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AuldManKing wrote: »Thanks for the best wishes for my long run
(My marathon is on November 27th )
I knew that!
A long run of 26.2 miles still deserves some good luck!0 -
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Thursday: Took a rest day to go to Parnell Park with my girls to watch Castleknock Seniors beat St Judes in a tactical masterclass. Roll on the final on Saturday.
Friday: 7.3m@7.47 around the PP - legs felt good.
Saturday: Just an easy few miles to the MSB grass track and 5x40secs sprints. Legs felt a bit dead - like they do the day before a Marathon except, I'm not doing a Marathon
4.8m
Sunday: I had planned to jump in at the Zoo - but ended up running the whole thing...........
Nah - that didn't happen. Lets start again.
My plan was to jump in at the 4-5m mark. I got a lift down to the 'Hole in the Wall'pub and jogged over to Chesterfield - watching as the Sub 3 wannabees went by.
I jogged down a bit and seen the 3:20 pacers in the distance, so went behind a tree - removed my other t-shirt (the one hiding my number as I was running from the HITW pub) and promptly joined the group pretending to tie my shorts like I just had a pit stop.
Must say - I felt like a total fraud and had contemplated not joining at all at one stage.
I ran a bit with Beep Beep but found it too bumpy, so moved a bit ahead - The run through Castleknock was immense - love the support there.
Had good company with a Raheny lady chasing 3:20, as we swapped some stories and she fell back with the pace group.
I hit 13.1m in fine fettle and this is where my race began. I planned to do 13.1 at MP (6:45) but after a few mins I was finding it tough!!
I played mind games with myself - I'll just do 4x3m / I'll do 2x6m / but after about 5-6m I started to feel comfortable and in a rhythm.
I didn't push up any of the hills and also ran with TomWaits (Statss) for a few mins - he looked like he was struggling, so was delighted to meet him at the end and hear his time.
I met a couple of the MSB crew and ran a bit with them, but they were struggling so went off again.
The last mile is amazing and it felt great to run down the straight - with 800m left, I could feel the beginnings of a strain in the front of my lower leg, but that was the only discomfort throughout.
Finished with 3:07 on the clock (2.39 time on feet for me) -
Felt great at the end - no discomfort, legs felt fine - had a chat with some of the MSB crew and waited for Sean to see if he got his PB. Had a chat with OP & TRR at the end.
TRR walking funny, but he also runs funny so its all relative.
A few 'what if's' floating around my head this evening - but we cant live by 'What ifs' - I learned a lot from the run that'll help me next month.- I made a few nutrition mistakes on Sat eating too late.
- I got my hydration bang on - only a few sips of water needed on the course.
- I took 2 gels but felt I didn't need them - both different types, both went down fine.
- Wore new shorts - no chafing - result.
- Long socks are the marathon sock of choice.
Happy with the session - 1 more 22m long run next week.
22.57m @ 7:04 pace. My last 13.1m done in 1:28:39.
72m for the week, with 2 great sessions.0 -
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Finished with October with a short 4.8m@8:11 pace run to pick up the car (via the PP ) from the pub after last nights exertions.
Quads a bit sore, but no different to the 3/4 Mara.
318 miles for the month- highest ever by a long way(about 45 miles).
Spent a great evening tonight picking my way through the reports/times/FB posts from DCM (accompanied by a glass of wine of course) - even got to see myself on video at at the finish line (think 'expectation v reality' )
Some great performances out there - Dublin Marathon is pretty special - think I might look to pace it next year.0 -
AuldManKing wrote: »Dublin Marathon is pretty special - think I might look to pace it next year.
You should.
How did it go last time you did it??
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Agreed. They're two great MP sessions to get under your belt. Keep your eye on the timer though. Make sure you don't leave those legs in the oven for too long or they will be overcooked
Yeah, that was a massive consideration before doing it.
Following this week's long run, I've a few days away with work to allow anything that may be overcooked to cool down
It's a fine balance.0 -
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Chartsengrafs wrote: »That's one of the strangest training runs I think I've heard of! Sounds very beneficial though, glad it worked out. So what's so good about long socks - genuine question?
The 22.5 with 13.1 @ MP or the 30MP/4x5/30mp???
The latter is from the Bournemouth AC training plan - its a 12 week progressive plan built by Steve way and has a lot of similar 'sandwich runs' built into it - all progressive - so on its own it looks daft - but as a progression, it works very well as the legs are very tired on the final 30 min of MP.
The former could have been a lot more strange had I of ran the whole thing 0 -
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overpronator wrote: »I suffered really badly from cramps in Berlin, doing it back again id run the first 10k 30-45 seconds slower than marathon pace and probably on feel more than the watch.
Worth considering as im convinced i was on the edge too early rather than hydration issues solely.
I realise that its a hard one to square, putting yourself behind schedule early, but i know youre prone to cramps like myself and its such a headscratcher trying to figure out the reasons. Its also a recipe for a good negative split too though imo.
thanks for that - yeah, I'm pretty sure with me its not a hydration issue but a physiological one.
I also think this marathon will boil down to confidence. I feel in better than 2:59 shape but will I have the confidence to try and better it and possibly cramp up?
This is one of the reasons I've taken the approach that I have with this marathon regarding long runs with 4 that included 10-13m at MP (plus the sort of midweek sessions that I'm doing).
I'm still at sorts with regard my pacing plan for the race and wont firm up on it for a while. But the 1st 5k will be the slowest (I hope) 0
sure enjoy it anyway, might catch up after.... 
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