Rotterdam Marathon 10th April '16

demfad · 01-03-2016 2:29pm

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

Yet another LSR ticked off. 31.5k picking up pace towards the end.
Great conditions for a run in Co Wicklow this morning.

That's a good run Slogger. I dont know if you've done Rotterdam before but the surface through the park on the last (10k) is generally very very good. If you have the endurance to be there in reasonable shape you'll be able to at least hold pace. Its one race where there is a nice bonus for having the endurance side of the training in order.

The Davestator · 01-03-2016 3:31pm

My training has been a disaster - one long run per week. 2 x 30 k so far. Just going to go over and enjoy it at this stage! Doing the Carlingford Half marathon this Saturday as a break from the long stuff for this week only.

Younganne · 01-03-2016 3:35pm

Got the official "Confirmation of Entry" email today with the confirmation to download for collecting bib no

#F2692 its getting very real now!!!

I'm really looking forward to this!!

Younganne · 01-03-2016 3:37pm

The Davestator wrote: »

My training has been a disaster - one long run per week. 2 x 30 k so far. Just going to go over and enjoy it at this stage! Doing the Carlingford Half marathon this Saturday as a break from the long stuff for this week only.

nothing disastrous with 2 x 30k runs!! Good luck in Carlingford, you racing it?

Firedance · 01-03-2016 3:42pm

Name Bib no
Firedance F2582
Youganne F2692
tang1 6844

The Davestator · 01-03-2016 3:43pm

Younganne wrote: »

nothing disastrous with 2 x 30k runs!! Good luck in Carlingford, you racing it?

Ha! Nope - just going to go ever so slightly faster than normal!

Had gone into this with sub 3:30 in mind, but the last two years of chasing my dreams have left me broken mentally and physically! Actually enjoying running without a goal time for a change

dublin runner · 01-03-2016 3:59pm

Firedance wrote:

Name Bib no Firedance F2582 Youganne F2692 tang1 6844 dublin runner 10762

Happy enough so far. Paces have slowed down to MP and some 10km work. Endurance is good with a far few 20+ mile runs. Hard to know but feel pretty confident.

Bohermeen next week and a 10k tbc in late March. Other than that one or two races as sessions. If I can get myself in any way fresh for Bohermeen it should provide a good indicator of form.

Firedance · 01-03-2016 4:05pm

Name Bib no
firedance F2582
youganne F2692
tang1 6844
dublin runner 10762

mbarr · 01-03-2016 4:49pm

Name Bib no
firedance F2582
youganne F2692
tang1 6844
dublin runner 10762
mbarr 9650

RacoonQueen · 01-03-2016 5:08pm

MacSwifty wrote: »

Or Unlucky!!!!

Well we got halfway there with televised match!

Slogger Jogger · 01-03-2016 7:33pm

Name Bib no
firedance F2582
youganne F2692
tang1 6844
dublin runner 10762
mbarr 9650
slogger jogger 2154

I'm pencilled in for Bohermeen too to see how the form is before the big day.

corny · 01-03-2016 8:38pm

Name Bib no
firedance F2582
youganne F2692
tang1 6844
dublin runner 10762
mbarr 9650
slogger jogger 2154
corny 9544

Someone remind me how you separate columns in the table?

Slogger Jogger · 01-03-2016 8:56pm

tab, not spaces. copy from a previous row.

corny · 01-03-2016 9:06pm

corny wrote: »

Name Bib no
firedance F2582
youganne F2692
tang1 6844
dublin runner 10762
mbarr 9650
slogger jogger 2154
corny 9544

Someone remind me how you separate columns in the table?

Thanks Slogger Jogger

Younganne · 02-03-2016 9:25am

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

Name Bib no
firedance F2582
youganne F2692
tang1 6844
dublin runner 10762
mbarr 9650
slogger jogger 2154

I'm pencilled in for Bohermeen too to see how the form is before the big day.

I'm doing Bohermeen @ MP

Firedance · 02-03-2016 9:33am

Younganne wrote: »

I'm doing Bohermeen @ MP

ooh I'll be out cheering! must organise to hook up

you too Slogger Jogger

thomas anderson. · 02-03-2016 1:37pm

Can someone stick my number on the list

7610

Please and thanks

MacSwifty · 02-03-2016 1:50pm

corny wrote: »

Name Bib no
firedance F2582
youganne F2692
tang1 6844
dublin runner 10762
mbarr 9650
slogger jogger 2154
corny 9544
MacSwifty 6973

Someone remind me how you separate columns in the table?

