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running up that hill
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04-01-2015 12:49am#1
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Sun 15th Feb - 9.30am
13.9 miles in 2:16 = 9:48 m/m
Covered the first half of the DCM route as far as Dolphin's Barn and then back home via the south circular road. Had some water before I left, but no breakfast, and brought no water with me. Kept a steady effort throughout. I hadn't covered HM distance since last September (excluding the blow-up in Portarlington), so I decided to rest on Monday.
Tues 17th Feb - 3pm
7.9 miles in 53:00 = 6:44 m/m
Home today and did this in the countryside. I hate doing tempo/faster runs on roads in the city - it has to be a park or quiet country roads for me. 1.5 mile warm-up and covered the rest at about 6:30m/m pace. It was a satisfying run although my legs felt wrecked at the end and still feel weak today. Then a big stack of pancakes waiting for me when I got in - where would you be without your Mammy eh
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Whew - long week. The last update was Sat 28/02. Received some bad news that Saturday afternoon re my Dad's health. Luckily it has been caught early so hopefully the operation will go ok and the all-clear will follow. Few days later, mrs v. and I got the keys of our house. Goodbye rented apartment, hello house & mortgage. So any free time for the rest of the week consisted of packing, cleaning and moving. The enforced rest was useful as a busy enough weekend of running was planned.
Fri 06/03
Easy 4.4 miles in 34:30 = 7:50 m/m. After the rest days, this felt good and I hardly noticed myself going a little faster than my usual easy runs around 8m/m.
Sat 07/03 - My 1000 hours 5K - 17:31 (new PB & 1st place)
Cycled up to the park, met my sister and did a quick warm-up. Lined up in the second row, but got caught by the surge just before the start and found myself a few rows back when the gun went off.
1st km - 3:27
Pissed off with myself for making a bags of the start, I made a conscious effort to gain as many places as possible and after about 600m I found myself in 2nd place, with the first place runner well out in front. One more runner was close behind me, and without looking back, I sensed it was a bit of a gap back to 4th. Probably went out a little harder than I should have, so I expected the first place runner to gradually disappear into the distance.
2nd km & 3rd km - 3:32 & 3:34
Settled into the race, pace slipped a bit. Nothing changed in terms of position. The distance to first stayed constant. The guy in 3rd was still close.
4th km - 3:41
Coming to the top of the hill at the end of furry glen, the gap was still the same to 1st, and the 3rd place runner was still right there behind me. Out of the glen, up the hill, around the bend, and I felt good - well, by good, I mean not dying as much as that stage the last time I raced on this route. I began to notice the footsteps behind me fade a little, and I sensed a gap opening. I started asking myself, do I have enough left to push on and catch first.
5th km - 3:17
The gap to first began to narrow with 1 km to go. I held a steady pace until we got to furze road, then gradually pushed a little harder to draw level. We ran alongside each other for a while, and at this point I was begging for the finish line. When the line eventually became visible, I pushed just a little bit harder again, enough to open a gap. My legs were starting to buckle and I knew there was very little left. My running form (if it was ever there in the first place) had completely deserted me as I hurtled towards the line, just wishing it was over already! Got there with a few seconds to spare in the end.
Quick check on the watch confirmed a PB. Turned out to be a 9-second PB from the Rathfarnham 5K last year. The indo photographer caught me and the leading lady for a photo 
I look like a tool, grinning in my tea-cosy hat. Obviously the time of 17:31 wouldn't threaten any serious race, but I was delighted to get the unexpected PB. 0 -
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Congrats on the pb and win. And on the house too - we just got the keys to ours late last year - fun and stressful at the same time!
Best of luck for everything with your dad.
Thanks Laura. So many boxes and bags I don't know where to start with unpacking. How did we accumulate so much stuff?
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Think I met you briefly with Dave after the race - I thought he was actually introducing you as Vanderlyle - I was thinking 'what a strange name'..................never copped it was a boardsie handle
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AuldManKing wrote: »Think I met you briefly with Dave after the race - I thought he was actually introducing you as Vanderlyle - I was thinking 'what a strange name'..................never copped it was a boardsie handle
I hope your name is not Vanderlyle
Nope! Although Vanderlei could be a possibility.
