Limerick Marathon this Sunday

adrian522

Please join me in wishing regular poster and draft expert HigginsJ all the best in his marathon debut on Sunday!

Hope the training pays off...

eagle eye

Good luck HigginsJ, hope the wall isn't too tough for you.

HigginsJ

Lol, where did you get my pic

Thanks guys, I will let ye know how it goes.

eagle eye

It's well over 24 hours since it started now? Has he finished yet? Did he die???? :eek::D

HigginsJ

eagle eye wrote: »

It's well over 24 hours since it started now? Has he finished yet? Did he die???? :eek::D

Great Limerick Run - 30th of April

Not too sure what to write, things didnt go well & I DNF

Had good breakfast after an okish nights sleep & did a very light 2/3 minutes of jogging to warm up followed by plenty of stretches.

Started off behind the 4 hour pacer as per the plan, had a banana & 3 gels with me & would avail of water/lucozaðe sport along the way. Things were going ok but by mile 6 I was getting very hot, breathing was ok & I didnt feel as though I was over exerting myself. Poured water over my head & neck at this point & it helped briefly but after about another mile I was very hot again. Bearing in mind by this time there was no real sun out & a relatively cool breeze at a pace I was comfortable at I dont know.

By mile 10 I was about 20 metres off the 4 hour pacers & said to myself to pick them up but I didnt have anything in the legs to close the gap. Was within that 20-30 metre window up to half way, we crossed it in just over 2 hours.

I started to lose touch with the by mile 14. At every water station I was pouring water over my head but by the time we got up past the rugby club to do the loop past Collins bar I was really struggling. Took a walk/run approach over the next 10/15 minutes but whenever I started to run I would get very hot again. Struggled on down Henry Street but as I passed St. Michaels Rowing Club I was back walking.

At this point those in the 6 mile race started to come past. This was not a good feeling (aside from nearly being runover by hundreds of people!!) I started to jog a bit again but after about another 1/2 mile I felt faint so I stepped aside onthe North Circular Road & had sit down for 10 minutes.

And so ends the story of my marathon debut. Physically I feel ok, quads & ankles a bit sore & have picked up my kids cold since Sunday.

Time to move on to other goals now for the summer before the Charleville Half in September.

I ran 21.75 miles in 3 hours 42 minutes & 57 seconds.

Don't be down over 21 in under 4 hours is a good result however ****ty it may feel at the time

eagle eye

You showed great heart and determination to keep battling for as long as you did when it was clear early on that something was not right.

Major kudos for completing 20+ miles under those circumstances. That effort will have made you a lot stronger and my advice to you is to pick out another marathon in the next six months and do it. You deserve to give yourself another opportunity and you'll get such a great feeling when you complete it. I've no doubt after reading your trip report that you will finish your next marathon if you take on the challenge.