10 round numbers- How many of these can you run in 2014?

Name|400m< 60secs|800m< 150 secs|1 mile< 5min|3k< 10min|5k< 20min|5mile< 30min|10k< 40m|10miles< 1hr|Half Marathon< 90mins|Marathon< 3hrs

gaz200||2.15.77||||||||
dna_leri||2.08|||17:38||36:23|||
Thewolf_ie|||||18:40||38.46|||
pa4||||9:24|16:13||34:49|||
Krusty_clown||||9:39|||34:11||1:19:37|
BeepBeep67|||||17:12||36:33|59:45|1:25:22|
KielyUnusual||||9.26||27.11||58.42||
Chivito550|55.34|2:15.69||||||||
RayCun||||||29:50||||

Toblerone1978|||||18:25|||||

DrQuirky|||||16:12|27:39|34:38|||
ecoli|||||17.49|27:45|34.10|57.27|76.12|
srunner||||9:34|17:08|28:22||||
Diablo Verde|||||18:54|29:57||||
skeleton_boy|||||||38.59||1.24.06|
yaboya1|||||18:03||39:07||1:25:25||
Itziger|||||||37:07||1:25:58|
Conavitzky|||||||36:55|||
Dublin Runner|||||17:03|28:44|35:27||1.18:17|2.50:50|
jebuz||||||||58:46|1:21:46||
Timmay||||9.34|||||||
Basster|||||18.59|||||
pconn062|||||18.01||39:01|||


Might as well add in some of my times seen as I started the thread! I missed a fair chunk of training recently with a hamstring problem and it took a while to get back (still not back into full training yet). The 10k was in DkIT where I work and I wouldn't have done it otherwise (don't like 10k, too long for me!). I wasn't 10k fit at all so treated it like a tempo run and just ran steady. Felt great the whole way through and never under any pressure.

The 5k was the Patsy Kelly 5k in Dundalk, again I just ran very steady and felt great the whole way though, just missing that extra gear to go into and lacking that bit of aerobic fitness (still nearly 30 seconds off my PB though ). I can't see myself hitting any of the times over 5k for the rest of the year, hope to tick off the mile and the 800m in the next few weeks (if my hamstring lets me as it's being niggling at me again recently).

dublin runner wrote: »

Bit of a newbie when it comes to the races below 5km. Where and when could one attempt the track distances (100m, 200m....etc) and not get humiliated??

Dublin Graded meets, starting next Wednesday, although I'd suggest starting with something a little longer such as a 800m or 1500m. The 100 and 200m sprinters are a different breed altogether!

Full programme of events available to download here:

http://www.dublinathletics.com/Fixtures/2014-Fixtures/

dublin runner wrote: »

Brilliant, thanks for that. That's probably sound advice. I don't mind too much get beaten but getting totally humiliated running 100m is another thing!

Are spikes mandatory? If not, is it probably best to invest in some anyway?

Spikes are not mandatory, and possibly best avoided until you get familiar with running in them. They can be quite hard on the calves and Achilles tendon. Racing flats would be fine for anything 800m and above to start off, but if you decide you like the short stuff and plan on doing more they are a worthwhile investment and will last you years.

Also, as far as I'm aware and unless things have changed you have to be an AAI member, ie run for a club, to compete in the meets. Club singlets are usually mandatory too. I can't remember if you are with a club or not but something worth remembering. Maybe someone else can point out of this rule has been changed.

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

And soon to be shorts also.

Shorts? As in shorts with club colours?

Chivito550 wrote: »

Why you say that? If anything I'd suggest the opposite. I'd rather get humiliated over 100 and 200 as at least the gap is only a few seconds and it is over before you know it. Nothing worse than getting tailed off and still have 2 laps to go!

Basically do whatever event interests you most.

I'm not saying anything, I'm suggesting. I happen to know dublinrunner is only after finishing a marathon and thought a 800m or 1500m would suit him much better. Also judging by his times on the table he is not going to be anywhere near the back of a pack or humiliated in a 1500m race, the opposite I would suggest. Also jumping into a sprint race without proper preparation can lead to injury, particularly for someone coming from a long distance background.

Name|400m< 60secs|800m< 150 secs|1 mile< 5min|3k< 10min|5k< 20min|5mile< 30min|10k< 40m|10miles< 1hr|Half Marathon< 90mins|Marathon< 3hrs
gaz200||2.15.77||||||||
dna_leri||2.08|||17:38||36:23|||
Thewolf_ie|||||18:40||38.46|||
pa4||||9:24|16:02||34:49|||
Krusty_clown||||9:39|16:01||34:11||1:19:37|
BeepBeep67||2:17.4||9:51|16:52||36:33|59:45|1:25:22|
KielyUnusual||||9.26|17.21|27.11||58.42||
Chivito550|55.34|2:15.69||||||||
RayCun||||||29:50|||1:23:07|2:59:06

Toblerone1978|||||18:25|||||

DrQuirky|||||16:12|27:39|34:38|58:19||
ecoli||||9.20|17.49|27:45|34.10|57.27|76.12|2.59.25
srunner||||9:34|17:08|28:22||||
Diablo Verde|||||18:54|29:57||||
skeleton_boy|||||||38.59||1.24.06|
yaboya1|||||18:03||38:58||1:25:25||
Itziger|||||||37:07||1:25:58|
Conavitzky|||||||36:55|||
Dublin Runner|||||17:03|28:44|35:27||1.18:17|2.50:50|
jebuz||||||||58:46|1:21:46||
Timmay||||9:34|16:19||||||
Basster|||||18.59|||||
pconn062||2:12:75|4:58:39||18.01||39:01|||
rom||||||||||2:58:48|
eldiva|58.32|2.00.49|4.38||15.37|||||


Nice to tick off the mile time tonight, hope to shave a bit off that in better conditions in a few weeks!