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  • #7052
    Murph_D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,489 ✭✭✭✭Murph_D


    OOnegative wrote: »
    I was supposed to race an 8-10k this weekend per the plan i’m following but there is nothing on that suits, question I have, is there any benefits to me running a solo time trial, say 5 miles to make up for missing said race?

    Forget the TT? I have another 10k race next week that I will make(had to juggle the plan somewhat due to family life). Am training for Amsterdam Half on 20th of October.

    Definitely forget the TT if you’re racing next week. The plan races are optional anyway.


  • #7053
    OOnegative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    28064212 wrote: »
    Is the race next week part of the plan? If not, would you not just swap the entire weeks around? Bit late to do the whole week I suppose, but you could just swap the weekends

    No as i’ve had to bring the race next week forward a week already, originally next week’s race should have been weekend of 6th October but family circumstances dictated I can’t race that weekend.


  • #7054
    BeepBeep67
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,084 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    Itziger wrote: »

    But fruit and veg you can make money go a long way.

    I lived in India for a year, lentils, chickpeas, mung beans, etc go even further. Lentils in particular have more protein per ounce than beef, lots of different ways to cook


  • #7055
    Murph_D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,489 ✭✭✭✭Murph_D


    OOnegative wrote: »
    No as i’ve had to bring the race next week forward a week already, originally next week’s race should have been weekend of 6th October but family circumstances dictated I can’t race that weekend.

    Jaysis Barry, that’s confusing!


  • #7056
    OOnegative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    Murph_D wrote: »
    Jaysis Barry, that’s confusing!

    Yeah sorry, explaining stuff not exactly my strong point!!!

    Original plan had races the weekend of 22nd of September & 6th of October. I cannot race either of those so moved the 6th of October race forward a week.

    As you said drop the TT I originally asked about, it was more for an ego boost to see where I am. I’ll find out 7 days after.

    Still reads confusing no doubt, sorry!!


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  • #7057
    Cassy201
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Cassy201


    Guys I'm not sure where to post this but really need some advice! I did the c25k over the summer and finished it! The think I realised is that while I was going 30min I wasn't hiking 5k. So, I stopped using the app and used the distance function on my fitbit. I've been jogging 5k a few times a week for the past few weeks. However, my pace is v v slow - I mean maybe 7'03-7'45 (km) - the pace calculators are estimating about a 33-35min 5k. I would love to bring his down to 30min but don't know how to do it - I did an NHS speed app last night and had to stop for a minute half way thru - v disheartening. Would love some advice from more experienced boardies!

    Tl;dr recent grad from c25k looking to speed up!


  • #7058
    Kellygirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,021 ✭✭✭Kellygirl


    Cassy201 wrote: »
    Guys I'm not sure where to post this but really need some advice! I did the c25k over the summer and finished it! The think I realised is that while I was going 30min I wasn't hiking 5k. So, I stopped using the app and used the distance function on my fitbit. I've been jogging 5k a few times a week for the past few weeks. However, my pace is v v slow - I mean maybe 7'03-7'45 (km) - the pace calculators are estimating about a 33-35min 5k. I would love to bring his down to 30min but don't know how to do it - I did an NHS speed app last night and had to stop for a minute half way thru - v disheartening. Would love some advice from more experienced boardies!

    Tl;dr recent grad from c25k looking to speed up!

    This thread might help you - it was a similar question to yours. I’d recommend Parkrun weekly if you can get to one. Running with others definitely helps bring you along.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057827455


  • #7059
    Cassy201
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭Cassy201


    Thanks kellygirl, I'll check that out.


  • #7060
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    KSU wrote: »
    I am always bemused by this mentality.

    It's not expensive to eat healthy if you plan it out. You can do 2 of the following 3 things - Cheap, Healthy, Convenient.

    Realistically if you plan it out you can eat like a king for less than the price of your daily coffee on average

    Great if you're single and living on an income.

    I've friends with family who live on Tescos reduced shelf for much of their food, and they can't always afford a balanced diet which can stretch across a family so the kids come first and they make do with whats left.

    Luckily a majority of the population live fairly comfortably but there's a lot of poverty too, been there and would hate to go back to it.


