Rookie's diary part two

tunney · 11-09-2014 9:29am

Domestic.
Won't have time/holidays/cash to travel.

Open to anything that does not involve a kayak (although i can kayak well)

hf4z6sqo7vjngi · 11-09-2014 10:16am

Goal - the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.

1. Down to 11stone by Dec
2. Gorey 3 Day in April
3. Have fun, race more, you dont race enough, if at all
4. Some local low key tris in Spring
5. Summer marathon if sticking with a run focus
6. Sub 9 IM

The pink bit is a joke, if you sign up to an IM race you will get boxed in the head:).....by Glenda.

tunney · 11-09-2014 10:43am

Ares Unsightly Sprawl wrote: »

Goal - the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.

1. Down to 11stone by Dec
2. Gorey 3 Day in April
3. Have fun, race more, you dont race enough, if at all
4. Some local low key tris in Spring
5. Summer marathon if sticking with a run focus
6. Sub 9 IM

The pink bit is a joke, if you sign up to an IM race you will get boxed in the head:).....by Glenda.

1. Reasonable
2. Three days away from the wife and three kids, one of whom would be 6 months........ *slaps*
3. Good goal but fluffy and generic
4. Good goal but fluffy and generic
5. An option alright, any suggestions?
6. Think I'm done there!

RayCun · 11-09-2014 10:46am

tunney wrote: »

I need a goal. I need something to target. Some things really. Something over the winter and something for next summer.

Any and all suggestions appreciated.

Your training is mainly running now, right?
Shorter distance stuff?
Raheny 5 mile? Jingle Bells 5k?

RacoonQueen · 11-09-2014 10:48am

http://www.connemara100.com/

Oryx · 11-09-2014 10:51am

This kind of thing float your boat?

http://www.26extreme.com/categoriesList/247/running-events.aspx

tunney · 11-09-2014 10:51am

RayCun wrote: »

Your training is mainly running now, right?
Shorter distance stuff?
Raheny 5 mile? Jingle Bells 5k?

Emmmmmmm when is the Raheny five miler?
Jingle bells is start of December right?

tunney · 11-09-2014 10:54am

RacoonQueen wrote: »

http://www.connemara100.com/

Thanks but would rather walk down talbot street with a megaphone pronouncing that the dole should be cut to a fiver and rent supplement should be abolished than do one of the Connemara events

Oryx wrote: »

This kind of thing float your boat?

http://www.26extreme.com/categoriesList/247/running-events.aspx

Not a huge ultra man, for now!

Keep the suggestions coming, appreciate this

EC1000 · 11-09-2014 11:03am

What is your motivation? Do you want running PBs? Is it just to get/keep fit?

RayCun · 11-09-2014 11:03am

tunney wrote: »

Emmmmmmm when is the Raheny five miler?
Jingle bells is start of December right?

Jingle Bells Sunday December 7th
Raheny is the last Sunday in January

mossym · 11-09-2014 11:07am

tunney wrote: »

5. An option alright, any suggestions?
!

Great Limerick run -May bank holiday weekend
Killarney marathon - early july

done the half of both, would recommend them. killarney one is one of the most scenic runs you will do, molls gap to killarney. year(2013) i did it it was bus to the top of molls and run back down for the half and full, full then did the second half around the town.

i think this year they made the marathon run up to molls and back down, a tougher proposition altogether

tunney · 11-09-2014 11:16am

EC1000 wrote: »

What is your motivation? Do you want running PBs? Is it just to get/keep fit?

Motivation..... To get lean and fit and fast, with a long term view to triathlons and running.
Yes I want running PBs

Distance|Time|When
1 mile|5:15|2006
5km|16:30|2008
10km|34:10|2009
5 mile|28:40|2008
10 mile|57:51|2008
Half|1:20:00|2007
Marathon as a race|3:23|2006
Marathon distance|3:05|2009, just a long run

RayCun wrote: »

Jingle Bells Sunday December 7th
Raheny is the last Sunday in January

Liking these ideas.

mossym wrote: »

Great Limerick run -May bank holiday weekend

What distance?

mossym · 11-09-2014 11:19am

tunney wrote: »

What distance?

