If any of you lads are on Strava stick up your profile here. This is mine... https://www.strava.com/athletes/8896267
Legs still a bit sore after Saturday. Have kept it going this week, logged 65 km this week and 19 km last Sunday. But it has been probably my toughest week so far. Plan a long run (what ever coach Dub13 demands) this weekend then will wind it back a bit Have been averaging about 90km a week so hopefully I'll have a bit more in tank than I did in cork.
It's pretty small.. handy for 8-10 miles maybe.. I have a bigger hand bottle that I have from training two years ago. Like yourself, I run out last few miles of my longer runs..
You can link your Garmin Connect to Strava, so any runs you up load to Garmin go straight across. I prefer Strava.
I did yeah, but at a very easy pace. But legs have not recovered fully, so was a mistake. Intention was to do 10 easy miles (16km) but went a bit further. How is your training going?
Ah sure we all do that, the fact you were able to do that much the day after means you must be in good shape, I did nothing till Tuesday. Training is going well, did a 5 miler today and ran it 15 secs faster than 2 weeks ago on the same course, will do another 1 in 2 weeks time and then taper, hopefully go a little quicker again. 17 miles tomorrow, luvly.
Did my second sprint triathlon yesterday down in Youghal, miserable bloody day for it but went really well. It was a 6k run at the end with two laps of 3k and my ankles are aching after the first lap but just kept pushing with the arms as the legs were totally gassed by that point after the cycle. Came in just under 5 mins per K which I was happy enough with. Need to work on the run side of things a lot over the winter and try get my injuries sorted out.
The gym I'm in do a triathlon every year and every year when that time of year comes around and I see them setting up for it I always say I'd love to do that. This year's event was on yesterday, defo going to do it next year. Nothing major, 750m swim, 20km cycle and 5km run.
Longest run done and dusted on this marathon plan, 22 miles with @megager and a few lads from the club over the hill of Howth this morning. We train a lot over the hill and you just cant beat it. We will do a flat fast 20 next Sunday morning and then taper.
You should definitely go for it, they're great crack on the day. The different events really adds a new dimension to the whole thing. Being a good cyclist trumps everything in that game.
I'm cycling all me life so don't think I'd have a problem there, would need to get a decent bike though, not sure if I'd go to that expense just for 1 event. If I ask nicely the gym might sort me a loan of one.
It's great if you've a few friends that are into the different events, you get a great race where you've a swimmer trying to get a big enough lead to try and stay ahead of a cyclist or runner. 9/10 times the cyclist will come in. They're over for the winter now so can ease off on the cardio and get back to some weight and movement based training.
Did my first 18 miles yesterday. God the last 2/3 miles were tough. My groins were killing. Have always had sore groins playing football over the years. Normally in pre-season then they get stronger and are fine. Suppose because i'm running distances i've never run before they will get sore.
Fair play. I often think we are mad, getting up early to run crazy distances in all sorts of inclement weather conditions when most normal people are asleep. But enjoy it. When you cross the line and realise the scale of your achievement it's worth all the pain and miles.
That's whats driving me on mate through the pain. Trying to foam roll my groins, fairly awkward to do!! Normal stretching doesn't help enough. Was in the Phoenix park at 8:30 Sunday morning. Normally the missus and myself take turns at the weekends for lie-ins as we've 2 kids. Haven't had a proper lie in for months with the running!!
Was in there meself at that time, were you near the polo grounds at any stage? Try soaking in (waist high) cold water for 20 mins, as cold as you can take. great for sore/tired legs, might help with your groin issue.
Thanks for the tip mate. I did the route for the Frank Duffy 10 mile a couple of times. Had a look at some clips of foam rolling abductors last night, has actually loosened it up so ill try that again.
Struggling to nail down a planned marathon target / pace. How did you lads decide a target for your first .?