  • #7061
    Comic Book Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,476 ✭✭✭Comic Book Guy


    Just reading through various people's race reports and have a quick query regarding energy gels with added caffeine.
    I've never tried one myself but the reports highlight how people got a mental and physical boost from them.
    For DCM19 I'm planning on using 4 gels and was just wondering would it be worthwhile including 1 caffeine version and what would be the optimum time to take it? To get the full benefit of it what time period up to the race should you have weaned yourself off coffee?

    Thanks


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  • #7062
    OOnegative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    Comic Book Guy wrote: »
    Just reading through various people's race reports and have a quick query regarding energy gels with added caffeine.
    I've never tried one myself but the reports highlight how people got a mental and physical boost from them.
    For DCM19 I'm planning on using 4 gels and was just wondering would it be worthwhile including 1 caffeine version and what would be the optimum time to take it? To get the full benefit of it what time period up to the race should you have weaned yourself off coffee?

    Thanks

    Make sure you try a caffeine gel in training to see how it agrees with your stomach, you don’t want to have a Catherina McKiernan moment at DCM!! If your planning on taking 4 i’d do it at 6,12,18 & 21 miles if I was taking that amount. Regarding weaning yourself off coffee pre race I can’t help i’m afraid on that one.


  • #7063
    Treviso
    Registered Users Posts: 735 ✭✭✭Treviso


    Anyone every run in the West Waterford AC Open Cross Country Event in Dungarvan - https://munsterrunning.blogspot.com/2019/09/notice-west-waterford-ac-open-cross.html wondering what the course is like

    Training plan for DCM has a 8-15k race for the weekend and this is the only viable one (can't do a parkrun). Wondering if doing my first XC race is a good idea so close to the marathon or should I do a time trial run instead?


  • #7064
    Comic Book Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,476 ✭✭✭Comic Book Guy


    OOnegative wrote: »
    Make sure you try a caffeine gel in training to see how it agrees with your stomach, you don’t want to have a Catherina McKiernan moment at DCM!! If your planning on taking 4 i’d do it at 6,12,18 & 21 miles if I was taking that amount. Regarding weaning yourself off coffee pre race I can’t help i’m afraid on that one.

    Thanks for that B! If they agree with me when should I take the caffeine one in those intervals, maybe mile 18 as peoples reports seem to say they take a half hour to kick in??


  • #7065
    OOnegative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,834 ✭✭✭OOnegative


    Comic Book Guy wrote: »
    Thanks for that B! If they agree with me when should I take the caffeine one in those intervals, maybe mile 18 as peoples reports seem to say they take a half hour to kick in??

    Yeah mile 18 would be best for the caffeine one, give it time to take affect as you say. I normally take a gel before the start to as does plenty other runners, just another idea to play around with.


  • #7066
    deisedude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,922 ✭✭✭deisedude


    Treviso wrote: »
    Anyone every run in the West Waterford AC Open Cross Country Event in Dungarvan - https://munsterrunning.blogspot.com/2019/09/notice-west-waterford-ac-open-cross.html wondering what the course is like

    Training plan for DCM has a 8-15k race for the weekend and this is the only viable one (can't do a parkrun). Wondering if doing my first XC race is a good idea so close to the marathon or should I do a time trial run instead?

    Do a time trial on your own instead. You could turn your ankle at the Cross country


  • #7067
    skyblue46
    Registered Users Posts: 4,807 ✭✭✭skyblue46


    Comic Book Guy wrote: »
    Just reading through various people's race reports and have a quick query regarding energy gels with added caffeine.
    I've never tried one myself but the reports highlight how people got a mental and physical boost from them.
    For DCM19 I'm planning on using 4 gels and was just wondering would it be worthwhile including 1 caffeine version and what would be the optimum time to take it? To get the full benefit of it what time period up to the race should you have weaned yourself off coffee?

    Thanks

    Seeing as he recently started posting his log on Boards.....

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bGmXRoMXGiE


  • #7068
    goldsalmon33
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭goldsalmon33


    Hi,
    First time DCM runner looking for some answers please. I have been kinda following the KBC twitter training plan up to now doing shorter runs through the week and a long run at weekends. I did 16 miles last weekend and hoping for 18 this weekend but it was very late before i did any long run training (start Sept) so...

    1. I see the KBC training plan tapers off the long runs for 2 weeks before the marathon but i would like to get more than one week of 20/22 mile long runs in. Is it feasible to taper off for just 1 week?

