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W.B. Yeats · 04-05-2011 9:34am

RayCun wrote: »

Back to the club session (in my shiny new Boards top ), this time for 300m reps :eek: 15 reps with about a minute recovery (although I think a couple of the recovery periods were longer) Relatively easy pace for the first 10 reps, picking it up for the last 5 -
69, 68, 69, 68, 70, 68, 69, 68, 68, 69, 65, 67, 65, 65, 63
(Mile pace was somewhere between 5.30 and 6.00, but the Garmin couldn't really handle a tight loop so it was much more variable than the times would suggest)

Was a great session to do with a group - I didn't look at the watch at all, just hung on the shoulder of the guy in front and let him set the pace. (And let him burn me off on the last couple of reps too, when he picked it up I just had to let him go)

3.67 total, including warmup and warmdown

Mighty stuff Ray
Hoping to get down tomorrow night

RayCun · 04-05-2011 9:35am

Cool, see you there
(if I can still walk)

Mr Slow · 04-05-2011 1:19pm

Are you running Leixlip on Saturday?

RayCun · 04-05-2011 1:31pm

no, next race is Sportsworld on the 15th (...then Donore Summer 5k, Dunshaughlin 10k, the race series...)

Perkina3 · 04-05-2011 1:40pm

Hmmmm I might split it every week between one of the interval sessions in UCD or here cuz cherrywood or whatever it's called seems to be closer to me. Am in Templeogue at present......

Though your interval pacing there sounds like it may be a little beyond me!

Sounds like the training is going well lad!

Mr Slow · 04-05-2011 1:46pm

RayCun wrote: »

no, next race is Sportsworld on the 15th (...then Donore Summer 5k, Dunshaughlin 10k, the race series...)

Jeez, was it something I said?

RayCun · 04-05-2011 1:51pm

Perkina3 wrote: »

Hmmmm I might split it every week between one of the interval sessions in UCD or here cuz cherrywood or whatever it's called seems to be closer to me. Am in Templeogue at present......

Though your interval pacing there sounds like it may be a little beyond me!

Sure, come along. The meeting point is here, you'll see a bunch of people there at 7pm.
The interval pacing is whatever you can manage yourself - I stuck close to the coach, but there were people running at a slower pace.

Perkina3 · 04-05-2011 1:53pm

mrslow wrote: »

Jeez, was it something I said?

Could have been the chilli's comment there :P

Perkina3 · 04-05-2011 1:54pm

RayCun wrote: »

Sure, come along. The meeting point is here, you'll see a bunch of people there at 7pm.
The interval pacing is whatever you can manage yourself - I stuck close to the coach, but there were people running at a slower pace.

Ah crap! It's on the grass? I hate running on grass! :P

I may do that alright but prob be next week

RayCun · 04-05-2011 1:54pm

mrslow wrote: »

Jeez, was it something I said?

Leixlip was outside the M50 last time I looked :pac:

Mr Slow · 04-05-2011 2:08pm

RayCun wrote: »

Leixlip was outside the M50 last time I looked :pac:

Sorry, I forgot who I was dealing with, time to dust off the passport Ray. There's smashin races outside the Pale.

RayCun · 05-05-2011 9:43pm

"Join a club", they say. "Running with a group is more fun", they say.

Do they tell you that club sessions will involve medicine ball work (minute squats, minute plank, minute sit-ups, .4 mile at 10k pace x3, then throw the ball around, then run with the ball, then more squats followed by uphill sprints x3)? No they do not :mad:
Do they tell you that this will destroy your 1000 mile challenge progress (only 2.5 miles tonight)? No, they do not :mad:
Bastards, they are, a shower of bastards. :mad::mad::mad:

Dotcomdolly · 05-05-2011 10:07pm

Who would have thought my shin splints would actually be a godsend! Poor broken Ray...:P A lucky escape for me I think.

W.B. Yeats · 05-05-2011 10:08pm

RayCun wrote: »

"Join a club", they say. "Running with a group is more fun", they say.

