Frank Duffy - 10 Mile

RacoonQueen

robinph wrote: »

Think the red might be a bit to bright for me, it just screams look at me a little too much for my liking which is why I prefered the anonymous looking black ones.

I'm a Leeds United fan and despise everything red. Plus the colour doesn't suit me anyway and funnily enough, black makes me feel anonymous aswell, I probably wouldn't feel any different in any other colour but, you know, us runners and our superstitions. :rolleyes:

OrlaBar wrote: »

Ok fair enough.. but I actually dont know what I did wrong.. ! I have ran up to 16 miles and been fine.. i am in pain today also.... ! I just dont know what I did wrong is all really.

I wasn't having a go Just saying, it's perfectly acceptable to have high expectations of yourself, it's a good thing. I was disappointed after the 5 miler even though I'd cut almost 10 minutes off last years time. Was that your first time racing ten miles? Last year it was my first 10 miler race, only my second race full stop actually, and I wasn't prepared for the hills really either, I never trained on hills like that as I'd only taken up running and stupidly thought I'd get away with it. I now regularly train on hills and finish pretty much every run by pounding up the chapelizod hill road as it's on my way home from most of my routes. I now LOVE hills. You should try and find a nice hill to do some sessions on. There's nothing as good as fighting your way up a hill with your heart pounding faster with each stride and your lungs burning then getting to the top, wanting to stop for a breather, but you keep going and let it ease. Amazing feeling.

Stark

I have two black ones (and a stained white one) already, so red is just fine by me

superjosh9

have to say I love those adidas t-shirts - and so I'm disappointed not to add a red one to my collection!!!

tried every size t-shirt last year - the half one was size small - makes me look cool when I wear it ...












....not.

shels4ever

OrlaBar wrote: »

Ok fair enough.. but I actually dont know what I did wrong.. ! I have ran up to 16 miles and been fine.. i am in pain today also.... ! I just dont know what I did wrong is all really.

You may have jsut had an off day, there are lots of things that can cause a bad run, not enough sleep , did you drink enough water before, eat well ?

I felt terrible about about 5 miles then managed to recover for a few but dies at 7-8 miles. Its a hard course too with the hill but , i'd say if you run it again in a few week you would have no problem.

I need to up my miles before the half marathon as it would be a long run if i'm in pain..

legs are ok today, usually worse after the 2 mile races i've been doing.

jlang

1h15 for me - over 6 mins faster than last year so overall I'm pretty pleased but I set off way too fast and actually went through 5 miles quicker than last month. Was delighted that it didn't rain until I'd got to my bag and umbrella! I'd eaten most of the way through my goodie bag by the time I got out of Castleknock College, but to be fair they did well to find enough non-waterlogged space to park the cars. Red isn't really my colour but I wouldn't complain - they're great shirts to get, especially when the cost is measured more in miles than euros! I've enough dark shirts now anyway and I was thinking I could probably do with some brighter ones to be seen/be safe on winter evenings.

Guisseppeth

Finshed in 86:58. Delighted as my target was 90:00. Struggling after the first hill 2nd time around (if you know what I mean). I usually lengthen my stride to get up it quicker and it worked fine on the 1st lap but I was gasping for breath on the 2nd lap at the top of the hill and just wanted to stop but struggled through and after a few hundred metres I was fine again.

Had signed up for the half as well and told my wife afterwards that there was no chance I was doing it. But after a few beers on Saturday the decision was made - training continues in earnest today!!! 2 hours is the target!!!

geld

Stark wrote: »

They've corrected the fit of the t-shirts I've noticed. Previous t-shirts were one size bigger than what was marked on them, this time round they were the correct size. I nearly picked up a size small before the woman handing them out warned me

Argh!! Got a large size t-shirt at the five miler - fits perfectly. Got a large again on Saturday. Its too small!! I wish that they had kept them the same size. Anyone out there have a XL shirt and want to swap for a Large?

On a serious note the race was well organised and compliments to all concerned.

Stark

I wasn't too impressed with one of the helpers giving out to people for being too slow picking up their t-shirts "Hurry up, you should know your sizes by now".

cfitz

lizanne83 wrote: »

That's funny, my garmin forerunner registered exactly 9.98 miles too!

I would find that very frustrating!

As far as I know - Technically, in road races you are meant to stay on the road. The course is usually defined as the road meaning that you are not permitted to run on footpaths or grass to gain a shorter line. That's the only explanation I can think of that might give you a shorter reading on your GPS.

These GPS devices don't tend to give faulty readings do they?

Otherwise maybe it was a short course. If so, this is disgraceful.

Woddle

my garmin was 9.98 and I stayed on the course, no short cuts for me, It was my 7th race this year and 5 out of 7 have been bang on, the 2 that have not were the adidas 5 mile 5.03 and adidas 10 mile 9.98.Maybe to do with trees, as I dont want to be seen knocking the race as I loved it

Sainttoff

Stayed on the course and my garmin read 10.03!

I think the distance is measured from middle of the road! I stayed close to the middle as possible!

Racing Flat

Tangential route will be measured, generally - ie shortest.

cfitz

I've never used a GPS device but I would expect that the reading after a race would usually be slightly further than the official race distance. Things like passing people out or misjudging the shortest distance between two bends would all add to the distance.

Racing Flat

cfitz wrote: »

I've never used a GPS device but I would expect that the reading after a race would usually be slightly further than the official race distance. Things like passing people out or misjudging the shortest distance between two bends would all add to the distance.

Usually does. Plus people don't run the shortest route - often tend to just follow the people in front.

shels4ever

True I tried to run the best line on the second lap as I was in bit.

Ran again today managed a 5 mile but the legs are dead... Ah well

Krusty_Clown

Remember:
1) Your GPS receiver is typically only accurate to around 5-10 metres. That means for every trackpoint recorded, you could be anywhere with that margin of error (of course as you travel in a straight line, the margin of error is reduced).
2) Frequency: If for example your GPS receiver records one trackpoint every second and you change direction during that second, your route will of course be a straight line between those two points. Not a big deal, as you wont deviate much in a second, but over 10 miles, it adds up. I notice this on my 405, when I do an out and back route, or turn a corner, it tends to have a noticeable impact on my 'per-lap' average pace.
3) Tree-lines reduce accuracy marginally (again, over a 10 mile run...)

Add in the shortest line, people swerving, paths, etc., and you'll never get it bang on.

hawkwing

Some photos now up on www.marathonfoto.com --it says it's 43% complete