First 10K in 3 months

[damienair]

I’ve entered into a 13K mountain trail race in November. Yikes! I had alcohol consumed when I agreed to do it with my Sister. But we are not going to back out. And so the training started in earnest this evening. 10K done, I surprised myself by doing it in a nice time holding a steady pace. I’ve 2 months to prepare. Wish me luck.🍀

Damien

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

You’ll smash it Damien! How exciting - mountain trails don’t sound very flat to me! You’ll find the hills at Eastville Park a doddle in October! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️💪

[damienair Administrator in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Oh my God I know😂. The race starts with an 800 ft climb straight away, followed by a 800ft decent and another 2 large climbs. It won’t be a PB course, no way.

I’m really looking forward to my parkrun in Eastville.

Damien

[Sandie1961 Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Yikes, that looks challenging! You’ve got a great 10k time though so I’m sure you’ll smash it. Eastville parkrun will indeed be good practice!

[damienair Administrator in reply to Sandie1961]

Im really looking forward to visiting Bristol as a tourist and doing my first UK parkrun at Eastville. Just over 3 weeks to go.

[mickj in reply to damienair]

Just completed the 10k Disney Paris run also in a personal bed of 59:03

Chuffed to bits.

Signed up for half marathon next yr 🙈

[mickj in reply to Sandie1961]

What is a good 10k time ? I’m currently going at 62 mins.

[damienair Administrator in reply to mickj]

I was just working on my 5K time by doing interval training. It was great for developing a faster 5K pace and a comfortable 10K pace. 62 minutes is great. My first 10K took me 1 hour and 15 minutes

Damien

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

It’ll be such fun! Don’t worry the hills there are fine. There’s one short steep one, and three others, not so steep, but longer. You’ll eat them for breakfast! 😅

[damienair Administrator in reply to cheekychipmunks]

And then we’ll go for Breakfast 😀

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Oh yes! 😋

[Couchpotato2]

That's great, what run is that?

[damienair Administrator in reply to Couchpotato2]

It’s a run for Dublin/Wicklow Mountain Rescue Service called Run the Line. There is a 26K route and a 13K route. I’m doing the 13K option. You get a T Shirt and instead of a medal finishers receive a metal camping Mug. Medals are for Mugs.😀

[Couchpotato2 in reply to damienair]

Haha I’m a mug then That sounds great and wise to start with the 13k, might be tought enough!

[damienair Administrator in reply to Couchpotato2]

It will be very tough. Some very steep climbs. Hope the weather plays ball, driving wind and rain in November could be a miserable experience.

[Deals1 Graduate10 in reply to Couchpotato2]

I'm a mug too!! 😂 Mr Deals says I'm like mutley (remember darsidly and mutley... Mutley always wanted medals! 😂)

[Couchpotato2 in reply to Deals1]

😂😂

[damienair Administrator in reply to Deals1]

😂😂 it is race t shirts for me. My wife just throws her eyes to heaven when a new one arrives. I love medals too, a mug will be different.

[Deals1 Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

I like both....t shirt n mug r practicle!!

[AliHC Graduate10]

Nice one! Very well done! And good luck with the Mountain Trail ⛰️🍀

[damienair Administrator in reply to AliHC]

Thank you.

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Congratulations to you Damien on that sub 60 minutes 10K, good training for your 13K mountain trail in November, I certainly do wish you luck.

The very Sunday that the clocks go back there is a HM 21 Kilometre trail run event not too far from where I live, the runners have to run at the start up a 200 meter hill, keep running to the bottom of that hill, then run through quite a hilly area, down again, up again to 200 metres, down, another hill and so on, very different from a parkrun, in fact compared to that 21 km HM trail run or your fourth coming 13K run, a parkrun is what it says it is, a run in the park.

[damienair Administrator in reply to AlMorr]

I’m looking forward to it and dreading it in equal measure. It will be great training for parkrun. 800ft climb straight after the start line.🥵

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Good luck, 🍀😊🏃

[backintime Graduate10]

Great time Damien, you've got it covered looks like. In 2 months you'll be more than ready

[damienair Administrator in reply to backintime]

Thanks. I’m aiming to be running 15-16K by then but the climbs will be hard to train for.

