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Goals for 2018?

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  • #152
    Duanington
    Registered Users Posts: 2,984 ✭✭✭Duanington


    OOnegative wrote: »
    What about the red meat bit D?

    ha ha ha - I'm all over that one B!


  • #153
    Peterx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,118 ✭✭✭Peterx


    Peterx wrote: »
    3 or 4 runs a week, every week (starting next week :) )

    Win an IMRA race - hopefully the College Champs in my last year of night classes

    Beat my fecking age to the top at Slieve Donard - that should be getting easier at least!

    Sub 17 Parkrun

    3/4 runs a week - no
    IMRA win - no, and didn't make startline for College Champs
    Slieve Donard - no, I was well off, missed by about 3 minutes
    Nowhere near a sub 17 parkrun

    More positively the summer is back, I am relatively uninjured and will get fitter the longer I stay uninjured and so a sneaky win on a quiet IMRA race is still possible.


  • #154
    Testosterscone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Testosterscone


    Testosterscone wrote: »
    Realize I missed this last year. Gonna try and approach this as a performance review and something specific enough that it is measurable

    Mileage - 3000 (This year to date - 3055)
    Simple fact that this is a target is with a new baby come April maintaining mileage will be sign that I have managed it well

    Tracking as 140 miles behind of target

    Performance
    - PB's - 10k, HM, Marathon - (current PBs: 34.10/1.16.01/2.43.01)
    Bronze - 1% improvement,
    Silver - 2% improvement,
    Gold - 5% improvement

    Silver Target for HM with 1.14.48 PB

    Competition
    - 2 Championships gold medals (Dublin/Leinster/All Ireland) - (Currently 1 from 2017)
    - Top 10 Dublin Intermediate XC (Best previous performances - 11th, 13th)

    1 team gold Achieved so far and an individual bronze

    Coaching
    - 24 PB's achieved (from 11 athletes)
    Achieved - 29 PB's to date

    - 3 >5% improvement PB's (largest in 2017 - 17.5%/10 min over 10k)

    Currently 2 - 11% and 7% improvements and a 3% as next best

    - 2 CountyProvincial/National Championship medals ( 2 achieved in 2017)

    Achieved - 1 National medal/1 Provincial

    - 1 Outright Podium Finish (1 Race win in 2017)
    3rd Place Outright

    Half year update


  • #155
    RayCun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    RayCun wrote: »
    sub 2:49 in Rotterdam

    (which requires doing a fair amount of consistent training before then, which means not getting injured, which means maintaining/improving S&C)

    will decide goals for the second half of the year after that one

    :o

    So, second half of the year goals will be very similar to first half of the year goals -

    sub 2:49 in Dublin

    along the way...

    Track 5k - plan is to stick with the 17:30 pacer until about 500m to go, should scrape under 17:24

    Mullingar 10 mile - PB is 61:16, should be much closer to 60 but I doubt I'll get under the hour

    Tullamore half - PB is 81:28, again should be closer to 80 but I expect to be on the wrong side of it

    Blessington 10k - run all the way :pac:


  • #156
    healy1835
    Registered Users Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭healy1835


    healy1835 wrote: »
    Main goal is sub 3 Marathon in Rotterdam. PB 3:15:26

    After that I reckon (hope) almost all of my PBs are there for the taking.

    5k: Sub 18. Will actually have to run a 5k race for the first time to do this obviously, 18:58 PB from my solitary Parkrun in 2016.

    5m: Sub 30. 30:55 PB from Raheny just gone. Reckon this is there for me right now, hopefully going to run Ferrycarraig 5 in the New Year and knock this off the list.

    10k: Sub 37. Ran a 37:52 10k split in a 12k race a couple of weeks back. 37 seems the next logical step.

    10m: Sub 62. Running Trim in Feb so will have a rattle there first. PB of 65:55 is pretty soft.

    Half: Sub 1:24 Would hope to go lower but that's a number that hits a lot of targets for me. PB of 1:25:55 from Tullamore this year when I had an iffy enough day at office.

    Looking at reassessing goals for the second half of the year here.....really hungover from a stag in Edinburgh so just putting runners on in the next 24hrs is my first goal, but I might as well decide on a couple more :)

    Have ran a 2:59 marathon, 1:22 half, & a couple of sub 30 5milers this year so that's a few ticked off already. So for the rest of the year, in order of importance, i will try to.....

    *Run a PB in DCM, by how much I'm not sure, but I know that with a good block I can take another bit off my time from Limerick.

    *Sub 1:22 half, probably the race series half will be my crack at it.

    I'll probably get a 10 miler and 10k in before Dublin too, but the top two are the main priorities. Running the night of the Irish PBs so will hopefully run a decent time there but I've no lofty expectations for that at this moment in time. But first things first, need to get those runners back on.....


