Rotterdam marathon April 8th 2018

boydkev

Also found my confirmation Number email, Not long to go now.

Last very long run done on Sunday so plan has reducing mileage from here to race day:D:D

druss

My first marathon and I'm ever so slightly terrified.

The snow arrived and the temperatures plummeted just in time for my longest run. I've no idea what to expect. I've done precisely no races this year, so I've no idea what kind of shape I'm in.

Did I mention that I'm terrified yet?

Krusty_Clown

Too soon?

and still ricky villa

Nope - Hold it there please. I still have the tan lines from last year

RayCun

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Too soon?

Never too soon for those forecasts, it's the ones saying there'll be a hurricane and a heatwave that you're not allowed post in advance

and still ricky villa

Taper time!
Last long run done today.
A 20 mile torture fest that proves you can miss too many long days

RayCun

Last hard session today too. Will enjoy the break - unless it drives me crazy!

druss

Things were going reasonably well for me, right up to the closing hours of the taper.

I was supposed to do a hours calibration-type run yesterday and then my last long run today (two hours).

Family stuff meant I couldn't start the tempo run until late last night and I hadn't eaten anything substantial. I didn't have the energy to do the thing in the zone i was aiming for, so I just did 30 mins. I also don't think I'll be able to do the long run tonight unless I start out at 22:00.

I'm thinking of repeating the tempo this evening and then doing the long run on Monday.

And then taper!

boydkev

Let the taper begin
Got my 10m tempo run done on Saturday and then a 16m Long run yesterday, Legs were tired yesterday but felt good.
Only issue now is i have a dry cough, So i think i will take it easy and clear the cough.

EC1000

I'm pulling out of this due to missing too much training and now a head cold that I cannot shake. Going to target Limerick instead. If anyone knows anyone that wants to buy my non refundable prepaid accommodation PM me! Its for two people in the NH Atlanta (beside finish/start area). Going for a song

RayCun

Email today with maps and instructions

Long term forecasts still looking decent

OOnegative

RayCun wrote: »

Long term forecasts still looking decent

Perfect running conditions here in South Holland today:

Krusty_Clown

I see that I misinterpreted the change to the route map. I had thought we were starting on the bridge, but we're actually starting just before the Erasmus bridge climb, rather than just after it. This should be the view from the start line, with the Erasmus bridge up ahead and to the left. I wonder did they measure the course from both sides of the road on the bridge? Left hand side looks about 3m shorter.

Also, why has there been no talk of pubs?

and still ricky villa

Here's my view from the finish line last year in Paddy Murphy's

RayCun

A, B, and C pens are on the left, so ssshhh!
Do you want those two seconds or not?

OOnegative

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Also, why has there been no talk of pubs?

De Kaapse Brouwers
Veerlaan 19-D, 3072 Rotterdam
010 218 0853
https://goo.gl/maps/cGMt1eJW5dJ2

This place might be to your liking Krusty.

Krusty_Clown

OOnegative wrote: »

De Kaapse Brouwers
Veerlaan 19-D, 3072 Rotterdam
010 218 0853
https://goo.gl/maps/cGMt1eJW5dJ2

This place might be to your liking Krusty.

Cheers OOnegative. I'd saved that one on Google maps from an earlier search, but sadly it probably won't get a look in. It's almost a running joke at this point (pardon the pun), that I make an argument for a decent public establishment, and we just end up in the nearest Irish pub anyway. I feel like I still have to put up a token level of resistance, but Irish runners just like to congregate together after marathons in Irish pubs. It's like a beacon or a bat- symbol to their tired sweaty thirsty sunburnt faces.

So... Whose up for a trip to Da Kaapse?

Krusty_Clown

Yeah, Id take that weather if you offered it to me.

RayCun

you had your chance...

RayCun wrote: »

Starting this now, so Krusty can get in early and nominate a pub that serves decent beer

...and you turned it down...

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

So that everyone can ignore it and go to the Irish pub anyway. Actually, the Irish pub was pretty decent. So while there are better options, no complaints from me. I'll have some decent beer tucked away in my bag for afterwards, but perhaps I'll skip the 10% Westy this time around.

