What am I doing for the weekend?
Running 28.8km (sounds better!) along country back roads like loola's,gawking into people's homes just to keep the mind from playing tricks,fighting with the midgee's and tasting a few undelightful midgee's along the way,cursing every farmer joe because the smell of slurry as they pass very slowly makes the tummy do summersaults and your breathing is fecked for a few minutes (trying not to breath the fumes), wishing it would rain,bursting for a pee and spend half an hour thinking 'could I go there? No yer wan is out bloody putting her clothes on the line,she'll see me!..dodging and counting potholes,and lastly...what the hell am I doing to myself and my poor ould legs....
Well..another long run...oh what fun on a Saturday...worry worry worry....
Got up this smorning sick as a dog with nerves...didn't sleep properly as I was busy...running the route all night...busy busy busy...loola loola loola...but I was fired up...ready for the long morning ahead...ate my weetabix and a slice of toast...and again ran the route a couple of times...
There was a good group out this smorning...all met at 9.00 sharp...felt fidgety..but I was going to put my heart and soul into this run if it killed me... what's the worst that could happen..nothing.. that was my thought for the morning...started off with the group...very dead out this smorning...no wind...Niall started piping up so basically I told him shut it..I was bloody trying to concentrate!... it took me about 3 miles to settle myself...hit the cross before Kearney's rd and Marcus makes us walk for 60 seconds...oh for Christ sake I only just got going...supped back a drink and broke down the rest of the route in my mind..gotta keep going..off we go left at the cross... head down and I power on...felt good... didn't worry about the extra mileage which was good..was with Catriona Lorraine Niall and Rose..yapping crap..but it kept me sane...
on about 2 miles and we hit the extra mileage...landed at a crossroads...hadn't a clue where I was...caherwisheen I think only because we passed the school and they had a big sign on the window...that road was a bit of a blur to be honest only because I picked up speed and didn't realise the rest of the group were a bit back...will I slow down? no I'll bloody stiffen so kept going...felt brilliant which was surprising...
hit the top of the rugby club road....delighted that part was over and I didn't want to stop once! I had it in me so to reward myself I stopped for 2 secs and had a drink.. ok 9 miles to go...that's not too bad... knocked back a gel...vom..felt starved when I hit the base of Tonavane...absolutely famished...bloody weetabix didn't fuel me up properly...changed my cereal from porridge only because I was feeling bloated from 7 days of porridge...but obviously a fry would have done the job! dribble dribble...haven't had one in months...might have porridge on long run days from now on...
Had already planned to walk up Tonavane hill fast...save the IT band from flaring...but it was already niggling..up Tonavane refilled drinks and didn't take any break...myself and Catriona trotted back down the hill...had to keep going...passed the house near Dalys and there was a man out hosing the driveway...for the last three weeks that man has been out hosing the driveway everytime we pass...what the feck is he doing! Either he has memory loss or else they're just OCD....was thinking of putting my head underneath the hose but he seemed busy busy busy...doing the same driveway for 3 weeks in a row..
Was getting stiff at this stage but I did feel good...normally I'd have walked a good few times by this stage but shock horror I didn't... I ran all the way.. 4 miles to go...passed the house where we could never figure out if the animal in the garden was a horse or a big dog...he was out in the lawn..had a good gawk and squinted a bit...it's a bloody small horse! Was a bit delirious at this stage! but am very sure...
Ran all the way home..couldn't see the rest of the group...why couldn't I be like this every week! Run run run... Hit lidl and gawked behind... Rose was pounding down the road...the fecker! Kept the head down and kept focused for the last mile...I can do it..c'mon on loola...
Plodded into the aquadome stiff,wrecked,bursting for a pee,sweaty,T-shirt soaked,parched,and....absolutely delighted... ecstatic in fact...
My best long run ever...well last week was good also...but I never had two good long runs in a row...star jumps all round!
Came home delirious...took me 5 mins to get out of the car..doing the zombie walk...felt sick...but a very happy runner...finally all those hard months of slogging have paid off...
