DCM Class of 2011- the continuing challenge

BobMac104 · 14-03-2012 11:01am

The mornings before work are where i get the time really. There is a small group of us who do about 3-4 runs a week a 7am anywhere from 6-13miles we start earlier if the run is (longer). Id never get out of bed if i knew no body would be waiting for me so it helps alot. The other runs are speed sessions on tuesday and thursdays and a long run then sunday. I rarely run alone these days which is a massive help.

pconn062 · 14-03-2012 1:31pm

Younganne wrote: »

My next race is the Boyne 10k on 6th May, 8 week proagram started today with a 3 mi easy run.

My current PB for 10k (54.00)was got in May 2010 at Boyne 10k ....I didn't own a Garmin at the time......:rolleyes:...and i have not got close to it yet (last 10k was 56.27 last July) might just start covering the face of it with tape when i'm racing and see how it goes!!!!

+1

The Garmin is a training tool and shouldn't control how you pace yourself in a race, it's very important to learn to run by feel and not be dictated by the Garmin readings. If you ran your quickest ever 10k without a Garmin I would leave it at home or cover it in your next race and just go out and race hard and see what happens.

Younganne · 16-03-2012 11:41am

pconn062 wrote: »

+1

The Garmin is a training tool and shouldn't control how you pace yourself in a race, it's very important to learn to run by feel and not be dictated by the Garmin readings. If you ran your quickest ever 10k without a Garmin I would leave it at home or cover it in your next race and just go out and race hard and see what happens.

PConn you are so right and something i had lost sight off....
I definitely plan to do this in future races. I have been using it during races and as you say its a training tool...so heres hoping to plenty more PB's:D

I've had a great week so far this week, i have run the 4 days and done 2 classes, Started with the Meath Running group on Wed evening doing core and conditioning class and i'm back at kettlebells on Thur evenings after missing 5 weeks...
Definitely will enjoy the rest day today!!!

Good luck to all racing this weekend.

Galwayhooker, it was great meeting you at class last night and sorry i had to run and didn't get to chat but OH had to get to football to support his club playing..well for the second half anyway;) i'll chat you next week!!

galwayhooker · 18-03-2012 12:10am

Hi Younganne
Great to meet you the last night at kettlebells and to put a face to your name.Hopefully i dont resemble a Galway hooker ;-) Just getting into the kettlebells - really enjoying the classes thanks to you.
Not racing this weekend but heading out for a nice 10 mile run along the prom and salthill in galway in the morn so hopefully the weather will be ok.
See that you are doing core strenghthing with meath marathon group on wed so see you there ;-) Myself and another girl who did training for the marathon last yr are meeting up at 6 at claremont for roughly a 4 mile run before class so your are more than welcome to join us

Younganne · 18-03-2012 11:35pm

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|||53.5m|416.9m||
Younganne|6|33.59m|69.43m|205.67|got 6 runs and 2 exercise classes in this week...but body is giving out big time now:eek:|
red face dave |||90.5|165.5|
Nules10 ||||227.7|
run44|||58.55m|251.9m||
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |||28.2m|62.3m||

red face dave · 18-03-2012 11:57pm

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|||53.5m|416.9m||
Younganne|6|33.59m|69.43m|205.67|got 6 runs and 2 exercise classes in this week...but body is giving out big time now:eek:|
red face dave |3|15|22|180.5|
Nules10 ||||227.7|
run44|||58.55m|251.9m||
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |||28.2m|62.3m||

Finally all those weekend parties are over for a while now to start serious training. I am hoping to join Portlaoise AC on Thursday.

Great running Anne serious effort

run44 · 19-03-2012 10:53am

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|||53.5m|416.9m||
Younganne|6|33.59m|69.43m|205.67|got 6 runs and 2 exercise classes in this week...but body is giving out big time now:eek:|
red face dave |3|15|22|180.5|
Nules10 ||||227.7|
run44|3|19m|77.55m|265.4m|Light week this week due to sickness|
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |||28.2m|62.3m||

Great running Anne!

scriba · 19-03-2012 11:56pm

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|||53.5m|416.9m||
Younganne|6|33.59m|69.43m|205.67|got 6 runs and 2 exercise classes in this week...but body is giving out big time now:eek:|
red face dave |3|15|22|180.5|
Nules10 ||||227.7|
run44|3|19m|77.55m|265.4m|Light week this week due to sickness|
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |3|18.39|46.59m|80.69m|Need to do more. Aim is to do 4-5 sessions this week.|

