Cork City Marathon - Boards Relay Chat

menoscemo

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Edit: menoscemo and I were talking about us all booking into the same hotel or hotels next to each other even? I might head down on the Sunday and leave on the Tuesday if anyone wants a pasta dinner the night before.

Sounds good. Let me know what you are booking and I will do the same. Maybe the Jury's as Mithril mentions above? I will also volunteer for lifts down to cork from the big shmoke (or should we get the train?)

OI

RacoonQueen wrote: »

OI I can put you down for leg 3 of our team if thats ok with you. I haven't heard back from Shels yet so I'm trying to keep 4 free in case I need to run it myself.

Edit: menoscemo and I were talking about us all booking into the same hotel or hotels next to each other even? I might head down on the Sunday and leave on the Tuesday if anyone wants a pasta dinner the night before.

yep, leg 3 sounds great. Is everyone staying both nights? I was thinking of travelling down on the Monday morning, then staying Monday night. But I'm open to ideas

RacoonQueen

OI wrote: »

yep, leg 3 sounds great. Is everyone staying both nights? I was thinking of travelling down on the Monday morning, then staying Monday night. But I'm open to ideas

I'd say a lot of people will be going down on the Monday. I'm open to either as I won't be the one driving so I can sleep on the way down. :pac:

robinph

It would be an early start on Monday. :eek:

I'll be planning on getting down there the day before, and if people are having a couple of beverages to recover afterwards then staying on the Monday as well.

I'll stick out A-Team entry in tomorrow afternoon incase we have any last minute ideas of someone else to rope in to join us, nobody else is allowed to drop out though.

menoscemo

OI wrote: »

yep, leg 3 sounds great. Is everyone staying both nights? I was thinking of travelling down on the Monday morning, then staying Monday night. But I'm open to ideas

Staying down the monday night is the main thing
I will head down on the sunday for handiness. I guess RQ will be getting a lift... who else is in the south/west Dublin area? Woddle?

RacoonQueen

Well I'm happy to get a train, they're very cheap these days.

menoscemo

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Well I'm happy to get a train, they're very cheap these days.

I just spent the last 15 minutes pulling my hair out trying to check the prices of bloody trains from Heuston to Cork. I was clicking everywhere but nothing happened, then I read the part that says you can't make bookings more than 28 days before departure :rolleyes:
Anyway I see the standard return is €76, no way I am paying that. If we can get some of them cheap offers I heard about on the radio I'm on for the train, otherwise I'll be available for lifts.

Anyway so what are we doing for hotels?

RacoonQueen

The train should cost between 20 and 30 euro return. I paid 20 for a return ticket to Limerick at the weekend it's the same pricing for Cork and Galway.

I stayed in the Lancaster Lodge last time I was in Cork, in 2008 there's a Jury's right beside the Lancaster not sure if it's the one Mithril is in or not. Lancaster was alright, near the city centre, bed and breakfast, clean, quiet etc..

chinguetti

I'll be heading down on Saturday morning as have a few friends to visit in Cork but i'll be up for the hotel idea, grub and drinks on Sunday night.

I'll be heading back on Monday night via the new motorway and i get to avoid Abbeyleix and the tailbacks. Hurrah

OI

Yeah i could stay for two nights, i stayed in juries on the quay before, think it has a different name now. €85 per night

menoscemo

OI wrote: »

Yeah i could stay for two nights, i stayed in juries on the quay before, think it has a different name now. €85 per night

Just checked http://corkhotels.jurysinns.com/
All rooms (singles twins doubles etc) are €129 per night for those two nights so €65pp per night for a twin. I'll book if you don't mind sharing

OI

menoscemo wrote: »

Just checked http://corkhotels.jurysinns.com/
All rooms (singles twins doubles etc) are €129 per night for those two nights so €65pp per night for a twin. I'll book if you don't mind sharing

that's sound

menoscemo

Scrap that ^^^^^
lancaster lodge http://www.lancasterlodge.com/ is only €150 for a twin room for the two nights so under €40 pp per night.
It's 4 stars and just down from the Jury's and RQ recommended it

OI

Jaysus that's a great price

Woddle

Yep I'll be going down on the Sunday and staying Monday night. I'm also giving out lifts, I'll have to give robinph first refusal as I owe him for 1/2 a hotel room
Also it should be noted that any speeding tickets should be paid by all and not just the driver

RacoonQueen

It's not strictly a hotel though, more a hotel shaped guest house. They provide brekkie but not dinner but sure we'd probably be out for dinner anyway. I'm probably going to book in there again anyway.

OI

Actually the one I was looking at was called the Leeside Hotel and was €85 per night for a twin room aswell. But the Lancaster is better again. If we could get all of us in there now it would be great. I see where there is shuttle buses from City Hall to bring you to you start point in the relay. It looks really well organized.

menoscemo

OI wrote: »

Jaysus that's a great price

Right I'll book it in the morn if no-one has any better ideas before then.

menoscemo

Woddle wrote: »

Yep I'll be going down on the Sunday and staying Monday night. I'm also giving out lifts, I'll have to give robinph first refusal as I owe him for 1/2 a hotel room
Also it should be noted that any speeding tickets should be paid by all and not just the driver

Sure we'll see who is going closer the time. No need for two cars if one will do...where are you lads staying?

Woddle

I'm happy to go with the flow and book tomorrow aswell

Woddle

menoscemo wrote: »

Sure we'll see who is going closer the time. No need for two cars if one will do...where are you lads staying?