Roll on The Great Limerick Run...just have to keep focused...
Saturday, 31 March 2012
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Wed nite....looking forward to my leaba...
Woohoo!looking forward to:
Thursday....NO MILES!
and
Friday......NO MILES!
Thank god its Wednesday night,it's been a very long week so far...I think it was because of the 16 on Saturday...and then mon,tues,wed slogging it out in the sun with no wind whatsoever.....but this is the first time ever that I'm going to say....I am too tired to write the blog tonight...normally I spurt out mindless crap but alas......I'll leave it till Saturday the 18 miler...I'm sure there will be a few 'F's' and 'blinds' that day...but that's all part of the craic!
Ok, off to z z z z z z z .........
Thursday....NO MILES!
and
Friday......NO MILES!
Thank god its Wednesday night,it's been a very long week so far...I think it was because of the 16 on Saturday...and then mon,tues,wed slogging it out in the sun with no wind whatsoever.....but this is the first time ever that I'm going to say....I am too tired to write the blog tonight...normally I spurt out mindless crap but alas......I'll leave it till Saturday the 18 miler...I'm sure there will be a few 'F's' and 'blinds' that day...but that's all part of the craic!
Ok, off to z z z z z z z .........
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Tues 6 1/2 miles....somebody turned up the heating...
I seriously do think that running has turned me in a 'complainer'....
I've no problem in admitting it... There's always something fecking wrong! I actually had a very good run but christ above the fecking sun just kills me...I absolutely just swelter and I'm sure my face turns like a wet tomatoe but who cares... I have come to the conclusion that the weight is a contributing factor also...if I was skinny I wouldn't have to carry the extra flab and hence less body insulation so the thermometer would work better...I'll prove that theory when I loose another two stone...it's coming off slowly but surely...
I'll tell you a story... I've tried all diets... You name it I've done it....it kind of became a hobby...'what you doing for the weekend?dieting! I've been on a continuous diet since the day I was born...so I hear of another new diet on the market.... Wait for it...lipotrim...quick,starvation,shakes and upset tummys...great but I did it...trotted into the pharmacy looking for my latest diet fad...took me a few weeks to pluck up the courage to actually go in and say the word ' lipotrim'...shite there's a young one behind the counter,very skinny may I add..and I'm going up asking for fat sachets! The Shame...she takes me in the back to get weighed...oh Christ the face goes bright red...and the 'cringe' sets in...Get me out of here quick...hop off the scales quickly wanting my bag and out the door...she proceeds to pick my weigh out in a fat chart and the cheek of her to tell me that I fitted into the obese category! well for f$¥k sake talk about making me want to buy double portions of fat sachets...anything to get the weight down! of course that put me on a downer so all I wanted then was comfort food so I had the green rooster burger and chips! She proceeds to ask me do I want chocolate,strawberry or banana? Of course I fecking want chocolate you dumbass! I wouldn't be here only for me loving chocolate! Off I trott down the street with my diet bag of shopping...did it for three weeks...felt rotten, starvation and frothing at the mouth set in...and my breath stunk from the lack of food I'd say! I lost a stone and out it all back up again...probably double...
But since Xmas I've been very good...running has completely changed my relationship with food...
Ok maybe I should blab on about the run...4 of us out tonight..we started early...I'll give a short summary...ran all the way at a good pace,sweltering,parched,water belt was leaking ( am not complaining!),and saw a goat in the hedge along by the travellers site near the canal! Thought it was a dog at first but as we came closer I realised a dog wouldn't be chomping up ontop of a hedge! He looked happy out...said hello like I always do to doggies but the goat was busy...ignored me...strange siting I must admit...
5 miles tomorrow night...thur and fri off woohoo!