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  • #157
    Swashbuckler
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    Sub 37 10k
    Achieved. 36.05 in Ennis.

    Sub 1.30 HM
    Achieved. 1.21.44 in Limerick

    Maybe run DCM?
    Decided against running DCM.

    Win a parkrun.
    May not bother trying this.

    Sub 18 5k
    Achieved. 17.42 and 17.36 in June.

    Sub 30 5M.
    May well happen! The club are supporting a 5M in August which I completely forgot about so might have a crack at it there. I've run sub 30 five miles in a 10k so it's a meaningless goal at this stage.

    What a great first half to the year. So I guess I need a new set of goals for the second half.

    1.20.xx in Charleville HM. Tempted to say sub 1.20 but we'll see.
    Repeat sub 36.30 in Killarney 10k.
    Run XC - no specific goals as I have no clue what to expect.

    The 10k goal might seem soft but I want to be consistent as opposed to running pbs all the time.
    Not sure what's gonna happen with the 5k. We'll see with that one too.


  • #158
    Jakey Rolling
    Registered Users Posts: 944 ✭✭✭Jakey Rolling


    Jakey Rolling wrote: »
    1) Get past the 100 mile mark at Belfast 24hr
    2) Sub 10:00 for 100k (currently 10:37) . Probably Spartans Way in April

    That's it for 2018.

    I have to try not to get distracted by the shorter races and keep my training mileage up.
    All going well, I might have a crack at my Marathon PB (3:27) in the Autumn.


    So, didn't quite make either of my targets.

    Finished Spartans Way 100k in 10h:10m, seemed to be a couple of km short though my GPS gave up around 90km. Happy that I felt strong off of minimal training and plugged away on the return leg into the wind, it was worth sub-10 in my head anyway!

    Belfast 24 I was well up on target with 108km at 12 hours, but my body gave out. First an adductor muscle seized up which laid me up for the best part of 2 hours. Got in another 30 km before I developed severe shin pain. I figured the extra few km weren't worth the possible damage so called it a day at 144km. (Turned out that was anterior compartment syndrome and is just pain free now after a week's rest)

    Not too disappointed, and glad that I got through training without injury for once.
    If time allows I'll be having another crack at these, otherwise it's back to the shorter stuff for next year.

    100412.2526@compuserve.com



  • #159
    sutrra
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    sutrra wrote: »
    Limerick, Belfast and Dublin Marathons. 100 Miles of Istria (green route), Mourne Way Marathon, Kerry Ultralite, and at the end of the year hopefully break the 11.05 time from last year Raw Ultra WW.
    .
    Started and Finished Istria with a Fever , and losed almost one hour at the Aid Stations, Limerick and Belfast Marathons did like some kind of long runs, and at the end was very happy with how did the Mourne Way Marathon 50 miler managed to finish, in the last 10k passed 6 people that runned the Ultra so it was a nice feeling that after 10 hours of running there is still energy to push the pace .


  • #160
    Enduro
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    Jakey Rolling wrote: »
    Belfast 24 I was well up on target with 108km at 12 hours, but my body gave out.

    Given your 100km time (which to my mind was your tougher target), I reckon your pacing was excellent there, and you would have sailed past your 100 mile target with tons to spare.

    Recover well, and with another year's training behind you hopefully the resulting improved resilience will convert that potential into reality.


  • #161
    OOnegative
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    OOnegative wrote: »
    We just have over a week left in 2017, time to see what goals lay ahead for folks in 2018? Will get the ball rolling i suppose:

    1. 1.25 Half marathon at CPC Loop Den Haag in March.
    2. Stay injury free once more.
    3. Improve 5k/10k PB's.
    4. And for the season that's in it, a surprise please.

    Wishing everyone a very fruitful running year in 2018.


    Just update this, ran a marathon PB in Koln 9 days ago, have improved the following PB's this year:


    10k: 40.54 to 38.46 - a 2min 8secs improvement.
    Half Marathon: 1.31.39 to 1.26.11 - a 5min 28secs improvement.
    Marathon: 3.20.32 to 3.15.10 - a 5min 22secs improvement.


    Time to hang the runners up now till 2019:P:P:P.


