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Send in the Clowns - BAC 10K Challenge
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »What'll this be - pb number 8?!
No it will be number 4 (fingers crossed) in the drive for 5. The greatest teams in GAA history may have fallen by the wayside in their drives but I won't
It's a pity the Irish runner 5 was short or this could have been number 5. I had visions of myself taking to a stage and giving a GAA victory style speech to all runners.0 -
So what will the 5th race be? When will you bring Liam MacCarthy home? With brisk 15 milers in Phoenix Park, you wouldn't be far off the distance for a certain race starting at 9am on the 25th October.TheRoadRunner wrote: »No it will be number 4 (fingers crossed) in the drive for 5. The greatest teams in GAA history may have fallen by the wayside in their drives but I won't
It's a pity the Irish runner 5 was short or this could have been number 5. I had visions of myself taking to a stage and giving a GAA victory style speech to all runners. 0 -
Krusty_Clown wrote: »So what will the 5th race be? When will you bring Liam MacCarthy home?
Maybe Rathfarnham 5k but holidays will probably feck my historic bid.Krusty_Clown wrote: »With brisk 15 milers in Phoenix Park, you wouldn't be far off the distance for a certain race starting at 9am on the 25th October.
No way, next time I do a marathon (Berlin 2011) there will be no shaving minutes off the PB. The aim is to take a massive chunk (the equivalent of 2 miles running) off it. Just need to keep building my speed baby.0 -
Two miles at your pace isn't all that much time. Now two miles at my pace. That'd be something!TheRoadRunner wrote: »No way, next time I do a marathon (Berlin 2011) there will be no shaving minutes off the PB. The aim is to take a massive chunk (the equivalent of 2 miles running) off it. Just need to keep building my speed baby. 0 -
Krusty_Clown wrote: »Two miles at your pace isn't all that much time. Now two miles at my pace. That'd be something!
Our marathon PBs aren't that far apart and if you hit your time in Berlin you could go faster than mine. If you do I'll put it down to the very fast Berlin course
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Hi Kenny, my physio's not big on the advice or the introspection. He prefers to just bring on the pain. They're sore in the morning, going up the stairs, running and swimming. But not cycling.
Actually, they've been getting a lot better over the last few days, with my determination to stay off hard paths and roads, so i'll persist with this strategy.0 -
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Lucky you! Keep me a seat on the plane. Just in case..Oisin11178 wrote: »Booked my flights tO barcelona tonight. 0 -
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A new PB, but not quite the one I had hoped to achieve (around 27 seconds). I don't think I've ever been so aloof about recording a PB, but there ya go. I think the gains at this distance will have to come from 10k specific training in future, rather than marathon training.
I left beautiful, sunny, warm and dry Shankill to arrive into a pissing wet, cold and miserable Firhouse (only 15kms up the M50). So, soaked and cold before the race started. Paid my €15, and got dressed for the race. Met up with theRoadRunner who seemed well up for the challenge, and did a warm-up of around 2kms. Met up with some other posters and had a good chat while we were waiting for the race to start. Heading to the race start, the clouds burst again, but thankfully were weren't long waiting for the race to begin.
I started well, with an on target 5:39 mile, but it was a gentle down-hill, with a decent climb around the corner, so I wasn't busting a gut. Mile 2 was a tough drag into the wind (0.7 of a mile uphill), So with all the work still to be done in the race, I took it handy enough, and completed the mile in 6:10. Tried to pick up the pace in mile 3 which had some gentle ups and downs, and managed to get some of my time back (5:47).
Mile 4 marked the second lap of the course, and a slight downhill again, so a slightly quicker 5:41, before heading up that drag again, into the wind. I managed to take some brief shelter behind a couple of runners before pushing on past them, but there was no-one willing to stick with me, so it was just a case of take a break, and push on. Finished this very tough mile in 6:06, so slightly quicker than my first loop, which is a positive sign. With a mile and change to go, I picked up the pace a little completing this mile in 5:39, and then really struggled to the finish line for the last quarter of a mile (though my pace of 5:27/mile doesn't suggest I was working hard, I hit a HR of 190). The clock took a disappointingly long time to arrive and I was a little underwhelmed to finish in around 36:31'ish.
I had set out with having a pop at a sub 36, or at least getting into the low 36'es, but I just didn't have it on the day. I think I could have worked harder earlier in the race, particularly on the down-hills, and I didn't feel that my overall effort was nearly as much as I put into the Dunshaughlin 10k in June, which was every bit as tough a circuit (albeit without the wind). Finished up with around a 2k warm-down, to hopefully alleviate some of the pain from tomorrow's long run.
