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DCM 2016 Graduates: Keep On Running
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Bungy Girl wrote: »It's Ryan's of Parkgate Street, details here
Thank you Bungy Girl
I will hopefully see some of you there. Best of luck to all doing it 0 -
I'll write a full post as soon as I can but in the meantime...The Black Oil wrote: »S & C - anything else to focus on apart from abdominal work, lunges, etc?
Yes! Don't neglect the upper body! And single leg work can be very beneficial to runners too.I am sporadic with my S&C work to say the least. When I am being good, almost daily (aim is 5/7) I do some exercises that I was given by physio ages ago - mix of stretching, pilates poses, bridges etc. I also do calf raises and calf drops. Even when I am not being 'good', I'd do this 2 - 3 times a week unless I am having an exceptionally bad week.
I like pilates but haven't gone regularly in about a year since I moved gym and haven't found a class I like to replace the one in my old gym - suggestions in Maynooth; D6 or even Dublin city centre welcome
Every now and then I get notions of dedication and I try the JD 30 day challenge (think the furthest I've gotten is 8 days) or I do the mrytle routine or I do the resistance workout on operation transformation....definitely could do better and it is a goal for 2017 because I think the more I run, the more under-lying weaknesses are going to be highlighted and stop me progressing.
Consistency always better than sporadic.
You could try Pearse St Physio for Pilates Classes aimed at runners, I believe they're very good. My go-to place is in D3 so probably no good to you.
I'd suggest you schedule your S&C in the same way you do your runs (or any other appointment). It's usually the first thing to be dropped when life gets busy but the benefits are huge when done regularly.The Muppet wrote: »The only s and c I do is a pilates class once a week, I have great intentions of doing James Dunnes 30 day challenge, I have all the videos and instructions download on my computer but that's as far as I got so far. , TBH i was planning to do it in December so perhaps it will happen Monday.
Its out there now so.....
+1 to the Pilates. All runners should be doing it.
I must admit to never having done the JD challenge. I probably should before commenting on it
. Lots of people on boards seem very positive about it.
The main thing with any S&C programme is to progress gradually, ensure that you are executing the moves with good technique and to ensure adequate rest between sessions.
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Bungy Girl wrote: »
I must admit to never having done the JD challenge. I probably should before commenting on it. Lots of people on boards seem very positive about it.
The main thing with any S&C programme is to progress gradually, ensure that you are executing the moves with good technique and to ensure adequate rest between sessions.
More to follow.
I did the first week 2 years ago now, I gave up because it was taking longer than the 15 minute a day routine it claimed to be and I was only running a few miles a week so didn't really appreciate the importanace of it.
That's changed so next time I start it I will finish it.0 -
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Really enjoyed the race, great to see so many boardsies at the end, especially with everyone seeming more or less happy!! Less impressed with the timing people. Seems to only be gun time which for me anyway was at least 30sec slower than what I recorded on watch but you can't be sure you hit watch at right spot so don't like taking Garmin time!! Also not entirely convinced gun time is right cause I distinctly remember it being 26:43 as I was almost at line, no way it took me another 7sec to cross the line. For a race that seems so well organised otherwise tis quite annoying.
Do like my mug though 0 -
Looks like 20:03 for the pair of us!Wubble Wubble wrote: »Fair play kid, I knew it was you
haven't seen times yet, think I just missed out? PB anyways...0 -
Really enjoyed the race, great to see so many boardsies at the end, especially with everyone seeming more or less happy!! Less impressed with the timing people. Seems to only be gun time which for me anyway was at least 30sec slower than what I recorded on watch but you can't be sure you hit watch at right spot so don't like taking Garmin time!! Also not entirely convinced gun time is right cause I distinctly remember it being 26:43 as I was almost at line, no way it took me another 7sec to cross the line. For a race that seems so well organised otherwise tis quite annoying.
Do like my mug though
And the chip times have been added! Not sure why they put them up without them, like it wouldn't have killed us all to wait another hour to have all the info. Still intrigued by the 7 sec I think it took me to cross the line...must pay more attention to where I am when I am noting time display!
Happy to report I hit my B goal which is a pb of 19 sec 0 -
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Great to meet some of you today, including one or two new faces. Don't forget to post up your race reports.
I enjoyed the race today, particularly the Battle of the Mentors that kicked off with about a Km to go. Happy to come away with a PB and an aul wan's prize 0 -
Bungy Girl wrote: »Great to meet some of you today, including one or two new faces. Don't forget to post up your race reports.
I enjoyed the race today, particularly the Battle of the Mentors that kicked off with about a Km to go. Happy to come away with a PB and an aul wan's prize
Another Prize, you must have quite the collection of Pineapples by now.:)0 -
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Jingle Bells 5k. Chip time: 26:02 (watch 26:09 - it's always a little off I'm not sure when to press it on the mat). Still have to change the gadget back to km. Distance 3:17mi and 8:16 min/mi Avg Pace. I will change the settings to km, promise. :cool: Don't think I have it set for splits as there's just 1 in the activity tracking screen.
Noticed my watch's battery was low this morning even though I charged it last night, I must have left it on after turning off the socket. Tried to charge it in the car, saw someone with car antlers on the M50. Got to the park before 10am. Thought I'd have time to read a book, but then had a look at the map thing. On the way up I heard a few lads talking about today's potential for "snot rockets", thanks for the mental image, lads...
Going by Garmin Connect, this was about my 9th outdoor run since DCM, excluding a little here and there on a treadmill and the odd night I left my watch behind.
Runner down after the turn just beyond the US Ambassador's residence. She was being tended to by the Civil Defence. This was my first 5k race where I wanted to have a little bit of a go at it, recent park runs have been deliberately slow. Didn't pay much attention to my watch, partly because it said battery low as soon as I turned it on. Mentally I felt a little out of sync (not uncomfortable, just questioning things as I went along) as I hadn't really trained for anything under 9min/mi and here I was doing it for some of the event, though early on I was happy to stick to 9:20-9:30 ish. Didn't realise the downhill was going be as downhill i.e. read up more before hand next time, TBO.
Enjoyed the course, good sense about the crowd - bit of singing before the 1k mark, not by me, thankfully. Fair bit off 23:12 which is my fastest, work to do. Could have pushed harder.
Good to catch up the other graduates, a few DCM reports were revisited.
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Enjoyed the race today in great conditions and got myself a shiny new PB (verbose report here). I had never really intended on going to the meet up afterwards because I had things to do in the afternoon, but I waited around at the finish to see if I'd spot anyone and sure enough was rewarded by bumping into A Neurotic and Pomplamousse. I've already had a coffee and a tea out of my new mug this evening. 0
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It was nice to see some of you at the Jingle Bells today! Wubble Wubble, FITZA, spaceylou, TBO, The Muppet, ESV - really nice to see you all and clocking such excellent times.
That "Battle of the Mentors" was short, swift, and brutally decisive. Not in my favour, I hasten to add. :rolleyes:
The gorey details: Wearing your blue gift-t-shirt, I managed to hang on to your new mentor's coat-tails for most of the first 4km - which is an achievement worthy of a PB-beer already. However, a rush of blood at 800m to go saw me overtaking her while already well in the red. Needless to say, she immediately swatted me away in a final acceleration - and collected a PB and a cool age-cat price in the process. I have left you in capable hands! 0 -
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hillsiderunner wrote: »Challenge her to a marathon for the next battle, nop
Ha ha, that would not end well for me 0 -
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