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2010 Dublin Marathon Novices/Sub-4:30 Mentored Thread
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Hi all,
A bit like Agent J I'd like to come on board as well if thats ok. In my 50th year (obviously going through a mid life crisis!) I decided if I don't have a crack at running my first marathon now I might not be able to give it a lash in the years ahead. Anyway started out towards the end of January and have had a couple of setbacks with calf problems at different stages. Have been to the physio and have some good stretching exercises to do, but still liable to crop up, so fingers crossed to some extent. Haven't a clue what level of mileage I have done to date, but ran the Tulfarris 10 miles a couple of weeks ago and did a 2 hour LSR last weekend, which would have been somewhere between 12-14 miles. All going according to plan hope to run the Longford half on Sunday week and the Athlone 3/4 in early October. I sort of laugh at the LSR concept, all my runs are fairly slow, just a question of how far I go on each one!
Good luck to all and might go to some of these runs in the park. I'm living in Santry anyone out there from my neck of the woods?
Have you raced before? If so what are your PBs? (Date and distance please!)
I think I ran a half marathon yonks ago, no idea of time etc.
10 miles at Tulfarris just under 92 mins
This would be my first marathon
Do you still need to take walk breaks in your training?
No
How much training do you currently do? Distances, how many days a week, cross training - whatever you think is relevant
Up to at least 4 a week at this stage, minimum 3.5 miles, last LSR as above, at this stage would probably be looking at at least 25 miles a week. No other training really.
What do you want to achieve? Dream finishing time and realistic finishing time?
Really just want to do it, 4 hours would be best result I think, 4.5h probably more realistic, if I get to Athlone and live to tell the tale I'll have a better idea at that stage
How many days a week can you train?
3 -5.
Why are you running this marathon?
Just to have another thing ticked off my to do list, only another couple of hundred to go!
Welcome aboard, are you following a plan? Most of us are following Hal Higdon's Novice plan.
Look forward to seeing you in the park in the next few weeks!
I've been thinking a mass run for the 20 mile LSR would be epic and pretty cool if we all reached it together.
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Hi all,
A bit like Agent J I'd like to come on board as well if thats ok. In my 50th year (obviously going through a mid life crisis!) I decided if I don't have a crack at running my first marathon now I might not be able to give it a lash in the years ahead. Anyway started out towards the end of January and have had a couple of setbacks with calf problems at different stages. Have been to the physio and have some good stretching exercises to do, but still liable to crop up, so fingers crossed to some extent. Haven't a clue what level of mileage I have done to date, but ran the Tulfarris 10 miles a couple of weeks ago and did a 2 hour LSR last weekend, which would have been somewhere between 12-14 miles. All going according to plan hope to run the Longford half on Sunday week and the Athlone 3/4 in early October. I sort of laugh at the LSR concept, all my runs are fairly slow, just a question of how far I go on each one!
Good luck to all and might go to some of these runs in the park. I'm living in Santry anyone out there from my neck of the woods?
Have you raced before? If so what are your PBs? (Date and distance please!)
I think I ran a half marathon yonks ago, no idea of time etc.
10 miles at Tulfarris just under 92 mins
This would be my first marathon
Do you still need to take walk breaks in your training?
No
How much training do you currently do? Distances, how many days a week, cross training - whatever you think is relevant
Up to at least 4 a week at this stage, minimum 3.5 miles, last LSR as above, at this stage would probably be looking at at least 25 miles a week. No other training really.
What do you want to achieve? Dream finishing time and realistic finishing time?
Really just want to do it, 4 hours would be best result I think, 4.5h probably more realistic, if I get to Athlone and live to tell the tale I'll have a better idea at that stage
How many days a week can you train?
3 -5.
Why are you running this marathon?
Just to have another thing ticked off my to do list, only another couple of hundred to go!
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