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"The dream is alive, I can run up the hills every night..."

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    #332
    racheljev
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭racheljev


    Good luck with your lsr today... hope you feel better.


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    #333
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Finally. FINALLY. 6 relatively quick miles (9.24/mile). Lovely evening for running and it felt feckin' great. :D


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    #334
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    4 nice easy miles (10.15/mile pace) this evening - good music and good weather makes life good :)

    I think this song sums up my training well...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OlU0JbOALU

    Rush wrote:
    One day I feel I'm on top of the world
    And the next it's falling in on me
    I can get back on
    I can get back home
    One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel,
    And the next it's rolling over me
    I can get back on
    I can get back home


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    #335
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    12 miles this evening (10.19/mile) - pretty comfortable on a lovely evening for it :)

    Probably should have brought a second gel though, felt a bit low through the last mile.

    10k race on Saturday now, let's see how this goes... not looking for anything special, but anything sub-hour would be really nice.


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    #336
    Shadyladee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭Shadyladee


    Good luck with the race RK!


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    #337
    beamgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 147 ✭✭beamgirl


    Best of luck, based on your recent 5 mile time you should be well under the hour;)


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    #338
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    In theory yes, but to be honest I feel like I've lost some speed since the injury at the start of August. Sub-hour should be fine, but really at this stage I should be looking at sub-55 and that ain't gonna happen. I haven't done a sub-9 minute mile in ages, let alone 6.2 of them!


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    #339
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    So... Pearl Izumi Run Sweat Like An Animal 10k today. My home race, it's so nice to be living less than a kilometer from race headquarters (also handy when I realise after getting there that I've forgotten my sunglasses but can just run home and get them).

    Today was also one of the very few races where I've gotten the eternal question of what to wear exactly right, my Frank Duffy bellytop and a JJB bargain tennis skirt proved to be a good choice for the bloody awesome weather. It was also my first time ever racing without my headphones, after we were requested not to use them for safety reasons. That felt weird, but in a way I think I may have done better without them because I was more focused on my race rather than on Dream Theater lyrics. I think the iPod may make a return for the half in the park though.

    Went off way too quick at the start of the race, going through 1km in 4.55 and hitting 2km in around 10 minutes. I blame the big downhill run from the start! One possible psychological disadvantage about running so close to home is that you know precisely when every single hill is coming, so knowing when you get to Mortons that you have a 2km uphill climb ahead is a bit of a downer. Held the pace as much as I could, and went through 5km in 26.27 (just outside my official 5k PB of 26.22), did some little mental sums and worked out that I had a bit of time in the bag for the second lap. 2nd lap felt a bit tougher, particularly on the Firhouse Road climb, but I tried to keep things motoring for as long as possible. Went through 8km/5 miles in 43.15, and knew at that stage that the PB was very much in the bag. With a little bit of a sprint finish, I crossed the line in 53.55 (by my watch). Not sure what the official time will be, but it's a rather substantial PB for me because my previous best was 58.02 from the Great Ireland Run back in April.

    Happy kirby is happy :)


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    #340
    menoscemo
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    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    but really at this stage I should be looking at sub-55 and that ain't gonna happen. I haven't done a sub-9 minute mile in ages, let alone 6.2 of them!

    Amazing what races pull out of you isn't it? Well done on a cracking time. Just goes to show that all those miles in the bag are more important that a bad week (or two). Unfortunately I couldn't make it like I had planned due to injury. Hopefully I am back on the right track for the half in a fortnight.


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    #341
    Slogger Jogger
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    Well done Rainbow.. and a Rush fan at that. I'm impressed.


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    #342
    asimonov
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    Well done RK, I think you're due some form of confectionary and ice cream.


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    #343
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    asimonov wrote: »
    Well done RK, I think you're due some form of confectionary and ice cream.

    Y'know, I like the way this man thinks :D


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    #344
    Woddle
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    Smashing run, your improvement is amazing, keep up the hard work.


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    #345
    Krusty_Clown
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    Astounding improvement on your previous PB. Congrats.


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    #346
    RacoonQueen
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    Fantastic result RK.


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    #347
    racheljev
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    Brilliant, well done on your PB!


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    #348
    littlebug
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    Great running RK! Well done:)


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    #349
    xebec
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    Congrats, great run! Perfect day for it :)


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    #350
    BeepBeep67
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    Great performance yesterday well done.


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    #351
    stmochtas
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    Well done yesterday. Apologies I didnt get to meet you yesterday. I didnt see you after I had showered to say hello. Next time :D


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    #352
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    So back to the grind...

    14/9 - Cadetship physical fitness test, 1.5 miles in 11.12 (7.28/mile). I didn't know I could go sub-8 for a mile...

    15/9 - 5 miles very easy without my watch. Some nice chilled out peaceful running, felt a bit tired towards the end. Spent a while wondering why I felt so tired, then remembered that it's most likely a combination of the 6.00am wake-up and the blood tests this morning...


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    #353
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    9 miles at a comfortable pace this evening (10.28/mile). Didn't use any water or gels, felt a bit tired by the end but I do think I need to teach myself to go for longer without fuel.

    Feels very time-consuming for a college night though, I could have done with a shorter run and some more studying... :(


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    #354
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Bloody knackered this evening, but forced myself out the door anyway. 3 miles at a relatively easy pace (10.20/mile) - let myself off a mile this evening because of Monday's efforts, today was my 4th day in a row running. Day off tomorrow, need to do a bit of college work!


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    #355
    rainbow kirby
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 26,928 Mod ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    18 miles today (in around 3:14)... that was damn hard. Followed the usual pattern for my long runs - for the first third my brain will not shut the hell up, then it goes into "mile-eating mode" after about 5-6 miles, feel great until about 12 and then everything starts to hurt. I'm still amazed that I was able to keep going after 15 miles with so many things screaming at me. :eek:

    Pretty damn satisfying to have it done though, and I'm REALLY tempted to head down to the shop and grab some Ben and Jerry's ice cream to treat myself. :)


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    #356
    osnola ibax
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    Massive run RK, well done


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    #357
    menoscemo
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    rainbow kirby wrote: »
    Pretty damn satisfying to have it done though, and I'm REALLY tempted to head down to the shop and grab some Ben and Jerry's ice cream to treat myself. :)

    Go get that Ice cream you deserve it. Your run sounds just like mine. Mile 12-18 was also my definition of hell on earth :pac:


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    #358
    Bally8
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    Well done RK great running out of you. Is it ok that Im massivly jealous?


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    #359
    Slogger Jogger
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    Great running RK. On long runs it can be more mental than physical. You seem to be doing well.


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    #360
    krankykitty
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    Well done RK on your great race at the weekend!! You deserved a big tub of Ben & Jerry after that one!


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    #361
    rainbow kirby
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    6 miles this evening, forgot to stop my watch so I don't know about time or pace but I think it was somewhere around 10.30/mile. Meant to do 9, but I felt a twinge in my right hip and I didn't want to risk things, plus I run past my house at the 6 mile mark so I thought that seemed like a good place to stop.


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