BQ or Bust!

Murph_D · 16-12-2015 12:06am

Oops. Morto.

Seems I'm deaf as well as blind.

Mrs Mc · 16-12-2015 12:10am

Killerz wrote: »

It's the acronym for his pacing nickname: Flamboyant, But On Time

I like it but I'm still waiting for Murph's answer !!!!

Murph_D · 16-12-2015 12:15am

Mrs Mc wrote: »

I like it but I'm still waiting for Murph's answer !!!!

You're right, I didn't know what it stands for, apparently! I remember asking at that Berlin pizza restaurant but it seems I misheard. He's always been Fan Boy to me!

FBOT01 · 16-12-2015 1:07am

Murph_D wrote: »

You're right, I didn't know what it stands for, apparently! I remember asking at that Berlin pizza restaurant but it seems I misheard. He's always been Fan Boy to me!

Weak Murph but I think you'll get away with it

Mrs Mc · 16-12-2015 9:00am

Murph_D wrote: »

You're right, I didn't know what it stands for, apparently! I remember asking at that Berlin pizza restaurant but it seems I misheard. He's always been Fan Boy to me!

Hmmmmm not sure I believe you D

yaboya1 · 16-12-2015 9:21am

Murph_D wrote: »

You're right, I didn't know what it stands for, apparently! I remember asking at that Berlin pizza restaurant but it seems I misheard. He's always been Fan Boy to me!

I remember you thinking it stood for Ferris Bueller's Older Twin until FBOT01 explained the real meaning. But I suppose you can say your memory's not what it used to be...... :pac::pac:

Firedance · 16-12-2015 10:42am

jayzis lads, someone tell the rest of us what it means

Murph_D · 16-12-2015 10:47am

yaboya1 wrote: »

I remember you thinking it stood for Ferris Bueller's Older Twin until FBOT01 explained the real meaning. But I suppose you can say your memory's not what it used to be...... :pac::pac:

We'd just run a marathon, that's my excuse. Plus FBOT had already had a drink or two and probably slurred a bit.

Murph_D · 16-12-2015 10:50am

Firedance wrote: »

jayzis lads, someone tell the rest of us what it means

The beauty is in the mystery. :pac:

FBOT01 · 16-12-2015 2:15pm

yaboya1 wrote: »

I remember you thinking it stood for Ferris Bueller's Older Twin until FBOT01 explained the real meaning. But I suppose you can say your memory's not what it used to be...... :pac::pac:

You mean until he met Ferris B:D

Mrs Mc · 16-12-2015 5:58pm

Firedance wrote: »

jayzis lads, someone tell the rest of us what it means

What you thinking AM ????

Murph_D · 17-12-2015 6:32pm

OK, enough of this hilarity, back to the log...

Wed 16 Dec

50 mins recovery.

Put on the trail shoes and headed over to DCY sports grounds to run on the grass but it was closed. So shuffled up and around by Ballygall Rd instead, finishing in a marshy enough Albert College Park.

Thu 17 Dec

40 mins easy/GA

We have the builders in and I spent the day dealing with problems, and hoovering dust. But got out for a few miles on the seafront out and as far as that bizarre Easter Island head and back. Cleared out the lungs, then back to the dust.

WTD: 29 km (18 mi)
MTD: 109 (67)
YTD: 2,758 (1,714)

Bungy Girl · 17-12-2015 7:09pm

Murph_D wrote: »

as far as that bizarre Easter Island head

Have I been missing a D3 landmark all these years

Hope the builders finish up on time!

Murph_D · 17-12-2015 8:41pm

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Have I been missing a D3 landmark all these years

http://www.clontarf-online.com/moai.htm

Bungy Girl · 17-12-2015 9:20pm

Murph_D wrote: »

http://www.clontarf-online.com/moai.htm

How the flip did I miss that :eek: !?

Kennyg71 · 17-12-2015 9:30pm

Bungy Girl wrote: »

How the flip did I miss that :eek: !?

Head up shoulders back, stop running looking at your feet:p

Bungy Girl · 17-12-2015 9:34pm

Kennyg71 wrote: »

Head up shoulders back, stop running looking at your feet:p

Ha ha, I'm starting to think all those canine incidents along the seafront might not have been the dogs' fault!

tang1 · 17-12-2015 9:36pm

Bungy Girl wrote: »

How the flip did I miss that :eek: !?

Your not the only one BG, I ran along there virtually every day for two years and can't remember seeing it. How long is it there?

Mrs Mc · 17-12-2015 9:48pm

Oh my god I must be blind have never noticed that ever !!!! Where on the seafront is it. That's it running on the seafront sunday !!

Murph_D · 17-12-2015 10:36pm

Ah well, its only been there 11 years.

Just a bit past Vernon Ave coming from town. Sure it's practically in your front garden.

Kennyg71 · 17-12-2015 10:58pm

Murph_D wrote: »

Ah well, its only been there 11 years. Just a bit past Vernon Ave coming from town. Sure it's practically in your front garden.

You'll have to arrange a pilgrimage

laura_ac3 · 18-12-2015 12:35am

How have you all missed that....it's been there for years. D3 blow ins

Mrs Mc · 18-12-2015 9:09am

laura_ac3 wrote: »

How have you all missed that....it's been there for years. D3 blow ins

In the zone run tall watch your posture breath smile .... And all that !

yaboya1 · 18-12-2015 12:45pm

Before I got a Garmin, I used that as a distance marker for a lot of my runs. It's almost exactly 2.5m to that point from Newcomen Bridge on North Strand Road & about 0 5m before the wooden bridge. Can't believe the locals never noticed it!

