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Dublin Marathon 2011 Novices Mentored Thread
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+1The Grid, I haven't had any IT Band issues since I got one!
That and the stick are very important, as they enable you to target work at home when you need to. So for a once off purchase they can save you $$$$ on future physio visits
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tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »they can save you $$$$ on future physio visits
Or €€€€'s on this side of the Atlantic :P:pac:0 -
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You've a point there but you'd really want to end up with a butcher to end up with an injury after a sports massage, that said Shazkea was unlucky.....
I'm sure most of the more experienced people posting here have very good reliable physios, I know I do and I'm sure we'd all be happy to share their details by PM if required.
Thanks Mr. Slow but I'm lucky enough to have an excellent physio. If you did happen to know a really good masseuse in the Bournemouth area I'd be interested though
. I know a guy in Enniskerry who's miles better than anybody else I've ever come across. He has a real gift for it. A bit too far away though!
Unfortunately I'm not running Dublin this year - did it last year as my first and had hoped to do it again this year but I had a couple of problems with getting new heel posts for orthotics and I didn't get the volume of training in that I wanted to so I've decided to pass. Hoping to hear back about London in the next day or two.
I just popped in here to see how others are getting on and maybe see if I could offer a little bit of advice. I can see that Ray is doing a great job but sometimes a different perspective can be helpful. That said I agree with 99.9% of what Ray says so probably not much use in me being here.0 -
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Thanks Mr. Slow but I'm lucky enough to have an excellent physio. If you did happen to know a really good masseuse in the Bournemouth area I'd be interested though. I know a guy in Enniskerry who's miles better than anybody else I've ever come across. He has a real gift for it. A bit too far away though!
Unfortunately I'm not running Dublin this year - did it last year as my first and had hoped to do it again this year but I had a couple of problems with getting new heel posts for orthotics and I didn't get the volume of training in that I wanted to so I've decided to pass. Hoping to hear back about London in the next day or two.
I just popped in here to see how others are getting on and maybe see if I could offer a little bit of advice. I can see that Ray is doing a great job but sometimes a different perspective can be helpful. That said I agree with 99.9% of what Ray says so probably not much use in me being here.
The latter part of my post was directed at the Novice Marathoners, apologies if it seemed like I was offering you advice.
Your absolutely right about perspective and while Ray is doing a good job it's important that the rest of us hang around here to keep his feet on the ground
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The latter part of my post was directed at the Novice Marathoners, apologies if it seemed like I was offering you advice.
Your absolutely right about perspective and while Ray is doing a good job it's important that the rest of us hang around here to keep his feet on the ground
I'm getting all touchy again amn't I! Sorry about that. No need to apologise.0 -
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As the day approaches I find I’m getting worried about pacing... I had an absolute nightmare at my only other marathon and blew to bits at the 19 mile mark (after not training nearly enough), so I started training for this 100% determined to follow a plan and that the goal was simply to run all the way to the end.
Now that it’s nearly here though... am starting to think that maybe I could do better than just finish. I’ve followed a marathon plan to the letter, and took over 10 minutes off my half time a couple weeks ago to do a 1:39. The calculators say I could be on for a 3:30, but I’m very conscious of the possibility of a rerun of 2009 and a meltdown 3/4 of the way through.
Would I be crazy to try and run with the 3:30 pacers on the day? My LSR’s have all been about 5:45-5:50 min/km, with a pace run each week of up to 8 miles at <5min/km. I know the sensible option is to go with the 4:00 guys and push on if I feel good, but I’m probably in the shape of my life (not saying much
) and hey... go hard or go home right? 0 -
As the day approaches I find I’m getting worried about pacing... I had an absolute nightmare at my only other marathon and blew to bits at the 19 mile mark (after not training nearly enough), so I started training for this 100% determined to follow a plan and that the goal was simply to run all the way to the end.
Now that it’s nearly here though... am starting to think that maybe I could do better than just finish. I’ve followed a marathon plan to the letter, and took over 10 minutes off my half time a couple weeks ago to do a 1:39. The calculators say I could be on for a 3:30, but I’m very conscious of the possibility of a rerun of 2009 and a meltdown 3/4 of the way through.
Would I be crazy to try and run with the 3:30 pacers on the day? My LSR’s have all been about 5:45-5:50 min/km, with a pace run each week of up to 8 miles at <5min/km. I know the sensible option is to go with the 4:00 guys and push on if I feel good, but I’m probably in the shape of my life (not saying much) and hey... go hard or go home right?
How many runs over 18 miles have you done ? And of those runs did any contain miles @ 5min/KM (3:30 pace) ?
If you want to be conservative I would go with the 3:45 pacers 4 hours would be too slow for you.0 -
As the day approaches I find I’m getting worried about pacing... I had an absolute nightmare at my only other marathon and blew to bits at the 19 mile mark (after not training nearly enough), so I started training for this 100% determined to follow a plan and that the goal was simply to run all the way to the end.
Now that it’s nearly here though... am starting to think that maybe I could do better than just finish. I’ve followed a marathon plan to the letter, and took over 10 minutes off my half time a couple weeks ago to do a 1:39. The calculators say I could be on for a 3:30, but I’m very conscious of the possibility of a rerun of 2009 and a meltdown 3/4 of the way through.
Would I be crazy to try and run with the 3:30 pacers on the day? My LSR’s have all been about 5:45-5:50 min/km, with a pace run each week of up to 8 miles at <5min/km. I know the sensible option is to go with the 4:00 guys and push on if I feel good, but I’m probably in the shape of my life (not saying much) and hey... go hard or go home right?
What about the 3:45 pacers? Based on your 1/2 time you should be ok with this as you have said you have followed your plan to the letter so you should have plenty of long runs. If you feel strong towards the end you can push on but you should be running at a pace your comfortable with.0 -
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