My 100 wins

Road Races	Dist KM	Date	Time	Ave KM
Monivea 5km	5.0	13/06/2010	00:16:28	00:03:18
Headford 8km	8.0	10/07/2010	00:26:08	00:03:16
Oughterard 10km	10.0	22/08/2010	00:33:24	00:03:20
Galway Half Marathon	21.1	29/08/2010	01:11:54	00:03:25
Galway Bay Half Marathon	21.1	02/10/2010	01:13:39	00:03:30
Corofin 8km	8.0	14/11/2010	00:26:17	00:03:17
Carnmore 6km (Turkey Trot)	6.0	12/12/2010	00:19:52	00:03:19
Resolution Run 5km	5.0	01/01/2011	00:15:51	00:03:10
Clarinbridge 10km	10.0	23/01/2011	00:32:44	00:03:16
Castledaly 10km	10.0	29/01/2011	00:32:48	00:03:17
Kilconieron 5m	8.0	13/02/2011	00:25:46	00:03:12
Maree 8km	8.0	13/02/2011	00:26:03	00:03:15
Athenry 5km (5km series)	5.0	03/05/2011	00:16:10	00:03:14
Tuam 5km (5km series)	5.0	10/05/2011	00:15:45	00:03:09
Craughwell 5km (5km series)	5.0	17/05/2011	00:15:45	00:03:09
Carramore 10km	10.0	21/05/2011	00:32:46	00:03:17
Claregalway 5km (5km series)	5.0	24/05/2011	00:15:48	00:03:10
Spiddal 8km	8.0	29/05/2011	00:27:06	00:03:23
Dangan 5km (5km series)	5.0	31/05/2011	00:15:58	00:03:12
Loughrea 5km (5km series)	5.0	08/06/2011	00:15:55	00:03:11
Annaghdown 10km	10.0	21/06/2011	00:32:41	00:03:16
Swinford 8km	8.0	31/07/2011	00:25:41	00:03:13
Claregalway 10km	10.0	13/08/2011	00:32:58	00:03:18
Oranmore 5km	5.0	24/08/2011	00:15:41	00:03:08
Claremorris 5m	8.0	27/08/2011	00:26:04	00:03:14
Coastal Charity Challenge	21.1	04/09/2011	01:13:30	00:03:29
Hollymount 10km	10.0	13/11/2011	00:32:47	00:03:17
Resolution Run 5km	5.0	01/01/2012	00:16:34	00:03:19
Maree 8km	8.0	12/02/2012	00:26:22	00:03:18
Connemara Half Marathon	21.1	01/04/2012	01:14:30	00:03:32
Colemanstown 10km	10.0	07/04/2012	00:32:22	00:03:14
Claregalway 5km (5km series)	5.0	08/05/2012	00:15:45	00:03:09
Balla 8km	8.0	19/05/2012	00:26:01	00:03:15
Craughwell 5km (5km series)	5.0	22/05/2012	00:15:56	00:03:11
Monivea 5km	5.0	10/06/2012	00:16:23	00:03:17
Annaghdown 10km	10.0	21/06/2012	00:32:38	00:03:16
Claremorris 5m	8.0	26/08/2012	00:26:06	00:03:15
Ballina 4m	6.4	14/10/2012	00:21:52	00:03:24
Carnmore 5km (Turkey Trot)	5.0	03/12/2012	00:16:01	00:03:12
Maree 8km	8.0	10/02/2013	00:26:19	00:03:17
Kinvara 10km	10.0	02/03/2013	00:32:57	00:03:18
Colemanstown 10km	10.0	30/03/2013	00:33:39	00:03:22
Connemara Half Marathon	21.1	07/04/2013	01:19:29	00:03:46
Labane 10km	10.0	20/04/2013	00:33:21	00:03:20
Monivea 5km	5.0	08/06/2013	00:16:13	00:03:15
Annaghdown 10km	10.0	21/06/2013	00:32:49	00:03:17
NUIG 8km	8.0	12/10/2013	00:26:30	00:03:19
Corofin 8km	8.0	03/11/2013	00:26:11	00:03:16
Abbeyknockmoy 4m	6.4	17/11/2013	00:21:10	00:03:17
