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DCM 2013 Graduates - The Journey Continues!
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Merry Christmas all, hope ye are all safe and well
Eased back into it last week after my injury. I must say, I found it very tough. After two weeks without running, the return was very, very tough. Was as if I hadn't ran in two months :eek:
Anyway, things gradually improved (all relatively easy runs) and now I'm feeling the love
Athenry 10km on tomorrow and was undecided how to approach it, but finally decided to go at it with everything and see how I cope, will be interesting anyways whatever the outcome
Will go out later on for a little easy run with few strides maybe, nothing to hard.
Looking forward to it now after missing out on planned 5km race couple of weeks ago.
Will let ye know how it goes(bore ye) afterwards
Peace and love all 0 -
martyboy48 wrote: »Merry Christmas all, hope ye are all safe and well
Eased back into it last week after my injury. I must say, I found it very tough. After two weeks without running, the return was very, very tough. Was as if I hadn't ran in two months :eek:
Anyway, things gradually improved (all relatively easy runs) and now I'm feeling the love
Athenry 10km on tomorrow and was undecided how to approach it, but finally decided to go at it with everything and see how I cope, will be interesting anyways whatever the outcome
Will go out later on for a little easy run with few strides maybe, nothing to hard.
Looking forward to it now after missing out on planned 5km race couple of weeks ago.
Will let ye know how it goes(bore ye) afterwards
Peace and love all
Best of luck with it.0 -
Fields of Athenry 10km
*This is not a race report
Ok, so how did it go? Not bad I guess, but have still got to get a right go at a 10km.
I guess the best description of how it went was that I gave it 100% of what I had on the day, not 100% of what I have to give on the right day.
There were pacers at this race and I decided to go with the 45min pacer for the start and maybe push on at 6/7k if I felt I had anything in me. Pacers not a necessity for me, but decided to use the while they were there, if nothing else, just to get me to settle into it.
Going along nicely for first 5k(23mins on clock i think), but gradually felt a little unwell(pukee) . At 6k still not great so put of my "push" till 7k. At 7k, same story, feeling worse and at 8,9,10k I was just hanging on with them and trying not to spew This "sickness" was totally down to me, in particular, chocolate sweets the night before. Felt grand before the race, but as I exerted myself, I got that chocolatey pukee feeling Sorry for the details
Anyway, the end result. Finished 44:26 chip time.
A PB... Yes
A lesson learned.... Yes
A good event...Yes
All in all, a good day out as usual for this race. Met a few old friends along the way...
Oh, and made the decision to join a club in new year. **** it, sitting on the fence long enough when everything and everyone is saying it's the right thing to do....
Now... Which club hmmmm lol...0 -
martyboy48 wrote: »Fields of Athenry 10km
*This is not a race report
Ok, so how did it go? Not bad I guess, but have still got to get a right go at a 10km.
I guess the best description of how it went was that I gave it 100% of what I had on the day, not 100% of what I have to give on the right day.
There were pacers at this race and I decided to go with the 45min pacer for the start and maybe push on at 6/7k if I felt I had anything in me. Pacers not a necessity for me, but decided to use the while they were there, if nothing else, just to get me to settle into it.
Going along nicely for first 5k(23mins on clock i think), but gradually felt a little unwell(pukee) . At 6k still not great so put of my "push" till 7k. At 7k, same story, feeling worse and at 8,9,10k I was just hanging on with them and trying not to spew This "sickness" was totally down to me, in particular, chocolate sweets the night before. Felt grand before the race, but as I exerted myself, I got that chocolatey pukee feeling Sorry for the details
Anyway, the end result. Finished 44:26 chip time.
A PB... Yes
A lesson learned.... Yes
A good event...Yes
All in all, a good day out as usual for this race. Met a few old friends along the way...
Oh, and made the decision to join a club in new year. **** it, sitting on the fence long enough when everything and everyone is saying it's the right thing to do....
Now... Which club hmmmm lol...
Fair play to you, that's a great result. As for the chocolate problem I hear ya, I don't know if they have an addiction group for quality street but if so I need to join. I did a 5 km today but ran it with the kids, was very glad to have an excuse not to run it hard, in fact people were asking to borrow the children for this reason!0 -
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SamforMayo wrote: »Fair play to you, that's a great result. As for the chocolate problem I hear ya, I don't know if they have an addiction group for quality street but if so I need to join. I did a 5 km today but ran it with the kids, was very glad to have an excuse not to run it hard, in fact people were asking to borrow the children for this reason!
I'll forgive myself because I didn't know any better, but not the next time
One sweet, two sweets, three sweets.... All of a sudden the box is empty and empty wrappers everywhere lol 0 -
martyboy48 wrote: »Fields of Athenry 10km
*This is not a race report
Ok, so how did it go? Not bad I guess, but have still got to get a right go at a 10km.
I guess the best description of how it went was that I gave it 100% of what I had on the day, not 100% of what I have to give on the right day.
There were pacers at this race and I decided to go with the 45min pacer for the start and maybe push on at 6/7k if I felt I had anything in me. Pacers not a necessity for me, but decided to use the while they were there, if nothing else, just to get me to settle into it.
