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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`



    The 15m @ 8:30 while I wouldn't call it easy, felt quite comfortable and sustainable, I certainly wasn't hanging at the end of it. I don't believe a 3:3x marathon is possible at the moment. Maybe if my motivation from earlier in the year carried through the Summer months but unfortunately since school closed the doors it's been hit & miss. There is a distinct possibility that Summer marathon training doesn't suit me so well, either that or I am just not motivated enough by the goal, or the Covid blues and lack of real life races for so long has sucked some of the life out of my running mojo. I'm easily distracted by other adventures in the evening times and too lazy to get up to run before work. My kids seem to have suddenly hit this golden age where doing stuff with them presents opportunities for me to challenge and enjoy myself too, gone without warning are the mind numbing hours pushing a swing in the playground and over night replaced by climbing mountains & jumping in lakes. I'm hoping to muddle along and keep doing enough to pull off that sub 4 but it will be with less than ideal preparation and more reliant on an accumulation of training than I imagine many on here would settle for.

    As always thanks for the input D, I appreciate it.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,512 ✭✭✭✭Murph_D


    Many good points there. It’s good to know that you seem to have the engine for an ambitious one when the time is right. No harm in getting that sub-4 milestone ticked off in the meantime. 😉



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    I'm already falling behind!

    Getting more and more sceptical about the likelihood of GB going ahead 😕

    Week 2 of 10

    Monday: Easy 7m @ 9:41

    Tuesday: Progression intervals 10' @ 7:39, 8 @ 7:31, 6 @ 7:22, 4' @ 7:47 (tractor incident), 2' @ 7:05 / 2' recovery

    Wed: OFF

    Thurs: Easy 6.25 @ 9:23

    Friday: Easy 7 @ 10:19

    Sat: 17m with 4m @ 8:16, 4m @ 8:18, 2m @ 8:11 / .5m recovery

    Sunday: OFF


    Week 3 of 10

    Monday/Tuesday: Unplanned rest 🤮🙄

    Wed: Easy 5.5m @ 9:48

    Thurs: Easy 6.3m @ 9:47

    Fri: Easy 7m @ 9:51

    Sat: 20.2m with 16m @ 8:28

    Sunday: Recovery 2.5m @ 10:00



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Lambay island


    Yeah, I hear ya on the GB race..due a 20 miler myself this weekend but may end up swerving/reducing it and running a 5k race next week instead for motivation reasons



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Suddenly there seems to be quite a few 5 &10k events advertised locally. It's been so long since a real race of any description that it's hard not to be tempted.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    The weeks are ticking by, I got my 2nd 20miler done this week. Looked back to compare with previous 20 mile runs and realised I'd never actually done one before 😂 In 2017 I did 19.95m, who stops at 19.95m? Took me a minute to cop that I was working in KMs then and had hit 32k! In 2018 I did 19.5 & 19.65m. Anyways, different times, different plan, different pain... thankfully no pain in 2021 except the mental challenge of getting from about 9m - 12m, managing that feeling that there's still such a long way to go. Once I hit 12m I'm like a new woman, counting down the miles. However, another 6 may break me, time will tell.

    Week 4 of 10

    Monday: 7.25m @ 9:33

    Tues: Session, 6 * 1m @ 8:00, 7:42, 7:48, 7:38, 7:43, 7:39 (target was 7:40-7:50)

    Wed: OFF

    Thurs: 6.3m @ 9:48

    Friday: 5m @ 10:06

    Sat: 20m with 2 * 8m @ 8:14 & 8:10 off 1m recovery.

