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  • #302
    coalshed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 225 ✭✭coalshed


    RedRunner wrote: »
    No it was definitely short. It was pointed out to me by another club member who ran too after the race.I hadn't noticed until she said it. I spoke to a few people after and they said same. See also here:http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056828683

    That's very disappointing. Nevertheless you ran well and will again.


  • #303
    RunningKing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭RunningKing


    Great run and great report. It's super that you could bring your mam, there's very few on boards who can say that!

    Your race and your splits were very strong, don't worry about the course being short, use it as a confidence builder for your next races. You ran a fantastic race is crap conditions, your only back from 2 injuries, your splits will give u confidence, you will have learned loads about your ability at that distance, and it's only March! Great running Sir!!


  • #304
    rasher_m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 788 ✭✭✭rasher_m


    Even if it was short, looks like you still would've got under 1.45 so you have to be over the moon now. I knew you would!


  • #305
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    rasher_m wrote: »
    Even if it was short, looks like you still would've got under 1.45 so you have to be over the moon now. I knew you would!

    Thanks for the vote of confidence RM. Yes I guess I would have been close at least, which I would have been delighted with. I'm still slightly shocked I was able to maintain that pace after what was really just 5 weeks training so I guess like other posters have already said too ,I should take the positives out of it.


  • #306
    Steroo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭Steroo


    Super improvement red, Esp considering the back injury not long ago!
    If it makes you feel better add the time equivalent of that last 600m to your time? But as said just take it as a good confidence boost and plan the next half to rubber stamp it! Either way it's a huge leap


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  • #307
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    StephenRooney wrote: »
    Super improvement red, Esp considering the back injury not long ago!
    If it makes you feel better add the time equivalent of that last 600m to your time? But as said just take it as a good confidence boost and plan the next half to rubber stamp it! Either way it's a huge leap

    Thanks,definitely surprised myself today. Will probably wait till the summer now to try another, Clontarf maybe in July.


  • #308
    Walkedit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 232 ✭✭Walkedit


    RedRunner wrote: »

    Thanks,definitely surprised myself today. Will probably wait till the summer now to try another, Clontarf maybe in July.

    Great run and report. Your focus really shines thru. Like RM said any calculation for last 600m you were finishing strongly - do the math. So short course or not you just moved up the bar! Time to rethink HM goal for rest of year?


  • #309
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    Walkedit wrote: »
    Great run and report. Your focus really shines thru. Like RM said any calculation for last 600m you were finishing strongly - do the math. So short course or not you just moved up the bar! Time to rethink HM goal for rest of year?

    Thanks WalkedIT, yes that's the scary bit!:) I think my next HM will have a target of 1:45.


  • #310
    upthe19th
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 741 ✭✭✭upthe19th


    rasher_m wrote: »
    Even if it was short, looks like you still would've got under 1.45 so you have to be over the moon now. I knew you would!

    Spot on rasher_m. That was my first thought.
    RedRunner wrote: »
    Thanks WalkedIT, yes that's the scary bit!:) I think my next HM will have a target of 1:45.

    You're already there RR. It's an incredible time altogether. Down over 11 minutes by my reckoning, nearly a minute a mile over a HM.

    Serious stuff. Congrats.


  • #311
    Willie42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 111 ✭✭Willie42


    +1 to all of the above well done red runner:)


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  • #312
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    Ah jaysus...now to add insult to injury the results are up and my name is missing!:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:


  • #313
    rasher_m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 788 ✭✭✭rasher_m


    RedRunner wrote: »
    Ah jaysus...now to add insult to injury the results are up and my name is missing!:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

    RR...did you really run that race :rolleyes:


  • #314
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    rasher_m wrote: »
    RR...did you really run that race :rolleyes:

    I think it was all one big nightmare and sometime soon I will wake up!

    I don't know whether to laugh or cry:):(


  • #315
    rasher_m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 788 ✭✭✭rasher_m


    RedRunner wrote: »
    I think it was all one big nightmare and sometime soon I will wake up!

    I don't know whether to laugh or cry:):(

    Did you write to them about it?
    Now you have to reasons to contact them...you should you know and
    if they don't find your result then they should refund you!


  • #316
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    rasher_m wrote: »
    Did you write to them about it?
    Now you have to reasons to contact them...you should you know and
    if they don't find your result then they should refund you!

    No I haven't , I don't even know if it's worth the trouble at this stage!


  • #317
    scriba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 875 ✭✭✭scriba


    Contact them, anything involving data entry can be messed up occasionally. They won't double check anything unless you send them a mail. I contacted the timekeepers behind the last two races I did, and they got back to me within a day.

    Well done on your race too, more importantly! You kept your end of the bargain, by smashing it out. :)


  • #318
    RunningKing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭RunningKing


    scriba wrote: »
    Contact them, anything involving data entry can be messed up occasionally. They won't double check anything unless you send them a mail. I contacted the timekeepers behind the last two races I did, and they got back to me within a day.