BobMac104 · 20-03-2012 10:32am

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|6|34|87.5m|450.9m|pulled back a bit this week with my foot and had mallow 10 on the monday. |
Younganne|6|33.59m|69.43m|205.67|got 6 runs and 2 exercise classes in this week...but body is giving out big time now:eek:|
red face dave |3|15|22|180.5|
Nules10 ||||227.7|
run44|3|19m|77.55m|265.4m|Light week this week due to sickness|
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |3|18.39|46.59m|80.69m|Need to do more. Aim is to do 4-5 sessions this week.|

Light enough week trying my best to get my foot back. seems ok now.

BobMac104 · 20-03-2012 10:56am

Pain pain and more pain. for a flat enough course my race was the most up and down race ive had. Went for 3 miles the night before to test the foot and it was feeling fine so that cheered me up but the morning of the race the imagination was taking off and I could see myself 2 miles into the race with my foot in my hand shouting "why god"!! Anyway, I shook off those thoughts and lined up for the start. Off we went and I said id try to do as close to 7:00even for each mile as i could. I started off ok, feeling not brilliant but not awful either. 3 miles in i was starting to struggle but keep it going just trying to shake it off. Went through 5 miles in 34:55 good pacing but i was really hanging now. The 70 min pacer passed me soon after and i tried to keep up but couldn’t. I was so lead legged now. I didn’t think I could keep up my current pace for much longer. If someone said to me at that point that i could take 75min finish i would have taken it gladly. In the middle of mile 6 i got a second wind and I was beginning to ease out and made a deal with myself to do a 7:00 min mile for mile 7 and two 6:45's to finish. That should bring me home just under 70. I was going ok and coming up to the last water stop I said I wouldn’t take any but as i passed i just grabbed one anyway. Ugh I got some stitch instantly. not in the usual place but in my back. I was trying to relax but couldn’t and my pace slipped again. 8 mile marker the stitch had eased but I had zero energy left but still tried to push on. Last mile was pure torture. Form was gone legs were jelly I just wanted this over with. Pushed coming in to finish in a ~20sec PB of 70:23. How I managed a PB yesterday ill never know. Delighted to be honest. Big plus is the foot is fine. small bit sore after the race but it eased out quickly and its perfect this morning.

Splits 6:52, 7:00, 6:48, 7:00, 7:07, 7:05, 7:10, 7:04, 6:56, 6:57 (av 7:00)

Next race planned is Cork city marathon but i am sure there will be others before then.

run44 · 20-03-2012 10:59am

Fair play Bob, even with a few problems along the way, you still managed a PB. Well done!

Younganne · 20-03-2012 11:35am

Congratulations Bob, that race was run with pure determination so a well deserved PB. Great running:D
Take it easy this week for a bit of recovery and then back into the marathon training...you are doing great mileage at the moment so a recovery week won't do you any harm!!!

BobMac104 · 20-03-2012 11:54am

Thanks. Yeah i plan on taking it handy enough for the start of this week anyway but must start some decent LSRs on sunday. I am a bit behind on that front.

scriba · 20-03-2012 1:34pm

Well done Bob, you were up against it. Fair play!

Cutex · 21-03-2012 3:10pm

Well done Bob-shows great determination to get a PB on a day like that, I'm chuffed for you:D

Ps just read Anne's post & looks like I copied her!!! It was a case of great minds think alike-honest

Younganne · 21-03-2012 3:42pm

I believe you Cutex;)

So far this week i have done 2 runs, Rested on Monday to give the back a chance to recover and took a relaxed 5.51m in 56.00mins @10.10 avg pace/151 avg HB yesterday. Today i did 5.53mile in 50.58mins @9.13/160, 3m were at HM pace(kinda);)

For the rest of the week i'll probably do a 5m tomorrow and if i can manage a 10m on Friday with a short one (3m) on Sat/sun. I'm busy over the weekend so won't manage LSR Sat or Sun so will just have to see if i can fit it in on Friday!!!:rolleyes:

BobMac104 · 21-03-2012 4:41pm

Nice one Anne. I took your advice and took yesterday off. looking forward to my run this evening now.

scriba · 21-03-2012 9:52pm

This thread IS motivating! I'm filled with motivation-a-cules: time to up the number of sessions! :pac:

Nules10 · 21-03-2012 10:18pm

Nice running bob well done on what sounded like a tough run.

