Dublin Marathon 2016 - Mentored Novices Thread

A Neurotic wrote: »

Right, apologies for the delay in getting back to ye on this. Here's everyone I can see who's expressed interest:

Extrasupervery - 20m @ 12.30 (who is happy to run without a pace buddy as she is "interminibly slow")
kittyclaws - 20m @ 11.30 or slower
The Black Oil - 20m @ 10.45 - 11.15
A Neurotic - 20m @ 10.00 - 10.30
Pomplamousse - ?20m @ 10.30
Maximus - 18m @ 9.45 - 10.30
TheMuppet
kin9pin

Have I missed anyone? Didn't spot planned milage or paces for TheMuppet or kin9pin, sorry if I missed them! Anyone else who may be interested is of course more than welcome.

From an eyeball it seems that a ~10.30 pace would accommodate Maximus, Pomplamousse, and myself. Unfortunately there's not a huge amount of overlap with the other planned paces. Is there much flexibility with the paces posted?

It would be nice for the whole group to meet anyway. We can arrange to meet at 9am to start and maybe afterwards too for flapjacks and LSR reports.

I'll see you there for 9. Even though I'm in a state of cringe at the thoughts of getting up at 7! :pac:

Hi there,

Just wanted to thank ye all for your help and advice a few days back.

Finally saw my physio last night and figured out I have peroneal tendonitis. Never heard of it before yet had all the classic s&s of it. Got some good work done on it with dry needling and massage (which hurt like never before) but maaaaaan I feel good today. I'm taking myself out of the 3/4 on his advice because it would just be silly to jeaprodise everything now. Gonna try a few light runs this weekend and if things go well I'll aim for a long one myself next weekend and taper from there. I've come too far to throw everything away but my focus has shifted from doing a marathon in less than 5 hours to finishing the marathon.

Thanks again for taking the time to answer me...I know I've come in on a thread that is well established so it meant alot. Best of luck to ye all on the day and hope any of you that are struggling with injuries like myself get to and through the marathon safely.

aceygray wrote: »

I went for a run last night and felt ok. Delighted! I only did about 3.5 miles, but still.

I'm going to try a longer one tomorrow and see how I feel. If all goes well, and I can run pain free, what should I do for the next few weeks, given that I've now missed nearly 5 weeks of training? My goal is just to finish now.

Delighted to hear you're on the mend. Rejoin your plan next week and ignore what you missed? You're not going to make much fitness gains in the next 3 weeks based on everything I've been reading! But you've plenty of training behind you to get around the course.

After the marathon, how long before I'm allowed to do intervals at 5k pace?

great article in the IT. Thanks for posting paddydriver.

paddydriver wrote: »

Sat here having a coffee and sambo for lunch in an Insomnia coffee shop and started to have a read back thru when the thread all started 6 months ago.. It's like reading about our first days in school..

As we begin tapering soon, it would be interesting to maybe hear from all those that started out in the thread and let us know how it's going and what their current thoughts are and how they've maybe revised targets up or down. Obviously don't want to be stirring up any bad news or upsetting anyone that's had to depart due to injury etc so apologies if it comes across bad..

As an aside, just for below article in my FB feed so might a light read for you all.

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/fitness/nearly-there-don-t-let-worry-take-over-the-final-stage-of-marathon-training-1.2770999

Best of Luck in the weeks ahead and here's to happy miles.. ☺

smashiner wrote: »

Hi all,
I have a free day on Sunday as there is a surprise baby shower happening in our house for a relation (boyz not invited )and was looking to do a HM (or a decent long run) .

The nearest HM seems to be the one in Ferns, is anyone else doing it or has done it in the past? I tried to enter the Athlone 3/4 but it is closed and the race organiser couldn't fit me in..... short notice but chanced my arm anyway :rolleyes:


Any other HM's on that people are aware of??

Heya,

Any of these suitable?

Ferns Half, Wexford 9.10.16
Tarmonbarry Half, Longford 9.10.16

Hi aquinn,

Thanks for that, much appreciated, I will have a look at these later this evening .

nop98 wrote: »

Isn't the saying, a day off for every mile raced?

Kingpin said that to me last week on our run.. I winced! The thought of 26 days off running! Let's get to DCM first and then plan out afterwards but honestly I think it would be a recovery run for me on the Monday then a few days off, but back to running by Thursday.

Anyone entering the Berlin 2017 lottery...

I think that saying applies to when you should race again, no? You could probably attempt a session a bit sooner.

Having said that, I'm nearly two weeks post-marathon myself and won't be going near a session for another week or two. I'm not sticking to that plan for the sake of it either - I genuinely don't feel up to it physically. The legs are grand, but the effort levels feel very high. I'll think about sessions when easy running feels easy again!

Good luck to everyone tomorrow whether be it 20 miles; 18 miles or easy miles after injury.

Sunday again for me this weekend

aceygray wrote: »

Cool, thanks nop98. My physio suggested having an extra rest day each week, so I think I'll just do four runs per week, and maybe keep swimming one day per week.

I'm feeling really nervous for tomorrow's run, in case it hurts! I'll get it done early and let you know.

Delighted you are back and feeling ok aceygray, hope all goes well from now on

Thank you for the kind invitation Nop98...I'll keep ye posted after the weekend!!!!

I'm feeling really good tonight so gonna ice the calf and ankle some more and if I am pain free tomorrow, I'll try whatever distance up to 5km I can manage at a slow pace. If there's even a hint of pain I won't go or if it starts, I'll stop. I'm gutted to be missing the 3/4 and very jealous that the hubby is going to do a local 10 mile event on Sunday instead but I'm wishing and praying that patience will pay off and the 30th will be my reward.

Your advice is exactly my plan for the coming week so I've got everything (except my peroneal tendons) crossed!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck to you all doing your last long run or the 3/4 this weekend.