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    #1532
    RAL3
    Registered Users Posts: 389 ✭✭RAL3


    menoscemo wrote: »
    I keep telling chinguetti to get his own log so he can report his own feats, but alas we have to do that for him.

    In fairness it must be hard to take, with your bro dropping his 5k time to 18:28 (& looking like there was some left in the tank as well)!

    I'd be peed off if I was you as well......................


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    #1533
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    chinguetti wrote: »
    Why should i have a training log? According to you i don't train enough.
    Just to see how little you do train :)
    ronnie085 wrote: »
    When are you going to test your legs with the short stuff yourself? You seem to be enjoying the training, if enjoy is the right word for intervals and the likes

    Donore 5k 28th May. Dunshaughlin 10k 25th June. Then the 12 week P&D programme for berlin (70 mpw)
    RAL3 wrote: »
    In fairness it must be hard to take, with your bro dropping his 5k time to 18:28 (& looking like there was some left in the tank as well)!

    I'd be peed off if I was you as well......................

    Never saw him, but yes I'm resigned to the fact he'll always be faster than me at the short stuff. Fortunately I'm much better looking :cool:


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    #1534
    chinguetti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,546 ✭✭✭chinguetti


    menoscemo wrote: »
    I'm resigned to the fact he'll always be faster than me at the short stuff. Fortunately I'm much better looking :cool:

    As i'm faster than you, your looks won't help you when i get to the pretty ladies first!

    Anyway, the glare off your medal will make them look away so your looks will be doubly nullified so i shall win again:D


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    #1535
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    chinguetti wrote: »
    As i'm faster than you, your looks won't help you when i get to the pretty ladies first!

    That's if you notice them, you had something pleasant for each eye the other day, at eye level and you were oblivious. ;)


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    #1536
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    menoscemo wrote: »
    Then the 12 week P&D programme for berlin (70 mpw)

    That's a brutal program, are you going to lash yourself with thorny vines on your LSR's too?


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    #1537
    chinguetti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,546 ✭✭✭chinguetti


    mrslow wrote: »
    That's if you notice them, you had something pleasant for each eye the other day, at eye level and you were oblivious. ;)

    Ah here, tis your word against mine and couldn't see with the sweat in my eyes:D


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    #1538
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    menoscemo wrote: »
    Nice positioning besides the Grapes and apple ;)

    What's the idea behind the sports cap? Is it so you can take it while on the run?

    There's strawberries there too! :pac:

    From reading the bottle they seem to expect people to take it during activity :confused:


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    #1539
    Brianderunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,049 ✭✭✭Brianderunner


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    I'd read about it and I'd seen the pictures on the mars refuel website, but I never believed it to be true, until now.

    Mars in a sports bottle! Heaven. They also had the one litre cartons. :D Next time you're up North, bring an empty car...


    Ah yes i've been using them since i moved over here. 2 litre cartons for £2.50 is a regular on my weekly shop :D

    menoscemo wrote: »
    Brian looks to be backing out, but is leaving a bit of extra money for me and Fran to fight over.

    I'n not out yet. I can pull out of the bet whenver i want for 25 euro, no timeline was put on the get out clause :p

    I may enter Conn and be flexible on what event i do, then run Donadea and see how it goes before making my final decision. Be afraid, be very afraid!

    Although if i run like i did yesterday you'll wipe the floor with me.


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    #1540
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    Brianderunner wrote: »
    I'n not out yet. I can pull out of the bet whenver i want for 25 euro, no timeline was put on the get out clause :p

    No you can't. When we made the bet, we said if you don't enter or don't turn up to the race for whatever reason, then you owe the full €50.
    You getout clause (which was only recently insterted) is a special clause and only valid for a short period. I'll give you to the donore race at then end of the month.

    By the way lads: Top Tip: the Connemarathon has a max entry of 3,000 (for all 3 races in total) and sells out a good few months early every year. I'd hate to see one of you losing €50 because you forgot to register on time :pac:


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    #1541
    claralara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,663 ✭✭✭claralara


    menoscemo wrote: »
    Met up with Shels, Mr Slow, Raycun and a sober (for once) Claralara at 9 am this morning. The plans were varied but in generally everyone was doing a 9:30 pace for at least 10. Mr Slow was thinking 17, but I reminded hm digger did 20 yesterday and the seed was planted. Nice easy run at first, we picked up Chinguetti (fresh from running 18:28 in leixlip yesterday) and vaggabond and Ray trotted off home. We decided to be cruel and take the group up Knockmaroon hill but everyone seemed to take it grand despite the protests before, so after 10, I decided to push clarlalara to an 8 minute mile (for her last one) as practise for her 50 min 10k goal. she struggled at first into the wind but managed a sprint finish to make goal time.

