A Marathon for a great cause

[Mac]

@RaymondCrotty

Seriously appreciate the fundraising efforts @Mac and @Bandage. €4,200 raised and counting. For a small charirty like ours that is highly significant. I know ours is a bit of a niche cause but I can promise you that money goes a long way and an investment we will use carefully to create the most impact. Thanks to all who have contributed.

I’ve at least another 600 quid gift matching to add to that as well

[gilgamboa]

Ps… Wtf was the yoke around your calf

[padjo]

Well done lads, didn’t appreciate so many of ye were doing the marathon, fair old achievement

[Bandage]

That’s just muscle, pal.

[fenwaypark]

kinesiology tape

[gilgamboa]

@fenwaypark

kinesiology tape

Surely a cod of epic proportions

[fenwaypark]

Don’t know enough to say but plenty of elites use it.

[gilgamboa]

@fenwaypark

Don’t know enough to say but plenty of elites use it.

A placebo I’d imagine. If it worked it would be everywhere

[Bandage]

Essentially I was like the spoilt kid at U12 training with the best boots and all the paraphernalia that goes with it…but who’s basically shit.

[Spidey]

It takes the pressure off the muscle and allows blood flow through. Need to know how to put it on though

[gilgamboa]

@Spidey

It takes the pressure off the muscle and allows blood flow through. Need to know how to put it on though

I’d say tis like the nose stretcher made famour by Robbie fowler

[Spidey]

I was watching the race with James Sherry and our kids. Instead of giving high fives at myos, he should have been handing out business cards.

He’ll be busy this week

[Mac]

@Spidey

I was watching the race with James Sherry and our kids. Instead of giving high fives at myos, he should have been handing out business cards.

He’ll be busy this week

Some lad shouted ‘gwan Mac’ or something similar to me at Myos. I shouted ‘cheers Spidey’ back at him. Having read your earlier post I’d say I’ve sent him home awful confused

[Spidey]

you did.

[Bandage]

That’s it. I missed Cork Marathon in June after getting a 4-6 week calf strain. I was able to train uninterrupted for Dublin but I found that every 3/4 weeks or so my calf would be starting to creak. I was better at identifying what was just fatigue & what was a potential injury brewing though so was able to manage it. I’d get an auld rub and some dry needling on it on a monthly basis & that would set me up for the next 3/4 weeks of training. My needler lass suggested taping it up for the last couple of long training runs and the race itself for the reasons you outline. My calf was actually grand today. My leg cramps were mainly thigh/quad x2. My only other positive was a lack of chafing, I got my Vaseline game spot on.

[Locke]

@fenwaypark

kinesiology tape

Does he need to shave his legs to put that on?

[Pirlo]

Your next quest is to run up all of Whiterock Hill!

Fair play boss! Fair play @Mac.

[Mac]

@Spidey

Well done all. Hearing back this evening that few folks I know who’d be fit out had to go into ambulance around 20 mile mark. Absolutely goosed.
Great achievement and in decent time with niggles and injuries. Enjoy the pints of Becks tonight

Heard last night that a girl I’ve run with a few times from @Wexford1996’s part of the world went through 30km and woke up in an ambulance a few mins later. She’s absolutely no clue what happened and thankfully is ok. Some carnage.

Hope the bodies are alright today gents. My legs are in bits. Trick or treating later on is not going to be a good experience!

[Locke]

@Mac

Hope the bodies are alright today gents. My legs are in bits. Trick or treating later on is not going to be a good experience

Great experience but hips are goosed, the PF is on fire, left toenail is about to say adios and I’ve a 3 hour bus ride ahead of me. But I’d do it all again in a heart beat! Next goal is to beat the wall at 21 mile, was grand enough up until then.

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

Was this year particularly bad or is it always like this?

Sounds like hell