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Baldyfrombangor - thanks for the encouraging words.......
Keep on running Chris I don't consider my self a fast runner but just enjoy getting out there and doing it.
will be in the north down or forum colours tomorrow so give me a nod james.
It was nice to meet you James - I didn't recognise you until I was talking to Hugh Boyle - he didn't know your surname but the penny dropped when he said that you had travelleled with him. How did your Race go?
Ian I didn't see you today but I'm sure you and James had good fast runs,
I was pleased as I did it slightly under 1 hr and 53 mins. I found the last mile to be very tiring but I was content with my time.
I'll take a couple of days off now for a rest.
Kenny Liverpool won - I'm sure you enjoyed the match.
Good luck to you all in your training, Regards, Seamus.
dont know about the wind being stronger but it got you about a mile earlier in larne than stanraer. just as you turned off the coast road at mile 5, woosh.
how about your run james??
still i was fairly happy, 1.26.18 and i had a hard weeks training behind me.
Well sort of, i went out and did a steady 16 today, managed 58m running last week and 15 on the bike!!
Queens 5k and laganside are next.
the tweaked mara course was being measured today, believe it involves sandy row, grosvenor rd, underpass under westlink, divis st, carrick hill, north queen street. will update when know more
Lucky result for the reds kenny!
Fermanagh calling. I am new to running and also to this website and have just come across your thread. I have just fininshed week five of a ten week walk/run plan outlined in a book I bought last year and forgot about! I have never run before and am surprised to find I am quite enjoying it. Being overweight and quite unfit to start, I think it will be a while before I am entering any races. I will keep on plodding and maybe next year!
James et al
Wasn't able to make it to Larne - would have liked to see what taking part in a race is like - especially over a distance I know I can at least finish.
Falling slightly behind the marathon schedule - have my long run to do today but after ten miles on Saturday got a twinge behind the knee which didn't go away but didn't get any worse for the last two miles.
Hello Geraldine - I'm relatively new to this running thing too - it's funny how it gets its hooks into you. Good luck.
If the new marathon route takes in Sandy Row, etc, what bit of the earlier proposed route is going?
James - yes, I'm in the marathon (my race no is 50) - decided to do it after it went past our house last year - and then they went and changed the route! Longest run so far is 19 miles at about 8-9 minutes a mile, but getting slower and slower the longer I run, so I optimistically predict about 4-ish hours if the legs hold up......I'm enjoying the training though, especially now the weather's better. That winter stuff borders on the masochistic.
Glad to hear you all enjoyed Larne I was thinking about you when I was at the match.
Got my number for Belfast (522). Chris I ran 20 miles last week was looking to run about 9 - 9.5 min mile pace but ended up doing 10 min miles. When you are training for the marathon you are always running tired with all the miles you are putting in training. On the day of the marathon you will feel a lot fresher if you taper and don't do too much the last couple of weeks.
Hi Geraldine gald to hear from a new runner. You should perhaps pick a race to give you something to aim for. Something short like a 5K or 5 mile.
Good luck in Dublin Geraldine are you going to walk and jog & walk this year.
Chris, what about joining club, great if you can get a friendly one, beats always running alone. i go for the social run as i spend all week on my own :-(
***STOP PRESS***
unofficially official tweaked route:
city hall, law courts, ravenhill rd, DOWN ormeau rd, sunnyside st, holy lands, botanic gdns, bradbury pl, sandy row, grosvenor rd, falls, divis st, castle st, royal ave, as it was to end of coastal path, duncrue straight to whitla st, rest as it was too.
still waiting for my no :-((
Didn't go too well with yesterday's long run - was aiming for 19 but ended up only doing 17 - just suddenly got really really tired at 14 miles and couldn't run through it....is this a bad sign for the marathon? Mind you, the weather was unbelievable - started in rain, then sun, then hailstones....no excuse though
BaldyfromBangor - definitely thinking about a club - any recommendations people want to make on a public forum like this one?
Chris have you tried enery gels and do you carry a drink. I find the gels give me a boost when I am feeling tired and once you become dehydrated you start to feel tired.
Do you live in Belfast Chris?
Kenneth - funnily enough, I was thinking about carrying a drink during yesterday's run - but I do find it awkward - have you tried a belt or anything like that? I live in east Belfast.
There are a number of clubs in Belfast if you look on the Federation website. I don't know them well enough to recomend one. In East Belfast you are not too far from Baldy club North Down in Bangor.
East Antrim Harriers are in Ballyclare.
willowfield - competitive, not so many of us slower guys
annadale - ditto
north down - bangor, all ages, all abilities, mon night 730pm for fun and frolics!!! www.northdownac.co.uk
lagan valley - mary peters track, friendly and also good set up.
CIYMS - not the busiest
those belts are a personal thing, i cant get used to them.
am starting numbers and times list on the mara thread, oh and a social after :-))
I did 1 hour on the treadmill tonight whilst watching the Liverpool match. Liverpool's second goal was classy.