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Sorry, I thought you said get faster before the 100th Marathon
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The inaugural moon marathon will be held later this year.
Please meet at cape canaveral at 9 for 9.30 transport to start.
As usual, these are very low key runs and are ideal for people who like to run the marathon distance and
Experienced runners who do not need assistance on the course
These Marathons do not suit:
Inexperienced/first time marathoners or anyone who needs assistance on the course
People expecting a big event - this is an informal but official gathering of like-minded distance runners
People who are looking to achieve a fast finish time.
In a bid to keep the price as low as possible:
There will be no finish gantry, tee shirts, mile markers or the usual big race facilities These races are to be regarded as self-sufficient.
My dream has finally come true, and all the Cheese you can eat at the end of it. My finish line celebration will probably go 20 foot into the air. One Giant Step and all that. The last time people were running on the moon, there was a great Buzz around the place.
Thursday 5.1M Lunchtime recovery run @ 9:27 pace. One more little run before Donadea now.
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E, that's just a whole new level of crazy :eek::)10 in 10, is there no end to the lunacy?
Tis not often I agree with these 2 "wise" ould ones...but there's always a first time!
Good luck with it. Might have to make sure I am home in Clare one of the days to give ye some support.0 -
Great crowd in the car park beofre the race and eveyone in good spirits. People were jealous of the very special and very limited edition lime green 50k top Anto got me. Nice match for the Jester's hat.
Job was to finish just at 5 hours which works out at 9:40 pace. From the word Go I was running on my own as everyone pelted off at race pace. I was doing the first 6 laps a bit quicker so that I could slow it down for the last 4 laps (Approx 9:20 per mile for the first 6 laps). I caught up with one runner for a couple of the first laps but after a stop at the kit bag for a gel, he had gained a bit of a lead ahead. At the halfway point I was gaining on Michelle, a Donroe runner. RQ gave me the heads up and said my life would be in danger if I passed her by. As I overtook her, I told her not to panic, because I was ahead of schedule a bit and would be slowing it down towards the end and she'd most likely catch up with me.
Lap 7 & 8 became a bit daunting because it wasn't actually pacing duties, just a back marker to give people an idea of if they were going to make the 5 hours. It was more like a solo XLSR and sanity was starting to play tricks on me. I was surprised to see people logging sub 4 marathon splits and walking back to the finish line with buckets of time left. I didn't even know if the two people behind me had dropped out or planning on taking a marathon split.
Towards the end of lap 8 with 1km to go and 3:55 on the clock, a very quiet Marthastew passed me by on her was to winning the ladies race. I let out a few roars at her to keep it strong and that the Course record was in the bag. I kept shouting to her as she was going into the distance, only to be told to shut up by someone behind me, it was Mr. Stew doing his best to catch sneak up with her in the last moments.
Coming up to the start of lap 9 I asked Anto if there was anyone behind me. I said that if I was the last runner back, I might as well log a marathon time and leave it at that, but that I'd run back to the start of the next lap to find out if anyone was still behind me before I stop.
Just as I was at the grub bag, Michelle was going past me with another runner (Also Eamonn) but he was running with her as far as the Marathon clock just to have his time recorded, so I said I'd join them. When Eamonn finished, I decided to stay with Michelle for the next lap and a half because it was the first time she passed marathon distance and was determined to finish the full 50k. She knew at that point that we were not going to make the 5 hour time as we were running 10:40 pace since I met her and my pacing target was now slipping away but the thing now was to get Michelle to the end. We had reached the Marathon clock at 4:17. She was getting worried that if she didn't make the time, she'd end up with a DNF but I told her not to worry and just keep going until we got to the end. We had lapped a couple of other runners during the last two laps and they were just planning on walking out the last few miles. We kept the pace going steady counting down the kms and I was glad having someone to run with for the last couple of laps as there'd be no more fast runners dashing by. We finished in 5:07 and it was great to hear everyone cheering her on and the finishers tape was up.
It was a great event organised by Anto and I was glad to help out in the last couple of laps to get someone around the more difficult section of the race.
When I got back to the house, I removed 2 tonnes of muck from the new runners and when I took of the sock I discovered a big blood blister on the arch of my foot. I think Anto can vouch for this because I was on the phone to him at the time and I think I screamed like a little girl when I took the sock off and seen it. The mad thing is that it looked heart shaped so I took a photo of it and put a bit of text to it to sum up the pain and pleasure of Ultras.
Sunday 10M in the sunshine @ 9:40 pace. Legs felt a bit wobbly for the first 300m but quickly settled in and ran the miles very comfortably.0 -
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Great crowd in the car park beofre the race and eveing his best to catch sneak up with her in the last moments.
. The mad thing is that it looked heart shaped so I took a photo of it and put a bit of text to it to sum up the pain and pleasure of Ultras.
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Thats some blister on Valentines week an'all.:D
Spent 3 hours last night reading about foot care and ultras . Apparently blood blisters are best left alone due to higher risk of infection. Sit your bum down with a nice beer and some cake , if you can get hold of some :cool:
Well done on finishing another Donadea. Will chase you down next year :rolleyes:0 -
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Wednesday 6M @ 9:30 pace (88% of MRH)
. Delayed reaction from the weekend me thinks, found it harder than I expected. Set off at 9:00 pace but after 3 miles of running straight into a cold wind, it got the better of me and the pace was dropping off. Heart Rate was all over the place. 0 -
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Saturday - Sixmilebridge Marathon 4:25, 10 min/mile pace
Started off well and brought the Camel pack so that I didn't have to rely on the drink stations for this one (without all the chaffing I got in Killeigh. First few miles went well and comfortable but eventually, I felt like I could just lie down at the side of the road for a long snooze. Not sure if it was the build up of a few sleepless nights along with the 5am start to get to the race, but didn't have the get up and go to keep pace and just shuffled along. Maybe I'm not getting enough iron :rolleyes:. I heard there is very little iron in horse meat.
This route is the 10 in 10 route, and seemed manageable on a regular basis. It's undulating, but there doesn't seem to be any section that I'd would dread tackling twice a day for 10 days, however, ask me again around 10th July.
Course was a bit long, 26.6M because some of us did the full 1M section of the town during each loop and overlooked the 'shortcut' road that should have been taken for this marathon. Wont be making that mistake for the next 10 races there.
Sunday - 10.2M in 1:33 @ 9:13 pace
Met up with UM1 this evening and stretched the legs for a few miles. Felt a lot better today then yesterday. Must have been the long lie in today. Ran the couple of hills strongly. Think I should have had today's legs yesterday. Burnt off 1200 calories on the run and fed 5000 calories to Anto in an attempt to 'pad' him out before Connemara.0 -
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