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howd you all spend paddys day??
kenny if i get there first how do you like your coffee??
Sean your training realy suffers because of your work but at least your seeing a bit of the world.
Training slipped slightly over the weekend. Was away to Sligo and only managed a measly 3m on Sat & 4m on Sun.
Well done Kenny, 20 miles is impressive. Reading Baldy's or Cartman's distances and times is enough to dishearten anyone but I will plod along. Make sure you squeeze in those runs Sean.
Kenny, having been there to witness it, my coaching advice would be stick to the track and roads, thanks for making me look coordinated!!! i have spent the last 2 days walking like John Wayne, those bliddy dynamic stretches - never again.
Beans - run for life is relatively flat, does not go up the hill but takes in the trails of stormont, described to me as a nice run!!
did a gentle 5 yesterday lunch then a steady 7 last night with plenty of strides. finally a speed session fo 6x1000m today with 400m jogs.
sean distances are relative, depends on what your goal is, mine is a mara, but every run is a personal thing. Just keep doing them.
Seamus, good luck for sunday, i know you will enjoy it, you always do.
Kenny and everyone - Keep up with the training. Kenny - that 20 mile run you did will keep you in good stead for the Belfast marathon.
Beans Stormont is a lovely place to run round esspecially when you miss out the hill, good luck with the run.
Baldy I take it you won't be doing any dynamic stretching before the marathon. I was OK on Monday but found my legs sore yesterday. Speed session last night finally sorted them out. If it leaves you like that is it realy doing you any good before a race. I can see the benifits in short sprints but can't for the longer distances.
Hope this bliddy nasty wind goes by then, I was running straight into it for 7 miles yesterday from shaws bridge out to the end of airport road, horrible..
scrap that i an going to enjoy the run whatever the time is
Just a quick hello. Tried to run on Tuesday morning... not very successful... footpaths absolutely ice laden... had to give up after a few minutes... treadmills were all in use in the hotel... strike one! Yesterday... on treadmill, 15 minutes in and the fuses blow! Strike two!... Third bat produced a home run... finally managed a nice 45 minuter this morning:)
Official results up on the Omagh Harriers web site.
continued with the hard week, knocked up 41M before today so legs fairly tired before long run of 22M. Still, a creditable 2.25 and a bit with a breezy run out and a hard last but one mile when the wind was back in my face. doign everything without gels and only one drink at the moment.
Am for larne on sat myself, may just run it at mara pace then go out again on sun and try get another hard week in. then again...............
Come on Seamus, where are you, let us know how you got on
Kenny - You did well in Omagh - I'm sorry to miss it but Connemara is always on the same weekend.
There's a half marathon this year in Achill Island in Co. Mayo in early July.
Next year there will be a full marathon on Achill Island. These bring the tourists in.
Jim - That's a very good time.
Baldy 2.25 for a 22 mile run is excellent. At home I do a 22 mile run in 3.26 and I was pleased with that.
Good run Seamus you must love them Connemara hills. What was the weather like it rained most of the day up here.
I felt good all during the marathon although I never got anywhere near the 4 hr mark.
However I was looking through the Connemara website today and one athlete died on the course. Its very sad when this happens and I am in shock.
This also happened on the Great North run and in last years Lisburn 1/2.
feel carp today, woke up hardly able to walk on left ankle. mystery as dont mind hurting it. lots of RICE to help it and a bucket full of brufen to nudge it along. will keep off it til thurs and see how things are. only 4 wks left...................