Photos of where you run

inigo

Views from Torc Mountain in Killarney National Park today:

inigo

And from the loop from/to Portmagee around Bray Head, Valentia Island a couple of hours ago. Stunning views! (Excuse the crappy photos from my crappy phone! )









PS: Photos from Yosemite coming soon..... I hope!

inigo

Here we go… Enjoy!!

Yosemite Day 1 (Valley and 4 Mile Trail to Glacier Point)

inigo

Yosemite Day 2 (Pics) (Valley-Yosemite Falls-Yosemite Point-Mirror Lake-Valley)

inigo

Yosemite Day 2 (Trail signs)

inigo

Yosemite Day 3 (Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias)

PaulieC

Looks like you had the best weather possible. Well jell.

cjt156

Spectacular, takes me back. Great pics, but even these can't fully capture the majesty of the place. The beauty of nature on that scale gets inside your very soul.

inigo

cjt156 wrote: »

Spectacular, takes me back. Great pics, but even these can't fully capture the majesty of the place. The beauty of nature on that scale gets inside your very soul.

Totally agree with you...

robinph

Got my first sub 18 parkrun of the year this morning and then decided to run the long way home. Must have been a bit delirious after that exertion though as I saw a dancing tree:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154080388750290

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK3PHPFy5tU

Bludub

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I spent Easter visiting my Brother in Spain and eased back into running after injury in Retiro Park in Madrid. The return was was working welluntil going over on my ankle in Howth IMRA race last Wednesday!!

Cabaal

5am start for a new 16mile loop this morning,

I decided to run through the ruins of Kells Priory known locally as the seven castles, at around 6.30am.
Photos aren't the best as it was lashing rain and water ended up on the len's








I didn't take this photo, but here's an overhead photo to give you an idea of the size of the ruins

PaulieC

Cabaal wrote: »

5am start for a new 16mile loop this morning,

I decided to run through the ruins of Kells Priory known locally as the seven castles, at around 6.30am.
Photos aren't the best as it was lashing rain and water ended up on the len's

I didn't take this photo, but here's an overhead photo to give you an idea of the size of the ruins

why is it called the 7 castles ? :pac:

Cabaal

PaulieC wrote: »

why is it called the 7 castles ? :pac:

Cause of the 7 towers that make up part of the priory complex,

PaulieC

Cabaal wrote: »

Cause of the 7 towers that make up part of the priory complex,

Yes. That was a joke question. Honestly

baldymolloy

is the kells of kilkenny

Cabaal

baldymolloy wrote: »

is the kells of kilkenny

Yep, its Kells in Co Kilkenny

baldymolloy

Cabaal wrote: »

Yep, its Kells in Co Kilkenny

Must go out that way the next time I'm in kk

cianc

PaulieC wrote: »

why is it called the 7 castles ? :pac:

It's named after a nearby pub.

blockic

My weekend runs in Chicago.

Crossing onto Goose Island







Lakeshore Trail









Under Michigan Ave Bridge

wrstan

Couldn't resist heading up the hills for an EZ 10k after work









Sometimes it's hard to believe that I work so close to such amazing places, really, this is minutes from my office!

TFBubendorfer

Love the contrast between those last 2 sets of pics

PaulieC

Stunning evening yesterday

crisco10

PaulieC wrote: »

Stunning evening yesterday

Always like the South Bull on a nice evening, the setting sun in the West almost makes the power station look pretty!

One of things I love about Dublin is that you can go from the places the South Bull to three rock in 15mins. Quite amazing variety really.

PaulieC

crisco10 wrote: »

One of things I love about Dublin is that you can go from the places the South Bull to three rock in 15mins. Quite amazing variety really.

You'd want to watch out for the Gardaí at speeds like that

crisco10

PaulieC wrote: »

You'd want to watch out for the Gardaí at speeds like that

Haha maybe 20 mins ;-) After I typed it I actually went and checked google maps, apparently 18 mins with no traffic from the strand to ticknock road.

Ron DMC

PaulieC wrote: »

Stunning evening yesterday
...

Great pic. Measured from home to the end of the pier and back as exactly a half-mar a while back. One of my favourite routes.

RonanP77

This is my usual run around the castle lake in Bailieborough. Lots more photos around the lake itself but these are a few I took in the woods around it during the week.

Ron DMC

Rosie Hackett Bridge



For the week that was in it with the new bridge opened, I decided on Saturday to take it in on my run (and while I was at it I decided to cross every accessible Liffey Bridge between Lucan and Ringsend)

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/509252848

PaulieC

Ron DMC wrote: »

Rosie Hackett Bridge



For the week that was in it with the new bridge opened, I decided on Saturday to take it in on my run (and while I was at it I decided to cross every accessible Liffey Bridge between Lucan and Ringsend)

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/509252848

Nice run. I ran over Rosie last week. I thought it was very nice of the planners to include some nice benches for the junkies and alkies to rest their weary legs.

Ron DMC

PaulieC wrote: »

Nice run. I ran over Rosie last week. I thought it was very nice of the planners to include some nice benches for the junkies and alkies to rest their weary legs.

