Cork City Marathon 6/6/2011

PaulieYifter

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TFBubendorfer wrote: »

I'm not tapering yet

Brilliant - Commence carbo load in advance of the taper

rom

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If anyone knows anyone who is an 8 min pacer for the 1/2 it would be great.

menoscemo

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rom wrote: »

If anyone knows anyone who is an 8 min pacer for the 1/2 it would be great.

There are no pacers for the Half Marathon

elnino23

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menoscemo wrote: »

Thanks. I really enjoy the pacing actually. Nice to be part of the big race atmosphere.

While we pacers do the races for pleassure rather than financial gain, we do accept payment in the form of pints after the race :pac:

Sorry i dont drink :-) will a banana half way round do? ha ha
trying to convince her to stand at half way with them

menoscemo

4 stars (good)

elnino23 wrote: »

Sorry i dont drink :-) will a banana half way round do? ha ha
trying to convince her to stand at half way with them

I never asked you to buy you a drink. I asked you to buy me a drink :pac:

But hey, a half way banana will do nicely in place of a pint

opus

4 stars (good)

I'd saw these will be welcome sights on Monday

sideswipe

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opus wrote: »

I'd saw these will be welcome sights on Monday

Ha ha, the caption on the first one should be-

"What the F**k is that weirdo taking a picture of"

Bally8

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Ok Im stupid- what does 12 H mean?

sideswipe

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Bally8 wrote: »

Ok Im stupid- what does 12 H mean?

Ah come on seriously! You don't know of the famous 12H mark?


*me either

corked

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sideswipe wrote: »

Ah come on seriously! You don't know of the famous 12H mark?


*me either

12 Mile Marker for the Half Marathon

Bally8

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corked wrote: »

12 Mile Marker for the Half Marathon

Ah 12 Half. Would never have figured that one out:D

wfdrun

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RJC wrote: »

I try and run the racing line every year but sometimes it's not possible - In the tunnel last year the racing line was coned off for emergency vehicles forcing everyone to take the outside of the radius. Similarly on the South Link Road - From Brownlows to Boreenamanna Road - The water station was way off the racing line - like in the hard shoulder -

If I saw the line marked on the ground - a dot every 20m would be fine - I'd stick to it like glue.

can you please elaborate on the racing line (spr?) i ran cork last year but would like to know what i missed and how to follow this?

extra road marking? what colour?

thanks

mr.wiggle

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menoscemo wrote: »

There are no pacers for the Half Marathon

Thats a great pity, ran the GLR 1/2 Marathon last month with 1.50 pacers, which took the pressure off me having to attempt to pace myself.
What are the chances of the half marathon runners catching/joining the marathon pacers? ( my head hurts trying to figure this one out)

opus

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sideswipe wrote: »

Ha ha, the caption on the first one should be-

"What the F**k is that weirdo taking a picture of"

For sure, I didn't really notice him when I was taking the pic only afterwards when I looked at it on the PC I kept going along the marathon route but didn't see any more markings after the 12m half marathon one.

Anyone going to Sonia's pre-marathon run this evening?

Cabaal

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I have accom booked for the The Best Western Montenotte Hotel on Sunday night, anyone suggest suitable parking in that area as the hotel doesn't appear to have any (might be wrong?).

RoyMcC

Cabaal wrote: »

I have accom booked for the The Best Western Montenotte Hotel on Sunday night, anyone suggest suitable parking in that area as the hotel doesn't appear to have any (might be wrong?).

Almost certain there's parking up there Cabaal. If not you'll enjoy the walk up from town and the views en route

rom

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mr.wiggle wrote: »

Thats a great pity, ran the GLR 1/2 Marathon last month with 1.50 pacers, which took the pressure off me having to attempt to pace myself.
What are the chances of the half marathon runners catching/joining the marathon pacers? ( my head hurts trying to figure this one out)

4.15 pacer for 1.45 1/2 finish but no way thats going to work out.

Condo131

wfdrun wrote: »

can you please elaborate on the racing line (spr?) i ran cork last year but would like to know what i missed and how to follow this?

extra road marking? what colour?

thanks

There is no marking for the SPR in Cork. You'll just have to run it yourself - it's (relatively) easy when you know how (if only all the other participants weren't in the way! :rolleyes: )

From the USATF:
"A race course is defined by the shortest possible route that a runner could take and not be disqualified. A given runner might not follow the shortest possible route, just as a runner on a track may be forced to run further to pass another runner. The actual path of any given runner is irrelevant. The shortest possible route is a reasonably well-defined and unambiguous route that ensures all runners will run at least the stated race distance."

SPR A

SPR B
The section from 17.75 to 18.5M (or 5.75 to 6.5M in the Half) looks very much like this.

You can save an awful lot of time (and distance) by running as close as possible to the SPR.

