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Dublin Marathon 2012 - Mentored Novices Thread
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Did half in 1hr 52 mins so happy enough as I started with the 2 hr pacers but found it too congested so decided to move ahead and ended up just kept going.
Good enjoyable race, hope the 2 or 3 people I saw collapsed in last couple of tough miles were ok!
Anyone see the 2 poor girls who were obviously caught short after about 3 miles jumping into the ditch?!!? Felt so sorry for them but made me laugh all the same
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Finished the half marathon in 1.55.50. I was aiming for under 2 hrs so happy with that result. I ran my own race instead of going with pacers as I tend to go through periods of feeling good and feeling bad so not very even.
I found the hill from 11 to 12 miles tough enough and just tried to keep my head down and not look up.
I went to Amphibian Kings during the week and got fitted for new runners as I've been having this ankle pain in the right foot for a good while now.
I thought the service was excellent. Kevin must've spent about half an hour fitting me up and analysing my feet. Turns out my right foot is turning outwards cause of rotation from my hip and my left foot has an over pronate so I was running in neutral shoes and causing myself agro.
He gave me stretches to do for my ankle and some advice as well.
Luckily today my ankle didn't cause me any real issues but icing it now with a bag of roast potatoes
Didnt see any casualties in the race, thats terrible about those people...hope they're ok.0 -
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Good day at the office for me.. 1hr 53 and a few seconds!..Felt strong the whole way around. I can really feel the LSRs paying off...Sure I've ran two of them longer than a half already, pffft, 13.1m - childsplay
Had two gels during the race and I have to say I felt the benefit from them. Things are ticking over nicely, and again, I have to say it's all down to this forum...At the end of June I did the 5 miler in 47 something.....But with all the tips, support and banter (as well as knowing that I HAVE to fill out my training log!) I was doing average miles today of 8:34. So, thanks to everyone!
Next stop for me is the Athlone 3/4 and I'm gonna try and stick with the 4 hour (marathon) pacers. If I can do that, I'll be delighted.
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sureitsgrand wrote: »Good day at the office for me.. 1hr 53 and a few seconds!..Felt strong the whole way around. I can really feel the LSRs paying off...Sure I've ran two of them longer than a half already, pffft, 13.1m - childsplay
Had two gels during the race and I have to say I felt the benefit from them. Things are ticking over nicely, and again, I have to say it's all down to this forum...At the end of June I did the 5 miler in 47 something.....But with all the tips, support and banter (as well as knowing that I HAVE to fill out my training log!) I was doing average miles today of 8:34. So, thanks to everyone!
Next stop for me is the Athlone 3/4 and I'm gonna try and stick with the 4 hour (marathon) pacers. If I can do that, I'll be delighted.
Hope everyone's race went well!
Thats a huge improvement on your 5 mile race...well done!0 -
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Going into the race today I had a target in mind of 2:15 - 2:20 with an eye on the sub 5 hour marathon.
Placed myself in the middle of Wave 3 thinking that this would be approximate to my finish position in the greater scheme of things Instantly regretted it after the race started. Congestion was a big issue all the way to the bottom of the kyber when the first hill started stringing the group out a bit. I was already close on a minute down on 2:15 what I had hoped to be at (allowing a bit of extra time for uphills and a bit less for downhill) and I made a decision not to try and claw it back. Instead I revised the target towards 2:20 and kept going. The amount of people ducking out for a mid race wee was unreal. The first few I saw at the bottom of the kyber I thought for a minute were cutting the course until I realised what they were actually doing. Big queues for the toilets at the start didn't help things I'm sure.
Was happy enough and comfortable all the way up the hills to Castleknock gate. It was nice to run through Farmleigh a first for me - couldn't believe the amount of gel wrappers thrown down there though. A runner in front of me slipped on one but thankfully didn't hit the ground. I can't understand the mentality behind dropping them in the middle of the road form other runners to run on - never mind the littering aspect to it.
On the road down past Mount Sackville somebody had hit the deck and looked in a bad way. I hope she was ok and it was a temporary thing. Back into the park and us slower runners get our usual dose of how bad we are at running when we are running side by side with runners heading for the finish straight when we were just over half way through. SOOOO tempted to run straight through and see what it was like to "finish" at the business end of the race
but resisted the urge.
Had a bit of a WTF moment when I read the signs at the water station saying it was the last one. There was still 5-6 miles to go ! Thankfully they were wrong and there was one left.
I knew I was starting to get into trouble passing the 9 mile marker. Legs were very heavy and this was on a downhill stretch ! with the uphill finish still to come. I pushed through it and tried to keep the pace up knowing that I was going to lose some time later on. At this point I had worked out that if I could hang on at that pace until the start of the first hill back in from Conyngham road up to the S Bends I could afford to briskly walk up it and still have a chance of a 2:20
And that's what I did. All the way home I was looking at my watch hanging on saying to myself - If you can just get to x km you can afford to do the last y km in whatever time. Blew up a little bit again on the second hill up but I ran more of it than I did in the 10 mile and 5 mile for that matter.
