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DCM 2015: Mentored Novices Thread
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Here's the race profile, so I'm guessing that 'Heartbreak Hill' is that one just past the 20 mile marker.Sunny Disposition wrote: »How intimidating is this Heartbreak Hill? Live up to its frightening name?
Easy peasy
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Hi Sunny D, great to have that lsr done and dusted, well done! I'm going to pass the gel talk over to meno and co. They're not something I am not too familiar with - I used them during one or two lsrs in training and on the day but that was a bit of a blur.... Anyone come across a gentle gel? What was the one you used?
You don't have to confine yourself to gels, there are other methods of refuelling too such as natural foods, jelly babies, mashed sweet potato......
Heartbreak Hill - on its own - is not that bad at all. It all depends what state you arrive at it in. The support and general carnival at this point will get you up it anyway
This year's course is different, anyone know what stage it's at this year?
As you said gels are really down to personal choice and what suits each individual. From my limited knowledge of them they probably fall into 2 main categories which are the lighter higher volume ones like High 5, Isogel, Kinetica, etc. and the smaller volume heavier gluppy one like Power Gel, Gu, etc. The lighter one are generally easier on the stomach and can be taken with little or no water. The heavier ones need to be taken with water and can be harder to digest. I am sure there are plenty of discussion on this on the main forum but on the phone so can't link any.
"Heartbreak Hill" is around mile 22 on this year's route map. Wouldn't lose too much sleep over it. When you get there just focus on baby steps one at a time and it will behind you before you know it.0 -
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Heartbreak Hill is a short, steep-ish hill (not very steep but visibly a hill)... it's not that bad, as Dubgal says there's loads of support out at that point because it's famous. Anyone running regularly in the West or even in South County Dublin will be well able for it.
What you have to be more careful of, in my (very limited) experience, is the longer 'drags' that don't look like hills but that will tire you... you can see them on the course profile.
If you've made it to 22 miles intact, you'll skip up Roebuck hill and it's (mostly) all downhill from there. 0 -
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Completed the 20M LSR this morning. 32.1km @ 6:08 min/km [20.0M @ 9:52 min/mi]
Up at daft o'clock this morning because real-life needs attention for the remainder of the weekend. :rolleyes:
A little weary of my usual routes, I decided to head to Phoenix Park to get the job done. I was on the road just before 7am and on my feet just after.
Overall, a really nice morning, sunrise was fabulous, there were plenty of other runners, plenty of wildlife to be distracted by, including a large herd(?) of deer.
I did the FD10 route first (with the S-bends instead of outside the Park), then Khyber Road towards Park Gate, back up towards Castleknock, down-and-up towards the Knockmaroon Gate, plus another small lap, to make up the distance.
Pace a little faster then it should have been, but most running was really very easy and relaxed so I wasn't too bothered at this stage.
Towards the end, there was some stomach discomfort and my right knee was seizing up a little. But other than that, it went fine.
Mile splits (darn it, I have been assimilated):
1 9:49
2 9:33
3 9:48
4 10:00
5 9:55
6 9:50
7 9:41
8 9:51
9 9:38
10 10:01
11 9:54
12 9:35
13 9:44
14 10:09
15 9:59
16 9:49
17 10:04
18 9:54
19 10:03
20 10:020 -
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Completed the 20M LSR this morning. 32.1km @ 6:08 min/km [20.0M @ 9:52 min/mi]
Up at daft o'clock this morning because real-life needs attention for the remainder of the weekend. :rolleyes:
A little weary of my usual routes, I decided to head to Phoenix Park to get the job done. I was on the road just before 7am and on my feet just after.
Overall, a really nice morning, sunrise was fabulous, there were plenty of other runners, plenty of wildlife to be distracted by, including a large herd(?) of deer.
I did the FD10 route first (with the S-bends instead of outside the Park), then Khyber Road towards Park Gate, back up towards Castleknock, down-and-up towards the Knockmaroon Gate, plus another small lap, to make up the distance.
Pace a little faster then it should have been, but most running was really very easy and relaxed so I wasn't too bothered at this stage.
Towards the end, there was some stomach discomfort and my right knee was seizing up a little. But other than that, it went fine.
Mile splits (darn it, I have been assimilated):
1 9:49
2 9:33
3 9:48
4 10:00
5 9:55
6 9:50
7 9:41
8 9:51
9 9:38
10 10:01
11 9:54
12 9:35
13 9:44
14 10:09
15 9:59
16 9:49
17 10:04
18 9:54
19 10:03
20 10:02
Another miles stone, well done, makes it seem so real now when we hit that 20 miles mark. Well done on daft o'clock too !!!0 -
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