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A Slow Journey to Faster Times

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    #1712
    Dubgal72
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    He's the dark horse alright :D


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    #1713
    Pacing Mule
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    So what are the actual terms of your wager(s) with the lads :)


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    #1714
    yaboya1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,610 ✭✭✭yaboya1


    Pacing Mule wrote: »
    So what are the actual terms of your wager(s) with the lads :)

    I've only one wager. €20 with MKDTH on the above terms. He's also on against Calvin Johnson though, and is willing to take anyone else on too (including you :))


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    #1715
    barryoneill50
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    Enniscorthy is nice and flat, isn't it?


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    #1716
    MKDTH
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    yaboya1 wrote: »
    I've only one wager. €20 with MKDTH on the above terms. He's also on against Calvin Johnson though, and is willing to take anyone else on too (including you :))

    Giving me a 10 min headstart on PM is also looking generous in my favour imo.


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    #1717
    adrian522
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    barryoneill50 wrote: »
    Enniscorthy is nice and flat, isn't it?

    http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/442762784

    Looks ok, but I can never read these charts.


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    #1718
    Pacing Mule
    Registered Users Posts: 5,058 ✭✭✭Pacing Mule


    MKDTH wrote: »
    Giving me a 10 min headstart on PM is also looking generous in my favour imo.

    Agreed. I'd have given myself 10.5 / 11 min off Yaboya and you 18 min off him. I reckon you have his €20 spent already :D


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    #1719
    barryoneill50
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    adrian522 wrote: »
    http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/442762784

    Looks ok, but I can never read these charts.
    jaysus, don't like the look of that...


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    #1720
    yaboya1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,610 ✭✭✭yaboya1


    barryoneill50 wrote: »
    jaysus, don't like the look of that...

    For what it's worth, this is my opinion on the course (have ran it the last 2 years):

    First 5k almost all uphill, 6th km back down for the most part, 7th km we're climbing again before a gradual downhill all the way home for a fast finish.


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    #1721
    barryoneill50
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    yaboya1 wrote: »
    For what it's worth, this is my opinion on the course (have ran it the last 2 years):

    First 5k almost all uphill, 6th km back down for the most part, 7th km we're climbing again before a gradual downhill all the way home for a fast finish.
    ah in messing with yis all, i ran it last year :D


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    #1722
    annapr
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    Pacing Mule wrote: »
    So what are the actual terms of your wager(s) with the lads :)

    He's paying out everyone who beats his predictions :)


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    #1723
    Pacing Mule
    Registered Users Posts: 5,058 ✭✭✭Pacing Mule


    annapr wrote: »
    He's paying out everyone who beats his predictions :)

    That explains it :D


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    #1724
    Murph_D
    Registered Users Posts: 10,447 ✭✭✭✭Murph_D


    Ooh, the yaboya handicap stakes. Tempting...


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    #1725
    yaboya1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,610 ✭✭✭yaboya1


    Friday 30th January - 50 minutes Easy
    6.29m @ 7:57p/m average

    I've finally got some training to report!
    It's been a hectic week, meaning I haven't got to do any running since Raheny and have also struggled to get adequate sleep. In the middle of moving house today, I decided to get a few miles in rather than going back for a second car load of stuff in the rush hour traffic. A power nap was another extremely tempting option, but the run won over in the end. I realised as I got kitted out that my gloves, my belt I use to hold my keys and my HRM had been left behind for the second load, which meant I needed to loop the keyring around my finger and run by feel without my trusty gardening gloves. Found a nice little 10k loop which I'll probably use reguarly and kept the miles just below 8 minutes. It's very cool out there and I'm not sure how I didn't drop the keys as my hands were numb early on. I'll do a few easy miles with strides tomorrow ahead of Sunday's race. Not really sure what to expect there given this week's training, my lack of sleep and my recent diet (which has been truly awful lately). Any chance of breaking 60 minutes or even a pb look unlikely but I guess we'll see.


