A/R 5k TT 25th April ‘20.

OOnegative

Name |Cat |Prediction|Actual|Adjusted
ReeReeG|F|22:30||
Hedgehoggy|F35|20:30||
career move|F35|21:20||
laura_ac3|F35|||
Laineyfrecks|F40|20:30||
Sussex18|F40|22:00||
ariana’|F40|23:30||
Bluesquare|F40|25:00||
Younganne|F45|28:00||
Annie get your Run|F45|29:00||
juke|F50|||
Damo2k9|M|||
KSU|M|||
deconduo|M|24:00||
pconn062|M|17:48||
yiddo 1882|M|19:50||
Dudda|M35|18:00||
justdoit|M35|19:20||
duffyshuffle|M35|19:59||
healy1835|M35|17:05||
djemba djemba|M35|||
Mellow Yellow26.2|M35|17:59||
Butterbeans|M35|||
Swashbuckler|M35|18:15||
Guill|M35|||
Omeceron|M35|21:59||
racersedge|M35|21:30||
Lambay Island|M35|17:45||
quick feet|M35|18:45||
IvoryTower|M35|19:25||
diego_b|M35|22:00||
Dubh G|M35|18:30||
dickidy|M35|||
token56|M35|21:00||
Clash City Rocker|M35|17:59||
zico10|M35|||
OOnegative|M40|||
shotgunmcos|M40|19:47||
ComicBookGuy|M40|||
average_runner|M40|21:20||
Zebra3|M40|22:30||
Marty Bird|M40|||
adrian522|M40|25:00||
66_Lad|M40|||
dangerous quack|M40|18:45||
Treviso|M40|17:59||
Lazare|M40|19:50||
mister paul|M40|19:48||
ofthelord|M40|21:00||
Singer|M40|19:59||
spc78|M40|17:45||
jamule|M45|17:45||
krusty_clown|M45|17:30||
coogy|M45|19:30||
MrSkinny|M45|20:00||
WubbleWubble|M45|21:30||
Slow_Runner|M45|19:59||
AuldManKing|M45|17:49||
DeepBlue|M45|20:50||
Sideswipe|M45|19:29||
Kurt Godel|M45|21:00||
ultrapercy|M45|16:59||
Itziger|M50|18:30||
skyblue46|M50|20:00||
snailsong|M50|20:00||
dna_leri|M50|17:30||
MisterDrak|M50|20:50||
Speedy44|M50|||
TFBubendorfer|M50|21:00||
EnPassant|M55|||
Murph_D|M55|||
Crisco10|M|19:10||
wookiesleep|M40|19:45||
MisterJinx|M40|||


Added ultrapercy.

TFBubendorfer

After doing a couple of workouts (disclaimer: I was on a 5k training plan for a week already before this TT popped up) I want to change my target time to 20:00, albeit with an asterisk.

Why the asterisk, you ask? Because I'm planning on running this on a treadmill and a) I cannot guarantee how accurate my footpod is and b) I'm pretty sure 5k race pace on a treadmill is easier than 5k race pace on the road.

OOnegative

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

After doing a couple of workouts (disclaimer: I was on a 5k training plan for a week already before this TT popped up) I want to change my target time to 20:00, albeit with an asterisk.

Why the asterisk, you ask? Because I'm planning on running this on a treadmill and a) I cannot guarantee how accurate my footpod is and b) I'm pretty sure 5k race pace on a treadmill is easier than 5k race pace on the road.

Rules clearly state road only..........

Joking, actually be interested to see your result on the treadmill.

Treviso

Mellow Yellow 26.2 wrote: »

The majority of the people here are marathon road runners, it's good to try out something different. Bring the pain

Having done a mile TT a week ago myself, I can indeed confirm the pain

Itziger

I take it we're applying the plus 4% rule to any fancy b0llix wearing CheaterShoes. So a 20 minute run would be (gimme a couple a mins here).............. 20.48 if my maths (and Google) are right.

OOnegative

Itziger wrote: »

I take it we're applying the plus 4% rule to any fancy b0llix wearing CheaterShoes. So a 20 minute run would be (gimme a couple a mins here).............. 20.48 if my maths (and Google) are right.

Nope, no handicaps of any kind.

Itziger

OOnegative wrote: »

Nope, no handicaps of any kind.

Joke shop, m8, fooking joke shop.



















Off to check that the Vapoflys are still in the bag.

