Over, around and through

theboyblunder

Oisin11178 wrote: »

Yeah spot on what myself and tom were looking for. We set out looking for 3.49 and got 3.48.52
Didnt bring anywhere near enough fluid with me and got dehydrated and started cramping badly near the end. Wasnt enough to stop me and to be honest it was my own fault. Im going to stop and have a bath at every water station on Sunday:D

well done one down...
See you on sunday, enjoy the beers

Oisin11178

theboyblunder wrote: »

well done one down...
See you on sunday, enjoy the beers

Headwind for first 8 or so miles and fairly hot. Have to say that patch at 18-22 miles is dangerous. Trucks passing within a couple of feet doing mental speeds. Lots of other small things but nothing major. The phase"Your not in kansas anymore dorothy" springs to mind.

Oisin11178

1.46
1.46
3.32:D

seanynova

Oisin11178 wrote: »

1.46
1.46
3.32:D

well done..another one under the belt!!! some man....

xebec

Oisin11178 wrote: »

1.46
1.46
3.32:D

Dunno how you do it, congrats!

Oisin11178

xebec wrote: »

Dunno how you do it, congrats!

Neither do i sometimes. I finished fast . Last 2 miles the fastest. If i would have realised at 20 how close i war to 3.30 i could have easily gone under it.

Sosa

Well done ( again ) Oisin...

misty floyd

Jasus your some man. Well done Oisin, enjoy the few pints and tell tbb to throw up his time

Oisin11178

Marathon friday
8.38
8.25
8.43
9.01
9.00
8.43
8.39
8.26
8.35
8.36
8.19
8.15
7.56
8.44
8.37
8.33
8.41
8.44
8.44
8.44
9.07
9.13
8.36
8.54
9.04
9.17
2.25@8.47
8.42 average
3h48m52s

Sunday marathon
8.08
8.10
8.12
7.56
7.56
8.06
7.59
8.15
8.20
7.58
8.09
8.07
8.06
8.20
8.10
8.18
7.58
7.57
8.09
7.51
7.58
8.03
8.09
8.24
8.08
7.42
2.08@6.50 pace
8.05 average
3h32m53s

Oisin11178

Today 15 miles
8.48
8.46
8.54
8.46
8.48
8.38
8.40
8.40
8.43
8.38
8.40
8.48
8.34
8.32
7.58
8.39 average

misty floyd

Get the finger out

theboyblunder

Oisin11178 wrote: »

Today 15 miles
8.48
8.46
8.54
8.46
8.48
8.38
8.40
8.40
8.43
8.38
8.40
8.48
8.34
8.32
7.58
8.39 average

good lord.

My training log for yesterday was more like: Today 15 steps.

Amazing recovery powers Oisin. When you you doing your first Ultra?

Oisin11178

theboyblunder wrote: »

good lord.

My training log for yesterday was more like: Today 15 steps.

Amazing recovery powers Oisin. When you you doing your first Ultra?

I dont get any pain in my legs anymore after marathons. Just built them up i guess.
I had not intended on doing any miles yesterday but i forgot i told a mate of mine that i would do his long run with him. He kindly put it back a day and rang me 5 mins after i arrived in the door from longford. Very very hot day 2 but it was grand. Ill probably do the conn ultra in april but might be doing paris or rotterdam for a time so i dont know yet.
Sick i didnt taper and run one race down in longford, i could of gone 3.20 on sunday even after the race on friday but i was playing it safe in case fatigue set in but it never did. 3.10 was a possibility but i hadnt trained much at that pace.
Come over to europe with us in april next year mate and i can do 3.10 and you can do 2.55:D

Krusty_Clown

You're in very solid ultra shape right now, if you wanted to have a pop before next April. How many marathons is that now?

Oisin11178

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

You're in very solid ultra shape right now, if you wanted to have a pop before next April. How many marathons is that now?

14 i think in 12 months:D
What ultras are on before april, if i could do 1 in say january id do it.

Oisin11178

6.2 miles with mate ken.
8.42
8.35
8.31
8.29
8.25
8.18
.2 @7.04
8.30 average

Krusty_Clown

You could try the Art O'Neill. but it's got real hills. Not namby-pamby baby hills like the Bog-trotters.
Oh, and it's in the dark. Over the mountains.

theboyblunder

Oisin11178 wrote: »

I dont get any pain in my legs anymore after marathons. Just built them up i guess.
I had not intended on doing any miles yesterday but i forgot i told a mate of mine that i would do his long run with him. He kindly put it back a day and rang me 5 mins after i arrived in the door from longford. Very very hot day 2 but it was grand. Ill probably do the conn ultra in april but might be doing paris or rotterdam for a time so i dont know yet.
Sick i didnt taper and run one race down in longford, i could of gone 3.20 on sunday even after the race on friday but i was playing it safe in case fatigue set in but it never did. 3.10 was a possibility but i hadnt trained much at that pace.
Come over to europe with us in april next year mate and i can do 3.10 and you can do 2.55:D

They dont seem to take much out of you alright. Europe sounds interesting, might be on for that alright. Dont think I can wait around for Dublin '11 to go again. Going to have to get my shorter times down first.

