weekly summary: 23 Sept – 29 Sept
This was supposed to be a 70-mile week on my revised calendar but after the experience of the last 70+ week, I decided to take… Read More »weekly summary: 23 Sept – 29 Sept
September 2019
3 hours: no pace, no pressure
Getting up before the sun has become a norm in recent times. Such is the advent of autumn – especially in the context of the… Read More »3 hours: no pace, no pressure
weekly summary: 16 Sept – 22 Sept
Recovery was a huge problem this week following last week’s high mileage. Even leading with heart rate for the most part, I just didn’t get… Read More »weekly summary: 16 Sept – 22 Sept
the experiments: experiment eight
This week we hit the big miles. The stage of marathon training when confidence is won or lost – the wonderful 22-mile effort. While the early… Read More »the experiments: experiment eight
weekly summary: 09 Sept – 15 Sept
So completes my highest training load ever for a single week. I broke through the 70-mile ceiling in a week that saw 2 double-day training… Read More »weekly summary: 09 Sept – 15 Sept
race day: danesfort half marathon
A rather relaxed approach to race day for a change, as all roads led to Kilkenny for the JJ Reddy Danesfort Half Marathon. Start time… Read More »race day: danesfort half marathon
weekly summary: Sep 02 – Sep 08
Two great weeks back-to-back now. Very happy with the way things are going. The >10% jump in mileage last week didn’t seem to effect me… Read More »weekly summary: Sep 02 – Sep 08
the experiments: experiment seven
The Dublin Marathon is getting close now which means that the experiments have to become more focussed. A lot of time and effort went into… Read More »the experiments: experiment seven