STABLELOVE, ONLY FOOLS FALL IN LOVE 5K ‘MATCHES’ AND COMMENTARY…
The Stablemaster winning The German Schools 3000m
ENTRIES FOR THE 5K ‘MATCH’ ARE CLOSED.
GENERAL PUFFBALL AND I WILL LOOK OVER THE ‘MATCHES’ AND ANNOUNCE OUR RESULT TOMORROW…
They’re under starter’s orders, and they’re off…
Baker’s Cyst (Ellen) is first out the stalls with a stunning 14″ (unofficial) PB –19:45
(Stewards’ Enquiry: Ellen stopped during her run and her elapsed time didn’t marry with her 5k time so she her run wasn’t counted, however, with true Stable elan, Ellen went back out and did it again on Saturday and ran a legit, 19:40 (5″ faster than the original run when she stopped).
https://www.strava.com/activities/3252301150
Oh, and here comes Mazungu Matt with an incredible, (unofficial)3’06” PB–from 21:03 down to 17:57
https://www.strava.com/activities/3237486499 (Looks like that five months in Stazza’s Stable High Altitude Training Centre is starting to pay off)
Amy Cook drops out a cheeky little 20:05: https://www.strava.com/activities/3238344939#comments
Running with Amy, Janae Richardson popped out a 22:04 : https://www.strava.com/activities/3239591323
Melissa Terpenning bringing home a 19:25 (with 200ft climbing in the first 1.5 miles : https://www.strava.com/activities/3237933394
Frontline medic, Becky G Smith, takes time out from playing her part in saving lives and bangs out a solo, 18:46 (just 10″ off her PB): https://www.strava.com/activities/3238592573
Kerry Girl In Cork (Eva E) returns from injury with a solid 22:39 (her first ever recorded 5k)
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241074583
The Eternal Student (Andrew McMahon) fires out a bed-wetter’s 20″ PB (17:30) (The Student never gets up before noon)
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241066973
Movie Star and ‘one of Hollywood’s most sought-after voice-over artists'(Karina Hollywood Junker) drops out her first 5k in Stable colours: 31:50
https://www.strava.com/activities/3240787841
Check-out Karina’s movie stuff: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3499406/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
No doubt, Karina hopes to star in the blockbuster movie: ‘The Reluctant Olympian’ (a cheeky little screenplay written by…The Stablemaster)
Honk Kong Fuey, Number 1 Travelling Guy (Andre Blake) blasts out his first ever sub-17 5k and runs a 38-second PB
https://www.strava.com/activities/3240691748/overview
Here’s HKF’s thoughts: “Old 5k PB of 17:37 from Edinburgh parkrun 2018. Very happy with 16:59 even if unofficial!”
The Wild Man From Borneo (Mark Steacy) hammers out a 1’06” PB with a 17:53
https://www.strava.com/activities/3240046548/overview
The Elfin Beast (Aoife Cooke) puts down a marker for Crusty – on a lumpy course: 16:39
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241198027
Cathy Sully smashes her PB by 42″ with a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, 21:18.