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

So... Whose up for a trip to Da Kaapse?

no backsies!

Krusty_Clown

RayCun wrote: »

no backsies!

Mild herniated disc in my back this morning, while taking off my shoes after my run. Hopefully it's nothing and clears up in the next 1-2 days, but your comment is still out of taste. :eek:

RayCun

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Mild herniated disc in my back this morning, while taking off my shoes after my run. Hopefully it's nothing and clears up in the next 1-2 days, but your comment is still out of taste. :eek:

:eek:

the kids are off school - they can put on and take off your shoes for the next week

Itziger

I've been told to tell you Rotters that a table with predictions and bib numbers and so on is expected by the cheering masses.

RayCun

Bib No.| Username | PB | Predicted Time | Actual Time
7750|RayCun|2:56:42|2:49:00|
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Itziger

Nice aggressive target there for our first entry. Best of luck with it Ray. Where and when was the PB? Dublin or abroad?

RayCun

Itziger wrote: »

Nice aggressive target there for our first entry. Best of luck with it Ray. Where and when was the PB? Dublin or abroad?

PB was Dublin, back in 2014. So a couple of minutes for the easier course, a couple of minutes for the weather (which will be better), and a few minutes from... somewhere else. Maybe I'll steal Krusty's fancy shoes

and still ricky villa

Bib No.| Username | PB | Predicted Time | Actual Time
7750|RayCun|2:56:42|2:49:00|
10866|asrv|3:09:xx|3:08:59|
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Not in fantastic shape this year so I'd be delirious with a PB

Itziger

RayCun wrote: »

Itziger wrote: »

Nice aggressive target there for our first entry. Best of luck with it Ray. Where and when was the PB? Dublin or abroad?

PB was Dublin, back in 2014. So a couple of minutes for the easier course, a couple of minutes for the weather (which will be better), and a few minutes from... somewhere else. Maybe I'll steal Krusty's fancy shoes

The accumulated training in the intervening years surely!

healy1835

Bib No.| Username | PB | Predicted Time | Actual Time
7750|RayCun|2:56:42|2:49:00|
10866|asrv|3:09:xx|3:08:59|
5664|healy1835|3:15:26|2:59:59|
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Training block has gone pretty well. I've given myself every chance I think, will give it a proper rattle and see what happens

EMPM

Does anybody know if there is a tracker for the marathon. thanks

RayCun

EMPM wrote: »

Does anybody know if there is a tracker for the marathon. thanks

there's an app, in the info section of the website

Itziger

healy1835 wrote: »

Bib No.| Username | PB | Predicted Time | Actual Time
7750|RayCun|2:56:42|2:49:00|
10866|asrv|3:09:xx|3:08:59|
5664|healy1835|3:15:26|2:59:59|
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Training block has gone pretty well. I've given myself every chance I think, will give it a proper rattle and see what happens

Good man, Healy. It wouldn't be a table without a 2.59.59 Best of luck.

healy1835

Itziger wrote: »

Good man, Healy. It wouldn't be a table without a 2.59.59 Best of luck.

Indeed!! I'd like to hope that I won't be cutting it that fine but I'd take it in a heartbeat.....

ASIMON0V

Bib No.| Username | PB | Predicted Time | Actual Time
7750|RayCun|2:56:42|2:49:00|
10866|asrv|3:09:xx|3:08:59|
5664|healy1835|3:15:26|2:59:59|
1914|asimonov|2:46:17|2:52:00|
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Krusty_Clown

RayCun wrote: »

there's an app, in the info section of the website

Don't trust it. It runs two seconds fast.

