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DCM 2017 Mentored Novices Thread
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Hi Sean
I do have a foam roller or rather I did have one but my kids seem to have lost it! how I do not know as its not that small really, I normally foam roll but have not the last two weeks
ariana I do but will get a new one today I think LOL as mentioned above my kids have made it disappear some how.
Backballer is the business if you fancy getting a new one. I love it compared to a regular foam roller..0 -
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AuldManKing wrote: »Congrats to our glorious leader Wubble Wubble on his fantastic Sub20 achievement last night
Wow well done! Fantastic achievement Wubble Wubble! Go you!:D:D:D0 -
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AuldManKing wrote: »After a tough session, I look fwd to bringing the dog for a walk - it acts as a recovery for the legs and gets the blood flowing to make recovery faster.
If you find yourself walking too much that it acts as a barrier to your running (either through tiredness or 'time'), then you may need to make a choice.
But in general - no - anytime you are active is great
Thanks for that
for now I am ok but it would be easy to pull back on walking so my running is not affected. I managed to get out for my planned run and all went well till I stopped and had pain in left leg I am afraid it is shin splint :eek: hoping it is just a pulled muscle, I am icing it and have support on. But strangely it hurts when I try walk down stairs other wise I am ok to walk on it. good news calf is great after foam rolling
I plan to rest today and cross train tomorrow and long run on on Sunday once leg is okI guess walking is an easier form of endurance training, so it should help. When I started cycling, I noticed a significant improvement in my Parkrun PBs. Also found it easier to increase distance/duration on bike as it's not as tiring as running. Hoping at least some of it would translate to running endurance as well... Only time will tell.
I started cycling a few months back and love it, we are doing some cycling and running sessions at the minute as my husband and I have a few events coming up soon, all of which were planned before I set my sights on DCM
But I also have noticed a huge benefit to my running from cyclingexcitementcity wrote: »Backballer is the business if you fancy getting a new one. I love it compared to a regular foam roller..
I have heard great things about it I must add it to my ever expanding list of things I love to get for running! 0 -
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That's great to know, thanks. I know those roads alright so I'll try them on Wednesday next. I think I ran down that hill at the Khyber today before crossing the road and going up by the Magazine Fort. Took your advice re long run pace and picked it up a bit. Did 14 miles this morning at 9.43 pace. I felt it a bit towards the end but that's probably to do with doing 2 long runs and the MP run in 5 days. Working this weekend so wouldn't be able for it after working 4am to 12 shifts. Plenty of time to recover before hill reps on Wednesday. ��
Nice work on the 14miles - your strava shows that your HR was well in check, despite you doing more than half the marathon distance at only 30-40s faster than a 3:59 pace - with 16 fell weeks left
Dont worry too much about the Hill sprints - they so are short and they'll feel like nothing at the time, so its easy to under estimate them - but you may feel it the next day (hopefully not).0 -
AuldManKing wrote: »Nice work on the 14miles - your strava shows that your HR was well in check, despite you doing more than half the marathon distance at only 30-40s faster than a 3:59 pace - with 16 fell weeks left
Dont worry too much about the Hill sprints - they so are short and they'll feel like nothing at the time, so its easy to under estimate them - but you may feel it the next day (hopefully not).
Before anyone gets too excited it was 40 seconds per mile SLOWER than 3:59 pace!!! ������0 -
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Hello all; have been lurking for a while but is time to come out of the shadows....
Have you raced before? If so what are your PBs?
Yes;
10M - April 17 1.14.36
10K - April 17 44.59
5k - (Parkrun) May 2017 20.58
Haven't done a HM before so first one is in the race series.
Do you still need to take walk breaks in your training? (No problem if you do)
No
How much training do you currently do ? Distances, how many days a week, cross training - whatever you think is relevant to your current fitness level.
Since January 17, have done an average of 25k per week (2/3/4 runs per week) [before that i was a semi regular parkrunner, with an annual 10k somewhere, and a 100k cycle somewhere else with a bit of training in the lead-up, but that was about the height of it]
I am now in week 2 of a 'modified' Boards plan (basically 4 midweek runs home from work (4m) with a LSR at the weekend). All going fine so far.
