Lockdown 2021 Run Challenge

[caulifloweredneanderthal]

I’ll be doing 12/13km on Sunday I’d say but it’ll take me nearly two hours to do, going by the route selected

[backinatracksuit]

You never, never, wait at traffic lights, just do up the road a bit and cross when it’s safe before doubling back on yourself

[Locke]

Am I to log your 10km time @Bandage?

[Thomas_Brady]

We’re gonna start needing photographic evidence

[TheUlteriorMotive]

You don’t kick all your teams points in a county final without a bit about you.

The legs feed the wolf.

[Locke]

You’re going to have to go over 5km at some stage…

[Thomas_Brady]

I did 7 recently fucko.

[caulifloweredneanderthal]

How many attempts will ye be doing this time around lads?

I think I’ll try and get a mid-month one in (around Paddy’s Day) and then one just before the deadline.

I did two road runs this week, which is enough for me any week.

[Bandage]

Yes, stick me down for 56:31 please. It’s like the 5km. Nice to beat the general target early on, 58:00 in this case, and then have another 2 or 3 attempts to reduce the time over the course of the month.

With the longer distance, I ran in parts of St Anne’s Park I’d never ran in before. There’s a lot of undulations in the corner section by James Larkin Road that takes you down to the coast and then back uphill in Raheny direction. That was around 3.5km to 5.5km so I was slow enough there.

I got comfortable again back on familiar main avenue and rose garden territory before finishing in Killester village for coffee. Looking at splits, I was 28:25 for the first 5km and 28:06 for the last 5km so I should be able to improve on it.

Especially if I cut out that hilly segment and find a different part of the park to run in. I was actually thinking I could literally run down the Howth Road from Killester to Fairview Park for my last 2.5km or 3km if I was desperate for a time. It’s literally like running down a huge hill in Cork.

[TreatyStones]

@Bandage is like a dour stayer that has been running in 2m hurdles up to now.

He has come into his own over the longer distances, and has a lovely handicap mark to exploit.

[artfoley]

@Thomas_Brady

I did 7 recently fucko.

in 2 3.5k runs

[Locke]

@Bandage

Yes, stick me down for 56:31 please

Done! Well done mate. Out on your own leading the Intermediate B section.

[caulifloweredneanderthal]

@TreatyStones

@Bandage is like a dour stayer that has been running in 2m hurdles up to now.

He has come into his own over the longer distances, and has a lovely handicap mark to exploit.

WTF?

[Locke]

I think that’s horsey talk. I think…

@caulifloweredneanderthal

@TreatyStones

@Bandage is like a dour stayer that has been running in 2m hurdles up to now.

He has come into his own over the longer distances, and has a lovely handicap mark to exploit.

WTF?

[TreatyStones]

@caulifloweredneanderthal

WTF?

Bandage sits on dead horses

[artfoley]

@Locke

Well done Art, great to have a time logged. You’ll need to take a minute off a km before the end of the month but by tipping away every week you’d get there.

thanks lockie, the only reason i ran 10k so early was to figure out exactly where i am re: fitness. if my programme goes according to plan, i should be running around 5.45 per K with no dip.

just requires dogged determination and consistent application.

at least i now have proof of concept!

[Locke]

Albeit with a slope I was doing my 5km pace for the last three kms last night but it was more around the mood I was in, no dinner so nothing in my gut, well hydrated etc etc. Conditions were perfect too. New runners helping also.

[artfoley]

@Locke

New runners helping also.

i think my kayanos are on their last legs. id go for the brooks, but then id be @Fran s trainerfwend

so im going to go for these bad boys

@Locke

no dinner so nothing in my gut, well hydrated etc etc

I was running on empty this morning, but I’d totally plateaued around the 6.5k mark. I’ll adjust to evening running to make sure there’s something in the tank but also to ensure hydration

[Fran]

Thanks for the update

[Fran]

@Locke

Hand on heart, was at the lights at the bottom Douglas road by Tesco and couldn’t get across due to the traffic. I didn’t commit to the time until around 6.5k through up in Ballinlough when I knew there was a slope down to Douglas to work with for a decent time. You UUCOAM.