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Anyone tried the Ginger Bistro ?

Was there yesterday, had a lovely feed, reasonably priced too.. went there around 6, so we had the choice between pre- theatre or main menu..

18 miles done this morning, did it with some other local runners...did the first 9 miles at 7.30 pace at let them off then, finished up at 2.40 ... The last 3 were murder, but the fast pace at the begining will stand to me I am sure... A 20miler next week.... ...can't wait! Lol

The last couple of pages have me worried, according to some, we lack forwards, others, our back line is not as good as it was, more say JH lacks the tactical know-how, more saying that we wont have learned as much or will not have being brought on as much as Kerry............

Of course, there are issues with this team, but some perspective......

Well now we know that we have a team of 20 warriors, yesterday has put to bed the daft notion that we were soft, without bottle and fight. This Mayo team reminds me a lot of the Munster team going after their first Heineken Cup, keeping at it year after year until it finally happened. That team was also full of warriors. As for the red card, as Jinxy said earlier, no player should be putting a ref. in the position where he has to make a decision like that. As for Andy Moran, i cant see him starting on Saturday, we have had no proper "impact" subs all year, we have brought on subs who did not change the course of a game the same way other teams can, once Moran came on, the whole team and support got a lift and the players on the pitch got an injection of new confidence and belief, had Moran being on from the start and we were 5 points down in the second half, who would have come off the bench to give us the inspiration that was needed?. There were a lot of leaders yesterday, but Alan Dillon was immense again yesterday, the desire he has for the game and the jersey is something else. Roll on Limerick, there will be nothing soft for us down there, but this team never gives up and as supporters its all we can ask for.

Speaking about Limerick, it is now getting to the "embarrassing" stage for us a county, stop moaning and get on with it, we are not bloody walking to Limerick, not a peep out of Kerry this morning as usual, i was listening to Newstalk earlier, we had some Gallagher gombeen on with Pat Kenny, talking about persecution and Michael Davitt..FFS,

 

I have decided to bite the bullet and give Dublin a go, something else to strike off the bucket list...does anyone have a 12 week plan.. i have 4 half marathons under my belt this year and can do a half comfortably enough....Thanks.

Instead of doing Dublin this year, i am planning to give sea to summit a go in Westport in November, just wondering if anyone on here has done it or knows anything about it, Also, our local 10k is on Saturday at 12 in Tourmakeady, if anyone wants to come along, the race is chipped timed and there is a technical t-shirt too, plenty of tea and sandwiches after!!

Also, Continental....

He didn't give a continental F**k, i dont give a continental f**k.......

Went to Achill and did the Half marathon on Saturday, great weather, good course and a well run even...was too cautious for the first 9 miles...tried to get it back over the last 4, but it was no good...finished in 1 hour 56..was hoping for 1:50....had plenty left at the end, which was worse....

my local 10 k in Tourmakeady over the August BH weekend is next on the list....

Broke my 10k PB tonight by 30 seconds...am bloody delighted. The missus bought me a garmin 110 with a heart monitor...just started using it and it's great foe keeping the pace up...now I need to get the heart monitor up and running... Any advice.

[Aminos are building blocks for muscle growth and repair so I say they are helping, better than those whey protein shakes.]

Aminos are building blocks for muscle growth and repair so I say they are helping, better than those whey protein shakes. You've also been training consistently which is bound to be helping too miltown!

Must get some. I don t even do the protein shakes.

My nutrition is meat. spuds and 2 veg and lots of beer and the odd rolly.

Dont know if anyone else here is doing Achill, but i have to say i am looking forward to it, did a 13 miler yesterday and came in under the 2 hour mark on a course similar to Achill...will do one more before the big day.

Regarding the whey Protein, i took it for for a few weeks and found it not to be any use, it is also quite expensive, might give the Amino Acid tablets a go, but as Ballinaman said, nothing can beat just getting the miles into the legs.

17 km this morning 1 hr 25 dead - lovely morning for a run! Confidence restored! Think I'll have to attempt the Lisburn half marathon - I'll have to wait to see how the wee legs are feeling in the morning! Now for Omaigh to watch the match!

Regarding the confidence thing, i did Connemara in April, i collapsed at the finish and got really sick, my blood sugar was really low, it was a tough race, headwind and rain most of the way...anyway, i lost all confidence and interest in running, Have Achill in 6 weeks, so decided to grasp the nettle tonight and went out and did a 13 miler close to my PB, most of the confidence is now back, but still have a few nagging doubts....anyone suffered from this and will it pass...

Have about 500km on current runners. I notice they are all worn down on the inside of the foot.
Reading about it on google it tells me that means I'm a over pronator.
Is anyone else like this and what running shoes do you wear?
Is this something I should try to fix or is it just they way it is and not worry about it?

Well LL, I have spoken to a lot of the army lads who do the bootcamp with us about runners, they very from Ultra lads to lads who do 80 plus marathons a year, they all say the same thing, stick with what you are used to, if you are staying injury free using your current brand, do not change them as you will upset your posture and cause injury....

I don't understand foreign money....
There is one for €599

One thing to watch out for LL, is switching between the threadmill and the road is a b**tard for the shin splints....

Really?

Do you mean using one for a period of time and then switching, or switching back and forward regularly?

The problem is when you switch between one or the other, it has something to do with different shocks to the shin areas, I know one girl who stopped using the T.M completely and the condition cleared up completely

I don't understand foreign money....
There is one for €599

One thing to watch out for LL, is switching between the threadmill and the road is a bastard for the shin splints....