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DCM 2015: Mentored Novices Thread
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I've joined too. I upload manually every few days via USB from my Garmin watch to the Strava website, so I'm not on the fiddle if anyone's wondering why my runs are uploaded in batches
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I see the Garmin Forerunner 15 is on special offer in Argos for about €129 so I might end up getting one and doing the same as you.
The forerunner 110 can connect to a HR monitor and is only £90 on Amazon. I'd recommend it over the 15.
Will catch up properly on this thread when I'm finally back at my laptop on Sunday
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I see the Garmin Forerunner 15 is on special offer in Argos for about €129 so I might end up getting one and doing the same as you.When I started running , I used to use the Strava app on my phone, but it was a PITA. Wearing the arm band used to drive me mad, and I had to swipe the screen every time I wanted to read the app data (out on the run)
I picked up a Forerunner 10 last year. It's basic, but does what it says on the tin & is much easier than carrying a phone around. Granted, it would be great if the data uploaded automatically, but it only takes 2 minutes to do it via USB every week.Deleted User wrote: »The forerunner 110 can connect to a HR monitor and is only £90 on Amazon. I'd recommend it over the 15.
Will catch up properly on this thread when I'm finally back at my laptop on Sunday
If you have a few weeks free (or there are clear instructions how to search the thread in the first post
), this thread might be useful for those of you taking the plunge/upgrading into GPS world. 0 -
Hi swea...I mean Betty swolloxbetty swollox wrote: »What is your athletics background? Have you run before?What other sports have you taken part in and at what level?
Running on and off for the last few years.
Have you raced before? If so what are your PBs? (Date and distance please!)
Dublin Rock and Roll 1/2 2014 1:41
DCM 2014 3:58:20 last 3 miles broke my heart
Do you still need to take walk breaks in your training ? (No problem if you do)
No,
How much training do you currently do ? Distances, cross training - whatever you think is relevant to your current fitness level.
3 runs a week, varying between 8 and 10k
How many days a week can you train?
3 maybe 4 at a push. I have 3 kids under the age of 5
What do you want to achieve? Dream finishing time and realistic finishing time? Or just complete it in no specified time?
After struggling last year over the last few miles i'm hoping to prepare and finish better
Dream time 4:15. Realistic 4:30
What marathon programme are you following?
undecided welcome. Nice PBs from last year (ahem very familiar ones ). You know the score so and an extra day or two training will mean the difference between a painful and a pleasurable 26.2 miles...especially after last year's last few miles (only three?! You did well in the year of the carnage ) Do you feel ready to start the 18 week plan next week? Without more detail, it's hard to tell but you might be on the low side of mileage but if you feel your aerobic base is solid that shouldn't be a problem. Do you plan to do any of the race series or similar this year? 0 -
Tech/gadget talk....*yawn** Anyone anything to report on running headphones free this week?
*gets secret Strava account to keep an eye on ye
I dropped the headphones last year in training.. The different beats of songs really threw me and just go sick of carrying extra stuff!!
Now i just have my thoughts.. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO YOURSELF"0 -
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neilthefunkeone wrote: »I dropped the headphones last year in training.. The different beats of songs really threw me and just go sick of carrying extra stuff!!
Now i just have my thoughts.. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO YOURSELF"
Haha yeah there's a bit of that alright (I'll say nothing about slooooow down ) My easy/steady runs are my thinking time. I solve the problems of the world 0 -
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Haha yeah there's a bit of that alright (I'll say nothing about slooooow down ) My easy/steady runs are my thinking time. I solve the problems of the world
Same here, I never run with headphones. Sometimes I think I would like to as it would be a great distraction. Then again, I am never really bored, even on long runs.
Since I started keeping a log here on boards, I find myself trying to collect some little facts and figures during the run, to use in the report that evening. It is really a great distraction - it helps focus the mind.
