After returning from Tanzania it still took a few days before I started marathon training again and at the end of week 17 I did an easy-ish 3 mile run before the final 4 week countdown to the Dublin Marathon! Thankfully during this final stint of training I was staying in Dubai with no work […]
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Through weeks 11 to 16 of marathon training I was all over the place… quite literally and sick Week 11 saw over 28 miles with a treadmill run, 2 outdoor runs in Dubai and a 16 mile long run around the 400m indoor track at Dubai Sports World… what a joy that was but on […]
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We flew back to Dubai on 24th July and arrived in 50 degree heat to pick up marathon training again… Thursday 27th - 4 miles outside at 70% humidity with a pace of 10:14/mile, then an attempt to “cool down” with one mile on the treadmill but it was really hot in the gym as well […]
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During week 5 of marathon training I was still in Scarborough before travelling to Northern Ireland for week 6. Unfortunately I got sick on the Saturday so didn’t run in Northern Ireland except for Armagh Park Run on my last day at home. We did have some leisurely walks and hiked up Slieve Gullion. Sunday […]
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Week 4 of marathon training and after struggling with the heat on Friday mornings long run I ran in the evenings instead, this is also when we travelled to the UK for summer holidays and would be a test to see if training continued when holiday mode was on… Sunday 2nd – Rest day Monday 3rd – because […]
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