Keep looking ahead and, where possible, run each bend, in a straight line, tangent to tangent. Thats' the way it was measured. Take the 'scenic route' and you could be running well over 26.22 (13.11) Miles

opus

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RoyMcC wrote: »

Almost certain there's parking up there Cabaal. If not you'll enjoy the walk up from town and the views en route

Definitely parking in the hotel, I was there last year when it was the hq for the Cork->Cobh run.

Just checked the website & they have both car & coach parking!

Condo131

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

Yes, that really pissed me off last year, especially as I was thinking "I bet Condo measured it going the other lane".

Pissed me off too! ...and yes it was measured right in at the wall in the other lane! ..........and I ran that leg of the relay!

It'll be coned off again this year, but the course has been remeasured. This time the Tunnel has been measured up to the centre-line of the tunnel, i.e. along the continuous white line.

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

And at one stage, close to mile 20, there was an overzealous steward telling people to run the other side of the road even though the road was closed for traffic.

I presume this is at the Clashduv/Glasheen Road junction. In the 2007 CCM relay, I practically had to shoulder a Garda & steward out to the way to run the line. F'ed them out of it too. :mad: Garda probably wouldn't have known any better, but the steward was an experienced marathoner. :rolleyes:

RICHIE-RICH

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opus wrote: »

Definitely parking in the hotel, I was there last year when it was the hq for the Cork->Cobh run.

+1
There is parking at the hotel. smallish car park near entrance to hotel, but more around the corner down the hill, below the hotel.

GaylaBells02

slight alteration i guess

Rebelrunner

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Condo131 wrote: »

Pissed me off too! ...and yes it was measured right in at the wall in the other lane! ..........and I ran that leg of the relay!

It'll be coned off again this year, but the course has been remeasured. This time the Tunnel has been measured up to the centre-line of the tunnel, i.e. along the continuous white line.

Does that mean last year the course was long, I'm taking a few seconds off my official time last year for that

KentuckyPete

Ran the first 7 miles of the course this morning. Out at 05:45 so I could run on the road. Course is looking good - markings in place etc. Felt great to run in calm weather - kept expecting to be buffeted by a gale every time I turned a corner. The smallest of drags up onto the dual carriageway at Maddens buildings and up onto the skew bridge at Tivoli but otherwise totally flat.

It felt strange running down the middle of an empty Pana, the Mall and the quays but it will be some buzz on Monday :cool:

Let's hope the wind keeps off

RICHIE-RICH

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KentuckyPete wrote: »

Ran the first 7 miles of the course this morning. Out at 05:45 so I could run on the road. Course is looking good - markings in place etc. Felt great to run in calm weather - kept expecting to be buffeted by a gale every time I turned a corner. The smallest of drags up onto the dual carriageway at Maddens buildings and up onto the skew bridge at Tivoli but otherwise totally flat.

It felt strange running down the middle of an empty Pana, the Mall and the quays but it will be some buzz on Monday :cool:

Let's hope the wind keeps off

Sounds like a nice way to start the day.

Regarding weather.....

Options available:
A) 16 degrees - mostly cloudy. Winds from the W at 6 km/h.
14 degrees Sprinkles of rain. Broken clouds. Mild.
C) 9 degrees in morning , 14 degrees later on, Gentle breeze, 4 m/s from north-northwest

TFBubendorfer

4 stars (good)

Bally8 wrote: »

what does 12 H mean?

12 miles for the half marathon? Just a guess.

colblimp

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

12 miles for the half marathon? Just a guess.

That, Sir, is absolutely correct.

wfdrun

4 stars (good)

thanks Condo very helpful

Cabaal

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Thanks everyone for the help with the parking, now just need to make it to Cork at a decent enough time and collect my number

Mr Slow

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Anyone else exhausted???

RICHIE-RICH

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mrslow wrote: »

Anyone else exhausted???

Yes - a few good nights sleep planned ahead though.

Cabaal

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mrslow wrote: »

Anyone else exhausted???

Its strange I'm tired this week yet all I've done is a 4km run and yesterday I did a handy enough 40km cycle yet nearly fell asleep on the couch lastnight

Going to take it easy and get an early night or two before Monday

Mr Slow

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RICHIE-RICH wrote: »

Yes - a few good nights sleep planned ahead though.

Cabaal wrote: »

Going to take it easy and get an early night or two before Monday

I've 2 kids under 6, sleep is a gift rarely given in my house!

RICHIE-RICH

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mrslow wrote: »

I've 2 kids under 6, sleep is a gift rarely given in my house!

Have 4 kids, 2 under 5. I know your pain!

