Brody The Runner

Introduction After a disappointing performance at the Lisburn 10K, the Feile 10K was the comeback that was needed.  Signing Up After the Lisburn 10K I felt like I had been hit by a truck. My right ankle felt like it was made out of Weetabix and the left side of my hip was acting like it was 50 years older. Therefore, to keep myself motivated I knew I needed to sign up to race, so I can have a goal.  Training With my ankle and hip being sore, I couldn’t follow my normal training plan. I would do a 20-30 minutes run a couple times a week to test the body. However, most of my training consisted of going on the exercise bike and strength and conditioning. It wasn’t till the start of July when I was able to go back to regular running. After doing the Killarney House parkrun, I decided to take heart rate training more seriously. When doing easy and long distance runs I tried to keep my heart rate below 150bpm. This allowed me to increase my running time for my Wednesday run. Every w...