Raheny 5 Mile 30/1/2011

RayCun

4 stars (good)

christeb wrote: »

1430 very latest and you should be OK

But if you're driving, finding parking at that time could be a real pain in the arse.

JosDel

4 stars (good)

fcuk it I think I'm coming down with the flu, I feel like shiit today...hope to be OK for the race...

christeb

4 stars (good)

RayCun wrote: »

But if you're driving, finding parking at that time could be a real pain in the arse.

Do a Google maps search for All Saints Drive - you can park in the estate anywhere around there and it's close to the start. There'll be plenty of space

nerraw1111

Thinking of giving this a go as its almost a local race.

Never ran a 5 mile race before so haven't a clue how to approach it. Might give it a lash and attempt sub 34 with a high risk of blowing up after 5km.

Scholesy1981

well I'll be leaving Galway at around 10 so hopefully should be in Raheny between 12 and 1, that way hopefully I wont be spinning around for ages looking for parking! That estate safe enough so christeb is it??

Macanri

4 stars (good)

Scholesy1981 wrote: »

well I'll be leaving Galway at around 10 so hopefully should be in Raheny between 12 and 1, that way hopefully I wont be spinning around for ages looking for parking! That estate safe enough so christeb is it??

Hey this is Raheny FFS, not the Bronx, . Yea it should be fine. it will be a Sunday afternoon and there will be sh!t loads around, so not to worry.

Macanri

4 stars (good)

christeb wrote: »

I'll be volunteering before and after so not sure if I'll be in the pub - if I do get a chance then the Watermill is the best bet (across the road from the SuperValu in Raheny village). My gaff is 100m from the start-line, I love this race

I will be helping out after too, but yea, would be interested in meeting up for a pint later, any of Raheny's watering holes suits me.

christeb

4 stars (good)

Macanri wrote: »

Hey this is Raheny FFS, not the Bronx, . Yea it should be fine. it will be a Sunday afternoon and there will be sh!t loads around, so not to worry.

don't forget to give the local kids a couple of euro to mind your car MISTUUR !!!

Name Changed

Damn, only saw a sign for this earlier and went to enter but registration is closed since 6pm.

JosDel

4 stars (good)

Name Changed wrote: »

Damn, only saw a sign for this earlier and went to enter but registration is closed since 6pm.

I'm pretty sure you can enter on the day for €25.00

geld

JosDel wrote: »

I'm pretty sure you can enter on the day for €25.00

I thought it was €30 but I could be wrong.

I had entered but cannot do it now due to a calf injury.:mad: It's one of my "must do" races and I hate having to miss it.

Best of luck to those of you who are running it. Weather looks as if will be OK so have a good one.

JosDel

4 stars (good)

geld wrote: »

I thought it was €30 but I could be wrong.

I had entered but cannot do it now due to a calf injury.:mad: It's one of my "must do" races and I hate having to miss it.

Best of luck to those of you who are running it. Weather looks as if will be OK so have a good one.

Sorry you are correct, it's the paddys day that is an extra 5 on the day

sarsfieldsrock

3 stars (average)

Name Changed wrote: »

Damn, only saw a sign for this earlier and went to enter but registration is closed since 6pm.

You can enter on the day for €30 before 1:30.

http://www.activeglobal.com/ie/running/dublin-ireland/the-axa-raheny-5-road-race-2011/128372

tang1

Any results for this yet?? Did Joe Sweeney run??

zAbbo

3 stars (average)

Good race, results in tomorrows Independent

ecoli

tang1 wrote: »

Any results for this yet?? Did Joe Sweeney run??

Joe Sweeney 23.23ish Sean Connolly sub 24. Perfect conditions today and a great race

emerald007

Provisional Results

great race again by raheny ac today. i alway like the xx min and 59 second finishes

ecoli

emerald007 wrote: »

Provisional Results

great race again by raheny ac today. i alway like the xx min and 59 second finishes

NOOOOO!!!!!!! my clock time one second off chip time meaning i equalled my PB rather than broke it back to the drawing board:D

RayCun

4 stars (good)

Can a mod add a poll?

JosDel

4 stars (good)

emerald007 wrote: »

Provisional Results

great race again by raheny ac today. i alway like the xx min and 59 second finishes

I dont see my name or number on the list ?

