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DCM 2012 Graduates - the next step
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Ok, here goes report (mighty toffees just took the lead against city aswell
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Nightmare start to the day as the electricity was off all morning. No coffee, no shower and no heating.
Sort of slept in a bit longer than I should have so I ended up being late dropping Gavlor jnr to football. I normally coach but had to give it a miss this morning, however I still couldn't get away for 10/15 mins. Eventually made it to woodies with my o/h who was doing her first half. Friend of mine called in a panic as he was stuck in traffic and needed his number collected. I got it do him but had to wait to meet him @ superquinn.... Made the start line with 2 mins to spare.
Off we went and I was planning on around 6.25 steady but went off a bit faster. Pulled back before the turn as I knew the hill was on the way. I'm normally strong on hills but my stomach felt a food mixer full of angel delight and I really struggled for next mile or 2. At one stage I thought breakfast was coming up! I managed to get thru the next 3 miles by my pace had slipped to 6.40 which would put me behind target. Drive on as hard as I could and got it back to 6.28pm headin into that nature park.
That was a c u next Tuesday of a route and I ended up missing my target by 40 odd seconds though I was still delighted with a pb of 1hr 25 minutes.
I came into the summer with one half under my belt @ 1.40 (2010) and I've ended the year knocking 15 minutes from that
My other half came over the line in a stunning 2.13 which considering she couldn't run 500 meters in jan is some achievement!
Champers and an ice bath has finalised her induction to the wacky world that is running.
City equalised since I started this.... BALLS0 -
Ok, here goes report (mighty toffees just took the lead against city aswell )
Nightmare start to the day as the electricity was off all morning. No coffee, no shower and no heating.
Sort of slept in a bit longer than I should have so I ended up being late dropping Gavlor jnr to football. I normally coach but had to give it a miss this morning, however I still couldn't get away for 10/15 mins. Eventually made it to woodies with my o/h who was doing her first half. Friend of mine called in a panic as he was stuck in traffic and needed his number collected. I got it do him but had to wait to meet him @ superquinn.... Made the start line with 2 mins to spare.
Off we went and I was planning on around 6.25 steady but went off a bit faster. Pulled back before the turn as I knew the hill was on the way. I'm normally strong on hills but my stomach felt a food mixer full of angel delight and I really struggled for next mile or 2. At one stage I thought breakfast was coming up! I managed to get thru the next 3 miles by my pace had slipped to 6.40 which would put me behind target. Drive on as hard as I could and got it back to 6.28pm headin into that nature park.
That was a c u next Tuesday of a route and I ended up missing my target by 40 odd seconds though I was still delighted with a pb of 1hr 25 minutes.
I came into the summer with one half under my belt @ 1.40 (2010) and I've ended the year knocking 15 minutes from that
My other half came over the line in a stunning 2.13 which considering she couldn't run 500 meters in jan is some achievement!
Champers and an ice bath has finalised her induction to the wacky world that is running.
City equalised since I started this.... BALLS
Superb running, well done Gavlor.0 -
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Ok, here goes report (mighty toffees just took the lead against city aswell )
Nightmare start to the day as the electricity was off all morning. No coffee, no shower and no heating.
Sort of slept in a bit longer than I should have so I ended up being late dropping Gavlor jnr to football. I normally coach but had to give it a miss this morning, however I still couldn't get away for 10/15 mins. Eventually made it to woodies with my o/h who was doing her first half. Friend of mine called in a panic as he was stuck in traffic and needed his number collected. I got it do him but had to wait to meet him @ superquinn.... Made the start line with 2 mins to spare.
Off we went and I was planning on around 6.25 steady but went off a bit faster. Pulled back before the turn as I knew the hill was on the way. I'm normally strong on hills but my stomach felt a food mixer full of angel delight and I really struggled for next mile or 2. At one stage I thought breakfast was coming up! I managed to get thru the next 3 miles by my pace had slipped to 6.40 which would put me behind target. Drive on as hard as I could and got it back to 6.28pm headin into that nature park.
That was a c u next Tuesday of a route and I ended up missing my target by 40 odd seconds though I was still delighted with a pb of 1hr 25 minutes.
I came into the summer with one half under my belt @ 1.40 (2010) and I've ended the year knocking 15 minutes from that
My other half came over the line in a stunning 2.13 which considering she couldn't run 500 meters in jan is some achievement!
Champers and an ice bath has finalised her induction to the wacky world that is running.
City equalised since I started this.... BALLS
Savage time... well done0 -
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Today's race report here
Thanks Meno - myself, CM and Up The 19th ran together for most of the race and finished within seconds of each other, all completely exhausted. Coalshed was a bit ahead of us. Don't know about anyone else.
