Northern Ireland Running - Page 929 - General running

Martin Brady 5

13/03/2013 at 23:20

Unfortunately Ricky I think you are right ran six today probably won't run again until Sunday ,doing Jimmys 10 in Downpatrick with my children, then probably rest again for Larne ,depressing and a little worrying regarding the marathon, that's good news for Limerick excellent. I would like to do a sunny marathon at the end of the year(dodgy knee allowing) was looking at Palma Majorca, run through the old town then round the coast back and finish at Palma Cathedral , cold pint and a medal , sounds good

John Mcgerty

14/03/2013 at 10:34

Thanks guys for the tips, I have ran this week very well last night 10 miles @ 7.30 ave pace with some good hills and this morning a comfortable recovery run 7 miles @ 8.20 ave pace and felt good. I am doing my Tempo run on Saturday and a 20 miler LSR on Sunday aiming at 8.30 ave pace again. I am dropping off an extra bottle just to see if it was hydration but I am confident now it was a blip or the weather. Look forward to catching up at Larne with you all.

Thanks guys again

gregory cahoon

14/03/2013 at 18:07

speed session at the track last nite 4mile 400 800 1200 1600 1200 800 400 with warm up and cool down 11 mile total . about to head out now for 500m hill repeats dreading the thought of it !!!!!!

Martin Brady 5

14/03/2013 at 19:17

Gregory I'm dreading the thought of it and I'm not even doing it

tommygunn

14/03/2013 at 21:29

Sessions 2 days in a row a bit much Gregory!!

Racing jimmys and then larne so race season firmly upon us now. Last proper session pre Jimmys tonight. Haven't done it in a while so be interesting to see how I get on.

John do you still do the heart rate training? You look to be progressing well. (As do a lot of the other guys!).

Lisoider

14/03/2013 at 21:47

Note that Jimmy's has an early start this year 11am on Sunday.

HMM

14/03/2013 at 22:33

http://images.jamespyne.co.uk/?Action=_VC&id=122363602&ppwd=rs2397cf

Martin Brady 5

14/03/2013 at 22:44

John your well on schedule for Larne, that wee blip did you the world of good

TG , I'm doing Jimmys for the first time this Sunday, looking forward to it , no land speed records though , tried out my knee support today and now sitting with an ice pack , no running until Sunday , ah the fun of being new to running in your forties

Ricky W

14/03/2013 at 22:46

John - looking very good for you going sub 1.40 @ Larne

Bet those 500m hill reps hurt Gregory.... I did a 6 miler tonight witha 10x250 hill session in the middle which was hard enough!

Martin the Palma Majorca trip sounds brill - cold pints waiting at the end has PB written all over it

Martin Brady 5

14/03/2013 at 22:59

Hmm, had a wee look at James Pynes site, wow your a brave man , great photos of bogs and rivers but a lot of very happy people at the end, what was your race number , you should post your finishing picture on here ,well done !

Ricky, yes Palma is looking good just need to get the knee sorted, have enrolled a couple of others to cheer me on, here's hoping

gregory cahoon

14/03/2013 at 23:06

ricky- 10*500 reps with gradual incline 6,40 pace add in warm up and cool down 12.5 mile . well done on your session they are all tough

Martin Brady 5

14/03/2013 at 23:53

Gregory as I thought not for the faint hearted

Kenneth Bacon

15/03/2013 at 09:20

Martin have you been to a physio about the knee?

Gregory a couple of tough sessions.

Just over 5 miles last night with my beginners group. You should have saw their faces when I told them the route which included a steep hill, but they all did it and will feel better for doing it.

Good luck to all racing this week end.

Martin Brady 5

15/03/2013 at 12:03

Thanks Kenny. Yeh been to physio no lasting damage , ice packs and rest and some strengthening exercises for the surrounding muscles ,no running until sunday, then i will take it from there

HMM

15/03/2013 at 13:07

1489

Martin Brady 5

15/03/2013 at 15:26

HMM, If there was ever a photo to be used to advertise Ballymena runners that has to be it , superb,well done again!

Kenneth Bacon

15/03/2013 at 15:44

HMM some good pics.

No Pain

15/03/2013 at 20:10

HMM great grizzly photos, enjoy your long run this weekend.
Looks like everyone is training hard and getting some good sessions in.

Ricky W

15/03/2013 at 22:58

HMM - fair play to you, literally knee deep & you even appeared to be smiling/enjoying yourself in some of the shots! .... that caper looks way beyond my capabilities! Well done.

11mls tonight for me @ 8.36 pace..... 22 scheduled for Sun morning and will bring me to 60 for the week which is a first for me

Heather Baxter

16/03/2013 at 15:57

I haven't been on for a while & I think the last thing I was to find out was about pacers for next Saturday!! We have 3 pace groups 1.30, 1.45 & 2.00 - you will be able to identify them by the balloons attached to the pacers! We are now up to over 1000 runners & are on course for a record breaking entry, but that will mostly depend on how many people enter on the day, & if its anything like today that could be very few!!

My own training has been going quite well (nearly scared to say that in case I scud myself!) & its now only 7 weeks until I hit the roads in the Cincinnati marathon. Tomorrow is a 21 mile run which is the farthest I've ever went in a training run, normally don't go beyond 20 so not sure how that will go!!

Hope to see a lot of you next week down in sunny?? Larne for the best half marathon in Northern Ireland!!!