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DCM 2012 Graduates - the next step
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Pageant Messiah wrote: »As was mentioned / requested in the novices thread before this thread was set up I have done us up a shiny new tracker
Long link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvtQvl8pDuH3dDUtdW9LUmpQSy1qTTJSV2NJZWZyN0E#gid=0
Short link:
http://bit.ly/DCMclass2012
Brief points:
Same format as the last tracker.
Starting from tomorrow !
Names in alphabetically.
Active / Inactive members sections. I'm sure not everyone will want to continue tracking - this will sort itself out over the next few weeks.
Enter your km or mile figure on the relevant day.
Enter any comments you might like to make in the comments section.
There is a starting figure to fill in this week which is your total mileage for the year to date. (Planning on resetting this in Jan)
No weekly plan as we will all be on seperate ones.
Room for new joiners down the bottom. Just because you were a lurker on the last thread doesn't mean you can't join in for this one.
I've a couple of ideas for when everything settles down. Any feature requests or ideas you guys have please feel free to suggest them.
Hope I'm not being cheeky here but just a suggestion on putting the Hal's recovery miles as the header on the spreadsheets like posted by Meno earlier?
So Mon - rest Tues - 2 miles etc...0 -
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Woohoo! A new thread! I was worried I was going to miss you all
Was away in London for the weekend with my sisters. Crikey I am wrecked after 3 nights of drinking and big eating. I am really out of practise! Didn't run at all last week, but will get back into it this week as I would imagine it's tempting to rest up and it getting harder and harder to get back into it.
What are your next goals? (another marathon, concentrate on shorter distances etc.)
Short term, I would like to do another half marathon. I don't have a massive interest in doing any shorter races than that. I was thinking of Clonakilty on Dec 8th, but I think it could be very hilly and I would like to meet some of my fellow graduates, so might do Waterford the week before instead Slightly longer term, Cork Marathon is my next big target. I would like to do a sub 3:45, or maybe even a sub 3:30 if that isn't too big an ask. I will definitely be following a more intensive plan for the next marathon and tbh, I feel I could have pushed myself more in DCM. I felt pretty good at the finish and my legs were perfect after 2 days, so I think I possibly played it a bit safe following the 4hr guys and finishing in 3:57
What type of training to you entend to do over the winter? (strenthening, endurance, just keep ticking over)
Aim to continue running 4 times a week, doing 18-20 miles. Have never done any strength training before now, so probably won't pick up anything new until the Spring. Think I may join a running club to help keep me motivated over the winter.
Where do you hope to see yourself to be in 12 months with your running? (PBs, races run etc.)
Hopefully will have another couple of marathons under my belt, all PB's of course 0 -
Woohoo! A new thread! I was worried I was going to miss you all
Was away in London for the weekend with my sisters. Crikey I am wrecked after 3 nights of drinking and big eating. I am really out of practise! Didn't run at all last week, but will get back into it this week as I would imagine it's tempting to rest up and it getting harder and harder to get back into it.
What are your next goals? (another marathon, concentrate on shorter distances etc.)
Short term, I would like to do another half marathon. I don't have a massive interest in doing any shorter races than that. I was thinking of Clonakilty on Dec 8th, but I think it could be very hilly and I would like to meet some of my fellow graduates, so might do Waterford the week before instead Slightly longer term, Cork Marathon is my next big target. I would like to do a sub 3:45, or maybe even a sub 3:30 if that isn't too big an ask. I will definitely be following a more intensive plan for the next marathon and tbh, I feel I could have pushed myself more in DCM. I felt pretty good at the finish and my legs were perfect after 2 days, so I think I possibly played it a bit safe following the 4hr guys and finishing in 3:57
What type of training to you entend to do over the winter? (strenthening, endurance, just keep ticking over)
Aim to continue running 4 times a week, doing 18-20 miles. Have never done any strength training before now, so probably won't pick up anything new until the Spring. Think I may join a running club to help keep me motivated over the winter.
Where do you hope to see yourself to be in 12 months with your running? (PBs, races run etc.)
Hopefully will have another couple of marathons under my belt, all PB's of course
Yeah I need to get on a bike, would those magnetic resistance exercise bikes do the job for a couple of sessions a week, the ones for around €100 or am I better off trying spinning or something like that. Road bike isn't feasible for me at the moment.0 -
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career_move wrote: »I think not till 30th November unless they fill the race earlier
Cool :cool: I'll try again in a couple of days. I thought the Clon one a bit of a rip off at €50 and also, I have my work Xmas party the night of the Clon one, so that could be a recipe for disaster
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We def have to meet up at the Waterford half, if there are a few of us doing it, was gutted to miss everyone at DCM.
