The rave thread

rom

blockic wrote: »

Excellent! 8/10

First comment was most entertaining. Reminds me of 15 years back when I came home from college one Friday and my father said "Do you know there is a place where Dinosaurs are still exists". He has never been in a plane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLKyug3a3d0

opus

Enjoyed my run at the Charleville half but the Kingdom winning today topped it off beautifully! Must admit I kind of expected Donegal to take it, too bad it wasn't a great game to watch.

You might be able to work out where I'm from based on this

It made me sad that the sports bar where I was meeting a few people to watch it relegated the match to a small telly in the corner leaving the enormous screens for the premiership

rom

Going for a 3mile walk with my daughter. she didn't want to get in the buggy once and she did 5k. She is not yet 3. She ran the last half mile cause I told her the grate in the middle of the footpath was a train track.

echancrure

Feeling great... I have a HM next Sunday and then 4 weeks to DCM.

Did 10m @6:49 Saturday, and 20m @7:46 Sunday, and legs are holding up.

Today just ran a Tempo outside instead of doing it on a treadmill as usual and it felt so, so much easier: no overheating. I bashed myself on the head last week because I could not complete my gym tempo but now I know that it's because it was too hot in there. Another 3, even faster, 50' tempo before DCM, some hills, some sprints, another 20m and I should be ready.

Must not go for glory in the HM next Sunday... a small 4 day taper and 1h 28' will be fine: have another 2 heavy weeks after this.

Now if I could shed 3 kg, a sub 3 attempt for my second marathon would not be completely silly (if the weather is cool enough).

HAPPY DAYS!!

kit3

Commuting on the bike (recent convert) - couldn't get out for my lunchtime run today due to meeting over-running but still got 1.5 hrs exercise.

Netwerk Errer

Busting out the best tempo run ever three days after my worst race ever. 8miles with 5 at 6.21.

Bring on the DCM and a sub-3!!

rom

Netwerk Errer wrote: »

Busting out the best tempo run ever three days after my worst race ever. 8miles with 5 at 6.21.

Bring on the DCM and a sub-3!!

2 by 40 mins at 6:40 with 5 mins recovery. If you can do that then sub 3 in the bag.

Pacing Mule

Bee stings

dukeraoul

Silly season on the A/R boards- nothing better than teeing off on some of the muppets that come in here looking for advise in how to train for a marathon in 3 weeks.

Gives me the perfect outlet for my training induced narkiness

ecoli

dukeraoul wrote: »

Silly season on the A/R boards- nothing better than teeing off on some of the muppets that come in here looking for advise in how to train for a marathon in 3 weeks.

Gives me the perfect outlet for my training induced narkiness

Irony is that there have been a number of ex mod's as well as regular posters who if we didn't know would slate for their approaches both past and present

Seem to recall being called a lunatic myself around this time last year before my debut :P

dublin runner

dukeraoul wrote: »

Silly season on the A/R boards- nothing better than teeing off on some of the muppets that come in here looking for advise in how to train for a marathon in 3 weeks.

Gives me the perfect outlet for my training induced narkiness

Pretty sure there's an app now that runs the marathon for you.

Yeah, it's pretty fookin' annoying. I am tired at this stage telling people (who haven't put any work in) not to do the marathon. Essentially they are 'event junkies'. The sort of people who go and see their ''favourite band'' only to a) spend the whole night queuing at the bar b) talk sh!te throughout and/or c) take photos/videos for the entire set........or God forbid use selfie-sticks.

What is even more annoying it the common response received. You tell someone that their first marathon should actually be an enjoyable experience, it should not put them off running for life and it definitely should not resemble a scene from a horror movie. What is the usual response? You get accused of being elitist.

Listen, if I finish within 30 minutes of the winner I will be delighted (more than likely ). Elitist my a$$.

ThebitterLemon

dukeraoul wrote: »

Silly season on the A/R boards- nothing better than teeing off on some of the muppets that come in here looking for advise in how to train for a marathon in 3 weeks.

Gives me the perfect outlet for my training induced narkiness

Don't worry about it, sure you can't be anywhere near as bad as some Doctor lad that used to be on around here

TbL

RedRunner

Today.........I ran. I feel alive again :-)

pconn062

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2014/09/25/shouting-run-forrest-run-at-joggers-never-gets-old-finds-report/

gerard_65

LMAO. Another AH classic. Just sit back with the popcorn:pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057297669

Ososlo

gerard_65 wrote: »

LMAO. Another AH classic. Just sit back with the popcorn:pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057297669

'Tie a bell around your neck' :D:D

SamforMayo

gerard_65 wrote: »

LMAO. Another AH classic. Just sit back with the popcorn:pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057297669

The reply about the coughing tactic put me in mind of The Bitter Lemon, we better tell him to continue with his fake cough while in the big smoke!

SeanPuddin

The feeling of pissing in ones own garden, especially the young fellas slide

rom

My 2 year old able to walk/run 5k distance for fun. She was tiring a bit in the last 1/2 mile but didn't want to go in the buggy. Told her the water grate in the middle of the footpath was a train track and she ran the whole way home then. No one told her she can't do it. Its all on her terms. We walk to the playground and if she is tired she will get in the buggy on the way home. It's sad when many of the adult population would find this hard.

RayCun

Rant: last night a bunch of **** graffitied our lovely container (the tallaght boys are being rounded up for questioning as we speak)

Rave: By lunchtime today, a bunch of people from the club got down there with cleaning gear, and restored the perfection

(Rave 2: anti-graffiti coating!)

davedanon

RayCun wrote: »

Rant: last night a bunch of **** graffitied our lovely container (the tallaght boys are being rounded up for questioning as we speak)

What? I wasn't even there. you can't pin anything on me.

<hides spray cans>

johnruns

Twink so mental she funny

KielyUnusual

I love the way every time I run on a forest trail, I feel like I'm in a scene from an American movie


St Anne's Park

...possibly just about to discover a dismembered corpse :rolleyes:

Letyourselfgo

KielyUnusual wrote: »

I love the way every time I run on a forest trail, I feel like I'm in a scene from an American movie


St Anne's Park

...possibly just about to discover a dismembered corpse :rolleyes:

reminds me of
from the office

Gavlor

I rarely frequent this particular thread but a 19 miler in mid summer like conditions at the end of september is certainly worth a rave. LSR done and the old sun tan topped as an added bonus :cool:

Laois_Man

johnruns wrote: »

Twink so mental she funny

DarByrne1980

ive posted a farming related post in the rant thread to the disgust of some people so its only right I aslo post in the rave thred

the claas lexicon 750 got to ride one these earlier this month beast of a machine

rom

DarByrne1980 wrote: »

ive posted a farming related post in the rant thread to the disgust of some people so its only right I aslo post in the rave thred

the claas lexicon 750 got to ride one these earlier this month beast of a machine

These driving down the south link in rush hour traffic.

walshb

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge seems to have gone away! Yes!

DarByrne1980

walshb wrote: »

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge seems to have gone away! Yes!

i nominate walshb!