Might catch you at the Dunboyne 4 mile - half thinking of doing it next. I've never ran a 4-miler before either.0 -
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Sun 29/03 - 3pm
Dunboyne 4 mile - 23:09
First time running this distance, and first time ever in Dunboyne, so I was unsure what to expect. Had two targets in mind: get under 23:00 or failing that, at least keep each mile under 6:00. Met a friend beforehand and watched the last kids race before heading off for a warm-up. During my warm-up I flew through a few strides with the wind at my back down the road to the left of the start line... then I turned into the wind to jog back to the start line. The wind meant the first target would probably be out of my reach.
Mile 1: 5:40
Recognised a few faces of some strong guys from my hometown club and I nipped in a few rows behind them near the start line. Through the town and into open country when the wind hit. I pushed hard to try to close the gap to a group ahead of me, but I couldn't manage it. A dude in sunglasses (why? ) near me did manage to pass me and catch the group. I cursed myself as I ended up isolated into the wind.
Mile 2: 5:56
Struggled on into the strong wind which was coming from the left. Gained some company from a lady from MSB, who tucked in behind me. My skinny frame obviously did not provide much shelter because she soon passed me.
Mile 3: 5:37
Finally turned a corner at the roundabout and with the wind behind me, I felt the pace improve. Caught the lady from MSB and was directly in front of her going through the town. She got plenty of shout-outs from the crowd. The photographer (see facebook) must have been keen for me to get out of the way, as I feature prominently in his 5 efforts at snapping her.
Mile 4: 5:56
Caught the sunglasses dude from earlier as we went through the estate. Not much left in my tank when I realised we were turning on to the same stretch of road where I had warmed up earlier - running into the wind, again with nobody to hide behind. Spotted a very welcome 800m road marking and managed to get the pace up again to keep the last mile under 6:00.
Pleased to keep all 4 miles under 6:00. 10 seconds faster would have been nice though. Should have a decent chance of going sub 30 in 5 miles, in hopefully less windy conditions in a few weeks time.
Tues 31/3
6.6 miles @ 7.35m/ incl strides
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6569427
Wed 01/04
Reading ahead on the Pfitzinger marathon plan I hope to start in June, I decided on an 8 mile run with 3 miles @ 15K-HM pace.
8.1 miles total including 3 miles @ 6:23/6:24/6:14. This was way too fast. Lost the plot completely on the 3rd mile. Need to bring these back towards 6:30-6:33.
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thats a superb run in those conditions.
The Dunboyne race thread has a stat that shows the average of the top 50 finishers was ~40 seconds slower this year than last year.
I reckon that sub 30 for 5 miles is a gross under estimation of your abilities right now.
.....and the MSB lady (team mate) is worth a nice photograph 0 -
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Thurs 23/04
8.1 miles incl strides at the end. 7:48m/m
Friday
Rest
Sat 25/04 - BHAA RTE 5 mile
29:08 average pace 5:50m/m
This was my first BHAA race on a cloudy, cold & wet but thankfully relatively windless day. Parked early and registration went smoothly. Surprised to see squash courts and what I assumed from a distance to be a sauna in the RTE social centre - nice facilities!
After an aborted start, we were away, and I quickly settled into a rhythm of just under 6 minutes/mile. The route consisted of 4 laps, on more-or-less flat roads. Maybe it was the cloud-cover, or the sharp turns at the end of the straights, or the trees on Ailesbury rd, but something played havoc with my watch's signal. The pace reading varied from 5:35 to 6:20 at times, so I ended up not paying too much attention to pace, just focusing on the elapsed time as I passed the mile markers. Happily, each mile marker was showing me on-target for sub 30.
At the finish, I didn't know that they would want the race number back. It must have taken me 5 minutes to unclasp the safety pins with my numb fingers. Then there were a few murmurings that the route was short. My own watch read 4.95, and I heard someone say 7.9km... for the reasons mentioned above, I chose to ignore those voices
Sunday
6.1 miles @ 8.02 m/m0 -
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