"We can rebuild her!"

rainbow kirby · 26-04-2011 10:42pm

After having to bail on intervals at UCD due to not having my gear with me, finally got out after the Man U match (2-0 to United flattered the **** out of Schalke, Man U should have had 5 by half-time) for a little one. 15 mins up to Bohernabreena church, 6 hill sprints, and back down. Took the run up and back real easy, so overall 9.50/mile average pace. Total distance covered 5.32km/3.31 miles.

jcsmum · 27-04-2011 11:46am

Well done J, you're patience is paying off, some really great runs there!

Perkina3 · 27-04-2011 12:01pm

Well dun rainbow!

So any news on upcoming short races 5km to 10 km max?

U defo going for Dublin this year??

rainbow kirby · 27-04-2011 12:02pm

Perkina3 wrote: »

U defo going for Dublin this year??

Eh no ted. :pac:

Perkina3 · 27-04-2011 12:09pm

How come?? You planned any marathons this year??

Btw, out of curiousity where do you find out bout upcoming races.... have exams in Sept but am getting back into serious running and weights training and want a few races to give me something to work towards.

rainbow kirby · 27-04-2011 12:14pm

Perkina3 wrote: »

How come?? You planned any marathons this year??

Nope. Need to stop getting injured for a while, and need to win Brianderunner's bet. :pac:

metamorphosis · 27-04-2011 3:34pm

Ask her in 2 months!

rainbow kirby · 27-04-2011 4:05pm

metamorphosis wrote: »

Ask her in 2 months!

You all keep saying that. Do ye all think I'm going to give in that easily? :pac:

shazkea · 27-04-2011 4:15pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

You all keep saying that. Do ye all think I'm going to give in that easily? :pac:

I think you've answered your own question there!!! But just in case there's a doubt....YES we do

Perkina3 · 27-04-2011 4:32pm

Come on... u no u wna

rainbow kirby · 27-04-2011 11:02pm

Pilates this evening, and strengthening work after watching the end of Real Madrid v Barcelona when I got home. My core is going to hate me tomorrow. :pac:

hf4z6sqo7vjngi · 28-04-2011 10:12am

I think you would be good for a 3:50 in Dublin. Best of luck with it RK even though the race entry will be costing you a €110 this year:p

rainbow kirby · 28-04-2011 10:21am

Corbin Gigantic Ostrich wrote: »

I think you would be good for a 3:50 in Dublin. Best of luck with it RK even though the race entry will be costing you a €110 this year:p

Not gonna happen. Is this log going to end up as 30 pages of me having to repeat on a daily basis "I'm not doing Dublin 2011"? :pac:

hf4z6sqo7vjngi · 28-04-2011 10:34am

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Not gonna happen. Is this log going to end up as 30 pages of me having to repeat on a daily basis "I'm not doing Dublin 2011"? :pac:

No i reckon we will get bored after 20 pages:)

Mr Slow · 28-04-2011 10:42am

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Not gonna happen. Is this log going to end up as 30 pages of me having to repeat on a daily basis "I'm not doing Dublin 2011"? :pac:

We'll talk again in June

rainbow kirby · 28-04-2011 10:45am

mrslow wrote: »

We'll talk again in June

Over a cold frosty pint in Cork?

Mr Slow · 28-04-2011 10:50am

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Over a cold frosty pint in Cork?

You had me at hello!

RayCun · 28-04-2011 10:51am

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Not gonna happen. Is this log going to end up as 30 pages of me having to repeat on a daily basis "I'm not doing Dublin 2011"? :pac:

It might be worth looking into volunteering on the day? as dublin gets closer and closer there will be more and more threads about it, and the temptation (or irritation) will keep growing. But if you have a marathon-related thing that you are doing on the day, you'd still feel involved...? Just a thought....

