"We can rebuild her!"

racheljev · 12-06-2011 9:56am

Hope you're feeling better J, have the antibiotics started to work yet?

rainbow kirby · 12-06-2011 10:47am

I think so, I'm definitely feeling a bit better than I was a few days ago. Back in work tomorrow, the proof will be in whether I can last beyond 2pm without wanting to crawl under my desk and go asleep.

dolliemix · 13-06-2011 10:44am

Sorry to hear you haven't been well. But good to see you're on the mend and hopefully you'll be out running and back to yourself by the weekend

Brianderunner · 13-06-2011 10:50am

RK, If i were you i would forget about racing until August. Dunshaughlin included.

rainbow kirby · 13-06-2011 10:52am

dolliemix wrote: »

hopefully you'll be out running and back to yourself by the weekend

Fingers crossed! Antibiotic finishes Wednesday, so hopefully back to some easy running this week.

tHE vAGGABOND · 13-06-2011 1:09pm

RK, If i were you i would forget about racing until August. Dunshaughlin included.

I must say, this does seem sensible advice. Forcing a run in Dunshaughlin after a long enough lay off and not running to the standards you hope and expect of yourself could be counter productive.

rainbow kirby · 13-06-2011 1:27pm

Good point. Dublin Pride is on the same day as Dunshaughlin so my drinking arm will still get a workout :pac:

Might do a 5k in July if I can just as a tester, before having a proper crack at the Dun Laoghaire 10k on the August bank holiday weekend.

Mr Slow · 13-06-2011 1:59pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Good point. Dublin Pride is on the same day as Dunshaughlin so my drinking arm will still get a workout :pac:

Might do a 5k in July if I can just as a tester, before having a proper crack at the Dun Laoghaire 10k on the August bank holiday weekend.

I'll be on the sidelines in Dunshaughlin, you can keep me company!

RayCun · 13-06-2011 2:16pm

mrslow wrote: »

I'll be on the sidelines in Dunshaughlin, you can keep me company!

What?!?!?!

:):rolleyes::o:mad::(:eek::cool::P:confused::pac: !

(couldn't decide which smily to use)

Mr Slow · 13-06-2011 2:26pm

RayCun wrote: »

What?!?!?!

:):rolleyes::o:mad::(:eek::cool::P:confused::pac: !

(couldn't decide which smily to use)

I didn't realise my presence in the race was a source of stress for you Ray, you must feel relieved. :P

RayCun · 13-06-2011 2:31pm

mrslow wrote: »

I didn't realise my presence in the race was a source of stress for you Ray, you must feel relieved. :P

That I won't have to buy you a pint! :pac:

so what's the story? post-marathon hangover?

menoscemo · 13-06-2011 2:35pm

mrslow wrote: »

I'll be on the sidelines in Dunshaughlin, you can keep me company!

Ahh man, you really should use that race to post a PB. You'll be well recovered in 2 weeks, by the looks of yesterday, you were recovered already.

Mr Slow · 13-06-2011 2:35pm

RayCun wrote: »

That I won't have to buy you a pint! :pac:

so what's the story? post-marathon hangover?

I'm just going to take it easy (relatively) for a few weeks, I've been putting in the work all year, just taking a short time out from hard sessions before I start building towards DCM.

Woddle · 13-06-2011 2:38pm

mrslow wrote: »

I'm just going to take it easy (relatively) for a few weeks, I've been putting in the work all year, just taking a short time out from hard sessions before I start building towards DCM.

I think you're spot on Mr slow and I really like your disciplined approach. You could run Dunshaughlin and post a PB but why risk burning out and injury.

Mr Slow · 13-06-2011 2:43pm

Woddle wrote: »

I think you're spot on Mr slow and I really like your disciplined approach. You could run Dunshaughlin and post a PB but why risk burning out and injury.

Thanks Woddle, I'll just have to beat Ray another day :pac:

RayCun · 13-06-2011 3:43pm

DCM smackdown!

rainbow kirby · 13-06-2011 3:48pm

RayCun wrote: »

DCM smackdown!

...while I watch. :cool:

Mr Slow · 13-06-2011 3:50pm

RayCun wrote: »

DCM smackdown!

I like your confidence, you're after sub 3:20 I'm after sub 3:30 so that won't work, I reckon the series half marathon would make for a good contest.