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  • #162
    adrian522
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    adrian522 wrote: »
    Can we just assume no one wants to get injured and get to the actual goals? :D

    I'm being punished for posting this. Karma etc...:mad:


  • #163
    ReeReeG
    Registered Users Posts: 1,761 ✭✭✭ReeReeG


    ReeReeG wrote: »
    1 Mile: 6:45 (current PB 7:07)
    5k: 21:xx (current PB 23:29)
    5 Mile: 37:xx (current PB 43:03)
    10k: Sub 45 but this will be latter part of 2018 I think (Current PB 47:38)
    10 mile: 1:20:xx (Current PB 1:30:xx)
    1/2 marathon: 1:50:xx (Current PB 2:01:xx)
    Marathon: To complete my first :)
    Completely forgot I had put these here... laughing at my absolute notions for 5k and 10k goals. Think I got confused between 2018 and 2020 maybe :p 
    Updates so:
    5k: 21:xx (current PB 23:29)    22:48 in parkrun Oct 2018, haven't done an actual 5k race this year
    5 Mile: 37:xx (current PB 43:03)   37:39 Raheny Jan 2018
    10k: Sub 45 but this will be latter part of 2018 I think (Current PB 47:38) only 10k to date this year was a DNF
    10 mile: 1:20:xx (Current PB 1:30:xx) 1.19.47 Sept 2018
    1/2 marathon: 1:50:xx (Current PB 2:01:xx) 1.46.54 March 2018
    Marathon: To complete my first :) Completed May 2018... and hopefully completing a second in less than 2 weeks!


  • #164
    TheBigGreen
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    Update...
    TheBigGreen wrote: »
    1. 5k - sub 18 (currently 18:10) 17:58
    2. 10k - sub 38 (currently 39:31) Same
    3. 10 miler - sub 1:05 (currently 1:06:14) 1:05:13
    4. Half - sub 1:28 (currently 1:28:56) 1:27:54
    5. Marathon - sub 3:30 (currently 3:42:30) DCM next
    6. Run 1800 miles Currently at 1784 miles


  • #165
    AuldManKing
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    AuldManKing wrote: »
    Goals for 2018.

    5k: beat 17:38
    Park Run: Run (at least)1 Park Run under 18 mins

    10k: Sub 36 (PB 36:09)

    10m: 60.xxmins (PB 62:xx)

    HM: 79:xx

    Mara - TBD (....Don't cramp??)

    My 5m race last year in Dunboyne was one of my favourite personal performances of last year - 28:5x - matching that or beating it would be a bonus.


    oh yes, maybe get a job at some stage after Jan 31st! :)

    Set a 5k PB - 17.25 & Got a Job.

    Disappointed with my HM performance (Bohermeen) - A 10m PB in Trim but at a slower time than target - while weather conditions (Too warm) hindered the 5m & 10k ambitions.

    Lets see what DCM brings for the Marathon.


  • #166
    djemba djemba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭djemba djemba


    djemba djemba wrote: »
    1) Carryover from last year, break 60 minutes for 10 miles.
    2) Cork half marathon. Have done it a few times before but never as a target race. Current pb is 1.21.00.
    3) Marathon in Eindhoven in October.
    4) One race every month

    Also get married.

    As I have my feet up at the moment after the marathon, I will update my Goals.

    1) still not achieved. Pb this year at the kilcock 10 from 10 in August by 2 seconds but still work to do.

    2) cork half was grand. A head cold around the race weekend didn't help.

    3) marathon was in Frankfurt instead of Eindhoven. Pb was 2.53.06 it's now 2.47.22. Frankfurt was the same day as Dublin so great to be on the same training/ race schedule as the lads I train with.

    4) not achieved. March/April were missed.

    Got married in February so achieved that goal. I will leave it up to your own discretion as to where that was on the goal list. ðŸ˜႒


  • #167
    MisterDrak
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    MisterDrak wrote: »
    1M - National Road relays. Need to get picked for this, and if I do run drag this old body to a sub 5:35.
    5K - Sub 19:30. Probably Fr Collins Parkrun
    5M - Always give the Raheny 5 a good blast, Aim for sub 33
    10K - Only really the Fingal and Dunsaughlin for this. Anything sub 40
    10M - Battle of Clontarf in April, Sub 68 or Race series (Aug) sub 67
    Half - Sub 1:30 R&R or Race Series. Sub 1:32 in Strawberry (Hilly F*er)

    General -
    2-3 XC's masters - Just finish strong...
    Top 3 (Division 2 - Winter League).
    2 Races in the sun somewhere.
    6-7 different Parkrun's around the country.

    Lost out to injury for the majority of 2018 unfortunately, and what a summer not to be running :mad:

    Of the above Goals:-

    Road Relays, managed to get picked for the M50 A team, and bag a team National Silver. The mile split was around 5:42 for just over the mile.

    5K - Again the injury sustained on the road relays put pay to any PB aspirations. But best Parkrun of the year was last Saturday and a 20:48. A 20:30 by Xmas ?

    10K - Missed the few over the summer.

    10M - Battle of Clontarf, - 69:29, and got a Dublin M50 Team silver. Mainly earned by a great run by Martin.

    Half - None. Doing the Clontarf half this Saturday 17th . Again the lack of running will hamper any fast time here. Anything sub 1:40 will be great.

