Running on grass in South Dublin

mbren

Hi all,

I am currently training for the Wexford half marathon, but am doing the full Dublin one in October.

I am fairly new to Dublin and prefer to do more of my training on grass than roads/concrete as my legs tend to get sore if I do it all on those surfaces.

My question is, does anyone know of any good grass circuits in South Dublin, perhaps around the perimeter of a park or something?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

Lila

Phoenix Park is a gift to runners near the city! You have literally miles of paths to chose from. Ideal for longer runs as you prepare for DCM in October.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1T4RNWN_enUS271US272&q=phoenix+park+dublin+map&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&ei=eIDkSeHRKtrtlQffib3gDg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1

mrak

Phoenix park is amazing. Another option is Tymon Park as a place to run on grass. It's near the M50 Tallaght exit so is pretty far south. Was impressed with this venue for the veteran XC this year.

lecheile

mbren - have a look here

http://www.mapmyrun.com/search?txtLocation=Dublin%2C+Ireland&txtKeyword=&lstSortBy=cs.view_count+desc&lstDistanceMin=&lstDistanceMax=&lstRatingMin=&lstRatingMax=&lstRouteTypeID=1&btnSearch=SEARCH+%3E

to see routes in the Dublin area.

nerraw1111

That's a great link Lecheile. Cheers.

silverside

inside the perimiter of UCD

bushy park (?)

copacetic

south dublin is pretty big, maybe narrow it down OP? UCD has been ruined a bit in recent years, there used to be a nice run around the edges but it's been shortened a lot now. Marley park is always busy enough with runners also.

Krusty_Clown

I regularly run in both Cabinteely Park and Shanganagh Park. Both are excellent. Shanganagh is really top-notch, with some nice sea views down the bottom of the Park, a large running area (around 3 mile perimeter) and they've recently added a drinking-water fountain. Cabinteely is a little more hilly, but still pretty nice (around a mile around the perimeter).

thirstywork

corcagh park???

shels4ever

thirstywork wrote: »

corcagh park???

Yep Corcagh is a good spot ,Do 90% of my running there.