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Seville Marathon 17/2/19

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    #32
    goodtiming
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭goodtiming


    It's been a bit of a disaster for me.

    Physio diagnosed a stress fracture mid December and it's still not right. So almost no running for the past 4 weeks.

    I've resigned myself to missing Seville this year but I have to decide whether to go as a tourist or not.


    I've paid for flights and a deposit on Airb&b so I don't really want to throw it away but it's a case of give up on €200 spent or spend €250 extra to go over for 3 days.


    I'm still undecided......


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    #33
    The Davestator
    Registered Users Posts: 3,395 ✭✭✭The Davestator


    goodtiming wrote: »
    It's been a bit of a disaster for me.

    Physio diagnosed a stress fracture mid December and it's still not right. So almost no running for the past 4 weeks.

    I've resigned myself to missing Seville this year but I have to decide whether to go as a tourist or not.


    I've paid for flights and a deposit on Airb&b so I don't really want to throw it away but it's a case of give up on €200 spent or spend €250 extra to go over for 3 days.


    I'm still undecided......

    That's a pity. I was in the exact same boat and decided to forget about a time, go over, enjoy three days on my own and take in the sights during the race. Probably a few pints and some nice dinners too seen as the pressure is off!

    I'll only lose 100 on flights if i cancelled, so it would probably be a saving to cancel, but if the next 2/3 weeks long runs go well, i'll be there.


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    #34
    ger664
    Registered Users Posts: 2,398 ✭✭✭ger664


    goodtiming wrote: »
    It's been a bit of a disaster for me.

    Physio diagnosed a stress fracture mid December and it's still not right. So almost no running for the past 4 weeks.

    I've resigned myself to missing Seville this year but I have to decide whether to go as a tourist or not.


    I've paid for flights and a deposit on Airb&b so I don't really want to throw it away but it's a case of give up on €200 spent or spend €250 extra to go over for 3 days.


    I'm still undecided......

    Seville is a gem of a city to visit outside of running. I would recommend you go as a tourist


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    #35
    goodtiming
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭goodtiming


    ger664 wrote: »
    Seville is a gem of a city to visit outside of running. I would recommend you go as a tourist


    Yeah I was there for a few days last year and I loved it.

    It's more leaving the other half and 2 kids to go away on my own for 3 days is a bit of a stretch when I'm not running.....Life is a bit busy to be burning through those brownie points ;)


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    #36
    Griff75
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Griff75


    I’m in having trained for but then missed Dublin through a late injury and Malaga in December with a last minute family illness. Fingers crossed it’s third time lucky!


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    #37
    The Davestator
    Registered Users Posts: 3,395 ✭✭✭The Davestator


    I'm Out:(

    The ramping up of the mileage following my broken shoulder proved too much and my knee broke down after 14k on Saturday. Had to ring the wife to pick me up!

    Had hoped to get enough miles in the legs to go over and enjoy the run but it was to much too soon.

    In other news, I have return flights for sale for 50 euro! This plus the name change would mean the return flights for 150 (currently 316) if anyone wanted to jump in late or get some support to go with them.

    Includes priority & carry on 10k bag.


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    #38
    Duanington
    Registered Users Posts: 2,982 ✭✭✭Duanington


    Just over a week to go, anyone actually still running next week ? :(


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    #39
    MrMacPhisto
    Registered Users Posts: 343 ✭✭MrMacPhisto


    Duanington wrote: »
    Just over a week to go, anyone actually still running next week ? :(

    I am not running but Im looking forward to following it. How is the taper going? The forecast looks good at the minute. Do you have a race strategy in mind?

    The expo is not particularly central, so I would try get that out of the way ASAP. We used public transport (bus) to get there last year and a taxi back to Centro (around the Cathedral in the old town). I think it was 10 euro or so.

    This years medal looks good, I hope you get a nice race performance to go with it. Best of luck!


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    #40
    Griff75
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Griff75


    Duanington wrote: »
    Just over a week to go, anyone actually still running next week ? :(

    I’m hopefully still running it although as luck would have it I came down with strep throat last weekend and will be on antibiotics until the middle of the week!


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    #41
    Duanington
    Registered Users Posts: 2,982 ✭✭✭Duanington


    MrMacPhisto wrote: »
    I am not running but Im looking forward to following it. How is the taper going? The forecast looks good at the minute. Do you have a race strategy in mind?

    The expo is not particularly central, so I would try get that out of the way ASAP. We used public transport (bus) to get there last year and a taxi back to Centro (around the Cathedral in the old town). I think it was 10 euro or so.

    This years medal looks good, I hope you get a nice race performance to go with it. Best of luck!

    Thanks for the info, still trying to figure out the logistics to be honest.
    Taper is going well, I think ....starting to feel a good bit more energetic in general but yet to start feeling any zip in the legs just yet!
    Strategy will depend on conditions but I will probably hope to negative split to some degree, there'll be nothing stupid over the first few miles ...but I'll back myself once I settle into the race.


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    #42
    Duanington
    Registered Users Posts: 2,982 ✭✭✭Duanington


    Griff75 wrote: »
    I’m hopefully still running it although as luck would have it I came down with strep throat last weekend and will be on antibiotics until the middle of the week!

    Crap - take it easy, nothing much to gain at this stage


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    #43
    Griff75
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Griff75


    Duanington wrote: »
    Crap - take it easy, nothing much to gain at this stage

    Yeah I’m not planning on anything other than getting there! Maybe fate is telling me something at this stage haha - I was hoping to run sub 4 but not sure what the past week will take out of me!


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    #44
    The Davestator
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    I'm going over on my own to party!


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    #45
    OOnegative
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    Any tracker available?


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    #46
    goodtiming
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭goodtiming


    Good luck to anyone going over....I'm extremely jealous!!!


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    #47
    ThebitterLemon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,621 ✭✭✭ThebitterLemon


    All the best DD, great event, city and course

    TbL


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    #48
    OOnegative
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    DD 20.47 for 5k


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    #49
    healy1835
    Registered Users Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭healy1835


    OOnegative wrote: »
    DD 20.47 for 5k

    The 'pace' on the app gave me a bit of worry there, but it was gun time pace.....


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    #50
    OOnegative
    Registered Users Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    41.15 for 10k

    Rocking a pair of The Claw's shades i see to!!


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    #51
    healy1835
    Registered Users Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭healy1835


    Saw that :) .....plenty of company there anyway.


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    #52
    Murph_D
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    Olwyn and Joe are running too. Not sure of targets but seem to have started brightly.


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    #53
    OOnegative
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    DD 61.47 through 15k.


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    #54
    Murph_D
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    OOnegative wrote: »
    DD 61.47 through 15k.

    Settling in very nicely.


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    #55
    OOnegative
    Registered Users Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    DD 1.26.51 at the half way point, pace very consistent.


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    #56
    healy1835
    Registered Users Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭healy1835


    1:26:51 thru half way.....splits very consistent now


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    #57
    healy1835
    Registered Users Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭healy1835


    OOnegative wrote: »
    DD 1.26.51 at the half way point, pace very consistent.

    Jinx!


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    #58
    Itziger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,015 ✭✭✭Itziger


    Lads, call me stoopid, but who's DD?

    I like that Half split whoever he is.


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    #59
    OOnegative
    Registered Users Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    Itziger wrote: »
    Lads, call me stoopid, but who's DD?

    I like that Half split whoever he is.

    Duanington Chief.


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    #60
    OOnegative
    Registered Users Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    1.43.04 through 25k.


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    #61
    OOnegative
    Registered Users Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    2.03.41 now through 30k. Currently on pace to run 2.53ish.


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