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Target Practice

Dubgal72

Hi boardsies, Ososlo (blame her) pointed me in the direction of Training Logs and suggested that I might like to add one. So here I am.

You can probably guess from the log title that I am shooting for some targets. You might also guess from my user name that I am female, with affiliations to Dublin and am aged 32. I am also not a mathematician.

Back in the 80s my 'previous life', I ran a lot for a teenager. Skip a few decades and I am again running a lot. The interim, not so much. My twenties I spent running away from running, my thirties were spent running back to running, away from running...and mostly drawing to a standstill.

In many ways, I feel like a dinosaur or like I have entered a different century in my reincarnation as a runner (ok, actually I have. Push comes to shove I have entered a new millennium...).
I only found out what a Garmin is this last August, I have no idea what VO2 max is, my HR Max is uncharted territory and I am still sketchy re aerobic and anaerobic fitness details.......
I am going to relearn how to run 'by feel/effort' (actually that's going well, slowly but well) so won't invest in a gps watch just yet. I will get a HRM and definitely buy a stopwatch. The other details I hope to fill in via you guys.

I picked up my asics last Jan and decided (cue eyeball roll) to....run the marathon. As a bucket list thing. So yeah.

I'm glad I did, me and running are back together (*violins*).

And of course the marathon bit me. In the bum and badly. 23 minute positive split anybody?! But along the way I hope I have banked some endurance and have definitely dipped my toe into the beginnings of some quality session work.

For 2015 my targets are:

5k sub 20 mins (Current 21:38)
10k as near to 40 mins as I can (None official)
10 miles as far below 75 as I can (Current 78:04)
HM 1:35. (Current 1:41:08)

Would also like a crack at the track, 800m, 1500m and 3000m for old time's sake.

All advice and suggestions very welcome, thanks in advance. Nagging 'have you done your core exercises this week??' especially welcome!

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Dubgal72

Thanks everyone. Am barely in one piece but sure I'll soldier on

Mrs Mc

Best of luck tomorrow

This Fat Girl Runs

Good luck tomorrow, A! I'll be thinking of you!

chickey2

Best of luck!

jake1970

Best of luck tomorrow A.

Singer

Kick some ass.

Younganne

Best of luck, hope your feeling 100% again

Murph_D

Good luck, have a feeling you will pull it out of the bag.

wrstan

National Champions!!!!!!!!

How does that feel?

Brilliantly done. Congratulations DG!

annapr

wrstan wrote: »

National Champions!!!!!!!!

How does that feel?

Brilliantly done. Congratulations DG!

Brilliant!! Looking forward to the report... Congrats!!!!!

Dubgal72

Thanks all! How do I feel wrstan? I have a warm, warm glow right in the middle of my sternum and a tingly buzz from head to toe. And more than slightly incredulous! That's how I feel as a national champion* :cool: So many people to thank so I'll wait until the danger of 'doing a Gwyneth' passes

* Have just got home and am doing 'a Singer'. Hic.

Ed Mc Groarty

Congratulations champ!

annapr

Now THAT is a medal to be proud of... And so well deserved. Delighted for you!!

Hope there's someone close by to catch you if you're really doing a Singer!

HelenAnne

Congratulations, great running.

Wild Garlic

I'm smiling right now. Well done to all.

This Fat Girl Runs

Congratulations! I'm so proud for you I could just burst!

<--That smiley grin ain't big enough!

Murph_D

Murph_D wrote: »

Good luck, have a feeling you will pull it out of the bag.

Looks like the crystal ball was on the money. Brilliant. Congrats!

tang1

Massive well done DG, not many National Champs on Boards!! Great to see.

jake1970

That is just fantastic.
Congratulations!

Ososlo

Fanbloodytastic! Now that is something to be proud of! Well done you! Looking forward to the drunken race report

The Muppet

Congratulation. I'm delighted for you.

hillsiderunner

Huge congratulations!

Mrs Mc

Super stuff DG looks like you're back to 100% many congrats all the hard work paying off

Singer

:cool: - fantastic!

Dubgal72 wrote: »

Have just got home and am doing 'a Singer'. Hic.

:pac:

Kennyg71

Big congrats on win today enjoy celebrations.

Neady83

Wow, so delighted and proud of you and all the hard work that you've put into earning that medal. I hope there's serious celebrations being had.

nop98

Congratulations!! You're amazing. I like the "doing a Singer" phrase. Must use that sometime.

Firedance

Whoop whoop WHOOOP!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!! that's just fanblodytastic

massive congratulations and a big hug to go along with them - you rock!

RedRunner

Congrats again A. You were flying when I saw you turn for the home straight. Great individual and team performance. You couldn't take that smile off your face . Every time I saw you afterwards you were smiling and why wouldn't you be. Well deserved! :-)

Bungy Girl

Just delighted for you and your team. What a fantastic performance and a well deserved win.