OOnegative

Itziger wrote: »

Joke shop, m8, fooking joke shop.



















Off to check that the Vapoflys are still in the bag.

You still using your daughter to pace so you can draft off her on her bike.........

Itziger

OOnegative wrote: »

You still using your daughter to pace so you can draft off her on her bike.........

My daughters, all 3 of 'em, would quickly tell me where to go and how to get there if I so much as asked, the young fella on the other hand..... Boys are so much easier *sigh*.

I'm rethinking his role exshelly. I might ask him now to do a li'll video of the start, maybe the turn around (he can cycle ahead of me) and the finish.

What about it folks? If you have children (or a partner......) you can easily and cheaply bribe we could have video evidence in the case of reclamations and disputes. Or just to record our superb 5k efforts for posterity.

Ecoenergy

Good idea for a bit of motivation.
I’m afraid of making a mess of that table so would someone mind adding me please??
M45 and predicting 19.45- optimistically
I’ve joined the strava group.
Thanks

OOnegative

Ecoenergy wrote: »

Good idea for a bit of motivation.
I’m afraid of making a mess of that table so would someone mind adding me please??
M45 and predicting 19.45- optimistically
I’ve joined the strava group.
Thanks

PM a name please

OOnegative

Name |Cat |Prediction|Actual|Adjusted
ReeReeG|F|22:30||
Hedgehoggy|F35|20:30||
career move|F35|21:20||
laura_ac3|F35|||
Laineyfrecks|F40|20:30||
Sussex18|F40|22:00||
ariana’|F40|23:30||
Bluesquare|F40|25:00||
Younganne|F45|28:00||
Annie get your Run|F45|29:00||
juke|F50|||
Damo2k9|M|||
KSU|M|||
deconduo|M|24:00||
pconn062|M|17:48||
yiddo 1882|M|19:50||
Dudda|M35|18:00||
justdoit|M35|19:20||
duffyshuffle|M35|19:59||
healy1835|M35|17:05||
djemba djemba|M35|||
Mellow Yellow26.2|M35|17:59||
Butterbeans|M35|||
Swashbuckler|M35|18:15||
Guill|M35|||
Omeceron|M35|21:59||
racersedge|M35|21:30||
Lambay Island|M35|17:45||
quick feet|M35|18:45||
IvoryTower|M35|19:25||
diego_b|M35|22:00||
Dubh G|M35|18:30||
dickidy|M35|||
token56|M35|21:00||
Clash City Rocker|M35|17:59||
zico10|M35|||
OOnegative|M40|||
shotgunmcos|M40|19:47||
ComicBookGuy|M40|||
average_runner|M40|21:20||
Zebra3|M40|22:30||
Marty Bird|M40|||
adrian522|M40|25:00||
66_Lad|M40|||
dangerous quack|M40|18:45||
Treviso|M40|17:59||
Lazare|M40|19:50||
mister paul|M40|19:48||
ofthelord|M40|21:00||
Singer|M40|19:59||
spc78|M40|17:45||
jamule|M45|17:45||
krusty_clown|M45|17:30||
coogy|M45|19:30||
MrSkinny|M45|20:00||
WubbleWubble|M45|21:30||
Slow_Runner|M45|19:59||
AuldManKing|M45|17:49||
DeepBlue|M45|20:50||
Sideswipe|M45|19:29||
Kurt Godel|M45|21:00||
ultrapercy|M45|16:59||
Ecoenergy|M45|19:45||
Itziger|M50|18:30||
skyblue46|M50|20:00||
snailsong|M50|20:00||
dna_leri|M50|17:30||
MisterDrak|M50|20:50||
Speedy44|M50|||
TFBubendorfer|M50|21:00||
EnPassant|M55|||
Murph_D|M55|||
Crisco10|M|19:10||
wookiesleep|M40|19:45||
MisterJinx|M40|||


Added Ecoenergy.

Ecoenergy

I’m a right Alexander Dumbass.
I’m not 45 for another few weeks so I should be M40.

