o'hanlon article

jimpeters

Anyone got a link to the article Gary O'Hanlon mentioned on his FB page yesterday - about him and his dad?

Can't find it myself.

Thanks

rom

maybe

http://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/fitness/gary-ohanlon-proves-himself-a-truly-modern-fitness-guru-30489350.html

menoscemo

rom wrote: »

maybe

http://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/fitness/gary-ohanlon-proves-himself-a-truly-modern-fitness-guru-30489350.html

A well known poster in that picture, Can you guess who it is??

rom

menoscemo wrote: »

A well known poster in that picture, Can you guess who it is??

Do I win a prize?

Ososlo

menoscemo wrote: »

A well known poster in that picture, Can you guess who it is??

who?

menoscemo

Ososlo wrote: »

who?

That's TbL on the right.........









(Joke)

Ososlo

pconn062 wrote: »

Our own XX, famous he is. Not everybody gets one of the Amphibian King singlets easily!

ah cool!

pconn062

Too slow with my delete, deleted just in case he wasn't happy with me revealing his identity!

Some Kind of Wizard

Will be interesting to see if O'Hanlon can go sub 2.20. No doubt he has the talent I just wonder how much his intensive racing schedule will effect him come October.....What to people think?

rom

pconn062 wrote: »

Too slow with my delete, deleted just in case he wasn't happy with me revealing his identity!

Bruce Wayne?

rom

Some Kind of Wizard wrote: »

Will be interesting to see if O'Hanlon can go sub 2.20. No doubt he has the talent I just wonder how much his intensive racing schedule will effect him come October.....What to people think?

Going sub 2:20 in DCM is a tall ask when he ran 2:22:52 in Rotterdam. DCM is probably at least 2+ min slower than Rotterdam so thats like 5 mins. That would be a big jump.

Netwerk Errer

rom wrote: »

Going sub 2:20 in DCM is a tall ask when he ran 2:22:52 in Rotterdam. DCM is probably at least 2+ min slower than Rotterdam so thats like 5 mins. That would be a big jump.

Yeah. I can't see Gary going sub 2.20. Especially when he races nearly every week.

dublin runner

God, that fella to the left is handsome....wowser! :pac::pac:

I wouldn't back against him. He is easily running sub 70 halfs week after week with usually very little competition. Essentially a long solo run. Not easy to do. A bit of luck and support (get in a group) and anything can happen. Rotterdam was a 'bad' race for him so with a good race he will be thereabouts.

thirstywork2

I think he will go sub 2.20
Be interesting to see how he goes in Athlone three quarter as he usually races that one.

Sharkey47

I suspect there are an awful lot of people who would love it if he was to break 2.20 in Dublin. I wouldn't know much about running but GO'H did look very comfortable at the finish of the 1/2 marathon on Saturday.

walshb

To go sub 2.20 surely a 69 HM time is too slow?

dublin runner

walshb wrote: »

To go sub 2.20 surely a 69 HM time is too slow?

It would be but he used it as a good hard run on tired legs. He didn't race it.

ThebitterLemon

menoscemo wrote: »

That's TbL on the right.........









(Joke)

Feck you Meno,

my tats are in much more discrete places

TbL

walshb

dublin runner wrote: »

It would be but he used it as a good hard run on tired legs. He didn't race it.

He tell you this?

Didn't he also run 69 the week before?

dukeraoul

walshb wrote: »

He tell you this?

Didn't he also run 69 the week before?

Ignore the troll DR

walshb

dukeraoul wrote: »

Ignore the troll DR

Why get involved in a simple two way posting if that's the best you have?

The man ran 69.5 a few weeks back and then ran another 69..

That's two 69 runs. I would have thought that a bit slow for a 2.20 marathon time, hence the question. I was told it was because he didn't race that time. Plus, he is 40 now, 3 years past his 2.26. Gotta' be a big ask to run 2.20. If both those 69 runs were him not at full effort then great, he could well be on for 2.20

No need for your smart alec hijacking. It's a forum for discussion and questions.

RayCun

He's well capable of running faster than 69, he ran fast enough to win the race.

DarByrne1980

dublin runner wrote: »

It would be but he used it as a good hard run on tired legs. He didn't race it.

