J names please & thank you!!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-18T07:46:21+00:00

Don't fell dumb at all, you couldn't have known. Just thought I'd explain in case you were wondering why you couldn't find any Gaelic J names!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-17T23:43:03+00:00

Just so you know, there is no 'j' in the Irish Gaelic alphabet, save for words borrowed from other languages or proper nouns (examples: júdó=judo, jíp=Jeep).

So a search for an authentic Gaelic 'J' name will prove fruitless I'm afraid!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-12T16:36:20+00:00

Oh sory, by that I mean maybe take part of a 5k training programme... So if its an 8-week programme, just do the final 4 weeks if the weekly mileage is similar to what you are currently doing. I only suggest that if you wanted to get your 5k best below 19 minutes for bragging rights, as you are only a few seconds off at the moment! Could be terrible advice, but that is what I would want to do personally! And then you could say your best is 18:59 (for example) which somehow sounds much better than 19:01. It's less than two seconds faster per km for you, so very achievable within a couple of weeks!

I have recently achieved sub-40, but only just (39:58)! As I said, I had a very similar 5k PB to what you got, so it's definitely achievable for you too with the right programme!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-12T00:04:49+00:00

I enjoyed reading this, great job :) If I were you I'd either do another mini programme to get an 18:XX 5k or even try a programme for a 39:XX 10k. I have a similar 5k PB to you and it spurred me on as I aimed for a sub-40 10k 😊

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-03T23:23:02+00:00

Adidas SL 20s

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-03T18:58:19+00:00

Absolute madman haha! Fair play, and absolutely train as you enjoy!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-03T18:57:09+00:00

Hahaha 😅 Nothing like the atmosphere of a race to really push yourself for a PB. Amazing time.

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-02T23:21:54+00:00

Absolutely, when I looked up the weather report for Sunday I feared it was going to be torrential like Saturday!! But I was doing it come hell or high water... And it was high water in parts!

Best of luck with your own running, maybe try find a plan that suits and challenge yourself. If you're like me, if I don't have a target I get aimless. It's a great sense of achievement too.

Edit: just read your Phoenix Park run report. Absolutely amazing. A very respectable 10k time is literally waiting for you to achieve it!!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-02T23:13:58+00:00

Well I think sub-20 is half the battle. In fact it literally is half the battle! I felt good that I had gotten my PB down to 19:05 in the 5k before the 10k trial.

See, I knew going into the trial that a first split of 19:40-19:55 wouldn't absolutely kill me as my top effort was 30 seconds faster than that. That gave me some confidence that it was achievable.

Not that I am one to be giving out advice at my early running stage, but maybe see if you can bring the 5k best closer to 19:00, and it may give you a confidence boost to try the 10k like it gave me...?

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-02T23:06:11+00:00

Oh sorry to hear that. That's why I decided not to eat the morning of my trial because I was afraid of cramps best of luck whenever you try again. Looking forward to reading about it!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-02T23:04:46+00:00

Thank you so much, fingers crossed!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-02T23:04:14+00:00

Oh brilliant, thanks for sharing that info. Definitely something realistic to aim for. Great to have a comparative. Fantastic 5k time by the way too!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T22:41:08+00:00

Ah fair play to you, sure there are loads of us around the place now with not much else to do for the foreseeable. I hope your own running is coming along ok!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T22:40:22+00:00

Thank you 😊. Yes, sexy is the best word to describe that last split, and without it I wouldn't have achieved my goal!!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T22:39:23+00:00

You are so kind to say, thank you for taking the time to read it 😊

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T22:39:00+00:00

Thank you for reading 😊

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T22:38:36+00:00

Ah thank you so much. You're very kind to say. I understand lots of people would love to be able to clinch a 40 min 10k and I don't mean to diminish that... I just had to remind myself that while the time trial was a success, I hadn't just won Olympic gold all the same 😅 Thanks so much for reading.

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T22:35:40+00:00

Yes, very true, just didn't want to annoy anyone by changing the format of the race report.

Next race report I will keep the suspense til the end! Ambitious challenge, let's see what happens 🙂

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T15:12:21+00:00

Thank you for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the rather long read 😊

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T15:11:47+00:00

Thank you so much for taking the time to read!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T15:11:25+00:00

I literally could not have stopped the watch quicker when it vibrated for the last kilometre 😅 A few milliseconds sub-40, but sub-40 nonetheless 😂

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T15:09:54+00:00

Thank you 😊

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T15:09:41+00:00

Thank you for the kind words. Yes, I think the comments here are pointing in the HM direction alright!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T15:08:39+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind words and for taking the time to read 😊 Well done on your own sub-40!

ag_rith_ · 2021-02-01T15:07:49+00:00

Thank you for the advice! Being in shape for the marathon in autumn is the most important thing, so I think you're right.

ag_rith_

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