Maybe leave an open bottle of Dozol lying around in the next few days????

fitzie79

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my wife was due to do the 1/2 marathon with me but was sick for a number of weeks so didn't get enough training done and had to drop out of the 1/2 marathon. she is interested in doing a stage in the relay instead though - is anyone looking for an extra member on a relay team?

Mr Slow

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RICHIE-RICH wrote: »

Maybe leave an open bottle of Dozol lying around in the next few days????

I've tried that but I don't like the taste

RoyMcC

fitzie79 wrote: »

my wife was due to do the 1/2 marathon with me but was sick for a number of weeks so didn't get enough training done and had to drop out of the 1/2 marathon. she is interested in doing a stage in the relay instead though - is anyone looking for an extra member on a relay team?

poconnor16 was - see post #316

PaulieYifter

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mrslow wrote: »

Anyone else exhausted???

Absolutely wrecked - falling asleep on the DART on the way home all week

Mr Slow

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PaulieYifter wrote: »

Absolutely wrecked - falling asleep on the DART on the way home all week

I wonder will we wake up on Monday morning feeling great or will that be a 20 min window in the middle of the race?

TFBubendorfer

4 stars (good)

mrslow wrote: »

I wonder will we wake up on Monday morning feeling great or will that be a 20 min window in the middle of the race?

If you're feeling great in the middle of a race, you're doing it wrong!

outforarun

mrslow wrote: »

Anyone else exhausted???

it's as if for the first 16 weeks of training my body was on high alert, ready to pounce into action at a moment's notice. now with the taper lull it's like my body's starting to relax and doesn't like to be disturbed anymore, even if it's just for a 4 miler. Feeling a bit lethargic before runs, but ok while running.

mobitron

outforarun wrote: »

it's as if for the first 16 weeks of training my body was on high alert, ready to pounce into action at a moment's notice. now with the taper lull it's like my body's starting to relax and doesn't like to be disturbed anymore, even if it's just for a 4 miler. Feeling a bit lethargic before runs, but ok while running.

Same here, a 4 mile run last night and my legs weren't really into it, whereas 2 weeks ago a 10 miler in the middle of the week was no problem. Doesn't help that it was a hilly route I suppose.

First marathon on Monday so I hope it goes OK.

RICHIE-RICH

4 stars (good)

Spotted Cork Running blog has posted details of relay leg 3 (section from blackrock to centre park road.

For anyonne running this section, you should note that just after the 13.1 mile mark, you cross over a bridge, then up a small ramp, turn right, and then go over the steep narrow bridge.

The small ramp is only about 20-30 m long, but it is not all one gradient. It rises, levels off, rises, level off etc. I have seen people stumble here, as they think the ramp should be a steady gradient, but the level patches kinda catch you out, and the brain cannot react. You expect the ramp to be steady but isn't.

Dunno if that is explained well enough. If you know the ramp, then you know what I mean.

To summarise, watch your step on the little ramp.

Bally8

4 stars (good)

Is anyone staying down in Cork Monday night? Beers?

menoscemo

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Bally8 wrote: »

Is anyone staying down in Cork Monday night? Beers?

Yes, and lots of them Last year we went to the pub opposite Reardans after the race and then headed into Rearrdans later in the night. (we wanted to head straight Reardens after the race but it wasn't opened yet).

We could do the same again.

elnino23

3 stars (average)

Anyone from last year tell me whats guna happen to me garmin watch while running thro the tunnel? do i just leave it be till i get out the other side then it will pick up signals again?
i know indoors it asks if im inside will!

menoscemo

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elnino23 wrote: »

Anyone from last year tell me whats guna happen to me garmin watch while running thro the tunnel? do i just leave it be till i get out the other side then it will pick up signals again?
i know indoors it asks if im inside will!

Yeah apparently you lose signal, but when you exit the tunnel the garmin draws a straight line between the point where you lost the signal and the point where you regain it. It will affect your distance a little, but not too much.

Cabaal

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Have to say whoever looks after http://corkrunning.blogspot.com/ does a bloody good job, there's so much helpful information on the site compared to the official website.

Seriously an excellent job on the site

corked

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outforarun wrote: »

it's as if for the first 16 weeks of training my body was on high alert, ready to pounce into action at a moment's notice. now with the taper lull it's like my body's starting to relax and doesn't like to be disturbed anymore, even if it's just for a 4 miler. Feeling a bit lethargic before runs, but ok while running.

yes.... i thought it was just me!

TFBubendorfer

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menoscemo wrote: »

Yeah apparently you lose signal, but when you exit the tunnel the garmin draws a straight line between the point where you lost the signal and the point where you regain it. It will affect your distance a little, but not too much.

But make ABSOLUTELY sure you have auto-pause turned OFF, otherwise the Garmin will think you have stopped and re-start at the end of the tunnel.

A friend of mine got credited with almost a world record mile 2 or 3 years ago because of that.