Random Running Questions

aquinn

Casey78 wrote: »

I'm working down in Cork city from tomorrow to Friday, staying in the Metropole in the city centre. Anyone know of anywhere I can go for a run that's well lit and safe other than around the city streets.

I don't I'm afraid but please report back on the Metropole as looking to stay there if I make Cork Marathon. Hey E.

Notwork Error

Casey78 wrote: »

I'm working down in Cork city from tomorrow to Friday, staying in the Metropole in the city centre. Anyone know of anywhere I can go for a run that's well lit and safe other than around the city streets.

Starting around the Mardyke and heading out Carrigrohane rd. and back is well lit and the footpaths are good. It's a long enough stretch of straight road after leaving the Mardyke (about 2.5-3 miles iirc and about 4 total from the Mardyke)but you won't have to do a lot of stop start crossing the road and it's out of the city centre.

BeepBeep67

adrian522 wrote: »

This seems to be it..

https://www.strava.com/activities/260918886

We should all give Senan a load of Kudos - might freak him out

Itziger

Notwork Error wrote: »

Starting around the Mardyke and heading out Carrigrohane rd. and back is well lit and the footpaths are good. It's a long enough stretch of straight road after leaving the Mardyke (about 2.5-3 miles iirc and about 4 total from the Mardyke)but you won't have to do a lot of stop start crossing the road and it's out of the city centre.

Yeah, once you pass the Christy Ring bridge the quay is quiet enough. Keep running up the river and cross before you come to the hill up towards Sundays Well.Turn right after the Mercy Hospital (is it still called that?) Just keep going West till the lights run out! Then turn around and run back.

hot buttered scones

Casey78 wrote: »

I'm working down in Cork city from tomorrow to Friday, staying in the Metropole in the city centre. Anyone know of anywhere I can go for a run that's well lit and safe other than around the city streets.

Notwork Error wrote: »

Starting around the Mardyke and heading out Carrigrohane rd. and back is well lit and the footpaths are good. It's a long enough stretch of straight road after leaving the Mardyke (about 2.5-3 miles iirc and about 4 total from the Mardyke)but you won't have to do a lot of stop start crossing the road and it's out of the city centre.

Itziger wrote: »

Yeah, once you pass the Christy Ring bridge the quay is quiet enough. Keep running up the river and cross before you come to the hill up towards Sundays Well.Turn right after the Mercy Hospital (is it still called that?) Just keep going West till the lights run out! Then turn around and run back.

Nice run alright, and definitely quiet traffic wise. To be honest I run around the fringes of the city centre all the time and don't really have an issue with traffic. Also (not as nice a run as suggested) if you head in the opposite direction, down the lower road, past the train station, out past Silversprings hotel and down the Tivoli dual carriageway until the roundabout and back again. Its about 6 miles in total and flat. If you don't mind going round in circle you could head out to the lough and do laps of that - its a 1km path around the outside and about 1.5 miles from the Metropole. Of course you could always just do hill repeats on Patricks Hill if you feel like a challenge - its just down the end of McCurtain street.

opus

Notwork Error wrote: »

Starting around the Mardyke and heading out Carrigrohane rd. and back is well lit and the footpaths are good. It's a long enough stretch of straight road after leaving the Mardyke (about 2.5-3 miles iirc and about 4 total from the Mardyke)but you won't have to do a lot of stop start crossing the road and it's out of the city centre.

That's my goto spot as well after work at this time of year as it's lit all the way 'til the junction at the end.

Casey78

Thanks for all the help. Plenty to go on there.
I think I'll pass on the hill repeats though lol.

Battery Kinzie

I've a race on Sunday so this week is a taper week. I went out today for an easy 3 mile, but my shins were quite sore and I felt a bit leggy. I also have a bit of a cold and sore throat which normally I wouldn't take note of but with the week that's in it I'm paranoid of everything.

I'm due to go out again tomorrow morning for another easy 3 mile. Should I slip it and try get over the cold, or just go for it? I won't be able to get out on Friday and Saturday is the day before, so tomorrow is the last time I'll realistically get out before Sunday.

Cheers

Firedance

For those who've run marathons abroad, have you been able to bring gels through security in carry on bag or do they need to go in checked in luggage?

aoboa

Firedance wrote: »

For those who've run marathons abroad, have you been able to bring gels through security in carry on bag or do they need to go in checked in luggage?

I carried my Kinetica ones in hand luggage for Barca last year.
They're well under the limit iirc.

Maximus Alexander

Battery Kinzie wrote: »

I've a race on Sunday so this week is a taper week. I went out today for an easy 3 mile, but my shins were quite sore and I felt a bit leggy. I also have a bit of a cold and sore throat which normally I wouldn't take note of but with the week that's in it I'm paranoid of everything.

I'm due to go out again tomorrow morning for another easy 3 mile. Should I slip it and try get over the cold, or just go for it? I won't be able to get out on Friday and Saturday is the day before, so tomorrow is the last time I'll realistically get out before Sunday.

Cheers

An easy 3 mile will be little benefit to you at this stage. If you're not feeling well, skip it I'd say.

TFBubendorfer

Firedance wrote: »

For those who've run marathons abroad, have you been able to bring gels through security in carry on bag or do they need to go in checked in luggage?

I put mine into a clear plastic bag, just like the toothpaste, and never had any bother

pconn062

pac_man wrote: »

Why is the half marathon not an Olympic event?

Probably the same reason the 6k or 8k or 300m is not a Olympic event, there needs to be a cutoff somewhere. And you could say the 1/2 is more popular than those other distances, but that's really only the case among recreational runners. 6-8k are very common distances in the US especially in cross country.

The Black Oil

Registering for the marathon...is this a gimmick?