    Myself, Chinguetti, mr slow vaggabond and shels then headed out for a last loop, shels left us at 14. We were already at 17 miles as we approached the bottom of the Kyber hill and since the seed had been planted mrslow decided he would be doing 20 so the two of us left Chinguetti and vaggabond and took the long route back to the cars. I got back at 19.5 miles and decided to call it a day, leaving mrslow to frantically do laps of the car park to make up the last 0.5miles :pac:. The post run cokes and ice creams went down a treat :D

    Summary:
    19.5 miles @9'08 av pace. (HR 143).

    weekly total: 6 runs 46.4 miles

    Month|No. of days Runnning|Miles
    January|28/31|256.3
    February|24/28|236.9
    March|23/31|221.9
    April|22/30|150.2
    May|7/8|72.7
    Total|104/128|964.3

    That is just not true. I am sober for at least 32 hours in every month...just before I have the blood tests. I'm sure my licence will be reissued in no time.. :rolleyes:

    Cheers for that last push! Still struggling to see myself keeping that up for much longer than I did though.
    I suppose I should thank you for the mild productivity of my weekend... FINE!


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    #1542
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    claralara wrote: »
    That is just not true. I am sober for at least 32 hours in every month...just before I have the blood tests. I'm sure my licence will be reissued in no time.. :rolleyes:

    Cheers for that last push! Still struggling to see myself keeping that up for much longer than I did though.
    I suppose I should thank you for the mild productivity of my weekend... FINE!

    Haha, I have also went periods of more than 24 hours without drinking, it's no fun :p

    You'll keep that up for longer alright, remember on sunday you did it at the end of 10 miles and after just coming off the knockmarron hill. I can tell you i would find it hard to run a mile at my goal 10k pace after that.
    As per the FB message i sent you, the Speed sessions will pay dividends as long as you keep them up, but it'll take about two weeks before you start to reap the benefits of them so chin up and you'll get there.


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    #1543
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    menoscemo wrote: »
    You'll keep that up for longer alright, remember on sunday you did it at the end of 10 miles and after just coming off the knockmarron hill. I can tell you i would find it hard to run a mile at my goal 10k pace after that.
    As per the FB message i sent you, the Speed sessions will pay dividends as long as you keep them up, but it'll take about two weeks before you start to reap the benefits of them so chin up and you'll get there.

    Hmmm, that's very supportive and encouraging, contrary to your normal 'You should be doing xyz'. Is that reserved for certain boardsies or can we all expect a cuddlier Meno going forward :pac:


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    #1544
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    mrslow wrote: »
    Hmmm, that's very supportive and encouraging, contrary to your normal 'You should be doing xyz'. Is that reserved for certain boardsies or can we all expect a cuddlier Meno going forward :pac:

    :rolleyes: Feck off. i said an encouraging thing to you on sunday didn't I?


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    #1545
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    mrslow wrote: »
    Hmmm, that's very supportive and encouraging, contrary to your normal 'You should be doing xyz'. Is that reserved for certain boardsies or can we all expect a cuddlier Meno going forward :pac:

    This sounds more like the way he speaks to me. I think he does it out of love for us. :rolleyes:


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    #1546
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    menoscemo wrote: »
    :rolleyes: Feck off. i said an encouraging thing to you on sunday didn't I?

    Was it 'Your targets are soft' or 'I'll never understand you runners with your built up heels' or something along those lines?:D


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    #1547
    chinguetti
    Registered Users Posts: 2,546 ✭✭✭chinguetti


    Mrslow you should have heard what he said behind your back:eek:

    Will there be a new cuddly Meno on show next week so? Has the Ultra running made him soft? What channel shows the adventures of Meno and who will play him?


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    #1548
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    chinguetti wrote: »
    What channel shows the adventures of Meno and who will play him?

    It'll have to be Nickelodeon, and they're lining up this guy to play him.