    2. I have been doing all my running at the same pace roughly. Around 8:00 Min/Mi, some at 7:50 Min/Mi and some at 8:10 Min/Mi. However a friend mentioned that my long weekend runs should be slow and my midweek runs should be fast. Is this correct?

    3. I'm not sure what overall time i'll finish in? I'm not that pushed as its my first marathon but being reasonably fit i think somewhere around 4hrs would be nice? am I way off the mark? i have run 14 miles in 1hr 52 min which was at 8:01Min/Mi according to my phone. My last run was with someone so I had to go at her pace really which was 8:39 Min/Mi. for 16 miles. Is 4 hrs a realistic target?

    4. I like to bring my phone with me on my runs (in a flipbelt) to listen to podcasts and track my runs. I never bought a watch as my phone was doing the tracking for me. Would i be mad to bring it on the marathon? I have nice little earbuds so no cables and i usually wear just 1 earbud to listen for traffic etc... do people bring phones on marathons?

    Thanks for any help...


  • #7069
    ger664
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,402 ✭✭✭ger664


    Quick Answers

    1. No

    2. Your friend is right slow down long runs and mid week @ marathon pace or slightly faster.

    3. Obey 1 & 2 above and I would say yes its feasable.

    4. Dublin has a brillant atomshere and support. You will only ever run your first marathon once leave the phone/headphones at home and enjoy the experience ad support


  • #7070
    28064212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,818 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    goldsalmon33 wrote: »
    1. I see the KBC training plan tapers off the long runs for 2 weeks before the marathon but i would like to get more than one week of 20/22 mile long runs in. Is it feasible to taper off for just 1 week?
    Not recommended for a first timer. Your legs will need time to recover from your training
    goldsalmon33 wrote: »
    2. I have been doing all my running at the same pace roughly. Around 8:00 Min/Mi, some at 7:50 Min/Mi and some at 8:10 Min/Mi. However a friend mentioned that my long weekend runs should be slow and my midweek runs should be fast. Is this correct?
    At least 80% of your running time should be easy. As a novice, one "fast" run midweek is plenty, whether that's an interval run (e.g. the KBC advanced plan has '8 x 400m x 90s recovery' on Tuesday for week 18) or a tempo run (e.g. 2-5 miles at a steady "tough" pace). On some of your long runs, you should consider doing some of the distance at planned marathon pace (PMP). All your other runs should be slow.

    How much slower? Well, I'm a sub 2:40 marathon runner. My easy pace is around 7:45/mile (and I still consider that a little fast). You are running way, way too fast
    goldsalmon33 wrote: »
    3. I'm not sure what overall time i'll finish in? I'm not that pushed as its my first marathon but being reasonably fit i think somewhere around 4hrs would be nice? am I way off the mark? i have run 14 miles in 1hr 52 min which was at 8:01Min/Mi according to my phone. My last run was with someone so I had to go at her pace really which was 8:39 Min/Mi. for 16 miles. Is 4 hrs a realistic target?
    Sounds reasonable, but it very much depends on your training as a whole, not one or two specific runs. You should definitely start slower than your target pace: Dublin is a harder first half than second half, and as a novice, you're not going to want to hit the wall
    goldsalmon33 wrote: »
    4. I like to bring my phone with me on my runs (in a flipbelt) to listen to podcasts and track my runs. I never bought a watch as my phone was doing the tracking for me. Would i be mad to bring it on the marathon? I have nice little earbuds so no cables and i usually wear just 1 earbud to listen for traffic etc... do people bring phones on marathons?
    Bring your phone if you want to track your run, no problem. Do not wear headphones (or earbuds). It makes you substantially more hazardous to the people around you (yes, even with just one in). It's also worse for you, the Dublin marathon is a fantastic experience, with great crowds all the way round

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  • #7071
    Bluesquare
    Registered Users Posts: 1,314 ✭✭✭Bluesquare


    On the subject of marathons ....

    My schedule has a twenty miler with 14 miles @ MP as the last long long run before the taper .

    The schedule is normally 20% Hardish, 80% easy(ish) . The hard bit can be the MP in the long run . This week the schedule has lost the run of itself and has a few LT intervals , a MP run and that very hard looking long run? I’m afraid that that’s too much , too close to DCM. Should I cut out the MP as it’s seems like a very hard run so close ? Maybe I’m just being lazy cause I’m so tired at this second in time!