I've no problem in admitting it... There's always something fecking wrong! I actually had a very good run but christ above the fecking sun just kills me...I absolutely just swelter and I'm sure my face turns like a wet tomatoe but who cares... I have come to the conclusion that the weight is a contributing factor also...if I was skinny I wouldn't have to carry the extra flab and hence less body insulation so the thermometer would work better...I'll prove that theory when I loose another two stone...it's coming off slowly but surely...
I'll tell you a story... I've tried all diets... You name it I've done it....it kind of became a hobby...'what you doing for the weekend?dieting! I've been on a continuous diet since the day I was born...so I hear of another new diet on the market.... Wait for it...lipotrim...quick,starvation,shakes and upset tummys...great but I did it...trotted into the pharmacy looking for my latest diet fad...took me a few weeks to pluck up the courage to actually go in and say the word ' lipotrim'...shite there's a young one behind the counter,very skinny may I add..and I'm going up asking for fat sachets! The Shame...she takes me in the back to get weighed...oh Christ the face goes bright red...and the 'cringe' sets in...Get me out of here quick...hop off the scales quickly wanting my bag and out the door...she proceeds to pick my weigh out in a fat chart and the cheek of her to tell me that I fitted into the obese category! well for f$¥k sake talk about making me want to buy double portions of fat sachets...anything to get the weight down! of course that put me on a downer so all I wanted then was comfort food so I had the green rooster burger and chips! She proceeds to ask me do I want chocolate,strawberry or banana? Of course I fecking want chocolate you dumbass! I wouldn't be here only for me loving chocolate! Off I trott down the street with my diet bag of shopping...did it for three weeks...felt rotten, starvation and frothing at the mouth set in...and my breath stunk from the lack of food I'd say! I lost a stone and out it all back up again...probably double...
But since Xmas I've been very good...running has completely changed my relationship with food...
Ok maybe I should blab on about the run...4 of us out tonight..we started early...I'll give a short summary...ran all the way at a good pace,sweltering,parched,water belt was leaking ( am not complaining!),and saw a goat in the hedge along by the travellers site near the canal! Thought it was a dog at first but as we came closer I realised a dog wouldn't be chomping up ontop of a hedge! He looked happy out...said hello like I always do to doggies but the goat was busy...ignored me...strange siting I must admit...
5 miles tomorrow night...thur and fri off woohoo!
Monday, 26 March 2012
Monday...a handy 5 miles tonight...no pressure..
Well,any mental head thoughts today?
No!
After the weekend I said I'd do some research on energy drinks....could not face another sighting of lucozade lite...you know when a baby tastes a new food for the first time and makes scrunched up face motions with the tongue popping in and out like a lizard?....well I was an adult version of that on sat for the 16 miler.....am completely turned off it for life...
What I found: Zyms
ZYM is the fuel that hydrates athletes on-the-go. Available in lemon-lime and berry flavors, ZYM is a small tablet that quickly dissolves in water, giving you a portable and powerful way to replenish lost electrolytes. Great for runners, cyclists and high-performance athletes that need quick, effective hydration, ZYM delivers the essentials your body needs to keep moving.
THE ADVANTAGE
The formulas we design for endurance athletes sets ZYM apart from other sports drinks. ZYM's blend of electrolytes, B Vitamins and other elements make it effective against muscle burn and dehydration while leaving out the excess sugar. This provides athletes with fresh legs, natural energy and more endurance so they can perform their best.
I still don't think of myself as an athlete but if it provides my with fresh legs...I'll have a bucket full please...and they are only 4 calories in them...bonus! Slimmy zymmy here I come!
5.30 myself and Catriona toddle off up my favourite hill Ballyard...love a good hill to get the lungs going... We planned to go up Ballyard,past the rugby club,up to the top,over Kearney's rd and back into blennnerville and around home...haven't done that route in ages...the good ould days where I cursed that bloody hill were a distant memory...strange how it seems so long ago but I've only been running properly since nov!
Legs were a bit stiff after the weekend...took me a while to get going...but I started slowely... came to the base of the hill just about to face my fear off hills..and we hear Leeane roaring at the bottom of the hill to wait up for her...woohoo have a distraction for the run...3 gombinos trot up the hill head down... No chit chat till the top...that wasn't too bad..sun was shining,nice wind,and a distraction..felt good...