Younganne · 22-03-2012 10:49am

Bob hope the run was nice and relaxed and the legs are fresh again ready for the big push for the next few weeks....not sure if i envy you or not marathon training :rolleyes:...but i will keep my miles ticking over and aim for DCM 2012....

BobMac104 · 22-03-2012 11:55am

twas thanks Anne. Was out this morning too and the foot feels great. Legs are a bit heavy but tis to be expected. I know, all those LRS on the way....

BobMac104 · 26-03-2012 9:44am

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|6|53|140.5m|503.9m|Milage getting back to where it was before ballycotton. 17m LSR. |
Younganne|||69.43m|205.67||
red face dave |||22|180.5|
Nules10 ||||227.7|
run44|||77.55m|265.4m||
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |||46.59m|80.69m||

t-t-table time.

Good enough week. took a few days to get mallow out of the legs. start of the LSRs yesterday for cork. 17m @8.04 felt good. very strong at the end. Delighted with this as i thought my endurance had gone to pot. Beautifull day for it too.

scriba · 26-03-2012 12:44pm

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|6|53|140.5m|503.9m|Milage getting back to where it was before ballycotton. 17m LSR. |
Younganne|||69.43m|205.67||
red face dave |||22|180.5|
Nules10 ||||227.7|
run44|||77.55m|265.4m||
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |4|25.03|68.11m|102.21m|1st 40k week, 17.41km LSR

Goal this week is to fit a fifth run in (5-6.5k easy somewhere!)|

BobMac104 · 26-03-2012 3:46pm

nice one scriba!!

red face dave · 26-03-2012 7:09pm

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|6|53|140.5m|503.9m|Milage getting back to where it was before ballycotton. 17m LSR. |
Younganne|||69.43m|205.67||
red face dave |4|19|46|199.5|Good mixture of training
Nules10 ||||227.7|
run44|||77.55m|265.4m||
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |4|25.03|68.11m|102.21m|1st 40k week, 17.41km LSR

Goal this week is to fit a fifth run in (5-6.5k easy somewhere!)|

ecoli · 27-03-2012 9:52am

Hey Folks

Apologies for last week was a bit of an oversight I thought I had given you schedules up until this week and only looking at it now to find that I missed last week:o

Hope everyone is going well and no major illness or injury concerns

here is this weeks plan

|Mon|Tue|Wed|Thur|Fri|Sat|Sun|
|Rest|4m|1 mile easy, 5x800m (.5 on Garmin) @ 10k pace with 2 min recovery between reps , 1 mile easy|4m|rest|30min @ MP|90 min easy

Cutex · 27-03-2012 10:38am

Thanks Ecoli. I'm off this week with an ear infection, I'm on antibiotics so will to finish them before running again-better to be safe than sorry!

Training has been going well up to this so I'm not too worried. If I don't get my target time in Great Ireland Run then I have the Samsung night run too:D

run44 · 27-03-2012 10:58am

Hi all,

So after much back and forth over the past few weeks, I decided to run the Barcelona marathon, which I had booked months ago when injured to motivate myself. Due to work stuff I hadn’t been able to do as much training as I would have liked but still, decided since I was going to be there anyway and had gotten one 18mile run and two 20 milers under the belt that I may as well give it a shot! It was an absolute scorcher of a day for running. When we kicked off at around 8.30 it was already very warm and I’m told it reached heights of 19-20 degrees when we were running, though it felt like more!
Despite my worries about the temperature and, you know, collapsing with sun stroke, it went incredibly well and I really enjoyed it. The course is fantastic, quite flat apart from a few long upward drags and takes you around some of the best sights in the city. Didn’t go off with any specific target in mind, just to finish really.
Starting off I felt much better than the nervous wreck I was in Dublin in October. Heart rate started much lower than in Dublin and I tried to keep it below a certain level until the last section of the course. Was tough in parts, especially the section by the sea where there was no shade from the sun, but somehow I managed to pull a PB out of the bag! Also, hilariously and unbelievably managed to run negative splits (though just barely!), which is something I never thought I’d be able to do.

First half - 2:06:40
Second half – 2:06:06

Chip time – 4:12:45 … a PB by almost 9 minutes.

A few cold drinks and plates of tapas rounded off a great day!

PDCAT · 27-03-2012 11:00am

Well done run44, sub 4 has to be next target.