Brilliant runs by you all, well done!KillianByrne wrote: »Howdy, running in and out - race report tonight hopefully.
New PB - 1hr56.03 - exactly 1min off.
Good to meet Dilbert, talk to you all later.
Great run Killian!I was still delighted with a pb of 1hr 25 minutes.
Brillaint run Gavlor, pity I didn't bump into you today. Some time soon.Goal Time: 1:39:xx
Chip Time: 1:38:35 (BOOM!)
Great run and great report upth19th. Missed you at the end, but might hit wexford early next year, you never know!
Brilliant runs by everyone else today also, It was not an easy course, miles 6-9 were tough ones! I'm hitting the pub tonight anyway, and I may need to be carried home! 0 -
I think its safe to say that Waterford was a real success for team Meno. My goal was sub 1:40 and finished in 1:38:55. I am just bubbling over with happiness. I think I ran a good race and I'm really happy with myself for digging in when the pressure came on. I was uber early as usual. Went into lidl and got myself some running socks
When I came back I saw Blockic, Fifii and docjewel. Was chatting to them and I spotted a liklely Boardsie who turned out to be Coalshed. Got my warmup in running to the start with Blockic I had to cue for ages for the toilets. Kept asking the girl next to me what time it was. She had her own problems cause she forgot her chip and her number and her sister was coming from Dunmore with them. I hope she got sorted!
So everyone was lined up when I came out. I saw the 1:40 balloons and slotted in behind them. Met Coalshed there as well but I wanted to be right behind the pacers so I didn't see him much for the first few miles. The pacers were sound out. They said they were going to build up a bit of a cushion over the first couple of miles and then run even enough splits. My plan was simple.....stay with them
The first couple of miles were easier than I expected they would be. I was still having to work hard but it was manageable. The pacers were great with loads of chat and encouragement. The first hill was around mile 6 and I was happy enough going up it but I love hills. I was still feeling strong enough anyway.
I think it was around mile 7 that I met up with Dilbert and Upthe19th. That was cool. It makes it so much easier having people you know around you. Things were starting to get tough around then. My breathing on the uphills was catching me a bit and the legs were getting tired. The next few miles are a bit of a blur. I know I took a gel around 7 and a half miles when there was no sign of any water coming. Cheers Blockic for recommending I bring the isogel with me. It was bloody hard to get the gel into me. I say it must have taken me about half a mile to finish it cause it was so hard to swallow and breathe at the same time
Dilbert became my personal pacer around mile 10. The three of us kind of went on from the pacers around then. I was having to work as hard as I could to stay with the lads. Reading Meno's race tips post helped me out a lot though cause I was able to deal with the pain way better than I did in Athlone. Also having Dilbert and Upthe19th in front of me was a blessing - I mean I couldn't possible bring shame on Career Move by walking when they were there, could I. Coalshed had burned us off by this stage on his way to a mighty 1:36 I think. The second last mile was the toughest for me but Dilbert was a star with the encouragement like looking back to see where I was etc. Thanks dude. Owe you bigtime! I had to really dig deep especially when you can see the runners ahead of you passing back the other way. I tried to push for the last 100m but I started hyperventilating which is not ideal
I used to do that when I was a kid and I was in a temper Blockic was at the finish to encourage us all. Fresh as a daisy after running 1:28 Such a relief to cross the finish line and stop. The sandwiches and stuff they had were much appreciated as was the sit down. Then upthe19th and I hobbled ran slowly back to the cars. Have to say it was a brilliant day. Will definitely be doing it 0 -
career_move wrote: »I think its safe to say that Waterford was a real success for team Meno. My goal was sub 1:40 and finished in 1:38:55. I am just bubbling over with happiness. I think I ran a good race and I'm really happy with myself for digging in when the pressure came on. I was uber early as usual. Went into lidl and got myself some running socks When I came back I saw Blockic, Fifii and docjewel. Was chatting to them and I spotted a liklely Boardsie who turned out to be Coalshed. Got my warmup in running to the start with Blockic I had to cue for ages for the toilets. Kept asking the girl next to me what time it was. She had her own problems cause she forgot her chip and her number and her sister was coming from Dunmore with them. I hope she got sorted!
So everyone was lined up when I came out. I saw the 1:40 balloons and slotted in behind them. Met Coalshed there as well but I wanted to be right behind the pacers so I didn't see him much for the first few miles. The pacers were sound out. They said they were going to build up a bit of a cushion over the first couple of miles and then run even enough splits. My plan was simple.....stay with them The first couple of miles were easier than I expected they would be. I was still having to work hard but it was manageable. The pacers were great with loads of chat and encouragement. The first hill was around mile 6 and I was happy enough going up it but I love hills. I was still feeling strong enough anyway.
