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DCM 2018 - Mentored Novice Thread
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Hopefully this week is going well for everyone. It’s good to hear I’m not the only one really feeling the strain, I’ve been so tired all week. Some calf and hip pain, but I think the two rest days and the Pilates class are helping to hold my body together.
I done my LSR last night - some of the girls in my club were heading out for 12 miles and I couldn’t face another lone run today so I went with them.
I think they picked the hilliest, windiest route in South Dublin! I decided to add an extra mile onto the 16, as I was still a bit away from my car and didn’t fancy walking it.
Absolute disaster when I stopped, I hit finish on the Strava app on my Apple Watch, the distance and time flashed up (17.1 miles, 3:19:00) and then it went blank. No lie I spent half the night researching how to get the lost run back so it would show on the app!!!
Today I went out for my recovery 3 miles, 2 minutes in and last nights LSR popped up on my phone asking if I wanted to save it
Urgh technology hates me :S
this morning’s 3 miles felt like 20, it was never-ending! Planning a quiet night out tonight
and a complete rest day tomorrow, I’m really looking forward to doing nothing for a whole day 
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I forgot to say I had a pack of Clif gel blocs on my LSR, I took one bloc every 40 minutes (total 4)
I also had a mini mars bar with me but didn’t eat it as I wasn’t hungry (I do be absolutely starving on my morning runs and usually have it around the 10 mile point)
I always make sure that I have a pint of chocolate milk in the boot of my car for after every long run - I swear the thoughts of this beautiful, cold, refreshingly chocolate drink gets me thru the last 3 miles every time 0 -
Well folks, I'm getting in early as i expect to be a bit distracted tomorrow hopefully cheering my home county to an all Ireland win
I know some of you found the long run challenging this week. Firstly remember we all have the odd bad run so don't panic - the good news is that the bad runs make us tougher!
Don't worry about getting to 18 miles next week even if you struggled with 16m this week. It's a fact that the last 2-3 miles will always be tough, honestly if you're psyched up for 10m you get tired at 8m and if you're psyched up for 18m you get tired at 16m - it's a scientific fact believe me (ok well maybe not scientific
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Some things i use to help me through the latter stages of my long run which may help you:
- Lately i've been joining park run for the last 3 miles, this breaks up the run and always perks me up to have the company at the end
- I think of the ice cold chocolate milk waiting for me
- I think of all the people who'll be checking up on me on strava later in the day or reading my training log
- I imagine i'm running the last couple of miles of DCM and the feeling crossing the line
- I remember all the reasons i signed up for DCM and all the people rooting for me and how proud they'll be when i finish
These are just some things that help me fwiw
Week 9:
Plan|Monday|Tuesday|Wed|Thurs|Fri|Sat|Sun
NNH1|rest|3m easy|6m easy|3m easy|rest|15m lsr|cross
Boards|rest,cross or 3m rec|4m easy|1m w/u +6m pace + 1m c/d|4m easy|rest,cross or 3m rec|18m lsr|2m rec
So week 9 and the half-way point in your journey to marathon success, i hope you all have an amazing week. Best of luck to any running 10-from-10 tomorrow - as always do please report back 0 -
Well folks, I'm getting in early as i expect to be a bit distracted tomorrow hopefully cheering my home county to an all Ireland win
I know some of you found the long run challenging this week. Firstly remember we all have the odd bad run so don't panic - the good news is that the bad runs make us tougher!
Don't worry about getting to 18 miles next week even if you struggled with 16m this week. It's a fact that the last 2-3 miles will always be tough, honestly if you're psyched up for 10m you get tired at 8m and if you're psyched up for 18m you get tired at 16m - it's a scientific fact believe me (ok well maybe not scientific)!