Younganne · 27-03-2012 11:09am

Congrats Run44 on a wonderful time, especially in the heat and coming back from injury. I hope you are delighted with yourself. Onwards and upwards now!!!:D
Fair play to you.

Younganne · 27-03-2012 11:15am

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|6|53|140.5m|503.9m|Milage getting back to where it was before ballycotton. 17m LSR. |
Younganne|4|27.26m|96.70m|234.94m|ran 4 times this week...feeling good:)|
red face dave |4|19|46|199.5|Good mixture of training
Nules10 ||||227.7|
run44|||77.55m|265.4m||
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |4|25.03|68.11m|102.21m|1st 40k week, 17.41km LSR

Goal this week is to fit a fifth run in (5-6.5k easy somewhere!)|

Got out for 4 runs this week, not my usual days but fitted around what's going on, Went out Tue, Wed, Fri and Sun...didn't have a LSR as such but did 9m Fr and 7m Sun...

BobMac104 · 27-03-2012 11:50am

Woah well done run44 fair play!! That heat could not have been easy.

Nules10 · 27-03-2012 12:24pm

wowser well done run44. fantastic stuff.

Nules10 · 27-03-2012 12:27pm

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|6|53|140.5m|503.9m|Milage getting back to where it was before ballycotton. 17m LSR. |
Younganne|||69.43m|205.67||
red face dave |4|19|46|199.5|Good mixture of training
Nules10 ||||256.3|no running for me off with a hip flexor problem :rolleyes: again
run44|||77.55m|265.4m||
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |4|25.03|68.11m|102.21m|1st 40k week, 17.41km LSR

Goal this week is to fit a fifth run in (5-6.5k easy somewhere!)|

BobMac104 · 27-03-2012 12:37pm

SOrry to hear that nules. hope it comes right sooner rather than later.

Younganne · 27-03-2012 1:09pm

Hey Nules, heres hoping its better soon and even if it is improving by Sunday, Conn probably wouldn't be the best run to come back with...isn't there few slopes or little inclines on that route????:eek:

run44 · 27-03-2012 1:47pm

PDCAT wrote: »

Well done run44, sub 4 has to be next target.

I think so! Will give myself a bit of a break before going for that though I think.

run44 · 27-03-2012 5:23pm

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|6|53|140.5m|503.9m|Milage getting back to where it was before ballycotton. 17m LSR. |
Younganne|||69.43m|205.67||
red face dave |4|19|46|199.5|Good mixture of training
Nules10 ||||256.3|no running for me off with a hip flexor problem :rolleyes: again
run44|4|32.3m|109.85m|297.6m|A good week

|
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |4|25.03|68.11m|102.21m|1st 40k week, 17.41km LSR

Goal this week is to fit a fifth run in (5-6.5k easy somewhere!)|

Nules, sorry to hear about the injury... hope you'll be back in action soon

red face dave · 27-03-2012 7:52pm

Well done Run great running. Fair play to you and in the heat great achievement. Brilliant. Defo under 4 hours for you before the end of the year.
What's next?

run44 · 28-03-2012 8:47am

Thanks Dave. Not sure whats next really. I'll definitely do the race series leading up to DCM, maybe the Kildare half... Not sure.

I've recently bought the P&D Advanced Marathoning book so think I'll start to use one of their plans for the next big one!

What races are others planning on doing in the next few weeks/months?

Younganne · 28-03-2012 10:54am

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|6|53|140.5m|503.9m|Milage getting back to where it was before ballycotton. 17m LSR. |
Younganne|4|27.26m|96.70m|234.94m|ran 4 times this week...feeling good:)|
red face dave |4|19|46|199.5|Good mixture of training
Nules10 ||||256.3|no running for me off with a hip flexor problem :rolleyes: again
run44|4|32.3m|109.85m|297.6m|A good week

|
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |4|25.03|68.11m|102.21m|1st 40k week, 17.41km LSR

Goal this week is to fit a fifth run in (5-6.5k easy somewhere!)|

Just adding myself back in.:D

Younganne · 28-03-2012 11:00am

run44 wrote: »

I've recently bought the P&D Advanced Marathoning book so think I'll start to use one of their plans for the next big one!

Hey Run44, I got the P&D book for Christmas and its great reading. I am planning to use it for DCM this year and hoping for an improvement in my time!!! I'm trying to keep the mileage up in the meantime at about 25-30m per week to see if i can manage it !!!

