www.maximarathonkillarney.com 17th July . ...bit close ?

Hi Scooby,
I can confirm that you can enter via visa card so details or numbers might have been entered wrong? We already have quite a number of participants for so early on. 10th anniversary, this will be special.
Adam

Hi Nukes,
email me on info@sebfitness.com and I will check what I can do for you.
Did you try to enter online, it would save us lots of time.
http://www.runireland.com/events/2010-06-26/portumna-100km-and-u-marathon

Hi anthonyc. with running like that you should build up the strength no problem, just make sure your resting between days! as for the rowing machine, personally im gonna say no. you dont want to be concentrating on strenghtening one muscle alone all the time otherwise you may get injuries later down the road. for strength i concentrate on doing several things like, squats, lunges, cycling once or twice a week. another one i do sometimes for strength is sitting on the ground, alternating between raising each leg with weights on the ankles for few seconds, hold, then release. just be careful coz if your doing long distances you dont want to have muscles like a sprinter, its strength not muscle you gotta bear in mind all the time. good luck!

I've already signed up to do the Full Marathon, paid with Mastercard, got receipt ok so hopefully it should be fine!

Hi, can I download a paper entry form?
Coming over from Sasana
Has Dave Brady entered from Atha Cilath?

Great idea to use Portumna. Looking forward to 26th Seb. Technical tee if theres a choice.

Did everyone finish yesterday in 1 piece. Got to say I loved it, except for the heat. Not a course for PB's but def a enjoyable and tough run, that was well organised. Will be back again next year.

Hi
I've just signed up for Dingle Half Marathon-I'm wondering is there a training programme that you would recommend. I am not a seasoned runner. Its on the 4th of Sept so I have about 12 weeks to prepare.
Have I set myself too high a challange?

 Hi dsedeath, I thought one of the boys would have replied by now :-) the forums were merged, keeping it simpler

Hi guys and gals,

This is the plan for the next two sessions:

24th : 2 Groups : when 1 group is swimming, the other one will be cycling + run for 30min each. (Bike will focus and changing gear) run will focus on body position and relax shoulders. 2km bike for 1km run repeats.

31st : 20km bike (Race route) , 15min swim (endurance) + real transition 15min run easy.

7th : Long swim 20min and 5km run (1km easy, 1km fast) and easy bike 20min

I will also do a mini Triathlon session in Loughrea on the 6th of June at 2pm (500m swim, 10km cycle, 3km run) Free for people who will sign up for the event.

not fussy seb, if it goes down to choice i would go cotton tee shirt

Hi Sunny,
Here's a glossary that explains some of the terms used in the weird and wonderful world of running.
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/1,7124,s6-238-267--439-0,00.html
Good luck with the training!

Does anyone know of any 5k or 10k races taken place around October this year. I was meant to run the Dublin Marathon but i got Anterior Crucial Ligament damage in my knee and IT Band problems (all this happened three weeks before the LA Marathon which was going to be my first ever marathon) :-( but i really want to run some race in Dublin if possible but i'm willing to travel further as well.

Sunny, there are a lot of terms around different types of runs but when you are starting out I dont think you should worry too much about them. You will hear/read about interval, fartlek, tempo...etc running, but essentially they boil down to two types....runs where you will be running fast and runs where you will be running slow. To answer your direct question, fartlek training is a training session where you start out slow, go fast for a short period, recover by going slow , then fast, slow etc. These 'fast' runs are designed to help you (naturally enough) go faster by getting your body used to being under pressure, but I wouldnt worry about going faster, just about going longer, because thats the main focus of a marathon.
Now when it comes to running a marathon, I think you just concentrate on two runs, your 'ordinary' run and your long run. Every week you should do one long run as I outlined previously and for the rest of your days try and run somwhere between 5 and 15K. That will certainly get you over the line. You can do more research on the various types of runs and they will help you improve, but I'd focus first on completing the marathon, you can always beat your time afterwards!! The long run is what will count when you are coming to the business end of the marathon, your ability to do the distance and push through when you feel tired.

Thanks so much for replying and for the advice.  I signed up for the Adidas series this morning!!  Just another quick question if you don't mind, I probably sound like  a right idiot but what does this whole 'faltrek' thing mean? Its down on my programme alot and I'm a bit lost! Also, some days it says 'short 3 miles' and then other days 'long 3 miles' - am very confused!!

Hi sunny80,
We sell these armbands on this site shop and they are at sale price for only about another week or two. :)