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woodchopper wrote: »I never thought TRR's dose of reality could hit you so hard!
Yup his harsh words broke me physically, mentally and spiritually. Need to get me one of them super munster coaches working wonders to give me a chance to beat him
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woodchopper wrote: »Aye but will you be able to follow Stazza'a triggers, yoyos and shuffles!
Probably not.Guess that leaves only one option so, how long you think it will take you to get me to 2.15 ?
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Wednesday 90 min gym work
Good solid gym session, was gonna do a few easy miles in between treatments but didnt get a chance. Followed this up with a 10 hour wait in A&E to confirm the nose is broke and I have a narrowed air passage (long wait to confirm the obvious considering nose is slightly crooked and can't breath out of one nasal airway :rolleyes: ) There is still significant swelling high up in the nasal passage which in my mind is a good thing as it means that hopefully the blocked passage is more soft tissue based and could be a case of just time as a recovery rather than a surgical solution. Waiting to get confirmation on the appointment with the specialist which will either be Friday (tomorrow sorry lost track of days) or early next week.
This confirms my first ever broken bone (hopefully will be another quarter century till the next one)
BED TIME
Whatever about the cosmetic side of a crooked nose, make sure you get the internal part dealt with properly. Don't let them tell you it's ok as long as you can breathe. I got a football injury in my teens that caused a partial blockage of one nasal passage and it still affects my breathing today, especially if I have a head cold.0 -
Whatever about the cosmetic side of a crooked nose, make sure you get the internal part dealt with properly. Don't let them tell you it's ok as long as you can breathe. I got a football injury in my teens that caused a partial blockage of one nasal passage and it still affects my breathing today, especially if I have a head cold.
Usually I am quite a timid person and am not confrontational, however something tells me if someone tells me I just have to deal with something which will affect my training and racing long term I feel it might be a completely different matter
Thursday OFF
Too tired after the previous night to do anything especially as I was in work till eleven (in body not so much so in spirit :P)0 -
Usually I am quite a timid person and am not confrontational, however something tells me if someone tells me I just have to deal with something which will affect my training and racing long term I feel it might be a completely different matter
Thursday OFF
Too tired after the previous night to do anything especially as I was in work till eleven (in body not so much so in spirit :P)
Don't let Tom Joad or TBL read this or they'll be accusing you of all sorts:D:D:D0 -
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Monday 6.5 miles easy (6.59 min mile pace)
Got out of work a good bit later than planned tonight so just kept this one relatively short. Easy pace a little quicker than usual but this is down to fresh legs from the couple of days off last week so meant I was tipping along at a nice canter (given I was breathing as heavy as a horse I felt it is an appropriate use of the word) along the streets of Terenure 0 -
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AuldManKing wrote: »:eek:
what, when you were 12.............
Can I help it if I have nearly 2 decades of running experience and wisdom under my belt despite retaining my youthful good looks 0 -
Tuesday PM 7 miles easy (7.28 min mile pace)
Today was really conspiring against me, work was flat out so didn't get out for a planned 4 miler on my break and then a cross city trip after work that had to be done tonight for a Biotone run as I was reaching critically low levels (unanticipated surge with a number of races on this weekend) meant that it was after twelve by the time I got in the door so a little lower than planned however I know the rest of the week will ease down with work so won't be fighting for a free moment as much and can get the runs needed in so long as the consultant tomorrow doesn't try do something drastic like getting me to stop running for a while 0 -
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Down with consultant this morning and septum is severely deviated so it will require surgery and despite every sob story known to man (marathon training, trying to make "Irish marathon development squad", affecting work and sleep) unfortunately it won't be for a few months atleast (timeframe was 6 months but to be honest knowing the Health Service I would be looking at probably 8-10)
This has me thinking about how to proceed from here and what are my options:
- Proceed as planned and just see how Rotterdam goes
Training has been up and down the last few weeks since it has happened but I have had one or two half decent sessions which means that I may just weather it and that it wont be as much of an issue as I am expecting however I could bomb come race day which will be a hard one to take
- Sandbag and just adjust training for a revised target time
Means that I could train away without having to bang sessions and would be able to hit a sustainable level and still hit a very soft PB
- Scrap the marathon and just focus on shorter distances
Would be the safe option as I could continue to plug away at training and continue to build the aerobic base for a future marathon attempt (along the lines of what I had initially planned in the year build up to Rotterdam). It is the safe option as I would be not putting all my eggs in one basket as a bad performance here and there would not be the end of the world.
Also will look at the private option to see would that me more viable
(not great for someone who is pretty indecisive at the best of times
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TRR medical services are still at your service. I've been offering free arse exams to others so a free nose restructuring is yours if you want
Would shorter races not place a higher demand on your nose in terms of breathing in and out etc?
Thanks for the offer, just had a quick look there and talking north of 6k to go private for the procedure :eek: I am hoping TRR medical services a little more reasonable :P
Funny enough he was nearly giddy about being able to fix a cosmetic issue and repeatedly asked me whether I was okay with how it looked because he could reset but for actual issues I would have to wait that long. Talk about a superficial generation where looks take precedence :mad:
It probably will have a bearing on training for these alright but I am thinking whether putting all my eggs in one basket for a sub par marathon is better that a few bad performances over shorter distances but with the outside chance that I may get lucky.
I may hold off to see how I race in Bohermeen and make a call on the basis of that but at the moment I am just trying to weigh up all my option just very frustrated that despite the most sensible I have been in terms of a long term approach for a race has been messed up by a non running related injury.0 -
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