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  • #7072
    Kellygirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,021 ✭✭✭Kellygirl


    Bluesquare wrote: »
    On the subject of marathons ....

    My schedule has a twenty miler with 14 miles @ MP as the last long long run before the taper .

    The schedule is normally 20% Hardish, 80% easy(ish) . The hard bit can be the MP in the long run . This week the schedule has lost the run of itself and has a few LT intervals , a MP run and that very hard looking long run? I’m afraid that that’s too much , too close to DCM. Should I cut out the MP as it’s seems like a very hard run so close ? Maybe I’m just being lazy cause I’m so tired at this second I’m time!

    Sounds like your peak training week? You’d be running those MP miles on tired legs so you’d imagine the marathon would feel so much easier then? Do you know others who have already followed this plan? How did they find this week?


  • #7073
    Bluesquare
    Registered Users Posts: 1,314 ✭✭✭Bluesquare


    This is the first outing of the plan so no precedent! We are the test subjects !


  • #7074
    Kellygirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,021 ✭✭✭Kellygirl


    Bluesquare wrote: »
    This is the first outing of the plan so no precedent! We are the test subjects !

    Oh! Well I suppose maybe have a look at a few other plans so to compare. I know mine has 1 session, 3 easy or very easy runs and a long run with stuff for this week and next.


  • #7075
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,511 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Speaking of easy. What, outside of the idea of 'conversation' pace, and staying within the boundaries of current fitness and individuality, is an easy run, as such? It's one part of the glue that holds our training together, I suppose.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



  • #7076
    skyblue46
    Registered Users Posts: 4,807 ✭✭✭skyblue46


    The Black Oil wrote: »
    Speaking of easy. What, outside of the idea of 'conversation' pace, and staying within the boundaries of current fitness and individuality, is an easy run, as such? It's one part of the glue that holds our training together, I suppose.

    There are definitions based on heart rate too. It's possibly the best indicator. Anything less than 65% of heart rate reserve is considered easy.


  • #7077
    boydkev
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭boydkev


    Bluesquare wrote: »
    On the subject of marathons ....

    My schedule has a twenty miler with 14 miles @ MP as the last long long run before the taper .

    The schedule is normally 20% Hardish, 80% easy(ish) . The hard bit can be the MP in the long run . This week the schedule has lost the run of itself and has a few LT intervals , a MP run and that very hard looking long run? I’m afraid that that’s too much , too close to DCM. Should I cut out the MP as it’s seems like a very hard run so close ? Maybe I’m just being lazy cause I’m so tired at this second in time!

    I am following the P&D 55 Mile Plan for DCM again this year, The plan for this weeks is
    M - Rest/Cross
    T - 8 Miles with 5x600m @ 5k Pace
    W - 11 Miles Aerobic
    T - Rest/Cross
    F - 4 Miles Recovery
    S - 9-13 Mile Tune up race
    S - 17 Miles with 14 @ MP

    So as Kellygirl has mentioned, The run on Sunday is hard because it is on tired legs, Especially when this is is after 3 55 Mile weeks.


  • #7078
    Bluesquare
    Registered Users Posts: 1,314 ✭✭✭Bluesquare


    boydkev wrote: »
    I am following the P&D 55 Mile Plan for DCM again this year, The plan for this weeks is
    M - Rest/Cross
    T - 8 Miles with 5x600m @ 5k Pace
    W - 11 Miles Aerobic
    T - Rest/Cross
    F - 4 Miles Recovery
    S - 9-13 Mile Tune up race
    S - 17 Miles with 14 @ MP

    So as Kellygirl has mentioned, The run on Sunday is hard because it is on tired legs, Especially when this is is after 3 55 Mile weeks.

    Thanks - what’s the last week before the taper
    ?


  • #7079
    Singer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,415 ✭✭✭Singer


    boydkev wrote: »
    I am following the P&D 55 Mile Plan for DCM again this year, The plan for this weeks is
    M - Rest/Cross
    T - 8 Miles with 5x600m @ 5k Pace
    W - 11 Miles Aerobic
    T - Rest/Cross
    F - 4 Miles Recovery
    S - 9-13 Mile Tune up race
    S - 17 Miles with 14 @ MP

    So as Kellygirl has mentioned, The run on Sunday is hard because it is on tired legs, Especially when this is is after 3 55 Mile weeks.