Some things i use to help me through the latter stages of my long run which may help you:
- Lately i've been joining park run for the last 3 miles, this breaks up the run and always perks me up to have the company at the end
- I think of the ice cold chocolate milk waiting for me
- I think of all the people who'll be checking up on me on strava later in the day or reading my training log
- I imagine i'm running the last couple of miles of DCM and the feeling crossing the line
- I remember all the reasons i signed up for DCM and all the people rooting for me and how proud they'll be when i finish
These are just some things that help me fwiw
Week 9:
Plan|Monday|Tuesday|Wed|Thurs|Fri|Sat|Sun
NNH1|rest|3m easy|6m easy|3m easy|rest|15m lsr|cross
Boards|rest,cross or 3m rec|4m easy|1m w/u +6m pace + 1m c/d|4m easy|rest,cross or 3m rec|18m lsr|2m rec
So week 9 and the half-way point in your journey to marathon success, i hope you all have an amazing week. Best of luck to any running 10-from-10 tomorrow - as always do please report back
Thank you ariana. As always your words are so reassuring and encouraging.
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Thanks ariana` , starting to hit serious distances on the LSR's now, a bit scary but so was a mere 10k to us all once!
Sitting here with a slice of toast a bit frightened by todays upcoming LSR run...Sure it'll be grand and so will the pizza tonight Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/
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Thanks ariana` , starting to hit serious distances on the LSR's now, a bit scary but so was a mere 10k to us all once!
Sitting here with a slice of toast a bit frightened by todays upcoming LSR run...Sure it'll be grand and so will the pizza tonight
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Did an easy 6 miles before the Kilcock 10 miler. Perfect conditions, actually felt easier than the RnR monster hill session last weekend. Feeling a big smug
Have a weather station?, why not join the Ireland Weather Network - http://irelandweather.eu/
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bucketybuck wrote: »Whats the deal with this Tailwind stuff? I'd never heard the word 2 weeks ago now I'm hearing it everywhere, is it actually any good or just another fad?
Ah it's just that Ireland's biggest tailwind fan follows the thread! :pac::pac: She has everyone on it now. Great commission she gets....it's like having a Tupperware party
Seriously though, it does seem to be getting excellent reviews from many quarters.0 -
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I think even getting near the park would be a nightmare. If you're on the southside, you could run some of the marathon route? Park at Walkinstown roundabout, run to Clonskeagh, and either turn around at the top and retrace your steps or continue around UCD, to the bus depot in Donnybrook, left along Beaver Row then back on to the route and retrace your steps from there? Familiarity with the route is always useful.
(If you're on the northside, probably too much hassle to navigate the closures)
Raycun, is running part of the route something that's recommended? I could easily incorporate some of the southside route, but subconsciously, may be deliberately avoiding it
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Raycun, is running part of the route something that's recommended? I could easily incorporate some of the southside route, but subconsciously, may be deliberately avoiding it
Definitely. It makes a big difference knowing there's a hill just around the corner but it doesn't last long, or that after the next turn there's a long straight. Some bits aren't very runnable when the roads are open, but I would try to run
- in the park a couple of times, incorporating Chesterfield from the zoo to Castleknock. It's a long drag that you should be aware of. Because it's so early in the course, on race day you'll be feeling full of energy when you get there. You should be slowing down a little on this section to conserve energy, and if you run it in training you'll have more respect for the drag.
- from Dolphin's Barn all the way to the UCD flyover. Dolphin's Barn is not a great place to start, but the Crumlin road is another drag and usually into the wind. best to expect it and be prepared for it. From Walkinstown to Dartry is all very flat, but also very runnable on a normal weekend. Then there's a downhill to the Dodder, a hill back up again, down to the Dodder again, up through Clonskeagh, down Fosters Avenue, and over the flyover. The hills aren't bad - coming up through Milltown is a bit hard, and there's a short sharp one at Roebuck - but the better you know them the easier they are.0 -
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Raycun, is running part of the route something that's recommended? I could easily incorporate some of the southside route, but subconsciously, may be deliberately avoiding it
Raycun has given you some insightful information already but just to give another perspective for anyone who isn't based in Dublin! I hadn't run any of the course last year before the big day. And while we had been given a very detailed recce of the course here (which we will do again this year) it meant very little to me as my geography of Dublin is pretty poor (the one and only other time i ran in Dublin was in the PP and i got lost) but i don't think it held me back on the day in any way. Ignorance can be bliss at times :P I knew enough and was smart enough to have a good well paced run with a negative split 0
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