I had slowed to LSR pace by the time I got to the top - not by choice I have to add. Legs were aching me and it wasn't a pleasant trip to the finish straight. That said when I got to the finish area I found enough juice in the legs to come in at a sprint finish (felt like a sprint - probably was slower than the first km
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The finish straight was such an improvement on the 10 miler. It was a great feeling to come home to a cheering crowd on a clear road. It was fantastic and was the main cause of the sprint finish for me.
Came home in 2:18:30 which I am very happy with as it's in the ballpark for the 5 hour marathon. I unfortunately looked like I had been stabbed in the chest by the time I finished (vaseline on the nipples did not last unfortunately so plan B will have to be formed for the next one !)
Thank you as always to all the volunteers manning the roads, water stations, bag drops etc. Everyone seemed in top form and it was a genuine pleasure to run the race. I'm having a celebratory beer tonight when I get in from work.0 -
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Pageant Messiah wrote: »Going into the race today I had a target in mind of 2:15 - 2:20 with an eye on the sub 5 hour marathon.
Placed myself in the middle of Wave 3 thinking that this would be approximate to my finish position in the greater scheme of things Instantly regretted it after the race started. Congestion was a big issue all the way to the bottom of the kyber when the first hill started stringing the group out a bit. I was already close on a minute down on 2:15 what I had hoped to be at (allowing a bit of extra time for uphills and a bit less for downhill) and I made a decision not to try and claw it back. Instead I revised the target towards 2:20 and kept going. The amount of people ducking out for a mid race wee was unreal. The first few I saw at the bottom of the kyber I thought for a minute were cutting the course until I realised what they were actually doing. Big queues for the toilets at the start didn't help things I'm sure.
Was happy enough and comfortable all the way up the hills to Castleknock gate. It was nice to run through Farmleigh a first for me - couldn't believe the amount of gel wrappers thrown down there though. A runner in front of me slipped on one but thankfully didn't hit the ground. I can't understand the mentality behind dropping them in the middle of the road form other runners to run on - never mind the littering aspect to it.
On the road down past Mount Sackville somebody had hit the deck and looked in a bad way. I hope she was ok and it was a temporary thing. Back into the park and us slower runners get our usual dose of how bad we are at running when we are running side by side with runners heading for the finish straight when we were just over half way through. SOOOO tempted to run straight through and see what it was like to "finish" at the business end of the race but resisted the urge.
Had a bit of a WTF moment when I read the signs at the water station saying it was the last one. There was still 5-6 miles to go ! Thankfully they were wrong and there was one left.
I knew I was starting to get into trouble passing the 9 mile marker. Legs were very heavy and this was on a downhill stretch ! with the uphill finish still to come. I pushed through it and tried to keep the pace up knowing that I was going to lose some time later on. At this point I had worked out that if I could hang on at that pace until the start of the first hill back in from Conyngham road up to the S Bends I could afford to briskly walk up it and still have a chance of a 2:20
And that's what I did. All the way home I was looking at my watch hanging on saying to myself - If you can just get to x km you can afford to do the last y km in whatever time. Blew up a little bit again on the second hill up but I ran more of it than I did in the 10 mile and 5 mile for that matter.
I had slowed to LSR pace by the time I got to the top - not by choice I have to add. Legs were aching me and it wasn't a pleasant trip to the finish straight. That said when I got to the finish area I found enough juice in the legs to come in at a sprint finish (felt like a sprint - probably was slower than the first km)
The finish straight was such an improvement on the 10 miler. It was a great feeling to come home to a cheering crowd on a clear road. It was fantastic and was the main cause of the sprint finish for me.
Came home in 2:18:30 which I am very happy with as it's in the ballpark for the 5 hour marathon. I unfortunately looked like I had been stabbed in the chest by the time I finished (vaseline on the nipples did not last unfortunately so plan B will have to be formed for the next one !)
Thank you as always to all the volunteers manning the roads, water stations, bag drops etc. Everyone seemed in top form and it was a genuine pleasure to run the race. I'm having a celebratory beer tonight when I get in from work.
Well done!
To avoid the stabbing, you should get sport shield. It's in Runways on Parnell st. 1st long run with no chafing for me. Much better than vaseline and doesn't seem to come off sweat.0 -
PM i thumbed up your report before even looking at it. Always a good read, great running! A combination of a small amount of vaseline and plasters does the job for me on the nips btw
I was tentatively aiming for 2:10 and I was lucky enough to come across a girl near the start who was banging out perfect 6:10 kilometres, just what I needed. I reckon she felt that she took too long at the second water station though cos she turned on the afterburners and started doing 5:30s :eek: so thank you mystery girl for getting me through the first half.
The last few miles were hell. It was a combination of the hills, a horrific stitch in my side (new to me!), and the fact that two safety pins had come off my number (on the same side) and it was flapping about all over the place. Very annoying!
I had to dig deeper than I ever have done. I even tried counting to a hundred, Paula Radcliffe style! Not looking into the distance also seemed to help. Came in at 2:11 in the end, very happy for my first HM!
Anybody else find the announcers suggestion of turning to the person beside you to shake their hands and wish them luck hilarious? Reminded me of "offering each other a sign of peace" at mass!!
