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2013; Eat my dust Meno!
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I'm getting so excited for you!!!!!!
AAAAAAAARRGGGHH!! :eek::(:D:mad:
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I don't know what I am at this stage. I'd feel better if I didn't think I was coming down with stage 2 Spanish flu*...
Monday 24th September (6 miles - 2 easy, 2 @ HMP, 2 easy)
6.4 @ 7:55
Was hoping to get a break from the sub-zero* temperatures and driving rain at some stage today for this run but no such luck. Eventually headed out wrapped up like an Eskimo* when Digs got home from his honest* day's work at 6pm. Headed over to Marlay taking it nice and handy (prob around an 8:20 average for the first 2 miles). Headed off for the 'keep the legs interested' HMP miles on my todge as Digs was looking after his "faster than Meno legs". I suppose the pace should have been about 6:45. First mile was uphill and yuck (6:55), second mile had the nice downhill but was yuckier (6:35). Legs felt good; lungs not so much. I'm hoping that was just the external cold air, and not an internal chesty issue. Last couple of miles home were grand and easy (about 8:20 again I'd say). I bought an entire new fleece-lined wardrobe today in a bid to get to me to this start line in one wonderful insane piece. There's only so much I can do though so I'd appreciate if the CRAZED child who was running down MY road with a wolf* on a lead would make himself scarce while I remain in the country this week. The same sentiment refers to the witch* who thinks it is her God-given right to walk her mutt on an 8ft* lead in my direct path. And if somebody could pop a remedy for leprosy and Spanish flu in the post for me, it would be much appreciated.
I think that's my lot for the minute.
*Mild hyperbole is permitted in final week of taper
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I just got back from BOTH the running store and the bike shop (taper madness is forcing me to shop!!) and both places are advertising a Donut Dash - thought of you!!! Basically, it's a 5k run but you get so many seconds deducted from your time for every donut you eat. And these donuts are the real deal - locally made. OMG.....I may have to sign up! You can even sign up as a team....wouldn't that be a blast??
Oh, but back to Berlin. You will smash it and look fabulous in your fleece!! Oh god...and an image of his-and-hers matching fleece outfits just popped in my mind. Please, please tell me Digs did not go with fleece too!!
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I just got back from BOTH the running store and the bike shop (taper madness is forcing me to shop!!) and both places are advertising a Donut Dash - thought of you!!! Basically, it's a 5k run but you get so many seconds deducted from your time for every donut you eat. And these donuts are the real deal - locally made. OMG.....I may have to sign up! You can even sign up as a team....wouldn't that be a blast??
Oh, but back to Berlin. You will smash it and look fabulous in your fleece!! Oh god...and an image of his-and-hers matching fleece outfits just popped in my mind. Please, please tell me Digs did not go with fleece too!!
Digs doesn't do nightwear, fleece or not ；)0 -
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Wednesday 26th September (6 miles - 2 easy, 2 @ MP, 2 easy)
6 @ 8:10
Hooked up with Meno and Digs for this one for some pre-race mind-fcuking... Took it nice and handy for the 2 miles up to Marlay (c. 8:40 pace maybe?) during which time I tried to convince Meno that my recent fighting talk is no more than a girl with too much time on her hands trying to keep herself entertained :rolleyes: When we hit the park we each set off on our MP miles solo. I was tempted to run on our great leader's shoulder just for the craic but that would have been HMP for me so I saw sense. The 2 MP miles felt good - 7:12 (uphill) and 7:02 (downhill) - legs were strong, although the breathing wasn't 100%. The 2 miles home were really handy (c. 8:45 perhaps) and should have been as easy as pie. Unfortunately I got a whole load of knots in my core - I'm putting it down to dehydration (had had a fair few coffees during the day and a maximum of one mouthful of water) as well as losing rhythm coming off the faster pace. Fingers and toes and everything else crossed that that side of things behaves on Sunday. Plenty of water between now and then.