Carnmore 5km (Turkey Trot)	5.0	08/12/2013	00:16:06	00:03:13
Maree 8km	8.0	09/02/2014	00:26:46	00:03:21
Gort 8km	8.0	16/02/2014	00:26:04	00:03:16
Kinvara 10km	10.0	01/03/2014	00:32:50	00:03:17
Abbey 10km	10.0	16/03/2014	00:34:10	00:03:25
Kilmovee 10km	10.0	19/04/2014	00:32:20	00:03:14
Labane 10km	10.0	21/04/2014	00:33:49	00:03:23
Tuam 8km	8.0	11/05/2014	00:26:11	00:03:16
Mayfly 10km	10.0	24/05/2014	00:33:43	00:03:22
Tuam 5km (5km series)	5.0	03/06/2014	00:15:23	00:03:05
Monivea 5km	5.0	07/06/2014	00:15:48	00:03:10
Headford 8km	8.0	05/07/2014	00:25:55	00:03:14
Claregalway 10km	10.0	23/08/2014	00:32:57	00:03:18
Oranmore 5km	5.0	27/08/2014	00:16:09	00:03:14
Breaffy 10km	10.0	12/10/2014	00:31:59	00:03:12
Carnmore 5km (Turkey Trot)	5.0	07/12/2014	00:15:52	00:03:10
Ballinderreen 10km	10.0	14/12/2014	00:31:42	00:03:10
Gort 8km	8.0	15/02/2015	00:26:19	00:03:17
Kilconieron 5m	8.0	22/02/2015	00:27:22	00:03:24
Kilmovee 10km	10.0	04/04/2015	00:32:17	00:03:14
Killimordaly 5km	5.0	12/04/2015	00:16:21	00:03:16
Labane 10km	10.0	20/04/2015	00:33:22	00:03:20
Run for Boylo 10km	10.0	26/04/2015	00:31:53	00:03:11
Belclare 10km	10.0	03/05/2015	00:32:46	00:03:17
Mayfly 10km	10.0	24/05/2015	00:32:56	00:03:18
Annaghdown 10km	10.0	21/06/2015	00:31:58	00:03:12
Irishtown 8km	8.0	28/06/2015	00:27:29	00:03:26
Headford 8km	8.0	04/07/2015	00:26:27	00:03:18
Beagh 10km	10.0	12/07/2015	00:33:13	00:03:19
Balla 10km	10.0	25/07/2015	00:33:42	00:03:22
Claregalway 10km	10.0	22/08/2015	00:32:24	00:03:14
Oranmore 5km	5.0	16/09/2015	00:15:51	00:03:10
Breaffy 10km	10.0	11/10/2015	00:32:43	00:03:16
Tuam 8km (Bert Gillard)	8.0	18/10/2015	00:25:22	00:03:10
Hollymount 10km	10.0	15/11/2015	00:33:11	00:03:19
Carnmore 5km (Turkey Trot)	5.0	06/12/2015	00:15:38	00:03:08
Clarinbridge 10km	10.0	03/01/2016	00:33:20	00:03:20
Ballinderreen 10km	10.0	24/01/2016	00:32:27	00:03:15
Maree 8km	8.0	07/02/2016	00:27:30	00:03:26
Streets of Castlebar 5km	5.0	14/03/2016	00:15:57	00:03:11
Craughwell 10m	16.1	20/03/2016	00:52:56	00:03:17
Ballinrobe 10km	10.0	16/04/2016	00:32:06	00:03:13
Labane 10km	10.0	17/04/2016	00:33:17	00:03:20
Athenry 5km (5km series)	5.0	31/05/2016	00:15:32	00:03:06
Castlehackett 8km	8.0	12/06/2016	00:27:54	00:03:29
Annaghdown 10km	10.0	19/06/2016	00:32:44	00:03:16
Claregalway 10km	10.0	20/08/2016	00:32:59	00:03:18
Galway Lust for Life 5km	5.0	03/09/2016	00:16:48	00:03:22
Charlestown 10km	10.0	10/09/2016	00:32:28	00:03:15
Tuam 8km (Bert Gillard)	8.0	16/10/2016	00:27:40	00:03:28
Moylough 10km	10.0	16/10/2016	00:35:31	00:03:33
Total	870.4			00:03:19