Traffic was busy...along by the rugby one fella was pulling in for another car and nearly pushed us into the bushes...the fecker..no respect for wannabe runners....the hill after the rugby club is a very long slow dirty sneaky hill...was parched at this stage but wouldn't take a drink until I passed the hill and turned the bend...it was actually very refreshing...the drink that is! Ok I think I've found my drink...no after taste...
Passed the house where we couldn't figure out if the animal in garden was a horse or a big doggie...no sign of him... Leeane gave an ould whistle...must be busy...
Ran all the way home...lovely breeze and horse poo on the footpaths...played dodge the poo game... kept me occupied..
5 miles... Didn't feel like 5 miles..Great!
8 miles tomorrow night...the marathon is getting closer and I'm getting nervous or excited... Don't know which...
No!
After the weekend I said I'd do some research on energy drinks....could not face another sighting of lucozade lite...you know when a baby tastes a new food for the first time and makes scrunched up face motions with the tongue popping in and out like a lizard?....well I was an adult version of that on sat for the 16 miler.....am completely turned off it for life...
What I found: Zyms
ZYM is the fuel that hydrates athletes on-the-go. Available in lemon-lime and berry flavors, ZYM is a small tablet that quickly dissolves in water, giving you a portable and powerful way to replenish lost electrolytes. Great for runners, cyclists and high-performance athletes that need quick, effective hydration, ZYM delivers the essentials your body needs to keep moving.
THE ADVANTAGE
The formulas we design for endurance athletes sets ZYM apart from other sports drinks. ZYM's blend of electrolytes, B Vitamins and other elements make it effective against muscle burn and dehydration while leaving out the excess sugar. This provides athletes with fresh legs, natural energy and more endurance so they can perform their best.
I still don't think of myself as an athlete but if it provides my with fresh legs...I'll have a bucket full please...and they are only 4 calories in them...bonus! Slimmy zymmy here I come!
5.30 myself and Catriona toddle off up my favourite hill Ballyard...love a good hill to get the lungs going... We planned to go up Ballyard,past the rugby club,up to the top,over Kearney's rd and back into blennnerville and around home...haven't done that route in ages...the good ould days where I cursed that bloody hill were a distant memory...strange how it seems so long ago but I've only been running properly since nov!
Legs were a bit stiff after the weekend...took me a while to get going...but I started slowely... came to the base of the hill just about to face my fear off hills..and we hear Leeane roaring at the bottom of the hill to wait up for her...woohoo have a distraction for the run...3 gombinos trot up the hill head down... No chit chat till the top...that wasn't too bad..sun was shining,nice wind,and a distraction..felt good...
Traffic was busy...along by the rugby one fella was pulling in for another car and nearly pushed us into the bushes...the fecker..no respect for wannabe runners....the hill after the rugby club is a very long slow dirty sneaky hill...was parched at this stage but wouldn't take a drink until I passed the hill and turned the bend...it was actually very refreshing...the drink that is! Ok I think I've found my drink...no after taste...
Passed the house where we couldn't figure out if the animal in garden was a horse or a big doggie...no sign of him... Leeane gave an ould whistle...must be busy...
Ran all the way home...lovely breeze and horse poo on the footpaths...played dodge the poo game... kept me occupied..
5 miles... Didn't feel like 5 miles..Great!
8 miles tomorrow night...the marathon is getting closer and I'm getting nervous or excited... Don't know which...
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Sat 16 miles again...only 3 long runs left...woohoo!
Ok...today can't be as bad as last week...I was geared up... no loola thoughts (maybe one or two!)....had a good week running after my complete downer and a disastrous 16 last week..was tempted to just quit running altogether...but I coaxed myself round to being a positive mental head...I can do it...I've done the training so what's stopping me...
