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Berlin 2016: Back to Basics

TheRoadRunner

The last time I started a log it ended in disaster but I'll tempt fate and start one again. I kinda enjoy writing down what I've done/plan to do and the feed back I get so I'll give it another bash and we'll see how we go. Short term goals are Frank Duffy 10 mile, national half marathon. Ideally I'd love to run PBs for both but the Frank Duffy 10 miler is a tough cookie and I heard the route around where the half is to be run are undulating.

Once I get through them I'll decide whether or not to run the Dublin marathon. This will depend on how I'm running and also my work/home schedule.

My PBs to date are
5K 15:40 (2007)
4 miles 21.01 (2008)
5 mile 26.45 (2007)
8 mile 45.02 (2005/6 ?)
10 mile 56.10 (2007)
Half Marathon 75.20 (2008)
Marathon 2hrs 47 mins (2009)

This year has been a good one so far. I haven't ran any PBs but in the last 2-3 months I have been in touching distance of most of those listed above. Training this year hasn't been as intense as before. A lot of my running was easy. I ran 2.48 for a marathon in April and apart from a couple of races and tempos all my training running was very slow. What's more my 5k and 4 mile times were really good (21.15 and 16 minutes) which I was amazed at considering I hadn't done any real pace running to talk about. I have an excel sheet with all my running this year. I'll try and post a modified version in the next few days to show what I've done to date. Going forward mileage will vary from 50-65 miles per week. Anymore than this I generally pick up injuries.

I'm going to continue on as before but will try to get some more tempo stuff in the legs. If I feel it isn't agreeing with me I'll drop it and keep plodding instead. I'd rather be a little slower but injury free.

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Brianderunner

shels4ever wrote: »

by .1 of a second i think

Even if it was .01 of a second, a failure is still a failure. A bit like losing the long jump by 1cm or losing the pole vault on countback

TheRoadRunner

Brianderunner wrote: »

+1, out of all of us heading to Berlin you're the one that everything has gone right for. Bar the humiliation of losing the Frank Duffy bet by one second of course

Yeah prep has been good but still need to get a decent race out of it.

Brianderunner wrote: »

Even if it was .01 of a second, a failure is still a failure.

Bastard

Anyway, if you had told me in January when I was in bad shape that I'd run 55.50 and consider it a failure I would have take your arm off.

Any Brian just remember those pints won't be delivered to your table unless you run sub 3 hrs, 3hrs and 0 seconds = failure and a trip to the bar to collect those 2 frothy pints. I swear I won't spit in either of them. I'll be in the Irish boozer in the Europa centre which I think is the agreed meeting spot anyway.

theboyblunder

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

I'll be in the Irish boozer in the Europa centre which I think is the agreed meeting spot anyway.

awful boozer (spent a lot of time in Berlin)

Much better pub here

TheRoadRunner

theboyblunder wrote: »

awful boozer (spent a lot of time in Berlin)

Much better pub here

Excellent. Thanks for the recommendation. What was so bad about the other one?

menoscemo

theboyblunder wrote: »

awful boozer (spent a lot of time in Berlin)

Much better pub here

oooh. The oscar Wilde is actually much closer to my hotel and Liam recommended it too. Still might be go to the other one though since it has now been announced

RayCun

menoscemo wrote: »

oooh. The oscar Wilde is actually much closer to my hotel and Liam recommended it too. Still might be go to the other one though since it has now been announced

the Oscar Wilde? perhaps someone is reading too much into that photo of you and Frank in Limerick?

Abhainn

Your in the shape of your life, great commitment since you decided to give Berlin a go, really really impressed
May the running Gods be with you D.

Brianderunner

menoscemo wrote: »

oooh. The oscar Wilde is actually much closer to my hotel and Liam recommended it too. Still might be go to the other one though since it has now been announced

Feck that, Oscar Wilde it is, much easier for both of us. Couldnt care about the rest of them

Krusty_Clown

Not sure when you're heading off, but very best of luck. Whatever about the race, we'll all take a leaf from your book on how to prepare for a marathon and run some cracking times along the way. Hope everything lines-up on the day and you get the time you deserve.