New targets

Continuing to build things:

Mon – 2km up, 10 x 1km treadmill threshold reps, 1.0km down. All up 13.0kms

Tue am - Treadmill recovery run 10.0km 37:55 (3:48’s)

Tue pm – Tuam AC easy running 7.0kms

Wed – 2km up, 10km treadmill threshold 31:44 (3:10’s), 1.0km down. All up 13.0kms

Thu am - Treadmill easy run 7.0km 30:00 (4:17’s)

Thu pm – Mayo AC easy running 6.5kms

Fri - 2km up, 10 x 1km treadmill threshold reps, 1.0km down. All up 13.0kms

Sat – Claregalway 9.5km recovery run (3:49’s)

Sun – Claregalway 14.8km recovery run 57:19 (3:52’s)

Weekly Total 93.8kms

Groin gradually improving but it's a slow process. Apart from that I'm working on my snooker. A few practise sessions down the club doing line-ups and a couple of centuries hit. My goal is to hit a ton in open play (playing someone in a proper game) by the end of 2017.

Turning the corner

Another week and slowly making progress:

Mon – Treadmill recovery run 10.0km 36:31 (3:39’s)

Tue am - 2km up, 10km treadmill threshold 31:29 (3:09’s), 1.0km down. All up 13.0kms

Tue pm – Tuam AC easy running 3.8km

Wed – Claregalway 9.5km easy run 39:44 (4:11’s)

Thu am - 2km up, 10km treadmill threshold 31:26 (3:09’s), 1.0km down. All up 13.0kms

Thu pm – Mayo AC easy running 1.3kms

Fri - Claregalway 9.5km easy run 38:14 (4:01’s)

Sat – 2km up, 10km treadmill threshold 31:24 (3:08’s), 1.0km down. All up 13.0kms

Sun – Claregalway 14.7km easy run 1:01:32 (4:11’s)

Weekly Total 87.8kms

Some half decent treadmill runs but they flatter you – nothing like what I’d be doing on the road. The groin still isn’t great and I’m not up to much on my in-between session days. Still I’m hanging in there and I’m sure things will click soon.

Win #100

Another landmark but boy am I on struggle street:

Mon – 2km up, 10km treadmill threshold 31:56 (3:12’s), 1.0km down. All up 13.0kms

Tue am - Treadmill recovery run 10.0km 36:45 (3:41’s)

Tue pm – Tuam AC easy running 3.8kms

Wed – 2km up, 10km treadmill threshold 31:40 (3:10’s), 1.0km down. All up 13.0kms

Thu am – Treadmill easy run 10.0km 39:53 (3:59’s)

Thu pm – Mayo AC easy running 3.7kms

Fri - 2km up, 6 x 30 secs, 4 x 3 mins, 3.2km down. All up 10.0kms

Sat – Treadmill easy run 7.0km 30:00 (4:17’s)

Sun am – Bert Gillard 8km 27:40 (3:28’s)

Sun pm – Moylough 10km 35:31 (3:33’s) – all up 21.kms for the day

Weekly Total 92.0kms

I ran the 8km in Tuam at 10am and I wasn’t pushed so I took it fairly easy and won by a decent margin. I then jumped straight into the car and drove to Moylough which was about 15 minutes away. Just time to register and I lined up for my second race of the day. Again nobody to challenge me which was good as I wasn’t up to much. The race was tough for the first 5km but I managed to push the second half a little more to chalk up the second win of the day.

That second race was my 100^th win since moving to Ireland (based on races where official results were released). I’ll put up the full list when I get a chance but that’s not a bad record in just 6 years!

Still not running well though – I’ll keep plugging away and see if I can get back into form by the end of the year…

Jog on

Back to the drawing board to work on getting some fitness back:

  

Mon – Treadmill recovery run 10.0km 37:36 (3:46’s)

Tue - 2km up, 10 x 1km treadmill reps building up to threshold, 1.0km down. All up 13.0kms

Wed – Claregalway 9.5km easy run 38:14 (4:01’s)

Thu am - 2km up, 10km treadmill threshold 32:46 (3:16’s), 1.0km down. All up 13.0kms

Thu pm – Mayo AC easy running 3.0kms

Fri - Treadmill recovery run 10.0km 36:46 (3:41’s)

Sat – 2km up, 10km treadmill threshold 32:22 (3:14’s), 1.0km down. All up 13.0kms

Sun – Claregalway 14.8km easy run 38:14 (4:03’s)

Weekly Total 86.3kms

Nothing special to report in there – just trying to work up through the gears a little without aggravating the groin.

Galway Bay 10km

The plan this week was to up the intensity a little:

Mon – Treadmill easy run 8.0km 32:25 (4:03’s)

Tue - Treadmill recovery run 10.0km 37:52 (3:47’s)

Wed – 2km up, 10 x 1km treadmill reps working up the pace, 1.0km down. All up 13.0kms

Thu am - Claregalway 9.5km easy run 37:39 (3:58’s)

Thu pm – Mayo AC easy running 3.7kms

Fri - Claregalway 9.5km easy run 39:55 (4:12’s)

Sat – Galway Bay 10km 34:36 (3:28’s). All up 12.1kms

Sun – Rest

Weekly Total 70.0kms

Groin still sore but improving slowly. I did a half session on Wednesday and then just easy runs before the race on Saturday.

It was a decent field and in the first km I tried to go with the leaders. Through the first km in 3:08 and I was off the back in 4^th spot. From then on the top 3 disappeared up the road and I was left in no-mans land. The pace kept dropping and by 5km I was struggling and the second half was a bit of a slog. Thankfully nobody caught me and I crossed the line in 34:36 for 4^th spot. The top 3 were all 31 low which was great going.

Out later that evening with the Tank Driver who was over from England. Lots of beers later we ended up in the Roisin Dubh watching the Frank and Walters. On Sunday everything was sore and it was a rest day (followed by another visit to the pub)....