No training session as such today, but a real mountainous walk up Croagh Patrick, Westport, County Mayo.
It took just over 3 hours to complete, but it was worth it.
A work out on Croagh Patrick, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland
Although the girls got there before us
Overall it was a blast !
Truly some great scenery on this run, and while I took a less used road and not so hilly I still found the run a bit tough.
Well I’ve missed a session but for good reason, I’ve spend the best part of 5 hours travelling from Kilkenny to Mayo as I had a short summer break with the family to Westport. But given I had started this training programme I have to continue in some way so here’s my first session in Mayo, and boy is this place mountainous.
It started off with a great run on the beach, but eventually the hills towards and back from Louisburgh were just too much.
No really I hate any type of sprinting exercise
Session 11: I hate sprinting
Took a trip down the bog road today and felt great for the first 6.5km and then a gasket blew and I found the last bit of the run tough.
Session 10: 1st Half good, 2nd half bad
Although straight after the run I must say I did feel good, as the foot is starting to hold up now for the full length of the session
Was told to rest again by physio so no Session 8, but I bought new footwear
Adidas RESPONSE Stability 3
and went for this 1 hour session, training session number 9.
10K Session 9: Getting back on track
Here’s my thoughts after the session
Were did sessions 5 & 6 get to, well the right foot isn’t holding up too good, and I have a bit of trouble with my plantaris and flexor hallucis longus, so the physio tells me anway.
Foot
So I had a couple of treatments instead of a run and I left good today so I went for the session. What’s really frustrating as the early part of the run was going well and then the pain started to creep in and thus ended the session.
10K Session 7: The quick running session
So a slow walk home and back to the physio for me and maybe a change of footwear.
It’s tough when you have to run 65% for 20 mins non-stop and I’m not sure if I even achieved that, let’s see what the graph say:
10K Session 4: A constant runner
It was all about sprints for todays session and boy to I hate sprints.
10K Session 3: Short Sharp Sprints
Must remind myself it’s not the distance covered but the “paced” effort. Today was good but I wasn’t too happy with the way I’m landing on my right foot, as I’m causing some pain to shoot through the right ankle.
Session 2: 50 minute workout micoach data
Looks like I’m okay until the 5km mark, there is some sense of consistency up to that point, well a little bit, but after that I’m slowing way down, the legs just got heavy.