Also, am I right in saying there are two "Ryan's" pubs? I went to James's St
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Before the race: Legs felt good. Only ran 7 miles this week so was fairly fresh. Registration was well organised and was delighted to see chocolate in my goody bag Met up with Blocky
During the race: The start was a bit chaotic. You had to walk down the road and then turn back. I briefly saw the 1 45 pacers that I wanted to go with but as soon as the gun went I lost them again. The roads were pretty narrow and it was difficult to overtake people. Caught up with the pacers after a mile and a half though so was happy enough. There was no chat from them though....I thought their job was to entertain me
I wasn't feeling great and we hadn't even done 3 miles at this stage. I had to keep repeating to myself 'My legs don't hurt. My breathing is good' over and over. It was the most boring run I've done. Every metre was the same. Stayed with the pacers until mile 10 when I lost the battle with my will power and had to walk for a min. I could still see them in front of me when I started running again but by mile 12 they were gone. I really tried to focus and pick up a bit of speed over the last mile but it wasn't happening and I couldn't even do it for the last 100m. There was just nothing there. Finished in 1.46.39
After the race: Could hardly move. Met blocky. He finished in 1.32 and even had time/energy to take out a supporter with an over energetic high five!! The drive home was gruesome. Blocky is on his way to Cork....they'll have to nearly have a crane on standby to get him out of the car:D:D0 -
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sureitsgrand wrote: »Good day at the office for me.. 1hr 53 and a few seconds!..Felt strong the whole way around. I can really feel the LSRs paying off...Sure I've ran two of them longer than a half already, pffft, 13.1m - childsplay
Had two gels during the race and I have to say I felt the benefit from them. Things are ticking over nicely, and again, I have to say it's all down to this forum...At the end of June I did the 5 miler in 47 something.....But with all the tips, support and banter (as well as knowing that I HAVE to fill out my training log!) I was doing average miles today of 8:34. So, thanks to everyone!
Next stop for me is the Athlone 3/4 and I'm gonna try and stick with the 4 hour (marathon) pacers. If I can do that, I'll be delighted.
Hope everyone's race went well!
Great going. Doing the athlone 3/4 myself, looking forward to it now0 -
career_move wrote: »Before the race: Legs felt good. Only ran 7 miles this week so was fairly fresh. Registration was well organised and was delighted to see chocolate in my goody bag Met up with Blocky
During the race: The start was a bit chaotic. You had to walk down the road and then turn back. I briefly saw the 1 45 pacers that I wanted to go with but as soon as the gun went I lost them again. The roads were pretty narrow and it was difficult to overtake people. Caught up with the pacers after a mile and a half though so was happy enough. There was no chat from them though....I thought their job was to entertain me I wasn't feeling great and we hadn't even done 3 miles at this stage. I had to keep repeating to myself 'My legs don't hurt. My breathing is good' over and over. It was the most boring run I've done. Every metre was the same. Stayed with the pacers until mile 10 when I lost the battle with my will power and had to walk for a min. I could still see them in front of me when I started running again but by mile 12 they were gone. I really tried to focus and pick up a bit of speed over the last mile but it wasn't happening and I couldn't even do it for the last 100m. There was just nothing there. Finished in 1.46.39
After the race: Could hardly move. Met blocky. He finished in 1.32 and even had time/energy to take out a supporter with an over energetic high five!! The drive home was gruesome. Blocky is on his way to Cork....they'll have to nearly have a crane on standby to get him out of the car:D:D
Great running, well done. Is it a PB?0 -
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career_move wrote: »Well ya cause its my first proper half
Great time for a first one, fair play.0 -
Was hoping to run sub 1.40 today knowing it was ambitious. Positioned myself with the 1.40 pacers and the first few miles passed comfortably, but I was blowing a wee bit by Farmleigh (by all accounts a lovely place but I didnt notice one bit of it ). Had a nice recovery down Knockmaroon and kept with them more or less until military hill but I felt I was being dropped and was I ever! Kept them in my sights through the s bends but I gave up on catching them. I was spent by mile 12 but got over in 1.40.58 so delighted overall. Did as well as I could have I think with an overly ambitious starting target. If nothing else a great training run for the big one! Well done to all who ran today, some great running. 0
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I started out a little behind the 1:40 pacers knowing that I normally start out a little quick and that it was down hill for the first mile or so, wasn't the best idea as the kyber was pretty packed making it hard to pass people out. Slowly caught up over the next couple of miles and was comfortably caught up by around mile 3. Found it was quite congested around the pacers and I was still feeling ok so decided to pass them out after the turn at the castleknock gates. The last couple of miles were pretty testing and I could see the pacers catching up with me slowly. Was feck all left in the tank heading down the furze road but, since I hadn't been passed out by the pacers, I was fairly sure I'd make it in under 1:40..
Got a txt confirmation of 1:38:57 while on the way home, delighted - nearly 15 minutes quicker than conn 1/2 back in April. Took a lot out of me and the poor wife has been left looking after the kids all day as I'm wrecked... Think there might be a chinese and a bottle of wine soon! 0
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