Apologies. Is there any chance someone could change this?
Prematurely ageing myself. 😁

Thanks

Pherekydes

Name |Cat |Prediction|Actual|Adjusted
ReeReeG|F|22:30||
Hedgehoggy|F35|20:30||
career move|F35|21:20||
laura_ac3|F35|||
Laineyfrecks|F40|20:30||
Sussex18|F40|22:00||
ariana’|F40|23:30||
Bluesquare|F40|25:00||
Younganne|F45|28:00||
Annie get your Run|F45|29:00||
juke|F50|||
Damo2k9|M|||
KSU|M|||
deconduo|M|24:00||
pconn062|M|17:48||
yiddo 1882|M|19:50||
Dudda|M35|18:00||
justdoit|M35|19:20||
duffyshuffle|M35|19:59||
healy1835|M35|17:05||
djemba djemba|M35|||
Mellow Yellow26.2|M35|17:59||
Butterbeans|M35|||
Swashbuckler|M35|18:15||
Guill|M35|||
Omeceron|M35|21:59||
racersedge|M35|21:30||
Lambay Island|M35|17:45||
quick feet|M35|18:45||
IvoryTower|M35|19:25||
diego_b|M35|22:00||
Dubh G|M35|18:30||
dickidy|M35|||
token56|M35|21:00||
Clash City Rocker|M35|17:59||
zico10|M35|||
OOnegative|M40|||
shotgunmcos|M40|19:47||
ComicBookGuy|M40|||
average_runner|M40|21:20||
Zebra3|M40|22:30||
Marty Bird|M40|||
adrian522|M40|25:00||
66_Lad|M40|||
dangerous quack|M40|18:45||
Treviso|M40|17:59||
Lazare|M40|19:50||
mister paul|M40|19:48||
ofthelord|M40|21:00||
Singer|M40|19:59||
spc78|M40|17:45||
jamule|M45|17:45||
krusty_clown|M45|17:30||
coogy|M45|19:30||
MrSkinny|M45|20:00||
WubbleWubble|M45|21:30||
Slow_Runner|M45|19:59||
AuldManKing|M45|17:49||
DeepBlue|M45|20:50||
Sideswipe|M45|19:29||
Kurt Godel|M45|21:00||
ultrapercy|M45|16:59||
Ecoenergy|M45|19:45||
Itziger|M50|18:30||
skyblue46|M50|20:00||
snailsong|M50|20:00||
dna_leri|M50|17:30||
MisterDrak|M50|20:50||
Speedy44|M50|||
TFBubendorfer|M50|21:00||
EnPassant|M55|||
Murph_D|M55|||
Crisco10|M|19:10||
wookiesleep|M40|19:45||
MisterJinx|M40`
Pherekydes|M60|32:00||


Might as well join in the fun. Not expecting much, but at least I should win my age category, which I enter next Monday! :pac:

Treviso

Name |Cat |Prediction|Actual|Adjusted
ReeReeG|F|22:30||
Hedgehoggy|F35|20:30||
career move|F35|21:20||
laura_ac3|F35|||
Laineyfrecks|F40|20:30||
Sussex18|F40|22:00||
ariana’|F40|23:30||
Bluesquare|F40|25:00||
Younganne|F45|28:00||
Annie get your Run|F45|29:00||
juke|F50|||
Damo2k9|M|||
KSU|M|||
deconduo|M|24:00||
pconn062|M|17:48||
yiddo 1882|M|19:50||
Dudda|M35|18:00||
justdoit|M35|19:20||
duffyshuffle|M35|19:59||
healy1835|M35|17:05||
djemba djemba|M35|||
Mellow Yellow26.2|M35|17:59||
Butterbeans|M35|||
Swashbuckler|M35|18:15||
Guill|M35|||
Omeceron|M35|21:59||
racersedge|M35|21:30||
Lambay Island|M35|17:45||
quick feet|M35|18:45||
IvoryTower|M35|19:25||
diego_b|M35|22:00||
Dubh G|M35|18:30||
dickidy|M35|||
token56|M35|21:00||
Clash City Rocker|M35|17:59||
zico10|M35|||
OOnegative|M40|||
shotgunmcos|M40|19:47||
ComicBookGuy|M40|||
average_runner|M40|21:20||
Zebra3|M40|22:30||
Marty Bird|M40|||
adrian522|M40|25:00||
66_Lad|M40|||
dangerous quack|M40|18:45||
Treviso|M40|17:59||
Lazare|M40|19:50||
mister paul|M40|19:48||
ofthelord|M40|21:00||
Singer|M40|19:59||
spc78|M40|17:45||
Ecoenergy|M40|19:45||
jamule|M45|17:45||
krusty_clown|M45|17:30||
coogy|M45|19:30||
MrSkinny|M45|20:00||
WubbleWubble|M45|21:30||
Slow_Runner|M45|19:59||
AuldManKing|M45|17:49||
DeepBlue|M45|20:50||
Sideswipe|M45|19:29||
Kurt Godel|M45|21:00||
ultrapercy|M45|16:59||
Itziger|M50|18:30||
skyblue46|M50|20:00||
snailsong|M50|20:00||
dna_leri|M50|17:30||
MisterDrak|M50|20:50||
Speedy44|M50|||
TFBubendorfer|M50|21:00||
EnPassant|M55|||
Murph_D|M55|||
Crisco10|M|19:10||
wookiesleep|M40|19:45||
MisterJinx|M40`
Pherekydes|M60|32:00||