    I’m looking at the book and don’t see anything like that weekend, which looks bonkers.


  • #7080
    boydkev
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭boydkev


    I had to sort change my plan and swapped of weeks 4 and 5.

    Here is the original from the book

    https://sjpc14.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/scan3.jpg


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  • #7081
    jaggiebunnet
    Registered Users Posts: 1,359 ✭✭✭jaggiebunnet


    Singer wrote: »
    I’m looking at the book and don’t see anything like that weekend, which looks bonkers.


    Should be a 5-10 mile tune up race, 9-13 miles in total including wu + cd and then 17m long run but no MP miles.


  • #7082
    ariana`
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    The Black Oil wrote: »
    Speaking of easy. What, outside of the idea of 'conversation' pace, and staying within the boundaries of current fitness and individuality, is an easy run, as such? It's one part of the glue that holds our training together, I suppose.

    Funnily enough i got an email on this subject yesterday which explained it quite well, i'll copy and paste some extracts which i found particularly useful, i hope it helps.
    Scientific research as been able to identify exactly how the aerobic system responds and adapts to certain training paces. Physiologically, we know:

    Capillary development appears to peak at between 60 and 75 percent of 5k pace.

    Research has shown that maximum stimulation of myoglobin in Type I muscle fiber occurs at about 63-77 % of VO2max.
    Holloszy (1967) and Dudley (1982) found that maximum mitochondrial development occurs when running at 50-75 % of V02max.
    What does that mean?

    63-77 % of VO2max is about 55-75 % of 5k pace.

    What’s the bottom line?

    Your optimal easy run pace for aerobic development is between 55 and 75% of your 5k pace, with the average pace being about 65%.
    Running faster than 75% of your 5k pace on your long or easy run doesn’t provide a lot of additional physiological benefit.

    In fact, the research indicates that it would be just as advantageous to run slower as it would be to run faster.

    Even though 50-55 % of 5k pace will seem too easy, the research clearly demonstrates that it still provides near optimal physiological aerobic adaptation.

    In addition to aerobic development, easy days can function as active recovery from your hard workouts – but not if you run them too fast.

    After a hard workout, your muscles will have micro-tears from the forceful contractions which happen at fast speeds.

    These micro-tears cause muscle soreness, and make training the day after a hard workout difficult.

    The body heals these small micro-tears through the circulatory system, which delivers the oxygen and nutrients to the muscles that need repair.

    Easy running delivers oxygen and nutrients directly to the muscles used during running.

    When running easy enough, the stress and micro tears that result from running are virtually non-existent, so the recovery outweighs the slight muscle damage.


  • #7083
    Singer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,415 ✭✭✭Singer


    boydkev wrote: »
    I had to sort change my plan and swapped of weeks 4 and 5.

    Here is the original from the book

    https://sjpc14.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/scan3.jpg

    Sure, why not do a session every day that week and get them all over and done with? :)

    The two changes (inflating the race distance and then the next day trying to do the most challenging long run on the plan with 14M@MP) sound near impossible to me and are certainly not what the plan is saying you should do.


  • #7084
    deisedude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,922 ✭✭✭deisedude


    ariana` wrote: »
    Funnily enough i got an email on this subject yesterday which explained it quite well, i'll copy and paste some extracts which i found particularly useful, i hope it helps.

    Interesting stuff, thanks for sharing. What website is that from? Would like to subscribe to those emails


  • #7085
    Lambay island
    Registered Users Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Lambay island


    Anyone know where to get Nip Guards in Dublin city centre?


  • #7086
    ariana`
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭ariana`


    deisedude wrote: »
    Interesting stuff, thanks for sharing. What website is that from? Would like to subscribe to those emails

    Runners Connect


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  • #7087
    boydkev
    Registered Users Posts: 351 ✭✭boydkev


    Singer wrote: »
    Sure, why not do a session every day that week and get them all over and done with? :)

    The two changes (inflating the race distance and then the next day trying to do the most challenging long run on the plan with 14M@MP) sound near impossible to me and are certainly not what the plan is saying you should do.

    I think i have confused even myself on this one, I moved the saturday and sunday of week 4 & 5, And i only did a 10k tune up last saturday followed by a 17 Mile.