Mr Slow · 28-04-2011 10:53am

RayCun wrote: »

It might be worth looking into volunteering on the day? as dublin gets closer and closer there will be more and more threads about it, and the temptation (or irritation) will keep growing. But if you have a marathon-related thing that you are doing on the day, you'd still feel involved...? Just a thought....

Nice thought Ray but running it may clash with that!:D

opus · 28-04-2011 12:16pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Over a cold frosty pint in Cork?

Are you doing part of the CCM in June? Glad to see you're on the mend!

rainbow kirby · 28-04-2011 12:18pm

opus wrote: »

Are you doing part of the CCM in June? Glad to see you're on the mend!

Yup, will be doing a relay leg.

rainbow kirby · 28-04-2011 10:02pm

Was feeling absolutely exhausted for some reason all day today, and was a bit meh about getting out for a run this evening. Dragged myself out the door anyway, 8km @ 9.50/mile average pace. Took it easy and just enjoyed the music I had on my iPod (the setlist from the Porcupine Tree gig last October), and chilled out. Glad I went out anyway.

I pity anyone who was running near me though, had a big scoop of Super Picante salsa on the salad I got in Pablo Picante at lunchtime and it ended up producing a round of machine-gun farting...

gerard65 · 28-04-2011 10:13pm

Noticed your slowly switching to KM's. You know that new fangled measure will never catch on.

digger2d2 · 28-04-2011 10:31pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

I pity anyone who was running near me though, had a big scoop of Super Picante salsa on the salad I got in Pablo Picante at lunchtime and it ended up producing a round of machine-gun farting...

`

Charming.... I saw you on the Scholarstown Rd as I drove by...Glad now I didn't stop to chat

rainbow kirby · 28-04-2011 11:14pm

gerard65 wrote: »

Noticed your slowly switching to KM's. You know that new fangled measure will never catch on.

I just forgot to switch my Garmin back to miles after Barcelona. Also, 6 min/km is a relatively decent indication of "easy pace" for me.

rainbow kirby · 30-04-2011 3:30pm

Gorgeous day for a run today. 45 minutes with 1 minute surges every 10 minutes was what was on the cards today. 8km covered, average pace overall was 8.55/mile, surges were 1 minutes intervals at 4.45/km pace.

Observation: I am faster when it is warm and sunny

Bally8 · 30-04-2011 5:55pm

Delighted to see your recovery coming along so well. Fair play to you for your persistance.

rainbow kirby · 30-04-2011 5:59pm

You gonna be down in Cark with Mr Bally8 for the relay?

Mr Slow · 30-04-2011 6:05pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

You gonna be down in Cark with Mr Bally8 for the relay?

How are you gonna run a relay when you'll spend most of your time there laughing at the local accent? This was you in Mallow when the dude was on stage talking about the race -

Bally8 · 30-04-2011 6:14pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

You gonna be down in Cark with Mr Bally8 for the relay?

Sure will be RK, we are hoping to smash last years time of 4:43... or beat it by a second or two at least:D

rainbow kirby · 30-04-2011 6:15pm

Good stuff

You'll have to come for a pint with the rest of us afterwards.

Bally8 · 30-04-2011 6:18pm

Count me in- its about time I got in on some of the madness I've been reading about

theboyblunder · 30-04-2011 8:16pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Gorgeous day for a run today. 45 minutes with 1 minute surges every 10 minutes was what was on the cards today. 8km covered, average pace overall was 8.55/mile, surges were 1 minutes intervals at 4.45/km pace.

Observation: I am faster when it is warm and sunny

so am I - because I always forget the suncream

rainbow kirby · 01-05-2011 1:10pm

Another "longest run since Barcelona" today

11km/6.84 miles (9.23/mile average pace) this morning - first time I could stretch a run out far enough to get down for a lap of Tymon Park in a very long time. Let's just say there was a very big smile on my face when my Garmin first hit 10km and then again when it went over 1 hour

tHE vAGGABOND · 01-05-2011 1:18pm

good stuff! well done

rainbow kirby · 02-05-2011 1:52pm

On the plan for today - 45 minutes easy. Did 8km @ 9.08/mile pace, slightly faster then intended (due to ignoring the Garmin because I was wearing a long-sleeved tech shirt so checking it required effort) but felt good the whole way around.

