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Thur Mar 15th
I've had to re-jiggle the schedule a wee bit to accomodate the race on Monday. So I took to the trails in the park today for a bit of a long run. Lovely evening for it and a really enjoyable run - despite having to beg the security guard in Farmleigh to let me use the facilities as they were closed
. Bless him he was a life saver.
Distance: 9.05 miles
Time: 1:27:39
Avg Pace: 09:410 -
I'm not eating that stuff, my body's a temple :-D0 -
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Fine then, more for me
. Honestly you offer an olive branch and it's just thrown right back at you 
. I assume you won't be drinking alcohol then either 
It's a temple, they have wine in temples, the really good ones have scantily clad maidens running around filling up the wine, what were we talking about again???:o0 -
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Mon Mar 19th
Someday soon I'm going to "enjoy" a race :rolleyes:
Questioned my sanity getting up at some stupid hour to get on a train to Mallow - if it wasn't for RQ's chocolate cake, there would have been no sight of me
. Anyway hooked up with the boardsies and off we went.
Me and my new shiny runners were not looking forward to this. Not sure I like these 18's, very different to the 16 and I found the first 2 miles very awkward in them. Mile 3 was downhill so I started ease into a rhythm there and actually liked it. Then normal crap resumed as we rounded the corner and out by the racecourse. Gasping for water but there was cups and I am clueless on how to use these properly - the woman behind me got an accidental drenching...whoops.
Mile 5 I was ready to go home, achilles was killing me, runners was awful and I was about ready to flag down a marshall - honestly not sure why I kept going, could be coz there wasn't a marshall handy at that point.
I had it in my head to try and stay just ahead of the sub 90 pacers and at the second water station they sailed on by me. I wanted to cry but tried to get the legs moving to catch them. I never quite caught up with them again and the feckers were always about 5-10 secs ahead of me. I'm going to have nightmares about that vile red balloon :mad:
Mile 8 - 10 were just about chasing that flipping balloon and that's all I could focus on. Just couldn't get a sprint going at the end to catch them even with the shout out from jcsmum that there was a mars in the goody bag. Normally that would get me running faster!!
Gun time was 1:30:09 and I anxiously waited for a chip time to appear but alas none. There was no gantry at the start - wtf is the point of a chip time then if its from gun.
I had started my garmin at the starters gun and ages before I crossed the line so I'm going with that. Sub 90 just about which is a PB...well anything would have been a PB since it was my first 10 miler :rolleyes:
Again hated this race so I think it's time to rest the race shoes and focus on getting some quality training it - might make these races easier
Great running by the boardsies crew so well done to all on great times - RQ, thanks for brekkie
Distance: 10:05
Time: 1:29:55 (Garmin Elapsed Time)
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Jeez I'm a right moany cow about races at the mo...ignore as I'm sure my addiction to running will resume shortly. Thanks for the supportive comments tho.
I have done the same number of races in 3 months this year as I have done in 2011 so time to take a break from those and focus on some quality sessions.
Anyway time to update table
Distance | 2012 Target Time | Previous PB | Current PB
5km| 25:45 |26:58 (Sept 2011)|25:16 (Feb 2012)
8km|42:26| none| none
5 Miles| 42:40| 50:58 (Jan 2010) | 41:18 (Jan 2012)
10km|51:00 |55:32 (June 2010) |53:04 (April 2011)
10 Miles|1:29:36|none |1:29:55 (Mar 2012)
Half Marathon| 1:59:00 |2:02:23 (May 2011)|1:59:27 (Mar 2012)
Still a few seconds to knock off 10 Mile and Half target for 2012 but close enough. 10km is the only one I need to give a good lash for 2012.0 -
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brilliant time shaz
I don't think races are meant to be enjoyed...
You're right LB but there should be at least some level of satisfaction when you cross the finish line. All I've felt is sheer relief that the torture was over.RacoonQueen wrote: »Great running today by the way. It was obviously your breakfast that inspired you. it was indeed yummy and I'd love a slice now with a cuppa. Knew I should have knicked the lunch boxWell done shaz! I hope the goody bag had that Mars bar in it for you.
Dory, I didn't even finish the bloody Mars bar - think I was too busy ranting with RK and jcsmumWell done again Shaz, forget about balloons, I'm going to approach the organisors and see if we can get a few suitable candidates to chase people to their times with helicopters.
What do you think?
Is that how you're going to Pace from now on :eek:. I def won't be doing those races 0 -
One race a month is not a lot, and your three races so far this year have all been PBs.
You have to race a 10k next month, nothing else makes sense!
4 races and 4 PB's is not the worst outcome alright...she says grudingly
Stop putting ideas in my head about a 10km though - although if I was to do one, I have one in mind and it's not that bloody GIR 0 -
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