Training Log Archive: Joshosh

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)

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

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

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.

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

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

jog with robrunner after training

home from training for dinner

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

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.

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

to the mardyke

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

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

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

to try and loosen the legs after the weekends exploits

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

Quads werent happy getting up the hill

nice long easy downhill

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.