career_move wrote: » I'd keep doing your PMP miles at 8:00 anyway even if you are planning to run the marathon that bit slower. It should make the pace feel more comfortable
blockic wrote: » C'mere don't go knocking Carlsberg! That's my tipple also
RunningKing wrote: » Sorry NCMC doing this on your log.... Lucky Blocky is a "decent" runner, 'cos he has a lot going against him..... * from Cork * supports ArseNil * drinks Carlsberg
ncmc wrote: » Haha, no fear of you two guys D, I expect you to be waiting in pub with drinks on order by the time I finish! Starting to look forward to it now I must say, though this time 5 weeks I'll be a nervous wreck!
jcsmum wrote: » I can totally understand where you are coming from. At DCM last year some people (I won't mention names ) were gently pushing me towards a 3.30 marathon. Much and all as I would have loved that time, I just knew it wasn't it me, I wasn't there yet. My goal was sub 3:40 but to get as close to 3:35 as I possibly could. I crossed the line in 3:36 and I gave it 100%. As you said, its only your second marathon and with either of your 3 goals, you will be achieving a massive PB. Your training though has been great and I see you did a nice LSR at the weekend.
Gavlor wrote: » Carlsberg?!! Surely after running 26.2 miles you deserve to drink something better than CARLSBERG?!!
Beef wrote: » Carlsberg!? Mother of God woman.
ncmc wrote: » Ok, I know i'm going to regret this... but what's wrong with Carlsberg? Don't tell me, you all drink beer from a microbrewery in the base of the Himalayas brewed by Tibeten monks made from the tears of virgins :pac::pac::pac: My poor husband, he's from Cork, supports Arsenal and drinks Miller, he's screwed going by RunningKing's criteria!
Beef wrote: » No no none of that hipster rubbish! :P
Gavlor wrote: » He's like 'blockic lite'
blockic wrote: » Get it right will ye...none of that pale crap.
average_runner wrote: » I think you made the right call. When I read your half report I thought 3:30 was out. I believe you need to be close to 1:35 for 3:30.
RedRunner wrote: » As others have said ncmc sounds like you've made the right decision adjusting your goal for Cork. I always love the honesty of your training reports.
average_runner wrote: » I think you made the right call. When I read your half report I thought 3:30 was out. I believe you need to be close to 1:35 for 3:30. This is just my guidelines that I use. Make sure you get pace bands for the gold and silver time. Your legs will be fresh on the day also. Your now near the end of a hard plan.
outforarun wrote: » Hi ncmc. Slow day at work and I've just finished reading your log from start to finish. Great log. Great tone, great honesty. I agree with average-runner above, when I read your HM report I was also thinking 1:43 was a little too far off for a 3:30 marathon. I've never raced a HM in the build-up to a marathon but my HM PB between marathons is a high 1:37. I've aimed for 3:30 in Cork twice and blew up twice. Not fun. I think you've made the right call. My thinking is reap the benefits of P&D with a good PB this time out. Then repeat P&D next time out and trash 3:30. Roundy and Raven after early-bird in Strasbourg Goose. Magic.
ncmc wrote: » Thanks guys, I appreciate the nice comments. I knew myself that the 3:30 was out after the HM, hence my disappointment in the result. If I’d got anywhere the right side of 1:40, I would have gone for it, but 1:43 was just too far off the pace. In a way it was nearly a relief to make the call not to go for 3:30 as I just found that that was too much pressure and it was really spoiling my enjoyment of the whole thing. I’m much happier with my adjusted goal and am chomping at the bit for June 3rd to come around now!
ncmc wrote: » Monday – 6 miles @ 9:25 Was tired for this one I must say after my PMP exertions the day before. The sole of my foot at my heel was quite sore after it, I am terrified of getting Plantar Fasciitis after hearing all the horror stories of missed marathons because of it, but it seemed to be ok after a bit of stretching and massage. Tuesday – 10 miles @ 8:50 (V02) session Well you all know how much I love these sessions, but this was a short one, 5x600m which I rounded up to .4 of a mile with .1 of a mile recovery. Due to a route miscalculation, I had 5 miles done by the time I got round to these. I think I am officially getting slower! I purposely didn’t check the watch, just ran as hard as I could and lets just say I was a wee bit off my 5K pace, especially one of the reps in which I was positively crawling along! The last rep was pretty fast (although that was downhill ) I have to say I’m feeling pretty tired this week, legs feel a bit sluggish and I’m finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning. I think I must be getting old! I am turning 34 in a few weeks :eek: I think that is officially the end of ‘early 30’s’ and slap bang in ‘mid 30’s’ territory . I am going on holidays at the weekend, so want to get the bulk of my running done early in the week, so have 11 miles planned for tonight and 17 for tomorrow.
ncmc wrote: » Meeting Doc Jewel after work for a 17 mile LSR and then I can head on holidays knowing I have the hard work for the week done
belcarra wrote: » Any chance you can trip DocJewel up at the start this evening...? He's the one person on the 1,000 mile table between me and that milestone! (although I just noticed Meno is coming up fast on the outside!)