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241226022
Johnny The Carpenter O’Sullivan chisels out a ‘Top Of The World’, 17:18
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241215051
Mark(s and spencers) Murphy shows his store quality with a 19″ PB, breaking 18′ for the first time:17:59
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241295758#comments
Ken ‘Animal’ Ince tears up Cork with a 10″ PB: 16:40
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241301346
Crusty (Damo Kenneally) bikes–I mean runs–15:42/15:49/15:50/16:43
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241391366
(Stewards’ Enquiry: Stablemate Kenneally claims the cops stopped him during his ‘Match’. In the interest of transparency and fairness, we are deciding whether to publish the full transcript of the WhatsApp messages, which provide all the evidence involved in this enquiry… )
Mark ‘The Floorlayer’ Cox floored a flawless 29″ PB as he laid down a brilliant 18:14
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241391026
The Pedagogue (Liam Lyons) delivered a lesson in 5k ‘Match’ running as he stormed to an (unofficial) 42″ PB, running 17:05
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241430874/overview
Schoolboy, Oisín Daddy-Long-Legs Spillane put down a crackerjack 6″ PB ‘Match’, running 16:20
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241459274
Peter ‘The Greyhound’ Noone whippet[ted] out a gutsy 19:18 into a brutal headwind
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241386552
Garrett The Spud Monster Kelly, in heavy training, gutted out a super solid 18′ on the button
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241480948/overview
David Not So Greene flies to a legit (unofficial) 24″ PB, zipping around his ‘Match’ in, 16:20
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241545697
Christina The Flying ‘Finn’ Mischa skated to a slippery 19:51 in horrendous conditions
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241667525
(Note: Christina is top class x/c ski coach – more about Christina soon…)
Lord Enda Kiernan mowed out a great 21:09 on his back lawn this morning
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241825564#comments
(Stewards’ Enquiry: sources close to Lord Kiernan, saying he did the 5k on his sit-down lawnmower…)
Colm Daly, after a long time out of the sport comes back with a head turning, 18:07
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242115824
Alissa Packer, MD, heals herself by running 23″ per mile faster than goal time and a PR at altitude: 21:19
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242233916
Tawny Super Mom Bybee pings out a stunning 18:04 at altitude
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242228578
Dustin four-min miler Bybee runs a controlled 15:46 at altitude
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242228578
Ryan The Coach Bybee follows his baby bro home in 16:12 at altitude
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242228578
Ian The Silver Shadow Patterson busts his 5k cherry with a cheeky 18:48
(Extra kudos for sweet talking The Stablemaster)
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242254698
Jeremy Daktari Henrichs, MD(specialising in Sports Med), while eating slabs of cinnamon cake, ran a 35″ PR – 20:50
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242283039
Lorri The Altruist Randle see the link…
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242273598
Danny ‘The Ultra Trail Prince’ Ellis drops down from 100 milers to 5k and plonks down a 17:33 at altitude!
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242280868/overview
Scott Allen took a break from hammering the marathons to drop out a 21:19 (at altitude) and he wants to go faster…
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242284862
Returning from a niggle, Josh Ultra Baby Robles gave it some welly with a 21:11 at altitude
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242633766
Riley ‘Captain’ Cook leads by example and throws down a 14:47 at altitude, after coming back from a broken back and life threatening illness ( exertional rhabdomyolysis)
https://www.strava.com/activities/3241986753
Gaynor ‘Glorious’ Watts shed her ultra shoes and popped out a 1’03” PB – 21:52
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242032635
Jason Cisney, coming back from sickness and niggles, slips out a 5000m on the track in 19:03
https://www.strava.com/activities/3243052380#comments
Derek ‘Transverse Abs’ Ahern comes back from horrific transverse abs tear to run a 20:59
https://www.strava.com/activities/3243197175
Iain O’ Callaghan returns form knee niggle to push out a 20:28
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242947402
Supercop Ollie Serpico O’Sullivan, fresh from throwing the book at Crime Boss Alf Menzies, runs 18:47 – a 24″ PB and gains extra points for title of the day
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242630132
Toby Popsicle Johnson made a welcome return to the halcyon days of his yoof, with a blast around the track in 18:44
