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"If I'm not out there training, someone else is."
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »Don't be blaming my paranoid psycho ranting to you for your off day
TbL
Sadly self inflicted. I blame the day full of *(close your ears)* meanies, chocolate and winegums poor nutrition.0 -
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TRR_the_turd wrote: »I haven't out psyched you already have I?
What's the story with the young fellah? I can give him a lift if needed.
Haha don't worry still on track to make you work for top team spot
I text him there waiting to hear back. I'll grab him as I know you old lads need your sleep so wouldn't wanna deprive you of an extra 15 min and have you blame that on why I beat you
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Haha don't worry still on track to make you work for top team spot
I text him there waiting to hear back. I'll grab him as I know you old lads need your sleep so wouldn't wanna deprive you of an extra 15 min and have you blame that on why I beat you
You have it all wrong. Us old lads are up at the crack of dawn so we get a good run of the day. Sure I'll be having my Sunday roast at 11 tomorrow morning 0 -
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Saturday OFF
Missed this run as by time work and treatments were finished decided it would be counter productive with the race so just did a bit of foam rolling
Sunday
First race in a while. By time I lined up for this one to see a number of regraded athletes and "1st timers" (if you can call mid 2.20 marathoners novice:p) I knew that my initial position target was probably a bit ambitious so I decided that I just wanted a good hard race and see where I end up.
Lap 1
Decent start and after the dust settled there was me and TRR sitting side beside just inside top 40. The rolling hills I took fairly comfortably with striding out on the down hill and working on the uphills. By the time we came down in the glen a lad from Clonliffe made a move on the outside and I followed suit breaking away from "the turd". Came around onto the flat and the wind was pretty bad so I just tucked in and let the bigger guys take on the wind.
Lap 2
Coming into the 2nd lap and true to his name the turd was firmly stuck to my spikes. Heard some heavy breathing from him and I thought that his effort level was slightly higher than mine so I was feeling in a good spot. We had moved up slowly but surely picking off a few straggler along the way but there was a group up about 40-50m ahead that I had my sights on and was trying to work up to. The rest of the lap followed a similar fashion to the last and I was taking the rolling hills pretty well although was feeling the pace changes. Worked back up around the forest and found myself again breaking free. By the time I got on to the flatter side of the course back into the head wind though I was caught in no mans land suffering in the wind.
Lap 3
By the start of this one the lads had caught me and I had worked much harder than I would have liked to. I dunno whether it was this or just a mental lapse but the 3rd lap was slightly disappointing and lost ground on the turd and a few other lads. I was not in a good place but I laboured on.
Lap 4
Managed to snap myself out of the funk of the third lap. Started pushing out the hills and was feeling strong, better yet it looked like I was gaining on TRR (even if it was only marginally) came around the forest and I still had a bit left, Started a long drive to try and reel him in as much as possible I was managing to pull back a second or two but to I knew there was not enough time let, even worse I was hurting but I dug in, no major sprint but enough to up the effort.
Crossed the line and peeped a look at the finishing sheet to see I was between 30th-32nd and about 10 seconds off TRR. Very happy with that run and definitely felt strong, think lack of work on grass may have worked against me but only slightly as it was a good strong effort and happy with how I ran it (bar the third lap but it gives me something to work on)0 -
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Oregano_State wrote: »Where/who did the postural analysis and movement screening for you? What does it consist of?
Another therapist I know who has done the FSM course's as well as having a good eye for the postural analysis and a S&C background . It basically runs through your alignment in a static position as well as running through certain movements (walking, lunge, deep squat, OH squat, shoulder rotation etc) just to give an whether certain area's/ muscles are compensating for other etc.
Can be a bit of a minefield and you can completely overanalyze things (I know previously I have seen issues which should prevent me from any significant training or steeple chasing yet I laboured on) but it is a good tool to use to help specify some aspects of my gym work (as it currently stands I will be dropping single leg squats as a result until I correct a minor hip alignment issue) 0 -
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Fri Evening 4 miles easy (no watch)
Overlap in work shifts meant I could get away for a proper lunch break for once so took advantage of it with a sneaky loop around the UCD trails. Appreciated the surroundings a bit more than usual tonight as these sort of runs around Dublin could be coming to an end in the forseeable future with the offer of a possible long term warm weather training stint on the horizon. 0 -
Fri Evening 4 miles easy (no watch)
Overlap in work shifts meant I could get away for a proper lunch break for once so took advantage of it with a sneaky loop around the UCD trails. Appreciated the surroundings a bit more than usual tonight as these sort of runs around Dublin could be coming to an end in the forseeable future with the offer of a possible long term warm weather training stint on the horizon.
Sounds great man, fair play.0 -
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Come over this direction and I'll be a regular customer! Ha.
Job offer is central Europe unfortunately, bright note would be that my degree from UCD might actually finally stand to me with my classical knowledge of Roman culture and history
(Anyone know the Italian for Piriformis?)
Most likely nothing will come from it but hey nice to feel wanted 0 -
Job offer is central Europe unfortunately, bright note would be that my degree from UCD might actually finally stand to me with my classical knowledge of Roman culture and history
(Anyone know the Italian for Piriformis?)
Most likely nothing will come from it but hey nice to feel wanted
Job offer, Central Europe, what the fock, what about me
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »Job offer, Central Europe, what the fock, what about me
TbL
You were looking for a spring marathon
http://www.maratonadiroma.it/
Weighing things up I would probably miss the abuse from tRR, the reflex training of sudden evasion maneuvers on my runs through Tallaght (especially with the cover of night coming in meaning the scrots will be out in force with missiles over the coming months) and the training partners too much to move so I think your safe 0 -
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »Job offer, Central Europe, what the fock, what about me
TbL
He'll probably see more of you if he's based in Central Europe 0 -
That's very much Southern Europe not Central Europe) 0 -
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