Mr Slow: The Return

RayCun · 29-06-2011 12:57pm

Yeah, I'm signed up for all of the race series. Don't know what I'll target in the 5 mile - under 34 maybe? Will see how I feel, and how much I lose to the Kyber at the end...

Mr Slow · 29-06-2011 1:04pm

RayCun wrote: »

Yeah, I'm signed up for all of the race series. Don't know what I'll target in the 5 mile - under 34 maybe? Will see how I feel, and how much I lose to the Kyber at the end...

Not the attitude Ray, the Kyber is a pussy!

RayCun · 29-06-2011 1:22pm

Mr Slow wrote: »

Not the attitude Ray, the Kyber is a pussy!

Weren't you one of the people talking about 'the hill' at 7k in Dunshaughlin?:pac:

Mr Slow · 29-06-2011 1:26pm

RayCun wrote: »

Weren't you one of the people talking about 'the hill' at 7k in Dunshaughlin?:pac:

Yes but I remembered it as being much worse because the last time I ran Dunshaughlin, I had never run up a rise in my life

, this year I passed several people on it!

Mr Slow · 29-06-2011 1:31pm

Goals for 2011:
1. Sub 20 min 5k
2. Sub 45 min 10k Done
3. Sub 1:40 Half (Done in training)
4. Sub 3:50 Marathon Done

With DCM looming I don't know if I'll get in another 5k this year but I expect to lash through the series half!

RayCun · 29-06-2011 2:46pm

Rathfarnham 5k?

Mr Slow · 29-06-2011 2:49pm

RayCun wrote: »

Rathfarnham 5k?

I knew you'd say that but OH is running that!

RayCun · 29-06-2011 2:56pm

Get a babysitter so you can both run? There are loads of 5ks around though - there's a BHAA one in Irishtown in a couple of weeks, probably one every second week for the rest of the year.

RayCun · 29-06-2011 3:00pm

and one in Meath next wednesday

Mr Slow · 29-06-2011 3:12pm

RayCun wrote: »

Get a babysitter so you can both run? There are loads of 5ks around though - there's a BHAA one in Irishtown in a couple of weeks, probably one every second week for the rest of the year.

Thanks Ray, I'll have to check at home to see if my wife is happy to leave the kids with you but I can't see a problem:D

Perkina3 · 29-06-2011 7:44pm

was meant to be going to a stag on the 16th but circumstances now mean that I am not.... might do the race series 5 mile instead.

Hmmmm. decisions decisions.

chinguetti · 29-06-2011 8:06pm

Start at the front of the second wave would be my advise for a fast time.

Latecomers always jump in the first wave and are usually running in their first ever race. So they have no idea of how to run in a crowd (we were all like that once) as they have never experienced it before and remember, the deer charged across the Kyber last year causing havoc which was funny as i was 50 yards back.

If you start here, you have nearly 10 minutes of clear road and avoid the crowd. However, your race position is quite low but your time will be faster (its a quick enough course in my mind) as its a narrow enough road for the first 1.5 miles

Mr Slow · 29-06-2011 8:07pm

Perkina3 wrote: »

was meant to be going to a stag on the 16th but circumstances now mean that I am not.... might do the race series 5 mile instead.

Hmmmm. decisions decisions.

About time you showed up for a pint!!!

Perkina3 · 29-06-2011 8:35pm

Ha true enough..... I keep meaning to but I was meant to be there for dunshaughlin but lectures mate.... accountancy lectures!

Grrrr

RacoonQueen · 01-07-2011 4:51pm

Two shops, neither had it in liquid form. :mad:

Mr Slow · 01-07-2011 9:01pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Two shops, neither had it in liquid form. :mad:

Powder form!!!:rolleyes:

Mr Slow · 01-07-2011 9:06pm

2.3 miles with the princess on her bicycle!

Expected this to be as slow as bejaysus but princess had other ideas, average pace 9 min miles including stopping at every junction to scrutinise traffic! She was up at 7:30 min miles at one point.

menoscemo · 01-07-2011 9:18pm

Mr Slow wrote: »

2.3 miles with the princess on her bicycle!

