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Dublin City Marathon 2009: Definitely Maybe
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14-06-2009 1:54pm#1Right have decided to start a new log. As the thread title suggests I want to run Dublin this year. I am just back from a minor shin injury picked up in my last training block and want to have something to motivate me.
My aim is to get into decent shape and stay injury free so I can have a crack at my marathon PB.
The only thing possibly hindering my marathon goal is the fact I'm off to the most violent city in South America for 2 weeks with work in August. Obviously outdoor training may be a problem with drug dealers, FARC guerillas etc. If this period is not conducive to training I will reassess my aim in early September.
A couple of friends have asked me to pace them so that will be plan B for me. I love the buzz of marathon running and if I'm not aiming for a PB personally the idea of cajolling friends around the course could come a close second if everything went well.
I have realised I need a coach. I have a fair idea about running and know how to get into reasonable shape myself. I know I have over cooked training in the past to my detriment so I'm hoping a steadying hand can tell me to kop on and guide me. I'm a bit stubborn but having talked to a coach in the club he has agreed to prescribe and monitor my progress.
In the short term I'm going to target the Adidas 5 mile in the park. If that goes well, the ten miler followed by the half are next on the cards. Sure we'll see how the body responds. If I feel training is going to result in an injury I will knock the marathon on the head. I missed 6-7 weeks due to an inability to walk without serious pain in my lower leg. I'd rather get some easy mileage in then run the risk of crocking myself again.
I'm back running regularly for the last 2 weeks. I'll post what I've done to date later.
Let the fun begin
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »Hi RoadRunner, how will you do the time trial? In a race situation, or just 'go for it' style? What will you do with the info? Compare it to your previous 5k time trials? Hope the recovery is complete. Best of luck with the new goal.
Hey KC
I was going to jump into a race but I was afraid if I felt dodgy I would keep on hammering and do myself more damage than good. My fitness is also desperate at the moment and a race could be demoralising. Therefore I'm going to do it free style
We'll use the time to help me calculate pace of my sessions for the next couple of weeks.
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TheRoadRunner wrote: »
Duly edited in table. I wouldn't like to be accused of cheating ........ like woddle
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BTW what's your max and resting heart rate?
I don't know just yet. To be honest I've been afraid to check as it could be a bit disheartening
However I had planned on monitoring my heart rate first thing in the morning for a few days to get the resting rate. Will approximate the max during a session in the coming days also. These will be used as a guide to determining my heart rate on rest days in particular.
Forget the 6.22 * 26, what was frightening was the 13 * 5.45 I did in march. I couldn't even manage 3 miles at that pace the other day :eek: It will come back though quite quickly if I get a few weeks uninterupted training0 -
TheRoadRunner wrote: »Right have decided to start a new log. As the thread title suggests I want to run Dublin this year. I am just back from a minor shin injury picked up in my last training block and want to have something to motivate me.
My aim is to get into decent shape and stay injury free so I can have a crack at my marathon PB.
The only thing possibly hindering my marathon goal is the fact I'm off to the most violent city in South America for 2 weeks with work in August. Obviously outdoor training may be a problem with drug dealers, FARC guerillas etc. If this period is not conducive to training I will reassess my aim in early September.
A couple of friends have asked me to pace them so that will be plan B for me. I love the buzz of marathon running and if I'm not aiming for a PB personally the idea of cajolling friends around the course could come a close second if everything went well.
I have realised I need a coach. I have a fair idea about running and know how to get into reasonable shape myself. I know I have over cooked training in the past to my detriment so I'm hoping a steadying hand can tell me to kop on and guide me. I'm a bit stubborn but having talked to a coach in the club he has agreed to prescribe and monitor my progress.
In the short term I'm going to target the Adidas 5 mile in the park. If that goes well, the ten miler followed by the half are next on the cards. Sure we'll see how the body responds. If I feel training is going to result in an injury I will knock the marathon on the head. I missed 6-7 weeks due to an inability to walk without serious pain in my lower leg. I'd rather get some easy mileage in then run the risk of crocking myself again.