I'm doing Boyne 10k on May 6th in Drogheda and after that a few smaller ones in the area and then the Race series!!

run44 · 28-03-2012 12:18pm

Younganne wrote: »

Hey Run44, I got the P&D book for Christmas and its great reading. I am planning to use it for DCM this year and hoping for an improvement in my time!!! I'm trying to keep the mileage up in the meantime at about 25-30m per week to see if i can manage it !!!

I'm doing Boyne 10k on May 6th in Drogheda and after that a few smaller ones in the area and then the Race series!!

Yeah, think I will use it for DCM too to try to get nearer the 4 hour mark.

Fair play Anne, I find it quite hard to keep the mileage high every week. Hmm, might take a look at the Boyne 10k myself

red face dave · 28-03-2012 8:09pm

My plan for the next few months should be something like this
Good Friday 8k race Emo Court.
29 April 10k (Laois)
12 May Half Marathon Ballina
June Half Marathon (Waterford) or 5 mile (Dublin)

BobMac104 · 02-04-2012 10:02am

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|6|51.65|18M|555.55m|happy enough again with this weeks running. 18m LSR |
Younganne|||69.43m|205.67||
red face dave |||46|199.5|
Nules10 ||||256.3|
run44|||77.55m|265.4m||
shazkea|||64|64|
KittyMittens|||38.8|38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast|||34.11|83.94||
scriba |||68.11m|102.21m||

18m LSR yesterday @ 8:03 went great and very steady the whole way. feeling strong on these and felt i could have done another few so very happy so far with the long runs. only one speed session though. 8x400m @ 83/84 sec. Must bring in a decent tempo run this week.

Younganne · 02-04-2012 11:33am

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|6|51.65|18m|555.55m|happy enough again with this weeks running. 18m LSR |
Younganne|4|23.04m|9.01m|255.98m|ran 4 times this week...but didn't get the full weeks plan done...must get back fully to it this week. |
red face dave ||||199.5|
Nules10 ||||256.3||
run44||||297.6m||
shazkea||||64|
KittyMittens||||38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast||||83.94||
scriba ||||102.21m||

I was shattered all this week..the clocks changing last weekend mucked up my system!!!:eek: I didn't get the full weekly plan done so hoping to get back fully to it this week..might have to chop and change sessions to fit with Easter and "Kids stuff" over the weekend!!!

Great running Bob!!! 18m LSR and you still feeling fresh...all the training is paying off for you so

BobMac104 · 02-04-2012 11:57am

Thanks Anne,
ive pulled back the mid week miles a small bit so the overall milage hasnt changed so i think that has helped so far. plus the weather is helping big time!

run44 · 02-04-2012 3:48pm

Well done guys - good week of running there!

I took this week off. With work stuff I probably wouldn't have had much time anyway as it turned out. Hoping to get back to it tomorrow after giving the legs a decent break!

scriba · 02-04-2012 4:29pm

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|6|51.65|18m|555.55m|happy enough again with this weeks running. 18m LSR |
Younganne|4|23.04m|9.01m|255.98m|ran 4 times this week...but didn't get the full weeks plan done...must get back fully to it this week. |
red face dave ||||199.5|
Nules10 ||||256.3||
run44||||297.6m||
shazkea||||64|
KittyMittens||||38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast||||83.94||
scriba |2|10.36|0|112.57m|A very hectic week, only got to run an easy 8k on Friday, and a 45min tempo run on Sat, MUST do better this week.|

I'm pleased I got anything done at all, but I need to do much more this week. I need to switch back to morning runs once deadlines are out of the way, make fitting runs in much more manageable. Late nights have completely diminished my ability to get up in the mornings.

Great running Bob and Anne!

red face dave · 02-04-2012 6:41pm

Name|Weeks Sessions|Weeks Total|Monthly Total|Yearly total|Comments
BobMac104|6|51.65|18m|555.55m|happy enough again with this weeks running. 18m LSR |
Younganne|4|23.04m|9.01m|255.98m|ran 4 times this week...but didn't get the full weeks plan done...must get back fully to it this week. |
red face dave |4|22.5||222| Good solid week
Nules10 ||||256.3||
run44||||297.6m||
shazkea||||64|
KittyMittens||||38.8||
Cutex||||78.8|
Alitoast||||83.94||
scriba |2|10.36|0|112.57m|A very hectic week, only got to run an easy 8k on Friday, and a 45min tempo run on Sat, MUST do better this week.|