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Your SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon medal has been designed to fit an iTaB. Collect your medal at the finish line and your iTaB will arrive in the post a few days later. The iTaB will be engraved with your name and finish time.

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It looks like this:


The centre part (with your time) is posted out to you a few weeks after the marathon. It has a sticky back and you just press it on to the space for it. Gimmick? Up to you

robinph

Firedance wrote: »

For those who've run marathons abroad, have you been able to bring gels through security in carry on bag or do they need to go in checked in luggage?

I've just had them loose in my hand luggage before. They never get noticed, and neither do the actually "dangerous" looking things that I have in my hand luggage such as syringes and drugs in glass vials.

They take far more interest in the half empty bottle of water that you are drinking from as you approach the scanner.

davedanon

robinph wrote: »

the actually "dangerous" looking things that I have in my hand luggage such as syringes and drugs in glass vials.
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Mo! It's you!

Battery Kinzie

I'm doing an 8k tomorrow, and I'm wondering what sort of time to go for. I have only done one race previously, and I've mainly been training for 5k recently.

I did a tempo run last week as part of my 5k training, which consisted of a 3k warmup and 3 k cooldown, with 5k @4.20 min/km in the middle. I wasn't at full tilt doing this, but it was tough enough at parts. For the 8k tomorrow, I was thinking of maybe aiming for 33.59, which would be 4:15min/km. Is this realistic? I know one tempo run is little to go on, but I'm just looking for a second opinion really. I've also been doing long runs (~16k) and intervals (12*400m at about 3.30-3.40 min/km).

Battery Kinzie

I'm doing an 8k tomorrow, and I'm wondering what sort of time to go for. I have only done one race previously, and I've mainly been training for 5k recently.

I did a tempo run last week as part of my 5k training, which consisted of a 3k warmup and 3 k cooldown, with 5k @4.20 min/km in the middle. I wasn't at full tilt doing this, but it was tough enough at parts. For the 8k tomorrow, I was thinking of maybe aiming for 33.59, which would be 4:15min/km. Is this realistic? I know one tempo run is little to go on, but I'm just looking for a second opinion really. I've also been doing long runs (~16k) and intervals (12*400m at about 3.30-3.40 min/km).

Clearlier

Battery Kinzie wrote: »

I'm doing an 8k tomorrow, and I'm wondering what sort of time to go for. I have only done one race previously, and I've mainly been training for 5k recently.

I did a tempo run last week as part of my 5k training, which consisted of a 3k warmup and 3 k cooldown, with 5k @4.20 min/km in the middle. I wasn't at full tilt doing this, but it was tough enough at parts. For the 8k tomorrow, I was thinking of maybe aiming for 33.59, which would be 4:15min/km. Is this realistic? I know one tempo run is little to go on, but I'm just looking for a second opinion really. I've also been doing long runs (~16k) and intervals (12*400m at about 3.30-3.40 min/km).

It's an impossible question to answer really without more context.

My advice would be to ditch the watch and run as hard as you can for 8km.

Battery Kinzie

Clearlier wrote: »

It's an impossible question to answer really without more context.

My advice would be to ditch the watch and run as hard as you can for 8km.

I thought as much, thanks.

So I gather from your post that the 8k is more like doing a 5k than a 10k in terms of strategy?

Clearlier

Battery Kinzie wrote: »

I thought as much, thanks.

So I gather from your post that the 8k is more like doing a 5k than a 10k in terms of strategy?

No, sorry if I gave you that impression. It depends upon how fit you are as to just how hard you can go over 8k but I'd hazard a guess that you should be thinking about starting off steady and gradually picking up the effort levels to the finish where you can fall over the line. Ideally that would result in a fairly even paced effort. Plan for your effort levels to rise over the course of the race.

Battery Kinzie

Clearlier wrote: »

No, sorry if I gave you that impression. It depends upon how fit you are as to just how hard you can go over 8k but I'd hazard a guess that you should be thinking about starting off steady and gradually picking up the effort levels to the finish where you can fall over the line. Ideally that would result in a fairly even paced effort. Plan for your effort levels to rise over the course of the race.

No worries. Sure I guess I'll just have to see how I get on.

TFBubendorfer

davedanon wrote: »

Mo! It's you!

Yes, that's it! Have you ever seen robin and Mo in the same room together?



Oh. You have. Oops!

chickey2

Why is Mick Clohisy known as "the claw"? I keep seeing it mentioned in articles about him but it never explains why.

pconn062

chickey2 wrote: »

Why is Mick Clohisy known as "the claw"? I keep seeing it mentioned in articles about him but it never explains why.

I think it's just a play on the 1st part of his 2nd name, CLOH-issey. Kinda sounds like claw.

chickey2

Ah OK. I guess you have to say it in a posh accent! Thanks.

Sunny Dayz

Hey, just a quick little question: I use Strava for recording my runs. When I look at the pace zone analysis, about half of my run is in the tempo zone, then threshold and then endurance. Not overly sure what each of these zones mean (apart from the time). If someone had the time to let me know what they mean and what zones I should be aiming for on what runs?

davedanon

pconn062 wrote: »

I think it's just a play on the 1st part of his 2nd name, CLOH-issey. Kinda sounds like claw.

Munster rugby legend Peter is also known as The Claw, for the same reason.

adrian522

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

Hey, just a quick little question: I use Strava for recording my runs. When I look at the pace zone analysis, about half of my run is in the tempo zone, then threshold and then endurance. Not overly sure what each of these zones mean (apart from the time). If someone had the time to let me know what they mean and what zones I should be aiming for on what runs?

It's to do with your HR and how hard you are working.

For your easy runs you should mainly be in the endurance zone. For faster runs, steady runs etc you would be in tempo a bit more.

Threshold is faster again, more like race pace I think.

All of the above would assume you have an accurate max HR in your settings on strava.