Has he raced a half marathon recently? He should have went to Charleville instead of the phoenix park. Times in cork looked very fast

walshb

RayCun wrote: »

He's well capable of running faster than 69, he ran fast enough to win the race.

He was 2-3 mins clear of his nearest competitor I think. That would make sense I guess. For 2.20 you should be aiming for low 67s maybe for HM?

RayCun

walshb wrote: »

He was 2-3 mins clear of his nearest competitor I think. That would make sense I guess. For 2.20 you should be aiming for low 67s maybe for HM?

at that level you don't plug times into MacMillan. He'd know himself how his buildup is going.

dublin runner

DarByrne1980 wrote: »

Has he raced a half marathon recently? He should have went to Charleville instead of the phoenix park. Times in cork looked very fast

True. I guess it's about what the individual athletes wants from each race. Sometimes a person wants a fast time and other times its about creating a training stimulus. For example, running on fatigued legs. And lastly, sometimes it's about pacing/winning!

dublin runner

walshb wrote: »

Why get involved in a simple two way posting if that's the best you have?

The man ran 69.5 a few weeks back and then ran another 69..

That's two 69 runs. I would have thought that a bit slow for a 2.20 marathon time, hence the question. I was told it was because he didn't race that time. Plus, he is 40 now, 3 years past his 2.26. Gotta' be a big ask to run 2.20. If both those 69 runs were him not at full effort then great, he could well be on for 2.20

No need for your smart alec hijacking. It's a forum for discussion and questions.

He ran 2.22 in Rotterdam this year.

walshb

dublin runner wrote: »

He ran 2.22 in Rotterdam this year.

That is a good time on what I believe to be a more forgiving course to Dublin. Maybe I am wrong, but would Dublin be considered only a fair course? I assume he wants a 2.20 in the DCM?

menoscemo

dublin runner wrote: »

He ran 2.22 in Rotterdam this year.

Yes indeed; 5 weeks after winning a 50k in 2:59 (through mara in 2:29) and 3 weeks after winning a hilly tralee Marathon in 2:26 (while running an extra half mile due to Marshall error). I think he had particular problems in Rotterdam which meant he was unable to perform at his best, he was gunning for sub 2:17 there.

DarByrne1980

menoscemo wrote: »

Yes indeed; 5 weeks after winning a 50k in 2:59 (through mara in 2:29) and 3 weeks after winning a hilly tralee Marathon in 2:26 (while running an extra half mile due to Marshall error). I think he had particular problems in Rotterdam which meant he was unable to perform at his best, he was gunning for sub 2:17 there.

really? wow! I'm guessing this is not something most marathon runners would do? especially the bit about the Tralee marathon. That extra half mile would give him a 2.23/24 finish time by my sums. I looked at the resultsb and he seemed to be running alone too. In that article it mentions he coaches people, do they do those sort of distances in training to

dublin runner

DarByrne1980 wrote: »

really? wow! I'm guessing this is not something most marathon runners would do? especially the bit about the Tralee marathon. That extra half mile would give him a 2.23/24 finish time by my sums. I looked at the resultsb and he seemed to be running alone too. In that article it mentions he coaches people, do they do those sort of distances in training to

As he says himself, we wouldn't advise anyone to do what he does! He uses most races as training runs. He very rarely targets times.

Like all good coaches he adapts his approach to each individual athlete.

Duanington

Good luck to him on his quest, I was watching the half in the park last week at around the 10 mile mark, he breezed by on his own and genuinely looked like he was out for a training run.

GoTheDistance

Think he might be under real pressure to run sub 2-20 in Dublin. Any reason why he chose to run at PMP for the win in Dublin Half with no competition when everyone else seemed to be in Charleville half the next day? I was surprised not to see him joining us in Charleville.

dukeraoul

walshb wrote: »

It's a forum for discussion and questions.

And nearly every "question" you ask is a gentle troll looking for fish to bite. You're not even a good/ funny troll.

pconn062

GoTheDistance wrote: »

Think he might be under real pressure to run sub 2-20 in Dublin. Any reason why he chose to run at PMP for the win in Dublin Half with no competition when everyone else seemed to be in Charleville half the next day? I was surprised not to see him joining us in Charleville.

