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Valencia Marathon 2022

Itziger

Damn it, no-one has started a Valencia '22 thread, ye lazy tossers. And yes, I basically mean the brothers from North Dublin. I'm in although it's a bit touch and go to be fair. Would have said no way a month ago but now I'm jogging ten kms and pain is a lot less. If I can make steady progress and get a few long runs in I'd like to give it a go. No notions of pace or anything. It's probably guaranteed to be the slowest I've ever done. And there's a fair chance I won't make start line. Frustrating as I'm bringing a bit of a crew for the first time this year. Four lads have signed up, going from a 1.16 Half bloke to a 1.24 lad. They're a right old mixture: Fred the Belgian ran a fine 1.16 Half in hilly Lux, should be able to take a minute or so off that on the flat. Sanders the Dutch lad did 2.49 in Paris with a five minute neg. split!! Giuseppe - you can guess where he's from - did a 3.00.09 or summat in his last marathon so he has an obvious target. Then there's 24 year old Quinn from the USofA. I'm hoping to design a training plan for him. Great potential but little structure up to this. Has a high 33mins for 10k and about 1.18 recent for Half but often fades so strength and endurance will need to be worked on. Anyone else in?

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Itziger

Fairly comprehensive Last Minute booklet (83 pages!!) there folks. Lots of ads, tbf!

https://valenciaciudaddelrunning.com/revistas/42Kultimasinstrucciones/40/

echancrure

Amazing organisation...

DeepBlue

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119932548#Comment_119932548

I can't find any mention in that of mile markers. I presume it's marked in kms only. The weather looks reasonable anyway for Sunday.

Itziger

Ain't no miles on the continent, Bluesy. 😅

Itziger

Weather, fingers crossed, looks perfect. There have been fairly warm years and last year was windy. Let's see.

Trampas

The weather looks ideal. I had that down for an excuse 😂

Hopefully plane is quiet going over so I can just choose any random seat and not the crap random seat Ryanair will assign to me as other day the fight out was still €30 so tells me the plane isn’t bursting at the seems.

Can they make sure there’s a lift at the plane to take me off on Sunday night?

Itziger

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119943225#Comment_119943225

Just give Mick O Leary a buzz there, you should be grand.

Itziger

Bit late for a Target Time kinda thing, but here's me. Echancure has done his too, tbf.

PB: 2:57:36 Valencia 2019

Since then I have had a longish layoff and a couple of attempts at comebacks. This has been by far the most successful but no real training plan, no quality sessions. Just tried to build a base and get the kms on the long run up to somewhere decent. Managed that. Did a Half a few months ago, and was happy with 1.38 and change.

Target: 3.29.xx

Safe travels to all and hopefully bump into a couple of ye in Tyris on Tap in the evening for a bit of $hite talk and a glass of beer.

DeepBlue

Sitting in the airport atm having a pint while waiting on my flight.

This will be my second marathon after DCM '19. Came in @ 3:48 that day after hitting the wall at mile 22 or thereabouts.

The target for Valencia is 3:25 or under. Training has gone well, I think, and I'll be lining up with very minor niggles. I'm feeling reasonably confident while simultaneously bricking it 😄

Hopefully I'll be in fit enough state to down a few beers in Tyris on Tap and exchange war stories on Sunday 👍

Trampas

I’m staying near colon metro stop. I presume l loads of pizza options around there.

My goal is 3.0x but if I do a sub 3.13.4x I won’t complain I promise.

Like all marathons it’s all on the day and just cause it feels fine after 10km doesn’t mean put the hammer down. I’m just hoping I get into a nice tempo and stay at that pace and nothing to break the stride. I did Rotterdam back in 2014 and I was clipping of kms to the same second for a bunch of them. Just cruising along. I’d take that again

Itziger

@DeepBlue What's the morning temp feel like then? Seems quite cool, no? How about the breeze and so on.......

Btw, this is the state weather forecast I believe. Looks absolutely ideal..... as I think it was Trampas said, There goes that excuse anyway!

https://www.aemet.es/es/eltiempo/prediccion/municipios/valencia-id46250

DeepBlue

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119947390#Comment_119947390

Yes, quite cool. About 10 or 11 degrees. No breeze to speak of. I'm still starting with a singlet - be bold, start cold and all that 😀 No doubt we'll be warm enough soon enough.

echancrure

Yes, here, there now. The weather feels perfect if it stays the same. Singlet for sure.

Trampas

Is it gloves weather? I hate cold hands

Should I put an old black sack in the bag for hanging around the start?

Yes I hate cold weather

4Ad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119948215#Comment_119948215

You should bring the bag, better to be looking at it than for it...and buy cheap gloves (in the Spanish version of Pennys) you can throw them away at an aid station when you warm up.

Enjoy the race everyone..

corcaigh07

Is it ok to throw away hoodies at the start? Probably gonna avoid the bag drop and just bring gels and phone in a flip belt.

Trampas

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119948342#Comment_119948342

I’ve loads of pairs of cheap pennies gloves. Might even bring one of my snoods to keep the head warm

Itziger

Trampas, you'll only need those for the hanging around and max first 5kms. Yes, you can ditch a top before the start. They say they'll donate to homeless/shelters/charities.

echancrure

Good luck all. Enjoy the day..

Best of luck everyone 💪

corcaigh07

Pints?

Itziger

Corcaigh, will you be around a bit later? Say 6 or thereabouts. In a little place called Tyris on Tap, just past the Central Market. Google map it. I think a few of the lads said they'd drop in. I have lunch now then might try to kip for a small while.

Wottle

Sinead Diver with an Australian record 2:21:34

Wottle

Anyone else showing incorrect finish time. I also have no chip reading until 25k?

DeepBlue

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119955491#Comment_119955491

Something off happening with it alright. They added an extra 30 mins or so to my finish time.

corcaigh07

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119955469#Comment_119955469

Hoping to alright! I'll send you on my number, I won't know anybody there to see.

Trampas

3:12:19 today for me. 96 second pb. Enjoy it. steady pacing all the way. Fighting around 27-28km. Looking for that turn. Also wherever the wall thing was. Apart from that I clipping out the kms. Started at back of pink wave so gave myself plenty of room. Rookie mistake was expo and bag drop. I know better for next time. Definitely less walkers than Dublin. I found my position like wtf compared to Dublin. In airport now waiting for flight. Thanks for your advice

micar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119955473#Comment_119955473

She's amazing and inspirational.....Great story behind her.

echancrure

I feel weird all week with night sweats, back pains, bad sleep and stiff legs.

My legs seized up after 4 miles, so I had a long run-walk day.

Finished in 3:56, my worst marathon experience ever; there was nothing I could do on the day.

Wottle

50 second PB for me and my first negative split ever. Enjoyed every step, fantastic event. Now no more marathons for me till next year 😅