10 Round Numbers - How Many Can You Run in 2016?

tang1 wrote: »

Can somebody be as so kind to stick me in for 19.41 on the 5k column pls? Cant edit the table from my MacBook.

Nice start tang

RacoonQueen wrote: »

OK..I'm making the call. If anyone wants to start other round numbers in other threads for separate challenges. Go ahead.

Despite there being a separate 'ladies' thread, it would be great to see some ladies who make these times whacking them into this thread.

PLEASE give some info on the race/your training/how you felt/next target etc when posting your times, so we don't end up with a boring thread of tables.

The times are:

400m - 1 minute
800m- 150 seconds
1 mile - 5 mins
3k - 10 mins
5k - 20 mins
5miles - 30 mins
10k - 40 mins
10miles - 1 hour
Half Marathon - 90 mins
Marathon - 3 hours.


Name|400m<60 secs|800m<150 seconds|1 mile<5 min|3k<10min|5k<20min|5mile<30min|10k<40m|10miles<1hr|Half Marathon<90mins|Marathon<3hrs

NAME||||||||||

All looks good, except the 5k is soft compare to the others. A sub 19 be more equal to the other standards.

Murph_D wrote: »

That's why they call it the "round numbers".

Very good point.

"OK..I'm making the call. If anyone wants to start other round numbers in other threads for separate challenges. Go ahead."
^^ quote from OP

This:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057543402
And this:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057543183

Are "separate challenges". One is confined to "ladies" and the other "open to all"...

Chivito550 wrote: »

2 tables with same targets is pointless. It appears that the 2 have been merged and titled changed to reflect that.

Ok. Cross posting maybe. Fair enough. I still object to the title. Surely the old 'survival of the fittest thread' approach be employed here?

Notwork Error wrote: »

I'm going to have a real crack at this year by at least giving every distance a shot. Finding an actual mile race could be challenging enough around here as it's all 1500m at the gradeds and championship races so might have to find one on the road. Hope to tick off at least more than half the table anyway and it would be a good enough year for me.

Normally a few on in Charlesland over the summer, BHAA sometimes include a few (not sure if I seen them last year) and I think the did have 1-2 at the DAC gradeds and up in Louth also.

Notwork Error wrote: »

I'm going to have a real crack at this year by at least giving every distance a shot. Finding an actual mile race could be challenging enough around here as it's all 1500m at the gradeds and championship races so might have to find one on the road. Hope to tick off at least more than half the table anyway and it would be a good enough year for me.

There's a some mile races in ALSAA in February and April:
http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057499371/1

Name|400m<60 secs|800m<150 seconds|1 mile<5 min|3k<10min|5k<20min|5mile<30min|10k<40m|10miles<1hr|Half Marathon<90mins|Marathon<3hrs

tang1|||||19:41|||||
pac_man|||||19:38|||||
Dubgal72|||||19:44|||||
TFBubendorfer|||||18:15||39:13|||


Depending on how it goes I might actually have a few columns filled in by the end of the year for a change.

10k was on new Year's Day, 5k was this morning. There's room for improvement on all fronts!

Name|400m<60 secs|800m<150 seconds|1 mile<5 min|3k<10min|5k<20min|5mile<30min|10k<40m|10miles<1hr|Half Marathon<90mins|Marathon<3hrs

tang1|||||19:41|||||
pac_man|||||19:38|||||
Dubgal72|||||19:44|||||
TFBubendorfer|||||18:15||39:13|||
skeleton_boy|||||||36.01|||
Krusty_Clown||||9:25|15:52|27:12||||


A mixed bag of results so far:

Raheny 5 Mile: 27:12 - Having ran 26:4x at the same race last year, I was very disappointed with this result. I didn't give myself enough time to get far enough up in the starting corral, and so started some 400-500 people back form the start. I weaved through these runners fairly quickly, but had already missed the opportunity to latch onto the groups I should have been running with, and instead ran most of the windy sections on my own and did some damage. Thankfully over the last mile, a runner pushed ahead and I latched onto him to the finish, or the result would have been even more poor.

