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Chucky ár Lá... DigDig's gonna get you!

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    #1622
    TRR
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    menoscemo wrote: »
    The way you talk you would think he regularly beats me or something :rolleyes:

    Did you hear that Digger, he's goading ye.


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    #1623
    menoscemo
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    TRR wrote: »
    Did you hear that Digger, he's goading ye.

    I believe the grand total of his victories is 1 ;)


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    #1624
    TRR
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    menoscemo wrote: »
    I believe the grand total of his victories is 1 ;)

    We are counting your Berlin DNF as a victory :)


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    #1625
    menoscemo
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    TRR wrote: »

    We are counting your Berlin DNF as a victory :)
    In that case, I beat Haile in 2011 :D


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    #1626
    digger2d2
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    Right, following on from that "Boys will be boys" exchange between TRR and Six Counties I'll resume with what my log was intended for ;)

    Monday - Easy - 4.5 miles at 8:52 pace... This felt good but the legs tied up a bit toward the end.

    Tuesday - Progression - 4.5 miles in total - Mile 1 @ 8:27, Mile 2 @ 7:48, Mile 3 @ 7:25 followed by 1.5 mile w/down @ 8:14. Similar pattern to Tuesday, it all felt really good but legs tied up toward the second part of the w/down.

    I think it's fair to say that the XC really does take it out of your legs, that was my second one last Sunday. I'm sure wearing the spikes is a factor but the minute bits of twisting/turning/re-adjusting etc. must be using muscles/tendons in slightly new and different ways. Well, at least I hope that's it, otherwise it's "Pass the Zimmer Frame MarthaStew"!! :D


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    #1627
    digger2d2
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    Wednesday - 10 miles easy - 10 @ 8:34. Did 5 on my own and was joined by Meno for the second 5. Afaik this was my first double digit run since DCM.


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    #1628
    digger2d2
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    Lazy end to last week. Again had half planned to do the parkrun on Saturday but instead opted for a three miler on my own.... Mile 1 at 7.28, 2 at 6:50 and 3 at 6:43 with a .5 mile w/down.

    Week beginning 17/12/12 - Start of more structured longer stuff, time to get hard edges again :)

    Monday - 5-6 Easy - 6 miles at 7:57. I really enjoyed this run but am looking forward to getting my usual running partner off the treatment table and back on the roads!


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    #1629
    blockic
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    digger2d2 wrote: »
    I really enjoyed this run but am looking forward to getting my usual running partner off the treatment table and back on the roads!

    Be careful what you wish for!;)


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    #1630
    claralara
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    digger2d2 wrote: »
    Lazy end to last week. Again had half planned to do the parkrun on Saturday but instead opted for a three miler on my own.... Mile 1 at 7.28, 2 at 6:50 and 3 at 6:43 with a .5 mile w/down.

    Week beginning 17/12/12 - Start of more structured longer stuff, time to get hard edges again :)

    Monday - 5-6 Easy - 6 miles at 7:57. I really enjoyed this run but am looking forward to getting my usual running partner off the treatment table and back on the roads!

    The treatment table is looking forward to getting rid of your usual running partner and watching her get her party season rear end back on the roads :)

    I look forward to you dragging me around some runs for a while... for a change ;)


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    #1631
    claralara
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    blockic wrote: »

    Be careful what you wish for!;)

    Jaysus where's all the high fiving love gone now?! Fair weather supporters if ever i saw it! ;)


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    #1632
    belcarra
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    Digs - What time are you looking at for Donadea?
    Will you be using it as a training run or will you be putting a bit of effort in?
    We had a good group last year running around the 4h45m pace for the majority of the race last year and with the improvements across the board I'd be expecting that group time would be between sub 4 (CL, Meno and VaderMLK possibly) and sub 4:20 (probably myself and hopefully a bunch of others!).
    I suppose I should migrate this to the Donadea thread really...


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    #1633
    digger2d2
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    belcarra wrote: »
    Digs - What time are you looking at for Donadea?
    Will you be using it as a training run or will you be putting a bit of effort in?
    We had a good group last year running around the 4h45m pace for the majority of the race last year and with the improvements across the board I'd be expecting that group time would be between sub 4 (CL, Meno and VaderMLK possibly) and sub 4:20 (probably myself and hopefully a bunch of others!).
    I suppose I should migrate this to the Donadea thread really...

    I haven't given it much thought John but it will likely be only a training run... Maybe something like.... Heads off to do a mile to km conversion.... 4:30! That said, if there's a group going at 4:20 I'd be happy to tag along.