Go for a pee beforehand.

kennyb3

Dropped weight, ran more miles, no missed key runs, no injuries = new pb.

Enjoy and good luck!

Pronator

Hope it all goes well for ye Dave. Best of luck:D

Larry Brent

Enjoy it bud, enjoy it.

ecoli

Best of luck. You are certainly in the shape of your life. As Larry said this is the race you have been training for the last few months so above all enjoy it (as much as you can with a marathon) and hopefully you and Geb will come out with new PBs by Sunday afternoon:D

Best of luck

theboyblunder

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

Excellent. Thanks for the recommendation. What was so bad about the other one?

a heady mix of mulleted/waistcoated germans and randy auld wan pensioners in leather kacks from what I recall. About as irish as tony cascarino. May have changed, havent been there in a while.

The magic of berlin is the transport though. If yis dont like the europa one its a quick boozy U/S-bahn journey to Friedrichstrasse. Its all good.

Enjoy, and have a great race.

Seres

Best of luck sunday , no pressure but its time to raise that marathon bar to newer heights ! enjoy

TheRoadRunner

Did my usual premarathon ritual and got the head shaved on Wednesday. Came close to disaster. Had 30 minutes spare before I had to address 200 young impressionable students so nipped into barbers. Barber decided to shave top of my head first leaving nice long hair on side (had a laugh as I looked a bit like Bobby Charlton without the comb over). Razor then broke and other 2 razors (and barbers) were in use. I was quite stressed as I was going to have to bail in the next 5 minutes with or without the rest of my head shaved. Luckily one of the other customers (who was in tears of laughter) volunteered his razor for a couple of minutes. The stress.

Thanks for all the nice messages. Hopefully things will go well. Determined to give it a real shot and hopefully the running gods are smiling. Flying it out this evening at 5.30pm

Thursday: 30 minute jog followed by sports massage legs feeling heavy but are injury free. Hammer has come along nicely

theboyblunder wrote: »

a heady mix of mulleted/waistcoated germans and randy auld wan pensioners in leather kacks from what I recall.

This taper madness thing must have finally hit me, that almost sounds like great craic.

Viva LaRoadRunner

Woddle

Best of luck man, have the perfect race.

menoscemo

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

This taper madness thing must have finally hit me, that almost sounds like great craic.

Viva LaRoadRunner

Just checked, there's feck all grub in the Europa Irish Bar (just toasted sarnies). At least theres burgers and Fish 'n ' chips in the Oscar Wilde (unless you are still on your diet

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RacoonQueen

Best of luck RoadRunner, no bother to you!

brownian

menoscemo wrote: »

Just checked, there's feck all grub in the Europa Irish Bar (just toasted sarnies).

ah, but can you eat the sarnies out of pre-warmed pre-greased leather kacks?

Love the barber story - one way of keeping student numbers down:)

heffsarmy

Good luck on Sunday, some great training sessions you have been doing lately. Go out easy and fly home strong.

Patrick_K

God speed Road Runner, God speed.

Gringo78

Best of luck, very solid training will be rewarded

TheRoadRunner

11 hrs to Berlin.

Heading to bed. Carboed up to my eyeballs. Legs feeling good. Hammer a little tight but stretching will sort it. Hoping I can get a good nights sleep now. There Is a great atmosphere building all day. I'm expecting an enjoyable experience one way or another.

BeepBeep67

Rest well - meep meep for tomorrow!

jaymack75

Have a great race TRR. I've been enjoying following your log. You've put the effort in and also clocked some savage times along the way. It will stand to u tomorrow. Good luck :-)

TheRoadRunner

Less than 2 hours to Berlin

Slept like a baby. Just finished the brekie. Not a whisp of wind outside. Forecast is good.

Time to Shake 'n' bake

shels4ever

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

Less than 2 hours to Berlin

Slept like a baby. Just finished the brekie. Not a whisp of wind outside. Forecast is good.

Time to Shake 'n' bake

Shake n bake is right , super running, You spaked that course

ronnie085

savage running, what more can I say....

kennyb3

Machine!