    Sunday: OFF



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Week 5 of 10

    Away at the weekend so tried to fit in my running Mon-Fri

    Mon: Session, 3 * 10min @ 7:58, 7:51, 7:48 (target was 7:50-8:00)

    Tues: 7.3m @ 9:57

    Wed: 3m @ 10:12

    Thurs: 20m LR

    Fri: 4.25m @ 10:17

    Sat/Sun: lots of hiking



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Week 6 of 10

    Mon: Off

    Tues: 6.1m @ 9:51

    Wed: 10' @ 7:52 (target 7:50-8:00), 3 * 6' @ 7:48, 7:43, 7:43 (target 7:40-7:50), 6 * 1' on/off

    Thurs: 7m @ 10:04

    Fri: 6.25m @ 9:51

    Sat: 22m - longest LR of the block, delighted to tick this off and felt good after it, tired but I recovered well.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Week 7 of 10

    Monday: 5m easy with a 6 * 20second strides

    Tuesday: Very easy 7m @ 10:33

    Wed: Nothing

    Thurs: 10miles with 3 * 15mins @ 8:07, 8:05, 8:02 (target 8:00-8:10)

    Friday: 7m very easy @ 10:09

    Saturday: 15m LR with 12m @ 8:31min/m

    Sunday: Nothing



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Week 8 of 10

    Monday: 11m with 6 * 1m @ 7:54, 7:56, 7:52, 7:56, 7:55, 7:56 (target 7:50-8:00)

    Tues: 7m easy @ 10:13

    Wed: Nothing

    Thurs: 6.6m with 6 *20sec strides

    Fri: Nothing

    Sat: 14m LR with 10min @ 8:17 **

    Sun: 4.5m easy @ 9:43

    **very undisciplined here, this was supposed to 8:30-8:40. This is the type of stuff that you'd expect from a novice 2 weeks out 😕😳



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,629 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    Jazus I was reading that and thinking, great discipline!


    You're very consistent 👏


    TbL



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Haha why thank you kindly sir. I've had a pretty consistent year. I don't push the boat out too much, I stay fairly safe in my 40 mile / 5 day running weeks but I tend to do them week in week out so hopefully that consistency will pay off and deliver me what I ask of it come Saturday 🙇‍♀️


    Week 9 of 10

    Monday: 6.25m @ 9:37

    Tuesday: 7m @ 9:20

    Wed: 8.5m with 4 * 1m @ 7:48, 7:56, 8:00, 7:51 (target 7:50-8:00) a bit of wind played a factor in these reps especially the 3rd.

    Thurs: OFF

    Fri: 12m with 6m @ 8:37. Struggled a lot on this run. Found it very humid and I just felt very off. Had serious doubts about my ability run a marathon next week after it but I put it behind me. Put it down to a bit of taper madness combined with not sleeping well and a lot going through my head still to organise for the following day's First Holy Communion celebration.

    Sat: OFF

    Sun: 6.3m @ 9:37



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Lambay island


    Well done on the consitency and that run defo sounds like typical taper feelings. You deserve a good race - best of luck.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭Laineyfrecks


    I agree with above, you have been very consistent and put in a good training block, I wish you all the best for your Marathon☺️



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,968 ✭✭✭aquinn


    You have trained fantastically well and wishing you all the very best at the weekend. You have been so consistent and strong, well done.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,793 ✭✭✭Mr. Guappa


    The very best of luck on Saturday E. You have trained so consistently for a long time now and hopefully all goes to plan on the day and you are rewarded with the race your training deserves. Well done and good luck!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Thanks everyone, it feels a bit surreal. It's certainly very different to the build up to DCM where everyone and their granny seem to be talking about it for the week, or more, beforehand. I'm excited just to be on a start line, it's a long time since Sept 2019.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 797 ✭✭✭marathon2022


    Good luck on the Marathon, your training looks spot on.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,582 ✭✭✭Swashbuckler


    Best of luck E.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 962 ✭✭✭Unknownability


    Best of luck, hope all goes well.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,236 ✭✭✭AuldManKing


    Best wishes - hope it goes great for you - a very consistent training block - when things get difficult, you've something to look back on and knock those demons off your shoulder.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    A those damn demons are gonna get their asses kicked tomorrow 😄

    Thanks y'all. Looking forward to it now.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Week 10 of 10

    Monday: 6 * 1min on/on.