    Generally a poor year with the sustained Achilles problems. Looking forward to a solid training block over the winter, to come back strong next year...


  • #168
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    squinn2912 wrote: »
    2:55 marathon ultimate goal. Will try in may and again in dcm if unsuccessful.
    2017 yielded a sum total of zero races dude to inward growing verruca, no running for 4 months.
    2018 will be different. In spring I want to do 3 HM and the 2:55 then reassess for autumn.
    10k sub 37
    10m sub 60
    HM sub 1:23
    Would be delighted to get pbs

    2018 ended up a much better year.
    10k - 38 something. In March haven’t done one since.
    10m - didn’t race the distance
    HM - 1:23:13 on a climby Dublin Rock n Roll course pb
    Marathon - 2:54:59. Huge performance but more in me


  • #169
    Classic21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 133 ✭✭Classic21


    Classic21 wrote: »
    Distance|Current PB|Target
    Marathon| 3:16:56|3:09:59
    Half|1:26:46|1:24:59
    10 Miles|68:45|66:00
    10k|39:35|38:00
    5K|18:46|18:00

    Marathon - 3:08:32, achieved goal but can do better
    Half - 1:23:40, best performance of the year
    10 mile - 65:15 in a race but covered the distance quicker in the half marathon
    10k - 38:45, a PB but the only distance I raced where I didn’t achieve my goal for the year
    5K - didn’t race this distance

    I realised that 5k & 10k are the hardest goal times to meet, maybe 2019 and a realistic attempt at sub 3!


  • #170
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    Classic21 wrote: »
    Marathon - 3:08:32, achieved goal but can do better
    Half - 1:23:40, best performance of the year
    10 mile - 65:15 in a race but covered the distance quicker in the half marathon
    10k - 38:45, a PB but the only distance I raced where I didn’t achieve my goal for the year
    5K - didn’t race this distance

    I realised that 5k & 10k are the hardest goal times to meet, maybe 2019 and a realistic attempt at sub 3!

    Great running. Marathon and 10m stick out a bit I’d be interested to know if there was anything up like a head cold or niggle? Your half and 10k show there’s more than enough there for a sub3


  • #171
    Classic21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 133 ✭✭Classic21


    squinn2912 wrote: »
    Great running. Marathon and 10m stick out a bit I’d be interested to know if there was anything up like a head cold or niggle? Your half and 10k show there’s more than enough there for a sub3

    Thanks squinn, I followed your marathon build up with great interest and I was delighted to see you get your time.
    My 10m was at the start of the year so I’m ok with that time from then but there is scope to improve.
    For the marathon I have no proper reason, I got to 21 miles on 3hr pace but faded badly. Looking back at training cycle maybe not enough long runs or hilly training but I can’t put my finger on it yet. I pulled up 10 days out during my last hard run with a pain in my hip/glute. I had a 2 mile walk home but I was ok by race day.
    My half was in charleville so maybe this is a skewed time as it is such a quick course


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  • #172
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    Classic21 wrote: »
    Thanks squinn, I followed your marathon build up with great interest and I was delighted to see you get your time.
    My 10m was at the start of the year so I’m ok with that time from then but there is scope to improve.
    For the marathon I have no proper reason, I got to 21 miles on 3hr pace but faded badly. Looking back at training cycle maybe not enough long runs or hilly training but I can’t put my finger on it yet. I pulled up 10 days out during my last hard run with a pain in my hip/glute. I had a 2 mile walk home but I was ok by race day.
    My half was in charleville so maybe this is a skewed time as it is such a quick course

    Thanks very much glad you found it useful. I would blog but I don’t know how and think people hear enough of my bs!! Regardless of that course your time suggests it’s in you no bother. Did you stay with the pacers? I thought they flew during the section 6-10 miles.


  • #173
    Classic21
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 133 ✭✭Classic21


    squinn2912 wrote: »
    Thanks very much glad you found it useful. I would blog but I don’t know how and think people hear enough of my bs!! Regardless of that course your time suggests it’s in you no bother. Did you stay with the pacers? I thought they flew during the section 6-10 miles.

    Don’t rule out the blog, a lot of people are interested in training schedules and would be hoping to pick up a nugget or two.
    I stayed with the pacers until mile 21 and then there was a sharp drop in pace. There were a few quick miles around 6 - 10 but I was happy with the pacers on the day. I think I need to work on stamina and get more used to running hard when it hurts, more races might help


  • #174
    Kellygirl
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    Kellygirl wrote: »
    1) Parkrun sub 25 mins
    2) HM sub 2 hours (pb 2:03:55)
    3) Full Marathon - 4:05. May not be realistic as pb is 4:20:05 and I’m not even sure if I’ll get to do a marathon in 2018 - I would be very happy with 4:10 or even 4:15 as long as I get to actually do one.

