Bye bye fonty
Freezing in the lake after a run with Matty, I was trying to sport the Dukes of Hazard look, the handlebar is gone now.
I have one more day left at altitude and it feels as if I just arrived. Coming here, I was not in great shape and I feel as if I have come on a lot since then.
The altitude really hits you when doing sessions. For me the worst thing was the levels of lactic acid in my legs. After a couple of reps my legs would feel like blocks of concrete that I had to drag around to the bitter end of the session. That definitely was the case last Tuesday week. The session was 12 by 400m off 90 seconds recovery. Gareth Turnbull, who had been out for 2 weeks at this stage and was flying, asked me what I wanted to hit. My reply was something along the lines of "I want to finish the session" so I didn't take the lead in any reps. My times for the first 6 or 7 were consistent and I suffered a bit in the last few reps. I even got sick afterwards, this doesn't usually happen to me, I obviously had pushed it hard in the session and was maybe suffering due to going a little bit too hard the first week. But I was happy to have completed the session in an average time of 63 seconds at altittude.
The last week here has been great. My coach from Ennis (Pat Hogan) and a couple of my clubmates (Micheal and Mairtin) came out so we did bits and pieces and I got lots of free food which is always good! One of the nights I made a silly mistake, we went out for food and I ordered Steak Tartare, I was horrified when I saw some raw meat served up on the plate. I ate it and I am still alive but I won't make that mistake again! Pat and I have decided it makes more sense for me to work with Craig as he can watch my sessions and the group is fantastic to train with. Training wise I feel a lot better in sessions and I am feeling fitter all the time. I need a lot more work to be where I need to be, but I will never shy away from that.
Well it's time to go back to the real world, the kids have SAT's the week after next and then they can relax a bit!
Talk soon
Chesser
Comments On "Bye bye fonty"
Opener
Hey Dan
Rory Posted on May 7th, 2011I am running in Dublin, it should be a good one. Not sure what shape I am in but theres one way to find out!
See you there!
Slan
Opener
Alright man, glad t ohere your back in good shape. When you going to open up on the track, any interest in the 3km in Dublin on the 15th, Travers must have told you about it out there
Dan M Posted on May 6th, 2011Dan
Full time
Hi Jon
Rory Posted on May 5th, 2011It would be great to get paid to do the sport I love but unfortunately it wont pay the bills at the minute!
Anyway I really enjoy teaching. If I was working 9 to 5 in an office somewhere I think it would be a different story. But that is just me, I can't really sit still for very long.
The major difference between training full time and training and working is the amount of rest you get. I finally got into taking naps in the last week of Font Romeu and the full time boys do it all the time. Meaning they recover better after each session and can push themselves harder each day.
There are plenty of guys out there who have both worked and trained and achieved their potential and I plan to be no different.
Thanks for the question
Rory
Full time runnerslife - forever?
Hi Rory
Jon E Posted on May 1st, 2011Sounds like your really enjoying being a full time runner, lets hope its worth the hard work and pain. The next few months will tell if your performances have improved.
So would you like to be a full time pro elite runner like lemoncello perhaps?
Would you be able to cope with the stress and extra workload 24/7?
Cheers