Number 809 finishing time by my garmin 39:19

RayCun

4 stars (good)

Problem with mine too - my name shows up, with the wrong number and finish time.

JosDel

4 stars (good)

I just sent RS an email..

racheljev

Really enjoyed this today, 42:03 for me. Probably the slowest boardsie but 2 mins faster than last year so I'm happy

mucky13

3 stars (average)

Duffyshuffler, The garmin is always King ,dont mind the raheny time chip..You are a sub 30 man for sure..!!!!!!

mucky13

3 stars (average)

Great race and superb conditions,first timer running it today and was very impressed and I joined the sub 30 club happy days ..one thing I didnt like was the charge for the race,my mate paid 30 euro on the day which I think is madness,getting punished for not having credit card..and I deffo think they should be doin t-shirts/compression tops or something.. Rahtfarnham 5km is 15 euro and frst 800 finishers got a class compression top !!
I did love the banshee bones though:)
well done to everyone!

JosDel

4 stars (good)

If there is anybody from the organising committee looking in, Here is proof I ran the race, before the Indo goes to print..I have also sent an email to Raheny Shamrocks.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/65870543

menoscemo

3 stars (average)

Nice race again and a PB for me. My only criticism was the stewarding. At times they were sending us up onto footpaths, hence cutting corners. When I am pretty the racing line was on the road. Perhaps someone can confirm this?

cwgatling

4 stars (good)

mucky13 wrote: »

Great race and superb conditions,first timer running it today and was very impressed and I joined the sub 30 club happy days ..one thing I didnt like was the charge for the race,my mate paid 30 euro on the day which I think is madness,getting punished for not having credit card..and I deffo think they should be doin t-shirts/compression tops or something.. Rahtfarnham 5km is 15 euro and frst 800 finishers got a class compression top !!
I did love the banshee bones though:)
well done to everyone!

I thought it was a fine goody bag. Plenty to eat/drink after the race, gels, recovery drink, energy bars etc. And a plaque. Which they detailed in the race description. If it doesn't say there will be a t-shirt, there won't be one. There is no 'punishment' for not having a credit card. Your friend could always have asked someone else to book it for him.

Well done on the sub-30. Great time.

jacquib

tang1 wrote: »

Any results for this yet?? Did Joe Sweeney run??

Joe Sweeney won the won. He nearly broke the course record. Sean Connolly 2nd.

BFassassin

Some pictures from today.

eliwallach

menoscemo wrote: »

. When I am pretty the racing line was on the road.

meno, you're always pretty....:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Hard Worker

menoscemo wrote: »

Nice race again and a PB for me. My only criticism was the stewarding. At times they were sending us up onto footpaths, hence cutting corners. When I am pretty the racing line was on the road. Perhaps someone can confirm this?

If it's the turn onto Sybil Hill Road: I'm sure the course is measured on the footpath as required by the Gardai for safety reasons. Someone from Raheny Shamrocks will probably confirm.

ecoli

Hard Worker wrote: »

If it's the turn onto Sybil Hill Road: I'm sure the course is measured on the footpath as required by the Gardai for safety reasons. Someone from Raheny Shamrocks will probably confirm.

There is one of the turns i know for certain that the foot path is actually the race line cant remember which one though

MaroonTam

Enjoyed the race today. Nice conditions and a good PB...

I think the organising comittee need to have a wee look at the start. it was very congested and a bit disorganised (very start/stop getting over the start).

My provisional chip time is ten seconds slower than my own watch which is very odd, normally they re good to within a couple of seconds. In saying that, I did not see a start mat - are the chip times gun to mat? (rather than mat to mat), that would explain the difference I suppose.

menoscemo

3 stars (average)

eliwallach wrote: »

meno, you're always pretty

Thanks :pac: Think I meant 'pretty sure'.

@ hard worker. Stewards sent us onto footpaths when coming from Watermill rd onto All Saints Rd (mile 4.5) and from All Saints rd onto Wades Av (mile 4.8). Most people also cut the corner from watermill Rd onto Howth Rd (mile 0.8) and howth Rd onto Sybill Hill Rd (mile 1.6).