Krusty_Clown

Bib No.| Username | PB | Predicted Time | Actual Time
7750|RayCun|2:56:42|2:49:00|
10866|asrv|3:09:xx|3:08:59|
5664|healy1835|3:15:26|2:59:59|
1914|asimonov|2:46:17|2:52:00|
10403|krusty_clown|2:30:01|2:29:59|
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66_Lad

Bib No. Username PB Predicted Time Actual Time 7750RayCun2:56:422:49:00 10866asrv3:09:xx3:08:59 5664healy18353:15:262:59:59 1914asimonov2:46:172:52:00 10403krusty_clown2:30:012:29:59
461966_Lad3:25:502:54:59

and still ricky villa

Bib No.| Username | PB | Predicted Time | Actual Time
7750|RayCun|2:56:42|2:49:00|
10866|asrv|3:09:xx|3:08:59|
5664|healy1835|3:15:26|2:59:59|
1914|asimonov|2:46:17|2:52:00|
10403|krusty_clown|2:30:01|2:29:59|
4619|66_Lad|3:25:50|2:54:59|
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Fixed that for you

OOnegative

Just to get ye in the mood lads:

ASIMON0V

Do not look at YR's weather forecast. #ignore

healy1835

ASIMON0V wrote: »

Do not look at YR's weather forecast. #ignore

It's like the end of the Garbage Commissioner Simpsons' episode.....
"Do yourself a favour, don't turn around"

"Aaaarrrrgggghhhh"

"I told you not to turn around"

23°........

RayCun

ah, that's for late afternoon, in the beer garden
11 during the race, and a gentle breeze

OOnegative

RayCun wrote: »

ah, that's for late afternoon, in the beer garden
11 during the race, and a gentle breeze

Exactly what the local Dutch forecast is giving for next Sunday.

ASIMON0V

OOnegative wrote: »

Exactly what the local Dutch forecast is giving for next Sunday.

I hope thats what we get but its tracking much like last year, i wouldnt underestimate the impact of even mid-teen heat at noon in the park. Worth bringing sunblock and a peaked hat to put sponges in. Every heart beat per minute counts.

Fingers crossed it comes to nothing

healy1835

Any recommendations re. a good brand of sunblock?

Krusty_Clown

healy1835 wrote: »

Any recommendations re. a good brand of sunblock?

It's not cheap, but P20 is pretty good, in that it bonds with the skin, rather than sitting on the skin like a cream. It doesn't come off with sweating, and doesn't run into your eyes. P20 is a brand by the way - don't mistake it for factor 20. It comes in various SPF varieties.

In theory you should be able to pick some up in Dublin Airport, but should be able to find it in Rotterdam too.

boydkev

Bib No.| Username | PB | Predicted Time | Actual Time
7750|RayCun|2:56:42|2:49:00|
10866|asrv|3:09:xx|3:08:59|
5664|healy1835|3:15:26|2:59:59|
1914|asimonov|2:46:17|2:52:00|
10403|krusty_clown|2:30:01|2:29:59|
4619|66_Lad|3:25:50|2:54:59|
7019|boydkev|3.31.35|3.19.59|
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Krusty_Clown

If this pans out, it'll be one less thing to worry about.

RayCun

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

If this pans out, it'll be one less thing to worry about.

yeah, a bunch of forecasts are now going with cloud

(no, you've been checking weather sites obsessively)

Krusty_Clown

RayCun wrote: »

(no, you've been checking weather sites obsessively)

I find it helps pass the time between 5:30am and 'run-time'. Accuweather is an awful website. WeatherUnderground keeps insisting on giving me everything in foreign money, but does have the best hourly outlook. BBC weather is nice for a 2nd (5th opinion), but YR.no is the ol' reliable.

RayCun

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

I find it helps pass the time between 5:30am and 'run-time'. Accuweather is an awful website. WeatherUnderground keeps insisting on giving me everything in foreign money, but does have the best hourly outlook. BBC weather is nice for a 2nd (5th opinion), but YR.no is the ol' reliable.

The thing to do is check what time each one updates, and then you can cycle through them as needed.

(WeatherUnderground has a settings button in the top right corner to convert to real temperatures, 11 at 10am, going up one degree an hour. Although getting the C temperatures straight away like that means you don't get to spend time on the conversion, which means more time to wait for the next update)