What do you want to achieve? Dream finishing time and realistic finishing time? Or just complete it in no specified time?
Dream is sub 3.40 (and in perhaps a moment of madness, when i signed up to the DCM, i signed up to the 3.40 group)
More realistically, i want to (a) just do it and (b) do it sub 4 hrs
I figure ill make a more concrete plan after the HM in September.
How many days a week can you train? And what plan do you intend to follow?
4 + 1: 4 midweeks plus a LSR at the weekends (with possibly a 6th run in a good week)
[slightly] 'Modified' Boards 2017 plan
Why are you running this marathon?
This is the first time i have put really sustained effort into running, without hating it.... So i figure i would be mad to let that momentum slip without trying to do a marathon. From March through May i had 8 PBs in a row in the Parkruns, and the sense of achievement and progress was amazing; i have dropped the parkruns now (except at the end of a LSR once the Lions series is over...) but im looking forward (hopefully) to that same sense of satisfaction with incremental progress with each LSR (and yes, i fully appreciate there will be no 'satisfaction' involved whatsoever once i start getting into 13 mile plus territory...!)
It also looks like just an incredible experience generally. I went out to catch a glimpse of my brother doing the DCM a couple of years back with my daughter and i was struck by the amount of support that was around generally (i was around blackhall place and expected there to be noone there, but the crowds were deep even there). Also, I can only imagine the feeling (aside from pain) you must get in the last stretch where u can actually see the finishing line.
Welcome drkpower! Those PBs are not far off my own, and hence I'll be following with particular interest
I've run a far few parkruns myself, although of late I haven't been getting to as many as I'd like. You seem to have the right idea for the next while, in relation to using them to finish off LSRs. Another thing you could do is use your parkruns as sessions, rather than racing flat out. It's great to have them, and of course they're free
In relation to the text I've emphasised, I would argue the opposite. Personally, I felt a great sense of achievement last year in completing 19/20 mile LSRs in the pouring rain. It may sound like the stuff of nightmares at the moment, but the training plans are designed to build your stamina up gradually, so by the time you reach that stage, it won't seem remotely as daunting to you. Thanks for signing up, best of luck!0 -
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+1 to morning runs. Such a good way to start the day. That feeling of knowing you've achieved something positive even before you've had your breakfast. That you've ticked off another run, and not have it hanging over you for the rest of the day. Plus, early runs mean less traffic (for those who run on the streets), and cooler weather (for those of us who hate when it's too hot to run).
The downside is that late nights are now a thing of the past. I have to be in bed early to be up early to do the runs.
Great post quickbeam! Any decision on signing up?
Go on, you know you want to
So many others on this forum and elsewhere have been in your position over the years. Yet the overriding feeling for most who have gone through it is that of an amazing sense of achievement; that they have followed a training plan, which has left them feeling better mentally and physically, finished off with the incredible experience of the Dublin Marathon.
But if you choose not to sign up, feel free to stick around and contribute 0 -
AuldManKing wrote: »Congrats to our glorious leader Wubble Wubble on his fantastic Sub20 achievement last night
Nice one, about time I started backing it up in races :pac:0 -
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Wubble Wubble wrote: »All part of the fun of it :pac: plus depending on where you're based, you may get the opportunity to be creative and try out a new route.
My 'local' parkrun is Griffeen, to run there, do it and run home is exactly a half marathon, but the roads are too dangerous unfortunately, I would've definitely done that next week otherwise.
I'm thinking of driving there tomorrow early, heading off towards Lucan village, maybe along the river before doubling back to finish by doing parkrun.
Just trying to figure it all out. You're right, it's fun. 0 -
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My 'local' parkrun is Griffeen, to run there, do it and run home is exactly a half marathon, but the roads are too dangerous unfortunately, I would've definitely done that next week otherwise.
I'm thinking of driving there tomorrow early, heading off towards Lucan village, maybe along the river before doubling back to finish by doing parkrun.
Just trying to figure it all out. You're right, it's fun.
You may have seen this all ready https://www.plotaroute.com/routeplanner but if not it may help working out your route and distance 0
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