Going along nicely for first 5k(23mins on clock i think), but gradually felt a little unwell(pukee) . At 6k still not great so put of my "push" till 7k. At 7k, same story, feeling worse and at 8,9,10k I was just hanging on with them and trying not to spew This "sickness" was totally down to me, in particular, chocolate sweets the night before. Felt grand before the race, but as I exerted myself, I got that chocolatey pukee feeling Sorry for the details
Anyway, the end result. Finished 44:26 chip time.
A PB... Yes
A lesson learned.... Yes
A good event...Yes
All in all, a good day out as usual for this race. Met a few old friends along the way...
Oh, and made the decision to join a club in new year. **** it, sitting on the fence long enough when everything and everyone is saying it's the right thing to do....
Now... Which club hmmmm lol...
I know a few who did it and all were slower than on a normal day due to excesses of Xmas day! You did v well to still get a PB. I was considering doing it but probably a good job I didn't, I was bad enough doing the 10 mins at 10k pace in blockics session yesterday. Good luck with the club, am considering this myself at the moment. Let us know what you decide.0 -
Whoops!..Sorry missed a day! That's Christmas for you!
Here is the plan for this week if anyone is still following!
...onto block two!
Mon|Tues|Wed|Thurs|Fri|Sat|Sun|Total
Rest|6m easy|Session|4m recovery|Rest|5 miles easy|14m easy|36-38m
Session:
1.5 miles warm up
3 miles @ HMP
3 minute recovery jog
2 miles @ HMP
1.5 miles cool down0 -
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First run with my shiny new garmin tonight
1.5m warm up @ 8.51
3m HM pace @ 7:18
3min rec @ 10:18
2m HM pace @ 7:11
1.5m warm down @ 8.32
I'm going to be the rest of the night looking at these fancy graphs and I've not even set up the heart rate monitor yet!0 -
skeleton_boy wrote: »First run with my shiny new garmin tonight
1.5m warm up @ 8.51
3m HM pace @ 7:18
3min rec @ 10:18
2m HM pace @ 7:11
1.5m warm down @ 8.32
I'm going to be the rest of the night looking at these fancy graphs and I've not even set up the heart rate monitor yet!
What one did you go for?0 -
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SamforMayo wrote: »No run today, so windy, wet and cold! Did the speed session yesterday, I dread these but I actually quite enjoyed it although I did some of it at 10km pace rather than HM by accident! Hope to get the long run in tomorrow. How are the rest of ye getting on? Any races planned? I hope to do a 5 km on Jan 19th and the Maree 8km on Feb 9th. Both new distances for me.
Tuam 8km on the 19th will be my next one... Would be handy for Mayo people too 0 -
martyboy48 wrote: »Tuam 8km on the 19th will be my next one... Would be handy for Mayo people too
It would indeed! Have you raced 8 km before? I have no idea what to aim for, my pb at 10km is 49.40.0 -
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SamforMayo wrote: »Good idea, will do that. Don't know anything about the Maree route, only doing it cause my sister lives there and we will all decamp for the weekend!
If it's the same course as last year, http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/231284772
From memory, I wasn't long at the running lark and found the short sharp hills took a lot out of me, but looking back now, they weren't bad at all. One section was rough though, a boreen, grass in the middle and a bit of muck around. Not bad just was a shock to the system as I've only done fairly flat city routes before:D
My God, I'm making this sound horrendous
Tiss a grand course, prob not a PB though, although it will be for you
Set no target for the 8k yet, run the 5k fast, when you get tired tell yourself you've got more, repeat, and then dig deep to the end
I haven't done much 5k's, but the last couple when taken seriously, really, I was wondering what I was doing...It can be gruelling (although short-term) Expect discomfort, and a lot of it
I better shut up now before you hang up your runners
Let us know how you get on...0 -
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Nice choice!
Now all I got to do is get it moving anywhere near as fast as you and I'll happy out.
Actually speaking of equipment. Can anyone recommend a good light running shoe. I currently have Asics GT-2000 but I'm looking for a lighter shoe to complement them. Seems there's good value to be found online but I'm not sure what my best options are.0 -
martyboy48 wrote: »If it's the same course as last year, http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/231284772
From memory, I wasn't long at the running lark and found the short sharp hills took a lot out of me, but looking back now, they weren't bad at all. One section was rough though, a boreen, grass in the middle and a bit of muck around. Not bad just was a shock to the system as I've only done fairly flat city routes before:D
My God, I'm making this sound horrendous
Tiss a grand course, prob not a PB though, although it will be for you
Set no target for the 8k yet, run the 5k fast, when you get tired tell yourself you've got more, repeat, and then dig deep to the end
I haven't done much 5k's, but the last couple when taken seriously, really, I was wondering what I was doing...It can be gruelling (although short-term) Expect discomfort, and a lot of it
I better shut up now before you hang up your runners
Let us know how you get on...
Feck sake I think I will retire now! No seriously thanks for that, Im well used to muck and roads with grass in the middle so I will be right at home, the hills might be a different matter. I intend to give the 5 km a right go, will keep your advice in mind.
Will keep ye updated!0 -
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