Training Log Archive: Regina

I would like to start upping my speed work as soon as possible but it tends to flare my soleus so I'm not sure how to work it. I'm afraid I'm going to get chronically slow.

C • Speedwork 3

I was so bad today. May be something to do with being so hungry as I had only eaten lunch all day due to being quite hung over. Not looking forward to
Maulin tomorrow and its three fecking walls

Was planning on doing Derrybawn because I've never been up there but Glendo was horrendously full so we parked up at the miners village. Went down Kevin's way then up Camaderry and across to Turlough hill then down St. Kevin's way again.

Such a beautiful day and there were amazing views going Camaderry. I had plenty of time to see them too as I was going sooo slowly. Kept the running motion going as much as possible which was slower than walking but I suppose that's what training's all about. Decided to take the terrain route off turlough hill but then managed to do that thing to my ankle again. Over Dorsiflexed. It's fecking sore anyway so it took me much longer to get down than I thought it would. Met some people at the bottom and asked them could I use their phone to txt Roar so he wouldn't be worrying.

Went to go up a big stile at the start of Kevin's way before I realised it wasn't going over anything. proceeded down Kevin's way through the incredibly mucky section where I started to get really tired but it dried out after a while and it was fine then.

Roar had thrown in Brockagh too. Because Camaderry isn't enough climb apparently...

Thinking of going climbing tonight. Supposed to be a rest day but I don't think it will have any detrimental effects.

Bought a weighing scales yesterday so I lost three kgs on what I've been seeing on the previous one.

Ten minutes of much needed foam rolling. Have been putting this off but really shouldn't have. My lower legs are in bits. Gonna do more later.

20 eccentrics each leg. These are getting easier. (Took a little break from work)

Went into the nice little garden at St. Pats and then went on and had a little foray into Stephen's green. Much nicer at this time of the morning. Not full of people. Saw some ducks.

Leg feeling just a bit inflamed and sore so no running until Thursday now and as much rolling as I can take.

Ok. Still can't decide if that was the medium week I was planning to do or not. Something to do with the fact that it was the most KMage I've done in Ireland. Might try take this one a little easier but we'll see how I'm feeling. This week didn't feel that hard until the weekend.
Soleus feeling better today.

Mon: Climbing & run home from climbing
Tue:
Wed:
Thurs: Paddy's day! Gonna hopefully hit the hills.
Fri: Morning Jog
Sat: Cork? otherwise Maulin
Sun: Cork? Otherwise O-training hopefully

None of my friends decided to show up today :( Thankfully the teaching group were doing 6as/6a+s so I said I'd join in with them to bone up on some technique.

Flashed all but one of them. Got lots of praise from Terry which was lovely. Nice to get a bit of a confidence boost and it was still tough enough climbing. Did prety much all the greens for warm up/down

Jog home from climbing. Little bit twingey in places but nothing major. stopped to stretch for like ten seconds at Heuston. Little by little this will get better.

Bull Island

Green sadly as My soleus really flared up after yesterdays steep hills. Wasn't sure If I should be running at the beginning but it loosened out a bit over the course. Feeling alright to 17 where I did that thing to my ankle again where the front part gets too compressed and it's fecking sore. Walked for a few controls then started jogging but tried to stay mostly to the paths to keep it off the rougher stuff.

Pretty clean with my oing except for a silly mistake at 24 where I punched the wrong control (it was very close and on a similar feature) then ran on being like hmmmm that wasn't mine was it. went back to check it and turned out it wasn't the right one then faffed around looking for the correct one for a bit as the first punch had thrown me off.

Other than that pretty clean and super enjoyable. My feet didn't even get wet!

Green - Splits

Annagh IMRA race. This was so hard. Mainly because I just felt wrecked (the few scoups on thursday and late night friday were probably factors.)

Could not get my HR above 180 for most of the race which is crazy for me in a race. Legs were very weak on the first hill but after that they slowly gained some strength back. There was a wicked descent off the ridge where I became not last (there was a decently attended early start which I maybe should have been in.)

Bit of a downhill fire road and then we were pointed straight back up the hill. Atrocious stuff. but I was gaining on some other guy now and I could see two further ahead. Decided I'd go into hunt mode. The slowest pace hunt ever considering how fast we were walking up that section. Every time he would ease up I'd put a little more effort in. I'd halved the distance by the top of the climb where it eased off significantly onto a path. He maintained distance from me then until it started to go uphill. Again we were walking but I threw in a few joggy sections and I was past him.

The long ridge track up to the top and along the ridge I was very slowly clawing back the other pair. Managed the catch the guy but the girl was staying the same distance. I knew I could catch her on a good downhill though and I was up to her almost immediately when we got to a few fallen trees and a steep downhill. Couldn't get past her safely here and there were about 100 metres of flat where she noticed me and tried to speed it up. Her descending wasn't great though and there was an even steeper part where she stayed on the road and I found a grassy verge to just pip past her. Then I released the hounds (my legs were howling at me so I think that's a fair description.)

Went past Bernard fortune on his cool down and he said there was only 800m to go. Saw two people up ahead and pushed down the last little descent past them and on the last 100m to the finish. Turns out those two were early starters but even so happy enough with my racing. My body was being awful but my mind was well and truly there and as I notice how lacking this aspect of my racing is sometimes I think it's almost better that way.