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Berlin Q or Bust: Road to sub 2:45
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Cheers for the advice gents (particularly the grizzled XC vets
). I'll give it another rattle at some stage I'm sure, but I really think it will be course dependant. It's more psychological than anything I reckon, but i just can't get comfortable or commit on the sort of course that was there on Sunday. That's what a couple of ACL injuries and surgery does I suppose.
I really didn't have any preconceived notions of times or splits going in..... Its just that some guys I know were ALOT closer to their splits on the road than I was, which made me feel like I did underperform in that respect.
Need to refocus now. Have been arsing around since I was sick after the 10 Mile TT. Gonna get a plan down on paper to bring me up to the New Year. The restrictions are just grim at the moment. Hard to see a big race at the end of the tunnel which is depressing. Planned on a longer effort yesterday but ended up not running at all because of some family stuff which never helps the humour!0 -
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Cheers for the advice gents (particularly the grizzled XC vets). I'll give it another rattle at some stage I'm sure, but I really think it will be course dependant. It's more psychological than anything I reckon, but i just can't get comfortable or commit on the sort of course that was there on Sunday. That's what a couple of ACL injuries and surgery does I suppose.
I really didn't have any preconceived notions of times or splits going in..... Its just that some guys I know were ALOT closer to their splits on the road than I was, which made me feel like I did underperform in that respect.
Need to refocus now. Have been arsing around since I was sick after the 10 Mile TT. Gonna get a plan down on paper to bring me up to the New Year. The restrictions are just grim at the moment. Hard to see a big race at the end of the tunnel which is depressing. Planned on a longer effort yesterday but ended up not running at all because of some family stuff which never helps the humour!
From another XC vet (not too grizzled looking yet, just old!)
That was an excellent debut, I would be far from despondent after a performance like that in my first outing.
Times on the road <> XC times
It took me a while to get used to that one, plus there's a few people I normally beat in XC who would be better than me on the road (and vice versa) - horses for courses, to use that analogy.
Fully refocussed, who knows what you might achieve next time out? Agreed regarding lack of races, frustrating to put it mildly.
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I did manage to get out a little earlier than planned today after a trying enough day in work, and on a bit of a whim, decided a good steady effort would suffice. Headed to my trusty bog lockdown loop and set off. Got to 10k, decided I'd keep going to 10 miles as the sun was shining and the tunes were pumping. Got to 10 miles and figured one more loop would get me a steady HM. Finished up with
Tue: 21.1k: 1:26:47 @4:07/km.
Enjoyed that. Got Sunday's frustrations out of the system anyway 0 -
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Virtual DCM Week 1 of 2
Mon: 11k: Recovery: 58:36 @5:19/km
Ambled around town listening to the latest Runner Beans pod.
Tue: 8 Miles Easy: 1:05:48 @5:06/km
More of the same.
Wed: Session: 1T/2MP/1T/2MP/1T
Asked AMK to give me a couple of sessions to do in the lead up to next Sunday and he obliged with this one. I made the mistake of aiming for my own threshold pace (5:52) and then sub 3 marathon pace (6:50). I found it too difficult to return to 6:50 pace for the 2 mile sections so ended up with the following splits (5:50/13:18/5:52/13:05/5:50). Felt like a tank during this one. Threw on my new Next%'s, which were in cold storage for Manchester and then Amsterdam :eek:, to break them in for next Sunday. Always a boost to run in new kicks 0 -
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Good luck J. What's the target for this?
Will head out at Sub 3 pace and see how things develop. Should manage that without too much fuss... But all the usual Marathon disclaimers will still apply. Just looking to put a good effort in and have a bit of craic with a couple of clubmates. I couldn't get my head around trying to PB in a marathon TT, but after the couple of training blocks I've put in, I feel like I have to spend a little of the savings! Will try and stay discipined....but my marathon PB is relatively soft 0 -
Fook you and your handy sub 3.
That’s some people’s life’s ambition you know, just ask Tang
I ran some very small marathon events in decent times (for me).
It’s great if you have one or two around you but really it’s all about focus.
Good luck
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »That’s some people’s life’s ambition you know, just ask Tang
Here I’m not the one who made up some fake injury just to make up for the fact I wasn’t up to running sub 3 after 10,000 marathons like you.......0 -
OOnegative wrote: »Here I’m not the one who made up some fake injury just to make up for the fact I wasn’t up to running sub 3 after 10,000 marathons like you.......
It was only 9,212, watch of for the resurrection on # 9,213
Get back to your sweating
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ThebitterLemon wrote: »Fook you and your handy sub 3.
..... but really it’s all about focus.
TbL
I don't want to misrepresent myself now! I'm not taking anything for granted, I've never ran a marathon and not tried to PB, so it'll be a new experience. Sub 3 is still hard earned so I'll have to keep that focus alright thanks pal. Hopefully you get on the start line of another one for a crack at the holy grail :cool: 0 -
I don't want to misrepresent myself now! I'm not taking anything for granted, I've never ran a marathon and not tried to PB, so it'll be a new experience. Sub 3 is still hard earned so I'll have to keep that focus alright thanks pal. Hopefully you get on the start line of another one for a crack at the holy grail :cool:
Only winding you up ya big sausage
You’ll smash sub 3 unless disaster strikes!
Just don’t make the novice mistake of going out to hard, although you should be able to pace yourself better given there’ll be no mad crowd adrenaline rush
Enjoy it
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Laineyfrecks wrote: »Very best of Luck the weekend J
Lambay Island is the only one out this weekend I'm holding out another week for a beanie hat... 0 -
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Lambay island wrote: »I've paid up for the virtual one. Are you telling me I won't get a beanie if I don't submit a time
Wonder if I change entry to Fingal 4 miler and do an easy run. I want that beanie.
I've a couple of beanie-related worries at the moment D.....The first one is are they gonna send me the hat anyway, regardless of whether I run the bloody thing! In which case, why am I running it at all?
Secondly, I've a sinking feeling that it won't be like the last couple of years' hats as they aren't actually beanies are they? More of bobble hat I think. In which case, why am I running it at all!?0 -
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Considering your session last week and your "difficulty" to return to 6:50 pace between 2MILE reps.. I'd say you could cruise at 6:50 for 2 hours, then wind it up all the way home.
Enjoy! Bar a disaster or biting off more than you can chew too early, a PR Beckons 0
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