    Well done on your race too, more importantly! You kept your end of the bargain, by smashing it out. :)

    what he said ^^


  • #319
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    scriba wrote: »
    Contact them, anything involving data entry can be messed up occasionally. They won't double check anything unless you send them a mail. I contacted the timekeepers behind the last two races I did, and they got back to me within a day.

    Well done on your race too, more importantly! You kept your end of the bargain, by smashing it out. :)

    I have to call them,they don't seem to have an email address.
    ..and thanks Scriba, much appreciated


  • #320
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    Ha ha...would you believe it..someone must have been following this thread and somehow telepathically knew who I was. It has been updated with my time!:D


  • #321
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    Plan was to do a recovery run today but I had to go into work and as I'm travelling for work tomorrow I had to prepare for that so didn't get out tonight either.
    Not back till late Wednesday night so have packed the runners with the intent of getting some miles in whether its on a treadmill or Al Fresco.


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  • #322
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    March 19th

    Nada--Arrived into Frankfurt late. Was tired so put the feet up in hotel and did a bit of prep for my meeting today

    March 20th

    Up at 6am...yes I did say 6:eek:..and on the road by 6:17am. I'm really not good that hour of the morning! Hard to get the legs going.Was reading on one of the other threads, cant remember which now, that lots of other people feel like that too.

    This was my first run since HM on Sunday so was glad I made the effort.Lets call it a recovery run
    4.1 miles @ 9:16 avg along the river in Frankfurt on a chilly morning in drizzly rain. Was well and truly awake by time I got back to hotel.

    Hasn't been a great week so far for running with work getting in the way and my diet has been rubbish. Need to get my act together and get back in a routine and eat more healthily.

    WTD|4.1
    MTD|88.6
    YTD|206.69


  • #323
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    Weather tonight was atrocious. Lashing rain and this was a run of two halves.Nice and sheltered on way out but on way back it was along the coast road and I was at times being blown back to a standstill. Tough work but glad I went out in it.It would have been very easy not to do anything with the weather like that.

    5.56 miles @ 8:24avg

    Avg HR 141
    Max HR 174


    WTD|9.66
    MTD|94.16
    YTD|212.25


  • #324
    Steroo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭Steroo


    I don't envy you out in that! How's the body after Sunday?


  • #325
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    StephenRooney wrote: »
    I don't envy you out in that! How's the body after Sunday?

    Body is grand thanks. Calves a bit tight, could probably do with a good sports massage but otherwise grand.My back pain is almost non-existent too which is brilliant.
    I see you are still banking those miles fair play for keeping it going, you don't seem to miss any runs on the plan.


  • #326
    Steroo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭Steroo


    RedRunner wrote: »

    Body is grand thanks. Calves a bit tight, could probably do with a good sports massage but otherwise grand.My back pain is almost non-existent too which is brilliant.
    I see you are still banking those miles fair play for keeping it going, you don't seem to miss any runs on the plan.
    Once your back is holding up that's the main thing! Get the roller on the calves? I use the stick, and/or massage them myself, usually works. Yea lucky enough to be getting all my runs done the last few weeks anyway. Got the new adrenaline today same as yourself, very cosy! And he threw in a pair of 1000 mile socks.


  • #327
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    5.73mi @8:37avg run naked in the lashing rain and blustery conditions. No ice cream though:) So refreshing though and the freedom was great;)

    Of course the nakedness I refer to is because I hadn't got my Garmin watch on my wrist, I sent it back to Garmin today to be replaced as the start button was faulty. I just felt naked without it:D

    I was able to take along my old FR110 though.It has a broken strap so just carried it in my pocket.

    Felt really tired early in this run though. I reckon this is because I hadnt rally had a proper meal in last couple of days due to work and travel.So I cut it shorter than I had originally planned. Have been living on sandwiches so hope that's all it was. Will probably rest tomorrow though anyway and just do a long run on Sunday instead.


    WTD|15.39
    MTD|99.89
    YTD|217.98


  • #328
    RunningKing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭RunningKing


    Looking at your totals, Obviously you don't have OCD.


  • #329
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    RunningKing wrote: »
    Looking at your totals, Obviously you don't have OCD.

    Do you mean my compulsion to record the exact distance covered?
    Or do you mean because I don't run longer to round up the miles?

    I can be a bit pedantic about it alright:)


  • #330
    RunningKing
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,685 ✭✭✭RunningKing


    Actually the way you put it, it's worse than I thought!


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  • #331
    RedRunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,606 ✭✭✭RedRunner


    RunningKing wrote: »
    Actually the way you put it, it's worse than I thought!

    :D:D:D...Can't help myself! It's an affliction!


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