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I see a LOT of Phoenix Park on the Strava activity today
I hope everybody enjoyed themselves!!!
Another question about pacing wristbands for races ... should the times always be spread out evenly over the course of the distance, eg: 10% of your target time for each mile in the FD 10 Mile? Or could you play it a bit more strategically, and based on the last mile being mostly uphill assign, say, 12% of your overall target time to that mile, and then divide the other 88% t<script id="gpt-impl-0.05316815009376241" src="https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/gpt/pubads_impl_142.js"></script>o the other 9 miles? Or similarly for the HM where the first half is mostly uphill and the second half mostly downhill, would you assign, say, 55% of your time to the first half and 45% of your time to the second half? Or am I hugely just over complicating things??
Some people prefer to start conservatively and finish strongly, others go for even splits. Don't overcomplicate it based on terrain. It would be bad for rhythm to keep chopping and changing your pace. Allow a bit for the hill if you prefer but remember as it's near the end you can give it everything so it won't be too slow.0 -
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Another week chalked off, jebus they're flying.
Another good week too, Tue and Thurs just went to plan, nothing really to report but Wednesday was great. I really love the Wednesday session, have gotten into the habit of early to bed early to rise midweek which is a total life turnaround for me compared with a couple of years ago. Nothing beats cracking off 11k on a Wednesday morning and being back to chill out and have a nice breakfast an hour before you have to leave for work. I've never been so productive in work either, situations that used to send me into a stressball spiral now bounce off me, It's amazing. Man I love running.
Today's LSR was interesting. I decided to drive to the Red Cow Luas P&R and run into town with the intention of getting the Luas back. The first time I've done something like that and not ran halfway out and turned around. Have to say it does look awesome on the map
Got a bit confused at the start, ran the wrong way looking for that pedestrian bridge over the M50, hit a dead end and had to turn back, that took up 1k.
Decided to run it on an empty stomach this week as it was a 'short' one, that combined with running the first 8k a little too fast and tackling that Kyber hill in the Phoeno mid way meant I faded badly for the last 5 or 6k. Legs were screaming at me towards the end, it was a really great test of mental strength.
The Saturday runners high makes all the pain worthwhile imo. Love it.
Will likely head out for a recovery jog tomorrow, haven't been doing enough of that.
Well done to everyone else.
Go us.0 -
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Another week chalked off, jebus they're flying.
Got a bit confused at the start, ran the wrong way looking for that pedestrian bridge over the M50, hit a dead end and had to turn back, that took up 1k.
. Legs were screaming at me towards the end, it was a really great test of mental strength.
The Saturday runners high makes all the pain worthwhile imo. Love it.
Will likely head out for a recovery jog tomorrow, haven't been doing enough of that.
Well done to everyone else.
Go us.
Have to agree with the mental strength, my knees were really sore to the point were I felt like stopping but I said to myself if this was the marathon I wouldn't stop, and anyone who's sponsored me would basically be wasting theyre money! I kept going and got home all in one piece
Think I'll go for a recovery jog tomorrow, what's the deal with them?? Short slow run to help the muscles repair??0 -
Have to agree with the mental strength, my knees were really sore to the point were I felt like stopping but I said to myself if this was the marathon I wouldn't stop, and anyone who's sponsored me would basically be wasting theyre money! I kept going and got home all in one piece
Think I'll go for a recovery jog tomorrow, what's the deal with them?? Short slow run to help the muscles repair??
Short and VERY slow! Yeah it'd be a good idea. Well done on today's run.0 -
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Today's LSR was interesting. I decided to drive to the Red Cow Luas P&R and run into town with the intention of getting the Luas back. The first time I've done something like that and not ran halfway out and turned around. Have to say it does look awesome on the map
That does look great in the map. As I don't run in Dublin I don't have a sense of size/distances there, in comparison my 20.9k didn't really make much of splash in the countryside around Drogheda. Its' really good to see this distance across the city, covers a lot of ground alright.0 -
Good Morning
So happy to report, I got up nice and early at 5 am with the hubby and we got out and ran 12 miles my longest distance yet it is a huge milestone as it is my first ever 12miles and tomorrow the 14th I celebrate 1 year running
Today's run went great, legs felt better today compared to the 10-mile LSR, my knees were hurting on and off hubby said the same and I think it was the ground it was uneven underfoot as we ran on the Barrow track, it went as soon as we were off the grass.
