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DCM 2017 Mentored Novices Thread
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leesider77 wrote: »Getting my week 2 report in early as have a crazy busy day today and will be on airplanes all day tomorrow.
Felt good all week - trying to be careful to stick to the plan and not to do too much as determined not to risk any injuries. Saying that I'm a week ahead of the plan - trying to give myself a buffer just in case. Really hope I never need it.
3.1 miles @ 9.5
4.4 miles @ 10.3 ( included a few hills)
3.1 miles @ 9.4
9.2 miles @ 10.4 ( had some adult beverages last night so made it harder for myself than needed but didn't feel too bad considering - won't be able to get away with this too much longer though I'd say!)
So settling into my routine of 2 fast(ish) short runs, another short run that takes in some hills and my long slow run at the weekend.
Don't know what I'll be able to fit in next week as I'm away with work and have very long days but will do my best! Hope everyone had a good week!
Good work there. Bits in bold are examples of why it's sometimes good to have a buffer
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Halloween Jack wrote: »Made all my miles this week, despite having a cold and not being good for much Monday and Tuesday. Meant I had to run 4 days in a row but legs felt ok for the most part.
Am on hols from this day next week. Will be spending a week hiking in the Swiss alps so no running that week but a week chilling out where I will hit the roads again
Well done, not used to running 4 days in a row but sometimes it just has to be done.
Enjoy the holidays! I imagine hiking in Switzerland for a week will make sure that the legs (and the lungs?) will be kept fairly busy
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Week 2 report.
Went to the gym session again on Monday morning, worked on back, biceps and legs, all medium intensity stuff, I was happy to start doing some work to strengthen the glutes.
I don't know whether it was the leg work or the roughish sleep I had Mon night (have a 2 year old that loves nothing more than getting out of her bed at 4am to poke me in the eye) but I was about 20 seconds slower than last week with the same effort on the 3 mile easy. It would have bothered me had it not of been for AMK's great post about the ebbs and flows of your energy levels, and that it doesn't matter if you're slow one week and quicker the next, all that matters is the effort.
Wednesday's pace run was similar, was 8 seconds off target pace. A very enjoyable session and again no worries about not hitting the target.
Thursday called for a 3m recovery run but I ran it easy.
The standout run of the week and by far the most enjoyable was today's 10 mile LSR. What a buzz afterwards, still swimming in the endorphins.
I set out to try time it that I finished it at Griffeen parkrun. Planning a 6:15 pace (km (obv)) I arrived at Griffeen at 8:15 am, did some dynamic stretching and set off in the direction of Lucan village with the intention of running 5.5k then turning back. Headed out past the weir, up the hill at Laraghon which was a test, out the Clonee back road to the canal, then 1.5k up and back on trail before turning around and heading back.
Timed it almost perfectly, arrived back at Griffeen at 9:26, ran up and down the warm up area then joined the back of the pack. I fell in with a girl I know and ran along at her pace chatting, copped the watch then and I was running at almost MP. Ran at that pace until the last 800m or so then made a bolt and ran at 5k pace.
Felt absolutely awesome afterwards. Last week I began to fatigue at the 7k mark, didn't feel like it at any stage today, felt so strong throughout. Maybe the four days in a row last week was to blame for that.
Top o the world ma.
Hope you all enjoyed your week too.
Super week's work there, well done! I've never run up that hill before, must try it some time
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No pacers as far as I know. Trust your watch and go at your own pace. My first race was only 2 years ago and I have only run 7 so far despite my half century of years. They are a proper buzz, enjoy it!!
Definitely no pacers for this one. I've run it for the last 4 years in a row, and I'm going again in the next one. Unfortunately, the Race Series only has pacers for the half and the full.
Just noticed on the official FB page that they've only 1,000 places left for DCM. Sign up, sign up, SIGN UP!!!! 0 -
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RolandDeschain wrote: »Hi, long time lurker here coming out into the open and hitching my cart to the Novices wagon!
Have you raced before? If so what are your PBs? (Date and distance please!)
Raheny 5 Mile Jan 2017 -37:43
Great Ireland run 10k April 2016 - 49:11
Trim 10 Mile - February 2017 - 1:19:22
Half Marathon - River moy 1/2 marathon May 2016 - 1:48:56
Half Marathon - Achill half marathon July 2017 -1:55 (those hills....)
Do you still need to take walk breaks in your training? (No problem if you do)
Nope
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.
Run 4 times a week and go to the gym 2 days a week.
What do you want to achieve? Dream finishing time and realistic finishing time? Or just complete it in no specified time?
Goal A: Finish it!
The dream goal is sub 4 hours.
How many days a week can you train? And what plan do you intend to follow?
I can run 4 days a week and plan on going to the gym 2 days a week.
I'm planning on loosely following the Boards plan.
Why are you running this marathon?
2 years ago I weighed just over 18 stone. I managed to get my head out of the sand and have spent the last 2 years transforming my life and my health both physical and mental. Running has played a massive part in the journey and I've grown to love it. Never thought I could run 5k. Now i want to nail this marathon.
Hi RolandDeschain,
Welcome on board, excellent post! Time for the rest of ye lads and ladies to stop lurking in the long grass, thinking we can't find you
Great times for someone not running that long. And from what I heard, there's no shame in a 6-7 minute difference between Moy and Achill! What pace are you currently running your training runs at ?