I think it was around mile 7 that I met up with Dilbert and Upthe19th. That was cool. It makes it so much easier having people you know around you. Things were starting to get tough around then. My breathing on the uphills was catching me a bit and the legs were getting tired. The next few miles are a bit of a blur. I know I took a gel around 7 and a half miles when there was no sign of any water coming. Cheers Blockic for recommending I bring the isogel with me. It was bloody hard to get the gel into me. I say it must have taken me about half a mile to finish it cause it was so hard to swallow and breathe at the same time
Dilbert became my personal pacer around mile 10. The three of us kind of went on from the pacers around then. I was having to work as hard as I could to stay with the lads. Reading Meno's race tips post helped me out a lot though cause I was able to deal with the pain way better than I did in Athlone. Also having Dilbert and Upthe19th in front of me was a blessing - I mean I couldn't possible bring shame on Career Move by walking when they were there, could I. Coalshed had burned us off by this stage on his way to a mighty 1:36 I think. The second last mile was the toughest for me but Dilbert was a star with the encouragement like looking back to see where I was etc. Thanks dude. Owe you bigtime! I had to really dig deep especially when you can see the runners ahead of you passing back the other way. I tried to push for the last 100m but I started hyperventilating which is not ideal I used to do that when I was a kid and I was in a temper Blockic was at the finish to encourage us all. Fresh as a daisy after running 1:28 Such a relief to cross the finish line and stop. The sandwiches and stuff they had were much appreciated as was the sit down. Then upthe19th and I hobbled ran slowly back to the cars. Have to say it was a brilliant day. Will definitely be doing it
Thanks for the offer of the baby wipes CM...but soap and water was required in abundance after today.
The driver seat of me poor car will never be the same again....going to rustle up some weird concoction of Cillit bang and fabreeze:D:D0 -
Haha no botherThanks for the offer of the baby wipes CM...but soap and water was required in abundance after today.
The driver seat of me poor car will never be the same again....going to rustle up some weird concoction of Cillit bang and fabreeze:D:D Speaking of poor cars when I was driving out of Woodies this guy stopped me and told me my back tire was flat. The Topaz garage in Waterford didn't have any thingy to pump it up :eek: Cue nervous drive home!!! 0 -
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career_move wrote: »Haha no bother Speaking of poor cars when I was driving out of Woodies this guy stopped me and told me my back tire was flat. The Topaz garage in Waterford didn't have any thingy to pump it up :eek: Cue nervous drive home!!!
Why nervous?
You could have used the trip back to laois as a recovery run:p:D0 -
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Today's race report here
Brilliant runs by you all, well done!
Great run Killian!
Brillaint run Gavlor, pity I didn't bump into you today. Some time soon.
Great run and great report upth19th. Missed you at the end, but might hit wexford early next year, you never know!
Brilliant runs by everyone else today also, It was not an easy course, miles 6-9 were tough ones! I'm hitting the pub tonight anyway, and I may need to be carried home!
How about we hit sub 85 early next year....0 -
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Well done everyone for some great running and some impressive PB's. I'm seriously impressed just a month after DCM. You're an inspiration to us all to get our asses off the couch and up the ante on the speed work. I'm mad jealous that you all got to meet, sounds like a great race was had by all. Well done again!
+1 on the above, well done everyone! Your race reports are such an inspiration and goes to show what can be done with the right training...great motivation for me to get back out there asap 0 -
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I'll be brief...there's a thai red curry going to arrive at my door any minute
Great to meet a couple of Boardiacs today and delighted that everybody had a good race in Waterford and elsewhere. Well done to all and nice to meet you Dilbert, Career Move, Upthe19th, Teeley and Blockic.
Well done too to Waterford Ac, that was a perfect day for racing and a lovely spread afterwards...it's nice that everyone has a reason to stick around for a while...although McDonalds was buzzing before the race too with a fitter-than-usual looking clientelle
I enjoyed the race and the hills weren't as bad as I had anticipated, in fact the downhills were almost tougher as they were pretty steep. I wouldn't fancy running up those bad boys.
I started with a buddy behind the 1'40 pacers and found the initial pace to be quite brisk, I felt it took a good long time - 4 or 5 miles - to really loosen up and get into the swing of things. By the time we caught up the 50 meters on Career Move et al I was feeling much happier and pleased to be gradually gaining some time on the pacers.
Inspired by Meno's 'Seek ye Pain' post I put the boot down at mile 10 and just about managed to hang on through to the end but jaysus, that last mile through the park was a) tough and ii) endless.
Delighted to have come in with 1.36.11. If you're injured or resting up these days then take heart in the knowledge that there's a post marathon pb within you, waiting to get out
Mmmm chicken satay starter....0 -
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