DCM 2014: Mentored Novices Thread

Laois_Man · 27-10-2014 7:00am

echancrure wrote: »

Up since 5. Breakfast done.
[was nice to see you at the RDS!!! Have a great day: enjoy!!!]

Thanks C. Same to you. I'll be looking for your finishing time later. Hope it starts with a 2. I'm confident it will.

aquinn · 27-10-2014 7:04am

Here I am!
All well and ready?
Can't believe I'm running a marathon today. I was on the verge of sleep and remembered and then couldn't sleep.

Alan30 · 27-10-2014 7:05am

First marathon dream last night. Myself and Casey78 finishing together in 4:06. Hopefully a good sign. Best of luck everyone.

laura_ac3 · 27-10-2014 7:06am

aquinn wrote: »

Here I am!
All well and ready?
Can't believe I'm running a marathon today. I was on the verge of sleep and remembered and then couldn't sleep.

I mostly slept fine until I woke at 2 thinking I slept it out...that repeated every hour until I woke up properly!

Laois_Man · 27-10-2014 7:10am

Wind is pretty strong down my way.
Wasn't supposed to be this strong

**** it

I love wind

Bring it on!

Aren't I believable

Nicsx · 27-10-2014 7:26am

Morning all! Today's the day!!!

Anto K · 27-10-2014 7:27am

Long time lurker here. Awake since 5, 3rd DCM in a row so looking forward to completing the hat-trick. Best of luck everyone. Bib no 2665. You can't miss me, I look like the gooch 'colm cooper' :-)

Darren 83 · 27-10-2014 7:27am

Forgot my watch typical

JohnDozer · 27-10-2014 7:28am

Breezy out santry way too. Seems to be coming from the right direction though, behind us for a lot of the race! Positive thoughts ðŸ˜„

Pacing Mule · 27-10-2014 7:36am

Darren 83 wrote: »

Forgot my watch typical

Legendary post - I was about to leave without mine !

Sorry you forgot yours mate

Darren 83 · 27-10-2014 7:41am

Pacing Mule wrote: »

Legendary post - I was about to leave without mine !

Sorry you forgot yours mate

Could be worse, still get to run

Firedance · 27-10-2014 7:45am

Wohoooo! Its finally here - its mild out already

adrian522 · 27-10-2014 7:47am

Let's do this...

Joleigh · 27-10-2014 7:47am

Good morning!

It felt great lastnite saying "I better go to bed. I've to run a marathon in the morning".

Good luck everyone. Let's do this!

Pacing Mule · 27-10-2014 7:48am

Darren 83 wrote: »

Could be worse, still get to run

And you don't need a watch to run ahead of the 4 hour flags !

Ososlo · 27-10-2014 12:24pm

A few of my crew are a lot slower than envisaged and estimated times a lot slower. I really hope they're not gonna be disappointed and it was a personal choice to go out a bit slower this morning with the wind! GO NOVICES!!!!

Ososlo · 27-10-2014 1:05pm

Darren, PM, Dub13, Adrian all going BRILLIANTLY and gonna do great!!! A few others slowing up but still looking strong. No one dropped off in any big way that I can see.
I wish I could track everyone but it's IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!
HANG ON IN THERE FOLKS.!!!!!!!!!! DOING GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!

yaboya1 · 27-10-2014 2:14pm

Tigerandahalf ran about 3:18. Along with DOCO, he's the only person I know of that hit his pre-race target. Awesome stuff for a debutant

Tigerandahalf · 27-10-2014 2:23pm

3.18:20.
Last few miles were very tough. Walking like John Wayne now. Congrats to everyone who has made the finish line.

I am gone back to hotel for food and shower. I will try to make it to McGrattans later.

blockic · 27-10-2014 2:25pm

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

3.18:20.
Last few miles were very tough. Walking like John Wayne now. Congrats to everyone who has made the finish line.

Great time for a first! Well done.

adrian522 · 27-10-2014 2:56pm

Anyone in the pub? By the pool tables wearing a "quick like kap" 49ers t shirt.

adrian522 · 27-10-2014 2:58pm

Crawled home in 3.49.xx. can't win them all.

yaboya1 · 27-10-2014 3:02pm

adrian522 wrote: »

Anyone in the pub? By the pool tables wearing a "quick like kap" 49ers t shirt.

Myself & aero2k are here around the corner to the left.

scheister · 27-10-2014 3:11pm

3:56:15 for my self over the moon

adrian522 · 27-10-2014 3:13pm

yaboya1 wrote: »

Myself & aero2k are here around the corner to the left.

How are you to be recognised?

MaggotBrain · 27-10-2014 3:16pm

Here grey hoodie. Hoods up, with the missus and a pint of the black styff . say hello I can't stand!

hillsiderunner · 27-10-2014 3:23pm

Congrats tigerandahalf, that's incredible!

Adrian, that is a great time for a first marathon..

Spent a while up at the KCR looking out for familiar Tshirts and faces ... but it's very hard to spot people in the crowds. I am pretty sure I spotted Dub13 (ie, his red T-shirt & brown shorts) running ahead of the 3:50 pacers. Apart from that the only other familiar figure was AuldManKing - but there only seemed to be two 3:40 pacers, ie, no sign of meno... maybe he was waiting in McGrattans??

Looking forward to DCM 15. And to the race reports tomorrow ..

JohnDozer · 27-10-2014 3:24pm

4:07:35... Gutted... A,B and C targets missed. First half was a dream but obviously worked too hard. Run/ walk strategy from 10 miles out. If there's any positive it's a 90 second PB. Well done to the results I've seen already. I told Adrian522 he would pass me but he didn't believe me :-) now when is clonakilty on??

denis160 · 27-10-2014 3:30pm

My chip didn't register is there anything I can do before I leave. Came in in 4:26

adrian522 · 27-10-2014 3:31pm

JohnDozer wrote: »

4:07:35... Gutted... A,B and C targets missed. First half was a dream but obviously worked too hard. Run/ walk strategy from 10 miles out. If there's any positive it's a 90 second PB. Well done to the results I've seen already. I told Adrian522 he would pass me but he didn't believe me :-) now when is clonakilty on??

Tough going out there at times. Sorry to hear you missed your target, but I think you missed a bit of training which wouldn't help.

DCM 2014: Mentored Novices Thread

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