Do they tell you that club sessions will involve medicine ball work (minute squats, minute plank, minute sit-ups, .4 mile at 10k pace x3, then throw the ball around, then run with the ball, then more squats followed by uphill sprints x3)? No they do not :mad:
Do they tell you that this will destroy your 1000 mile challenge progress (only 2.5 miles tonight)? No, they do not :mad:
Bastards, they are, a shower of bastards. :mad::mad::mad:

Stop whining and looking for sympathy Ray
You know you loved it!

Mr Slow · 05-05-2011 10:12pm

W.B. Yeats wrote: »

Stop whining and looking for sympathy Ray
You know you loved it!

He'll be early next week :P

shazkea · 05-05-2011 10:19pm

RayCun wrote: »

"Join a club", they say. "Running with a group is more fun", they say.

Do they tell you that club sessions will involve medicine ball work (minute squats, minute plank, minute sit-ups, .4 mile at 10k pace x3, then throw the ball around, then run with the ball, then more squats followed by uphill sprints x3)? No they do not :mad:
Do they tell you that this will destroy your 1000 mile challenge progress (only 2.5 miles tonight)? No, they do not :mad:
Bastards, they are, a shower of bastards. :mad::mad::mad:

Well if it's any consolation you made me laugh with this

W.B. Yeats · 05-05-2011 10:32pm

mrslow wrote: »

He'll be early next week :P

He was hanging around at the end tonight- I bet he was going to do a few extra laps.....

RayCun · 06-05-2011 8:46am

5.37 miles in 51:58 (9.41 pace)

Recovery run this morning for my poor broken legs

mtd: 17.5

macinalli · 06-05-2011 1:57pm

RayCun wrote: »

Do they tell you that this will destroy your 1000 mile challenge progress (only 2.5 miles tonight)? No, they do not :mad:

Might take longer to complete the 1000 miles but the 2.5 painful miles that you did last night will benefit you more than an easy 5 mile run. Think of the quality!

Mr Slow · 06-05-2011 2:09pm

RayCun wrote: »

Do they tell you that this will destroy your 1000 mile challenge progress (only 2.5 miles tonight)? No, they do not :mad:

Ha, I'll be passing you out this weekend methinks

, unless you're running 26 miles between now and Sunday?

RayCun · 06-05-2011 2:15pm

Ah, but my miles are quality miles, so they count double.

Mr Slow · 06-05-2011 2:17pm

RayCun wrote: »

Ah, but my miles are quality miles, so they count double.

Does 'quality' get you to 1,000 quicker? I thought that was the goal of the '1,000 mile challenge' or is it supposed to be the '500 quality mile challenge'?:D:D:D:D

RayCun · 06-05-2011 2:21pm

mrslow wrote: »

Does 'quality' get you to 1,000 quicker? I thought that was the goal of the '1,000 mile challenge' or is it supposed to be the '500 quality mile challenge'?:D:D:D:D

It's actually the Dunshaughlin smackdown, and yes, quality miles will put you in your place :pac:

Mr Slow · 06-05-2011 2:23pm

Enjoy your victory over someone who has run a marathon 3 weeks before!

RayCun · 06-05-2011 2:24pm

Oh, I will

But hey, if you're already conceding defeat and looking for a rematch, I'm entered in the marathon race series...

Mr Slow · 06-05-2011 2:27pm

RayCun wrote: »

Oh, I will

But hey, if you're already conceding defeat and looking for a rematch, I'm entered in the marathon race series...

I'm realistic, see you in the park.....biatch:cool:

rainbow kirby · 06-05-2011 2:28pm

Is this going to be finalised with any financial/hosiery-related incentives? :pac:

Mr Slow · 06-05-2011 2:30pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Is this going to be finalised with any financial/hosiery-related incentives? :pac:

Nope, bad enough we'll have to see Digger in pink knee socks.

rainbow kirby · 06-05-2011 2:31pm

mrslow wrote: »

Nope, bad enough we'll have to see Digger in pink knee socks.

Ordered last night (because I was ordering other stuff anyway and it was no extra shipping), hope he likes them small because I got the biggest size (size 5-8) :pac:

Mr Slow · 06-05-2011 2:44pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Ordered last night (because I was ordering other stuff anyway and it was no extra shipping), hope he likes them small because I got the biggest size (size 5-8) :pac:

He has little feet

, I'm size 11!

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