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Marathon training?

  • 15-06-2013 10:34pm
    #1
    Freiheit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭


    Hi I'm I'm considering, only considering doing the Dublin marathon and just wondering if anyone here would be willing to accompany me on 'long sunday runs'? find it very hard running for 2, 3 and 4 hours on my own, actually it drives me close to insanity. Think I need company, so if anyone is available, or is part of a group that has a vacancy, I'd like to hear from you.
    Danke
    K


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  • #2
    TheEntertainer
    Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭TheEntertainer


    What are you aiming for etc. Obviously Dublin Marathon but are you planning any other half marathons etc before it?


  • #3
    gtothek
    Registered Users Posts: 132 ✭✭gtothek


    I am in the Country Club AC & we meet every Wednesday evening & on Saturday morning for longer runs at the Country Club which is located out by Caherdavin. There will be a group of us training for the marathon & we will all have different aims so you will fit in. Pm me if you want to know more.


  • #4
    marathon
    Registered Users Posts: 399 ✭✭marathon


    anyone going to train for dublin marathon? i ran it in 2010 and want to break 4 hours dis year but starting from scratch on monday morning


  • #5
    Irish_rat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,554 ✭✭✭Irish_rat


    I'm thinking of aiming for Dublin this year too but my pace is slow enough at the minute, around 9:30/mile.

    A Limerick boards meetup could be a good idea.


  • #6
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,850 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    I'm aiming for 1:50:00 in the half marathon this weekend. Had originally signed up for the full 26.2 miles but it wasn't to be this time around!

    I'd love to join others training for Dublin once the BHGLR is out of the way.


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  • #7
    overthebridge
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭overthebridge


    All going well I'm running Dublin again this year and likewise I'm hoping to finally break 4hrs this time!
    I'd be well up for getting a training group together. Even just to have a few heads to meet for long runs. They can be boring at times once you're over the 10mile mark.


  • #8
    candycock
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭candycock


    Is it to late to start training for the Dublin marathon? I have little or no experience for marathons but I run 5k 3 times a week.Any help or feed back would be great.


  • #9
    froggus
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭froggus


    There's a 22 week training programme inside the latest issue of Irish Runner and it began on Monday (25th May 2015).


  • #10
    Cartman78
    Registered Users Posts: 9,585 ✭✭✭Cartman78


    candycock wrote: »
    Is it to late to start training for the Dublin marathon? I have little or no experience for marathons but I run 5k 3 times a week.Any help or feed back would be great.

    It's never too late to start training.....just depends how much pain you want to go through on the day ;)

    Follow a plan if that helps and most importantly, imho, set yourself a reasonable target and be prepared to run a couple of slow miles/take walking breaks on the day if needs be. You don't want to be one of those guys in the back of an ambulance after it!


  • #11
    Notwork Error
    Closed Accounts Posts: 785 ✭✭✭Notwork Error


    candycock wrote: »
    Is it to late to start training for the Dublin marathon? I have little or no experience for marathons but I run 5k 3 times a week.Any help or feed back would be great.

    There's a mentored novice thread on the athletics/running forum for Dublin this year. It's a great resource for first time or unexpierienced marathon runners with plans, advice from experienced runners and a place to ask any questions you have.

    Can't link as my post count is too low but it is on the front page of the forum.


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  • #12
    Clareman
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 23,923 Mod ✭✭✭✭Clareman


    Notwork Error wrote: »
    There's a mentored novice thread on the athletics/running forum for Dublin this year. It's a great resource for first time or unexpierienced marathon runners with plans, advice from experienced runners and a place to ask any questions you have.

    Can't link as my post count is too low but it is on the front page of the forum.

    Take out the . or the / and post it, I'll edit your post then so everyone can see it (and thank you for it :D)


  • #13
    Notwork Error
    Closed Accounts Posts: 785 ✭✭✭Notwork Error


    Clareman wrote: »
    Take out the . or the / and post it, I'll edit your post then so everyone can see it (and thank you for it :D)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057429723

    Just left spaces.


  • #14
    Clareman
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 23,923 Mod ✭✭✭✭Clareman


    I just noticed I can't thank a thread after I've edited it as a mod, didn't realise that before.

    Anyway, there ya go, thanks for the link

    Edit: Figured out how to do it, I'm still new at this whole mod thing


  • #15
    overthebridge
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭overthebridge


    My own plan doesn't kick off "properly" until 22nd of June and my big mileage starts late July. I'd be up for meeting folk for a long run if they fancied it.
    My current targeted finish time for Dublin is 3.50 so my long run pace would be 9.45-10.00 min miles. Nice and handy ;-)

    And +1 on the mentored novices thread, I used it for my 1st marathon a few years ago. You'll get good solid advice there.


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