RayCun · 13-06-2011 3:53pm

mrslow wrote: »

I like your confidence, you're after sub 3:20 I'm after sub 3:30

Yes, but you've run a faster marathon than I have :pac:
plus, the times I have targetted in recent races bear little resemblance to the times I have finished in

Mr Slow · 13-06-2011 3:58pm

RayCun wrote: »

Yes, but you've run a faster marathon than I have :pac:
plus, the times I have targetted in recent races bear little resemblance to the times I have finished in

You should have left the negativity on holidays Ray, you've had one bad day which was still a pb. What's the target for Dunshaughlin? sub 43?

RayCun · 13-06-2011 4:00pm

mrslow wrote: »

You should have left the negativity on holidays Ray, you've had one bad day which was still a pb. What's the target for Dunshaughlin? sub 43?

Three bad days!

I might take it easy in Dunshaughlin now I don't have to beat you - the first half at sub-45 pace and see what I can do in the second half.

Mr Slow · 13-06-2011 4:02pm

RayCun wrote: »

Three bad days!

I might take it easy in Dunshaughlin now I don't have to beat you - the first half at sub-45 pace and see what I can do in the second half.

First half is faster, the rises in the second half may hold you at that pace.

rainbow kirby · 14-06-2011 10:12am

Bright blue Kayanos arrived. They are actually closer to sky blue than anything else, so they will clash delightfully with just about everything I own

Brianderunner · 14-06-2011 11:41am

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Bright blue Kayanos arrived. They are actually closer to sky blue than anything else, so they will clash delightfully with just about everything I own

What about the DCM top from last year, or your Man City jersey

rainbow kirby · 14-06-2011 11:42am

Why would I own a Man ****ty jersey? :pac:

Also, they're a different sky blue to the DCM top from last year, much brighter.

Brianderunner · 14-06-2011 11:57am

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Why would I own a Man ****ty jersey? :pac:

Beacuse they are the deserving FA cup champions and the league winners next year

Who put the ball in the Munich's net, YAYAYAYA Toure

rainbow kirby · 14-06-2011 12:04pm

Brianderunner wrote: »

Beacuse they are the deserving FA cup champions and the league winners next year

rainbow kirby · 16-06-2011 11:32am

Antibiotics done. Loading up on vitamins and such today, will be chancing a run tomorrow.

Cannot believe I've managed to miss 6 ****ing weeks of running since Barcelona.

rainbow kirby · 18-06-2011 1:49pm

Meant to get out last night for a run but ended up meeting up with a friend who I haven't seen in a couple of months and going for a meal with her, so didn't get out. Headed out this morning for a short run, put my snotrag/wristband over the Garmin so I wouldn't be watching it the whole time.

I got a fright when I saw the data. I wasn't making any particular effort to slow down or speed up. 4.49km/2.79 miles covered, average pace 9.37/mile. Average HR is even further into the stratosphere. 179bpm average/191bpm max, with only the times where I had to wait to cross a road bringing it down a bit. (in case anyone's curious) Resting's back down to 47, so this is crazy...

DigiJem · 18-06-2011 9:51pm

Glad to see you’re back out running, mind yourself for the next few runs

rainbow kirby · 19-06-2011 1:41pm

Out again this morning, same loop as yesterday. Very sticky weather out today - not particularly warm but humid as fcuk! 4.5km/2.8 miles at 9.35/mile average pace. HR still high (175 average/191 max). Felt pretty good, I can't overstate how nice it is to be getting back out after basically having to take 3 weeks off.

Just hope there's not going to be any more time off the road like this for a very long time...

tHE vAGGABOND · 19-06-2011 2:03pm

Good that your back again, but take it easy for a short while - you dont want to rush into longer and faster stuff and get hit with an over use injury

Random : Could your garmin HR be inflated with that stupid problem where its very high at the star of a run, until it gets wet?

rainbow kirby · 19-06-2011 2:19pm

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

Random : Could your garmin HR be inflated with that stupid problem where its very high at the star of a run, until it gets wet?

Judging by how consistently high it stays later on in the run, I don't think so.

You can see the early spike quite clearly there, but it slowly climbs and stays high.

