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    #332
    ultraman1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,742 ✭✭✭ultraman1


    DOCO12 wrote: »
    What's people's opinions on how much a night on the town can affect an upcoming race? I'm not talking downing shots etc more like a few bottles of beer/ wine say a week before a race? I know I tend to be quite tired after a night out and it takes a few days to recover but if I just pencil in easy days around it can it really do much harm?
    Few bottles of decent beer isn't gonna kill ya,moderation in moderation and all that..few extra hours kip,few mugs a water b4 bed,hopefully ahappy ending aswell.u wud be worse off if u went out and drank 7 up all nite


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    #333
    DOCO12
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭DOCO12


    Thanks for the replies guys. Your right about the 7up, I sometimes think it's the lack of sleep that's the real nail in the coffin.


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    #334
    Finnt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Finnt


    Just wondering if ye take protein shakes/bars or the like after a session or long run to aid recovery?


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    #335
    rom
    Registered Users Posts: 5,135 ✭✭✭rom


    Finnt wrote: »
    Just wondering if ye take protein shakes/bars or the like after a session or long run to aid recovery?

    Used to take Kinetica and then Optimum Nutrition. Now just take nesquik in some milk and its grand.


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    #336
    Itziger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,016 ✭✭✭Itziger


    Finnt wrote: »
    Just wondering if ye take protein shakes/bars or the like after a session or long run to aid recovery?

    I do take a bar and maybe some choco milk after a Q session mostly. If it's early I'll have a protein/carb breakfast. Yesterday I had a 1 egg omelette with cheese. Don't know how healthy that is or if it's the right kind of protein. If I run later in the morning, especially on Sundays, then you can get lunch in before that 'window' of 60 or 90 minutes closes.


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    #337
    ultraman1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,742 ✭✭✭ultraman1


    Finnt wrote: »
    Just wondering if ye take protein shakes/bars or the like after a session or long run to aid recovery?
    Bananna and a glass of milk or ur dinner...


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    #338
    rom
    Registered Users Posts: 5,135 ✭✭✭rom


    You just need some fast burning carbs and protein.


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    #339
    Finnt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Finnt


    Thanks for the replies lads, I do most of my running in the morning before work.
    Might be no harm take something when I get home so,


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    #340
    Ososlo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,420 ✭✭✭Ososlo


    Anyone know where I can buy nuun tablets in Dublin city centre?


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    #341
    LaHaine
    Registered Users Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭LaHaine


    Ososlo wrote: »
    Anyone know where I can buy nuun tablets in Dublin city centre?

    Great Outdoors on Chatham st used to anyway. Think I saw them recently.


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    #342
    EoghanIRL
    Registered Users Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭EoghanIRL


    What do you find to be the most efficient way to cool down after a run ? A lighter jog , stretches etc?


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    #343
    gerard_65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 763 ✭✭✭gerard_65


    EoghanIRL wrote: »
    What do you find to be the most efficient way to cool down after a run ? A lighter jog , stretches etc?
    Jog/walk and foam rolling.


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    #344
    ronn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭ronn


    Why isn't there any pacers in 10k runs??


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    #345
    rom
    Registered Users Posts: 5,135 ✭✭✭rom


    ronn wrote: »
    Why isn't there any pacers in 10k runs??

    In the UK I hear some park runs have pacers for certain times now and again.

    I agree it would be a good idea.


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    #346
    barryoneill50
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭barryoneill50


    rom wrote: »
    In the UK I hear some park runs have pacers for certain times now and again.

    I agree it would be a good idea.

    Ternure 5mile had pacers this year


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    #347
    Itziger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,016 ✭✭✭Itziger


    ronn wrote: »
    Why isn't there any pacers in 10k runs??

    Can people not just go out and run? They'll be looking for Personal Pacers next.


    (Might be a handy earner though come to think of it and even possible side benefits, pacing some 35 year old MILF to a 50 min 10k. Patent Pending)


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    #348
    TFBubendorfer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭TFBubendorfer


    ronn wrote: »
    Why isn't there any pacers in 10k runs??

