DCM 2015: Mentored Novices Thread

Jesus, that's awful news about the guy. Really shocking to hear he was so young. RIP, condolences to his family.

Sorry missed meet up, one lads I broght in was feeling non to
Good after race. Other Run bud with me seen lad that was getting
CPR and was upset. So plodded straight back to car. Really sorry
to hear he died. His family must be devastated.

Jesus, that's horrendous. I passed him on the gurney at about mile 12 or so, I think. Thoughts with his family at this extremely difficult time. He was so young.

chrislad wrote: »

Jesus, that's horrendous. I passed him on the gurney at about mile 12 or so, I think. Thoughts with his family at this extremely difficult time. He was so young.

Apparently, he collapsed at mile 13 about 10 mins before I got there so I must have seen someone else. I didn't notice any commotion near the finish so he must have gotten moved quickly. Hopefully that guy I saw at mile 12 is okay too.

[Deleted User] wrote: »

We're all so caught up in times and paces and how fast we'll get to that finish line, it's probably a good time to reflect on how important those things are in the greater scheme of things.

Goal A. Stay healthy. Stay well. Make it over the finish line. Make it home.

So true. I can't help thinking of him leaving the house this morning never for a second thinking he wouldn't make it home.

Thanks Dubgal and completely agree. I'm not going to do my report until tomorrow. It just seems so trivial now.

I purposely didn't look but one look at PJDs face said it all. Horrible.

May he rest in peace and my thoughts are with his family

Congrats to you all today on your fine runs, that is just shocking what happened to the poor fella. RIP.
Your heart just goes out to his family and friends.

Awful news. Really does put it all in perspective. Poor man and his family and friends. RIP

well done all you brave folks who participated today, and condolences to the family of the deceased man, its a solo sport in a way yet on days like today I'm sure everyone sees him as one of the team who didnt make it back in

Very sorry to hear about your friend Smashiner, I hope he'll be ok. And tragic about the poor young lad who died.

smashiner wrote: »

We are all still a bit shook up from it if I am honest, he had a lucky escape with hopefully no long term damage done. I think that today was deceptively warm/humid as I witnessed at least 3 other runners passing out on the Chesterfield Avenue and the Upper Glen Road.

Run safe,
Smashiner.

So sorry to hear about your friend Smashiner. It must have been some shock for you to see the DNF, hopefully there's no lasting damage. It's an easy mistake that any one of us here could make

It also drives home why number swapping isn't allowed.

Also so very sad to hear of the passing of the young runner, ar dheis de go raibh an anim

chrislad wrote: »

I must have passed him on mile 12 then being taken away, it was about 1,55 for me I think. . Glad to hear he's getting better. All my best to him!

Hi Chrislad,
Yes, that sounds about right as he collapsed just after I passed him out, I had no idea how much trouble he was in when I caught up with him. At the start of the race he asked me to run with him, but I said that I was minding a niggle and was going take a bit handier and I told him to trust the pacers and he would be fine.

The pacers did an amazing job yesterday as a few of my friends were in that group, but my friend who collapsed told me in the hospital that he rarely takes water with him even on a training run. In some ways he was probably lucky that after he collapsed, he had the right people around him to get him safely to the hospital, great job by the race organizers BTW, had he collapsed on a training run in a field with no one around who knows what the outcome would be......harsh lesson learned.

My friend said that he wasn't thirsty at all but his heart rate started to soar and his breathing started to become erratic and then he blacked out. Hydration is so important, I saw a lot of people crash at the DCM last year in similar warm/humid conditions....let's all learn from this and make sure that we hydrate before, during and after a run, even if we think that we are fine.

Thanks all for the kind words, I will tell him that people were asking for him and wishing him a full and speedy recovery.
Smash.

Only checked in now and shocked to hear the news about that young man.
Can't imagine how his family are coping.

I got up at about 5:30am to get the 6:20am train up! Got up to Heuston about 8:20, grabbed a porridge and banana and sat down and ate those. Met TFGR on the way out of Heuston and said a quick hello. I planned to do warm up run to the start but when I saw the shuttle bus, I got lazy, plus I was carrying a bag. Got up there and stored the back and did a slow 1 mile warm up. I got up the start of wave 3 and talked with Joe and Olwyn for a few minutes, lovely couple. I was starting with the aim of getting a sub 2. My previous two HM races were 2:27 in Ballybunnion in April and 2:11 in Limerick in May. I hadn't actually raced since then, bar the odd park run so I was a bit anxious about it.

Mile 1: 9:08

Very, very congested. Started off fine, but I had a lot of people clipping my heels and while I tried not to weave, there were a few people who clearly should have been a bit further back!

Mile 2: 9:06

Started to clear up a bit here but still a bit crowded. I still felt fairly comfortable, and was chatting with a guy from the PhoenixParkRunners club, whose name I didn't get.