Mr Slow · 02-05-2011 8:10pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

On the plan for today - 45 minutes easy. Did 8km @ 9.08/mile pace, slightly faster then intended (due to ignoring the Garmin because I was wearing a long-sleeved tech shirt so checking it required effort) but felt good the whole way around.

What time are you hoping for in Leixlip?

rainbow kirby · 02-05-2011 9:10pm

I'm not doing Leixlip. Next race is the Donore 5k on the 28th. Leixlip is just too soon.

claralara · 03-05-2011 8:51am

So do we have a team boss?

rainbow kirby · 03-05-2011 8:54am

claralara wrote: »

So do we have a team boss?

Yes, we are entered.

Now to sort out accomodation and all that fun stuff.

tHE vAGGABOND · 03-05-2011 9:33am

Do we have 4 or 5 in the team?

I have a sister in Glanmire, so I will likely stay with them for a night or two [depending on their schedule, they both travel a lot for work].

rainbow kirby · 03-05-2011 9:37am

We have 5, so only one leg each. Fight amongst yourselves for who gets which one - particularly the glory leg at the end.

Mr Slow · 03-05-2011 9:42am

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

Do we have 4 or 5 in the team?

I have a sister in Glanmire, so I will likely stay with them for a night or two [depending on their schedule, they both travel a lot for work].

I'll be in Glanmire too! How are you getting to the start?

Perkina3 · 03-05-2011 10:14am

rainbow kirby wrote: »

We have 5, so only one leg each. Fight amongst yourselves for who gets which one - particularly the glory leg at the end.

How about a fight to the death......I mean, a race at the track in UCD for the glory leg!

Hope it goes well for you guys anyway

rainbow kirby · 03-05-2011 8:00pm

Track session at UCD this evening - warmup, 8x400 cruise intervals with 20-30sec recovery, cooldown. Ended up doing my reps faster than the intended 2:10 pace (1:53-1:56 pace, bad kirby), whoops! Enjoyed the session though, was good to see the usual suspects again and stretch the legs out a bit.

Total distance covered 4.29 miles, average moving pace 8.32/mile.

menoscemo · 03-05-2011 8:56pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Yes, we are entered.

Now to sort out accomodation and all that fun stuff.

Booked into Lancaster lodge myself. the Bro is staying there too.

Tis about €150 per room for the two night, so if you're sharing it's pretty cheap.

rainbow kirby · 04-05-2011 9:04pm

Pilates this evening - great core workout, shame about the sheer volume of new-age bull**** the teacher was spouting. Ear acupuncture, detoxes and planetary alignments my hole. Need my run now to properly relax me!

Bally8 · 04-05-2011 10:50pm

Ha ha I laughed out loud reading that:D

rainbow kirby · 04-05-2011 10:59pm

Even the run didn't help to properly relax me. Was nearly 10pm by the time I got out, so kept the run shorter than the scheduled 45 minutes. Did 3.84 miles at an average of 9.31/mile pace. Bloody weather, after being dry all day it started raining just as soon as I stepped off the 49 and was absolutely bucketing by the time I got out. Of course, I got absolutely drenched, and my runners are now sitting at the door stuffed with newspaper in the hope that they'll be dry for tomorrow. Legs not showing any ill effects after yesterday, thankfully, and no pain tonight either.

tHE vAGGABOND · 04-05-2011 11:26pm

after being dry all day it started raining just as soon as I stepped off the 49 and was absolutely bucketing by the time I got out

I must find out the female equivalent of "man suit" - as woman suit or girl suit juut does not cut it :pac:

"We can rebuild her!"

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