Target Practice

menoscemo wrote: »

Didn't Krusty get a George Foreman grill at the raheny 5 mile? A real mans prize, not like that Iron. Mind you one of our male Masters at the Raheny 5k a few years ago was given a hair straightener, so there goes my theory

Nice report, though I got a bit distracted by the Sammy Wanjiru video. Love that

Hi meno, he did. He's still thrilled with it hehe. Maybe that male master can use the straighteners to iron his ties? Now there's a useless gadget for the making...

laura_ac3 wrote: »

Well done again DG, delighted for you. You're really getting your mojo going. Very interested to see how you'll do after even more training behind you over the next few months/year. I hope you had a post race glass of vino instead

Thanks Laura, really since I missed Ballycotton, I have been chomping at the bit so ally's good this month, plenty of races to make up for that! I did have a couple of glasses but ran out of steam, unusually for me...I was pretty wrecked I have to say...

RedRunner wrote: »

Really enjoyed the report. Well done again:)

Thanks R and thanks to you for the support, it really helped!

Murph_D wrote: »

Brilliant run and a great account of it too. No shortage of guts. Well done again, and to your club too. Enjoy that hard won iron.

Thanks Murph...did I mention I nearly left my guts on the path around mile 7?! I have to confess, my ironing pile has halved since Monday...the old one ironed more through force of pressing down hard manually than heat transference

barryoneill50 wrote: »

Well raced and well written (or is it wrote).....

Haha thanks Barry, haven't a clue. My supervisor would tear it apart if I submitted it to him, I know that much!

Bungy Girl wrote: »

LOL, Raheny are legendary for giving out domestic appliances. I saw a (male) masters athlete with an iron tucked under his arm on Monday and a big grin on his wife's face when I congratulated him. A fair few toasters being carried away too :rolleyes:. Although I did win a pair of champagne flutes once at one of their midweek races. Maybe they can just see into your soul and select the perfect prize .....;) ?

So your soul is bubbly and effervescent and mine is crumpled and wrinkled...sounds about right!!

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Forgot to say : super report (as always). Never mind your da or your coach, we all knew you'd get the sub 70.

Haha, watch that backslapping now, the RSPP (rsp police) are on the prowl

aquinn wrote: »

What a race and a report DG, absolutely brilliant and so well deserved. Some PB and time difference from FD. Well done. x

Thanks hon, thank you

tang1 wrote: »

Well done DG, superb racing AGAIN. I went from 78.xx to 67.21 in space of 12 months over 10miles. So 65mins is more than attainable for you, you'll be running that in August at the FD 10 mile.

Thanks tang...I hadn't planned to run the FD10, but....it is tempting :rolleyes:

HelenAnne wrote: »

I think Pat Hooper usually tries to give the hair curlers / straighteners to female winners, but the irons, can openers, wine glasses, sheets etc are gender-neutral prizes from the Raheny prize cache.

I, myself, am the proud owner or several electronic can openers.

Also, fab time on Monday, Dubgal!

We should set up a swap shop thread for Raheny appliance prizes. Personally, I think they're a great idea and very much appreciated!
And thanks Helen, missed meeting you again...this anonymous internet communication is a tricky one to overcome in real life!

NetwerkErrer wrote: »

Well done DG! Cracking race and report! That progression is there for the taking if you keep the effort up, that's an awesome improvement over the last few months. I had similar improvements in the past and I've no doubt you can do the same.

I see you pipped me by a few seconds in the DCM last year!:mad::D Well done again!

Thanks NE. I think we can wipe both our marathon experiences, by all accounts yours was even worse than mine! Hopefully you're about to get to the bottom of recent hiccups and are about to take off

RedRunner wrote: »

You forgot to mention your podium finish in Cork;)

Yes, that was my next question, how did you get on?! Well done by the sound of it!

HelenAnne wrote: »

well, I did win a prize. it wouldn't normally be a winning time (44.20 for 10k - way slower per mile than all you ten-mile speedsters ) but it was a small, hilly race. I was pretty happy as with the hills (most of the first half) I was expecting to run it in about 46 mins. Not a pb, but my best 10k time since 2013, so I am happy with that. Was beaten by my husband, despite his recent 50k race! Used my prize to take us all for a nice lunch .