I'm more of a driver than a passenger, so I'll be def taking the car

Woddle

Myself, Robinph and kevinkilbane all stayed in a b&b last year and it was great value but can't remember the name, any ideas Robinph

robinph

Not a clue, was about to ask if you remembered.

robinph

It's great how GMail lets you do a proper search through al your old emails... found the name of the B&B we had last year.

robinph

Boards AC - A is now entered in the relay for Cork Marathon. This years heroic attempt at sub three for the Boards Athletic Club team will be completed by RAL3, mithril, menoscemo and robinph.


Any Brazillians in Cork on the June Bank Holiday Monday should make their way to the finish line for just before midday to get their picture taken with me and the rest of the team.

Woddle

robinph wrote: »

Any Brazillians in Cork on the June Bank Holiday Monday should make their way to the finish line for just before midday to get their picture taken with me and the rest of the team.

I still have my press pass from last year, so I'll see you there

menoscemo

menoscemo wrote: »

Scrap that ^^^^^
lancaster lodge http://www.lancasterlodge.com/ is only €150 for a twin room for the two nights so under €40 pp per night.
It's 4 stars and just down from the Jury's and RQ recommended it

Just booked this now for Myself and OI. €154 in total for the two nights. That's €37.50 each per night. Real baragin IMO.

OI

menoscemo wrote: »

Just booked this now for Myself and OI. €154 in total for the two nights. That's €37.50 each per night. Real baragin IMO.

That's superb man, is that to be paid when we get down there or do you want me to forward you a few bob

menoscemo

OI wrote: »

That's superb man, is that to be paid when we get down there or do you want me to forward you a few bob

No worries, just had to pay about €7 booking deposit, the rest is to pay paid down there.

RAL3

Booked into Lancaster, heading down Sunday & staying Monday night

OI

hi RQ, just wondering did you get my PM, I sent it from my iPhone and I know from past experience that that can be a bit dodgy when sending PMs.

RacoonQueen

Yeah, team just registered. Shels isn't joining us so sadly I will be FORCED to run two legs. Damnit!

Team B ready for take off.

Oh and for the record, now I'm not running Edinburgh, there's no fuffing way we're losing to team A. :pac:

Woddle

I'll be sure to get a quality pic of you finishing. Could you pm me your adress and I'll post you out a cheque for my part of the registration. Thanks for sorting it out.

chinguetti

I'll be doing Edinburgh (all going well) so i can be excused from going really, really fast Captain RQ? Also is it ok to pay you my part of the entry fee when we're down in Cork?

I'm also booked into the Lanchester for the Sunday night so i'm guessing its become the HQ for Boards. Great prices for a bank holiday weekend too.

RacoonQueen

Yep it's cool to give me the entry fee down in Cork.

OI

I'm just back home now after being at a wedding all weekend. It's seriously a joke how unfit I am so please don't expect me to contribute to a fantastic time. But we'll definitely have a bit of craic. I actually can't believe I've agreed to / volunteered for this

edit:,I'm gonna be on my VERY best behaviour for the next four weeks

RacoonQueen

Booked into Lancasater now too.

RacoonQueen

Anyone up for a nice carb loading meal together on Sunday night then? Think we ate in Luigi Malones last time we were in Cork?

menoscemo

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Anyone up for a nice carb loading meal together on Sunday night then? Think we ate in Luigi Malones last time we were in Cork?

Only if beer counts as carb loading (don't tell robinph)

OI

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Anyone up for a nice carb loading meal together on Sunday night then? Think we ate in Luigi Malones last time we were in Cork?

Mmmmmmm luigi malones (salivates)

robinph

I just got the confirmation of the entry for "Boards AC - A" through in the post this week.

I've had a very lazy week and not run since the Kildare Half as the legs were a bit knackered, but will head out and give them a run this weekend now to make sure they are still actually working properly.

Based on me putting names in a random order in the list I propose the following line up:

RAL3 - Start (Patrick’s Street) to near Silversprings Hotel: 5.2 miles (8.3km)
menescemo - Silversprings to Ringmahon Road: 5.5 miles (8.9km)
mithril - Ringmahon to Victoria Road: 5.8 miles (9.3km)
robinph - Victoria Road to Model Farm Road: 5.2 miles (8.4km)
robinph - Model Farm Road to finishing line (Patrick’s Street): 4.5 miles (7.2km)

As the legs are all pretty much the same distance it doesn't make much difference in our order, but someone might have a preference to doing a particular leg or they might be eager to get to the finish and round up the cheerleaders first.

menoscemo

^^^^^^
The above looks A ok to me.

rainbow kirby

Robin just wants to round up the babes before the rest of you arrive

mithril

Looks good to me as well.

RAL3

Fine by me Skipper

Woddle

Thats me booked in for Cork now, staying Sunday and Monday.

Woddle

I've 1 spot left in my car, I'll be leaving Dublin at about 1pm to 2pm so if anyone needs a lift

RacoonQueen

Got that post today Woddle, thanks.

RoyMcC

Has the Boards pub HQ been agreed? If not then we might consider Larry Tomkins*, near to St Patrick's Bridge and near to the Lancaster Suggestions from the Corkites?

* Cork football legend, not many of those about

menoscemo

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Got that post today Woddle, thanks.

So is chinguetti still in with his injury? If he is in I can either take my car or the train, but if Aimman is drafted in he has already offered a second lift.