Thereās a mate of mine who would be into his running, heād be up around 90km a week, ran his pb at Newmarket at 16:51, not a pick on the man. He came 58th! Must be some field at that 5k.
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OāDonovan was 59th 
Fast course attracts a big field. Very similar to jingle bells in Dublin. @Mac 's buddy ran something like 15.08 there and only finished 15th I think.
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Coach, would it be okay to do Fridayās session tomorrow & tomorrowās on Friday? Iāve more scope to do a long run tomorrow than Christmas Eveā¦
100 percent.
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thinly veiled Iām getting mangled thursday night.
Thinly veiledā¦the crĆØche is closed on Christmas Eve. 
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my one sounds better, but I feel you. Itās good stuff youāre doing here.
My 2021 running has come to an abrupt halt. Despite being in the gym 4 times a week since July, multilple 20km+ trail / mountain runs and running faster times on the road more recently than I have in 4-5 years without any injury Iāve succumbed to a torn hip flexor through a game of indoor soccer 
Maybe itās a sign I need to knock the indoor ball on the head and keep the running to straight lines with no twisting or turning. No running of any significance for 6-8 weeks but Iām going to target a 5km PB as the initial goal once Iām back or even sub 21 mins.
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bad luck bro. My running after the 10k trial early on this year was abysmal. GAA and soccer fucked me up a bit where I was training there. Broken ribs, followed by a broken toe and then covid meant I did the sum total of fuck all other than some indoor soccer. Aim is to get back at it in the new year. I hate new years resolutions, but will be aiming to get a better 5k time myself.
After I get fat(ter) over Christmas of course
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Bad luck. They started a 5 a side in our place and I politely declined for same reasons.
Not much to say of consolation but listen to physio, and do exercises prescribed.
Ah yeah itās not the type of injury to ignore proper advice. Iām happy enough if I can work away in the gym and work a sweat up somehow as I know the running will come back. As much for headspace as anything else.
The 5 a side is great for just seeing people which is a novelty for me as still WFH. But am getting to the stage where the risk may be outweighing any benefit too
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Fuckit anyway, I was impressed with your dedication, particularly getting into the mountains, shitty luck, that would put you in bad form.
Running wears the body down, despite claiming great fitness thereās not a one of us would be any good in a scrap 
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Thatās been part of the shift in focus on my part. Iāve fuck all upper body strength so been trying to build that out, and sort out diet which has meant Iāve shed a load of weight and been running faster without any focus on speed training. It should give me a good base for next year if I can keep the weight off.
I want to do a trail marathon next year but wouldnāt be as mad to go and do what you did at the weekend. Thereās one in the Mourne Mountains in June that looks a reasonable target and @caulifloweredneanderthal might even join me so thereās a bit of accountability on both sides 
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Sure anybody can do a marathon if you donāt beat yourself up over time, but if I had been racing last Saturday Iād have wanted to knock the bones of an hour off that time and Iād have ended up half dead
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@Bandage , that was a great run today. When your LSR is increasing in time, thatās a nice route to take in pheonix park. You could take in a lot of trails which would be great for the legs.
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Thanks pal. Iām not familiar with Phoenix Park for running so was wondering when/if I would reach a left turn to get back towards the main avenue and back down towards the zoo. It worked out as pretty much 2 hours by chance in the end. One of the good things about Strava groups and those I follow is getting some route ideas. Iād seen you and a few others had been running there lately, along with folk doing the Jingle Bells 5km & the Laura Lynn half marathon so decided to incorporate it into a long run. Iāll need you to let me know where the trails are when Iām going for longer runs again.
Speedy recovery @Mac.
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Will do.