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Wait a minute....are you pacing????? :eek:
Yes, one of the 4:20 pacers canceled yesterday morning so I had to pace. I figured I had an exit at 21k and 32k. Felt ok at 13 so kept going, still felt ok at 32 do decided to just add on another mile marker and see how I felt, but one of the other pacers dropped out then. The last 10k were tough enough, and my legs are going to feel wrecked tomorrow! In 4:19:59
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Yes I'm a god amongst men
Mon 42k run 4:19:52
I've organised the pacers for the Dublin marathon for the last 5 years- can't remember why I initially offered, but they are a good crowd and so I keep coming back. It'll probably be my last year as its an awful lot of work, though. Lots of hand-holding with some pacers. Most are grand though. Anyway, We had entered everyone, including subs, and used a few subs in the interim, but I got a call yesterday that one of the 4:20 pacers had food poisoning. Feck, I was the last slow sub (asked a faster guy but he said his knees would be wrecked at that slow pace, and I agree with him). Meal last night, obligitory Fleurie, and a few pints back at the bar. I didn't sleep great. Up early, a nice dirty fry breakfast of champions, and down to the start. I had intended pulling out at either 21k or 32k, there were two other pacers anyway.
We started on the new route which personally I liked, up past my old Alma Mater the NCAD, past Christchurch, then down onto the quays along the Liffey. This brought back great memories of the recent Liffey swim. The pace was fine, a big bunch behind us, not a huge amount of congestion. Then into the Park along Chesterfield, and the wind made itself known to our flags. Out around Castleknock, and this was a fast downhill section. We made an easy 30 seconds here, which I knew would be given back later.
The rest of the course was the same as before, but with about 3km added on. Personally I liked this- hitting Halfway before usual, all those familiar drags from Crumlin to Templeogue were later in the race. I kept going after 21k, felt good. It was hot, humid, and windy, but I soaked my buff at every opportunity and that seemed to make a difference. The gang with us was starting to thin out, and we encountered a lot of congestion from earlier waves. If there were two or more people walking side-by-side in the middle of the road I made sure to bash through them. No other way to do it, as most of the time these sort wore headphones. At 32k I started to think I should drop out soon, but I was told one of the other pacers had just dropped out before I had my chance. Barsteward knew I had no runs of longer than 5-8km under my belt. I just figured I'd run to each of the next few mile markers and see how it went. Again, it helped that these familiar roads were now 3k later than usual. I was hurting from 35k to finish, and the congestion was horrendous, but I managed to make it home just under my goal time. We took quite a few under with us, but not in an organised pack. Straight away after finishing I felt bad- you can't put 42k in untrained legs without some negative result. The hobble back to the hotel took forever, but once I lay down a while and got a recovery drink, things were better.
Saw lots from Boards out there, including Jackyback at 40km who seemed surprised (to say the least;)) that I was still moving! Had a quick couple of scoops in McGrattans, but its all marathon talk and thats not my thing anymore really. At 7:30 I texted the swim coach to sheepishly tell him I'd miss tonights Masters session- but it turns out the pool was closed anyway for the Bank Holiday, so thats a result! Lets see how I feel tomorrow morning getting out of bed:)0 -
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Wed 60 min easy turbo
Legs are still still, but getting better. I had a TT scheduled today and felt the fear. When my hand was forced to complete the marathon, two thoughts crossed my mind;
1. It would feck up my scheduled pool session (thankfully cancelled anyway)
2. The coach would tell me to sling my hook, if I was going to run a marathon untrained, with no long runs, overweight. For some reason he let me away with it
Recovery week now, and then start to focus. The goal over the next few days is to get some normality back in the legs.0 -
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Hey there!! Now that you have a coach, what are your goals??
(Assuming I get an AG entry)
ETU Triathlon Championships
Race venue: Geneva
Race date: 9th - 12th July
Mainly because I want a "razzmatazz" event the family can spectate at, where I'm not fretting that the swim might be cancelled. Maybe even, glory be, non-wetsuit:)
After that, NS series. Basically I want to improve the swim, and get the bike and run to where my swim is now. And aquathlons and OW races and have fun while challenging myself 0 -
Kurt Godel wrote: »(Assuming I get an AG entry)
ETU Triathlon Championships
Race venue: Geneva
Race date: 9th - 12th July
Mainly because I want a "razzmatazz" event the family can spectate at, where I'm not fretting that the swim might be cancelled. Maybe even, glory be, non-wetsuit:)
After that, NS series. Basically I want to improve the swim, and get the bike and run to where my swim is now. And aquathlons and OW races and have fun while challenging myself
Love your clarity - good for you!! And razzmatazz.....I've read of that very recently. 0 -
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Join me on Community field some evening when you are not swimming (which isn't many day's;) Tuesdays with Pilates (hint!). Sub 4:30 pace, no messingKurt Godel wrote: »Fri 10k run, including 30min TT
15 mins easy, incl 5*(30 sec build, 30 sec easy)
30min TT
5min easy
Bit of a disaster on the TT. I've not run at pace in ages, and so had no idea what pace to set off at. First km was 4:14, breathing heavy, next was 4:22, breathing heavier... I just got slower after that. At the halfway point I wanted to drop out, lied to myself to make it to 20mins, then lied to make it to 25mins, then I had to finish. I was wrecked- the pace average is an embarrassing 4:33, but I couldn't go any faster, it felt like race pace. It can only get better from here, I suppose.0 -
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Slogger Jogger wrote: »Join me on Community field some evening when you are not swimming (which isn't many day's;) Tuesdays with Pilates (hint!). Sub 4:30 pace, no messing
Tuesdays the kids swim!:D But thats a good offer Mick, I was dreading doing the TT today, was just thinking how easier it would have been a couple of years back if there was you or PN there to push the pace along. I'll certainly take you up on that offer, you are running well at the moment, I need to run with lads like you to make improvement. Its a lot harder to slow down when you have to save face!:D0
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