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According to this
http://www.active.com/running/Articles/Eating_practices_of_the_best_endurance_athletes_in_the_world.htm
The Kenyans only avearge 75 miles per week and don't eat crisps, I'm just saying like
According to that the kenyans main food source is a corn based Carbohydrate source called Ugali. I guess that's their equivalent of Mega Meanies :pac:0 -
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That stuff about you not being cut out for the ultra is just nonsense. I presume that was just the post-race fatigue talking. What you're not cut out to do is to run a very good PB 3 weeks before and then run an ultra on uncovered legs.
You'll be back, no doubt about it.
Congratulations on toughing it out, which shows that you ARE ultra material!
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I was prescribed a whole week off after Conn which I found quite difficult. I think running gives me discipline and without it I go a bit waywards. So I proceeded to eat and drink everything in sight for a week. I even had a few cheeky smikes on a few nights out
I was up home at the weekend, so when my sister suggested a run with her I jumped at the chance even though I had no running gear. So with tracksuit bottoms and t-shirt I did 2 miles at a very slow pace (no watch Probably 10-11 min/ mile)
Back on the horse today. I met up with brian for my scheduled 50 minutes.
Ended up doing 7 miles in 57 minutes (8:15 pace)
No niggles, legs and body a bit stiff and sluggish. That's normal I guess. Glad to be back. Good news is there'll be no rest days this week.
Weekly total 5 days running 59.6 miles
2011|No. of days Running|Miles|2012 |No. of days Running|Miles
January|28/31|256.3|January|28/31|290.1
February|24/28|236.9|February|27/29|283.2
March|23/31|221.9|March|24/31|204.7
April|22/30|176.4|April|3/9|48.3
May|25/31|198.5|||
June|24/30|180.6|||
July|28/31|269.4|||
August|23/31|244.6|||
September|22/30|200|||
October|26/31|187.5|||
November|28/30|210.1|||
December|24/31|194.3|||
Total|297/365|2576.5|Total|81/97|826.30 -
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chinguetti wrote: »Shock, horror - Digger twists the written word. Let us learn from the wise one:D
I'm not the Messiah... I'm just a very naughty boy 0 -
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rainbow kirby wrote: »He doesn't even wait for the Chinese balls to leave his stomach before going to check out more elite men...
Well, I heard despite the MSG, the skin on his face is glowing:D 0 -
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Really enjoyed the 150's- took the first 100m easy and basically sprinted the last 50 each time. Hitting around 3:30/mile pace for the last 50s.
First time I've ever heard somebody analyse a flying-50 sprint in minutes per mile pace! METRES PER SECOND!!
You'll have to drop the distance running mentality if you want that sub 60. 0 -
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First time I've ever heard somebody analyse a flying-50 sprint in minutes per mile pace! METRES PER SECOND!!
You'll have to drop the distance running mentality if you want that sub 60.
I'll only be getting one stab at it in the Graded meets in May.
I know i just have to keep it under 4 min/mile but i am not sure how to start my garmin as i jump out of the blocks :pac:;)
It's pretty hard to figure out the speeds of the splits because the garmin doesn't perform too well over short distances, I also wasn't sure of where the individual 50m lines were. I am just taking the max speed i reached towards the end of each of the 150s.0 -
TheRoadRunner wrote: »distance boys do sub 60s in training, multiple sub 60's or should I say sub 4 minute mile pace
Ha, yeh, but I don't think many boards posters would fall under that particular "distance boys" category.0 -
I'll only be getting one stab at it in the Graded meets in May.
I know i just have to keep it under 4 min/mile but i am not sure how to start my garmin as i jump out of the blocks :pac:;)
It's pretty hard to figure out the speeds of the splits because the garmin doesn't perform too well over short distances, I also wasn't sure of where the individual 50m lines were. I am just taking the max speed i reached towards the end of each of the 150s.
Do a few 400 TT's to see where you stand. The 400 is an easy race to mess up. If you go into the race without any experience of running the distance hard you'll be in for a shock.
That top speed would be 13.0 second 100m pace which is good speed. Whether you can manage that for a full 100m and off a standing start is a different question. Be interesting to see how you get on in these. If you do lots of hard 400m speed endurance work (not that pansy ass distance runners "speed" work) over the next month or so then you could manage the sub 60 (without knowing your sprint background at all, barring a rough hand timed 27 for 200), but if you just rock up to the meet with just marathon training in your back pocket, then be prepared for a surprise. 0 -
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Orange juice :rolleyes: It was FEAR
or maybe orange juice, I suppose. It's very acidic, can be hard on the digestion. Sportsworld 5 mile for another showdown?
Yeah the orange jouce set off something for sure but I think I may have had too many sweets last night I'll definitely be avoinding OJ before races in the future though.
Can't do Sportsworld I'm afraid. Pacing Kildare that day. I'll be doing the BHAA 5 miler in Dunbiyne for sure. Show down there?0 -
Hi menoscemo, hard luck today but it's only a matter of time and the sub 39 is there. As regards to the Dundalk 10k, I've never done the 10k but there is a half marathon on the same day that I've done the last two years and uses the same course as the 10k. It's virtually a completely flat course, slight incline along the river at about the 8k mark but nothing too challenging, actually not too dissimilar to today's course (minus the double lap). Good race with good crowd support, there's also a 10k on in Drogheda the Sunday before, the Boyne 10k, just another option. Think there is a thread on both in the events section.
Yeah the boyne 10k would be ideal but I'm in Limerick that day.
Dundalk definitely looks a good option, the only issue is how to pick up my race pack. Hopefully someone here is doing it and can pick it up for me
How did you get on yourself today?0 -
Yeah the boyne 10k would be ideal but I'm in Limerick that day.
Dundalk definitely looks a good option, the only issue is how to pick up my race pack. Hopefully someone here is doing it and can pick it up for me
How did you get on yourself today?
Got on good but a tough day, thought sub 39 might be there but had to settle for 39:17, but at least one of us beat Ray! If you decide to sign up for that, let me know, I'm doing the half and can pick up your number if you don't know anyone else doing it, just PM me. 0 -
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Hard luck. You sure it wasn't just nerves + starting too fast in an attempt to beat the oap Ray?
My stomach does be in ribbons for big races, jeez my stomach was in ribbons before the nat 10k and I was keeping the HR under 170 for that and still bricking it.0 -
RacoonQueen wrote: »Hard luck. You sure it wasn't just nerves + starting too fast in an attempt to beat the oap Ray?
My stomach does be in ribbons for big races, jeez my stomach was in ribbons before the nat 10k and I was keeping the HR under 170 for that and still bricking it.
Nope it definitely wasn't nerves or going off too fast. Purely acidic feeling. The fact that my stomach is still in ribbons right now proves that. Feels like it is still trying to get rid of something 0 -
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Got on good but a tough day, thought sub 39 might be there but had to settle for 39:17, but at least one of us beat Ray! If you decide to sign up for that, let me know, I'm doing the half and can pick up your number if you don't know anyone else doing it, just PM me.
Fellas, I'm planning to do this HM also. It's to be a litmus test for Cork 3:30 target. I wasn't aware we had to pick up race number in advance so if that's the case can ye keep me up to date with all collection plans?
Well done pconn, a great time there!!0 -
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chinguetti wrote: »And what did we learn from this: Don't race against Ray.
As you can see from the above conversations, I am being very careful to pick races that ray is not doing for the next while 0 -
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