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Hill session last night tough going still feeling the effects of Saturday. Going to run home tonight about 9 miles be ready for my tea by the time I get home.
will give ankle road test in the morning, fingers crossed.
what about all the lurkers, come out and join back in.
Great picture Baldy!
Training has resumed after very bad patch - will attempt long run tomorrow and decide after that whether to enter the mara - but it will be a case of getting round I think. Just thought it would be a shame not to give it a go on the 25th anniversary. Will need more motivation for Dublin in October - Mondays in north down?
Good running in Omagh and Connemara!
Ran home last night it took 90 minutes was ready for my tea when I got home. Another 20 miler on Saturday morning. Then kids birthady party in the afternoon.
still on for larne 1/2m, although if the wind is as bad as last night my time will be toilet.
Well done Seamus on your marathon, I,m sure the sub 4 hour mark will come in Belfast.
Have taken the cold this week so have had to cut back on the training. Still hoping to make Larne all the same on Saturday.
With only 5 weeks to go to marathon day, I've been trying to decide on my schedule for long runs. With doing Larne this Saturday I think that only leaves me time to fit 2 long runs on Sundays after this. So I think that I will skip my 2nd 18 miler and opt for two 20 milers instead. That should leave me 2 weeks to taper for the maratahon.
I'm looking forward to Larne on Saturday - I'll take it leisurely as I feel a bit tired yet - then you never knoe on Saturday I could feel fine.
I did a 3 mile recovery run on Wednesday and I couldn't get above 9 min pace - last year I ran the same run at 8.3 min pace.
This year I'm training less but tryin to do it more scientifically and I think its working.
Connemara is a hard marathon - Last year my preparation was excellent - I really put in the miles - I did it in 4hrs 16.5 mins.
This year I did a lot less training, but I concentrated more on a plan and it worked better - I was never really tired on Connemara itself - but I improved my time. However last year I was not tired after the race but I was tired during it.
Seamus... well done on the connemara marathon... I only hope I'll be able to feel confident enough to even consider a full marathon some time in the distant future!
Training has suffered a bit the last two weeks... travel and a throat infection mean't only one outdoor run... so suffered a little today with a 7.5KM... felt really sluggish... though was very surprised to see a PB at the finish for this training route?!?
Keep running!
It is a tough hilly course (was reduced to 7 min/miles at one point mid race) and it was very windy on long costal sections, last 5 mile were all into the wind..:-(
Averaged 89% HR which was ok, but felt like hard work.
Will try again in a month or so (Lisburn half maybe). Anybody know how that compares ? Is it hilly ?
I had a PB of 1hr 52mins 15 secs for the course.
Iwas happy to do that after running the Connemara marathon 6 days ago.
Kenny - Were you there? I didn't see you.
Good luck in the training everybody.
didn't know anybody from here was going to be there. t'was a good race.. nice t-shirt ;-0
seamus we must have been very close at the finish it was just starting to rain heavy as i finished.That is a great time for you coming only 6 days after a marathon.I Know like me you like to go sub 4hrs for a marathon are you doing belfast and if so what's your plan for doing this.
My PB for a marathon is 4hrs 45 secs in Dublin 2005. I'm usually in around from 4hrs 15 to 4hrs 30.
My plan for Belfast is to go as close to 4 hrs as possible. I did 4hrs 14 mins in Connemara. I would like to do Belfast in less than 4hrs 14 mins. I'd love to beat 4hrs but Belfast is a much harder marathon than Dublin.
My plan is to run the first half in about 1hr 57 mins and then try my best to run the second half as fast as I can. However the last 6 miles are always hard to do when your body is drained from energy. In the past I've run the first half in 1hr 54 mins but then I had very little left for the second half. To run a marathon you need to be very steady over the whole course.
Belfast is my 13th marathon - I don't like anything to do with Number 13. However it may be lucky on the day.
I feel I'm learning a lot from doing 4 marathons a year. Hopefully one day I'll do a marathon in 3hrs 59 mins 59 secs. That is my dream.
Jim - From your 1/2 marathon times - I'm sure you can beat the 4 hour mark. Good luck in your training.
I was out at 7.30 with 7 other mad fools doing a 22 miler. I think we got the best part of the day cold to start but got very warm towards the end. Time was slow as I was trying to keep the slower members of the group together. We all completed the course but I feel very tired today. Belfast form filled in posting it in the morning no turning back now.
went out a tad slow for the first 5 or so and finished in 1.27.20. not too bad with a lot of mara miles in my legs. glad to see the wind didnt fail me - all the way back again!!
great time cartman, were you battling with greg mclure, he was right behind you and flying at the moment??
anyone for laganside, im hoping to watch, am doing final long run next sun for london.
I was only passed in the last 4 miles by one bloke about 3/4 of a mile before the end (just before that last hill before you drop down to seafront), however he came past a fair old pace, no way could I hang on.. I was pretty goosed by that stage, the wind had sapped everything.. Although thinking about it there was a bloke in white and blue striped top that I only passed cos he had to go for a "Paula". Maybe that was him..
Overall, I did quite like the race, although if I was training for a 1/2m pb for a month or so (instead of piggy backing of off other race training), Larne would definitely NOT be my choice..
Yes seamus my half marathon times do make it seem possible and my long training usually go well,but after doing 4hrs 2 mins in Belfast 2002 in my first marathon my next four have all been slower.I don't know if its nerves or what but i just can't seem to get it right on the day.The marathon means the most to me its way i started running.
a couple of gentle 5 milers yesterday to stretch teh legs and a day off today, steady 8 tomorrow at mara pace.
welcome back LL
cartman you is sick if you liked larne. personally think Lisburn is a better chance of PB, for every up there is a similar down, find the course fairly quick but not easy peasy!
Cartman, I reckon so, probably because it is on the back of some good warm presummer training, as opposed to Larne and the cold weather adn dull winter running. Plus i find it easier running at that time of night, 630 start.
steady 7mm tonight, nice and comfy on a hilly breezy course. reps tomorrow, mile or 1000m me thinks.
kenny, sod that for an idea, i am still doing the speed walking though. find it helps the lower legs.
Ladyluck - I wouldn't do too much exercise when on antibiotics.
2 years ago I ran Derry half-marathon after finishing a course of antibiotics the day before. I regretted that decision. I took a relapse which lasted for 4-5 weeks and ended up having to pull out of the Dublin marathon scheduled at the end of October.
The doctor told me that I was lucky that I didn't weaken my heart. After that I said 'NEVER AGAIN'
I managed to get out and do 8KM on Sunday night and 13KM Tuesday night.
Is absolutely beautiful here in Israel... 20C... and able to run about 5KM along the beach (a lot tougher than street running!).
Anyway... am off to the airport... 5Hr flight ahead of me.
Enjoy the weekend everyone.