It's the mind...it's very good at playing tricks and looking for ways to f$¥k up the run..'ah sher I'll stop,I'm tired' but in actual fact I'm not tired so what stops me? the little voice of laziness is the culprit...any excuse... since I've started running I've overcome a lot...every week there is something that I learn from or that I'll do differently on my next run...tick by tick I'm getting there...after the Great Limerick run I've decided to do the Cork Half Marathon...and then the Ring of Kerry...why not...there used to be a large arsed shaped dent on my couch but not since Xmas....That dent is shrinking...the only reason I started this fitness regime is for one goal and one goal only...to loose weight...and to get healthy...lost nearly 2 stone and I've 2 to go...it will be slow but I will do it...
Down to the good part...my 2nd 16 miler..to be totally honest I did wake up 'worried'..I can't lie and say 'really looked forward to it,oh what joy I'm only doing 16 today'...what crap...if I wasn't worried that would be strange! But it was a good worry...I had it all planned...but the one part of the run I wasn't doing was the pebbly parts up Tonavane and the Quarry...reason: they kill my feet! I've problems with my feet so big pebbles are not good...pain ouch pain....
Started out at 9.30...kept my usual silent running pattern...large group out...split up as usual but our group has kind of stayed the same...slightly windy and no sun...brilliant...fecking brilliant...chit chat within the group all the way along the road up to Caherwisheen...to be honest I wasn't tuned it...Marcus passed one comment 'remember back to the one minute jogging before Xmas'...of course I bloody do I was cursing you then and I'm still cursing you 5 months on! I grunted back...needed to get past the point in the road where I stopped last week...I stopped at the green electricity box...I glanced as I passed and thought to myself I feel good so why the hell did I stop last week! Kept going woohoo..we went down about two miles and turned...it's a long boring road...but I decided to count the the front doors of houses! it helped... retreated back up towards Kearney's rd..was chatting about the swimming that is starting up next week....looking forward to it...love swimming...even-though I only learnt last year but swimming it not as stressful as running! and I'm good at it..no fighting with myself out in the water...headed near the top of the rugby club...I stopped...but only to take a gel...can't run and do both! that's another thing i have to practice...drinking and running...got going pretty quickly...woohoo feet are good and my IT band isn't bothering me...my hip was flaring up last week and couldn't barely move...went to Una Lynch in Blennerville who dug her elbows into it to release it! Didn't know elbows could cause so much pain and torture but it worked..
Trotted along happy happy...hit the base of Tonavane and walked for a bit,ran for a bit...didn't run all the way up the hill but that didn't bother me...might do it next week...at the top refilled drinks...was so sick of lucozade sport...I was parched...must investigate a different drink coz that doesn't feel good half way through..the rest of the group headed up the stoney path up further and myself and Catriona started to head back...didn't want to stiffen up...was dreaming of diet coke at this stage! would have loved a sup just to quench my thirst! 6 or 7 miles to go...woohoo I knew at this point that I was feeling good and I'd make it home in good spirits...loola
Surpringly I kept running and running...no complaints only thirst...the sun was starting to shine...feck...that spurred me on! Niall and Rose were behind us back the road...hit the hill before Lidl...feckers caught up to us..ok only a miles to go...head down..legs stiff..and starting to swelter...some fella asked us the time...a quick 'no' and toddled on...that last stretch home was tough but not as tough as last week...last week I stopped so many times to stretch that I'd be quicker crawling!
Got into the car park...party! Fecking brilliant was delighted with myself...couldn't get too excited was bursting for a pee! I needed a good week and this was it...
Bought myself a diet coke on the way home... didn't care...it was the best thing ive ever had! i can see how i was addicted to it...moderation is the key...felt famished when i got home... sickly...but didn't eat for a while...the gels just turn my tummy...tried to go for a nap but i might as well have rolled my eyes for the hour as i just couldnt sleep...so got up, ate, showered and did gardening for a couple of hours!
18 miles next week...36 miles in total for next weeks running...am getting there...
