Great Ireland Run - call your time

RayCun

Last race was MSB 5k, 25.12

hoping for 52/53 on Sunday, but I'll be happy with anything under 55.

rainbow kirby

Anything inside my previous 10k PB (53.55) and I'll be happy.

rovers_runner

51.29, anything after that is a bonus.

Based on last years experience I should probably forget about getting the smooth trip around that I wish for.

Dotcomdolly

sub-60 and I'll be happy.
I may have to throw myself across the finish line baseball style to get it....
I'm sure I'm capable of it, if the hills and the crowds don't add too many minutes.

TheRoadRunner

37.30 or slower. Marathon the following weekend so any faster than that and I deserve a slap on the bum

emerald007

anybody have a link to the 2009 results?

note the updated start times

1.10 - Elite women and AAI club ladies

1.30 - The rest

http://www.greatirelandrun.org/Events/2010/News_article.aspx?nid=6675

meathcountysec

Less than 1:06:43 will be a PB. Hoping for 1:01:00

chez-moi

Last race was Dunboyne 4 Mile which was 27:22. Hoping for around 45 which would be PB in me second life as a runner

meathcountysec

emerald007 wrote: »

anybody have a link to the 2009 results?

note the updated start times

1.10 - Elite women and AAI club ladies

1.30 - The rest

http://www.greatirelandrun.org/Events/2010/News_article.aspx?nid=6675

There will be 3 starts. 1. Elite women and AAI club ladies. 2. Elite men and AAI club men. 3. The Great Unwashed.

racheljev

This was my first race ever last year and had time of 68 mins. Hoping for anything between 55 and 58.

TheRoadRunner

meathcountysec wrote: »

There will be 3 starts. 1. Elite women and AAI club ladies. 2. Elite men and AAI club men. 3. The Great Unwashed.

Is it not 2 starts? Ladies off at 1.10. Then the elites/clubrunners/rest all off at 1.30.

stmochtas

emerald007 wrote: »

anybody have a link to the 2009 results?

note the updated start times

1.10 - Elite women and AAI club ladies

1.30 - The rest

http://www.greatirelandrun.org/Events/2010/News_article.aspx?nid=6675

http://www.greatrun.org/Results/Default.aspx

Select the race.

emerald007

Great Run 2009 Results

http://www.greatrun.org/Results/Default.aspx

AAI 10km 2009 Results

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/results-2009-10-k-road.pdf

I'm hoping sub 33mins and a top 50 finish on Sunday.

menoscemo

Would be happy to break 45 minutes.

Would be delighted to break 44

TarfHead

Completing with stopping running is the first objective.

My 'training' runs have averaged 5:30 per km, so completion within the hour will be OK by me.

With 9,999 other punters, the 'traffic' is my biggest 'known unknown'

Jip

Circa 45 mins also, although I reckon congestion could put a dent on that.

daymobrew

I've managed to be sub 40 for a few years but getting slower (39:54 last year, 39:37 in 2008). Would be happy to be sub 40 again.

plodder

I'd be happy to break 45, as well.

az2wp0sye65487

First competitave 10k for me. But judging by the times of my training runs, I'd be happy with anything under 50 mins.

smmoore79

was aimin for 37 mins but my chest is a bit dodgy so will see how it goes!

ecoli

Ideally in the 34.xx however minor niggle this week anything under my PB (36.15) would be nice

Seres

would be happy with under 40:30 , expect it will be around 41 mins !

tunguska

Aiming for 33:40 but who knows, that park is a tough 10k.

Krusty_Clown

Seres wrote: »

would be happy with under 40:30 , expect it will be around 41 mins !

I'll be expecting 39:xx from you, and will accept nothing less! Sure aren't you starting with the Elite women? Just hang on to 'em!

Krusty_Clown

daymobrew wrote: »

I've managed to be sub 40 for a few years but getting slower (39:54 last year, 39:37 in 2008). Would be happy to be sub 40 again.

38:41 in 2009, if my memory serves me correctly (when I followed you over the finish line).

Wild Rover

My first competitive 10k, under 40 mins would be great

meathcountysec

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

Is it not 2 starts? Ladies off at 1.10. Then the elites/clubrunners/rest all off at 1.30.

Mae culpa.

Seres

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

I'll be expecting 39:xx from you, and will accept nothing less! Sure aren't you starting with the Elite women? Just hang on to 'em!

oh stop , that time is always at the back of my mind every 10k i enter , i think i have a mental block now with it though , why did you have to bring it up , not fair , you sub 40minuter !!!

Krusty_Clown

Seres wrote: »

oh stop , that time is always at the back of my mind every 10k i enter , i think i have a mental block now with it though , why did you have to bring it up , not fair , you sub 40minuter !!!

Well, you will be starting with just the right people to get you under (no long lonely stretches here). Might be an idea to talk to the other girls and see if there is someone aiming for around the 38-39min mark, to pace off. It's a hilly course though (not as good as Roscommon). Will you be defending your title by the way?

