Meath_Villan Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Looking at the Dublin Half Ironman ...never swam in a wet suit or open water .... Would doing lengths in a pool be a waste of time as open water I'm told is a different animal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted December 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted December 8, 2017 Easier to swim in a wet suit open water than swimming in a pool imho, I think pool swimming will help make you stronger before doing so open water swimming in early summer. I've had a year off triathlon but might have another go at Weymouth next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Meath_Villan said: Looking at the Dublin Half Ironman ...never swam in a wet suit or open water .... Would doing lengths in a pool be a waste of time as open water I'm told is a different animal ? All swimming helps. It's a bit different in open water with sighting and leg buoyancy but you should definitely spend as much time in the pool as you e.g. 2k without stopping before you go open water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Yeah ... swimming is gonna be fun .....went up to the pool after a hard day at work ....I found 250m a bit rough ...but probably dehydrated etc from work .......in other news .....that 50k has a cut off time of 5 hours .... should be fun .... considering my marathon time is like 4:16 8 weeks to bring that time down so ....(I will remember to bring gels tho) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Weather will force me on to a treadmill tonight, I find a treadmill run extremely boring but it will be better than going on my arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I find it hard work walking in snow this deep, running would be a good work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 9 hours ago, Meath_Villan said: Yeah ... swimming is gonna be fun .....went up to the pool after a hard day at work ....I found 250m a bit rough ...but probably dehydrated etc from work .......in other news .....that 50k has a cut off time of 5 hours .... should be fun .... considering my marathon time is like 4:16 8 weeks to bring that time down so ....(I will remember to bring gels tho) 5 hours? That's pretty fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 So 10k an hour .....and I have to get to the 40k mark in 4 Hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 so after a 2 month break post debut half marathon , I did a couple of miles last week to get out again before winter set in and promptly developed a cold from which I am still recovering, but I am determined to start 2018 with something to focus on so I've signed up to 3 10k races, Cardiff Bay - did it last year, was nice and fat, and Newport and Barrybados Island two new places which will keep me focussed I hope. Not going to go through the anxiety of asking people for money this time so will probably skip the longer distances, to allow me to focus on the 10ks for a while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphouneso Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Any October marathon suggestions? Failed to get in to Snowdonia. Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted December 27, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted December 27, 2017 That first run after Christmas, so rough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Been to the physio about the pain in my glutes .....still fecking hurts ....any way ...Dudes !!!! I write a really shit blog for work about .....running and stuff ...its basically just to give an impression we can do stuff and stuff ..... so if anyone is interested in giving it a read .. please do Mv`s Blog ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Anyone had shin splints before? Been doin a bit of hill walking recently and it seems to have come on. Any tips to get rid? I know they say rest, but I don't even do that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 19 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: Anyone had shin splints before? Been doin a bit of hill walking recently and it seems to have come on. Any tips to get rid? I know they say rest, but I don't even do that much. Not had full on shin splints but enough pain to say that I was on the way. Rolling and stretching my calf helped. I now use a tennis ball and roll it along the edge of my shin bone/muscle any time I get a bit of bother. Done before bed and it seems to clam things down for the next morning. It's really interesting how sore a pain free part of the body will surprisingly be when you I run the ball across it! Not sure if this helps but extra info I suppose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I'm not running at the moment because of a sprained ankle. I couldn't do the 10k in Baggeridge on Sunday I'd signed up for but I didn't mind too much when I saw the weather. I'm planning on have a couple of 'running weekends' away this year. Perhaps Bristol in May - drive down early on the Saturday morning to catch a parkrun, spend the day wondering about the place, stop in a cheap hotel and get up the next day to do the Bristol 10k. Just need to convince the other half to join me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 On 15/12/2017 at 00:38, Delphouneso said: Any October marathon suggestions? Failed to get in to Snowdonia. Again. Eden project. Lovely. May do it myself again this year. Stay over the night before and go to the pasta party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphouneso Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Yup that’s the plan! Used to live down that way so it’s a race I’m familiar with, was hoping to run something different this year as Eden was also my back up last year when I didn’t get into Snowdonia. Last year however I ended up running it as moral support for my sister, so it’ll be quite nice to run my own race this year especially seen as I know quite a few of the St Austell guys so it might get quite competitive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I've been building up to start running for months, but I'm finally ready now. I tried last year, but my heart weren't into it tbf. I'm going tonight once the kids are in bed, then again early in the morning. Quite looking forward to it, if I'm honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjsg Posted January 26, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 26, 2018 Smashing the mileage @SteveMac nothing but respect for the before 5 am starts, I've been trying to keep my mileage under control (waaayy down on last year) so I could basically race every weekend in January to sort of race myself into form. Doing SEAA XC Champs at Stanmer Park in Brighton tomorrow, wont be worrying anyone near the front but 15K in spikes is gonna be a killer for my poor calves. Anyone else in Spring Marathon training other than Myself, Steve and Paul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 7.51km , 34.38 . im ***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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