    1) 5km pb of 24:45 achieved last night - can’t remember why I wrote Parkrun as opposed to 5km though I’ll try do it at Parkrun before the year is out too if I can get there.

    2) HM sub 2 - achieved in Killarney on 28th July. 1:58:44

    3) 4:05 Marathon - didn’t get as much as a pb in either of the two marathons I did (Cork and Dublin) but happy I got the first two goals at least. Two out of three ain’t bad ...

    Anyway, hoping to annihilate those pbs next year.


  • #175
    RayCun
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    RayCun wrote: »
    sub 2:49 in Dublin

    along the way...

    Track 5k - plan is to stick with the 17:30 pacer until about 500m to go, should scrape under 17:24

    Mullingar 10 mile - PB is 61:16, should be much closer to 60 but I doubt I'll get under the hour

    Tullamore half - PB is 81:28, again should be closer to 80 but I expect to be on the wrong side of it

    Blessington 10k - run all the way :pac:

    jaysus :pac:

    marathon - sub 2:50 was ruled out well before the marathon. Changed to a goal of 2:52, didn't get that either. Ten second PB!

    5k - DNF on the track, haven't raced one since

    10 mile - a minute slower than PB

    Half - a minute slower than PB

    10k - ran the whole thing! :D
    (slowly :o )

    there's always next year...


  • #176
    skyblue46
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    skyblue46 wrote: »
    1. Sub 20 5k even if I have to wait until Jingle Bells
    2. Hopefully get through S&C in one piece, stay injury free and notice the benefits
    3. 1.35 for a half
    4. 1:09:59 for 10 miles
    5. Keep enjoying running as much as I have been.

    Happy Christmas to all, hope ye have a ball :)

    1. Got it twice in May. 19:28 and 19:12. BHAA Bristol Myers Squibb and the Bob Heffernan. Haven't run one since. I'll have another lash at Jingle Bells.

    2. Couldn't do it...boredom and DOMS melted my head.

    3. Again 2 from 2. Delighted with 1:34:12 in Bohermeen. Disgusted with 1:33:20 in Ratoath half.

    4. 68:02 in Kilcock 10 from 10.


  • #177
    squinn2912
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    Classic21 wrote: »
    Don’t rule out the blog, a lot of people are interested in training schedules and would be hoping to pick up a nugget or two.
    I stayed with the pacers until mile 21 and then there was a sharp drop in pace. There were a few quick miles around 6 - 10 but I was happy with the pacers on the day. I think I need to work on stamina and get more used to running hard when it hurts, more races might help

    Haha I'll have to figure out how to do one. Sounds a bit too organised for me, I seem to prefer an odd contribution here and there. It's good to talk though!
    I was worried I didn't have enough races in me but I found I had loads for Dublin. What sort of miles were you doing each week?


  • #178
    Classic21
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    squinn2912 wrote: »
    I was worried I didn't have enough races in me but I found I had loads for Dublin. What sort of miles were you doing each week?

    I averaged high 50s, maxed out at about 75miles. I started proper training in late August and had one or two low mileage (about 40) weeks due to work trips


  • #179
    ariana`
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    ariana` wrote: »

    5k: Current 24:36, goal 23:59
    10k: Current 52:12, goal 50:xx
    10m: Current 1:30:50, goal 1:29:xx
    HM: Current 2:09:25, goal 1:59:59
    Marathon, Current 4:37:06, goal - no plans to run another in 2018 (famous last words :P)

    And of course all the other less quantifiable but equally as important goals such as keeping the enjoyment factor.

    Achieved all of them - some of them might have been a bit soft in hindsight but i genuinely didn't think so when i set them :cool:

    5k (sub 24) - new pb 23:33 in May (another 23:3x in June and at least one sub 24 park run in the first half of the year)
    10k (sub 51) - ran 49:48 in June in my only 10k race this year
    10m (sub 90) - 86:xx in March and 87:xx in July
    HM (sub 2) - 1:56:xx in June & 1:52:31 in Sept
    Marathon: a pb (4:27:09) despite a fairly shocking performance but this wasn't really a goal :p


  • #180
    martyboy48
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    Classic21 wrote: »
    I averaged high 50s, maxed out at about 75miles. I started proper training in late August and had one or two low mileage (about 40) weeks due to work trips

    Yourself and squinn2912 should start logging, would be good to see what ye are at in the lead up to the marathon....


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  • #181
    OOnegative
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    martyboy48 wrote: »
    Yourself and squinn2912 should start logging, would be good to see what ye are at in the lead up to the marathon....

    Cough* where’s you log gone cough*......


