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wowzer

tang1 wrote: »

Certainly don't make them like that anymore, most of the modern day stuff is rubbish. Hows the training going, you resurrecting the log?

Between a 14 month old and a 2 month old the log is a distant memory at this stage. If I 100% commit to DCM I may resurrect it.

Still managing to get a decent bit of running done, 45-50 miles a week but I have to be creative to squeeze them in so im missing the club and not really getting much speed work done, thems the breaks as they say.

Fingal 10k up next for me to finally get this sub 40 monkey off my back, disastrous attempt a few weeks back in dunshaughlin.

Ososlo

wowzer wrote: »

Between a 14 month old and a 2 month old the log is a distant memory at this stage. If I 100% commit to DCM I may resurrect it.

Still managing to get a decent bit of running done, 45-50 miles a week but I have to be creative to squeeze them in so im missing the club and not really getting much speed work done, thems the breaks as they say.

Fingal 10k up next for me to finally get this sub 40 monkey off my back, disastrous attempt a few weeks back in dunshaughlin.

good luck with Fingal wowzer.
I'd love to see you resurrect the log too! Nice mileage!

tang1

wowzer wrote: »

Between a 14 month old and a 2 month old the log is a distant memory at this stage. If I 100% commit to DCM I may resurrect it.

Still managing to get a decent bit of running done, 45-50 miles a week but I have to be creative to squeeze them in so im missing the club and not really getting much speed work done, thems the breaks as they say.

Fingal 10k up next for me to finally get this sub 40 monkey off my back, disastrous attempt a few weeks back in dunshaughlin.

Long overdue congrats on your 2nd arrival man, knew you had one alright. Your mileage is impressive going with two young kids in the house, i know what you mean though on the creative bit.

Seen your time for Dunshaughlin and thought you'd be unhappy with it alright. Best of luck with the sub 40 in Fingal, be long time before i'll be targeting that again.

tang1

Tuesday

3.20miles 25min 38sec(8.00min/mile)

Easy few miles to keep legs ticking over before tomorrow nights race, nothing more to report.

Today

Kinnegad 5k - 19min 47sec(6.24min/mile)

Sub 20 mins achieved, i really like this race, this is my 4th time running it and it gets everything right. Got there at 7pm and went and done a good warm up, went and got my wife and young lad who were stuffing there faces with ice-cream and headed for start. Decent crowd about and the first person i spotted i knew my chances of the win were gone, Martin Fagan flew down the road leaving dust in his wake:P:P. Off we went at few mins past 8, settled in quick enough and checked watch at half mile gone i was on target. Mile one was 6.24, latched onto a runner as we turned down the country lane and worked off him, he was going at same pace as me or bit quicker.

Passing plenty of runners who started to quick along here, taking turns with my pacing friend at pushing things, mile 2 was 6.25, still on target for the sub 20. For next half mile i struggled a bit, pace dropped to 6.4x and had to give myself a talking to here, my pacing friend had moved on a few places in front of me so set about catching him. Pushed it as hard as i could, and got pace back to 6.26, slight climb before las 500m and dug in here again. Moved up alongside pacing friend againa nd we pushed on, mile 3 in 6.26, into home straight and kicked for line as did my friend. There were people in front of clock so did not see the time until last few yards, kicked again and bet my pacing friend, time was 19.47.

Happy out with this, its a 35 second improvement on my 5k time a few weeks back and i feel theres more left to come off this by years end. Martin Fagan won it in 14.13, next year maybe:D:D.

Total for day:7.15miles

WTD-14.35miles
MTD-46.75miles
YTD-434.78miles

Ososlo

FAB:D
Well done!!!!

SamforMayo

Super racing, super result, congrats!

ThebitterLemon

Well done Tang, that's a great effort and result. Nice PB too.

35 second improvement over 5k is a big big improvement.

Well done.

TbL

tang1

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Well done Tang, that's a great effort and result. Nice PB too.

35 second improvement over 5k is a big big improvement.

Well done.

TbL

Cheers TbL, its a minute slower than my PB but i wont be getting close to that this year, its another step in the right direction though.

blockic

Congrats tang! Nice racing!

ThebitterLemon

tang1 wrote: »

Cheers TbL, its a minute slower than my PB but i wont be getting close to that this year, its another step in the right direction though.

When did you run a sub 19 (I need to go back over your log), that's a tidy PB.

Well done again tonight.

TbL

tang1

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

When did you run a sub 19 (I need to go back over your log), that's a tidy PB.

Well done again tonight.

TbL

It was last May prior to knee operations/having a log on Boards.

blockic

tang1 wrote: »

It was last May prior to knee operations/having a log on Boards.

What race was that again? I'm sure my PB is from that night too!

ThebitterLemon

tang1 wrote: »

It was last May prior to knee operations/having a log on Boards.

Yes I went back to your first post and saw that.

Based on that 5k time you've a soft 10k PB that needs attention

TbL

tang1

blockic wrote: »

What race was that again? I'm sure my PB is from that night too!

It was the Na Fianna/Bob Heffernan 5k in Johnstownbridge last year. You ran 17.xx if i remember right.

blockic

tang1 wrote: »

It was the Na Fianna/Bob Heffernan 5k in Johnstownbridge last year. You ran 17.xx if i remember right.

Yes indeed that was it. Great night of PBs that night. Good times. Won't be long before you back in the 18s after tonight.

tang1

ThebitterLemon wrote: »

Yes I went back to your first post and saw that.

Based on that 5k time you've a soft 10k PB that needs attention

TbL

10k was ran on the hilliest biatch of a race in Roscommon last year, last 3k were up a mountain and i'm not exaggerating.

tang1

blockic wrote: »

Yes indeed that was it. Great night of PBs that night. Good times. Won't be long before you back in the 18s after tonight.

If i get towards low 19s by years end i'll be very happy believe me.

RedRunner

Super result Tang. Well done.

tang1

RedRunner wrote: »

Super result Tang. Well done.

Cheers RR, nice mileage achievement this evening. Training is very solid.

Tom Joad

Well done Tang - superb running.

FBOT01

Well done. Great racing, Tang.

Murph_D

That must have felt good. Nice going!

career move

I'm a bit slow coming to the party but well done last night. Your making great progress getting back to where you were

outforarun

Well done on the sub 20. The progress continues: McMillan now indicates that if you went back to do the 5 miler you'd come home in sub 33.

AuldManKing

Super work, well deserved and making super progress!

tang1

career move wrote: »

I'm a bit slow coming to the party but well done last night. Your making great progress getting back to where you were

Cheers K, glad to see things are settling down for you on the injury front. Your energy is endless.

tang1

AuldManKing wrote: »

Super work, well deserved and making super progress!

Thanks A, baby steps, i'll get there.

tang1

outforarun wrote: »

Well done on the sub 20. The progress continues: McMillan now indicates that if you went back to do the 5 miler you'd come home in sub 33.

Thanks, happy with the progress. Savage 10k session at the weekend, sub 40 a mere formality in Fingal for you.

Ososlo

tang1 wrote: »

Thanks A, baby steps, i'll get there.

Hardly baby steps B! More like leaps and bounds!
exciting to see where you'll be at by end of year.

tang1

Ososlo wrote: »

Hardly baby steps B! More like leaps and bounds!
exciting to see where you'll be at by end of year.

Thanks A, things are progressing along nicely, but i know from previous experience injury can hit at anytime, just dont want to push to much and fcuk things up again for myself. If i get close to 19 mins by years end i've done very very well.