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BQ or Bust!
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Bungy Girl wrote: »Interesting.....I will spy take a keen interest in this
. Festive smackdown at Jingle Bells 
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How did that happen
Best race on the calendar and only down the road!
Well I plan to do it but not faster than you. It's too short! Re Raheny, injury and travel have got in the way the last two years.0 -
Well I plan to do it but not faster than you. It's too short! Re Raheny, injury and travel have got in the way the last two years.
Have you ever trained specifically for a 5K though ? I'd say it'll be interesting. The faux rivalry will keep FBOT happy anyway, and you never know we might both land ourselves a PB again 0 -
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Bungy Girl wrote: »Have you ever trained specifically for a 5K though ? I'd say it'll be interesting. The faux rivalry will keep FBOT happy anyway, and you never know we might both land ourselves a PB again
No, haven't ever done a 5k plan but I think this one will be too interrupted by DCM to be very effective. Good to have some sort of schedule though.0 -
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Fri 9 Oct
Rest.
Sat 10 Oct
40 mins recovery
Did some barcode scanning at Poppintree parkrun and then headed out for a few miles at recovery pace. Decided to stay mostly within the confines of Fairview Park for this one. As this is my local park I tend to overlook it, seeing it as somewhere you pass through on the way to the more glamorous surroundings of Clontarf or the Docklands and D4.
Ran the perimeter a couple of times, and a smaller loop around the GAA fields, laying down a couple of strava segments to make Fairview Park running a bit more interesting in the future.
Sun 9 Oct
LSR 25 km @ 6:38 (15.6 mi @10:41)
Joined A for her LSR which matched pretty closely my upcoming DCM pace. We headed up the Royal Canal and over to the Park, doing a circuit, mostly on the trails. Diverted up to the magazine fort and did a lap of last week's XC course which was an eye opener, can see how it would be tough going at race pace. Beautiful morning/afternoon for it. Noticed plenty of "expect traffic delays" signs up on the Park gates already, so the DCM preps are in motion.
WTD: 44 mi (71 km)
MTD: 73 (117)
YTD: 1,479 (2,379)0 -
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Wed 14 Oct
40 mins recovery around Glasnevin including Albert College and Johnstown Parks.
Thu 15 Oct
6.5 km @ 5:21 (4 mi@ 8:36)
Time was short and I headed for the treadmill but at the last minute changed my mind and went to Albert College Park. After a warmup lap I decided I'd try to do 15-20 mins at tempo pace (4:30/km) by feel. Didn't look at the watch except at the splits. Delighted with the first one at 4:28. The second felt faster but the split was 4:52. Split the difference on the third km (4:44) then pulled the plug after another 500m @ 4:40 pace, and jogged the rest of the way round the park to cool down. Looks like I'm not ready to ditch the watch yet.
WTD: 18 mi (28 km)
MTD: 90 (145)
YTD: 1,496 (2,408)0 -
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Fri 16 Oct
Cross training: my brother was looking for some company on a cycle so i joined him for a 32 km round trip out to Howth and up to the summit car park.
Sat 17 Oct
St. Anne’s parkrun 21:13 (PB)
Had been planning to do this all week but after yesterday’s cycle the legs were feeling a bit dead and I almost cancelled. But I headed out in the end and did a short but bracing enough warmup. Wasn’t wearing my glasses so I decided in advance not to bother squinting at the watch. Didn’t get a good spot in the lineup and the siren went before I could move a bit closer to the front so the first km was pretty congested. By the time I got out of the crowd, at the start of the back straight, I was breathing pretty well but the legs still felt a bit rubbery. Held my own through the second km passing a few runners. In the third km halfway down the straight I passed N, a strong runner I normally wouldn’t be close to. I’d been chatting to him beforehand though and knew he’d been injured so wasn’t sure if this was as good a sign as it appeared. A bit short of halfway the timekeeper called the split and I though I was hearing things when he said 10:16.
Into lap two and what always feels like the hardest part of the course for me, the early part of the lap when you pass where the car is parked: it seems like a long way to go and it would be so easy to just stop. But the car keys were back at the start area so no choice but to plough on. No one was overtaking and I got settled in behind a tall guy in a green shirt. After a bit I decided he wasn’t going fast enough and went past. Now into the fourth km and I started to really feel it, with a few dry heaves. I’d skipped breakfast and wasn’t too alarmed about this, but had no choice but to slow a little and was passed for the first time since early in lap one by a guy in a black shirt. I didn’t let him away though and settled in behind, despite the continuing dry retches, which thankfully receded by the end of km 4. At last we were on the long home straight. Another black shirt came up from behind so now there was a little group of three of us, and the pace picked up a notch. Black Shirt 1 was having none of Black Shirt 2’s surge and pushed ahead. I managed to stay with him as we burned off the third guy. With about 100 to go I tried to push past, but he responded well and burst for the line. It was all I needed for a strong finish and the two of us went for it. I didn’t catch him but I enjoyed the pursuit.
Looking at the splits later it certainly was a bit uneven but I’m delighted with the time, which is a 30-second PB and brings my 5k time nicely in line with other results this year.
Splits: (km)
4:24 4:11 4:07 4:25 4:06
Splits: (mi) (approx)
6:57 6:49 6:51 (0:36)
Previous PB: 21:43 (Twilight Challenge, Oct 2015)
Target: 21:30
Official time: 21:13
Verdict: Delighted.
WTD: 21 mi (35 km)
MTD: 94 (151)
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As long as it didn't interfere with your inner metronome for the 4:30 pacing group pace :mad:
Only joking, great chunk to knock off, congrats! Sub 21 in Jingle Bells?
My money's still on BG
That would be the wiser bet for sure, DG.
Ha - felt a blowout would be good ahead of DCM. Sure I'll just use ultraman's metronome if my own is malfunctioning. Was trying out the pacer gear today so the omens are good. 0 -
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