Rotterdam Marathon - 7th April 2019

AuldManKing

24 last Sunday (3WU/4x1m tempo / 10m Easy / 4x1m tempo / 3CD) - went very well.

Thinking of doing Balbriggan HM on Sunday as a MP run.

All going well so far - looking fwd to getting it over with.

browne_rob5

AuldManKing wrote: »

24 last Sunday (3WU/4x1m tempo / 10m Easy / 4x1m tempo / 3CD) - went very well.

Thinking of doing Balbriggan HM on Sunday as a MP run.

All going well so far - looking fwd to getting it over with.

Is it possible to sign up for the Balbriggan half on the morning of the race? Or even sign up now and pick up the number out there.

AuldManKing

browne_rob5 wrote: »

Is it possible to sign up for the Balbriggan half on the morning of the race? Or even sign up now and pick up the number out there.

No Idea - I'm hoping that I can pick my number up out there as I signed up too late to have it posted.

browne_rob5

AuldManKing wrote: »

No Idea - I'm hoping that I can pick my number up out there as I signed up too late to have it posted.

Cheers I've sent them an email and will let you know if I hear back.

browne_rob5

browne_rob5 wrote: »

Cheers I've sent them an email and will let you know if I hear back.

They said you can pick up the number on the morning but to be there early. Think I'll get out there early and do 10k or so easy and run the half marathon at MRP like yourself.

Dub13

Doing a 20 mile tomorrow and will be doing the Balbriggan 10km as a recovery run with one of my kids who has to do a 10km as part of some awards program in school.

and still ricky villa

Nice. Down with a cold since Thursday. Perfectly timed if I can shift it this week

AuldManKing

How are you guys treating the next 3 weeks or so?


Mileage for the last few weeks;
76 (peak)
67 (Week just gone - inc 2x18 mile sessions)
61 (4x2m / 17 easy)
49 (2 easy sessions / 10-13m 'long run')
Race week

healy1835

AuldManKing wrote: »

How are you guys treating the next 3 weeks or so?


Mileage for the last few weeks;
76 (peak)
67 (Week just gone - inc 2x18 mile sessions)
61 (4x2m / 17 easy)
49 (2 easy sessions / 10-13m 'long run')
Race week

Last year was......
100k (5 Mile Race + 20x400 session)
81k (24k midweek + 3x2 Mile)
Race week.....2mile/2MP/2Mile on the Wed.

and still ricky villa

I've been on 50 mile weeks for the last while
I had peaked at 65 in mid Feb but was knackered for the next week. I swim and bike too so was pushing it too much
I've also gotten mad busy in work so sneaking off for a midweek tempo session lasting more than an hour is off the table. I've broken the tempos into two sessions, long run Sunday and two days easy trotting
Apart from last week where I had to drop the long run due to achy flu my taper is
40 miles this week =
- 2 x 6 mile tempos as 1easy, 2 x 2 mile tempo, 1 easy
- 17 miles long with 12 miles M pace
- Make up the rest on easy runs
40 miles next week =
- 11 miles total split over Tuesday/Thursday of alternating tempo and M pace
- 15 miles long to include 9 miles easy sprinkled with 3 x 2 mile tempos
- Make up the rest on easy runs
Race week =
31 miles pre race starting with 8 easy and dropping down daily to Saturday evening 3 miles

I'm feeling good though, a bit sniffly still, but the tempo run yesterday was very comfortable

OOnegative

Weather is starting to shape up nicely for ye at the minute folks here in Holland.

OOnegative

Can't believe no conversation about post race watering hole's yet!!


www.paddymurphys.nl


is the popular one with Irish runners, nice place from what i remember of it in 2016!!


If you like craft beer i cannot recommend this place enough:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwj80uHvnp3hAhVLbFAKHZzMAJIQFjAAegQIBhAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kaapsebrouwers.nl%2Fen%2Ffrontpage%2F&usg=AOvVaw1TM7Yg8aildvW2s90lNvrW


excellent beers and really cool place. I had hoped to make it up on the day to cheer but i'll be solo parenting that weekend with the other half away.

Dub13

I will be in that Irish bar for the Liverpool match on the Friday night, very close to my hotel so handy.

and still ricky villa

OOnegative wrote: »

Can't believe no conversation about post race watering hole's yet!!


www.paddymurphys.nl


is the popular one with Irish runners, nice place from what i remember of it in 2016!!

There are other bars in Rotterdam?