Adding Eco to the correct age group

ooter

was going to have a bash at this but jaysus, the M45 category is the most competitive of the lot. :eek:

Itziger

ooter wrote: »

was going to have a bash at this but jaysus, the M45 category is the most competitive of the lot. :eek:

That's hardly a reason for not doing it though! I was thinking of doing London even though Kipchoge and Bekele were signed up as well!

IvoryTower

In order to win this I would need a steep downhill that would allow me to run 5.28 start to finish.

It's not looking good.

adrian522

IvoryTower wrote: »

In order to win this I would need a steep downhill that would allow me to run 5.28 start to finish.

It's not looking good.

That's assuming people aren't sandbagging and end up running much faster than their predicted times.

Laineyfrecks

adrian522 wrote: »

That's assuming people aren't sandbagging and end up running much faster than their predicted times.

Sandbagging:eek:

As if

djemba djemba

adrian522 wrote: »

That's assuming people aren't sandbagging and end up running much faster than their predicted times.

I was thinking about this on a run during the week. If we ever do this again, we could add a points race.

Everyone predicts their time. If you run to your predicted time bang on or +/- an agreed amount of seconds you get 0 points. Every second you run quicker than predicted time you get a 2 point penalty and every second over a 1 point penalty. Lowest amount of points scored the better.

Probably lots of flaws in such an idea.

adrian522

djemba djemba wrote: »

I was thinking about this on a run during the week. If we ever do this again, we could add a points race.

Everyone predicts their time. If you run to your predicted time bang on or +/- an agreed amount of seconds you get 0 points. Every second you run quicker than predicted time you get a 2 point penalty and every second over a 1 point penalty. Lowest amount of points scored the better.

Probably lots of flaws in such an idea.

I think Raheny used to do something like that on a mile race or a 2 mile race, winner was whoever got closest to their predicted time.

Speedy44

OOnegative wrote: »

Name |Cat |Prediction|Actual|Adjusted
ReeReeG|F|22:30||
Hedgehoggy|F35|20:30||
career move|F35|21:20||
laura_ac3|F35|||
Laineyfrecks|F40|20:30||
Sussex18|F40|22:00||
ariana’|F40|23:30||
Bluesquare|F40|25:00||
Younganne|F45|28:00||
Annie get your Run|F45|29:00||
juke|F50|||
Damo2k9|M|||
KSU|M|||
deconduo|M|24:00||
pconn062|M|17:48||
yiddo 1882|M|19:50||
Dudda|M35|18:00||
justdoit|M35|19:20||
duffyshuffle|M35|19:59||
healy1835|M35|17:05||
djemba djemba|M35|||
Mellow Yellow26.2|M35|17:59||
Butterbeans|M35|||
Swashbuckler|M35|18:15||
Guill|M35|||
Omeceron|M35|21:59||
racersedge|M35|21:30||
Lambay Island|M35|17:45||
quick feet|M35|18:45||
IvoryTower|M35|19:25||
diego_b|M35|22:00||
Dubh G|M35|18:30||
dickidy|M35|||
token56|M35|21:00||
Clash City Rocker|M35|17:59||
zico10|M35|||
OOnegative|M40|||
shotgunmcos|M40|19:47||
ComicBookGuy|M40|||
average_runner|M40|21:20||
Zebra3|M40|22:30||
Marty Bird|M40|||
adrian522|M40|25:00||
66_Lad|M40|||
dangerous quack|M40|18:45||
Treviso|M40|17:59||
Lazare|M40|19:50||
mister paul|M40|19:48||
ofthelord|M40|21:00||
Singer|M40|19:59||
spc78|M40|17:45||
jamule|M45|17:45||
krusty_clown|M45|17:30||
coogy|M45|19:30||
MrSkinny|M45|20:00||
WubbleWubble|M45|21:30||
Slow_Runner|M45|19:59||
AuldManKing|M45|17:49||
DeepBlue|M45|20:50||
Sideswipe|M45|19:29||
Kurt Godel|M45|21:00||
ultrapercy|M45|16:59||
Itziger|M50|18:30||
skyblue46|M50|20:00||
snailsong|M50|20:00||
dna_leri|M50|17:30||
MisterDrak|M50|20:50||
Speedy44|M50|||21:59||
TFBubendorfer|M50|21:00||
EnPassant|M55|||
Murph_D|M55|||
Crisco10|M|19:10||
wookiesleep|M40|19:45||
MisterJinx|M40|||