    Sixmilebridge 10k has pacers, as does the Killarney women's mini marathon.


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    #349
    Finnt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Finnt


    TFBubendorfer wrote: »
    Sixmilebridge 10k has pacers, as does the Killarney women's mini marathon.

    When's the SMB 10k on?


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    #350
    ronn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭ronn


    Itziger wrote: »
    Can people not just go out and run? They'll be looking for Personal Pacers next.


    (Might be a handy earner though come to think of it and even possible side benefits, pacing some 35 year old MILF to a 50 min 10k. Patent Pending)

    You don't have to run with the pacers if don't want,


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    #351
    TFBubendorfer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭TFBubendorfer


    Finnt wrote: »
    When's the SMB 10k on?

    In May - sorry!


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    #352
    Finnt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 594 ✭✭✭Finnt


    I feel robbed!!


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    #353
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,470 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    ronn wrote: »
    Why isn't there any pacers in 10k runs??

    Stoneyford 10km race (Co Kilkenny) in May had pacers, i know cause my plan to stay with the sub40 pacer failed :(


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    #354
    Itziger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,016 ✭✭✭Itziger


    ronn wrote: »
    You don't have to run with the pacers if don't want,

    WHAT????!!!!


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    #355
    pconn062
    Registered Users Posts: 5,370 ✭✭✭pconn062


    ronn wrote: »
    You don't have to run with the pacers if don't want,

    That's all it is though, running, not racing. Running is supposed to be a competitive sport. Even if you're not that fast I still think it would be better to focus on chasing the people in front instead of running alongside some person with a balloon. For me personally, pacers take the whole competitive aspect out of racing and reduce it to merely chasing arbitrary times. Nothing wrong with wanting to achieve good times, but maybe hunting down the guy in front might lead to a better time than following the pacers.



    Possibly belongs in the rant forum!


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    #356
    Laois_Man
    Registered Users Posts: 5,758 ✭✭✭Laois_Man


    pconn062 wrote: »
    but maybe hunting down the guy in front might lead to a better time than following the pacers.


    Or more likely, maybe it will lead to a blow up!


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    #357
    pconn062
    Registered Users Posts: 5,370 ✭✭✭pconn062


    Laois_Man wrote: »
    Or more likely, maybe it will lead to a blow up!

    So what if you do? You have a bad race and chalk it down to experience, you'll also learn something from it. Proper racing takes practice and you have to try new things to get your strategy right. And someday you'll go out hard and feel great and not blow up and set a huge PB, much more satisfying that running alongside some pacer and sprinting with 400m to go.

    The above comments don't apply to the marathon, that's probably a touch too long to go hard from the start!


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    #358
    MrCreosote
    Registered Users Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭MrCreosote


    There is absolutely zero difference between running with a pacer, and "racing" some randomer just ahead of you, except that in one you're being guided to a time, and in the other to a position.


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    #359
    Laois_Man
    Registered Users Posts: 5,758 ✭✭✭Laois_Man


    pconn062 wrote: »
    So what if you do? You have a bad race and chalk it down to experience, you'll also learn something from it

    Yes you'll learn something from it. You'll lean not to be trying to chase down people who are a good bit faster than you coz it causes you to blow up and you'll learn to run at a pace that's at your level and over time that level will increase

    D'oh! :P


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    #360
    Itziger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,016 ✭✭✭Itziger


    MrCreosote wrote: »
    There is absolutely zero difference between running with a pacer, and "racing" some randomer just ahead of you, except that in one you're being guided to a time, and in the other to a position.

    Couldn't disagree more. In a race where you don't go with pacers, you will make quite a few decisions, whether to go with such and such a fella. 'Those two lads look strong, I'll stay with them for a bit" Turns out they're not as strong as all that, I better push on....... and so on. In a recent half marathon, I'd say I had to make at least 5 or 6 min-decisions. You're thinking, you're trying stuff out, you're testing yourself.

    So to say there's zero difference between the approaches, sorry.


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    #361
    veganrun
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,137 ✭✭✭veganrun


    How do people get picked to compete at the nationals each year? Can anyone just enter or do you need to be nominated by a club or something?


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