That, and coming up with Nobel-price winning ideas. Pity is that I can never really remember anything when I get home! 0 -
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Hi swea...I mean Betty swollox welcome. Nice PBs from last year (ahem very familiar ones ). You know the score so and an extra day or two training will mean the difference between a painful and a pleasurable 26.2 miles...especially after last year's last few miles (only three?! You did well in the year of the carnage ) Do you feel ready to start the 18 week plan next week? Without more detail, it's hard to tell but you might be on the low side of mileage but if you feel your aerobic base is solid that shouldn't be a problem. Do you plan to do any of the race series or similar this year?
ah yes last years carnage i thought i was the only one who felt that. I remember bodies falling everywhere, i was feeling ok until about 20 miles, luckily my wife and kids where at the 20 mile marker so i had to make it look like i was ok. when i hit the stillorgan road my legs basically told me to f*** o**. i know it may be a cliche but without the amazing support of the dublin crowd i may be still out there now .
i think i'm ready for the 18 week plan just need to pick one, whet would you recommend. last years training was all over the place and i missed several long runs. My saving grace was running the athlone 3/4 a few weeks before. This year i want to stick to a plan. I've signed up for the race series and rock and roll half and depending on how things are going i may do athlone 3/4 again.0 -
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This Fat Girl Runs wrote: »Just in from a 5 mile run, slower than usual as my shoes felt slippery on the wet pavement. Going to have to do something about that!
Anyway, I got home and my roommate was using the kitchen and only just finished, it's 8.40pm...is it too late to bother with dinner? What would you guys do? I've nothing 'easy' to eat, I'd have to cook everything etc which means I wouldn't eat until after 9.
It's a great day if I get a dinner into me before 9pm!
Do you have eggs? It'd take five minutes to knock together scrambled eggs. Organisation and planning ahead is key when you're training hard 0 -
If you run DCM with headphones, or indeed any other race, I will disown you you are probably being a nuisance to every runner around you :rolleyes: Think of it as another piece in the puzzleI have run both with and without headphones. I know I'm very bold but I prefer to run with.
My issue is that the breathing of other people in races really puts me off, especially if they sound in distress, it really throws me.
So Toulouse, which would you rather be, disowned or a nuisance?
Seriously, you should use that annoying breathing to your advantage. That person is suffering...you, however, are not! (Not as much as them anyway...) Reel them in and pass them out: "sayonara sucker" 0 -
What is your athletics background? Have you run before?What other sports have you taken part in and at what level?
Running on and off. Mainly just for the marathon to keep fit. Each year I've run I've gotten lazier so need motivation.
Have you raced before? If so what are your PBs? (Date and distance please!)
DCM 2012 4:10:00
DCM 2013 4:14:00
DCM 2014 4:49:00
As you can see the times have gotten worse so want to do a great time this year.
Do you still need to take walk breaks in your training ? (No problem if you do)
No,
How much training do you currently do ? Distances, cross training - whatever you think is relevant to your current fitness level.
Whenever I feel like it. One a week
How many days a week can you train?
4-5 days
What do you want to achieve? Dream finishing time and realistic finishing time? Or just complete it in no specified time?
Dream time 3:44:59 Goal time 4:00 Realistic 4:05
What marathon programme are you following?
Boards Training Plan
Hi NoelJ, welcome to the thread. You really sold yourself there I'm presuming you've been building a base of more than 'whenever you feel like it/once a week' up to now? You possibly have some aerobic base from previous years but it's a diminishing return: the less you top it up, the less you'll get back.... What training plan did you use in previous years? 0 -
Yes, distraction certainly has a place. At the same time, it's worth setting an alarm at regular intervals as a reminder to do a form and body-gauge check.I do like to run without headphones, it does allow me to focus on my breathing and my form, but its also nice to just break away from "constantly being connected" from one form or another.
Occasionally when I'm running on my own, I listen to a talkshows like RTE 1 on a Sunday morning or "Game On" on 2FM. For me, it really distracts me on long runs and before I know it I'm a few miles in.
Haha yeah meant to say, I never remember mine eitherSame here, I never run with headphones. Sometimes I think I would like to as it would be a great distraction. Then again, I am never really bored, even on long runs.
Since I started keeping a log here on boards, I find myself trying to collect some little facts and figures during the run, to use in the report that evening. It is really a great distraction - it helps focus the mind.
That, and coming up with Nobel-price winning ideas. Pity is that I can never really remember anything when I get home!I gave up on headphones early last year, I was finding it hard to get into a rhythm while listening to music, I tended to speed up or slow down depending on what song came on.
I listen to my breathing and the birds now when I run. I find a lot of runners with headphones have terrible breathing, although I find most runners in local runs have terrible breathing anyway.
Note to self: Avoid Ronan's local runs :eek: 0 -
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