Probably for the prize money (don't mean that in a bad way but it was some nice prize money for what was essentially a training run).

pistol_75

pconn062 wrote: »

Probably for the prize money (don't mean that in a bad way but it was some nice prize money for what was essentially a training run).

I remember him telling me the prize money is not great in those races. I guess it's local to him and a good training run. Not his fault the lack of competition.

Also a lot of athletes he coaches would have been running and he was at the finish seeing how they got on.

BTW he nearly missed the start again ðŸ˜႒

tunguska

Some Kind of Wizard wrote: »

Will be interesting to see if O'Hanlon can go sub 2.20. No doubt he has the talent I just wonder how much his intensive racing schedule will effect him come October.....What to people think?

thirstywork2 wrote: »

I think he will go sub 2.20
Be interesting to see how he goes in Athlone three quarter as he usually races that one.

I really like Gary, hes a sound bloke but sometimes I feel like physically restraining him from racing. I honestly think if he had raced more sparingly he'd have qualified for London 2012 (and wouldve done well). Its like he just cant stop himself from racing all the time and thats not such a good thing, looking at the long term picture. Rio 2016 isnt out of the question for him, thats for sure but bloody hell he needs to rein it in, look after himself and race sparingly and smartly.

GoTheDistance

tunguska wrote: »

I really like Gary, hes a sound bloke but sometimes I feel like physically restraining him from racing. I honestly think if he had raced more sparingly he'd have qualified for London 2012 (and wouldve done well). Its like he just cant stop himself from racing all the time and thats not such a good thing, looking at the long term picture. Rio 2016 isnt out of the question for him, thats for sure but bloody hell he needs to rein it in, look after himself and race sparingly and smartly.

What's Gary's PB at half marathon? Is it 66 or 67? He's a top runner but you'd hardly be looking at London 2012 or Rio 2016 qualifying with that half PB? Why does he race every week when there were opportunities like a place on the marathon team in Zurich for the Euros this year? As you said Tunguska if he'd have reigned back in the racing he might have been pulling on the Irish vest at the Euros.

tunguska

GoTheDistance wrote: »

What's Gary's PB at half marathon? Is it 66 or 67? He's a top runner but you'd hardly be looking at London 2012 or Rio 2016 qualifying with that half PB?

But this is the point Im making, who knows what his Half PB would be if he had looked after himself and not raced so much. Its not even too late now. If he was to call a halt to the constant marathons and halfs and whatever else, be careful and selective in the races he chooses, doesnt continuously flog the training.........he'd have a chance at qualifying for Rio.

Netwerk Errer

tunguska wrote: »

But this is the point Im making, who knows what his Half PB would be if he had looked after himself and not raced so much. Its not even too late now. If he was to call a halt to the constant marathons and halfs and whatever else, be careful and selective in the races he chooses, doesnt continuously flog the training.........he'd have a chance at qualifying for Rio.

And there is no way he can have any decent periodisation in his plan. He seems to race from January to December.

I think Rio is pushing it. Fagan, Cragg, Pollock, Sweeney, Hehir, Ledwith, Christie are all ahead of him for Olympic or WC qualifying.

jimpeters

There's 0% chance Gary will make Rio, and he'll tell you the same himself. 69 mins half marathon's week in week out is nothing extraordinary for any elite distance athlete. Most could, but don't, do the same. Lets not get carried away.

Kudos to Gary in that he's picking up money for these efforts when others are doing weekend sessions with greater effort. Can't knock the guy for that at all.

Will he run sub 2.20 in Dublin? Highly unlikely. Gary's HM best is mid 67 mins, so while he's clearly very strong, a 2 mins differential between that and a half way split, rarely, rarely happens. Not impossible. His style on the road is good, so like many good athletes they'll always look easy winning in times below their best.

Dublin won't have many athletes going at that sub 2.20 pace, so like nearly every year he's run the race, he'll be on his own for large sections.

Athlone will be a good indicator of his form, as he's done it twice I think leading in to the DCM. Hopefully the conditions will be the same as previous years and the comparison in times will be easy.

