Cheers. A mate bought me a Donegal jersey in size large for christmas. Good motivation to keep at it when all else fails.
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Good man, well done. Itās always lovely to read a comeback tale.
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Thinly veiled āI too was a fat fuckerā
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FAO of @tallback & anyone else racing in Raheny tomorrow. Course reverts to the old route, as DCC donāt want it going into the park tomorrow.
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Old wrong route?
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What was the problem with the park?
Iāll have to redo my Strava pacing plan 
Nothing as far as I can make out having ran in there today. Think DCC cancelled most parkruns in their parks today post storm but thereās no trees down on the race route. Thereās a yellow warning tomorrow & more windy weather due so they must be acting withā¦an abundance of caution. Connoisseurs seemingly much prefer the old route as it doesnāt have the turnabout section in the park & you donāt go back on yourself. Just continue on straight down towards coast instead of turning into park & then take the left onto James Larkin Road & go around park perimeter & back up Watermill Road to Raheny. Strong south easterly wind tomorrow which is very unusual & probably not favourable overall. Might get shoved up the hill in the last mile though.
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Somewhat ironic to try make a race more safe by moving it closer to the coast when thereās going to be storm winds blowing in off it
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Wait what?
More of a drag.
Iāve landed in the Red Stables and as Met E would say - Iām sheltering in place (the car) ahead of heading out into the rain.
Are you marshalling today @Bandage ?
Best of luck, looks like itās clearing a bit.
Ah yeah - not too bad. Great buzz at the start as ever 
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Nice run out this morning in the Clonakilty 5 mile. Weather ended up being fine for most of it considering the early morning wind and heavy rain
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Great run, well done.
We got caught too far back at the start & couldnāt get a clear run for the first couple of km. TBH not sure I had much more in my legs, thought Iād be 36:xx & was early 37. That said, my plan this year is to ease into things & not leave my best work on the road in January & February. At least thatās what Iām telling myself anyway. Still enjoyed it though.
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A super fun day. Great buzz around the place despite the weather and fair play to Raheny AC for all the effort put in.
I was very happy how I went as my training has been very intermittent over the last few months.
The bit along the coast was better than expected- a bit of a tail wind? - but that ādragā up after really hurt the legs and made the last couple of k a proper grind. I suppose thatās how the end of every race feels though.
Anyway, great to get 2025 off to a start and plenty more days to look forward to
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Well done lads, great running
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Anyone ever feel the need to go to the toilet after doing calf raises?