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Sorry to hear you've picked up something - there is a bit of a flu bug going round at the moment so stock up on the lemsip and you should be right for the weekend.
I'd be off work, but everyone else is same, all sneezing, coughing etc ! Lemsip and strepsils are working, bit better than yesterday, mite try a hot whiskey later. I'd hope to be better by sat, and go for an easy couple of miles then to test water. Not too sure about hitting a hard pace now, cold is bound to take something out of me!The club tempo training is a good idea for the winter. If you feel pace getting too easy you can take more turns at front and add on mile or two at end
It'll be a really good session if we have a decent group like, I did make a point of throwing the hammer a bit when it came to my turn d other nite, I think its called laying down the law of pack-leader or something
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As ye know, I was undecided about this, right up to last nite. My girlfriend thought I was mad for doing it (she's prob right!), but she knew I was gonna head up if I was any way right.
Perfect conditions for a race, hardly any wind and the sun kept away for it, even tho it looked like it was going to be warmer.
Met seanynova before the start and had good chat about strategy, he looked well focused on the task in hand, told him to watch out for Angela McCann, as she'd prob be on the same pace as him.
If I hadn't been shook all week, I'd have no doubt bout what pace to go out at, but it was just full of questions for me lining up today. I thought of the tempo session I did last week, and felt it'd be tough to do that workout today + thats with 2min recoveries
Mile splits for race:
6:18, 6:20, 6:33, 6:29,6:39,7:10,6:33,6:04,6:16,6:14,6:31 and 13:06 (for last 2.1miles, forgot to lap)
5mile split: 32:19, 10mile: 64:36
So 13.1miles in 1:24:16 I clocked it, av-pace 6:26 min/mile.
I posted here the other day, that the first few miles should feel comfortable in the half, the first did today, settled into pace, seanynova was with me, the 2nd mile felt tougher, seany opened a gap on me, I thought the pace was too hot and backed off. He was in a good group with Angela and a few others. I settled into a group myself, with the 2nd lady and couple lads. The mile splits were slow I felt tho, I know we were gradually climbing, but I felt a lack of energy, the big hill was coming up as well, so u can imagine the mind-games !
I did actually get up the hills into Grenagh quiet well, it was some effort tho, ya forget each year how long the climb is ! Mile 7 has a very sharp downhill on it, I did not want to attack it, even so, I could feel a stitch coming in my side, and really put the brakes on, a lot of runners caught me, including Pat my club-mate. I took a gel at the start of the 8th mile+gave me some bit of lift, I caught upto Pat and we were running side-by-side for a bit, the mile-splits were going nicely now. Pat opened a gap on me tho in the 11th mile, for some reason I found it really tough, the split is well off the 3miles before it. But I picked up again for the last couple of miles, I guess it was the "your nearly home feeling", the last 2.1miles were at an av-pace of 6:14.
1:24:16 I'll def take today, it was hard work tho. My mind thinks back to Bantry, I finished completely differently that day, way stronger, shows how good a race I ran that day!
I'm happy I ran today, and felt I climed well on the hills, and I did finish with some nice mile splits.
P.S. well done to seanynova on his time today, I won't spoil it here, but he's on for a great marathon, great to meet up as well !0 -
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Tx for nice posts lads!
I forgot to add about the exploding gel incident, I took the top off and I guess it was pretty warm as I had been carrying it in my hand, but as I went to take it, it just flew everywhere. Think Krusty had a similar story once!well done again lad, good to meet up, cheers for the advice also, worked well in the end....made ground on angela after she stopped to take in water....but i prob should have kept up with her in the 2nd mile also though....horses for courses i suppose!
good luck with the recovery anyway with the sickness/sore legs....
Tx lad. Its hard to know about those early miles isn't it, if you push too strong, then it could be a much harder finish ? But if you take it handier, then you maybe have it in-the-tank so to speak to use later ?0 -
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Took a rest day yesterday, legs were sore to be fair after Sunday, calves and shins! Postman was good to be this morn though, a new pair of DS Trainers, last ones have seen a good bit of miles and are getting worn.
Out to the track tonite, tempo session was on the cards, wasn't too sure bout it with it being so close to the race, but most of lads there had raced as well.
6miles total with 3miles at tempo pace, averaged 6:20min/mile for tempo, where the pace was between 6:30 and 6:10 at times, good fun tho and I def feel its upto you to take the pace out when its your turn, that makes it a good workout! 0 -
tisnotover wrote: »Took a rest day yesterday, legs were sore to be fair after Sunday, calves and shins! Postman was good to be this morn though, a new pair of DS Trainers, last ones have seen a good bit of miles and are getting worn.
Out to the track tonite, tempo session was on the cards, wasn't too sure bout it with it being so close to the race, but most of lads there had raced as well.
6miles total with 3miles at tempo pace, averaged 6:20min/mile for tempo, where the pace was between 6:30 and 6:10 at times, good fun tho and I def feel its upto you to take the pace out when its your turn, that makes it a good workout!
fair play been able to do a tempo 2 days after a half. it took me most of the week to get back on track, maybe you didn't try hard enough
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fair play been able to do a tempo 2 days after a half. it took me most of the week to get back on track, maybe you didn't try hard enough
Maybe I didn't ! But even if I was on form last Sunday, I don't think I'd have caught seanynova, some time he ran the other day like! Thinking of racing Cork to Cobh in 3 wks time, was gonna give it a skip, but mite do it now. 0 -
tisnotover wrote: »Maybe I didn't ! But even if I was on form last Sunday, I don't think I'd have caught seanynova, some time he ran the other day like! Thinking of racing Cork to Cobh in 3 wks time, was gonna give it a skip, but mite do it now.
What are the logistics of doing this race ?
Is it a disaster trying to get back to your car,where ever you may leave it0 -
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tisnotover wrote: »Maybe I didn't ! But even if I was on form last Sunday, I don't think I'd have caught seanynova, some time he ran the other day like! Thinking of racing Cork to Cobh in 3 wks time, was gonna give it a skip, but mite do it now.
im still out of action lad, and you were doing tempo sessions yesterday!!!...im pretty sure if you were healthy during race week you would have been well up there!0 -
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