  • #182
    Huzzah!
    Registered Users Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭Huzzah!


    ariana` wrote: »
    Achieved all of them - some of them might have been a bit soft in hindsight but i genuinely didn't think so when i set them :cool:

    5k (sub 24) - new pb 23:33 in May (another 23:3x in June and at least one sub 24 park run in the first half of the year)
    10k (sub 51) - ran 49:48 in June in my only 10k race this year
    10m (sub 90) - 86:xx in March and 87:xx in July
    HM (sub 2) - 1:56:xx in June & 1:52:31 in Sept
    Marathon: a pb (4:27:09) despite a fairly shocking performance but this wasn't really a goal :p

    Amazing year. Shows the benefits of a nicely consistent approach.

    I'm going to yoink your PBs coming into 2018 as my goals for 2019 ;)
    5k: Current 24:36
    10k: Current 52:12
    10m: Current 1:30:50


  • #183
    ariana`
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Huzzah! wrote: »
    Amazing year. Shows the benefits of a nicely consistent approach.

    I'm going to yoink your PBs coming into 2018 as my goals for 2019 ;)

    Thanks Huzzah that means a lot, personally I don't think i come near you in terms of consistency! You're going to have a fantastic year in 2019 and will blow those goals out of the water, your meticulous approach and patient positive attitude to your training is phenomenal.


  • #184
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    Classic21 wrote: »
    I averaged high 50s, maxed out at about 75miles. I started proper training in late August and had one or two low mileage (about 40) weeks due to work trips

    That’s brilliant training it’ll stand to you and there’s a sub3 waiting on you


  • #185
    squinn2912
    Registered Users Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭squinn2912


    OOnegative wrote: »
    Cough* where’s you log gone cough*......

    Right... how do you do these logs? I might keep a spring one if I decide to do Belfast


  • #186
    Bananaleaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭Bananaleaf


    Bananaleaf wrote: »
    I've been thinking about these goals a fair bit over the past few days, so here they are:

    1. Continue to run more consistently than this year. This year I was a consistent runner in that I ran all throughout the year, except when I was ill. But I wasn't consistent in the mileage or the type of running I was doing, nor the amounts of days I was doing week-to-week.

    I'm going to say YES and NO for this one. I was more consistent than last year, so technically the goal was reached. However, I wasn't as consistent as I had hoped I'd be, so still more work to do on this.

    2. 25:XX 5k - not sure if I have this in me or not, but it's definitely a goal of mine. i have a PB of 26:45 but that was 2016 and I've not gotten under 28mins this year.

    No. Didn't come close to this. In fact, didn't even get close to my 2016 PB this year. I think my best 5k this year was around the 28min mark - it may have even been slower.

    3. 56:XX 10k - my current PB is 57:39, so 55mins might be a bit of a stretch.

    No. And as above, I didn't even get near the current PB time.

    4. Run 50 parkruns. This Saturday will be my 20th, so if I can squeeze in a NYD double I'll be off to a good start on that one

    No. Didn't get to parkrun all summer due to the arrival of a beautiful new puppy and his socialisation classes always clashed with parkrun times. But, these days he comes to parkrun with me and I think we are on 43, so almost there.

    5. Volunteer at parkrun 40 times. This Saturday will be 20 times so another 20 over the next year is definitely doable.

    No. For the same reason as above. I am on 24.

    6. Complete at least 2 half marathons. Beating my time of 2.5hrs from August is also a goal, but I really don't see how I could be any worse than that (famous last words maybe, heh)

    Yes! I completed 4 HMs in total this year, with the best time being 2:11 - so far better than my time of 2.5hrs last year.


    7. To have a better winter next year than I did this year. I don't know what happened this winter. I was going really well until about mid-Nov and then I went into total hibernation mode, eating less, sleeping more, staying indoors.

    Yes. Winter training going very well - very consistent and regular.


    Not many targets hit this year but still enjoying it and that's the main thing.


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  • #187
    Testosterscone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Testosterscone


    Testosterscone wrote: »
    Realize I missed this last year. Gonna try and approach this as a performance review and something specific enough that it is measurable

    Mileage - 3000 (This year to date - 3055)
    Simple fact that this is a target is with a new baby come April maintaining mileage will be sign that I have managed it well

    Performance
    - PB's - 10k, HM, Marathon - (current PBs: 34.10/1.16.01/2.43.01)
    Bronze - 1% improvement,
    Silver - 2% improvement,
    Gold - 5% improvement

    Competition
    - 2 Championships gold medals (Dublin/Leinster/All Ireland) - (Currently 1 from 2017)
    - Top 10 Dublin Intermediate XC (Best previous performances - 11th, 13th)

    Coaching
    - 24 PB's achieved (from 11 athletes)
    - 3 >5% improvement PB's (largest in 2017 - 17.5%/10 min over 10k)
    - 2 CountyProvincial/National Championship medals ( 2 achieved in 2017)
    - 1 Outright Podium Finish (1 Race win in 2017)

    Time to update this.