    Tues: 4m easy

    Wed: Supposed to be another easy but took it off as felt a head cold coming on 🙄🙄🙄

    Thurs: OFF

    Fri: 3m shakeout with a few strides

    Sat: Marathon 🤪🤪🤪

    Sun: OFF



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,761 ✭✭✭ReeReeG


    I hope we'll be getting a nice detailed race report :)



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Marathon report

    The week of

    The build up to this race went pretty well. Tuesday I had a rub down with my PT who I've been going to since 2017. I hadn't seen him in this past year as no real need. As expected he found some tight spots (mostly glutes) but he remarked that things were much better than he expected and also remarked that I have 'proper runner's legs now'! Not quite sure what he meant but i took both comments as good signs! 

    Tuesday evening I did an easy run after which i couldn't warm up. Just one of those evenings where i felt chilly all evening and sure enough woke up Wed feeling a slight sniffle. Wed was a miserable day, I wouldn't usually let the rain stop me but with the sniffle and it being race week I erred on the side of caution and decided less is more and skipped my easy run. Spent the day and the following day drinking Lemsips and upping my Vit C intake. Felt ok, like i was fighting off a head cold but I felt I was winning and keeping it at bay at least!  

    Fuelled and hydrated really well on Thurs/Fri. I tracked my macros with help from a good friend who knows more about macros than I do, and increased my carb intake without feeling bloated/stuffed at all. Really felt i got my pre-race nutrition and hydration on point, confidence was building nicely.  

    Generally felt quite calm all week. Fri the nerves kicked in a bit but I had a fairly easy day, no travelling, no expo and no eating out to negotiate. I've enjoyed all these aspects of doing Dublin but it was also a welcome change to experience a logistically easier marathon week. 

    I didn't sleep well on Fri night but no panic about that as I had slept well all week. I was up about 5:50, had my porridge, got my bits together and hit the road about 6:50. Picked up a couple of friends en route and sure we were up and parked in jig time, no traffic to contend with, a couple of torrential showers on the way but the sun was trying to come out when we parked up. Nice bit of buzz around, lots of runners milling about warming up etc. Jogged over to Jurys to use the facilities there and got back to the car about 8:10 to do the final bits of prep. On the jog back from Jurys I had felt a little sharp spasm in my right glute so I rubbed in a bit of deep heat and thought nothing more of it. I've been managing 2 slipped discs for the past 20 odd years so the odd spasm like that is not unusual, once upon a time I had fairly permanent pain but I've come a long way since then and mostly now it's very well managed and I can't remember the last time I've had a flare up. In no time we were heading to the start line, yay!  

    The race plan

    I was hoping to sit comfortable around 8:40-8:45 pace for most of the race and perhaps be able to find a bit extra for the last few miles. I had run 18 miles of a 22 mile long run @ 8:33min/m fairly comfortably so if anything I felt I may just be selling myself a little bit short. Time would tell...  

    The race

    The route is made up of 6 laps - 2 short laps + 4 longer laps. The short ones were about 2.3miles and the long ones about 5.4miles. I started well back the pack, there was 30 seconds between my gun time & chip time so I must have nearly started at the very back. I was still with my friends at the start but as they were aiming for 4:30 and I was aiming for a significantly quicker time I made sure to leave them pretty early in the first mile. It was lovely at this stage, a good crowd around and lots of happy chatter. I was on my own but quite enjoyed listening to the various conversations going on around me - very typical of first time marathoners at the slower end of things. I felt a bit smug at this stage being the experienced marathon runner that I am LOL. On my watch screen I had current lap pace and total time, this was all I needed. 

    Miles 0-5 (2 short laps) - 9:00, 8:46, 8:43, 8:39, 8:41

    These ticked by very quickly and I was doing exactly what I planned to do. Felt great for these 2 short loops. Took my 1st (of 3) gels after 35 mins. Didn't feel the need of it but isn't that the whole idea to take them before you need them. 

    Miles 6-10 - 8:43, 8:53, 8:46, 8:46, 8:46

    This was my 1st big lap, out to Blackrock, a slightly slower mile up the couple of little drags here by the golf course, back down the little hill by the caravan park and back in the promenade. I took my 2nd gel towards the end of this, after 1hr 15mins. Still feeling pretty good but feeling a slight tightening of the right ITB, nothing to panic about, I've felt this before on long runs and it usually goes away again, it's never been an issue so why should it be today? 