It's the mind...it's very good at playing tricks and looking for ways to f$¥k up the run..'ah sher I'll stop,I'm tired' but in actual fact I'm not tired so what stops me? the little voice of laziness is the culprit...any excuse... since I've started running I've overcome a lot...every week there is something that I learn from or that I'll do differently on my next run...tick by tick I'm getting there...after the Great Limerick run I've decided to do the Cork Half Marathon...and then the Ring of Kerry...why not...there used to be a large arsed shaped dent on my couch but not since Xmas....That dent is shrinking...the only reason I started this fitness regime is for one goal and one goal only...to loose weight...and to get healthy...lost nearly 2 stone and I've 2 to go...it will be slow but I will do it...
Down to the good part...my 2nd 16 miler..to be totally honest I did wake up 'worried'..I can't lie and say 'really looked forward to it,oh what joy I'm only doing 16 today'...what crap...if I wasn't worried that would be strange! But it was a good worry...I had it all planned...but the one part of the run I wasn't doing was the pebbly parts up Tonavane and the Quarry...reason: they kill my feet! I've problems with my feet so big pebbles are not good...pain ouch pain....
Started out at 9.30...kept my usual silent running pattern...large group out...split up as usual but our group has kind of stayed the same...slightly windy and no sun...brilliant...fecking brilliant...chit chat within the group all the way along the road up to Caherwisheen...to be honest I wasn't tuned it...Marcus passed one comment 'remember back to the one minute jogging before Xmas'...of course I bloody do I was cursing you then and I'm still cursing you 5 months on! I grunted back...needed to get past the point in the road where I stopped last week...I stopped at the green electricity box...I glanced as I passed and thought to myself I feel good so why the hell did I stop last week! Kept going woohoo..we went down about two miles and turned...it's a long boring road...but I decided to count the the front doors of houses! it helped... retreated back up towards Kearney's rd..was chatting about the swimming that is starting up next week....looking forward to it...love swimming...even-though I only learnt last year but swimming it not as stressful as running! and I'm good at it..no fighting with myself out in the water...headed near the top of the rugby club...I stopped...but only to take a gel...can't run and do both! that's another thing i have to practice...drinking and running...got going pretty quickly...woohoo feet are good and my IT band isn't bothering me...my hip was flaring up last week and couldn't barely move...went to Una Lynch in Blennerville who dug her elbows into it to release it! Didn't know elbows could cause so much pain and torture but it worked..
Trotted along happy happy...hit the base of Tonavane and walked for a bit,ran for a bit...didn't run all the way up the hill but that didn't bother me...might do it next week...at the top refilled drinks...was so sick of lucozade sport...I was parched...must investigate a different drink coz that doesn't feel good half way through..the rest of the group headed up the stoney path up further and myself and Catriona started to head back...didn't want to stiffen up...was dreaming of diet coke at this stage! would have loved a sup just to quench my thirst! 6 or 7 miles to go...woohoo I knew at this point that I was feeling good and I'd make it home in good spirits...loola
Surpringly I kept running and running...no complaints only thirst...the sun was starting to shine...feck...that spurred me on! Niall and Rose were behind us back the road...hit the hill before Lidl...feckers caught up to us..ok only a miles to go...head down..legs stiff..and starting to swelter...some fella asked us the time...a quick 'no' and toddled on...that last stretch home was tough but not as tough as last week...last week I stopped so many times to stretch that I'd be quicker crawling!
Got into the car park...party! Fecking brilliant was delighted with myself...couldn't get too excited was bursting for a pee! I needed a good week and this was it...
Bought myself a diet coke on the way home... didn't care...it was the best thing ive ever had! i can see how i was addicted to it...moderation is the key...felt famished when i got home... sickly...but didn't eat for a while...the gels just turn my tummy...tried to go for a nap but i might as well have rolled my eyes for the hour as i just couldnt sleep...so got up, ate, showered and did gardening for a couple of hours!
18 miles next week...36 miles in total for next weeks running...am getting there...
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