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Can I give more? The answer is usually yes

tang1

I'm a married 35 yr old father of one, started running in late 2010 to accompany my Dad on a race and done nothing again till March 2011. Ran the Clontarf Half that year in under 1.45 and again done nothing for 3-4 months. Started taking it more seriously in 2012 and hoped to run DCM that year but a bout of plantar faciitis put an end to that.

Started back again in October 2012 and from then till May 2013 i was in my best form since i took running up. Ran all my PBs in that period. Cue June last year i went in for a supposed simple operation that would see me off running for max 6 weeks, two knee ops later i'm back running since mid February and back chasing my old self. List of my PBs below:

5k - 18.47 (May 13)
5mile - 31.43 ( April 13)
10k - 41.10 (February 13)
10 mile - 67.39 (March 13)
Half Marathon - 1.31.39 (May 13)

Any input/advice/abuse greatly appreciated.

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Huzzah!

Sounds like great craic and tough as heck. Well done and congrats on the podium!

Swashbuckler

Great stuff B and great to hear the pain of the race again! What was the ceremony like?! Sounds like a very unique race!

OOnegative

Swashbuckler wrote: »

Great stuff B and great to hear the pain of the race again! What was the ceremony like?! Sounds like a very unique race!

Cheers P, ceremony was pretty low key, few hung around for it but the crowd was mostly made up of winners in the respective race distances. Nice trophy and won my entry fee back to.

Duanington

This is great B, love the big smile at the finish - well done man

skyblue46

That sounds both torturous and exhilarating all at once. Huge congrats B. A great start to your year.

Murph_D

Enjoyed that account, B - sounds even worse than the Fat Turkey! Congrats.

skyblue46

JAYSUS!!

OOnegative

skyblue46 wrote: »

JAYSUS!!

That’s the third set of stairs, there is another 20-30 odd steps at the top that you can’t see there.

eyrie

Crikey, fair play! Sounds like a very tricky race - you did brilliantly! Must be nice to stand on a podium too :P Congratulations!

OOnegative wrote: »

i felt terrible which i know is a good sign for me before a race.

Amused by this - true for me too I think.

OOnegative wrote: »

That’s the third set of stairs, there is another 20-30 odd steps at the top that you can’t see there.

:eek:

Mr. Guappa

Loved that report, super stuff. Congrats on the podium.

tbukela

Congrats on the result, sounds like a lung buster. Well done.

jake1970

congrats on the podium B, well raced !

Back in Black

Sounds like torture to me!! But seriously well done and congrats on the podium - not too many of us get to experience that feeling!!

kerrylad1

Congratulations b.Lovely start to the year.

Baby75

WOW some race looked it up :eek: well done and congrats on the second place some running amazing stuff

Kellygirl

Somehow missed your report until now but saw all the comments so went looking for it. That sounds like torture with all those steps but seriously well done! Your report is brilliant.

Younganne

Congrats on the podium, sounds like a very "testing" course. You'll be doing the long course next year:D

OOnegative

Week 5/10 - CPC 5k by AD

Monday 28.1.19

Rest Day

Tuesday 29.1.19

8.15 miles Easy@8.20min/miles in 67mins 54secs

Out through the dunes to Kijkduin and onto the scene of Sunday's race in Ockenburgh, there was no stairs ran on today though!! Back home via Mozartlaan, very cold out.

Wednesday 20.1.19

2 mile w/u, 5X600m@5k(150m rec) + 10x200m@5k(100m rec), 2mile c/d

Out after dropping the wee one to playschool and the snow had already started. It got heavier as i made my way towards the running paths where i was doing my session. No hanging around and straight into the 600's after my warm up, goal for these was 2.10-2.12. Snow was a bitch stinging the eyes as i ran these, falling heavier as i done them. Reps were as follows:

2.10.39, 2.11.85, 2.10.27, 2.11.77, 2.09.15.

All felt controlled, 30 second breather and into 200's, goal for these again 40-42 secs:

40.60, 41.44, 41.17, 42.23, 40.89, 42.05.

Canned it after 6 as the paths were lethal at that point, the snow was freezing more or less as it hit the ground and i took a big slide on the last one. Cool down brought total to 7.50 miles for morning. Went downhill rapidly as day went on!!

Thursday 31.1.19

Sick, horrible cold!!! Young lad attained his National A Swimming Diploma so super proud Mam and Dad!!

Friday 1.2.19

Sick, managed to inflict the young lad with my dose, on his birthday weekend:(:(:(.

Saturday 2.2.19

Sick, day on the couch with eldest, much better patient than his Dad:o:o.

Sunday 3.2.19

Still sick, not much improvement..

Grand total of 15.65 miles for the week, not what i want but these things happen. Not a man that usually gets sick so i was due my turn i suppose.

skyblue46

I hope you get over the bug soon. Has it improved since then?

OOnegative

Week 6/10 - CPC 5k by AD

Monday 4.2.19

Sick.

Tuesday 5.2.19

Sick........

Wednesday 6.2.19

Bit better, light at end of the tunnel maybe!!

Thursday 7.2.19

Much improved but won't risk a run yet......

In other news, with time off due to illness i have thought about my plan for rest of year. Have definitely ruled out running a marathon, normally this time of year i'm chomping at the bit to get into marathon training, not the case this year. I think Koln and DCM in space of 3 weeks last October took more out of me than i realised so hence zero desire to get back into bigger mileage.

I plan on doing the Amsterdam Half in October as my big goal for the year, try knock 2/3 minutes off that if possible. Will race as much as i can over 5/10k before i start a plan for that at end of July.

OOnegative

skyblue46 wrote: »

I hope you get over the bug soon. Has it improved since then?

Cheers, improvement past few days S, not 100% yet but better than the weekend.

skyblue46

I should have waited for the next weeks report before jumping in with that!

Does the absence of a marathon in your plan for the year mean that you are passing up on your pacing gig in DCM?

OOnegative

skyblue46 wrote: »

I should have waited for the next weeks report before jumping in with that!

Does the absence of a marathon in your plan for the year mean that you are passing up on your pacing gig in DCM?

It does and to be honest that was the hardest part of deciding not to run a marathon this year. I may or may not get asked but if I do i’ll be turning it down. I can always say I paced it once anyway.

eyrie

Sounds like a nasty dose, glad you're on the mend but mind yourself!

Baby75

Well done to your little lad

I sympathise with you on the cold had a horrible one myself last week

OOnegative

Baby75 wrote: »

Well done to your little lad

I sympathise with you on the cold had a horrible one myself last week

Thanks, he’s a strong little swimmer and really enjoys it. Has improved hugely since we moved over here.

MY BAD

Have you a target in mind for that 5k? What kind of numbers enter that race? The 10k is quite big isn't it?

OOnegative

Mellow Yellow 26.2 wrote: »

Have you a target in mind for that 5k? What kind of numbers enter that race? The 10k is quite big isn't it?

Anything lower than 18.25 and i’ll be happy but not to confident I will be in that kind of shape in 4 weeks. 4,500 in the 5k last year, 8,000+ ran the 10k so big numbers for that length of race.

Huzzah!

Yikes - sounds like a nasty dose. Glad you’re on the mend.

healy1835

That half in Amsterdam on the same weekend as the full?