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    #1634
    belcarra
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    digger2d2 wrote: »
    I haven't given it much thought John but it will likely be only a training run... Maybe something like.... Heads off to do a mile to km conversion.... 4:30! That said, if there's a group going at 4:20 I'd be happy to tag along.

    I was am wary of km pace vs race time nomenclature...so when you say 4:30 do you mean 4mins30secs/km or 4h30m to complete the race??
    I meant 4h20m to complete the race and therefore 5mins12secs/km (or just over 8mins20secs/mile for the older generation!)...


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    #1635
    Marthastew
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    belcarra wrote: »
    I was am wary of km pace vs race time nomenclature...so when you say 4:30 do you mean 4mins30secs/km or 4h30m to complete the race??
    I meant 4h20m to complete the race and therefore 5mins12secs/km (or just over 8mins20secs/mile for the older generation!)...[/QUOTE]

    Have some manners young man:D

    Mr Stew and I are also signed up, belcarra how does 4.14.59 (finish time) sound ? That's within our LSR ranges for Spring marathons, although Officer D has probably beeen using this time while his missus is injured to get lots of sneaky super dooper training in so he might not want to join us;)


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    #1636
    belcarra
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    Marthastew wrote: »
    Mr Stew and I are also signed up, belcarra how does 4.14.59 (finish time) sound ? That's within our LSR ranges for Spring marathons, although Officer D has probably beeen using this time while his missus is injured to get lots of sneaky super dooper training in so he might not want to join us;)

    That could be just the trick...possibly!
    I can aim for that time so and revisit closer to the event. I'm planning to race Bohermeen 1/2 in early March and then do Tralee marathon on Paddy's Day as an easy-ish run so don't want to have to take too long recovering from Donadea. On the flip side it would be nice to beat last year's time by a half hour and get a better World Ranking!!

    That's it decided so - Digger you are doing sub-4h15m!!


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    #1637
    digger2d2
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    belcarra wrote: »



    That's it decided so - Digger you are doing sub-4h15m!!

    Ok, myself and my guns will go for that so ;)


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    #1638
    digger2d2
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    Tuesday - 1 mile w/up, 1 mile w/down. 8 hill repeats with recovery run between each. I think the place I chose to do these is where Bros Pearse/Knocklyon runners do them.... Not a bad little spot!


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    #1639
    RayCun
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    Stocking Lane, running up to and over the bridge over the M50?


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    #1640
    digger2d2
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    RayCun wrote: »
    Stocking Lane, running up to and over the bridge over the M50?

    Yep, but my repeats went from the bottom of stocking lane on.the right hand side up to the fence at the top... I didn't go over the M50.


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    #1641
    blockic
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    Used to live in Ballyboden a couple years back. I know that beast of a hill pretty well. Never ran up it but it's ideal for hill reps alright!


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    #1642
    jcsmum
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    digger2d2 wrote: »
    Yep, but my repeats went from the bottom of stocking lane on.the right hand side up to the fence at the top... I didn't go over the M50.

    Slacker


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    #1643
    digger2d2
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    jcsmum wrote: »

    Slacker

    I was waiting for that ;)


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    #1644
    jcsmum
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    digger2d2 wrote: »
    I was waiting for that ;)

    Ah no, does that mean I'm getting to be as predictable as you? :(


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    #1645
    digger2d2
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    jcsmum wrote: »

    Ah no, does that mean I'm getting to be as predictable as you? :(

    I hope not, I wanted the monopoly on that and I'm not playing games ;)


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    #1646
    digger2d2
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    Thursday - 5 miles at 8.08 pace - Met up with Meno for this one


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    #1647
    digger2d2
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    Saturday - 11 miles at 8:33, legs absolutely wrecked after this.


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    #1648
    claralara
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    digger2d2 wrote: »
    Yep, but my repeats went from the bottom of stocking lane on.the right hand side up to the fence at the top... I didn't go over the M50.

    I find it more fun to go under it.


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    #1649
    digger2d2
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    Monday - 8 miles @ 7:20

    Wednesday - 3 miles @ 7:45, great way to clear the head and collect the car ;)


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    #1650
    digger2d2
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    Thursday - 4 miles at 7.55, this felt rotten, breathing like a cornered nun. I need a few days of H2o rather than booze.


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    #1651
    digger2d2
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    Saturday - 12 miles at 7.57 - Nice run today. Headed off up to and into the Waterworks, up to the end of the second reservoir and back home.

    I had earlier treated myself to a pair of INOV 8's, X Talons. With these bad boys I aim to do a few IMRA races again.

    These will fit into the training plan and the undulating nature of those races should help develop the legs better for Boston.


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