OOnegative

and still ricky villa wrote: »

There are other bars in Rotterdam?

Yip sure are, only saying this was the popular one in 2016 when I ran the marathon.

and still ricky villa

OOnegative wrote: »

Yip sure are, only saying this was the popular one in 2016 when I ran the marathon.

Sorry, I was being sarky. I forgot pink font doesn't show up if you're reading on a phone

I was there early in 2017 so missed the session but it was a memorable, freezing cold pint or two before I headed for the airport. Easy to find too and along the end of the route

OOnegative

Any bib numbers or prediction table?

Weather looks set to be perfect Sunday, one thing I will say, the humidity has picked up in last week here so get fluids in at every drinks table to keep rehydrated.

and still ricky villa

Name|BIB|PB Time|Predicted Time
andstillrickyvilla|2305|3:07:41|3:03:00
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Only adding this to enter into the fun of the table.
The cold I laughingly spoke about a few weeks ago has only just started to lift. I was looking good for 3:03 at the beginning of the month but now I'm not so confident. I've been running a bit but not able to test the M pace like I would have liked.
That said, I'll be happy to stay comfortable regardless of the time. Illness and then injury kind of ruined the last two trips

browne_rob5

and still ricky villa wrote: »

Name|BIB|PB Time|Predicted Time
andstillrickyvilla|2305|3:07:41|3:03:00
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Only adding this to enter into the fun of the table.
The cold I laughingly spoke about a few weeks ago has only just started to lift. I was looking good for 3:03 at the beginning of the month but now I'm not so confident. I've been running a bit but not able to test the M pace like I would have liked.
That said, I'll be happy to stay comfortable regardless of the time. Illness and then injury kind of ruined the last two trips

Name|BIB|PB Time|Predicted Time
andstillrickyvilla|2305|3:07:41|3:03:00
browne_rob5|1428|2:57:13|2:52:30
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Training has gone very well. Thought I would miss quite a few sessions as we had our first baby 9 weeks ago but have hardly missed anything. I intended on racing bohermeen to get a good indication of where I'm at but wasn't able to so I'm a bit unsure of what time I can achieve. Time above might be a small bit on the optimistic side but I'm going to go for it.

AhhHere

Best of luck to everyone running on Sunday. Will it be available to watch online does anyone know?

OOnegative

AhhHere wrote: »

Best of luck to everyone running on Sunday. Will it be available to watch online does anyone know?

Eurosport normally show it, haven’t seen the listings for Sunday yet though. If not Watch Athletics has streams available.

AhhHere

OOnegative wrote: »

Eurosport normally show it, haven’t seen the listings for Sunday yet though. If not Watch Athletics has streams available.

Lovely, thanks

AuldManKing

Name|BIB|PB Time|Predicted Time
andstillrickyvilla|2305|3:07:41|3:03:00
browne_rob5|1428|2:57:13|2:52:30
AuldManKing|1715|2.58.01|2.52
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Training has gone very well, but I've been here before - tip top shape, aiming for 2.50 only to run 3.17.

DCM 2018 - I was on target for 2.55/2.56 & lost about 4 mins to cramp, running 2.59.17

For this race - with no hills, more fitness & stronger hamstrings - I can gain 3-4 mins I reckon.

So 2.52 is the logical target

Running a 6 minute PB would be a fantastic performance.

AuldManKing

OK - The dreaded topic - the weather.

BBC have it getting to 15-16 Celsius by 12pm/1pm.

Great. Super. just dandy.

Might change my target........

and still ricky villa

Accuweather has been devastatingly accurate in the past
They are forecasting a cloudy 16C on Sunday
They have it at 21 for the same day last year :eek:

That explains my p!ss poor performance. Nothing to do with being undertrained

OOnegative

Local Dutch weather has it sunny, light breeze with max of 12 degrees before midday. As I said already humidity has been upwards of 80% lately in the mornings & might catch some out.

Dub13

Any restaurant suggestions...?

healy1835

Dub13 wrote: »

Any restaurant suggestions...?

http://www.gusto-rotterdam.nl/

Ate there on the Saturday last year. Pretty decent fare....dined al fresco in the 20 degree sunshine hopefully you'll all have to eat indoors

AuldManKing

Lads - is the course marked out in Miles and KMs or just KM's??

healy1835

AuldManKing wrote: »

Lads - is the course marked out in Miles and KMs or just KM's??

Just Kms as far as I remember....