Seres

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Well, you will be starting with just the right people to get you under (no long lonely stretches here). Might be an idea to talk to the other girls and see if there is someone aiming for around the 38-39min mark, to pace off. It's a hilly course though (not as good as Roscommon). Will you be defending your title by the way?

might be an idea alright pacing off someone , however ive heard the second part of the course is more challenging so want to make sure i have enough in the tank to tackle the hills comfortably , dont think i will do roscommon this year , doing galway series and have one of the 5k races the following day , you doing it? , prizes are alright , got a meal voucher which has expired and a bottle of vodka that i gave to my mum for coming , Alcohol , great price for an athlete training hard !!!

DULLAHAN2

I was hoping for under 55 min, but have been injured for last week so under 60 mins and i will be happy. but depending on how i feel i will push it towards the end and hope for the best

Krusty_Clown

Seres wrote: »

might be an idea alright pacing off someone , however ive heard the second part of the course is more challenging so want to make sure i have enough in the tank to tackle the hills comfortably , dont think i will do roscommon this year , doing galway series and have one of the 5k races the following day , you doing it? , prizes are alright , got a meal voucher which has expired and a bottle of vodka that i gave to my mum for coming , Alcohol , great price for an athlete training hard !!!

I don't think the body is ready for any fast running just yet, and I think I'm running Limerick marathon that weekend (is it the BH weekend?). Pity, as I reckon I'd be close enough to a podium spot.

The Wexican

First 10k race, hoping to get in under 52 minutes

RacoonQueen

Dunno somewhere between 44 and 50 minutes I expect. We'll see if I bother racing or if I bother turning up at all.:pac:

daymobrew

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

38:41 in 2009, if my memory serves me correctly (when I followed you over the finish line).

Followed? Drafted more like
The Crookstown 10k had a greatly wind assisted first 5k (a PB in fact!) and no real hills. I also got a fast first 1k (3:37) - something that won't happen on Sunday.

Krusty_Clown

daymobrew wrote: »

Followed? Drafted more like
The Crookstown 10k had a greatly wind assisted first 5k (a PB in fact!) and no real hills. I also got a fast first 1k (3:37) - something that won't happen on Sunday.

Drafting in cycling is called cheating.
Drafting in running is called innovation.


I think whatever wind assistance you got in the first 5k was soon taken off of you in the second 5k.

central park

Under the hour hopefully. Would love 58 something!

gerrycorrigan

In my 1st race in Jan, (Raheny 5mile) did under 39, then ran the MSB St Patricks 5k in under 23

From those times I can see a 'per kilometre' improvement, but I'm worried about the hills on Sunday, and I have never run 10k ever.

I am hoping to run under 50, under 48 would be a real bonus!

Dilbert75

Never run a 10k before, haven't trained as much as I should have, so finishing will be the first objective. Sub-65 is what I expect, sub-60 would be a huge bonus (training runs around that pace).

Macanri

Great Run 2009: 00:41:59. Which was my 3rd race.

Would like to get in sub 40 this year. From McMillan it throws out from 38:30 to 41:30 for 10km based on recent best times for other distances.

ct_roy

went around in 49m last year with feck all training (don't know how I managed that time looking back!)

bit more training this year so I'll be defo pushing for sub 50 again!

aburke

36:02

ergo

my 10k PB 39:20 (great Ireland 2005)

slowest was in 2008 ; 46:00 approx

am somewhere in between the two at the moment - when I was at my peak marathon training last year managed some sub 40 min 10Ks but for tomorrow would estimate maybe 43 minutes plus or minus as not much training done but I haven't a clue really

so 43:00 plus or minus 3 minutes

paulocon

How big a factor is the 'traffic'?

Ran 52/53 training but that was around my local town on a quiet weekday night where I had only the odd intoxicate person to navigate around!

holly2

yeah worried about traffic too. Did the race in 2007, back then there was a separate pen at the start for the non elite club runners, so you could get a clean start. anyone know is that still the case?

gmurran

The aim is to not run 16 mins for the first 5K and end up in bits on the s-bends like last year.

Dream time is sub 34. Realistically a high 34.

Cant wait...Good luck everyone.

asimonov

36:30 would leave me very happy. Never raced in the park before, lookin' forward to it.

gmurran

Ended up with 34:51. Very disappointed the legs cramped up and the race was over. The 7-8K was nearly 4 minutes ):

Felt I could have gone a minute faster than that. More tempo sessions needed.

RayCun

53.45 for me, happy enough with that

Dotcomdolly

Missed my sub60 goal by 10 seconds :eek: finishing at 60:09.

gerrycorrigan

gerrycorrigan wrote: »

In my 1st race in Jan, (Raheny 5mile) did under 39, then ran the MSB St Patricks 5k in under 23

From those times I can see a 'per kilometre' improvement, but I'm worried about the hills on Sunday, and I have never run 10k ever.

I am hoping to run under 50, under 48 would be a real bonus!

47.31, so am extremely pleased. But I was cruising at 5k on a time of 23.30, butfrom there to 8k killed me.
a great day, and brilliant organisation.