Mile 3: 8:55

Passing the zoo, and I wished for an ice cream. I was getting a bit hot so glad to see the water station coming up at the end of this.

Mile 4: 9:05

This got a little congested again at the corner. Person near me took a bad hop, but some silly runner stopped and tried to pick up his water bottle. Yeah, she was being nice, but she almost sent me and a couple of others to the ground when she stopped and bent down! The guy was already back on his feet by the time she stopped so it was a bit needless. He seemed okay. I think I heard him say someone clipped his heel.

Mile 5: 9:14

Congestion again as the turn slowed things down a bit. Still feeling fairly good.

Mile 6: 9:15

Threw away my bottle in anticipation of the next water station. It was Lucozade Sport though! NOOOOOOOOOO! Grand for drinking, not so much for spraying on the head and back! Countdown to next water station commencing!

Mile 7: 9:06

Small hill but I was expecting it as I ran it in the MoRunning 10k last year. Went up the hill grand, and still felt fairly okay.

Mile 8: 9:04

Back onto the main stretch. Mentally, I knew this was a bit downhill. I was feeling a little tired, but this kept me going.

Mile 9: 8:53

Much the same. Joe was near enough to me, making bad jokes and threatening people with no wine if they finished above 2.

Mile 10: 9:01

Felt pretty good. One guy was getting tired, so tried to perk him up a bit with only 3 miles to go. Little did I know how long that would feel......

Mile 11: 9:38

Here's where it started to go all Pete Tong. Joe was trumpeting not to let him pass you. I was a good bit ahead of him so I wasn't too worried. My glutes started feeling a bit tight, and like a switch, I just couldn't keep the pace. It was either really push myself, or just pull back and not injure myself. Gong through my head was The main thing is the main thing so I pulled back. The way I was looking at it was that even if I didn't hit my 2:00:00 target, I was still well on for a pb.

Mile 12: 11:05

I was well into recovery run pace as this stage. That last drag was really tough on me and a good number of people were stop/starting around me. I pass smashes friend on the stretcher at this point, and I'm glad to hear he's on the mend. I know I sweat an awful lot when I'm doing a long distance, so I keep myself well hydrated, I could go through over a litre of water on a long run.

Mile 13: 11:05

Same as the previous mile. Just work on through it. Once I got the the intersection, I knew how far I had to go so I said I'd see if I could do anything of a sprint finish to somewhat redeem myself. I saw 2:00:00 pass on my watch, but I knew that I wouldn't be far after it, and definitely well ahead of my last one.

Mile 13.1 : 7:13

There was a bit of a sprint left in the legs! Got over the line in 2:03:29 and made a conscious effort not to look shagged for the camera! We'll see when the pictures come online!

Overall, I was a small bit disappointed (like 1%) but after talking to frash afterwards, he has the same difficulty with the last two miles that I had which made me feel a little better (sorry, frash! )

It was great to catch up with a number of ye, and thanks to TFGR for the flapjacks! Hit the spot after! I nearly spent too long talking to ye as I had a 2pm train to catch. I got the shuttle bus but traffic was so bad that I had to get off and run to the station. Legs did not appreciate that, but I did count it as my cool down so there's that. I made it onto the train at 13:59:56 according the the train clock! At least that was one target I hit!

I got PBs for 10k, 10mile, 15k, 20k and HM so it was a good day at the races! Glutes are a bit tight today so just foam rolling them and will do a short recovery run this evening. Looking ahead, it going to be a tough week!

I made a few mistakes yesterday that messed up my race a bit. I started in wave 3 between the 2:00 and 2:10 pacers. I was hoping to do around 2:05 so I reckoned that I would try to stay behind the 2:00 pacer and if I dropped back a bit it wouldn't be a problem. Off we went and I stayed with the 2:00 pacer till the first water station, I picked up a bottle but didn't drink it at that stage. I had overhydrated an needed to make an unscheduled convenience stop. When I rejoined the pacer was well ahead, I tried to catch up a bit over the next couple of miles. Around 6m I started to feel pain from my right foot (toes), at this stage I still had the 2:00 balloons in sight. As we worked our way down Chesterfield ave the pain increased and the balloons disappeared. At the turn onto Conyngham rd I noticed a red stain had appeared on my runner just where the pain was. I had slowed down a bit a this stage and the 2:10 pacer passed me at chapelizod gate. I tried to stay with them but didn't have anything left. I finished at 2:13:03. My second smallest toenail had lifted and bled quite a bit, I can only presume I didnt cut it properly or perhaps I need better socks.

1. I should have started with the slower pacer and speeded up if I had enough left towards the end
2. I shouldn't have tried to catch the 2:00 pacer after my toilet stop.
3. I need to pay more attention to my footcare and preparation.
4. Although I had taken too much liquid on board the consequences of not taking enough are far more serious than a loss of time. So I won't worry about that.

It was my first half marathon and I learned a lot.