23km at 25.6km ave this morning before work. 300 odd metres climbed
The novelty of one of these new gadgets might actually get me off my hole and do a bit of running
I’d order one today mate. It will have a great effect on your life
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What’s the best one with GPS and HR monitor built in? This could be revolutionary.
I have the garmin f220. Heart straps are optional with nearly all models I didn’t bother with it. It’s unreal kit just plug it into the laptop after every run to analyse your data
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16.5km (1hr24) run yesterday afternoon, followed by solo cycle of 90km this morning (av 25.7km/780m). Solid weekend of training.
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1.37 is my half marathon record pal. I’d love to see you smash it.
In your fucking dreams princess
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not a hope my friend. I’m only a jogger, so I’d be happy enough with 1.45 - 1.49 to be honest. I never had any pace, but just a bit of endurance.
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I do intend to smash a geographer out there though pal. Either I’ll knock him over or come in ten minutes before him
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I can’t get my 1.37 - but here’s a 1.4ish two years later which wasn’t bad…My only training for this was 37 laps of the Mary I GAA field 10 days before it.
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Great running. Mine is 1.38, did it in Kinvara in March. Going to be to tough to beat that again.
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That’s good ridin’
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Good stuff.
Yeah, in the three I did the one I trained most for i did worst - 1.50 tho it was my first one.
Really depends on how you feel on the day… for my best, i ran half of it with the sub 1.30 marker but trailed off…
Hard to know how a race will go until you’re a few miles in. I ran just ahead of the 1.40 pacers and tore off at 9 miles.
Done any marathons?
No… and I doubt I ever will. Always thought I would but after doing a few half marathons I have no interest… that amount of running aint good for you and I enjoy strength training and playing footie too much to give it up for that level of running.
Yeah you have to do a ridiculous amount of training for them alright.
I’ve done a few but I’m sticking to shorter distances from now on.
Are you training for a triathlon? I couldn’t run and cycle.
Adventure races. Cycle-Hike-run-kayak. Combinations of that usually.
Some days I’ll do a cycle and then a run straight off the bike
I went out today with the new Garmin forerunner 15 for the first time. Unreal. I love the way it beeps after every km you do, really keeps you on your toes and it’s way easier to judge how you’re going. Before i never knew how i was getting on until right at the end as was using the timer on my phone attached to my arm. As a result i did my best time in about two months, did a 25.40. Immediate aim is to do sub 5min km’s and as a result do a sub 25min for 5km and tbh that’s the main goal. After that i might try for a sub 50min 10km, i’ll see.
Only thing is afterwards i was absolutely fucked on my right hip. I was limping badly all about the place and it was just tight and a bit sore. Left one was fine. It has been at me after my runs now the last few weeks but today was the worst. @Bandage do you still get the hip pain from running? I better get a foam roller for this job because i’m fucked if i’m giving up running over this.
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