I hope i didn't feck it up!

Firedance · 02-03-2016 2:15pm

Name Bib no
firedance F2582
youganne F2692
tang1 6844
dublin runner 10762
mbarr 9650
slogger jogger 2154
corny 9544
MacSwifty 6973
thomas anderson 7610

martyboy48 · 03-03-2016 12:56am

Tab???? ..... 9604

mbarr · 03-03-2016 7:32am

Name Bib no
firedance F2582
youganne F2692
tang1 6844
dublin runner 10762
mbarr 9650
slogger jogger 2154
corny 9544
MacSwifty 6973
thomas anderson 7610
martyboy48 9604

Slogger Jogger · 06-03-2016 11:50am

another long run ticked off. Bohermeen half next week. Not long to go now.

Will see how I'm fixed on the day for Bohermeen, whether to give it Half Marathon race effort or something nearer to PMP

tang1 · 06-03-2016 12:22pm

Kinvara Half under the belt yesterday, although not the time I had hoped it was a great workout none the less. Next race is the BIG ONE!!

dublin runner · 06-03-2016 12:43pm

tang1 wrote:

Kinvara Half under the belt yesterday, although not the time I had hoped it was a great workout none the less. Next race is the BIG ONE!!

Half marathons mean very little in the run up, just a helpful mini-target. You'll nail it on the day.

dublin runner · 06-03-2016 12:47pm

Slogger Jogger wrote:

Will see how I'm fixed on the day for Bohermeen, whether to give it Half Marathon race effort or something nearer to PMP

Four weeks out so race it I would say. That's my plan anyway. Just make sure to recover after and play it smart.

The Davestator · 07-03-2016 9:35am

Carlingford Half Marathon on Sat - a tough enough route with hills and lots of headwind for the last 5 miles meant it was a good training run. Did it a little faster than PMP and felt ok. Beautiful scenic run too.

2 x 20 milers for the next two weeks and wing it from there!

Bawnmore_Ent. · 09-03-2016 9:01pm

Just after discovering this thread today, and spent last two hours reading all 24 pages of comments, a marathon effort in itself.

I also intended running in Rotterdam if I can stay injury free etc.

Last week was my first week back to full training after being off for 3 weeks with overtraining fatigue, extremely bad timing when training for a marathon.

So the A plan is still to get to the start line.

I hope the training is going well for everyone!!

thomas anderson. · 09-03-2016 9:49pm

First 20miler for me last Sunday totalling 55 for the week. Had some pretty tough 12milers,think I might have been dehydrated.

Can't wait for this to be over. Training has been extremely hard with the weather. Can only remember 2 days that have nice over the last 3 months.

All I want is 6 pints, 2 drops and a cigar

Rawhead · 11-03-2016 12:26pm

I know this is a long shot, but a friend of mine is desperatly looking for a race entry for this race. He has emailed the organisers already, but no joy.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The Davestator · 11-03-2016 1:59pm

Rawhead wrote: »

I know this is a long shot, but a friend of mine is desperatly looking for a race entry for this race. He has emailed the organisers already, but no joy.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Friend of mine looking to sell hers. Not sure what the rules are, but I'll PM you her number now and leave ya to it!

The Davestator · 12-03-2016 6:35pm

Crappy 20 miler today. Nice weather but found it hard towards the end. Another next week will be better hopefully

martyboy48 · 12-03-2016 11:29pm

The Davestator wrote: »

Crappy 20 miler today. Nice weather but found it hard towards the end. Another next week will be better hopefully

Don't worry about it, only 3 more weeks before we start to taper ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚

tang1 · 12-03-2016 11:34pm

martyboy48 wrote: »

Don't worry about it, only 3 more weeks before we start to taper ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚

Sure you started taper after the Donadea 50k!!!

Murph_D · 13-03-2016 7:56am

Edit:oops, I see mbarr got there first.