What kind of training should we be doing for this? The HH recovery plan calls for 4 weeks followed by a race at the end of the 4th week, would a half be a good option at that stage? The previous long runs are only 6-7 miles, so would a half marathon be a bit of a jump.0 -
I just checked the website and it closes on 20th NovCool :cool: I'll try again in a couple of days. I thought the Clon one a bit of a rip off at €50 and also, I have my work Xmas party the night of the Clon one, so that could be a recipe for disaster.
We def have to meet up at the Waterford half, if there are a few of us doing it, was gutted to miss everyone at DCM.
What kind of training should we be doing for this? The HH recovery plan calls for 4 weeks followed by a race at the end of the 4th week, would a half be a good option at that stage? The previous long runs are only 6-7 miles, so would a half marathon be a bit of a jump.
I think there's 3 or 4 of us definitely doing it so we should make arrangements to meet up for sure:D
I'm just doing what I'm told by Meno.....I'm good like that
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Hi folks,
I lurked but rarely posted on the last thread.
In the end I was delighted with my 3'46 xx DCM. That's approximately what I had aimed for, and given that I had a chest infection the week before and for a day or two thought the whole thing was going to fall apart I'm really pleased that I felt good on the day and all my training paid off.
What are your next goals? (another marathon, concentrate on shorter distances etc.)
www.runinthedark.org/ on the 14th - to see if I can do a 10k pb
Waterford half on December 1st
After that I'm not decided yet. I have some pals who are talking of doing London via the charity route but I'm not sure that's for me given the time of year, so I may concentrate on something like a March Half Marathon and a May/June marathon here in Ireland.
What type of training to you intend to do over the winter? (strenthening, endurance, just keep ticking over)
I'm starting some strength training this week - to take place once per week. Aside from that I'll keep the running ticking over until I come up with a formal plan for next year.
Where do you hope to see yourself to be in 12 months with your running? (PBs, races run etc.)
Soft targets
Continue enjoying running - I don't want to get so fixated on times etc that it stops being fun
Get more social - I did almost all my training this year on my own so I'd like to run in company more often
Increase my knowledge - my training to date has been set out by the Adidas MiCoach app, which has been great for scheduling a range of varied paced workouts that have served me well thus far. But Micoach is light on the "why" of these different runs, so I'll read up on the theory behind the practice.
Hard Targets
This time next year I'd love to have run:
a 20 minute 5k
a 40 minute 10k
a 1'30 half
a 3'15 marathon (preceeded by a 3'30 one in the first half of the year)0 -
Are you thinking of following the pacers? My half in August was 1:48 but as Dilbert can confirm, I was fecked afterwards! I would like to break 1:45 for a half, but I wonder if it's a good idea pushing it 5 weeks after the marathon. Would it be better to be conservative and follow the 1:50 guys..... hmm, decisions, decisions!career_move wrote: »I just checked the website and it closes on 20th Nov
I think there's 3 or 4 of us definitely doing it so we should make arrangements to meet up for sure:D
I'm just doing what I'm told by Meno.....I'm good like that0 -
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Am addicted to this thread already Did 3 very easy miles this morning before work was bliss. Didn't realise how slippy the roads were until I was driving into work as it was only getting bright when I started off but luckily I was going so easy no slips. Legs a million times better than last Friday.
As regards joining a club / doing speed work, how long do you reckon we should leave it until we start speed work? Don't want to ruin my recovery but am eager to get back into it. 0 -
Am addicted to this thread already Did 3 very easy miles this morning before work was bliss. Didn't realise how slippy the roads were until I was driving into work as it was only getting bright when I started off but luckily I was going so easy no slips. Legs a million times better than last Friday.
As regards joining a club / doing speed work, how long do you reckon we should leave it until we start speed work? Don't want to ruin my recovery but am eager to get back into it.An easy day for each mile raced. No fast or long runs in that time. But 3 weeks of recovery runs should be fine. The legs themselves will tell you when it is time to speed up again.
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Deffo....pacers are heaven sent!!!! Probably go 1.45 or if I'm feeling bold 1.40Are you thinking of following the pacers? My half in August was 1:48 but as Dilbert can confirm, I was fecked afterwards! I would like to break 1:45 for a half, but I wonder if it's a good idea pushing it 5 weeks after the marathon. Would it be better to be conservative and follow the 1:50 guys..... hmm, decisions, decisions! 0 -
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1:40 :eek::eek::eek: You are definitely braver than me! I am beginning to think I am too conservative with my races. I am definitely beginning to think I didn’t push myself to my limit in DCM, but then hate the thought of pushing too hard and not being able to finishcareer_move wrote: »Deffo....pacers are heaven sent!!!! Probably go 1.45 or if I'm feeling bold 1.40 0
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