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DCM 2013 Graduates - The Journey Continues!
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Ah super news! Was wondering why you hadn't been updating.
2 very slow miles to loosen up the legs a bit ahead of 5k race tomorrow. Said a teary goodbye to my Garmin as my very close friend won't be coming with me tomorrow
A goal tomorrow is: 24:30ish
B goal: sub 25
C goal: beat shortstuff! Beat my sister Beat her friend PB !
Well I f1cked that up royally :mad:
Don't know if I can blame not having the watch but think I did go out a bit faster than I should have. Just raced the people around me which was enjoyable. Didn't even pb though Never felt like retching or in any way sick (never happened me before in a 5k that I didn't feel sick) so think I went too easy on myself from the half way point when I should have taken it up a notch. Weather didn't help. Was quite windy in exposed parts and hail and rain into the face was hard to deal with.
If I'm honest, I'm really depressed about today and am questioning why I bother etc etc etc ... but I guess I'm only starting to feel well health-wise in the last month and have only done 4 speed sessions post-DCM and nothing more than 2 min intervals at 5k pace so what do I expect really. For my last 5k pb I was doing 1 mile intervals in my training so was far more well prepared than for today.
Think I should have maybe just done a Parkrun without the watch and saved this experiment for a day where the time didn't matter so much to me. Anyways, it's done and dusted and need to move on. Will do a few slow miles this evening as a jog always makes me feel better.
Got to do some specific 5k training for my next good bash at it in March.
On and up.
Fantastic to meet shortstuff! Best part of the day
Was lovely to have a chat and a warm up jog together and don't worry, you look fab in the photos even without mascara 
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Sorry to hear you had a bad time of it Ososlo but the race effort will stand to you for sure. Sets a nice base line for a year of PBs in 2014.
thanks ecoli. Think I saw you there this morning. Hope you had a good one yourself.
Actually enjoyed the racing part itself as it was nice to run with people I know and race them and beat 2 out of 3 but it's just so hard to judge pacing without the watch.... for me anyways... I might have easily been able to take it up a few notches if I had known exactly what pace I was doing. I felt perfectly fine at the end and not in bits like I usually do so there was certainly a lot more there to give. It's all about practice I guess with pacing. I foresee lots of Parkrunning in my future. In this exact race from last year my personal race report says "I gave that everything today, couldn't have done anything more" but I feel completely different after today's effort. 0 -
thanks ecoli. Think I saw you there this morning. Hope you had a good one yourself.
Actually enjoyed the racing part itself as it was nice to run with people I know and race them and beat 2 out of 3 but it's just so hard to judge pacing without the watch.... for me anyways... I might have easily been able to take it up a few notches if I had known exactly what pace I was doing. I felt perfectly fine at the end and not in bits like I usually do so there was certainly a lot more there to give. It's all about practice I guess with pacing. I foresee lots of Parkrunning in my future. In this exact race from last year my personal race report says "I gave that everything today, couldn't have done anything more" but I feel completely different after today's effort.
I was out there (though the results wont confirm that thanks to a lacing malfunction :rolleyes:)
Racing is like everything else, something that takes practice. I have been running for 15 years and even now there are times where I do the same as yourself. Parkruns are not a bad idea as you will have the chance to just go for it and not worry if you blow up. This will give you confidence to be able to do it in the future (that is what i have been practising myself the last two races)
Sure tRR can give you tips about it around the Xmas dinner table, never like to give that man a compliment but he is a good person to look to with regard proper racing as opposed to time trials 0 -
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AuldManKing wrote: »The old 'Lacing/chip malfunction story' - between you & quirky I don't know who's worse.
Between the lace and my shorts on back to front today it really was a case where I shouldn't have been let out of the house this morning :P
TAC - You may not be able to dress yourself for a race but its ok, just run fast
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thanks ecoli. Think I saw you there this morning. Hope you had a good one yourself.
Actually enjoyed the racing part itself as it was nice to run with people I know and race them and beat 2 out of 3 but it's just so hard to judge pacing without the watch.... for me anyways... I might have easily been able to take it up a few notches if I had known exactly what pace I was doing. I felt perfectly fine at the end and not in bits like I usually do so there was certainly a lot more there to give. It's all about practice I guess with pacing. I foresee lots of Parkrunning in my future. In this exact race from last year my personal race report says "I gave that everything today, couldn't have done anything more" but I feel completely different after today's effort.
Hi Ososlo, sorry it didn't go to plan, you feel you wasted a race when you could have ran harder, I had a similar experience in my last 10 km but sure we are only starting out in this journey, learn from it and HAPPY CHRISTMAS0 -
SamforMayo wrote: »Hi Ososlo, sorry it didn't go to plan, you feel you wasted a race when you could have ran harder, I had a similar experience in my last 10 km but sure we are only starting out in this journey, learn from it and HAPPY CHRISTMAS
Yeah really good way of putting it, I do feel like I wasted a race. Ran the route again tonight as a cool down jog and did a lot of thinking. I came to the conclusion that I think too much about it all I need to start de-thinking and just run!!!!