Armagh International 5K: 15:52 - What an incredible experience. I'd advise any serious runner to head to armagh and enjoy one of the best road racing experiences you can have, whether that's as a participant or as spectator. The men's 5k race has a sub 17 minute qualification requirement, which means that the field is both fast and competitive. It';s not too often that I find myself intentionally heading to the back of the starting group, and joining an equally nervous-looking group of sub 16 minute 5k runners, wondering if we're out of our depth. Thankfully, once the gun went, I felt perfectly at home, and worked my way from last position, from group to group, and felt strong throughout. Didn't know my time until I hit the finishing straight, and was delighted to see 15:52 (just 5 seconds off my PB). Given that all of my recent efforts have been focussed on base-building (high mileage/tempo/no speed-work), I wasn't sure if I could get the legs to turn over at sub-16 pace, so was well chuffed with the result (even if my 107th place finish out of 130 runners, firmly re-established my place in this running world!). I am however self-awarding myself the masters title, as I seem to have been the only non-senior in the race. :P

Wicklow Race series 3K: 9:25 - A bit of an unusual one, as the legs have been tired since the race in Armagh just a week ago. A 35 minute split tempo session on Tuesday and being in the midst of a 100 mile week threatened to derail any plans t have a good run, but thankfully Timmaay was there to lead the charge at the fast course in Wicklow town. Timmaay forged ahead over the course of the first lap, and I took the lead for the slightly shorter second lap, and with 400 to go, I could hear his footsteps approaching. He flew past at a serious clip, putting all of his speed to good use. After 200m I closed the gap a little, but with the finish line rapidly approaching, Timmay had the strength to open a well-earned three second gap. Still, a 5 second PB in the midst of a heavy mileage week is a positive sign, particularly as I head into the more speed-oriented section of my training.

I'll be tackling the 10 mile next, then the 10K (the focus of my training), and then will hopefully have a pop at the shorter of the distances in early summer in the Dublin graded meets.

Name|400m<60 secs|800m<150 seconds|1 mile<5 min|3k<10min|5k<20min|5mile<30min|10k<40m|10miles<1hr|Half Marathon<90mins|Marathon<3hrs

tang1|||||19:41|||||
pac_man|||||19:38|||||
Dubgal72|||||19:44|||||
TFBubendorfer|||||18:15||39:13|||
skeleton_boy|||||||36.01|||
Krusty_Clown||||9:25|15:52|27:12||||
Sacksian||2:03.43|||||||||||
BeepBeep67||||9:58||||||


Chilly night, still under the weather, happy to under 10 without any real speed work.

Name|400m<60 secs|800m<150 seconds|1 mile<5 min|3k<10min|5k<20min|5mile<30min|10k<40m|10miles<1hr|Half Marathon<90mins|Marathon<3hrs

tang1|||||19:41|||||
pac_man|||||19:38|||||
Dubgal72|||||19:44|||||
TFBubendorfer|||||18:15||39:13|||
skeleton_boy|||||16.29||36.01|||
Krusty_Clown||||9:25|15:52|27:12||||
Sacksian||2:03.43|||||||||||
BeepBeep67||||9:58||||||


First PB of 2016 . Mallow 10 up next

Name|400m<60 secs|800m<150 seconds|1 mile<5 min|3k<10min|5k<20min|5mile<30min|10k<40m|10miles<1hr|Half Marathon<90mins|Marathon<3hrs

tang1|||||19:41|||||
pac_man|||||19:38|||||
Dubgal72|||||19:44|||||
TFBubendorfer|||||18:15||39:13|||
skeleton_boy|||||16.29||36.01|||
Krusty_Clown||||9:25|15:52|27:12||54:48||
Sacksian||2:03.43|||||||||||
BeepBeep67||||9:58||||||
dna_leri|56.28||||||||||||


Results from Leinster Indoors are finally in so I get my first mark on the board for this year. I stepped down to M40 to avoid splitting the M45s into 2 heats but ended up in lane 1 for my generosity. I got out hard to avoid the crush at the break after the second turn. As I crossed the line with a good lead at 200m I saw the clock turn from 25 to 26s - a bit fast.

I knew I was being caught on the second lap so kept it going as best as possible. I was working hard but finally got passed in the last 50m by another guest runner. The clock stopped for him at 55.7s so I hoped I would be under 56s as well but happy enough with 56.28 which is an indoor PB, bettered only by an once-in-a-blue-moon 55.08 outdoors. The splits were dreadful 26/30 but the last lap felt like the finish of an 800m so maybe good practice.

Next up is 800m at National Indoor Masters on March 20. Going sub 2:30 should not be a problem as long as I avoid a DQ or DNF.

After that I would like to do a mile race, but they are hard to find. I think there is an ALSAA mile on 12 April which I was hoping to do but at the moment I have a work conflict on that day. I see there are none planned for the Dublin Graded Meets - anyone know of any other mile races in the near future?

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Great result dna_leri. How did you fare in the the M45 national title race, or did you relinquish involvement by stepping down to the M40 race?

Isn't there an IMC meet in Greystones at the end of April? Not sure if there's a mile race, but it'd be a little ironic if one didn't feature as part of the meet. Also I believe (and I may be off the mark here) there may be a Wicklow race series with a mile track race (same track in Greystones), but nothing confirmed at this stage.

No national titles on the line yet, that's next week but competition will be tough.

I'll check out Greystones, thanks.