FBOT01 · 13-03-2016 12:44pm

Murph_D wrote: »

Name |Bib no
firedance| F2582
youganne| F2692
tang1|6844
dublin runner| 10762
mbarr |9650
slogger jogger |2154
corny |9544
MacSwifty |6973
thomas anderson |7610
martyboy48 |9604

Very poor table-building skills in here.

Good man, D. I was tempted to do the same. Do we think they will be able to add in PBs and target times all on their own

Firedance · 13-03-2016 1:20pm

FBOT01 wrote: »

Good man, D. I was tempted to do the same. Do we think they will be able to add in PBs and target times all on their own

No bostonian s allowed in here, you wanna run it for us too?? (Please!!)

RacoonQueen · 13-03-2016 1:38pm

My new plan is to bank time over the first 16 - 18 miles and then crawl home :cool::cool:

Slogger Jogger · 13-03-2016 6:13pm

Sub 1:25 for me today in Bohermeen. Decided to go faster than MP and it worked out. Happy with result and lessons learned for big day.

dublin runner · 14-03-2016 4:10pm

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

Sub 1:25 for me today in Bohermeen. Decided to go faster than MP and it worked out. Happy with result and lessons learned for big day.

Nice going. Sub 3 on the cards?

Slogger Jogger · 14-03-2016 4:43pm

dublin runner wrote: »

Nice going. Sub 3 on the cards?

That is the ambition. Everything is pointing towards that, its just the doing of it :P

paulers06 · 15-03-2016 11:13am

Fun fact from the marathon Wikipedia page...

“ The 2007 event was stopped after the three and a half hours because of extreme weather conditions; the KNMI meteorological institute described conditions as "unseasonal" and race day was the warmest ever recorded in the city for the month of April, with temperatures reaching a high of 34 °C ”

Heat is my kryptonite.

Firedance · 15-03-2016 11:16am

paulers06 wrote: »

Fun fact from the marathon Wikipedia page...

“ The 2007 event was stopped after the three and a half hours because of extreme weather conditions; the KNMI meteorological institute described conditions as "unseasonal" and race day was the warmest ever recorded in the city for the month of April, with temperatures reaching a high of 34 °C ”

Heat is my kryptonite.

yup, me too

we can't control the weather though so no point stressing about it!! If that happens my plan will be to jog around and enjoy it although if they close the course after 3 hours.......!

The Davestator · 15-03-2016 11:19am

The heat was getting to me last Saturday as it was approaching double figures:eek:

RacoonQueen · 15-03-2016 12:34pm

The Davestator wrote: »

The heat was getting to me last Saturday as it was approaching double figures:eek:

I found Sunday very warm and humid...though I had breakfast before my 'long' (long, ha!) run and I wouldn't normally do that so that could have been part of the problem.

dublin runner · 15-03-2016 12:55pm

Yeah, it can get warm. Best to prepare for it (and hope it doesn't happen!). Diet, sodium and electrolyte intake, clothing should all be prepared inadvance. Best to be prepared! There's usually a cool breeze so that does help.

It's hard coming from cold Ireland to even 18 degree weather. All you can do is be smart and prepare accordingly. Ye can't change the weather! No point worrying about it.

robinph · 15-03-2016 2:32pm

Number transfers are not permitted.

Read the forum charters.

corny · 17-03-2016 6:50pm

Have to say I've taken my eye off the prize recently. Started a new job and have a sick family member on my mind. Really hate when real life gets in the way of running:-)

Slogger Jogger · 19-03-2016 11:35am

Last long LSR for me this morning. Coach said 35k but I was happy to get 33 done. Last 1/3 done at MP and where I live its a task to find that stretch where its relatively flat to make that pace. Not easy but got the job done. Glad thats over. A confidence builder for sure. Hope you are all ticking that last LSR box this weekend okay.

snailsong · 20-03-2016 2:00pm

Last 20 miler for me this morning. Did about 15k on a bog trail and loved it. 10k race next week then taper.

tang1 · 20-03-2016 2:10pm

20 miles for me this morning along the Royal Canal, Thomastown Harbour to Mullingar and back. Last two miles @MP and felt good. Should be on the wind down from here on in, the hard work is done, it's all down to what the day gives us now.

Rotterdam Marathon 10th April '16

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