    Splits:

    Mile 1 - 7:58
    Mile 2 - 7:55
    Mile 3 - 7:58
    Mile 4 - 7:56
    Mile 5 - 7:59
    Mile 6 - 7:57
    0.29 - 2:18


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    #1726
    yaboya1
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    Saturday 31st January - 45 minutes Easy (including 6 x 100m Strides)
    5m @ 7:52p/m average (132bpm avg), 1m @ 6:57p/m average (159bpm avg)

    Just an easy one to shake the legs out ahead of tomorrow. They definitely felt like they needed it. Not enough maintenance runs (as dublin runner would call them) this week, which had me a bit stiff & sore. Still, I was ok by the time I did the strides and made sure to do some comprehensive stretching when I finished. I'll more than likely give myself a going over with the foam roller in a while too. Splits are a bit deceptive as I was downhill/downwind for the first half of the run and obviously the opposite on the way back. The average tells the real story. No idea what to expect tomorrow. The plan is to run as fast as I can, but how fast that will be only time will tell.


    Splits:

    Mile 1 - 7:15
    Mile 2 - 7:37
    Mile 3 - 7:42
    Mile 4 - 8:18
    Mile 5 - 8:28
    *Mile 6 - 6:57

    *Strides in the last mile


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    #1727
    tang1
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    Good luck in the morning P.


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    #1728
    yaboya1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,610 ✭✭✭yaboya1


    tang1 wrote: »
    Good luck in the morning P.

    Thanks B.
    Will you be down there yourself?


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    #1729
    MaggotBrain
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    Good luck tomorrow. Most anticipated race report of 2015 so far! :D


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    #1730
    tang1
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    yaboya1 wrote: »
    Thanks B.
    Will you be down there yourself?

    I seriously doubt it, young lads birthday in the morning so i'm on party duty for the day.


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    #1731
    yaboya1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,610 ✭✭✭yaboya1


    MaggotBrain wrote: »
    Good luck tomorrow.

    Thank S.
    MaggotBrain wrote: »
    Most anticipated race report of 2015 so far! :D

    I'm not sure about that. Anticipation is building for the Enniscorthy 10k result though.......:)


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    #1732
    Netwerk Errer
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    Best of luck tomorrow lad!


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    #1733
    tang1
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    Mullingar Harriers have it that theres on the day registration as per there fixtures list.


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    #1734
    yaboya1
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    tang1 wrote: »
    Mullingar Harriers have it that theres on the day registration as per there fixtures list.

    Thanks. So have Dunboyne AC apparently. Everybody does bar Trim AC, the race organisers :P


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    #1735
    MaggotBrain
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    yaboya1 wrote: »
    I'm not sure about that. Anticipation is building for the Enniscorthy 10k result though.......:)

    Whoops, Trim tomorrow got it. :)
    Good luck with the new gaffe as well.


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    #1736
    Tom Joad
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    Best of luck tomorrow - will see you there!


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    #1737
    yaboya1
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    Tom Joad wrote: »
    Best of luck tomorrow - will see you there!

    You will. Thanks TJ.


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    #1738
    jebuz
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    Gluck tomorrow!


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    #1739
    yaboya1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,610 ✭✭✭yaboya1


    jebuz wrote: »
    Gluck tomorrow!

    Thanks.
    If I run well I might reward myself with a trip to Luigi Malones afterwards. The real one (in the Capital) ;)


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    #1740
    Dubgal72
    Registered Users Posts: 4,272 ✭✭✭Dubgal72


    Good luck tomorrow but don't forget to leave a bit in the tank for next week...you've got a full pack yapping at your heels now :D:D


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    #1741
    jebuz
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    yaboya1 wrote: »
    Thanks.
    If I run well I might reward myself with a trip to Luigi Malones afterwards. The real one (in the Capital) ;)

    Capital idea, might just steal that idea and do it in Cork...if Dungarvan goes well obviously. I don't even need to tell you what to order for desert, in fact just skip main course and go straight for it ;)


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