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    #1549
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    This sounds more like the way he speaks to me. I think he does it out of love for us. :rolleyes:

    Listen, last time I said something encouraging to you, I remember getting my head taken off and accused of being patronising :rolleyes:. Let's just say, I learned my lesson.
    mrslow wrote: »
    Was it 'Your targets are soft' or 'I'll never understand you runners with your built up heels' or something along those lines?:D

    Haha. I told you you were well capable of 3:40 in cork (just after I told you digger was faster than you :p)


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    #1550
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    menoscemo wrote: »
    Listen, last time I said something encouraging to you, I remember getting my head taken off and accused of being patronising :rolleyes:. Let's just say, I learned my lesson.

    Firstly, I do not recall this happening, I so would not take anyones head off, I'm lovely. *cough* :pac:

    Secondly, you have never said anything encouraging. You just bark orders about how wrong people do things and how right you are. :P


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    #1551
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    5.2 miles @7:55. Decided to get out of my usual very slow slow runs by getting in a bit of practise for the wexford half in a fortnight (where I'm pacing 1:45). The legs were a bit heavy tonight from yesterdays long run. It takes a bit of concentration to keep the pace right. It is easy to drift off and go too fast on the downhills/ too slow on the uphills. HR was very up and down due to the uphills also being into the wind, but the average is still well inside the GA zone.

    WTD 1 run 5.2 miles

    Month|No. of days Runnning|Miles
    January|28/31|256.3
    February|24/28|236.9
    March|23/31|221.9
    April|22/30|150.2
    May|8/9|77.9
    Total|104/128|969.5


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    #1552
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Secondly, you have never said anything encouraging. You just bark orders about how wrong people do things and how right you are. :P

    Remember what you said to me when I told you that you were well capable of running a sub-4 marathon in the morning? ;)


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    #1553
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    menoscemo wrote: »
    Remember what you said to me when I told you that you were well capable of running a sub-4 marathon in the morning? ;)

    No, and I don't think I want to. Just because I don't want to embarrass you when you are proved wrong. :o


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    #1554
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    menoscemo wrote: »
    Haha. I told you you were well capable of 3:40 in cork (just after I told you digger was faster than you :p)

    What a prince you are!:P


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    You just bark orders about how wrong people do things and how right you are. :P

    It's as if you're typing my thoughts, uncanny.:pac:


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    #1555
    Perkina3
    Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭Perkina3


    Yeah..... encouraging........ but sure maybe beating u with his whip *its hidden there somewhere* is his way of being nice?? :)...


    Sure he was saying that I was selling myself short on most of my goals....

    I dunno like cuz I don't think I am going to hit all of those goals.... especially not the 5 mile goal anyway like!

    It's all good though meno ;) *Dn't hurt me.....cowers behind Mr. Slow!*


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    #1556
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    Perkina3 wrote: »
    *Dn't hurt me.....cowers behind Mr. Slow!*

    Mr Slow uses Racoon Queen's chest as a shield! :pac:


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    #1557
    Oisin11178
    Registered Users Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭Oisin11178


    Meno at the end of the conn ultra. He gave so much effort in the finishing straight he pissed himself. Good man:D


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    #1558
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    Oisin11178 wrote: »
    Meno at the end of the conn ultra. He gave so much effort in the finishing straight he pissed himself. Good man:D

    haha you fecker, it had to come out at some stage :pac: Listen, I just had no time to stop, much like the old fella who pulled down his shorts and did it in the middle of the road, only problem was I was in the middle of crowds at the time so Had to be a bit more discreet ;).

    Anyway, just gonna go get my revenge......


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    #1559
    menoscemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,915 ✭✭✭✭menoscemo


    Oisin11178 wrote: »
    Meno at the end of the conn ultra. He gave so much effort in the finishing straight he pissed himself. Good man:D

    here's oisin, doing his 'warm up' before pacing limerick last weekend: (he's the one 'receiving')

    33vn4ar.jpg


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    #1560
    hot to trot
    Registered Users Posts: 1,312 ✭✭✭hot to trot


    lots of Man love on here!


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    #1561
    Mr Slow
    Registered Users Posts: 6,554 ✭✭✭Mr Slow


    menoscemo wrote: »
    haha you fecker, it had to come out at some stage :pac: Listen, I just had no time to stop, much like the old fella who pulled down his shorts and did it in the middle of the road, only problem was I was in the middle of crowds at the time so Had to be a bit more discreet ;).

    Anyway, just gonna go get my revenge......

    Dude?:eek:


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