Castlehackett 8km

Running with a hangover:

Mon – 2km up, 12km Claregalway threshold run 39:49 (3:19’s), 2.1km down. All up 16,1kms

Tue am – Claregalway 9.5km easy run 39:17 (4:08's)

Tue pm – Tuam AC easy running 2.7kms

Wed – 2km up, 10km treadmill threshold run 31:45 (3:10’s), 1.0km down. All up 13,0kms

Thu – Claregalway 14.8km recovery run 55:37 (3:45's)

Fri – 2km up, 6 x 3 mins off 90 secs (2% incline), 2.0km down. All up 10,0kms

Sat – Claregalway 9.5km easy run 37:22 (3:56's)

Sun – Castlehackett 8km 27:54. All up 18.4kms

Total for week 94.0km

Another decent week in the bag, One of my best outdoor threshold runs on the Monday and treadmill sessions on Wednesday and Friday and I was ready for the race on Sunday. But I had a thousand beers watching the England game Saturday night and I was touch and go whether I’d make the race….

Luckily nobody to push me and I settled into an early lead and decided to run at threshold heart rate. That felt tough – not helped by very warm and humid conditions. I finished the race in 27:54 for the win and as punishment I ran the lap a second time (same heart rate – but second lap about a minute slower). A great event which I enjoyed and I felt marginally better by the end of things.