    Miles 11-15 - 8:51, 8:43, 8:44, 8:39, 8:41

    The 2nd big lap. Still ticking over on plan, looking forward to getting past half-way. I hit 13miles in 1:54:01 so knew I was on for 3:50 or thereabouts, but something was nagging me here, the ITB pain hadn't gone away, in fact I think I can feel my upper hamstring and please tell me it's just demons but right down to the outside of the knee just felt sore. Oh god please tell me this is just demons, f**k off demons. At 2hrs 05mins I took my 3rd/final gel on the way back along the promenade for the 2nd time.  

    Miles 16-20 - 8:48, 8:53, 8:56, 8:55, 8:51

    Lots and lots of pain here, from my hip to the outside of my knee and down to the front of my shin were all just screaming at me, I felt I had lost some power in that leg, I was dragging it or that's what it felt like. Lots of questions here. Did i go out too fast? Should I slow down? Will that even help? Should I stop? I haven't done that much i could recover quickly and do another one in a month or two. Can I even finish? Is there a chance I can still finish under 4 hours? Do I even want to finish if i don't finish under 4 hours? Will I be at home tonight having a pity party? Oh god no, I don't want another pity party. Remember Alan's post, tell those demons to go and just f*** off, you're going to do this. You're still killing it and sub 4 is not gone, each mile of this was just me convincing myself to keep it under 9:00, get to 20 under 9:00, it was like a mantra, I had to dig so deep for miles 18, 19 & 20. It was heart breaking watching the splits creep up but I was still under 9:00 and as long as I was under 9:00 then I was ok (mentally that is, physically I was anything but). 

    Miles 21-24 - 8:56, 9:04, 9:07, 9:25

    The turn into the finish area is hard, the wind hits you immediately when you make that turn and you are against it for the next 2 miles, you also hit a winding stony section through the finish area. At the end of mile 21 I turned into the finish area for the last time without actually finishing, the next time I'd be finishing. Each time i made that turn the wind seemed stronger than the previous time and this time was no different, i was on my own as I had been for most of this race since those early short laps, there was no shelter, nobody to hide behind, I was in a world of pain but I had only 1 more lap and next time I was going to be finished. The pace slipped over 9:00 here for the first time (I hadn't registered the opening mile), I was disappointed but I was also knew I couldn't do much about it, just try to keep it low 9s I told myself, you can pick it back up when you turn at the other end, I kept it low 9s for 2 miles but the last of these miles included the hills up by the golf course and also the hill back down by the caravan park, funny but at this stage the downhill hurt me a lot lot more than the uphill, whatever was going on with my knee i was so close to tears running down that blasted little lane hill by the caravan park, I didn't stop running, I didn't walk but i was crawling and I was hurting, and my pride was hurting. This was to be my slowest mile. 

    Miles 25-26.2 - 8:51, 8:37, 7:59 (.28)

    Just back along the promenade to go now. This was a bit of a blur. I was in a kind of meditative state just focussed on putting one foot in front of the other. I had already bled time, I was disappointed, I didn't want to be any more disappointed. I had been stalking Strava during the week for previous year's participants, we've all seen it, some of us have run it, that typical marathon profile you see where everything is smooth until 21 miles and then in the last 5 miles minutes are haemorrhaged. I've been there, I've had that experience and I didn't want to do it again. Yes, I had leaked time already but that wasn't going to be how this story ends, I was back on the flat with the wind behind me I could get back under 9, I just had to keep on pushing until the end. At this stage the uneven concrete was pure torture and all the walkers, the 10k walkers were out en force, they paid their entry, they had a right to be there but did they have to walk 4 abreast, really. When the watch beeped for 26 miles i could see the finish area but my god it still looked so so far away, had they moved it, it looked to be way further away than I remember from all the other times I came in sight of the finish area but I was running and I was running past people and at this stage I could feel nothing except pure desire to reach that line and for the pain to stop. 