Bally8 · 19-06-2011 3:50pm

Delighted to see you back out. You must have been so frustrated.

rainbow kirby · 20-06-2011 10:27pm

On the plan for this evening - 30 minutes easy, which is exactly what got done in absolutely lashing rain. :eek: Summer my arse!

Managed to control the pace a bit more this evening, 4.77km/2.96 miles at 10.08/mile average pace. If it wasn't for the rotten weather there would have been laps of the shopping centre car park to bring it up to 5km :pac:

HR still high (166bpm average/185bpm max), but felt pretty good throughout the run so meh.

Mr Slow · 21-06-2011 1:35pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

On the plan for this evening - 30 minutes easy, which is exactly what got done in absolutely lashing rain. :eek: Summer my arse!

I was the only runner in Dublin 15 last night!

rainbow kirby · 21-06-2011 1:36pm

Mr Slow wrote: »

I was the only runner in Dublin 15 last night!

I wasn't the only one out on the way to Pram Springs - was passed by one woman who was running in a rain poncho and a guy who was wearing heavy cotton :eek:

Mr Slow · 21-06-2011 1:49pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

I wasn't the only one out on the way to Pram Springs - was passed by one woman who was running in a rain poncho and a guy who was wearing heavy cotton :eek:

I saw a couple making their way home in tshirts and without coats in my estate carrying Lidl bags....Lidl is 2 miles from my house :eek:

rainbow kirby · 22-06-2011 10:06pm

Was supposed to run last night, but swapped that run to tonight after a crap night's sleep on Monday night meant that I had no energy at all after work yesterday evening. Got out this evening anyway (with the added bonus of slightly better weather), 40 minutes easy was on the schedule. Ran 6.67km / 4.11 miles in just over 40 minutes, 9.47/mile average pace. Felt a bit tougher than it should have, tbh. This recovery isn't going to be quick...

Brianderunner · 22-06-2011 10:17pm

Good news, you have the honour of holding our tops during the race on Saturday

rainbow kirby · 22-06-2011 10:18pm

Brianderunner wrote: »

Good news, you have the honour of holding our tops during the race on Saturday

Just like Cork. :pac:

There had better be a birthday pint in it for me!

Mr Slow · 22-06-2011 10:21pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Just like Cork. :pac:

There had better be a birthday pint in it for me!

And a cake with 28 candles :P

RacoonQueen · 22-06-2011 10:23pm

Mr Slow wrote: »

And a cake with 28 candles :P

Adding an extra year onto her life is a little harsh.

Brianderunner · 22-06-2011 10:39pm

Whether 27 or 28 candles it's irrelevant. Your in you're late twenties in 3 days time, enjoy the last few days of your mid 20's

rainbow kirby · 22-06-2011 10:41pm

Brianderunner wrote: »

Whether 27 or 28 candles it's irrelevant. Your in you're late twenties in 3 days time, enjoy the last few days of your mid 20's

You'll be there in a few months :pac:

jcsmum · 23-06-2011 9:47am

Glad to see you're out and about running again. Pity you won't be able to do Dunshaughlin.
Is your birthday on Saturday? (oh, to be that young again!)

rainbow kirby · 23-06-2011 9:48am

jcsmum wrote: »

Is your birthday on Saturday? (oh, to be that young again!)

It's actually Friday, but Saturday is the more suitable beering night. D'mammy wants to do the usual "have a meal as a family" thing tomorrow. Since T-bone steaks (rare of course) are promised, this is a good thing

jcsmum · 23-06-2011 9:49am

rainbow kirby wrote: »

It's actually Friday, but Saturday is the more suitable beering night.

And you should get 1 beer per coat you hold!

rainbow kirby · 24-06-2011 12:21am

Oh Garmin, you so crazy :pac:

That's a bit more like it. Plan for today was 40 minutes easy, did 6.28km / 3.9 miles @ 9.41/mile average pace this evening - ran from the office because I was meeting up with friends for dinner and booze. Clearly my Garmin does not like the city centre, pace fluctuations were pretty crazy, and it thinks I can at some point hit sub-4 minute mile pace :eek:

HR finally dropped slightly compared to the last few runs - 162 average/176 max, I'm interpreting that as a good sign.

jcsmum · 24-06-2011 9:47am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

"We can rebuild her!"

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