6mile, half and full marathon. the shopkeep in the west is heavily involved as well, or was this year anyway. almost 10,000 runners overall this year, heavily biased towards the 6 mile though

RayCun · 11-09-2014 11:21am

mossym wrote: »

6mile, half and full marathon. the shopkeep in the west is heavily involved as well, or was this year anyway. almost 10,000 runners overall this year, heavily biased towards the 6 mile though

yeah, I think it was 8/900 in the full, a couple of thousand in the half, and a shedload in the 6 mile. The '10k runners' number includes some kids races the day before I believe

EC1000 · 11-09-2014 11:24am

I did this early this year (http://www.rockandroad.ie/) - half marathon in Kinvarra. Its on the 1st March next year and tied in nicely with early season half ironman. Would recommend it and its still a relatively fast course despite one or two hills.

BennyMul · 11-09-2014 1:12pm

How about the Dondea 50K, nice and early in the year that you can change focus to a non run base challenge | goal afterwards (if desired)

sconhome · 11-09-2014 1:17pm

EC1000 wrote: »

I did this early this year (http://www.rockandroad.ie/) - half marathon in Kinvarra. Its on the 1st March next year and tied in nicely with early season half ironman. Would recommend it and its still a relatively fast course despite one or two hills.

+1

you'd get local digs for the weekend and maybe, just maybe an entry*

(*might have to wear a Yellow & Black T shirt though)

pgibbo · 11-09-2014 1:52pm

AKW wrote: »

+1

you'd get local digs for the weekend and maybe, just maybe an entry*

(*might have to wear a Yellow & Black T shirt though)

How about looking after locals first??? :pac: Never mind them Jackeens

pgibbo · 11-09-2014 1:59pm

How about BallyCotton Dave? Supposed to be a great race.

Dory Dory · 11-09-2014 2:28pm

How about a really fun, all night dance off?

tunney · 11-09-2014 2:30pm

pgibbo wrote: »

How about looking after locals first??? :pac: Never mind them Jackeens

He is a jackeen

pgibbo wrote: »

How about BallyCotton Dave? Supposed to be a great race.

When does that open? When is it on?

Dory Dory wrote: »

How about a really fun, all night dance off?

Its a date, I'll even wear the t-shirt you gave me!

pgibbo · 11-09-2014 2:44pm

It's on in March but I don't see a date for it yet. Not sure when it opens. I'd say that should be announced soon.

sconhome · 11-09-2014 2:46pm

pgibbo wrote: »

How about looking after locals first??? :pac: Never mind them Jackeens

I believe the aul redneck bog hopper himself did it with me last year or was that the year before?

If you are available (and allowed) you are more than welcome to join us :cool:

RayCun · 11-09-2014 2:46pm

Ballycotton is the one where they light a signal fire to let people know it's time to send the carrier pigeon with their entry form.
Think its usually second Sunday of March

mossym · 11-09-2014 2:47pm

pgibbo wrote: »

It's on in March but I don't see a date for it yet. Not sure when it opens. I'd say that should be announced soon.

ballycotton is one of those you have to be watching for, sells out very very quickly, you need to get in once it opens. very popular race down this direction, there are a bunch of the mugs in regular use in the coffee station here at work.

it used be a postal only entry, but i think this year it went online. i wanted to do it this year but it didn't work out...would love to get in for it next year

sconhome · 11-09-2014 2:47pm

Ballycotton is usually the same weekend as Rock and Road. Don't be going to the darkside forum to look these things up now! Let's keep the triathletes becoming runners thing on the QT over here

RJM85 · 11-09-2014 2:50pm

tunney wrote: »

Thanks but would rather walk down talbot street with a megaphone pronouncing that the dole should be cut to a fiver and rent supplement should be abolished than do one of the Connemara events

As someone who is considering doing Connemarathon next year - any particular reason why?

mossym · 11-09-2014 2:51pm

RJM85 wrote: »

As someone who is considering doing Connemarathon next year - any particular reason why?

because they are in connemara....:)

tunney · 11-09-2014 2:57pm

RJM85 wrote: »

As someone who is considering doing Connemarathon next year - any particular reason why?

Because I'm generally rather cranky, argumentative, and some would just say a narky pr1ck.

I know many that enjoyed the Connemarathon. Its just not for me. I want to finish a marathon and either (a) fall into a car to go home or (b) fall into a hotel room. I don't want to be miles from nowhere waiting on a bus. Also if I want solitude on a long run to reflect on the implications of the number 42, I'll go at midnight around the phoenix park. As I said I'm a cranky pr1ck and its just me.

mossym wrote: »

becuase they are in connemara....

"Ohhhh look at me, I live in a town where everyone is my cousin"

pgibbo · 11-09-2014 3:02pm

tunney wrote: »

"Ohhhh look at me, I live in a town where everyone is my cousin"

LMFAO

Rookie's diary part two

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