Expected this to be as slow as bejaysus but princess had other ideas, average pace 9 min miles including stopping at every junction to scrutinise traffic! She was up at 7:30 min miles at one point.

That's a pretty fast cycling speed for Claralara alright.

RacoonQueen · 01-07-2011 9:44pm

Mr Slow wrote: »

Powder form!!!:rolleyes:

You said liquid, thats what my ears heard :P I got powder form anyway! :pac:

Mr Slow · 02-07-2011 12:23pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

You said liquid, thats what my ears heard :P I got powder form anyway! :pac:

Of course I did, I have it in powder and I decided to fcuk with your head.:rolleyes:

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you!

Mr Slow · 02-07-2011 12:36pm

Met Meno, Nules, Pistol and Average Runner for a stretch of the legs for a planned 8 miler, the day was so nice and the company so good even though Meno was there that I hung on for a few extra.

Garmin is fcuked, lost that run too but it was just under 11 miles in 1:38, average pace 8:54 min miles.

Nules10 · 02-07-2011 1:38pm

Really nice to meet you this morning... despite all the flies you seemed to attract

chinguetti · 02-07-2011 1:49pm

Mr Slow wrote: »

Garmin is fcuked, lost that run too but it was just under 11 miles in 1:38, average pace 8:54 min miles.

Fix that Garmin for the morning boy or we might have to use one of our 'followers' Garmin's in the morning and you'll never live it down:D

Mr Slow · 02-07-2011 2:05pm

Nules10 wrote: »

Really nice to meet you this morning... despite all the flies you seemed to attract

Can I remind you that when I rejoined ye, there was a swarm around ye, not I!!!

Mr Slow · 02-07-2011 2:06pm

chinguetti wrote: »

Fix that Garmin for the morning boy or we might have to use one of our 'followers' Garmin's in the morning and you'll never live it down:D

Garmin works fine for running, it's the uploading that's the problem. Who you callin boy?

chinguetti · 02-07-2011 2:11pm

Mr Slow wrote: »

Garmin works fine for running, it's the uploading that's the problem. Who you callin boy?

Ah thats grand. I read somewhere that your not in the Masters section yet so you must be a 'boy' or is it 'young man'?:D

digger2d2 · 02-07-2011 2:13pm

chinguetti wrote: »

Ah thats grand. I read somewhere that your not in the Masters section yet so you must be a 'boy' or is it 'young man'?:D

He's almost as old as me.....

Perkina3 · 02-07-2011 9:50pm

digger2d2 wrote: »

He's almost as old as me.....

Wait really? I thought Mr. Slow was still in his 30's?? Thought he was like 34/35?

Mr Slow · 02-07-2011 10:10pm

Perkina3 wrote: »

Wait really? I thought Mr. Slow was still in his 30's?? Thought he was like 34/35?

I am, these old ba5tards are trying to drag me to their 'one foot in' level.

Mr Slow · 03-07-2011 5:19pm

My first pacing gig went really well, if you discount the fact that I held everybody up on the start line while I waited for my Garmin to find a satellite and as RQ and Meno had lost the balloons, I had to kick off with a makeshift one attached to my hat!:rolleyes:

Everything went really well, I was thinking the 11 I did yesterday would have tired me out but it wasn't an issue. The group seemed to enjoy myself and Chinguetti's double act and it would have been plain sailing only for a few misplaced markers which meant I had to run ahead to check if the next one brought us back to where we should be, once a few more markers passed we knew we were on the ball but with the heat and a high proportion of people running the half for the first time our group had thinned quite a bit coming into the home straight. Really enjoyed it and am looking forward to the next gig.

To mirror something in Vagga's log, last September my goal was sub 2 and today I was bouncing along chatting like bejaysus effortlessly. I wonder where I'll be next year?:D

13.24 miles in 1:59:33

Mr Slow: The Return

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