Which Irish athletes are racing Dublin by the way? Good prize money for the Irish athletes again so I hope it brings a them out again this year.

Fagan isn't doing it. Cragg is running NYC. Pollock injured. Hehir not doing it apparently. Would Clohissey go for this 4th National title of the year? Ciobanu qualifies for the National Title (and prize money) so should be there or thereabouts. Frazer? McGinley and Hamilton will probably be there. MacMahon? Thornton? Hogan? Seaward? Harty? Kenneally seems to have raced a few 5k's in August, but stopped again. Is he injured?

dublin runner

If Clohissey is running it'll be very interesting how he gets on. He had a good run in the R'n'R. The field looks fairly weak at the moment. Surely a few of the British/Europeans should target it.

rom

jimpeters wrote: »

There's 0% chance Gary will make Rio, and he'll tell you the same himself. 69 mins half marathon's week in week out is nothing extraordinary for any elite distance athlete. Most could, but don't, do the same. Lets not get carried away.

Kudos to Gary in that he's picking up money for these efforts when others are doing weekend sessions with greater effort. Can't knock the guy for that at all.

Will he run sub 2.20 in Dublin? Highly unlikely. Gary's HM best is mid 67 mins, so while he's clearly very strong, a 2 mins differential between that and a half way split, rarely, rarely happens. Not impossible. His style on the road is good, so like many good athletes they'll always look easy winning in times below their best.

Dublin won't have many athletes going at that sub 2.20 pace, so like nearly every year he's run the race, he'll be on his own for large sections.

Athlone will be a good indicator of his form, as he's done it twice I think leading in to the DCM. Hopefully the conditions will be the same as previous years and the comparison in times will be easy.

Which Irish athletes are racing Dublin by the way? Good prize money for the Irish athletes again so I hope it brings a them out again this year.

Fagan isn't doing it. Cragg is running NYC. Pollock injured. Hehir not doing it apparently. Would Clohissey go for this 4th National title of the year? Ciobanu qualifies for the National Title (and prize money) so should be there or thereabouts. Frazer? McGinley and Hamilton will probably be there. MacMahon? Thornton? Hogan? Seaward? Harty? Kenneally seems to have raced a few 5k's in August, but stopped again. Is he injured?

Harry is very similar IMHO a guy that loves to race and is more likely to get injured rather than break through performance. Would love to see Gary run one with 6 months of training and a normal racing schedule.

Calvin Johnson

Anyone know what's happened to Mark Christie?

amcgee

Hi

I would love to see him get his 2:17, i think he would be a foolish man to say that he is going to get 2:17 and not get it. he surely knows his own capabilities. Good luck to him. its a big ask though

Calvin Johnson

Read that Freddy Situk is planning to run DCM.

Krusty_Clown

Calvin Johnson wrote: »

Read that Freddy Situk is planning to run DCM.

Be interesting to see what Freddy can produce (if he's competing). Like GOH, it's difficult to see his real potential, as he's another serial (weekly) racer in a similar vein. I think he's had the edge over GOH in most of their recent bouts (doing just enough in each case to take the win), but against a stronger field, not sure how he'll play it. Will he stay with the runners contesting the national title, or try and tag on to some of the stronger elite groups? Can he contest the national title in a similar manner to Sergio?

youngrun

Calvin Johnson wrote: »

Read that Freddy Situk is planning to run DCM.

Also Sergio is, these two are fairly well matched and probably favourites for Irish honours..Paddy Hamilton also going well. Dunno about Clohissey has he ever ran a marathon?

Mccambridge probably the womens favourite assuming she is running unless FB decides to run ? Nicola D still injured, Sarah Mulligan would go well also . Am in the dark here dont know if ay of these girls are going for it!

Netwerk Errer

Calvin Johnson wrote: »

Anyone know what's happened to Mark Christie?

He beat Fagan in a 5k last month, he ran 14:09.

Calvin Johnson

Netwerk Errer wrote: »

He beat Fagan in a 5k last month, he ran 14:09.

Impressive - assume he won't be running Dublin though?

Netwerk Errer

Calvin Johnson wrote: »

Impressive - assume he won't be running Dublin though?

That, I don't know. If he was, I think he would be doing more tune-up races around now.