DCM 2015: Mentored Novices Thread

Dubgal72 wrote: »

Hi JacEim, you had loads in the tank on Monday so providing you recover well this month and follow a structured 10 mile plan, I'd say go for sub 70. You're going to capitalise on your post marathon fitness while also improving steadily anyway between now and March anyway.

Consistency and structure. Go for it

Ps what calculator?
Pps imo, Jack Daniels is better for calculating training paces. Well, that's my coach's opinion really....

Thanks
I was just using Mcmillan.
I think the VDOT tools have me at 71mins based off my 4M time... but considering I wasn't training for speed work at all then this should be achievable ?

Dubgal72 wrote: »

Definitely. You are currently in much better shape than I was at the same stage last year. I did 69:2x in April off no specific training. I'd say you could end up in 67:xx shape by March and that's being a little conservative.

Ah Now... this is the kind of stuff I expect from Clearlier, not my voice of reason
Thanks for the vote of confidence!!

diego_b wrote: »

How are people feeling?

Someone said to me there that they hoped my recovery was going well, I said with how I feel today I wouldn't actually know I did a marathon this day last week. Since Saturday I have feeling pretty fine with all stiffness now gone thankfully!
My knee I would say is in the high 90s but obviously not been running on it since last Monday but my quads hurt a lot more than it.
Another week off for me and will ease back into it then with an easy run or two before I go back to the physio. Would love to go for a run but will do what I'm told.

Also thinking about that Ballycotton 10 miler, a few people have recommended it to me but we'll see.

Feeling the same, like I never ran a marathon at all.

Mentally though am in a real funk and struggling to get out of it!

Will be going for very easy 15-20 minute jogs starting Wednesday. Hopefully that will help!

chrislad wrote: »

I went out for 2.5 on Saturday and it was tough, in that I wasn't in pain, but the effort levels were much higher than they should have been. I might go out Wednesday.

I'm hoping to do the Ballycotton 10 mile too!

Sounds like a novices event coming together!! :D

This Fat Girl Runs wrote: »

Feeling the same, like I never ran a marathon at all.

Mentally though am in a real funk and struggling to get out of it!

Will be going for very easy 15-20 minute jogs starting Wednesday. Hopefully that will help!

Put gear on
Get out of house
Run Free!!

Simples :D

This Fat Girl Runs wrote: »

Feeling the same, like I never ran a marathon at all.

Mentally though am in a real funk and struggling to get out of it!

Will be going for very easy 15-20 minute jogs starting Wednesday. Hopefully that will help!

I think that's understandable really as it was such a high, I had a few days off work after it and then was very busy for the rest of the week with a wedding on Saturday so not really had too much time to miss running yet.

Definitely getting out as that was your routine for over half the year if even for a walk would be something good I think. I'd recommend a coastal route if you can, sea air sort you right out!

Deleted User wrote: »

I've made a little enquiry about a house in youghal that my parents stay in during the summer to see if it would be available for the first weekend in March

Interesting. Thankfully, I'm within easy driving distance

Also, thanks very much for the little memento. Lovely gesture

Did the ballycotton10 last year and loved it cherish my ballycotton mug none of this tshirt and medal stuff in Ballycotton you get a mug for finishing. Course is lovely locals are all out supporting and it finishes back in the village. Be warned you get in a queue for on line as entry is restricted so if you are doing it you will need to sign up on the day and wait your turn. As regards how recovery is going did find myself at a bit of a loose end this weekend with no running to do. Volunteered at St Annes park run Saturday and met chops and PJD all of us sporting our dcm tops of course. Definately hitting post marathon blues. Signed up for jingle bells 5 km. went out for a very slow 3 miles sunday was surprised how sore the legs still were for the first miles but they loosened out. Going for sports massage tonight. Hope everyone else's recovery is going well. Did we really do a marathon last week

This might interest some here. From the Ballycotton 10 Facebook page:

"Ballycotton 10 2016 - Entry Procedure
ENTRY PROCEDURE FOR BALLYCOTTON ‘10’ ROAD RACE 2016
The following is the entry procedure for next year’s Ballycotton ’10’ which will take place on Sunday March 6th. Once again, numbers are limited and there will be a combination of online and postal entries, as follows:
1) Online entries will open on Tuesday December 8th at 2pm, when the first 1,000 will be accepted. At 8pm the same evening a further 1,000 will be accepted, making an initial online total of 2,000.
2) For Athletics Ireland and Athletics Northern Ireland affiliated members plus those who ran the four races in the Ballycotton Summer Series 2015, along with those living overseas, an additional online facility will open on Wednesday December 9th at 10am until midnight on Friday December 11th.
3) Postal entries: A PDF copy of the entry form will be published on the Ballycotton website on the evening of Friday December 11th, and will also be available in the usual local outlets.
All club and Summer Series entrants (see above) and overseas will be accepted by post up to and including Thursday December 17th.The first 200 non-club entries to arrive by post will be also be added to the above.
4) As usual, a limited number of elite entries will be available nearer the date.
Entry fee for the 2016 race is again €15 (plus booking fee of €1.05, if entering online)."

I haven't recovered as quickly as some of you guys on here. There is still a little soreness in the leg muscles. I was hoping to do a couple of miles today but took the advice available on this thread and said I will wait until all muscle soreness is gone. Went for a swim instead. I'll see how I am tomorrow and hopefully I'll be okay to do a couple of miles. Can't wait to get back to running.

The more experienced here will correct me if I'm wrong but while you may feel pretty decent now, your muscles are still recovering deep down on a cellular level and you don't want to disrupt that. By all means go for a run, but keep it quite easy. Keep the blood flow up but don't stress things. As was mentioned before, 1 day for every hard mile raced, so thats 26days of easy stuff.

Anyway, you've all just run a marathon, get out, enjoy the weather (hot or cold as it may be where you live) and run because you enjoy it rather than having to run because the plan says so.

Remember, it really wasn't that long ago when 5k or 10k seemed like a loooong way to run.

denis b wrote: »

Got out for an easy 5km this morning. Legs are working fine and I re-connected with my leg muscle groups. A little residual tiredness and stiffness there but it eased out nicely. Felt tired later in the day and am putting it down to the run and a need to get more sleep.

That describes my easy 3M on Sunday just about perfect! Keep those miles easy, folks, for a week or two still.

Dubgal72 wrote: »

In a week or 10 days, you can start the Graduates of DCM 2015 thread. I volunteer nop to get this up and running round about the 20th, that ok N?!
I have a very experienced graduate mentor for you guys, you are in great hands, really great hands. Very excited about this!

So when the new thread is started, you can get to know each other (you already do a bit ) and start your new programmes in December. Deal?!

Thanks DG - I'd be delighted to get it going. :cool: