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Dublin Marathon 2012 - Mentored Novices Thread
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Power naps....at any time of the dayDeedee2012 wrote: »Anyone else really really tired? Only to be expected I suppose but it's hard to keep up with everyday stuff, work and kids feeling wrecked. Two more months worth of exhaustion. I go to bed early as it is, anyone any tips for the tiredness!
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I would actually do your recovery run. You'll feel way better for it. Prob not what you want to hear thoughI'm the same Deedee, I just feel wrecked today. Haven't been getting a huge amount of sleep and I've had 3 long runs in 11 days so feeling it a bit now. Have to be up at 2am to get to the airport tomorrow so that's not going to help! I planned to do a 4 mile recovery tonight after my 17 lsr last night, but I think I am going to skip it. I don't think a missed recovery run will hurt at this stage and might mean I won't be a total zombie heading on my hols tomorrow!
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I think the speed will look after itself. Miles in your legs are more important....thats the premise I'm working on anywayI ran the 1/2 marathon in Olyegate on Sunday. It was so different to running in London. I finished it in 2 hours 24 minutes, slower than I'd have liked. Mt pb is 1 hour 56 minutes. I made the obvious mistake of going off too quickly. I want to run the marathon in under 5 hours. I am following the HH1 plan. Any ideas of how to increase my speed?
My blisters are getting worse. I'm trying the usual remedies but now have a large blister that has blood in it which I've covered with a blister plaster. I know I shouldn't burst it but am tempted. What recommendations do you have for blisters? 0 -
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career_move wrote: »I would actually do your recovery run. You'll feel way better for it. Prob not what you want to hear though
D'oh! I was afraid someone would say that :mad::mad::mad:
You're probably right, the fresh air would probably do me good if nothing else and help me sleep!0 -
Deedee2012 wrote: »Anyone else really really tired? Only to be expected I suppose but it's hard to keep up with everyday stuff, work and kids feeling wrecked. Two more months worth of exhaustion. I go to bed early as it is, anyone any tips for the tiredness!
Yep I'm the same. Knackered. Not so much after any specific runs, but just generally tired!! Though I am terrible at going to bed early, never seem to get to bed before 11.30pm. Also have 2 kids, 18 months & 3 months, the older of who has never been a good sleeper. Although in the last few weeks she has started to finally go the whole night through or at least from midnight to six am thank god - up until recently she could be up anywhere from 2 - 5 times a night!!
My only tip is probably not the best one - I drink a lot of coffee:D 0 -
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career_move wrote: »I would actually do your recovery run. You'll feel way better for it. Prob not what you want to hear though
+1 to this, you'll feel better after and your legs will thank you for it.0 -
career_move wrote: »Power naps....at any time of the day
I'd second that! Mid week usually get in from work around 5.30pm, have a banana / Belvita and drink pint of water then snooze for half an hr before heading out for a run and makes a big difference. Bit more difficult for you guys with kids though i'd imagine:(
Bought some wellwoman sports specific supplements recently aswell - supposed to be good for energy & keeping immune system high. Not quite sure yet if making a difference... think maybe I just got caught up in the excitement of being classed as someone 'training to excel in sports and fitness'..;)0 -
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Am I the only one who finds it frustrating that half of us are talking in miles, the other half (me included) in kilometers? It makes for unnecessary calibration, calculation, translation, frustration.
The official measuring system in Ireland has been metric for a long time now (my kids have no idea about miles, pounds, stones, pints, etc.). For older people, we sometimes need a push (for me, it was the simple observation that measuring small things in millimeters was easier than sixteenths of an inch. Easier to say too.
I think it would be a good idea for this thread in the future to specify one measure only (I would suggest that it be kilometers, not because it's my preferred unit, but because, well, we don't have road signs in miles anymore for a start).
Before ye come down on me like a ton of bricks, I'm over 50, so it's not like I grew up with one system and can't think in another.
Let's do next year's spreadsheet in kilometers only! Please! 0 -
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Am I the only one who finds it frustrating that half of us are talking in miles, the other half (me included) in kilometers? It makes for unnecessary calibration, calculation, translation, frustration.
The official measuring system in Ireland has been metric for a long time now (my kids have no idea about miles, pounds, stones, pints, etc.). For older people, we sometimes need a push (for me, it was the simple observation that measuring small things in millimeters was more easier than sixteenths of an inch. Easier to say too.
I think it would be a good idea for this thread in the future to specify one measure only (I would suggest that it be kilometers, not because it's my preferred unit, but because, well, we don't have road signs in miles anymore for a start).
Before ye come down on me like a ton of bricks, I'm over 50, so it's not like I grew up with one system and can't think in another.
Let's do next year's spreadsheet in kilometers only! Please!
I see where you're coming from but it's not going to happen.
I'm a kilometre man myself. Mainly because I like split feedback from my iPhone app or gps watch sooner / more regular. All my pacing is done in kilometres and miles pacing posted here requires some mathematical gymnastics to compare.
But and a big but is the marathon in Ireland and the UK is traditionally built and measured in miles. The distance markers in the race are in miles. If anything the kilometre brigade should be adapting to and using miles on thread and in training.
The sheet allows input and shows results in both formats. For me that's a happy compromise that makes it usable by everyone.0 -
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