This is my first entry about my love of running. In mid October of this year (2011) I bought a new pair of Asics Gel Nimbus at the Bill Rogers store downtown Boston - I was advised to replace them every 500 miles after being told my current pair were seriously working against me. So I decided to log every mile I ran with them. So, to date, since October 16th up to and including today - December 12th, 2011 - I've recorded running 143.3 miles.
Today's run was simply awesome. Man, the weather was wild out there - I'm back in Ireland for 3 weeks. The morning started out sunny and beautiful - by mid afternoon the clouds had rolled in and the wind and rain had seriously picked up. I checked weather .com for temp details and it was around 41 F with a feel of 33 F. Still okay for not too heavy clothing. Right near where I'm staying at my Dad's place - in Loughlingstown, Co Dublin there is a great 2.2 mile route (my guestimation since I've been doing this in about 16 mins) - the Druid's Valley run.
There was something fantastic in doing this loop three times - I start out running around the apartment block and then down a pathway that winds down by a river and under an expressway bridge that joins a park area with a great straight away that pulls up a nice short steep hill and levels out to come back a windy pathway, back under the bridge and back up the hill toward the apartments.
The shin splints hurt a little but after 2 miles they abated somewhat - the left leg is where I feel it the most. 2 days ago I quit after about 4.5 miles since the left knee started to hurt. I stopped immediately and am glad since today I was fine for the 6.5 miles.
I completed the 3 loops in 50 mins, 30 seconds. I can't remember the splits exactly but at a guess they were 17 something - then 35 something and ended with 50:30 with some good energy to spare!
Looking forward to exploring other runs around Dublin, Wicklow and maybe other parts of Ireland! How do I run with a camera?
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| Soaked from the rain and wind but loved it |
There was something fantastic in doing this loop three times - I start out running around the apartment block and then down a pathway that winds down by a river and under an expressway bridge that joins a park area with a great straight away that pulls up a nice short steep hill and levels out to come back a windy pathway, back under the bridge and back up the hill toward the apartments.
The shin splints hurt a little but after 2 miles they abated somewhat - the left leg is where I feel it the most. 2 days ago I quit after about 4.5 miles since the left knee started to hurt. I stopped immediately and am glad since today I was fine for the 6.5 miles.
I completed the 3 loops in 50 mins, 30 seconds. I can't remember the splits exactly but at a guess they were 17 something - then 35 something and ended with 50:30 with some good energy to spare!
Looking forward to exploring other runs around Dublin, Wicklow and maybe other parts of Ireland! How do I run with a camera?
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