Added ultrapercy.

Figured I'd be brave and throw in a prediction

Speedy44

Speedy44 wrote: »

Figured I'd be brave and throw in a prediction

And like I thought I would, I screwed it up

healy1835

Name |Cat |Prediction|Actual|Adjusted
ReeReeG|F|22:30||
Hedgehoggy|F35|20:30||
career move|F35|21:20||
laura_ac3|F35|||
Laineyfrecks|F40|20:30||
Sussex18|F40|22:00||
ariana’|F40|23:30||
Bluesquare|F40|25:00||
Younganne|F45|28:00||
Annie get your Run|F45|29:00||
juke|F50|||
Damo2k9|M|||
KSU|M|||
deconduo|M|24:00||
pconn062|M|17:48||
yiddo 1882|M|19:50||
Dudda|M35|18:00||
justdoit|M35|19:20||
duffyshuffle|M35|19:59||
healy1835|M35|17:05||
djemba djemba|M35|||
Mellow Yellow26.2|M35|17:59||
Butterbeans|M35|||
Swashbuckler|M35|18:15||
Guill|M35|||
Omeceron|M35|21:59||
racersedge|M35|21:30||
Lambay Island|M35|17:45||
quick feet|M35|18:45||
IvoryTower|M35|19:25||
diego_b|M35|22:00||
Dubh G|M35|18:30||
dickidy|M35|||
token56|M35|21:00||
Clash City Rocker|M35|17:59||
zico10|M35|||
OOnegative|M40|||
shotgunmcos|M40|19:47||
ComicBookGuy|M40|||
average_runner|M40|21:20||
Zebra3|M40|22:30||
Marty Bird|M40|||
adrian522|M40|25:00||
66_Lad|M40|||
dangerous quack|M40|18:45||
Treviso|M40|17:59||
Lazare|M40|19:50||
mister paul|M40|19:48||
ofthelord|M40|21:00||
Singer|M40|19:59||
spc78|M40|17:45||
Ecoenergy|M40|19:45||
jamule|M45|17:45||
krusty_clown|M45|17:30||
coogy|M45|19:30||
MrSkinny|M45|20:00||
WubbleWubble|M45|21:30||
Slow_Runner|M45|19:59||
AuldManKing|M45|17:49||
DeepBlue|M45|20:50||
Sideswipe|M45|19:29||
Kurt Godel|M45|21:00||
ultrapercy|M45|16:59||
Itziger|M50|18:30||
skyblue46|M50|20:00||
snailsong|M50|20:00||
dna_leri|M50|17:30||
MisterDrak|M50|20:50||
Speedy44|M50|21:59||
TFBubendorfer|M50|21:00||
EnPassant|M55|||
Murph_D|M55|||
Crisco10|M|19:10||
wookiesleep|M40|19:45||
MisterJinx|M40`
Pherekydes|M60|32:00||


Adding Speedy's time.

MrSkinny

First speed session in months today. Went for a pyramid 200/400/600/800/1000 and back down again. Two things (that I already knew) became apparent: one, pushing yourself on your own is hard; two, I'm nowhere near 20:00 shape so definitely not sandbagging here. Bring on next Saturday!

MrSkinny

ooter wrote: »

was going to have a bash at this but jaysus, the M45 category is the most competitive of the lot. :eek:

Some of us in the M45 group will be working hard not to get lapped by the speedsters. Join us ... The more the merrier!

Lazare

I've entered a predicted time 2 secs faster than my pb from last December.

Do feel in shape to do it, but certainly not sandbagging.

