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Berlin 2016: Back to Basics
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Good stuff TRR- I was running with Ecoli today and was saying how I'm psyched to be making my Tallaght debut (in a team race anyway). I reckon I'm gonna go out hard like a mad ejjit and try and hang on- which hill do you reckon hurts more, Military Hill or the exit from the Furry Glen?
Depends how hard you go out
Furry glen probably
You've been keeping a low profile, what sort of shape are you in? (watches his back)0 -
Depends how hard you go out Furry glen probably
You've been keeping a low profile, what sort of shape are you in? (watches his back)
No need to worry. I got married in late Feb and honeymoon went into March so very little running for a few weeks. Have been back on track over the last month though so reckon 35:xx on this course would be decent. Nice running by you as of late btw0 -
No need to worry. I got married in late Feb and honeymoon went into March so very little running for a few weeks. Have been back on track over the last month though so reckon 35:xx on this course would be decent. Nice running by you as of late btw
Congrats, I'll see you Sunday in the red and yellow
Thursday: 10 miles @ 7 minute pace around college grounds and Royal canal. Bit of a meh run. Was bored but yet enjoyed this at the same time. Legs a little heavy, feel good but a little tiredness there. Will take it handy tomorrow and Saturday. Basically have 72 hours to recover before race on Sunday.0 -
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Wednesday: 7 miles @ 7.05 pace. This was supposed to be slower but the legs are purring at the moment. I guess 7 minute pace feels easy when you've ran a sub 5 minute mile and 7*6 minute miles recently. Having said that, it was supposed to be recovery so bold boy sticker on my copy book.
Friday: 7 miles @ sub 7 minute pace. Carbon copy of Wednesday's run and if I didn't know the exact distance beforehand I would have said the garmin was acting up. Felt like I was absolutely jogging. Great sign I guess. I've noticed these jumps in pace in previous years as fitness starts to come back. Looking back a few months my easy pace went 7.20-7.15-7.05 and now very low 7s feel ham and cheesy. Long may it continue and continue to get quicker. Cracking morning out there, first bit of warmth I've felt in a while.
Really looking forward to following boardsies during their marathons this weekend/Monday, a few of them need to step up to the mark in Rotterdam and stop fcuking around, you know who you are Have prerace nerves for Boston even though I'm not running Looking forward to seeing how Jimmy Saville and his teenage girlfriend get on 0 -
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rom posted this on the Boston thread
http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/event-information/tv-coverage.aspx
Nice one, might see If I can cry off early on monday too 0 -
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »Might need a proxy.
Damn them Luxembourgians stealing our jobs, our woman and now our internet
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Sunday: GIR 10k 34.55
This did not go according to script, I could blame wether and a number of other things but I just didn't run well. Head wasn't where it should have been and could not get into my running at all. Going to draw a line under it and move on because it's really pissing me off. 0 -
Sunday: GIR 10k 34.55 This did not go according to script, I could blame wether and a number of other things but I just didn't run well. Head wasn't where it should have been and could not get into my running at all. Going to draw a line under it and move on because it's really pissing me off.
You were well up the field and seemed to have pulled well away from the group you were with at 3k. I'd say it was just a case of slow times all round in those conditions.0 -
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Fair enough, but it didn't look that easy at the 3k mark :P
It's a bitch of a course at the best of times, I can only imagine what it was like racing today. I was getting it tough just jogging today in places.
relative to the last 3k it was easy still could have been worse wanted to drop out but didn't. Also relative to the conditions/luck the lads had in Rotterdam today I'm just being a hissy bitch. At least I can try and make amends next weekend. 0 -
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slammed in work and slammed at home with sick babies etc
so all very stressful stuff. Decided Tuesday I was going to skip BHAA race and I'm glad I did as it would have been a disaster.
Monday: 8 miles @ 7.15 pace nice run with company.
Tuesday: 6 miles @ 7 minute pace. Poxy night in hospital,was going to skip run but manned up and got out. Was in a bit of a fluster and forgot to pay for parking so got my car clamped. Sometimes the world seems to conspire against you!
Wednesday: enforced day off. Close to mental breakdown
Thursday: 8 mile run, no watch. This was epic for many reasons, had to literally drag myself out the door for it, I was hungry tired and well pissed off. Was going to stop after a mile of running into a gale force wind but carried on, anothr 1/2 mile later the rain hit me, I was close to tears. Manned up and got it done. Felt like superman after it. Absolutely character building. No race could hurt as much as this run. FACT!
Friday: 9 mile run, no watch. Savage weather. Stopped after 5 miles and took 5 minutrs to take in the sun and my surroundings. Most pleasant run of the year.
Saturday: 8 mile hilly run @ 6.30 pace. There was supposed to be a 5k to show solidarity with Boston marathon on Sunday afternoon in the Phoenix park. I knew I wouldn't make it so this was my own little tribute. Donned my Boston marathon jacket and hit a hill run I used while training for Boston a few years ago. A combination of anger, nostalgia, excitement and music pounding in my ears meant I absolutely buried myself (and I mean buried) on this run. There is one hill that requires you to drop into 2nd gear in your car it's so steep. I was running full tilt up it. Really enjoyable and a little emotional for a number of reasons but the endorphin rush was massive.
Sunday: In an absolute heap, quads in a jocker so was going to take the day off. Baby needed formulae so instead of driving to supermarket I said I'd jog the 2 miles there and the 2 miles back. Made the mistake of putting music on again and a mixture of the tunes and thinking about some of the stellar performances by some of our boards friends in Boston and London this week meant I took a bit of a detour and hammered on 8 miles sub 7 minute pace. Probably a massive mistake but was very enjoyable.
The last 4 months have been a disaster for me in work. I'm essentially covering 2 guys who are on leave, this is one of the reasons I didn't sign up for a Spring marathon, knew it would be too stressful. However I'm now seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. Things are easing off and should be back to normal in the next 2-4 weeks.
27 weeks to DCM. Main goal over the next 4 weeks is to drop some weight. I've a fat man inside just bursting to get out, he's winning at the moment. I'm watching what I eat and am back weighing myself.0 -
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village runner wrote: ».
The dropping of weight is the key to it. It has to be my goal too now for the nxt 5-6 weeks.
I'm not too bad but some bad habits regards bad snack choice have crept back in. Just means I need to plan a bit better and make sure I have healthy alternatives lying around the office/home instead of junk.Just getting through weeks like that with even a few miles can be an accomplishment.
Hope all okay on the home front.
Ah yeah nothing serious in the grand scheme of things and everybody nearly back to 100%, just a bit stressful but you're right weeks like last weeks are an accomplishment and definitely add a bit of mental strength 0 -
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