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Murph, you can't seriously give him credit for a kilo marathon. That's a makey up event:p
Come back here when you're running properly and not been out kicked up the driveway by your daughter
Did I mention I PB'ed the marathon 3 times in 2014, put that in you're makey up pipe and smoke it
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martyboy48 wrote: »Steady on there.. Don't be making such rash statements in your excitement
The nation needs a Mayo All-Ireland for sure, so we can stop hearing about "the curse" once and for all. 0 -
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Sun 21 Dec
40 mins recovery.
Wet and windy jaunt around the Newcastle area of Galway City, en route to collecting one of the junior Murphs from NUIG for the holidays. Flirted with getting TbL to join me for this but he wasn't allowed out.
WTD: 15 (23 km)
MTD: 62 (99 km)
YTD: 1,279 (2,058 km)
2014 Goals Table update:
Distance|2013 PB|2014 Goal|2014 PB|Date
5k|22:05|21:59|21:49|20 Dec
5m|38:03|37:26|36:47|28 June
10k|50:51|46:53|46:28|20 July
10m|78:53|78:22|77:07|23 Aug
HM|1:46:25|1:44:32|1:41:00|6 Dec
M|3:46:15|3:39:59|3:36:17|28 Sept
The full Murph
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Murph - I've dedicated the video in my latest update to you, hope you like it!!:D
Can't see that video on my phone (will check later) but great report. Glad you didn't say anything about the splits at the time - noticed our watches beeping quite far apart so there's always a bit of guesswork I suppose. Interesting blog! 0 -
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2014 was my third full year of regular running and I can’t complain about the progress made. PBs were improved at all distances, but more importantly I felt I broadened my experience of the sport: getting to know more runners; travelling to races; joining a club; running and training a bit smarter.
The year got off to a slow start with a lower back injury carried over from late 2013, which meant seven weeks of no running at all.
Managed a slow parkrun in January, easing back into training in Feb. On a whim I responded to an email notifying some extra Berlin Marathon places. Wasn’t expecting it to be so easy to get in and boom, that was the rest of the year set up, although to be honest I wasn’t particularly confident that the injuries would stay away. By March I was feeling reasonably good and training 3-4 days a week - was all very gentle stuff, finally allowing myself a 5k race at the end of April, mainly because the start line was only about 30 metres from my desk (how could I resist?) In May I managed a small PB at the Terenure 5 Mile, but it was all a bit of a struggle. :eek:
Berlin training kicked off a couple of weeks later and everything just clicked from Day One of the tried and trusted meno plan. With qualification for Boston 2016 in mind, I targeted sub 3:40 time and set myself the goal of hitting the relevant MacMillan times at 5k, 5m, 10k, 10m, HM and M, which would mean a PB at nearly all of those distances. By the Irish Runner 5 Mile in June things were ticking over nicely: cruised to a 36:47, knocking another minute off the PB. Progress continued over the summer. Nearly every session and long run felt good despite the challenging conditions of this year’s temperatures. The next tune-up race was the Fingal 10k in very hot and humid conditions. Only my second time doing the distance and a very soft PB – improved it by 4 mins but it was a struggle, probably the toughest-feeling race of the year for me, dry retching my way through the last kilometre. In August, another PB at the Frank Duffy 10 Mile, a race and distance I really enjoy, although I want them to change the course back to what it was.
So then it was time for the year’s main event. Berlin was more memorable than my wildest hopes (although my memories of the later stages of the post-race celebrations are very dim indeed). The race itself was a dream run – enjoyed every minute and managed to take in a lot of the atmosphere while making the BQ qualifying time with a few minutes to spare in 3:36:17. :pac: Apart from the race, the camaraderie from our travelling group of Boardsies was fantastic. An unforgettable few days really, although it had gone so smoothly I couldn’t help thinking I should have pushed a bit harder.
Having reached the year’s major goal, it was nice to take it easy for a while. I’d signed up to pace 5 hours at DCM but a bout of flu put an end to that, leaving me free to act as personal pacer to the missus, annapr, instead (we got through a tough day just over 4 hours 43, outside her target but not bad under the conditions. So with the year running out, with some very good advice from hereabouts, I took it handy for a few weeks before renewing the PB quest in December on the back of a 5-week prep with expert input from career_move, menoscemo and Ecoli. The result was another 5-min PB at the Waterford Half Marathon. I thought on the day it was a tough course but on reflection it was plain that my discomfort had more to do with a bit more HTFU than usual, something I was pleased about because, as I’ve said above, some of this year’s races were probably too comfortable and complacent.
That left just the 5k, the distance I like least of all, but just before Christmas I completed the clean sweep of the various PBs with a sub-22 at St. Anne’s parkrun, with a huge assist from belcarra who seemed to pipe in with the right comment every time I started to doubt, pacing perfectly to the finish. :cool:
So a very good year all round. Thanks to everyone who helped, by taking an interest and chiming in on this log, elsewhere in the forum and in person: it really does make a difference. We’re a diverse enough bunch, of hugely varying experience and ability, united by our common interest in the sport. May we all live long and prosper. :pac: Roll on 2015!
2014 Stats
Miles run: 1,308 (2,104 km)
No. of runs: 190
Races: 9 (plus 2 as a personal pacer)
PBs: 7 (5k, 5mx2, 10k, 10m, HM, M)
Parkruns: 19 (all St. Anne's)
Highlight: Berlin Marathon
Best effort: Waterford HM (vdot 44.57)0 -
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »Happy New Year to all the Murphs.
I'm expecting another year of PB's, from you, across the board including the Kilomarathon and 8k
TbL
Kilo marathon - is that one of those 1k marathons?0
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