Never got the point of sandbagging tbh. Is it people not wanting to look foolish or what? Who cares?

Murph_D

Lazare wrote: »

I've entered a predicted time 2 secs faster than my pb from last December.

Do feel in shape to do it, but certainly not sandbagging.

Never got the point of sandbagging tbh. Is it people not wanting to look foolish or what? Who cares?

Maybe it is. I haven’t entered a prediction because I genuinely don’t know what to enter.

Untested fitness x (Hilly course + TT format - race day adrenaline ) = ???

OOnegative

Lazare wrote: »

I've entered a predicted time 2 secs faster than my pb from last December.

Do feel in shape to do it, but certainly not sandbagging.

Never got the point of sandbagging tbh. Is it people not wanting to look foolish or what? Who cares?

As Murph has already stated C, some people genuinely don’t know what kind of shape they are in having not raced in a while. But you have the sandbaggers like healy1835 who ran sub 17 few weeks back but reckons 17.05 is his limit.......

Dubh Geannain

The talk of sandbagging has begun and it's got me thinking.

I'd rather blow up and fall short than post a vacuous triumphant "OMG I can't believe I smashed that time".

"There can be glory in failure and despair in success" - Abe Lincoln

Not a clue what I might run (I've only run one 5k race ever in 18:46) but feic it, target changed to 17:59 from 18:30.

Give me the glory!

Name |Cat |Prediction|Actual|Adjusted
ReeReeG|F|22:30||
Hedgehoggy|F35|20:30||
career move|F35|21:20||
laura_ac3|F35|||
Laineyfrecks|F40|20:30||
Sussex18|F40|22:00||
ariana’|F40|23:30||
Bluesquare|F40|25:00||
Younganne|F45|28:00||
Annie get your Run|F45|29:00||
juke|F50|||
Damo2k9|M|||
KSU|M|||
deconduo|M|24:00||
pconn062|M|17:48||
yiddo 1882|M|19:50||
Dudda|M35|18:00||
justdoit|M35|19:20||
duffyshuffle|M35|19:59||
healy1835|M35|17:05||
djemba djemba|M35|||
Mellow Yellow26.2|M35|17:59||
Butterbeans|M35|||
Swashbuckler|M35|18:15||
Guill|M35|||
Omeceron|M35|21:59||
racersedge|M35|21:30||
Lambay Island|M35|17:45||
quick feet|M35|18:45||
IvoryTower|M35|19:25||
diego_b|M35|22:00||
Dubh G|M35|17:59||
dickidy|M35|||
token56|M35|21:00||
Clash City Rocker|M35|17:59||
zico10|M35|||
OOnegative|M40|||
shotgunmcos|M40|19:47||
ComicBookGuy|M40|||
average_runner|M40|21:20||
Zebra3|M40|22:30||
Marty Bird|M40|||
adrian522|M40|25:00||
66_Lad|M40|||
dangerous quack|M40|18:45||
Treviso|M40|17:59||
Lazare|M40|19:50||
mister paul|M40|19:48||
ofthelord|M40|21:00||
Singer|M40|19:59||
spc78|M40|17:45||
Ecoenergy|M40|19:45||
jamule|M45|17:45||
krusty_clown|M45|17:30||
coogy|M45|19:30||
MrSkinny|M45|20:00||
WubbleWubble|M45|21:30||
Slow_Runner|M45|19:59||
AuldManKing|M45|17:49||
DeepBlue|M45|20:50||
Sideswipe|M45|19:29||
Kurt Godel|M45|21:00||
ultrapercy|M45|16:59||
Itziger|M50|18:30||
skyblue46|M50|20:00||
snailsong|M50|20:00||
dna_leri|M50|17:30||
MisterDrak|M50|20:50||
Speedy44|M50|21:59||
TFBubendorfer|M50|21:00||
EnPassant|M55|||
Murph_D|M55|||
Crisco10|M|19:10||
wookiesleep|M40|19:45||
MisterJinx|M40`
Pherekydes|M60|32:00||

skyblue46

OOnegative wrote: »

As Murph has already stated C, some people genuinely don’t know what kind of shape they are in having not raced in a while. But you have the sandbaggers like healy1835 who ran sub 17 few weeks back but reckons 17.05 is his limit.......