    From a personal perspective a year of two halves

    Mileage went out the window and Marathon didn't happen but Did manage decent PB over the HM (1.16.01 to 1.14.48) and knocking on the door of my 10k PB (34.14 SB vs 34.10 PB)

    Did manage a Leinster Team Gold and Dublin Senior Individual Bronze.

    From a coaching perspective however a better year so the athletes really dug me out of a hole

    PB's was definitely met (at 1/2 year had 5 more than target with 29 PB's though I took on a few more athletes from there so I feel the rougly +40 Pb's was in line with target)

    Some of the biggest PB Improvements (for the target goal)

    Runner A
    HM - 1.25 to 1.18
    Marathon - 3.02 to 2.47

    Runner B
    HM - 1.31 to 1.19

    Runner C
    10m - 1.15 to 1.03


    Medals - 2 county medals, 1 provincial, 1 All Ireland medal

    Podium finishes - 3rd place outright


  • #188
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    There's a theme to my review, as you'll notice:
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Consistently run 5km under 30 minutes (Parkrun PB of 29:28)
    No. Just two sub 30 minute parkruns this year, though most were much, much slower, especially towards the end of the year.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Run 10km in < 1 hour (this year's Fingal 10K was 1:12)
    No. Great Irish Run in April was 1:08
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Run 10 miles in 1:45 (this year's FD10 was 2:01)
    Yes! Trim 10 mile in February was 1:43
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Run a HM in 2:15 (this year's HM was 2:34)
    No, didn't attempt one.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Run a marathon in < 5:00 (this year's DCM was 5:45 - some day, not really decided if this will be a 2018 goal or not though)
    No, didn't attempt one.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Run more races
    No. Trim 10 mile, Great Irish Run 10km and Drogheda 10km was the full extent of my races for the year.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Possibly join a running club
    No.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Take up some strength exercise
    No.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Get my 50 race goal in Parkrun
    Yes! 50th run in June. Not too difficult a challenge to achieve though since I was already on 36 up to the end of last year.

    Also got my 25th volunteer achievement in October, but that's more of a testament to how little I was running as I was able to volunteer so much. I had only 9 up to the end of last year.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Partake in a bit of Parkrun tourism, expand my horizons beyond the single one I've done so far.
    Yes, I've now done 10 different parkruns, including my home one.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Run 1000 miles
    Not even close! A rough estimate of 500km tops.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Keep injury-free, enjoy it, don't end up seeing it as a chore
    No injuries. Didn't enjoy it, hence the lapse in the middle of the year. Back to enjoying it more now though.
    quickbeam wrote: »
    Maintain weigh-loss achieved in 2016-17
    Very sadly no. Not exactly back to square one, but a bit of a slog back to where I should be nonetheless.


    I could have just not responded to my review, but hopefully seeing it all in black and white will give me the kick in the arse I need not to let the same thing happen next year.


  • #189
    Itziger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,017 ✭✭✭Itziger


    Itziger wrote: »
    Going to keep it simple I think. (Note last two words)

    HM - Plan on having a go at this PB in March. 1.22.04 on this very course in 2015.
    Marathon - Will have a go at 2.55

    The rest... we'll see.

    1 Good. 1 Bad

    Got the Half down to 1.21.06

    Heat did for Stockholm and injuries did for Autumn.

    Did one 10k and didn't get near PB.

    Still though, that Half!!!


  • #190
    Huzzah!
    Registered Users Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭Huzzah!


    Huzzah! wrote: »
    My primary goal for 2018 is to run my first marathon. And, while I wouldn't quite say that nothing else matters, all other goals will be secondary.

    Pretty poor year for me on the racing front, but I did run a HM PB in April and I managed to achieve my A-goal of running a marathon in September. I'd an amazing experience and wouldn't change it for the world - but next year will see some more concrete goals.


  • #191
    Swashbuckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,582 ✭✭✭Swashbuckler


    Testosterscone wrote:
    Runner A HM - 1.25 to 1.18
    Testosterscone wrote:
    Runner B HM - 1.31 to 1.19

    Both in the same weekend and a great example of people driving each other on.


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  • #192
    OOnegative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    Swashbuckler wrote: »
    Both in the same weekend and a great example of people driving each other on.

    He forgot to include the ex-coached athletes who ran PB’s from what they learnt from him to.


  • #193
    Testosterscone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Testosterscone


    OOnegative wrote: »
    He forgot to include the ex-coached athletes who ran PB’s from what they learnt from him to.