A win is a win is a win, you got to take them when they come along, well done! And husband...next time, 100k

w/b Mon 6 April 2015

Rest and recovery week: easy miles only

Mon 6
Brian Boru 10 mile incorporating Leinster 10 mile road ch'ship
7th lady overall, 3rd o/40 and ? Team?
PB 69:28 (see race report)
T: 12.5 miles

Tue 7
2.5 miles
Recovery run in the evening, just to ease achy muscles really. Right hamstring a bit tight but eased out as jog progressed. Tired but not wrecked.

Wed 8
5 miles
Easy effort and pace, felt surprisingly good on this. Some remnants of Monday's race but nothing too bad. Planned a 10k but lower back started to niggle after a longish hill of 1k or so, so took 'early exit route' home. Physio in the morning, it's nothing serious, just a general iron out.

Thur 9
Physio went well, sacro-iliac joint at the base of my back had been 'locking', all released and another exercise to add to the list :rolleyes: ...actually I really like lists so that's not a prob (doing them, however...) There is some inflammation in my lower back so was advised not to do any strength work for a few days...darn :rolleyes:
The usual calf torture-pinching-thing happened, theoretically leaving me all loose and uncoiled for the 2-3 *important* races over the next few weeks. (I was told this evening that the track Fit4Life mile at the end of the month is NOT a target race ie not balls out. So.un.fair.)

In the evening, ran three miles to the park for club session but as this is an RnR week, I happily paced another lady around 5k of long and gentle surges.
T 7.5miles

No word yet on Monday's team results

Senior team gold for us and silver for the men!! Well done Sli Cualann!!!

menoscemo wrote: »

I saw Sportsworld announcing their team prizes on FB earlier, so somebody knows the results!!!

Hmmmm clearly saving the best till last

Yeah, they gave KC senior silver and no masters but....teams are organised senior, o/35 and o/50 aren't they?
Our ladies team are all masters and finished 6th, 7th and 9th overall I think, surely a senior gold?

outforarun wrote: »

Hiya

I know the log-back-log feeling. Not 47 but still a fair few to catch up on, and when you're catching up on one you know the others are building up.

• There really has been a lot happening here in the last few weeks.
  
• First and foremost well done on the sub-70 and the great report that came with it.
  
• Also a tasty 3K only a few days before - maybe there's something in that?
  
• Very good 2K + 2K + 800 session in there as well.
  
• The pain stuff is great. I've a 10K TT in a week's time and I'm already starting to dread it. I will definitely give the come-on-in-you're-more-than-welcome approach a shot. It sounds too good to be true. If it does work then it might reduce some of the dread I feel ahead of races/tough sessions. I think you quoted Tunguska saying that a race is a neutral event and shouldn't create any anxiety, instead it is your perception of the race that introduces anxiety or excitement (I may have interpreted incorrectly). Right now a race is not a neutral event for me, with a race I expect a mental and physical challenge against pain and discomfort, present and anticipated. I look forward to the prospect of winning that challenge, but I don't look forward to the pain/discomfort that is involved?
  
• How do we survive until the new season of Walking Dead?
  

Hey ofar, fair play for trawling through all that! :eek: And thanks for the encouragement, really appreciate it.
I'm glad you've found the pain talk useful. My take on the 'event' is the measure of control you have over this 'inherently neutral event'. On its own, to somebody far removed from the whole 'training-for-entering-anticipating' a race, the event is far more neutral. The more closely you become involved, the greater the level of emotional investment there is...and I suppose, more to lose.

For me, the emphasis prior to a race is less on the physical discomfort and more on performance (will I do myself justice/will I fail to do what I know my body can do?) .
Both of these emphases are out of my hands until the gun goes so I suppose in the meantime I focus on the element I can do more with. For me, it's preparing mentally for running well, visualising it and reinforcing it with memories of the best training sessions I have done. I don't know, but anticipating pain might introduce all sorts of negative thoughts and trigger points. For me, it's enough to manage the pain on the day and I'd wonder if I spent any amount of time anticipating it that it wasn't a lot of energy spent on...something not worth worrying about?
What works for me is controlling how I feel about the race, rather than letting it control me.
And now, during the race, we have the tool for banishing pain and panic....;)

And yes....walking dead withdrawal symptoms :eek: lucky for me, I am a fickle creature and will soon be saying "you knaw nuthing John Snaw..."