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Rookie's diary part two

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    #932
    pgibbo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭pgibbo


    tunney wrote: »
    I have three pairs of Kinvaras...............

    See you there then!!! :cool:


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    #933
    shotgunmcos
    Registered Users Posts: 8,208 ✭✭✭shotgunmcos


    tunney wrote: »

    Nothing against the "Country", just ugly counties.
    Dublin is spectacular alright :rolleyes: Define " Country"?

    How about a few XC races? Hard racing, Fun to run and times irrelevant.


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    #934
    RacoonQueen
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    shotgunmcos wrote: »
    Dublin is spectacular alright :rolleyes: Define " Country"?

    Just like Limerick :P

    I too would suggest XC Dave. Good, honest racing...no where to hide, you just have to go hard and cling on for dear life.


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    #935
    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    shotgunmcos wrote: »
    Dublin is spectacular alright :rolleyes: Define " Country"?

    How about a few XC races? Hard racing, Fun to run and times irrelevant.

    I didn't mean the scenery. Meant the people :)

    XC could be good. Would need to join a running club thought to get the good races though.


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    #936
    RacoonQueen
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    tunney wrote: »
    I didn't mean the scenery. Meant the people :)

    XC could be good. Would need to join a running club thought to get the good races though.

    I don't think you'd like the championship races

    Advertised start time: 2pm
    Actual start time: 2:45pm


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    #937
    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    I don't think you'd like the championship races

    Advertised start time: 2pm
    Actual start time: 2:45pm

    Ah I've done the Dublin and Leinster Novice and Intermediates a few time, Nationals as well.

    *a$$ handed on plate*


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    #938
    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    I don't think you'd like the championship races

    Advertised start time: 2pm
    Actual start time: 2:45pm


    I've yet to see an XC race advertised. There's a whole lot of cloak and dagger stuff going on in the arrangement of these. ;)


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    #939
    RacoonQueen
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    tunney wrote: »
    Ah I've done the Dublin and Leinster Novice and Intermediates a few time, Nationals as well.

    *a$$ handed on plate*

    You're about the right age for masters now too...probably tougher than the rest of it!!


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    #940
    RacoonQueen
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    AKW wrote: »
    I've yet to see an XC race advertised. There's a whole lot of cloak and dagger stuff going on in the arrangement of these. ;)

    http://www.craughwellac.com/site/images/2014/Fixtures2014.pdf :)


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    #941
    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    Anyways got out on the bike at the weekend, wasn't on the plan but felt a need to go. 0530 rolling out towards Naul, lights on and a strange relaxing feel to the fog and the only other people on the roads being taxi men and future shame walkers.

    By Ballyboughal I'd an idea that this was a no chain day. By Naul I was fairly sure. Arriving home I was chuffed I'd gotten out. I'd forgotten how calming it was to ride your bike between dawn and sunrise.

    Then off to Na Fianna for Aoibhe's first GAA training session. Managed to get talked into being a helper for the sessions, so 90 minutes of organised chaos later I was proper wrecked.


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    #942
    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    I also had a pacey run to do on Friday. Done and the times were as expected but something clicked, I remembered how to run, well when I say remembered the muscle memory came back - the right muscles firing in the right order. First time I have ever felt that way running while over 11.5 stone, never mind present weight of over 12 stone.

    Half marathon this weekend. Tango doing it, and possibly short-ar$e, should be a laugh, under 90 minutes and happy.


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    #943
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    tunney wrote: »
    Half marathon this weekend. Tango doing it, and possibly short-ar$e, should be a laugh, under 90 minutes and happy.

    ???


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    #944
    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    Ares Unsightly Sprawl wrote: »
    ???

    Makes a change from Hobbit ;)


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    #945
    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    Ares Unsightly Sprawl wrote: »
    ???

    You just doing drinks or the race too?


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    #946
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    tunney wrote: »
    You just doing drinks or the race too?

    Oh i had never any intention of running the half, sure i have not ran a single km in several weeks.


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    #947
    Bambaata
    Registered Users Posts: 4,101 ✭✭✭Bambaata


    Cycle it?


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    #948
    RacoonQueen
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    Ares Unsightly Sprawl wrote: »
    Oh i had never any intention of running the half, sure i have not ran a single km in several weeks.

    Are you not pacing the marathon?

    I'll be in Clogherhead with cake on Saturday morning... :)

    *log hijack sorry tunney*


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    #949
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
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    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Are you not pacing the marathon?

    I'll be in Clogherhead with cake on Saturday morning... :)

    *log hijack sorry tunney*

    I shall be on the sideline screaming at Ryan to defend, shoot, score..... generally one of those annoying parents you see at a footie match.

    Oh pacing the marathon, had forgotten about that!


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    #950
    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    Tonights Treats!

    session_small.png
    Falling in love with the turbo again.

    Mix of build, HC, CC and BG


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    #951
    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    New baby arriving soon and as things do we talked about the arrival of the others.

    On Aoibhe, nearly five, Glenda's waters broke early in the morning and we went to hospital nothing much was happening so we were sent home.

    Sitting around waiting for things to get going Glenda was bouncing up and down on a gym ball in the kitchen and I said "well I've an hours turbo to do" and then did 60 minute interval session. Strange how things change but nothing does.


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    #952
    shotgunmcos
    Registered Users Posts: 8,208 ✭✭✭shotgunmcos


    Snap! Caz bouncing on Gym ball while I (was sent to) turbo. Waiting game here too.. :D


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    #953
    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience

    I'm staying off that other board.


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    #954
    mossym
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    tunney wrote: »
    I'm staying off that other board.

    better off. only so many times you can make the same point before realising it's just never going to get through. vowed not to go back in there again today


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    #955
    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    mossym wrote: »
    better off. only so many times you can make the same point before realising it's just never going to get through. vowed not to go back in there again today

    I'll keep an eye on you both ;)


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    #956
    mossym
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    AKW wrote: »
    I'll keep an eye on you both ;)

    you;re in enough trouble for the shenanigans you're pulling on saturday


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    #957
    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    mossym wrote: »
    better off. only so many times you can make the same point before realising it's just never going to get through. vowed not to go back in there again today

    Had to go there once, more, this time with actual data.
    Watch that be ignored


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    #958
    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    and I think thats a banning


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    #959
    tunney
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    Half marathon Saturday.
    I'm not in the shape I wanted to be in but I know 1:30 should be doable.
    Question is how much to I want to gamble and how much do I think I could suffer for 21km.

    If I get around in 1:29:59 I'm not arsed even entering the marathon.
    Again not done the running for it so may not enter it anyways.


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    #960
    pgibbo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,377 Mod ✭✭✭✭pgibbo


    tunney wrote: »
    I'm staying off that other board.

    What board is that?


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    #961
    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    pgibbo wrote: »
    What board is that?

    Fat lads on bikes


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