It was a nice one-off run, wouldn't be doing it often though. The lack of footpath on the stretch in from Lucan means you're dodging traffic a fair bit, and once you hit the city centre, the traffic lights are a right pain.

Great to have it off the checklist though.

happy_73

Back of CIT in Cork. Stopped midway through my run to just sit and listen to the water.

Pure bliss.

S

Gavlor

Portally cove trail run, Dunmore east.

cianc

Gavlor wrote: »

Portally cove trail run, Dunmore east.

Lovely spot, nasty auld descent/ascent if you're crossing from the trail on one side of the beach t'other though.

Cabaal

Ron DMC wrote: »

and once you hit the city centre, the traffic lights are a right pain.

You ain't kidding!

I don't know how anyone runs in and around Dublin City Centre, I ran two miles in Dublin last weekend (just cause it was faster then walking) and the traffic lights were really annoying!

Makes me thankful I run on country runs

Slogger Jogger

Courtesy of Charlie O'Donovan

tang1

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

Courtesy of Charlie O'Donovan

Are you a giant Slogger Jogger or whats the story with the puddle to your left? Great photo.

tang1

Few from along the Royal Canal this morning, first one is looking at Ballasport Bridge from the Mullingar side. Second one is from under the bridge at Hill of Down. Third just some wildlife.

Ron DMC

Panorama from the end of Poolbeg pier yesterday evening.
(click for full version)

davedanon

tang1 wrote: »

Are you a giant Slogger Jogger or whats the story with the puddle to your left? Great photo.

Great pic. I climbed Carrauntoohil a couple of years ago. Don't know if I could run up it though. Respect!

opus

For some reason I really like this pic of the final hill from Comrades, tollgate with ~5k to go, taken a few weeks back.

PaulieC

Spent the week in Bellevue, WA last week (it's a very rich city across the lake from Seattle), here's a selection:

Disused railroad (very difficult to run on, but who can resist ? )




Mercer Slough. Apparently a slough is the same as a canal, who knew ? Nice and misty at 5 AM



Bellevue Public park. If you look really closely, just above the apt block in the middle, you can see the sun rising on Mount Rainier in the distance.



Lake Washington




Wilburton Park Trails. Previously a logging community (and source of the railway pictured above), now a warren of amazing trails.

paulocon2

Shot from Oldbridge Parkrun which is just outside Drogheda in County Louth. A very popular location for a run!

PaulieYifter

Cape St. Vincent on the south western tip of the Algarve in Portugal - otherwise known as O Fim do Mundo (The End of the World). 75 metre vertical cliffs either side of the road. The road just stops at the lighthouse so you have to go back the way you came. Running here reminded me of An Bothar Fada towards the end of the Dingle Marathon.

cianc

PaulieYifter wrote: »

Cape St. Vincent on the south western tip of the Algarve in Portugal - otherwise known as O Fim do Mundo (The End of the World). 75 metre vertical cliffs either side of the road. The road just stops at the lighthouse so you have to go back the way you came. Running here reminded me of An Bothar Fada towards the end of the Dingle Marathon.

Nice, going to be over that way in a few weeks. Any route tips appreciated!

Not sure if this will come out, but here is me and another boards regular b.harte taking a (deserved) breather about 30km into our run from the sea at Rossbeigh to the top of Carrauntoohil. The route took us to the ridge on the horizon, and from there left up to Caher...the same approach to Carrauntoohil as that used by IMRA runners but in IMRA runs the ridge is accessed from the other (Bridia Valley) side...

PaulieYifter

cianc wrote: »

Nice, going to be over that way in a few weeks. Any route tips appreciated!

Cian - I'm staying just outside Sagres. Don't know if you're going there or to the Algarve in general. I was in Vilamoura a couple of years ago too.

In any event I found then and now that the nicest spots to run were along 'dirt' roads rather than main roads. Some are marked as actual roads on Google maps and others you can see as unmarked trails. I think they function as farm access roads. The thing to watch out for is a random farmhouse with dogs out front licking their lips at the aroma of delicate white meat.

Enjoy the heat and wind!

cianc

PaulieYifter wrote: »

Cian - I'm staying just outside Sagres. Don't know if you're going there or to the Algarve in general. I was in Vilamoura a couple of years ago too.

In any event I found then and now that the nicest spots to run were along 'dirt' roads rather than main roads. Some are marked as actual roads on Google maps and others you can see as unmarked trails. I think they function as farm access roads. The thing to watch out for is a random farmhouse with dogs out front licking their lips at the aroma of delicate white meat.

Enjoy the heat and wind!

Yup, Sagres. Good to know, thanks.

PaulieYifter

cianc wrote: »

Yup, Sagres. Good to know, thanks.

Very good. I'm in the Martinhal - great for the kids!

Anyway that road from Sagres to Cape St. Vincent is a nice run and you can loop through trails to the north of the road and back on to it to mix it up a bit. I tried heading along a road from near the Cape to Vila do Bispo but got turned back by dogs! When I get the runs loaded on to Strava I'll send you a link.

tang1

Few more from along the Royal Canal between Longford Bridge and Guys Bridge.