Stupid_Private

MaroonTam wrote: »

My provisional chip time is ten seconds slower than my own watch which is very odd, normally they re good to within a couple of seconds. In saying that, I did not see a start mat - are the chip times gun to mat? (rather than mat to mat), that would explain the difference I suppose.

There was a start mat. Considering you didn't see it you probably started your watch a few seconds after you went over it and that's why your watch time is faster.

Caprica

4 stars (good)

Great race, well organised with a good atmosphere. Was happy with the goody bag, it's not many races that give out a plaque nowadays.

I think it's only right that if you enter on the day you should pay more. A lot less hassle with people who pre register, turn up with your confirmation and you are given your number.

chinguetti

4 stars (good)

31.39 for me so i'll take that as a 52 secs PB:D. 187th (181th on time):D:D

The start mats were well before the finish line and they were two of them as i spotted them when warming up. Great course, fine goody bag - Rolos:D and a plaque. There's more to races than t-shirts in my opinion.

The last two years they also sent people up the pavements on the bends so i'm taking it that they always do that.

Well done Raheny, a fine job and ye had another nice day for it.

christeb

4 stars (good)

31:14 or so for me, had some stomach problems which scuppered my sub 30. I had it in the legs, but every time I upped the pace I'd get cramps. So not too disappointed. As the race is my local there's actually a bit of pressure, it's quite a spectacle to see so many people outside your front door!

I really enjoyed the race commentary by Dick at the start, looked over to the side and sure there's Jerry Kiernan just hanging around. Great atmosphere and organisation from the lads as far as I could see, hope everyone enjoyed it. Perfect day for the it, there seemed to PBs all over the place, even from the guys who have been running for quite some time.

Note - I'm highly biased in all of the above

JosDel

4 stars (good)

Just looking at the Indo results, I dont see my results, ....Not to happy with this, After the provision results came out I sent 2 emails to Raheny Shamrock's with a link to my garmin time and number...I feel a bit cheated here....Not happy at all

bo-sco

4 stars (good)

Thanks for that BFassassin. That's me 1207. Nice action shot!

RayCun

4 stars (good)

JosDel wrote: »

Just looking at the Indo results, I dont see my results, see my number 809 with another runners name....Not to happy with this, After the provision results came out I sent 2 emails to Raheny Shamrock's with a link to my garmin time and number...I feel a bit cheated here....Not happy at all

In fairness, I doubt Raheny had any time to change the provisional results before giving them to the paper. Press time would have been early enough Sunday evening.

JosDel

4 stars (good)

RayCun wrote: »

In fairness, I doubt Raheny had any time to change the provisional results before giving them to the paper. Press time would have been early enough Sunday evening.

That's fine, but they could have replied to my email's.

They should allow an extra day before printing the results to rectify any errors...

MisterDrak

4 stars (good)

Great Day, and a Great race. Really well organised. It was nice to have the roads closed (Howth Road and the Coast road (on race side)). Also fantastic support on the road side.

Finished in 32:05 (on Garmin), so pretty happy with that, given that next door neighbors had a party on Saturday night and I only managed to get 2 hours sleep. Cool to see the results printed in the Indo, even if they seem to have missed my name. Think im the blank guy in position 191...

Nice to talk to Mac and Christeb after... 30:xx for 2012 of is it to early to predict that???

JosDel

4 stars (good)

I notice there is no name for the person who who finished 699 with a time of 39:18..A second slower than my garmin...I'd imagine that's me ?

MisterDrak

4 stars (good)

JosDel wrote: »

I notice there is no name for the person who who finished 699 with a time of 39:18..A second slower than my garmin...I'd imagine that's me ?

Similar problem for me. I Got 32:05 on my Garmin, and a blank name @ 32:02 on the Indo listing. Grand ill take that...

Dowee

Anyone know if they're planning to publish final results. Knew about 10 doing the race and my result and 3 others are all missing which would suggest there's a bit of an issue with them.

christeb

4 stars (good)

Did you check the Raheny Shamrocks site?

RayCun

4 stars (good)

Still just the provisional results that were posted Sunday. I'm pretty sure I'm the blank line at 35.21, but it would be nice to get confirmation

Wozzaah

4 stars (good)

I phoned the race organiser today and quoted my race number, name and my garmin time, He said he will do what he can to amend the online race results...