  • #7088
    The Davestator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,493 ✭✭✭The Davestator


    Lambay island wrote: »
    Anyone know where to get Nip Guards in Dublin city centre?

    Think Run Hub have them but they are pricey.

    4 x plasters does me in a X shape


  • #7089
    MY BAD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭MY BAD


    The Davestator wrote: »
    Think Run Hub have them but they are pricey.

    4 x plasters does me in a X shape
    Bodyglide


  • #7090
    spc78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭spc78


    The Davestator wrote: »
    Think Run Hub have them but they are pricey.

    4 x plasters does me in a X shape

    I just cut squares off a kinesio tape roll. stay on perfect.


  • #7091
    scotindublin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,427 ✭✭✭scotindublin


    Any recommendations for running shorts which have gel pockets in the inner lining; I much prefer the 2 in 1 shorts for most runs.

    Tried a belt on the long run today and I think it is just one more thing to worry about.

    Thanks C


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  • #7092
    juke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭juke


    The Decathalon trail running shorts have pockets.


  • #7093
    Cartman78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,720 ✭✭✭Cartman78


    There's a few posts about those shorts over on the sub 3 support thread


  • #7094
    scotindublin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,427 ✭✭✭scotindublin


    Thanks lads


  • #7095
    goldsalmon33
    Registered Users Posts: 82 ✭✭goldsalmon33


    Just wondering what pacer balloons will be operating in the 4th purple wave in the DCM ? Or do you have to be in a particular wave do get the 3.30 pacer balloon say?


  • #7096
    DeepBlue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,678 ✭✭✭DeepBlue


    goldsalmon33 wrote: »
    Just wondering what pacer balloons will be operating in the 4th purple wave? Or do you have to be in a particular wave do get the 3.30 pacer balloon say?

    💥Wave Pacers💥
    • Wave 1 >> 3:00, 3:10 & 3:20
    • Wave 2 >> 3:30, 3:40 & 3:50
    • Wave 3 >> 4:00, 4:10 & 4:20
    • Wave 4 >> 4:30, 4:40, 4:50 & 5:00

    Wave 4 will have the 4:30, 4:40, 4:50 and 5:00 pacers. You have to be in Wave 2 to be able to use the 3:30 pacer.


  • #7097
    Cartman78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,720 ✭✭✭Cartman78


    ^^^
    Thanks for that - I opted for wave 1 when I signed up back in January but I would be very much on the outer limits of that now so a 3:20 pacer might do the trick


  • #7098
    Lambay island
    Registered Users Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Lambay island


    spc78 wrote: »
    I just cut squares off a kinesio tape roll. stay on perfect.

    Cheers that worked a treat on my long run at the wkend


  • #7099
    deisedude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,922 ✭✭✭deisedude


    I've had a pain in my shin since running on Saturday. Sore to walk on but I'm not in agony. Anyone experience this before? Sounds like a stress reaction but I'd imagine I'd be in more pain if it was a fracture. Would a few days off and icing be the best port of call and see if it improves before going to a doctor?


  • #7100
    TFBubendorfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,340 ✭✭✭TFBubendorfer


    deisedude wrote: »
    I've had a pain in my shin since running on Saturday. Sore to walk on but I'm not in agony. Anyone experience this before? Sounds like a stress reaction but I'd imagine I'd be in more pain if it was a fracture. Would a few days off and icing be the best port of call and see if it improves before going to a doctor?

    Obviously I can't give medical advice and I'm definitely not a doctor but you would not be able to walk on it if it were an actual fracture.

    Icing has no effect on healing. Doesn't hurt either, if you still insist.

    Sounds a little bit like shin splints but I can't tell from afar. Rest for a couple of days and if it still hurts then go to a physio.


  • #7101
    MY BAD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭MY BAD


    deisedude wrote: »
    I've had a pain in my shin since running on Saturday. Sore to walk on but I'm not in agony. Anyone experience this before? Sounds like a stress reaction but I'd imagine I'd be in more pain if it was a fracture. Would a few days off and icing be the best port of call and see if it improves before going to a doctor?
    I had something similar at the start of the year. Never really got diagnosed but a couple of weeks of no running then slowly getting back at it did the trick. Unfortunately for me I rushed the comeback causing a more serious injury elsewhere. Frustrating one but I got there in the end.


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