Newbie Training for Goofy Challenge

Hi scooby, ya you did read right I'm very much laid up with a stomack bug.  Have it 5weeks now the first week was the worse tho...but I can't shift it have been back to the doc twice with it the first lot of antibotics didnt touch it so am stronger ones now..but can't determine what's worse the bug or the effects of the drugs!!  Though I can't get myself to send the email to Ray to offer to help as I have friends doing the full and half and 1 doing the Ultra and everything is arranged but defo won't be up to doing it this year...be stupid to try am just wiped out completely.  Yes I am doing Portuma also the 100k though that may have to change depending on how long it takes to get fit again....so its a date meet you there, am really looking foward to it never ran in that part of the country. We'll get our 1st Ultra together now...happy days yvonne 

Hi Scooby I'm in Gorey, Co Wexford.  I'm booking into the hotel the night before and the night after the event!  Don't think I'd be able to drive after the 100k plus there is a triathlon on the day after and I'm hoping to do the tri in Westport in August so it will be worth taking a look while I'm there...I've never done one before!  Don't know what board your talking about, but I'm sure that they are there just for that reason to post questions and recieve answers.  What schedual are you following?  It's been trail and error in my prep to date and am disappointed not to be doing Conn, I don't want to be stupid and mess up the whole year over one race, but it would have been nice to see how well I would have done?  But missing so much training before the race is not the way to go....right at the moment I don't think I could walk the length of myself never mind run 39miles!  This is the second time I've heard that name boards.ie might just check it out myself and see whats what.  I've read Mick Rices report on the 100k he did and it seems to consist of back to back fast marathon distances and while that distance is not a bother I don't know about fast nor the non walking part in the 100k...hopefully this bug will go quickly and I can get back to training asap!  See you in Portumna and keep me posted on how you are doing in your training I may be able to rob some tips etc...but either way be nice to keep up with each other before the big event, yvonne 

Na the bugs are being more resilient than I thought possible and it's really getting me down!  Have cancelled Conn and am playing the 100k by ear.  If I have to I will drop to the 50k and chalk it up to experience and go for both again next year.  At this point the only race I'm sure about is the ultra in Dingle and thats only because its in September so plenty of training time to go for that one.... Before I got sick I was doing one week where I did all my runs for time say between 2 to 3hrs and the longest of 5.5hrs+ and the next week for miles say day 1,between 9 and 12 easy, day 2 between 15 and 36 easy, day 3= 12 miles easy, day 4=9-15 miles fartlek, day 5= 10.5-15 easy, day 6= 12-15miles fartlek and on the 7th day I row!  It was working for me and I was enjoying it but as I said it was trail and error!  For the 100k was just going to up the miles on the longer runs and maybe do two of them in the week or maybe just do double ups on some of the days.  Bearing in mind that life has a way of ruining the best laid plans.  Read a great quoat which said make out your lifes plan but make sure to do it in pencil!    I tried the boards,ie last night but didn't find it as user friendly as this sight and now thanks to you I have more to try and see where to get more information.  I find that with most runners information is freely given but when the distances change to the Ultras the information is a little harder to access as most people will have done and understand marathon distances but Ultra's don't seem to be as common.  But that could all change with more of them coming on line which allows for a great deal of variety when running.  I to am also doing Newry, am looking foward to it, it's a nice course and I'm hoping to do a bit better than last year, am also signed up for Cork and the Mourne Mountain off road before Portumna but as I said before these are really timed training training runs for me, but should be good craic none the less.  It's not as if I have much experience at marathons only begining them last year but have found that my speed and endurance was improving slowing with all the training, hopefully when I get back to the training it won't take to long to get the fitness levels back up as I will be starting from scratch again building up from the point I start from, ah well at this point its just to get back...hopefully in the next week or so fingers crossed, yvonne xx

Ah scooby feel like your following me haha am signed up for both limerick on the Sunday and belfast on the Monday to fulfill my ambition of two marathons on the same weekend hehe God I love a challenge! Yep be good to meet up and chat.  Have organised to have a friend collect my number in Belfast in case of delays driving from Limerick to Belfast.  The only prob in my plan is that I'm supost to be taking part in the celtic challenge a row from Arklow to Wales that same weekend so what to do....the challenge only takes place every two years...but my place on the team might be gone with missing training soooooo see ya in Belfast!?

Not bad thanks.  Am trying your suggestion of the pureed fruit and veg thoug not together lol, I know I'm a crap cook but even I am'nt that bad.  Am having very small portions and as often as I think things will stay down.  Had a small bowl of porrage this morn and so far so good!  Now if I could only beat the tiredness I'd feel like I won the lotto!  Tried on boards.ie to send you a message its not as user friendly as this sight or maybe I'm just not use to it haha.  M e and technology are never on the same page haha

Ah didn't forget the carbs just had plain white bread and that's as much as the stomack could handle today!  Did go on a coulpe of those sights you suggested.  The boards.ie doesnt appeal as its not as user friendly as this one but then I have to give it a try before I give out!  The other two were bright and appealing and I've already got some good info especially on training scheduals so happy days.  There were scheduals for 50 and 100 miles but nothing for a 100k so I emailed the name and just asked so am waiting for a reply.  But it was an interesting morning, very informative so thanks for that scooby