So, not the worst result in the world (*cough* 14th PB in a row *cough*) but still a lot of work to do, to get into the sub 36 range. Perhaps my next target after Berlin is over? I can't help but think I would've run faster in Adamstown this afternoon, but that's loser talk. You play the cards you're dealt. Nice to meet some new faces afterwards, and congrats to those who managed PBs in a tough race today.
Race summary: 10k in 36:31, @5:50/mile, HR=168
Day summary: 9.66 miles.0 -
Krusty_Clown wrote: »A new PB, but not quite the one I had hoped to achieve (around 27 seconds). I don't think I've ever been so aloof about recording a PB, but there ya go. I think the gains at this distance will have to come from 10k specific training in future, rather than marathon training.
I left beautiful, sunny, warm and dry Shankill to arrive into a pissing wet, cold and miserable Firhouse (only 15kms up the M50). So, soaked and cold before the race started. Paid my €15, and got dressed for the race. Met up with theRoadRunner who seemed well up for the challenge, and did a warm-up of around 2kms. Met up with some other posters and had a good chat while we were waiting for the race to start. Heading to the race start, the clouds burst again, but thankfully were weren't long waiting for the race to begin.
I started well, with an on target 5:39 mile, but it was a gentle down-hill, with a decent climb around the corner, so I wasn't busting a gut. Mile 2 was a tough drag into the wind (0.7 of a mile uphill), So with all the work still to be done in the race, I took it handy enough, and completed the mile in 6:10. Tried to pick up the pace in mile 3 which had some gentle ups and downs, and managed to get some of my time back (5:47).
Mile 4 marked the second lap of the course, and a slight downhill again, so a slightly quicker 5:41, before heading up that drag again, into the wind. I managed to take some brief shelter behind a couple of runners before pushing on past them, but there was no-one willing to stick with me, so it was just a case of take a break, and push on. Finished this very tough mile in 6:06, so slightly quicker than my first loop, which is a positive sign. With a mile and change to go, I picked up the pace a little completing this mile in 5:39, and then really struggled to the finish line for the last quarter of a mile (though my pace of 5:27/mile doesn't suggest I was working hard, I hit a HR of 190). The clock took a disappointingly long time to arrive and I was a little underwhelmed to finish in around 36:31'ish.
I had set out with having a pop at a sub 36, or at least getting into the low 36'es, but I just didn't have it on the day. I think I could have worked harder earlier in the race, particularly on the down-hills, and I didn't feel that my overall effort was nearly as much as I put into the Dunshaughlin 10k in June, which was every bit as tough a circuit (albeit without the wind). Finished up with around a 2k warm-down, to hopefully alleviate some of the pain from tomorrow's long run.
So, not the worst result in the world (*cough* 14th PB in a row *cough*) but still a lot of work to do, to get into the sub 36 range. Perhaps my next target after Berlin is over? I can't help but think I would've run faster in Adamstown this afternoon, but that's loser talk. You play the cards you're dealt. Nice to meet some new faces afterwards, and congrats to those who managed PBs in a tough race today.
Race summary: 10k in 36:31, @5:50/mile, HR=168
Day summary: 9.66 miles.
So that was you breezing by me in the 3rd mile fair play you looked strong. Fair play on the PB also your definitely in sub 36 shape without a doubt on a windless day was talking to Tunguska and a good few of the other runners who did it last year who said there were about 1 min - 90 sec s of last years time so that will tell you the difference the wind made.
Roll on the pace making duties next week and hopefully a windless day there:D0 -
Would that have been on the uphill drag? Apologies if I used you and abused you.So that was you breezing by me in the 3rd mile fair play you looked strong. Fair play on the PB also your definitely in sub 36 shape without a doubt on a windless day was talking to Tunguska and a good few of the other runners who did it last year who said there were about 1 min - 90 sec s of last years time so that will tell you the difference the wind made.
I jumped in behind a few runners on that climb, and tried to share the burden, but most weren't interested and dropped off the pace. I'll be hiding in behind you in Phoenix park if it's a windy day! 0 -
Krusty_Clown wrote: »Would that have been on the uphill drag? Apologies if I used you and abused you. I jumped in behind a few runners on that climb, and tried to share the burden, but most weren't interested and dropped off the pace. I'll be hiding in behind you in Phoenix park if it's a windy day!
No it was coming around near scholars pub after the wind i was in no mans land for the wind unfortunately:(
ill take the wind you can take the hills how about that:D0 -
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