[backintime Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

If you can get to France I have hills aplenty : )

[Franglaise Graduate10 in reply to backintime]

Ha ha...same here in midi pyrenees. I keep being approached to be fourth team member for vertical marathon in October...im remaining firm with my "no" after watching last years youtube video.. best of luck with yours Damien

[damienair Administrator in reply to Franglaise]

Thank you. I’m sure it won’t be as severe as the Pyrenees but I’ll stay off YouTube just in case I frighten myself off it. At least the last 2-3k is down hill.

Damien

[Franglaise Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Plus you are doping it...im wimping out.

[CaffeineBomb Graduate10]

Good luck! 🤞 That amazing 10k time bodes well, you've definitely got this. Thanks for the gratuitous Garmin shot btw 😁 Forerunner? I've decided to treat myself if I can find a good Black Friday deal in November 🤗

[damienair Administrator in reply to CaffeineBomb]

Thank you. Yes it’s a Garmin Forerunner 35. I bought it for £80 in an Amazon prime sale 2 months ago. You should get it at a similar price on a Black Friday Sale.

I had a second hand Forerunner 15 for 2 years. The 35 is a nice upgrade.

[CaffeineBomb Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Good to get an idea of potential price, thanks for that 👍Now I just need to be patient and wait for the sale... sigh...

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

10k in under 60 minutes that's so amazing. Congratulations 😊

[damienair Administrator in reply to Buddy34]

Thank you. I surprised myself. I was able to hold a pretty steady pace all the way around. The 5K interval training is translating well. I was also doing a few 7K runs every now and then.

[Buddy34 Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Maybe I will try some 5k interval training to see of it can help me run longer

[damienair Administrator in reply to Buddy34]

It really helps with pacing. You just get used to running faster. My legs thankfully are not sore today. Next run will be parkrun on Saturday.

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

That sounds like something you’d enter after alcohol Damien. Enjoy.

[damienair Administrator in reply to Dexy5]

😂😂 a moment of madness. Alcohol induced madness

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Great time there! You could do it tomorrow if you needed to. But good luck anyway 🙂 🍀

[damienair Administrator in reply to Irishprincess]

I think I’ll need to put a few weeks of long miles on the legs first. I have a feeling the 800 to 1,000 ft climbs are going to be very tough. But it should also be a great experience and something to aim for.

[Irishprincess Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Sibling rivalry will get you through 😏

[Deals1 Graduate10]

Agree with Irishprincess u could do this now if u wanted. 😊 Good luck... Enjoy... U will smash it!!

Drunken fuelled goals are good😊

[damienair Administrator in reply to Deals1]

Doubt if I’ll smash it but it might smash me.😂 if I do it in under 1:40 I’ll be happy. I always get myself in trouble with drinky poo’s.

[Raspberrypink Graduate10]

Good luck. Hope you enjoy the run !

[damienair Administrator in reply to Raspberrypink]

Thank you. It will be an experience.

[Zanzibar4 Graduate10]

Goodluck Damien it will be a great experience. Happy Running

[damienair Administrator in reply to Zanzibar4]

Thank you. C25K to 5K races, parkrun, 10K, 10K races and now a 13K mountain trail race. It’s been a great journey and great experience so far. I should have started running years ago.

Damien

[Run46 Graduate10]

Wow, now that's a whole nother type of a run...enjoy it 👍😉

Also, that must have been a hell of a night for you to feel the need to volunteer 😳🤣

[damienair Administrator in reply to Run46]

Ha yeah. My brother-in-law was involved in organizing the event as he is a team leader in the Mountain Rescue Service. He told me about it whilst on a night out. I told him I could easily do it. He laughed and reminded me the next morning over breakfast. My Sister and I were registered there and then.😀 No backing out now.

[Run46 Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Good on ya...you'll be fine 😅

[Evol Graduate10]

That's great, good luck

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

That sounds like fun! I can't wait to read all about it. My last 2 trail races we got a large porcelain coffee mug and a stainless steel beer mug. Love it!

[damienair Administrator in reply to SaskAlliecat]

I’d love a stainless steel beer mug 🍺. Although beer got me into this mess.😀

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

😂. I think alcohol fuels more than a few race registrations

[Scobs]

Good luck

[damienair Administrator in reply to Scobs]

Thank you