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Berlin 2016: Back to Basics
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I dont want to come across as negative but just dont want you to make the same mistake as I did with regards to body fat. I have a set of those scales and my body fat was between 9-10%. If you put it on "athlete mode" it had me at 4.5%. But then I read about a DEXA scan which is the most accurate way of measuring body fat there is. They do it in UCD, so I headed out there thinking my bodyfat was pretty low........Got a scan and it was 16%. That was a shocker. Anyway just to say that those scales can be off by a fair bit. I mean if you're body fat is really 16% like mine, then I reckon thats worth knowing because then you can work to get it down to 10% which would result in a fairly big jump in performance.
Good to know not negative at all. I use the scales for relative gains or losses so it is handy that way. Have never had the DEXA scan but my scales isn't too far off the old calipers method. But at the of the day less body fat means better performance. There are still more than a couple of lbs of lard I'd like to melt away
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »Well done man. I looked at Woddle's photos, and it looked like you were cruising, rather than running 5:20s. Time to revise the DCM target?
Ha was thinking the same about yourself. I'll revise if you do
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myflipflops wrote: »What Krusty said.
I'm ignorant as to the vagaries of the marathon but I know training plans don't come together like this very often. Similar to Clara Lara, your potential time in a 'perfect race' scenario surely has to be getting quicker as you tick off the quality weeks?
Yes definitely is, but I'll still go out at 77.30/78 minutes for the first half. I've never ran well in Dublin and it knocked the bollox out of me last time I ran it properly. I have a few different goal times in mind. Dublin is probably 2-3 minutes slower than Berlin or London so that needs to be figured into the equation as well. I'll make a definitive call in 2 weeks and post it here. I'm not one for sandbagging or bull**** 0 -
21 Days to DCM
Monday: 8 miles @ 6.45. Plan was for a double recovery today but didn't get out until 5pm so lengtened the run and will skip the double. I like to get a run in eary and another late when I'm doubling with at least 7-8 hours between them. Pace today was too fast but felt very very easy
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »Well done man. I looked at Woddle's photos, and it looked like you were cruising, rather than running 5:20s. Time to revise the DCM target?
Let's not bring his shady side into this Krusty although it would explain why he takes his time running through the Furry Glen:D 0 -
20 Days to DCM
Tuesday: 8.5 miles @ 6.55. Early morning run. Absolutely beautiful day. Had the ipod on and was listening to a playlist I put together when training for DCM back in 2007. Two things occurred to me firstly, I was into U2 at the time, can't stand them now. Secondly, if drug testers had of heard the remaining tunes on my playlist they would have tested me for recreational drugs, a lot of techno, dance and trance. Have a bit of a headache now. Must be getting old
Had a look at my training diary from last year last night. Specifically the 3 week taper in the lead up to Berlin. I think I'm going to have to scale things back a little bit as my current plan has a little more than it probably should have. The Berlin taper was perfect and I felt great on the start line so if it's not broke ...............0 -
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if it was an early morning one heading into work its pretty ceratin that you wouldnt have fuelled properly? Ive run a few 15 milers straight out of bed in the mornings and even at a moderate pace I get heavy legged (like after 18 or so) after 10-12 miles.
Good glycogen depleting session! 0 -
theboyblunder wrote: »if it was an early morning one heading into work its pretty ceratin that you wouldnt have fuelled properly? Ive run a few 15 milers straight out of bed in the mornings and even at a moderate pace I get heavy legged (like after 18 or so) after 10-12 miles.
Good glycogen depleting session!
Yes you are dead right, I usually try to get a couple of bagels on board before heading out but I only managed the one (sans Jam:mad:).
I've managed to get a number for Saturday I have friends in low high places;), so I'll see you there.
Have you ran it before? Looking at past results and talking to a couple of friends they reckon it is a slow 10K. I ran a trail race out there a couple of months back and found it OK to be honest, not quick but not very slow either.
Now to take it ham and cheesey for the next 2 days. I can't understand why people get taper madness. You're close to peak fitness and are sitting around more than normal, super stuff. Yesterday on the canal while I was having my physical and mental breakdown I was looking at a guy fishing, sitting on his arse in a sleeping bag type thing sipping a cup of tea. I'll tell you one thing for sure, in ten years time I won't be hammering the footpaths of the canal, I'll be fishing like my friend yesterday 0 -
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