    The Aftermath

    Of course the pain didn't stop when I reached the finish line. I sit here 2 days later with an ice pack strapped to my swollen knee. Maybe running on wasn't the sensible thing. I'm proud I dug deep, I've never dug that deep before. The organisation was excellent. Lots of crew out on the course handing out water and encouragement. Quite a few supporters around as well which was nice. However, I thought the course was tough. The concrete, the wind, the volume of walkers/obstacles. I wouldn't do it again. On the positives I got my fuelling right, the 3 gels were grand, I didn't hit a wall, there was none of the oft experienced dry retching, no chaffing, the pace never felt too much for my fitness... However the distance may have been too much for the condition of my body, a friend suggested, and Dr. google seems to confirm, that i may have a medial collateral ligament injury, i will give it a few days of ice & rest and reassess. I'm happy with result I got, I did what I set out to do 10 weeks ago. Chip time 3:51:52, a PB of 34mins 26seconds since DCM 2019, avg. pace 8:49min/m. 

    Thanks for reading and good luck to all those reading this who may have their marathons in the coming weeks. It's a beast but by god it's some buzz too 😉



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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,761 ✭✭✭ReeReeG


    Wowwwww the things you don't know from a Strava upload eh? That's an amazing result given the pain you were in, I don't know how you did it but I am delighted for you. Hopefully rest and ice will be plenty for recovery, hope the family are spoiling you :) I'm in awe!!!! What a finish you had.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Lambay island


    Well Done - excellent execution. You dug deep when you needed too and then finished strong. Hope your injury heels quick. You also described the route perfectly. That is a sneakily tighter turn than expected at the end of that lane next to caravan park too.



  • Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭yido1882


    Brilliant report and really well raced, to be in that pain with so much of the race to go and to stay pushing on takes some doing.

    Congrats on the sub 4, it's really well deserved for all your training and the support you've given to everyone on here.



  • Registered Users Posts: 4,807 ✭✭✭skyblue46


    I'm with V on this one.....the story a Strava upload doesn't tell! What could I say to you after sending you a pic of sandbags on WhatsApp a few weeks ago? Pmsl. Massive congratulations on the huge PB and great to see that there is obviously lots more in there. Mind that injury and there are lots more PBs ahead at every distance.



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,968 ✭✭✭aquinn


    Eh, that sounds fairly awful. You started so positive and well and like others said you wouldn't have known from Strava the absolute effort and pain.

    E it was a very gusty performance you should be extremely proud of. I'm proud of you as a fantastic time and a brilliant PB. Massive congratulations again, sure that all sounds horrific.

    When you can I want to learn more about this: 'Fuelled and hydrated really well on Thurs/Fri. I tracked my macros with help from a good friend who knows more about macros than I do, and increased my carb intake without feeling bloated/stuffed at all'



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭Laineyfrecks


    That's some race report! Take a lot from the guts & utter determination it took to see this race out, I really admire that. Being a fellow female on a very male dominated forum I have really enjoyed following your training block which has been consistent & you worked hard during it which will stand to you completely for future runs. Looking at all the different Marathon reports over the last few weeks just shows what a beast the Marathon actually is & sometimes things are just out of our control!

    In saying that I hope you are absolutely thrilled & so proud of getting your sub 4 hour result, what a great PB for you🤗 Take care & I can't wait to see what the future holds for your running.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,512 ✭✭✭✭Murph_D


    Ah well done, had no idea there was so much difficulty and pain involved, so now I'm properly impressed. Very well done, and great detailed report!



  • Registered Users Posts: 438 ✭✭Omeceron


    Super running and digging in. Delighted for you.



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,601 ✭✭✭Wubble Wubble


    Brilliant race and report E. Really dug in to save the sub-4. Massive PB a more than just reward for the training and effort on the day.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,629 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    Super stuff, great guts and determination to see it through. I’ll think of you next time I’m hurting.

    Make sure it’s not your back, initial glute and hammy pain could have stemmed from a pinched nerve and caused the knock on effect with the knee.


    Congrats on the PB 👏👏👏


    TbL



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,582 ✭✭✭Swashbuckler


    If ever a strava upload didn't reflect the reality! Unreal run E. Just brilliant. Hopefully the injury is nothing serious.