Thanks for signing up, best of luck!0 -
I'm getting the idea that it's all part of a process. We are training for a marathon, not a half. I had my eyes opened last night when I read through the 2016 novices thread. Those who targeted 4 hours struggled. It has made me reevaluate and just hope to get around!!
Surely not the entire thread?
Joking aside, I would recommend you all have a read of at least some of last year's thread if time allows. It gives an excellent summary of what we went through in the buildup to DCM 2016, and of course all the trials and tribulations of the day itself 0 -
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Week 8 (HHN1) report
Mon- day job/rest day
Tue- 3 miles 27:00 Quickest I've ever run. I know i could not sustain it over much more that 3 miles at the minute but a nice little test for myself.
Wed- 6.2 miles in 1:00:17 got a bit of a niggle in my hamstring about half way, an old grade one tear i never got treated properly back when it happened, stopped and massaged it out, felt okay after (but a sign of things to come, more later).
Thurs- day job/rest day
Friday- 3miles in 28.20 slight back pain starting out but slowed down and the body fixed it for me.
Sat- full rest day
Sunday- Half marathon, Cahir, Co. Tipperary. I'll start by saying fair play to Mooreabbey Milers AC on the organising. Plenty of water along the way and everyting seemed to go well. As for my race . . .
I decided, first ever race, go slow, enjoy it, no matter what it will be a PB, something to build on. Parked my car, collected my bib/number, hung around for an hour and headed to the start. Five minutes to race time, clouds parted and we get glorious sunshine, uh oh.
Race started and i was out the back, knew id be 2+ hours so said I'd stay out of the way of "real runners". Three people i could see doing the HM pushing buggies, and myself and a few others. Starters horn blew, and off we went.
First few miles were slow, like i planned, but i felt okay. Bit of banter with another runner, as ya do. Exactly at the 6 mile marker, the previously mentioned hamstring started to twinge, stopped and rubbed it out for 30 seconds, felt okay for about a mile, but again needed to stop and rub it out. This pattern repeated until the finish.
I drank so much water by mile 8 my tummy was a bit upset, so that coupled with the heat and my hamstring made the final 5 miles the worst I've ever felt running. Also needed a lot of walking breaks which was a first.
Also, and it might just have been how i felt with the sun and everything else but the first 12 miles felt all up hill.
I was never more glad to finish a run and get out of there. I dont know my time, I'll find it when results go up on line.
My major take aways.
1. I do my 3 mid week runs on a hilly stretch of road, not crazy hills, but i thought it was enough. I do my LSR on a flat surface. Possibly my LSR route is too easy and did not prepare me at all for this HM.
2. I try to do my LSR early in the morning 6 or 7 am, to avoid the heat, another thing that went against me i feel today.
I'd suggest to others to try out as many testing conditions as you can so that you will be better prepared for your runs than i was.
At this point I'm questioning my life choices that lead to this point, but know I'll probably be ready to go again come Tuesday.
Off now for a big dirty Domino's and celebratory can of Coke. :-)
Well done on getting through it, seems like it was a baptism of fire!
I "had to" stop in my first HM, which at least didn't have any major hills in it :rolleyes: all part of the learning curve of racing! (although that wasn't my first actual race)
We're rarely going to have perfect racing conditions....the joys of living in Ireland Even DCM 2014 itself was a ridiculously warm day which affected an awful lot of runners.
Hope you enjoyed the Dominos and Coke see you back in the game next week! 0 -
Battery Kinzie wrote: »Got my long run done this morning, quite tired now. Anyone any tips of how to get some energy back for the rest of the day? I know if I sit down for a bit I'll probably just fall asleep, and if I need to go into town or anything in the afternoon I'll just be shattered.
Snap! I've been like that most of the day; got home from my long run at 10 o'clock, and the rest of the day I've been basically zonked It happens sometimes, I wouldn't worry too much about it for now 0 -
My report for the week:
Monday - LSR - 13.91km at 7:48. Had intended to do only 13km, but as I was nearing the finish I was still 300m short according to Garmin watch (route had been planned via MPR and Google Maps which had it at exactly 13km), and being a tad OCD, I didn't want to leave the run "short" so ran around the green once to take it to closer to 14km. No issues in general with the run, felt mostly comfortable throughout.
Tuesday - about 800m slow swimming as cross training, first time out doing that in years and years, so was a bit rusty, but figured I needed to vary things up a bit so did that while I had the time available for it.
Wednesday - 5.13km at 7:08
Thursday - 6.38km leisurely walk
Friday - 5.23km at 7:08
Saturday - Parkrun at 6:49 pace
Sunday - rest
Plan for next week is to do 14km before stepping it back the week after for the Fingal 10K. I don't foresee a problem with 14km considering I nearly (unintentionally) did that already this week. If I do do it (planned for tomorrow), I've promised myself I'll sign up for the DCM that evening. It's a decent milestone, being one-third of a marathon. So should give me the confidence I need to sign up at last, before it sells out.
A huge thanks to everybody who encouraged me. I'll say no more for the moment but report back once the application is officially submitted.
Good work there quickbeam, and bonus points for not leaving the run "short" how did you find doing the parkrun at that pace? 0 -
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