Running (up that hill)

[BennyHiFi]

Cheers for the update Laz. GL. I'd find it hard to do a serious training regime this time of year I think.

My own goal is much more modest but happy to report I smashed my January target of 100km by 1.5km

Still somehow managed to put on a kilo despite eating a lot more fish and salads. I was down 1kg at one stage but somehow conspired to put two on!

Onwards and upwards into spring now. The weather can be the main challenge this time of year. Inconsistent, but mostly wet and/or windy which is a real pain.

[Mellor]

Very slack on the cardio last few months. Maybe once a month 30mins or less on exercise bike at the gym.
so commuted to lunchtime runs at work on Wednesdays. First week was last week. Everyone “forgot” except a leggy running mad girl from the team. I suggested a pace if 5mins, went out a little faster, slowed the average back on the last 2km

5km in 25mins more or less exactly.

First run on Strava since 2020. Should knock it down over time

[BennyHiFi]

Ran my 30th half marathon today.

The Fastlane - down the canal near Clondalkin and through Grange Castle industrial estate. Two loops.

Very flat with max elevation of 27 meters. Beautiful conditions with a slight breeze to take the sting out of the sun for about half the course.

Managed 2:13:36 which I was happy enough with - 7 min slower than last year but 10-15 mins faster than my last two (Wicklow and Wexford).

Finally decided today for sure that I'm done with hilly half marathons (FU Wicklow and Wexford but thanks of the memories!) and also races I have to travel any distance to (more than about 45 mins I'd say)

So I'm gonna focus on Dublin/Meath/Kildare I suppose and maybe try and get to 50 half marathons in the next five or six years. If I can keep it up?

We'll see.

I will make one exception for the Connemara half which I will hope to step out of hilly retirement for some day.

Oh... and I just noticed on Runkeeper I'll pass 12,000kms sometime during the summer