Wouldnt even think about the 3.20 etc. This year you have racked up the marathons. Why not target a marathon race early next year, train just for that and see what you can do - id bet you can go faster than 3'10: you have fantastic recoverability and somehow still have good speed when you feel like it. Would be very interested to see what you can do with fresh legs and some speed training etc.

well done again anyway!

Oisin11178

theboyblunder wrote: »

They dont seem to take much out of you alright. Europe sounds interesting, might be on for that alright. Dont think I can wait around for Dublin '11 to go again. Going to have to get my shorter times down first.

Wouldnt even think about the 3.20 etc. This year you have racked up the marathons. Why not target a marathon race early next year, train just for that and see what you can do - id bet you can go faster than 3'10: you have fantastic recoverabilityand somehow still have good speed when you feel like it. Would be very interested to see what you can do with fresh legs and some speed training etc.

well done again anyway!

Yeah was talking to my mate earlier and it looks like we will probably be doing either rotterdam or paris so you are more than welcome. Ill be deffo going for a time over there. Ill keep up about 40 miles untill dublin, going to be doing all my mates 20s with him at about 8.45 a mile and then i have Luton in December with my mate who is looking to get under 3.40 so that will be handy.
The faster stuff im about 19.30 for 5k, 32.30 for 5 miles, 41.30 for 10k ect....
Have not races 10 or a half properly this year so my pbs of 1h12m and 1h34 mins are due to be smashed.

theboyblunder

Oisin11178 wrote: »

Yeah was talking to my mate earlier and it looks like we will probably be doing either rotterdam or paris so you are more than welcome. Ill be deffo going for a time over there. Ill keep up about 40 miles untill dublin, going to be doing all my mates 20s with him at about 8.45 a mile and then i have Luton in December with my mate who is looking to get under 3.40 so that will be handy.
The faster stuff im about 19.30 for 5k, 32.30 for 5 miles, 41.30 for 10k ect....
Have not races 10 or a half properly this year so my pbs of 1h12m and 1h34 mins are due to be smashed.

Indeed they will be!

Was having a sneaky look at seville in Feb. Looks like a good course and setup ....

(hope my wife doesnt check this blog)

mithril

theboyblunder wrote: »

Indeed they will be!

Was having a sneaky look at seville in Feb. Looks like a good course and setup ....

(hope my wife doesnt check this blog)

I did Seville last year.
Seville is a fabulous marathon but a little difficult to get to in Winter when direct flights don't run.

Krusty_Clown

How can I say this any clearer.... Go Here.

theboyblunder

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

How can I say this any clearer.... Go Here.

might be easier to get by the missus alright weather can be a bit on the hot side I hear

Oisin11178

Yeah the mate was looking earlier at barcelona. How early(if at all) did it sell out krusty. Whats the profile like in seville?
Want something lovely and flat.

Oisin11178

6.5 miles
8.26
8.09
7.59
7.26
7.25
7.26
.5 at 5.30 a mile
last .5 into a headwind.

theboyblunder

Oisin11178 wrote: »

Yeah the mate was looking earlier at barcelona. How early(if at all) did it sell out krusty. Whats the profile like in seville?
Want something lovely and flat.

apparently its the 'fastest maraton is all of espain'

very flat, sports drinks every 5km, real runners marathon aparently. B*tch to get to thats all.

Oisin11178

theboyblunder wrote: »

apparently its the 'fastest maraton is all of espain'

very flat, sports drinks every 5km, real runners marathon aparently. B*tch to get to thats all.

What are we talking plane and either train and bus afterwards?
Thats no problem, id be on for that.

theboyblunder

Oisin11178 wrote: »

What are we talking plane and either train and bus afterwards?
Thats no problem, id be on for that.

had a look. ryanair fly there but not in feb

madrid, malaga and faro are all options. But I cant seem to see a train that goes from these to seville on the saturday.

Oisin11178

theboyblunder wrote: »

had a look. ryanair fly there but not in feb

madrid, malaga and faro are all options. But I cant seem to see a train that goes from these to seville on the saturday.

Yeah the logistics seem hard. Mithril how did you get there mate?

Oisin11178

Half marathon course. 13.1 miles.
8.17
8.16
8.32
8.28
8.14
8.17
8.23
8.31
8.17
8.32
8.39
8.35
7.49
0.44
Average pace 8.22
1h49m42 secs.
pace run for my mate for the dcm. Was meant to be 8.35 but i kept pushing him.