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No doubt 95% of tRR's coaching was about how to perfect the windmill, returning to the scene of the crime 12 months on:D
And in case he hasnt taught you:
http://mysports.tv/events/BM11/platform.asp?e=BM11M&n=David+Fitzpatrick&r=9568&l=EN&tp_f=l&ct_s1=09:00:05&nt_s1=00:00:00&ct_s2=09:18:54&nt_s2=00:18:50&ct_s3=09:37:49&nt_s3=00:37:44&ct_s4=09:56:39&nt_s4=00:56:35&ct_s5=10:15:33&nt_s5=01:15:28&ct_s6=10:19:37&nt_s6=01:19:32&ct_s7=10:34:22&nt_s7=01:34:18&ct_s8=10:53:00&nt_s8=01:52:55&ct_s9=11:11:26&nt_s9=02:11:22&ct_s10=11:29:21&nt_s10=02:29:17&ct_f=11:36:49&nt_f=02:36:45&k=finish
Haha!! That is GAS! Watching it cost about 20 minutes of my life that I'll never get back but I'm sure there was some worthwhile motivation in there somewhere!
If I have that much energy left at the finish line I think I'll be off the roll for not trying hard enough
And the music...wow! ha!0 -
No doubt 95% of tRR's coaching was about how to perfect the windmill, returning to the scene of the crime 12 months on:D
Herself and digger are like Jedi knights, their training is incomplete until they perfect the perfect windmill:) People are of the opinion that I should be embarrassed by those shenanigans, I've even had a former club mate ask me did I regret doing it. The only thing I regret is not doing the two arm windmill. I had actually decided to do a cartwheel by mile 25 but I had to break my bollox to beat that little girl/bloke who finished just behind me so I went for a compromise.Haha!! That is GAS! Watching it cost about 20 minutes of my life that I'll never get back but I'm sure there was some worthwhile motivation in there somewhere!
If I have that much energy left at the finish line I think I'll be off the roll for not trying hard enough
And the music...wow! ha!
If you think that is bad follow the links for the photos after the finish line 0 -
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RacoonQueen wrote: »Hope all that carb loading you put up on facebook pays off. Good luck. Whatever happens just don't get oaped. He's a dark horse that one.
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Thanks so so much for all the good wishes guys! Really motivating I’ll be thinking of y’all and hopefully will be back on Tuesday with a good story to tell after wind-milling my ass over that finish line! I can almost taste it!
Thursday 27th September (Rest)
Rest – last one before the big day thank God. I went to town on the junk food yesterday... It was mildly disgraceful... Either the fat and glycogen stores are will be overflowing and raring to go on Sunday morning, or else I’ll well and truly be rolling around the course... we shall see!
Friday 28th September (4 miles very easy w/ 4*1min hardish (c.10k pace))
4 miles @ 8:50 (all in)
Up and out bright and early for this as getting through the “to-do” list was likely to take up the entire day. I took it really really handy. Jogged about 2 miles and then did the 4*1 minute intervals w/a 1-2 minute recovery jog in between – pace probably averaged about 6.25 for the intervals. Legs were good generally though they could feel the intervals for a few seconds after each one. Altogether though, it took nothing out of me.
Had a good session with Ciaran Fitz afterwards during which I may not have been at my most polite...
I’m sure he’s used to it though
I spent the day in total ‘organisatron’ mode going through everything ten times over. I think I may have killed a small forest amid all of my pedantic information printing. Ah sure I’ll plant a tree in the back garden next week to make up for it!
And then I met Marthastew for a lovely spontaneous late lunch. We massacred a couple of courses in Wagamammas courtesy of a previous hot mama win of MS’s A wonderful hour of chatting, excitement and carbo-loading.
I’m pretty much ready to go now: car park booked, boarding passes printed, passports and money safe (phew Dave!), gels and Barrys teabags in a lunch box, race clothes and runners in the carry-on back pack, all other belongings in the checked luggage, garmins charged, maps and accommodation details folder-ised... I think I’ll put on my pace band now just to make sure it’s well and truly etched into the memory come Sunday?!
On the red eye in the morning so fingers crossed everything goes off without a hitch. Excited now...
BRING IT ON!! AAARGH 0
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