Ran my second race of the season a semi respectable 22.02.7 5 5k at the Naval Yard for the debut Shamrock Run won my the 60-69 age group and collected medal #3 for the season #272 for the career on March 14th, it was a few days after the news that one of my all time heroes and forefather of the "Holy Trinity" of Irish milers Ronnie Delaney had died, sadly I never got to meet Ronnie in person but his career and legacy were huge in my development at an aspiring miler back in the day, if ye've never watched the 1956 Melbourne Olympic 1,500m final go on You Tube to check it out, 11th at the bell Ronnie majestically moved to the front of the field up the home straight to not only win the gold but also set a then Olympic record time in the 1,500m in later years he famously said " it's not about running fast, fast can often get you second or third, it's about running smart"......words to live by that will join the other inspirational quotes dotted around Che Fenian.......
Nailed a much needed 12 mile long run on Sunday in prep for this Sundays Love Run 1/2 marathon, I would've like 14 miles or even 13 but it was always going to be a huge ask to step up from 10 miles to 14 in one swoop settled for a 1.46.12 off 8.51 mile pace which was comfortably inside the 1.48 off 9 min mile pace I had set pre run, Spring officially begun last Friday.....more importantly we're out of Winter so hopefully better weather to train in moving forward as Sunday marks the first leg of the unofficial Spring Triple Crown, Love Run 1/2 Marathon ,Hot Chocolate 15k the following Saturday and the Broad St Run 10 miler on May 3rd
Hopefully things will settle down enough to resume blogging again
Slan and Go Raibh Maith Agat
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