Bungy Girl · 18-12-2015 2:19pm

I just saw it now from the car on the way back from St.Anne's! It's been there all the time ?!?

annapr · 18-12-2015 11:39pm

Bungy Girl wrote: »

How the flip did I miss that :eek: !?

tang1 wrote: »

Your not the only one BG, I ran along there virtually every day for two years and can't remember seeing it. How long is it there?

Mrs Mc wrote: »

Oh my god I must be blind have never noticed that ever !!!! Where on the seafront is it. That's it running on the seafront sunday !!

ah here, seriously, you never saw the big head???? it's exactly 3k from Fairview Park/Edge's .... and about 10,000k from Easter Island... which maybe is twinned with Clontarf or something....

yaboya1 · 18-12-2015 11:51pm

annapr wrote: »

and about 10,000k from Easter Island... which maybe is twinned with Clontarf or something....

Maybe Frank Morris lives in Clontarf? They never did find him

annapr · 18-12-2015 11:55pm

yaboya1 wrote: »

Maybe Frank Morris lives in Clontarf? They never did find him

huh? who now?

yaboya1 · 19-12-2015 12:02am

annapr wrote: »

huh? who now?

My bad. That's Angel Island.......

Murph_D · 19-12-2015 3:08pm

Sat 19 Dec

St. Anne's parkrun 21:02 (PB)

Now that this is over, I can say it was a bit of a blast, although at the time I hated every inch of it, to be perfectly honest.

KennyG laid down a bit of a challenge a few weeks ago with his idea for an end-of-year sub-21 bid at St. Anne's, and a few of us took him up on it. In the end he blew us away with a 90-second PB, and I'm delighted for him. It was obvious from his DCM that he's in terrific form, and it showed.

As for me, I felt surprisingly good this morning before the event. Drove over to St. Anne's with BG, and KennyG joined us for a couple of kms warmup. I must say he's a master of lowering expectations. His chat was all, what was I thinking getting into this, sure my previous best is 22:30, etc. etc. Mind games! DenisB and aquinn joined our little group at the start, with FBOT on pacer duties, and yaboya joining in for extra encouragement and back up. Fair play lads.

Right from the siren I felt pretty sluggish and it was a struggle to keep up. KennyG got right on FBOT's shoulder and kept a good line, while I found myself jinking a little to get past some slower starters. But got into a good position about three metres back by the end of the first km which beeped bang on at 4:12. The watch is a bit useless in St. Anne's with the tree cover so I was always going to ignore it for most of the run. Started to feel a bit better on the back straight and by the time we hit the Avenue for the 900m downwind stretch, I was able to at last draw level with the pacing group as the wind gave a bit of assistance and it felt like a bit of a breather. Nice to see FD and laura shouting encouragement in the Avenue. The timer called 10:28 as we passed halfway so nothing wrong with the pacing.

Into lap two and the twilight zone. Really started to fade here and dropped 10 metres, then 20 back. I could see M and P glance over their shoulders and try to egg me on. Could not respond. Had no idea what was going on behind either, and by the 3k mark when it felt like I was going backwards I expected one of the others would probably pass at any second, although I refused to look back and give them any encouragement. For a while anyway. After making the second last turn with about 1500 to go I stole a look back but couldn't see any of my rivals (aquinn saw me doing this apparently so I missed her, she was probably hiding behind someone).

By the top of the home straight I must have been 30-35m behind the pacers and not feeling like I'd be catching them. Could see G still stuck to FBOT's shoulder; a pacee performance to be reckoned with. But the wind was helping and the harder part of the course behind us. A woman passed pretty confidently, and I decided I wouldn't let her get away. About 500 to go and I put on a bit of a surge and went by her again. I immediately started to slow up again though after passing her. By now M and P were shouting back at me to put out the cigar and HTFU and I mustered up a bit of a response over the last 300 but it was too late. Having escorted G to the finish line the lads roared at me again and I stumbled over the line in 21:02 before having a bit of a lie down. After a few seconds I think I heard aquinn ask me was I OK, so I was probably lucky enough not to be quinned on the home straight.

Previous PB: 21:04-ish (Jingle Bells Dec 2015)
Target: <20:59
Actual: 21:02, 26th position, second M50 (that's a bit annoying too, I think he passed me on the Avenue).
Verdict: Disappointed

Splits (approx):
km 4:10 4:18 4:14 4:20 4:00
mi: 6:50 6:59 6:57

Always hurts to be smacked down but I'm delighted for KennyG who certainly looked the part - with the long shorts and compression socks I was hoping he'd overheat and blow up but it was not to be. I should have been capable of another few seconds today, it's a bit ridiculous to do two 5ks in a row so close to the target so while it's another PB, it's a bit of a hollow one.

Lots of other good results today too, with aquinn getting a PB and 31st/5th female, Mrs Mc running a PB and winning her age category. She was probably trying to catch me and hit me over the head for my FGOT snafu the other day. :P Tough day for BG who was off the pace today but no doubt will be all over this the next time.

Thanks again to Mark, Peter, run director killerz and all the volunteers today. Happy Christmas!

WTD: 36 km (22 mi)
MTD: 116 (72)
YTD: 2,765 (1,719)

BQ or Bust!

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