Happy Christmas to you too! Here's to great things for us all in 2014.0 -
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Well done to all who raced this weekend. Thanks for the reports shortstuff and Ososlo, those experiences will stand to you going forward that's for sure. You have to take the bad with the good! At least you can run!
Hope you all got through the plan ok this week. We are after a 3 week block now so next week is a step-back week. Less mileage but still a bit of intensity. I've even given you Christmas day off!
However if you want to run xmas day you can keep the same format of previous weeks if you wish.
Mon|Tues|Wed|Thurs|Fri|Sat|Sun|Total
5m easy|4m easy|Rest|Session|3m recovery|Rest|12m easy|30-32m
Session:
Session this week is a progression session with a variation of paces.
10 min warm up
10 min @ MP
10 min @ HMP
10 min @ 10KP
10 min cool down
Well done on getting through the winter plan so far! Nearly a third of the way there already! From here on in, our session will be progressing and working on building up from sessions you have already done.
Any questions let me know but in the meantime...
HAPPY CHRISTMAS! 0 -
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Anyways, it's done and dusted and need to move on. Will do a few slow miles this evening as a jog always makes me feel better.
Got to do some specific 5k training for my next good bash at it in March.
On and up.
That's more like it! You tried something different and it didn't quite come off for you this time - it happens to everyone at some stage. There'll be many more races (with better conditions!) and you'll be better prepared as a result of this one.0 -
Yeah really good way of putting it, I do feel like I wasted a race. Ran the route again tonight as a cool down jog and did a lot of thinking. I came to the conclusion that I think too much about it all I need to start de-thinking and just run!!!!
Happy Christmas to you too! Here's to great things for us all in 2014.
If there's one thing I've learned from being injured so long it is that there's more to my running life than racing, take each opportunity as a chance to learn that bit more about you and your abilities rather than a single chance to get a new PB.
Learning about our abilities each time we go out might still get us the PB, or it may not, but whatever happens we understand more about the how's & the why's so the run is never a failure.0 -
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Cheers. So I guess the best way to improve is to practice dealing with the pain through training and racing. I used to think it was so easy for the fast guys like yourself but now realise that you're/they're probably hurting a lot more than the rest of us but you guys know how to deal with it better.KielyUnusual wrote: »That's a good artcile Ososlo and I think it covers two important parts of racing- Accetpting that you're going to have to run through a good amount of pain
- Trying to relax when you tense up and you're pushing hard towards the end of a race
Hard luck in the race on Sunday. I was out in that direction and the weather wasn't amazing so I'm sure that wouldn't have helped. If you keep the same determination and work ethic, you'll be smashing PBs in no time.
Thanks for the hands tip. Feel free to pass along any more perils of wisdom you may have 0 -
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Cheers. So I guess the best way to improve is to practice dealing with the pain through training and racing. I used to think it was so easy for the fast guys like yourself but now realise that you're/they're probably hurting a lot more than the rest of us but you guys know how to deal with it better.
Thanks for the hands tip. Feel free to pass along any more perils of wisdom you may have
Ososlo- don't beat yourself up over the race! It was a tough day out there in those conditions. The one thing if do if I were you though is get back on the horse right away. I'd bang out a few more 5 k races over the next few weeks.
To get better at racing- you need to race and as KU has pointed out relaxing through the pain is a skill. Parkruns are perfect for this kind of thing. If you do 3 between now and Feb. I'd guarantee a pb at least on the last one. Good luck!0 -
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Good to see most of you are still flying along and following the new plan! Hope it's going well for you all. I'm still sitting up with an injury, so frustrating, but still following the log here, just haven't been posting for a while! And the only plan I'm following these days is a study plan for my exams in January!
Just wanted to pop in anyway and say Happy Christmas and New Year to everyone here, hope you all have a good one, and take it easy for a few days and enjoy the break! Hopefully I'll be back out on the roads to join you all again in a few weeks! 0 -
Ososlo- don't beat yourself up over the race! It was a tough day out there in those conditions. The one thing if do if I were you though is get back on the horse right away. I'd bang out a few more 5 k races over the next few weeks.
To get better at racing- you need to race and as KU has pointed out relaxing through the pain is a skill. Parkruns are perfect for this kind of thing. If you do 3 between now and Feb. I'd guarantee a pb at least on the last one. Good luck!
Thanks doctor! I'm well over it now. Not going to blame the weather either. If I can't pull it out of the bag on a bad weather day then I might aswell give up! I'm just not where I was fitness-wise since September when I got sick and never really recovered. I'm almost there though. Need to be a bit more patient with myself. I only really had 4 quality training weeks since DCM. I also have a lot to learn about racing and pacing and the advice I've received here has been invaluable going forward into 2014. Lots of Parkrunning defo.
7.5 glorious miles around the Phoneix Park this morning. Wind was so strong at times I could barely keep my feet on the ground! It was kinda funny! Really enjoyable though and great so see so many runners out. Place was deserted otherwise!
Happy Christmas guys to both my new virtual friends and my new real-life boardsie friends 0 -
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