https://www.strava.com/activities/3243307789
Hyrum Baby Face Johnson pops his da, with 16:29 on the track (he must have lapped his old fella
https://www.strava.com/activities/3243402621
Sophie ‘Twins’ Carter overcame a nose bleed, a possible pulled intercostal from coughing, and carrying twin ‘aliens’ to run an incredible 29:29
https://www.strava.com/activities/3244966416#comments
Rumbled Crime Boss (Alf Walking Stick Menzies)broke free from his cell and managed to get in a honest effort: 25:58
https://www.strava.com/activities/3244998702
High school coach and 2:45 marathon mom, Jen Hughes, took a break from coaching hurdling (of sorts – I see everything) and unleashed an 18:20
https://www.strava.com/activities/3244661228
‘Fresh’ from his recent 50 miler, Eric Nelson crawled out of bed and like an Antelope bounded ‘gracefully’ to a 21:34
https://www.strava.com/activities/3244441560
Ranked number 7 in the USA over 24hrs, Ultra legend,Chrish Krash Pope, ran a mind-boggling 18:37
https://www.strava.com/activities/3244378386
Irish Olympic marathon hopeful, Joy The Girl Racer Miller, pinged out a 17:24 (her lace opened during the ‘Match’)
https://www.strava.com/activities/3244505588/overview
Medics told him he’d never run again. But, like Steve Austin, we rebuilt him and made the first ever Bionic Running Manbot – Kraig The Daddy Of All Daddies Packer ‘gutted out’ an awesome 19:25
https://www.strava.com/activities/3244302800/overview
Dave Laces Mullins pulled more excuses than a schoolboy about the dog eating his homework and handed in a 20:34
https://www.strava.com/activities/3243747973
Stephen Who had my pants down*Rooney fooled nobody with his 18:56
https://www.strava.com/activities/3243494143
(*Stablemate Rooney was done a kipper on April Fools…)
Michael Forde got the Devils’ Work Done with a hell-fire 17:36
https://www.strava.com/activities/3243488123
John Paul McCarthy ran a course PB and a his second faster ever 5k with an excellent 18:18
https://www.strava.com/activities/3243423658
James Appendixless Forrest came back from life saving surgery to run 25:31
https://www.strava.com/activities/3243773446
Jens where’s my compass Waechter found his way to running 19:41, just 8″ from a PB
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242996119
Marcus The Influencer Brown selfied, podcasted, videod, and ran his way to 18:40
https://www.instagram.com/themarathonmarcus/
Ally The Long-legged Staffy, running into a savage headwind, boxed-off a 23″ PB – 22:05
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242590258#comments
Jack the Ripper Spencer recovering from his recent 26-minute marathon PB of 2:55, turned out to run a 19:26’Match’
https://www.strava.com/activities/3246589507/overview
Melanie Cook The Books Conger gave a good account of herself and the ledger show some good numbers: 21:32
https://www.strava.com/activities/3246268393#comments
Klemen Scouser Magajne made a decent return from prolonged sickness to run 20:09
https://www.strava.com/activities/3246357893/overview
Padraig Birthday Boy Sheahan shows on his 55th birthday that age is no barrier as he knocks off 40″ from his 5k PB to run an incredible 17:40!
https://www.strava.com/activities/3247019659#comments
Dee Sheahan delights hubby with a 2″ birthday PB pressie to run 23:08 (what a day for the Sheahans)
https://www.strava.com/activities/3247186215#comments
Ken Iron Man Clifford parked the bike, whipped off the wetsuit, and slipped on the racing slippers to run a 23:10 (good going for an Ironman)
https://www.strava.com/activities/3242026877#comments
Sonali Desai whacked out her first ever 5k and ran a sub 28′: 27:59 . Great solo effort for a first lash at the 5k.
https://www.strava.com/activities/3250302230#comments
Kurt Chili Pepper Olsen made a great comeback after being plagued with achilles trouble to run 23:10 and he served up some spicy flattery and super hot excuses
https://www.strava.com/activities/3250626355#comments
Deano The Young Book Keeper Toland making a comeback niggles and par-tay-ing, drops out a 19:03
https://www.strava.com/athletes/48061646?oq=dean
Damien The Farrier Roche (he really is a farrier) drops out a stunning first ever 5k to run 19:25 (Disqualified for blatant cheating 🙂 )
https://www.strava.com/activities/3249958559#comments
(Stewards’ Enquiry: The Farrier’s run is showing a tad short. Notes from the deliberations: “The farrier is relatively new to the sport, of impeccable character, and it’s likely to be an innocent mistake.” “…Yes, but, he’s been in the horsey game for a long time and as we all know know, horsey people are well dodgy.” “…In his comments, he does draw attention to his folly: suggests innocent mistake.”Nothing for it but a DQ.: the rules are clear.”)
Declan I love 8ks Murphy, on the quest for marathon glory, banged out a solid 18:40
https://www.strava.com/activities/3247414383
Mark Amyes starts his comeback with hard fought 25:19 and lays down a benchmark…
https://www.strava.com/activities/3252683833
Paul 51′ for 10 miles Moloney dinks out a sublime 15:15
https://www.strava.com/athletes/49541183?oq=paul%20