There really should be a way to give more than one 'like' to posts like this :pac:

OOnegative

Imagine how many beautiful craft beers I’d have bought if I charged €2 entry...... Thanks again for the response lads.

skyblue46

OOnegative wrote: »

Imagine how many beautiful craft beers I’d have bought if I charged €2 entry...... Thanks again for the response lads.

Tonight it's Wicklow Wolf Mammoth... tasty stuff. Have you tried it?

MY BAD

Dubh Geannain wrote: »

The talk of sandbagging has begun and it's got me thinking.

I'd rather blow up and fall short than post a vacuous triumphant "OMG I can't believe I smashed that time".

"There can be glory in failure and despair in success" - Abe Lincoln

Not a clue what I might run (I've only run one 5k race ever in 18:46) but feic it, target changed to 17:59 from 18:30.

Give me the glory!

Believe and achieve as a great man I know would say

IvoryTower

Sub 17 in a race, 17.05 in tt, seems legit tbh. Can you remember how bad you felt at the end of a pb 5k? I'm not sure you can recreate that solo

My estimate would be legit if I wasnt so intent on cheating

OOnegative

skyblue46 wrote: »

Tonight it's Wicklow Wolf Mammoth... tasty stuff. Have you tried it?

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/wylam-thank-your-lucky-stars/823438/

My tipple of choice for the weekend!!

skyblue46

OOnegative wrote: »

https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/wylam-thank-your-lucky-stars/823438/

My tipple of choice for the weekend!!

10.2% :eek:

OOnegative

skyblue46 wrote: »

10.2% :eek:

2 mouthfuls and gone!!!



Been nursing same one for past hour!!

Lazare

Murph_D wrote: »

Maybe it is. I haven’t entered a prediction because I genuinely don’t know what to enter.

Untested fitness x (Hilly course + TT format - race day adrenaline ) = ???

Ah, maybe I was misunderstood, I wasn't thinking at all about other people predicting their times for this. Was just wondering aloud about the point of sandbagging, in general.

Murph_D

IvoryTower wrote: »

Sub 17 in a race, 17.05 in tt, seems legit tbh. Can you remember how bad you felt at the end of a pb 5k? I'm not sure you can recreate that solo

My estimate would be legit if I wasnt so intent on cheating

+1 to that. PB or recent race means little.

I’m certain I can’t recreate a race atmosphere out on the deserted hills of SW Donegal! Maybe I can convince myself I’m somehow leading the pack somewhere like Sligo parkrun and desperately trying to hang on.

Lazare

4x 800, 2x600 just complete. Found it pretty tough but went really well, very happy with how it compares to the last time.

Post race beers this time next week

Swashbuckler

Change of route for me I think. Just a bit too much crossing and running in cycling lanes on the first route. Probably won't get out til the Sunday. Not sure if that counts!

shotgunmcos

Swashbuckler wrote: »

Change of route for me I think. Just a bit too much crossing and running in cycling lanes on the first route. Probably won't get out til the Sunday. Not sure if that counts!

My missus is working on 25th. No excuse.. get it done!

healy1835

OOnegative wrote: »

As Murph has already stated C, some people genuinely don’t know what kind of shape they are in having not raced in a while. But you have the sandbaggers like healy1835 who ran sub 17 few weeks back but reckons 17.05 is his limit.......

Well, 'reckons he would have ran under 17' is different to actually doing it! 17:06 is my PB, I'll be doing very well to beat that. 5k's are still a bit of a mystery to me.

Treviso

is it time to taper yet?

KSU

Finally measured the loop I have been using for my sessions, 1.03 miles so definitely a sign.

In terms of predictions managed to avoid them till now as was operating on the let my feet do the talking approach as I have not raced fully fit in over 18 months (not that I am in super shape now)

Having said that 17.30 seems to be the sandbagging time of choice haha so probably will slot in there

Annie get your Run

Am barely managing to run at easy pace these days, the hills of Cork are absolutely killing me!! Had a lightbulb moment today when I realised the pain in my right hip is being caused by uneven country roads. Tried to run in the centre as much as possible today but there's still a few nutjobs speeding so have to be careful at various stages.

I'll be lucky to break 30 but sure feic it it's something to look forward too, pain & all!!

Annie get your Run

Forgot to ask, is there a specific start time?

OOnegative

Annie get your Run wrote: »

Forgot to ask, is there a specific start time?

As long as it’s ran on Saturday(in Sweatlickers case, Sunday) there is no specific start time. Whenever suits you AM.