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

digger2d2

Tuesday - 4 Mile Recovery - 4 Miles at 8:30... This definitely helped loosen the legs up and was an absolute doddle until I hit the incline for the last mile and the legs felt dead again. Still a positive run though.

Wednesday - Pyramid Session - 1 Mile w/up at 8 min...Then 1/2/3/4/5/4/3/2/1 x minutes hard running with 60 second recovery jog in between each. I read this session wrong, was only meant to do 1/2/3/4/3/2/1.... And the 5th one was the worst as well as the extra 4 minute one!!! Anyway, average pace for the pyramid session was 7:03 which was pretty tasty as the 8 x 1 min recovery jogs were done very slowly.

Boston update.... All on track as long as the legs freshen up over the next few days.

Younganne

Best of Luck for Monday...Digger...have a blast!!:D

digger2d2

Younganne wrote: »

Best of Luck for Sunday Digger...have a blast!!:D

If I start on Sunday Anne I'm pretty sure I'll cross the line first (it starts on Monday ) thanks for the good wishes anyway

Younganne

digger2d2 wrote: »

If I start on Sunday Anne I'm pretty sure I'll cross the line first (it starts on Monday ) thanks for the good wishes anyway

D'oh :o:o:o you don't need a head start...:D
i though it was 15th alright, but thought i must have made a mistake!!!
Must be mixing up with Rotterdam so!!! (that is Sunday isn't it??)

The_Boy_Wonder

Best of luck at the weekend. Enjoy the experience and hopefully you'll get the reward for your hard miles

RunningKing

There's a guy going to be on the expo in Boston, promoting the Dublin Marathon - Gerry Carr - he actually organises the Dub Marathon.
Say hello to him!! - He'll be running as well.

& best of luck in the race itself, amazing experience I'm sure. Looking fwd to the report.

Perkina3

Good luck with it chief....Also must find out who your coach is cause having read your blog the training has been impressive to say the least!

blockic

Perkina3 wrote: »

Also must find out who your coach is cause having read your blog the training has been impressive to say the least!

He'll love this!!

Although to be fair, the plan and what digger does are two totally different things!! :pac:

blockic

Best of luck on Monday digger. You'll kill that 3:10 with the serious work you have put in. There is life in the old dog yet!!

Just mind that you don't kill all the people running behind ya while you're at it! :pac:

tang1

Best of luck Monday, go do us auld fellas justice & enjoy it.

RacoonQueen

Good luck A - have a blast.

Perkina3

blockic wrote: »

Best of luck on Monday digger. You'll kill that 3:10 with the serious work you have put in. There is life in theold dog yet!!

Just mind that you don't kill all the people running behind ya while you're at it! :pac:

Just want to put extra emphasis on the old......

TRR

Perkina3 wrote: »

Just want to put extra emphasis on the old......

Digger is so old he was the official starter for the first Boston marathon!!

tHE vAGGABOND

Good luck and have a great time, the men of Ireland will be cheering you on in our very own battle of the sexes :P

jcsmum

Best of luck A - you'll do great!

average_runner

Best of luck on Monday

RayCun

for pensioners everywhere! We look to you for inspiration!

pistol_75

Best of luck on Monday A. Make sure you have enough energy in the tank to fight off the wellesley girls or else just have enough in the tank :eek:

Aimman

Best of luck in Boston Digger. Any chance you can bring me back an

Iphone
Ipad
Itouch
Mac Air
Few pairs of Asics
and a twinkie :cool:

Dory Dory

The mass quantities of chocolate has been packed....which begs the question, are your guns ready? See you in Boston!

Marthastew

Very, very best of luck in Boston, you will run an amazing race (a black cat told me that today;))
Have you sent an advance warning to those girls in Wellesley? They tend to get a little over excited and I'm worried you will cause even more mass hysteria when Officer Digger arrives flexing his guns:)

Krusty_Clown

Marthastew wrote: »

Very, very best of luck in Boston, you will run an amazing race (a black cat told me that today;))
Have you sent an advance warning to those girls in Wellesley? They tend to get a little over excited and I'm worried you will cause even more mass hysteria when Officer Digger arrives flexing his guns:)

Probably best to keep the guns covered up, or you'll cause a build-up in traffic before the half-way mark. Best of luck! Chalk up another one for the upper-middle-aged athletes. Give us younger men a time to aim for in 10 years time.

sideswipe

Best of Luck on Monday Digger.

neilc

Best of luck Monday, hope yourself and OH have great races!!

menoscemo

Best of luck on Monday. I'll be glued to the live updates.
Go Prove that win in the Bohermeen half was no fluke.

Solobally8

Best of luck old man

career_move

Good luck on Monday

digger2d2

Hey all.... Thanks a lot for all the good wishes... Too many to reply to individually as I'm busy watching the first day of the Masters :D

I'm really looking forward to the race, there's been no taper madness, perhaps experience helps with that. Trying not to think about the race too much as my weekend in Boston will be interrupted with having to push myself so so hard to get 26.3 x 7:14

For those of you looking for me to eclipse my bird I'm afraid that's not going to happen unless she has a problem and although I'm very competitive, I obviously don't want that to happen. There was a 12 minute gap in Berlin, I think if I go sub 3.10 and cut that gap to 6 minutes that will make for a very happy glamour couple :D

Bottom line of it is that myself and CL feel very fortunate to be going to Boston and no matter what, we are going to have a freakin' awesome blast!!! :D

PaulieC

best of luck to both of ya. Looking forward to the reports

beeduybe

Good luck!