    Haha can’t take credit for those but if someone can learn enough to be able to coach themselves it’s a win


  • #194
    skyblue46
    Registered Users Posts: 4,807 ✭✭✭skyblue46


    Swashbuckler wrote: »
    Both in the same weekend and a great example of people driving each other on.

    Just looked back at your targets.. I had totally forgotten that DCM was ever on your radar!


  • #195
    skyblue46
    Registered Users Posts: 4,807 ✭✭✭skyblue46


    OOnegative wrote: »
    He forgot to include the ex-coached athletes who ran PB’s from what they learnt from him to.

    Or grads taking their training tips from him..


  • #196
    Swashbuckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,582 ✭✭✭Swashbuckler


    skyblue46 wrote:
    Just looked back at your targets.. I had totally forgotten that DCM was ever on your radar!

    Haha yeah it was. But always feared I'd do my long term 10k target harm by training for a marathon


  • #197
    Peterx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,118 ✭✭✭Peterx


    Peterx wrote: »
    3 or 4 runs a week, every week (starting next week :) )

    Win an IMRA race - hopefully the College Champs in my last year of night classes

    Beat my fecking age to the top at Slieve Donard - that should be getting easier at least!

    Sub 17 Parkrun

    2018 Final update:

    Managed one of four, a very low key IMRA race which was still a very hard won race!
    3 of the 2018 goals will be the same for 2019 and I will give up on the notion of 4 runs a week, just not feasible with the amount of cycling I like to do.
    I have yet another minute to get up Slieve Donard though...


  • #198
    jamule
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 933 ✭✭✭jamule


    jamule wrote: »
    Same as every year, good consistent running and fook all injury's

    5k: 17:30 (current PB 17:59)
    10k: 36:00 Current 37:07)
    10 mile: 1:01:00 (Current PB 1:04)
    1/2 marathon: 1:22:00


    5k- hahaa. 17:52 and a 17:53, the only 2 decent races of the year.

    Everything else was a fail. Head was a mess (4 funerals and a wedding withing 2 weeks). Ran plenty but racing got shelved, everytime I got to the pain bit , I just caved in. Mentally just not there.


  • #199
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,139 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    Distance|Current PB|Target|Result
    Marathon| 3:26:56|3:15:00|No
    10K|41:20|41:00|No
    10 Miles|71:10|69:00|Yes(67:03)
    Half|1:32:23|1:31:00|No (1:32:19)
    5 Miles|32:53|32:00|No (32:13)
    5K|19:32|19:00|No

    1 out of 6, though PB'd at 3 of them. Also missed half the year.


  • #200
    Supercell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,483 ✭✭✭✭Supercell


    Supercell wrote: »
    Since I was in a car accident last year my left knee hasn't been right.
    At its worst I couldn't run more than three quarters of a mile without agony in it.
    With a lot of physio over the last couple of months and strength training it seems to be finally getting a bit better (up to 1.75 miles now, may even go for 2 this weekend!).
    If I can do a 10k and maybe even a half this year I'd be over the moon.
    My wife is doing the womens mini marathon for the first time and its pure torture watching her training.

    My names Supercell and I'm a recovering runaholic :)

    Looking back to where I was when I wrote this and where I am now is pretty amazing. I was in a pretty bad place both mentally and physically after the car accident and didnt even know if I would ever be able to run a race again.

    Fast forward to now and have ran multiple half marathon plus distances in training and races over the year.
    My knee is an ongoing thing which I need to be mindful of always but it's manageable.
    I didn't quite manage the marathon this year but came close to doing it..see 2019 goals thread.

    Overall delighted to still call myself a runner (ok hobby jogger) rather than a couch potato, next year herself will be running a 10k with me :)

    Hope all you all had equally happy running memories and achievements for 2018, sometimes it really isn't about winning, it's about getting to the starting line that counts!
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  • #201
    Pomplamousse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 582 ✭✭✭Pomplamousse


    Pomplamousse wrote: »
    My 2018 goals are:
    1. Sub 48min 10k
    2. Sub 1hr45mins half marathon
    3. Sub 4hr marathon.

    1. Never actually raced 10k in the end. Got a 10k record of 48:08 during a half marathon so probably would've hit that target had I raced 10k. Oh well.

    2. Ran 1:44:11 in the Dublin half marathon. My running highlight of the year and probably favourite race ever. Loved every minute of it.

    3. Nope. Thought I was well on track but injury struck 4 weeks out and couldn't run for over 3 weeks. Was advised not to attempt sub-4 and take it easy so at least I salvaged a PB of 4:17:08. Was desperately disappointed.

    A very up and down year overall. Fell badly & split my knee open and (possibly) broke my nose during a run in March. Got a long-awaited 5k PB of 22:40 in December. But still trying to shake an injury at the moment so feel like all my fitness is gone. Guess I'll do it all again in 2019:)


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