. Followed the road towards Curragh Beg and on then towards Boheeshill. On towards the Ballaghneama Gap where we jumped out onto the mountain to start the climbing in the hills again for the second day. Found the fences which proved very handy and we ran/hiked/rock climbed to the two summits on Knockaunanattin West (~467m) top along with the main summit (~569m). Then we lost some height before again starting to climb up towards and to the summit of Stumpa Duloigh West Top (~663m) followed the fence then again for a while to the Col at (~603m). Then straight up a very very steep slope to Stumpa Duloigh which was 784m high. Took in the view of the Reeks and Kemare Bay to the south could still see Inch which we could see for most of yesterday aswell. Now came the nice decent off Stumpa along the fence to Knocknabreeda (~569m) and to Crossderry, i think is the name, at ~489m. Contoured then around Mothailin (~506m). We had to bushwack in order to get down to the main road which took what seemed like an age over very rocky ground with deep heather and grass covering. Made it out to the road and found a crossing point taking a ~600meter long dog leg off the route. Then along the road to Lord Brandons cottage where we took a pit stop and fueled up with food etc before the final 10miles or so.

We then ran the trails along the side of the Upper lake passing Queens Cottage and on up to Galway bridge where more water was taken on. We then followed the valley to the south and found the Old Kenmare road. More new territory for me. Through theh Esknamucky Glen, past the Cores Cascade and along past the foot of Torc. Continued to follow the trails to the Upper car park at Torc, down the trails, across the front of Bill Cullens house and down a few more trails which seemed to drag on and on. We hit the road and rob said we were nearly there now so i pushed to get up the last hill, crested it, down the final little hill, touch the car, check the time!

Survived the run but it did hurt. Great experience and a great 2 days adventuring in the hills seeing very few people out and about.

Got hot showers and water in Dooby's before heading to get grub in the hotel nearby. Bangers and mash hit the spot just right. The Flan would be proud as i had ''the spud''. Into the trusty Corolla and homeward bound. Got in the door, dumped the kit and into bed.

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