    I was anxiously refreshing strava at the weekend to see your result....you took forever to upload! It just looked like you had the normal battle to hold it together for a few miles but then motored on.

    Huge result and great report. Onwards and upwards.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,520 ✭✭✭Dubh Geannain


    Congrats on a super time. That's some serious grit shown to finish it out too. Hopefully a quick recovery for you.



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,197 ✭✭✭healy1835


    Excellently raced and reported. I could relate to a lot of your late race thoughts 😯



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,793 ✭✭✭Mr. Guappa


    I'm blown away by that report - had no idea from strava of what you went through. Unreal guts and heart to dig in and smash the sub 4. No doubt that further massive PB's await at all distances, and it's so deserved. I too spent far too long on Saturday impatiently refreshing strava for your upload 😊



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Thanks everyone for the nice comments. I'm recovering thankfully, still some twinges and I think a physio session will be no harm, at least find out what I need to work on and maybe even actually do it this time 😳

    A few days on from it and I'm beginning to wonder if I imagined the pain and could I really really not have eked out a little bit more. No surprise to anyone reading this I'm sure as we're all the same breed but after the event I was certain 'no more marathons', two days later it was 'maybe another marathon but definitely not Galway' and now 5 days later 'well, Galway was very very handy' 😂🙄

    The mind is a force to be reckoned with 😉



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,582 ✭✭✭Swashbuckler


    Would you consider Limerick?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    I wouldn't rule it out P. I did really appreciate the logistical easiness of Galway. Limerick would be similar for me in that it's only an hour down a familiar the road, I know Limerick reasonably well and have lots of family living in the city and around & about too etc... Don't get me wrong I love DCM and in some ways nothing will ever compare to it but logistically you have no choice but to travel up the day before and deal with the expo, hotels, taxis etc. But right now I have no plans yet for what to do next. May even take a year to work on shorter stuff! It's a shame in a way that marathons are so addictive, you are right to hold off cos you do one you can't stop 😉



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,582 ✭✭✭Swashbuckler


    Haha I won't be holding off for long...gonna see what way I come out the other end of this three kids madness.. also moving to a new role at work... I don't do myself any favours do I... To be honest the past year I've definitely felt it mentally doing the 5k/10k training.. those are hard sessions to up yourself for week in week out all year round. If things have settled for me by the end of the year and Ive maintained decent shape I wouldn't rule out Limerick marathon myself but it's unlikely..I can only see me spending a couple of months with interrupted sleep and a stressful ramp up in the new role at work.

    Anyway sorry I've made this all about me..lol..Yeah I figured Limerick would have a convenience for you and logistically it's just easier. Easier to get here. Easier to get around. Easier accommodation. Maybe an Easier route than DCM? Less support though...

    And finishes just in time to still allow you to do DCM.....maybe.....



  • Registered Users Posts: 4,807 ✭✭✭skyblue46


    Are you just doing the Amsterdam half as a recovery run or is that dependent on the physio visit?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    You could always use your own log to write about yourself 😜😜😜

    But super to hear you speak of a marathon in the not to distant future, I think it might suit you.


    @skyblue46 definitely just a recovery run. I won't rule out targeting a HM next but I think it's too soon for a hard effort even if I was so inclined.



  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,546 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Brilliant racing and report! The sub 4 support thread should take note.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,314 ✭✭✭Bluesquare


    Well done on your pb and for pushing past the demons . Great race report !



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Thanks TBO & BS.

    Nothing much happening here since. I took 8 days complete rest, followed by a couple of short easy runs, followed by Amsterdam Half @ a comfortable pace, another few rest days and more short easy runs to get me to 3 weeks post marathon. Back to slightly longer but still easy runs this week, week #4 post marathon.

    Not sure what's next. Maybe a Spring half.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,582 ✭✭✭Swashbuckler


    Was hoping to hear more about the post race Amsterdam shenanigans but similar to skyblues and Oonegatives tales of debauchery it seems like what happens in Holland stays in Holland...lol



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Haha sorry to disappoint you P. We were fairly civilised anyhow... in comparison to that other pair it wouldn't be hard 😛



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