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If this is a Mid Life Crisis Im loving it......
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RacoonQueen wrote: »Great running Liam.
btw a guard running through my house after a tresspasser last night fell over my bike and fcuked my front wheel and front brakes. How do I get him to pay for it? :pac:
Jez I hope he or her didnt hurt themselves in the process
.... If its an expensive bike it might b no harm to write a letter to the local Supt explaning the situation ( in a nice way of course 
) an take it from there..... They'l definately reply to u and c what their reponse is.... 0 -
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Jez I hope he or her didnt hurt themselves in the process.... If its an expensive bike it might b no harm to write a letter to the local Supt explaning the situation ( in a nice way of course ) an take it from there..... They'l definately reply to u and c what their reponse is....
He said he only hurt his pride. :pac:
It cost me €105 to get fixed! :eek:0 -
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Hey Liam,
I was one of those 1:40-ers yesterday. Just wanted to say thanks to yourself and Le Cheile on a job well done! Unfortunately for me I just missed out on the time by 20 secs due to a recurrence of an injury kicking in from mile 10 onwards (so it didn't have anything to do with you guys!)
(I was also the guy who almost went head over heels on the North Rd!:o)
Thanks again to the pair of ye!
Ur welcome man... Really enjoyed the pacing duties... hopefully ul get that injury sorted and enjoy DCM ( i mean New York ) .... Fair play for staying on ur feet after that little incident ... 0 -
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Plan atm is very simple... Start at 6.36 pace ( 2.53.00 ) until about 18mls and then take each mile at it comes.. 1st marathon with my Garmin so hopefully I can keep the pace consistant for once :rolleyes:... If im feeling good at 18 i'l push if not I'l try and hang on....
Sounds very sensible. I reckon you have great stamina, and youve certainly done the training, so given that you are generally faster now its got to be encouraging.
Its a bit early but just in case i'll wish you luck now. Hope you enjoy the race, im sure you'll run a super time. Will be watching the log with interest after the race. 0 -
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Friday 23rd........ 4 miles.....32 mins... avg pace 8mins
Few miles around the hotel to loosen the legs... Then headed off to the expo and got my bits and pieces sorted... Finished off the evening with a few ( well 3 to b exact ) nice strong german beers in the Oscar Wilde... Slept like a baby last night
Saturday 24th....Rest Day...
Bit of sightseeing with Mrs L and then off to look at those madmen and women flying around the place on their skates... Huge event over here... Nice and toasty here today and tomorrows forecast is similar... Lets hope it doesent get too warm tomorrow morning ....
Tks for all the good wishes folks.... Really nervous atm but cant wait to get going.., Bring it on :eek:0 -
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Sunday 25th.... Berlin Marathon.... 26.53 miles....2.52.14.....Avg Pace 6.30....
Pre Race :
Did alot of sightseeing with Mrs L on Saturday and after a lovely meal hit the sack at about 11pm.. At midnight I was still wide awake, couldnt stop thinking about the race... Ive been so lucky since a started running in 2009, I pb'ed in every race I've ran but for some reason Berlin had me worried... Expected heat , had I trained hard enough etc were all racing through my mind... Anyway at midnight I had a decision to make...Im a crap sleeper at the best of times and recently was prescribed sleeping tabs from my GP... Have taken a couple with mixed results in the last few weeks but I decided to chance it and take one...Still wide awake at 12.30 , next time I looked at the clock it was 5.30... 5 hrs sleep on the eve of a marathon was more than enough for me so happy days.... Couple of glasses of water and hi-5 carb drink followed at 6.30 by my usual pre marathon breakfast of ceral, toast and coffee with a few cigs thrown in for good measure and I was ready to rock....
Trams were not operating due to marathon restrictions so a nice brisk 20 min walk got us to Alexanderplatz station ( passing a nightclub still in full swing... lucky sods )for short connection to marathon village...Nerves were really building at this stage and when I said goodbye to Mrs L they got worse... It was her 1st marathon trip away with me and I hoped she'd enjoy the occasion and maybe find someone to view the marathon with...
Dropped my bag off and headed to the starting area... Got a great spot not far from the startline with plenty of room.........
Race
Gun fired and I was over the line in what seemed like no time... Got straight into my running and felt relaxed from the start ...Support was unreal...Plan was 6.36 ish pace until mile 20 and push if possible..... No issues with overcrowding or slower runners.... 1st water stop was at 5k and due to the rising temperature I made a decision to slow coming to these stops and take 2 cups of water where possible... I got dehydrated running Barca in March and wasnt going to make the same mistake here.... Alot of the streets were treelined so I also ran in the shade where possible also but this meant straying off the race line but it was a sacrifice I was willing to make.... Miles flew by and I was keeping a good constant pace... Took a powerbar gel at approx mile 6 and 12 and kept drinking as much water as possible...I stayed away from the powerbar iso drink...
Coming up to halfway I got a little annoyed with myself ... 13.1, 13.2 and still no sign of the halfway point... Didnt pass this point until 13.33 miles and was p!ssed off big time... I know Garmins arent perfect and I was off the racing line a bit but this error was costing me precious time so I decided from now on to stick to that line come hell or high water....
Made a silly mistake at approx mile 18... Saw a Powerbar sign in the distance, taught it was a water stop and took my 3rd gel.... Godsh!te.. No water to b seen just more free powerbar gels... Imagine trying to swallow a mouthfull of marmalade on a hot day with no bloody water... Pain in the ass...
Again from halfway from mile 20 despite above mishap I was feeling good...I usually find these miles a drag but not today...Heat was a factor but my pace was staying very consistant with most miles sub 6.36.... At mile 20 I decided to try and push.... It felt like I was running faster but my mile times didnt improve at all .... Strange I was comfortable at my current pace but yet I couldnt push out faster times
Miles 20 to 24 fine then got a slight pain in my right hip/groin area but kept the pace up and pushed as hard as I could until the finish line... Best marathon moment for me by a mile....
Post Race :
A massage , 2 beautiful cold pints of Erdinger non alcoholic and a shower followed .... I then found Mrs L in the reunion area... I said earlier I was worried she wouldnt enjoy the occasion.. How wrong was I.. She somehow managed to get a prime seat in the grandstand right on the finish line next to a load of Kenyans and had a ball so that made it even more special for me...
I'd enough of the sun and heat at this stage and was looking for somewhere dark and dreary to relax in so where better to go than an Irish Pub.. Went initially to the Kilkenny Pub and after a couple of alcoholic pints this time headed to the Oscar Wilde where we met up with Meno, Briandrunner, The Roadrunner and his father... Had a great chat with the lads along with a few more beers before heading back to the hotel and onward to the airport...
Bloody great weekend.. Nice to meet psychozeb after the race and the lads at the Oscar Wilde..0 -
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Evelyn Some Antelope wrote: »I will save my thanks for the next installments:) You are a bit of a savage Liamo...in a good way;). Only running 2 years and posting serious times.
LOL...Started this report earlier this afternoon and lost the whole lot so from now on its save/edit for me..... Tks for keeping the other thread updated yesterday... Hey Im just the runner...its those madmen and women who combine running with swimming and cycling that are the savages
For the record mile times were as follows :
Miles 1 to 13 ; 6.42, 6.32, 6.30, 6.39, 6.24, 6.23, 6.28, 6.30, 6.33, 6.37, 6.21, 6.34 and 6.26...
Miles 14 to 26 ; 6.12, 6.32, 6.28, 6.29, 6.33, 6.34, 6.31, 6.18, 6.28, 631, 6.27, 6.29 and 6.46
Last .53 ; 6.180 -
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