I'm back running regularly for the last 2 weeks. I'll post what I've done to date later.
Let the fun begin
Best of luck with the log. Where are you off to in South America? I´m based in Bogotá so if it´s here let me know and i´ll show you a few non-farc spots for running.0 -
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Had hoped to get out at lunch today but was stuck in work all day so had to wait until after 5. I wasn't in the mood but the good weather definitely helped me get get my ass down to the local park.
I was unsure whether I should do 1k or 2k reps today. The 2k reps would probably have been more beneficial but I didn't want to push too hard so I wussed out and decided on the 1k reps. I start my proper marathon program in a couple of weeks and have signed my training over to a coach in my club so thankfully I won't have to think about sessions like this in the near future.
Wednesdays time trial was a bit of a wake up call so I decided to hit the first one in 3.30 and try to get progressively quicker. The loop I run on is a relatively flat grass loop. Recovery between reps was 90 seconds. I hit he first in 3.26 and the last one in 3.18 so everything went to plan. I'm a little tired now obviously but hope to get a very easy longish run in tomorrow morning.
Todays run felt a lot easier than last weeks 2 mile hardish run so I think it's safe to assume my fitness levels have come on a little since last weekend. Although in all honesty that wouldn't be hard
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1-6-09|3.88 miles|7.45|NA||
2-6-09|4.1 miles|8.35|NA||
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4-6-09|REST||||
5-6-09|4.2 miles|7.16|NA||
6-6-09|5.04 miles|8.37|NA||
7-6-09|REST||||
8-6-09|45 minutes easy|NA|NA||
9-6-09|6.28 miles|8.13|||
10-6-09|REST||||
11-6-09|5.68 miles|7.04|NA||
12-6-09|4 miles|7.32|NA||
13-6-09|REST||||
14-6-09|8.8 miles|8.14|NA||
15-6-09|5.75|8.01|143|Run on grass trail|
16-6-09|4.87|7.27|151|Run on grass trail, breathing through ar$e|
17-6-09|REST DAY||||
18-6-09|MISSED TRAINING||||
19-6-09|5 mies|9.02|132|easy run on grass|
20-6-09|6 miles|7.34|146|3 mile easy 2 pick ups (5.57,5.50) 1 mile cool down|
21-6-09|10 miles|7.24|152|10 mile club run|
22-6-09|6 miles|8.02|141|N81-Citywest route easy|
23-6-09|REST DAY||||
24-6-09|7 miles total including 5k time trial|18.01|171|5k time trial on University road relay loop|
25-6-09|8 miles|7.42|145|8 mile phoenix park loop|
26-6-09|REST DAY||||
27-6-09|8 miles total with 5*1k session|3.26-3.25-3.24-3.20-3.18|169 approx|3 mile warm up 5*1k with 90 second jog recovery 2 mile cool down. Average HR refers to 1k reps|
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Had to do presentations all day in work today so I was on my feet from 10-4 talking non stop. Didn't sleep well last night and work really wore me down. Wasn't in the mood for training at all, felt knackered.
Hit the Phoenix park with a club mate for a run at 5pm. Got the 8 miles in (just about
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Blisters,chafing and nappy rash on an 8 mile run somebody must have it in for me.
Rest day and some physio tomorrow.
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1-7-09|7.5 miles|7.01|NA|Very warm|
2-7-09|8 miles|7.27|NA|Very warm, upset tummy|
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LOL some retribution for the runner against the canine chaser I was bitten myself last sunday but luckily the only thing torn was the tongue of my shoe. I would have been doing well to throw an english sheepdog very far but did inform the owner that the dog will be punted back into the garden if he goes for me again. About 6 hyper dogs along my route, its like running the gauntlet especially late night runs. 0
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