Northern Ireland Running - Page 918 - General running

John Mcgerty

06/02/2013 at 10:11

HMM & Heather, thanks for the up date on the pacers. As you know my issue is consistency over the longer distances so the pacers take away that worry. I am looking to to do around 1hr 40m so will look for help with the nearest timed pacer.

Martin Brady 5

06/02/2013 at 11:19

13 miles this morning , fantastic fresh morning for a long run , ankle feels good

Kenneth Bacon

06/02/2013 at 12:37

Good Martin it looks good out there the sun is even shining on the North Coast.

Martin Brady 5

06/02/2013 at 14:31

Thanks Kenny , in my view the sun always shines on the North Coast (even when it rains!)

Howmanyminutes?!?

06/02/2013 at 18:19

Kenny what are S'wells weekend training times in the triangle as I'll be up at the caravan in Portrush quite a bit from March. Do any of your crew do a run before/after parkrun?

Ricky W

06/02/2013 at 22:35

Nice day for it alright Martin.... no damage done to the ankle then if it didnt protest after 13 miles. Happy days.

Finally got back out on the tarmac tonight for my usual Wednesday Hill Session followed by a tempo mile @ 7.07 on the way back home just to liven things up. Total run just short of 4.5 miles.
Treadmill is tempting when weather is bad - but nothing beats getting out on the road!

Kenneth Bacon

07/02/2013 at 09:51

HMM I'm not at the Parkrun very often so I don't know. We meet at 8.00am at Mathewsons Chemist car Park, Ballymoney on a Sunday. This is the only timetabled run. Gillian does some off road stuff but I'm not sure what time she goes out.

Martin Brady 5

07/02/2013 at 18:16

Glad I did my long run yesterday, squally out there today, 6 miles to do later , Ricky welcome back to the pavement, that was a great tempo speed, speed work is the bit I really struggle with

JP Wallace

07/02/2013 at 21:54

Weather was 'minging' today. Went out just before lunchtime, light rain, which quickly turned to heavy rain, lots of big puddles, and around some of the paths I was on muddy puddles too. At least it wasn't too windy. That's my LR sorted for the week (13 miles).

Ricky W

07/02/2013 at 22:38

Good to get the Long Runs in when you can JP! I have a 17miler scheduled in for Sunday morning and the forecast isn't great!

Martin - similar here... just in from a 7 miler - first 5 MP last 2 tempo (7.32 & 7.21 pace) ... 58.38 fror the run with overall average pace 8.23. Funny enough I'm the opposite with speedwork - I enjoy ramping up the pace (particularly in the closing stages of a run) and need to be more disciplined not to do it! I was supposed to run my 7 miles tonight at MP right through but thought what the hell and kicked for home on the last two .

Martin Brady 5

07/02/2013 at 22:52

Unlucky JP, I went out tonight and managed 8 miles before the rain came on.

Ricky,that's good going ,I did 4 miles steady uphill at about average 9:30/m and 4 downhill at about 8:30/m.

Keep up the good work guys !

Alwyn McKee

07/02/2013 at 23:04

Hello folks!
Very jealous reading your running tales this past week - I've opted for a break from running to see if I can be rid of my nagging lower ab strain. Mood not helped by trying to watch my calorie intake whilst calorie burn so reduced!

Good to hear you're over your man-flu, Ricky - hope to join you Sun morning. I never put too much store by longer- range forecasts!

Martin Brady 5

07/02/2013 at 23:43

Good man Alwyn, take it easy you know it makes sense, the miles you are doing it won't be long to you burn off all those extra calories , you can train harder when you are at 100%'it won't be long,take care

Kenneth Bacon

08/02/2013 at 09:25

I managed to get 5 miles in last night. Missed the rain and it was as cold and windy as it has been recently.

I hope you see a few of you at Roe Valley Trail Run on Saturday. Then I need to get into double figures on Sunday if I'm for doing Larne.

Martin Brady 5

08/02/2013 at 10:16

I missed the rain too, but it was freezing last night Kenny, keep up the good work those double figures are just around the corner

Howmanyminutes?!?

08/02/2013 at 12:07

Good running everyone. Got 6 in last night hoping it might flush out lt cold which just started yesterday pm. Feeling bit cheesed off as I've 16 miler tomorrow. Plan to get it done but may need to be careful with pace.

Howmanyminutes?!?

08/02/2013 at 12:10

Kenny good luck with Roe Valley gonna miss it this year - trainng more & racing less. Fair play to Andy at parkrun 24 hours of beach running. I'll probably join him for a few miles during the day or night.

Paul OH

08/02/2013 at 13:10

Kenny looking forward to seeing you at the Roe Valley, first time there for me.

Ricky, if you're keen on a track finish the Les Jones 10k in May starts and finishes on the MPT as well (with a couple of tough climbs in between ).

Ricky W

08/02/2013 at 14:48

No probs Alwyn - will text you later on..

HMM - just got shot of my cold - trained on with it but it went to my chest and had to take 5 days off last week. Take it easy!

Paul that 10K sounds good - come to think of it I've never done a 10k so might be a good one to do.

Ricky W

10/02/2013 at 17:07

Cheers Alwyn - enjoyed the run this morn.... you are a great splashguard big guy lol!

We did 17.5 mls @ 9.22 pace - a porridge, bagels & honey breakfast saw me through this time. A great relief to put the last 'bonk' behind me - it was a good learning curve about the importance of fuelling & hydration though!

Edited: 10/02/2013 at 17:09