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Connemarathon 1/4/2012
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RacoonQueen wrote: »You even lost to that Karl Henry eejit.
Yes but CL and I chicked him so all is not lost
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Not long back from Letterfrack. Well done to all who took part yesterday...What an occasion... Myself ,TFB and Ray Lanigan even made a cameo appearance on RTE :rolleyes:.. Last year the Ultra tore me to shreds, this year it tore me to shreds and next year it will probably do the same
In a heap today but over the moon with 4.52.47....... Will write up something in the next few days ...0 -
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Connamara Marathon Race Report
So my third marathon since June 2011, my best time previously was the DCM which I finished in 3:58 making it my first sub4 marathon and was thrilled.
So with connemarathon I hoped it either also hit 3:58 or better it, my pace target was 5:36 per km making for a sub 3:57, potentially too ambitious given my lack of hill training and that I've been sick all of late but here goes.
Got to the start and off we went, felt pretty good but at this stage I was worried about the weather as I had expected it to be cooler and with less sun so I had made the mistake of bringing everything else except for sun cream.
All went well and had chats to lots of people as time progressed, met one chap who had run the course a number of times so he knew exactly where the hills started/ended, perhaps in hindsight I should have studied the course better
Now this is where I made by biggest mistake, I wasn't paying attention to my pacing and instead of 5:36 I was doing much closer to 5:25 avg pace up until near Leenane.
As I hit Leenane I knew things were just about to get much harder which wasn't going to be good as I knew that certainly at mile 22 the hills were going to really make bits of me.
The climb out of Leenane hit me hard and I found it awfully hard to make it up the hill, it killed me but this was the first time I walked although I only did so for maybe 50metres.
After the climb out of Leenane I soldiered on, at I think around mile 21 menoscemo passed me for the first time...but certainly not the last, despite the pain he mentioned he was in I still told him he'd finish far ahead of me. I passed him twice more before he finally passed me not to be seen again.
The last climb towards Maam Cross really chewed me up and spat me out, at this stage I was walking for 100-200metres at a time just to keep making progress, the legs were in alot of pain, I was exhausted and saw my watch get closer to 4hrs so I knew that there was no chance I was passing that line before the 4hr mark.
2miles out from Maam Cross I decided sod this I'm going to run to the finish for the rest of this with no more of this walking lark!....that and I doubt I'm the only person that noticed him but I was determent as hell for the chap running in jeans not to beat me
The first mile downhill felt great and it was a huge lift to finally pass so many people after being passed when I walked, the second mile didn't feel so great but I kept on going, gave it one last push to pass the finish in 4:11 (garmin).
So I didn't hit my target and some of that is down to me going to fast and also the heat really killed me.
Did I enjoy?? Hell yes!, the hills chewed me up and spat me out and I feel glorious! :pac::pac:0 -
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Marthastew wrote: »My cousin ran the half and was describing to me the crazy sounds an Ultra runner was making as he passed
Haha, I dare say he's not the only one who thought that! 0 -
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