I was a little worried about my left foot, on Friday's run it started hurting like a cramp it eased off but came back again when I stopped and was very sore when I took off my runner with swelling on the lateral side in the middle. it's not sore anymore and was fine today I wore my trail runners today though! I only got new runners recently and I am hoping it means they need more breaking in and not that they are lifting my arch causing strain on the side of my foot :eek:
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Good Morning So happy to report, I got up nice and early at 5 am with the hubby and we got out and ran 12 miles my longest distance yet it is a huge milestone as it is my first ever 12miles and tomorrow the 14th I celebrate 1 year running
Today's run went great, legs felt better today compared to the 10-mile LSR, my knees were hurting on and off hubby said the same and I think it was the ground it was uneven underfoot as we ran on the Barrow track, it went as soon as we were off the grass.
I was a little worried about my left foot, on Friday's run it started hurting like a cramp it eased off but came back again when I stopped and was very sore when I took off my runner with swelling on the lateral side in the middle. it's not sore anymore and was fine today I wore my trail runners today though! I only got new runners recently and I am hoping it means they need more breaking in and not that they are lifting my arch causing strain on the side of my foot :eek:
Well done everyone
Well done on your 14 miles. I really noticed as well the big difference the trail runners make for the uneven ground in my runs over the weekend.0 -
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`leesider77 wrote: »Looking forward to all the race reports. Wouldn't mind giving it a go next year. Although after my first adventure race yesterday, Id definitely do more. Decisions descisions ....
Thanks which one did you do! In to the Bloom I wore my trail runners at the Lilliput adventure race in July worked well I have the Rock and Roll on my list of runs for next year LOLthunderdog wrote: »Did the rock and roll half today. Steady start but those last few miles (as expected) with the hills were particularly tough. Got quite a lot of chafing too, have to walk around a bit like John Wayne now to avoid them rubbing! Any tips to help reduce chafing between the thighs (for a guy)?
I was just going to say compression shorts ( that's what my hubby wears) and or some vaseline as already been mentioned!0 -
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Week 8
Another fantastic week's work from so many of you. Keep those Rock 'N' Roll reports coming; I'm seeing lots of evidence of this on Strava, but not so much of it here
Just before we leave the subject of R'N'R. If you raced it flat out today, it's not a good idea to race the Frank Duffy 10 Mile as well, if you have an entry for that one. There's lots of scope for sessions within that distance; I'll put a course guide here nearer the time.
Great work on the LSRs too; I seem to remember a comment a page or two back of "only 14 miles"
All this is growing evidence of the fact that you've come a long way even since we started the plans proper in late June, let alone since the thread started in early May. And we fully intend to continue in the same fashion until journey's end on October 29, a mere 11 weeks from today
Couple of things I noticed:
Some of you are finishing out LSRs even though clearly injured. While in one way this shows considerable bravery, sometimes it's better to leave that last mile or two behind, and keep your powder dry for the following week. Fantastic to see that some of you have made recoveries from earlier injuries, and are now right back in the game
If you're running an LSR, possibly not the best idea (long term) to chase a parkrun PB in the middle of it? Belated congrats on that one (you know who you are ] but remember to keep the main thing the main thing, as one of my collaborators often says :pac:
Thanks to him, and to all my other collaborators/contributors
Schedules for next week as follows. Both plans take a little step up as regards mileage. Not much percentage wise, but enough that you might feel it towards the end
HHN1: 3M easy + 6M easy + 3M easy + 14M LSR + rest
Boards: 4M easy + (1M w/u, 6M pace, 1M c/d) + 4M easy + 16M LSR + 2M rec
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