Metro St Brigids AC Patricks w'end 5k

tunguska

Lex Luther wrote: »

took 8 weeks off after new york Eoin ( 3 weeks fed up and depressed, 3 weeks didn't feel like running and 2 weeks weather related). Back training since 1/1......getting there !

Great stuff. Glad you're back. Your first race will be a big test.

itchyblood

Getting really excited for this race now, just registered! Hopefully the weather will be good too.

itchyblood

Anyone have a course map for it?

RayCun

itchyblood wrote: »

Anyone have a course map for it?

probably the same as last year

ac20

Ive just entered for this. I will have race 3 of the Urban Trail the week before, so this is the first time Im racing on successive weekends. Having read earlier the course is pretty flat hope to improve my 5k PB.

chinguetti

If its the same course as the last couple of years and the weather is fair, tis a lovely course and PBs are possible. All i require is 2 seconds to make me very happy.

RAL3

chinguetti wrote: »

If its the same course as the last couple of years and the weather is fair, tis a lovely course and PBs are possible. All i require is 2 seconds to make me very happy.

It'll be tough for you to get a PB Chinguetti with my elbow in your jaw!


(Just remembered, i have to get ahead of you first - there goes that plan....)

menoscemo

RAL3 wrote: »

It'll be tough for you to get a PB Chinguetti with my elbow in your jaw!


(Just remembered, i have to get ahead of you first - there goes that plan....)

No problem, he usually starts back in the field so just keep an eye out for him as he comes flying by* :pac:






* I may actually give you a hand in your endeavours.

chinguetti

Hello RAL3 and Meno.

Look lads, i'll turn up and give it a bash but the bad calf is playing up again and i'm spending more time in the pool trying to swim and at work these days working long hours that the running is a long way down the pecking order. But if i pass ye out, i'll give ye a quick hello and i'll be focused on the elbows.

Yours,

the poor mouth

G-Money

I'd love to get under 40 minutes for this but I'm doubting myself. I'm back training more or less regularly for the past week or so and I've changed up my training routes to run on footpaths now rather than doing 20 laps of that park. However with these new routes the fastest I've went is about 41 minutes 20 seconds.

At the very least I hope to beat my OT 5K time which was 42 minutes 20 seconds, which included that nasty hill and a distinct lack of training in the preceeding 2 or 3 weeks.

Scibelle

Anyone know if it's chip timed? I decided to push myself and sign up as a fast jogger for the flora womens mini marathon but need an official chip timed result. I was hoping I could get one from this race. If not, can anyone suggest another race that is on in the next few weeks that would be suitable? Any suggestions gratefully appreciated

RayCun

It was last year, so I'd imagine it will be again this year.

There's a 5k in Portlaoise on the 17th, don't know if it's chipped. Don't think there are any more in Dublin in the next few weeks.

Scibelle

^^
Thanks for that RayCun

nobbin

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/donegal-postman-predicts-st-patricks-day-snow-496415.html :eek::eek::eek:

RacoonQueen

nobbin wrote: »

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/donegal-postman-predicts-st-patricks-day-snow-496415.html :eek::eek::eek:

Yeah, I heard it was more likely to be white than green this year. Least most people have plenty of practice running in the snow!

G-Money

nobbin wrote: »

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/donegal-postman-predicts-st-patricks-day-snow-496415.html :eek::eek::eek:

FFS, not this s**t again! :mad:

RayCun

I'll be meeting family etc after the race, so won't be able to go off for pints, but if you see me, say hello


That's me in the middle, no 257...

huskerdu

Really looking forward to this now.

One of my aims for this year is to run 5K in under 25 minutes.
It should be possible, but I dont really enjoy running faster, so I want to push myself to do it.

I have my yaktraks, so I dont care if it snows. Mind you, the 25 minutes target would be amended in those circumstances.

Going to the Big Day Out with the kids afterwards. I suppose I'll have to change into normal clothes, or they won't be seen in my company.

runrabbit

huskerdu wrote: »

One of my aims for this year is to run 5K in under 25 minutes.
It should be possible, but I dont really enjoy running faster, so I want to push myself to do it.

I could have written this word-for-word. I'd love to run sub-25 minutes, and it should be possible based on a hillier 5K I did last month, but I'm not sure if it's going to happen this time for me as I've had a funny few months of training. We shall see!

No "official race details within 5 days" or anything

Fluorescence

I haven't run properly in about 2 months now, but I might give this a bash anyway just for fun (and to wake my legs up again after their extended vacation :pac:). Anyone know if you can register on the day?

xebec

fluorescence wrote: »

I haven't run properly in about 2 months now, but I might give this a bash anyway just for fun (and to wake my legs up again after their extended vacation :pac:). Anyone know if you can register on the day?

Previous years that wasn't a problem, price on the day was €20 instead of €15 for pre-reg...

Fluorescence

Grand, thanks! I'll probably skip it if it does snow though - I've had enough snow for one year! :pac:

spaceylou

Have signed up for this one too! Have never actually run a 5k race so will be nice to try go fast (for me) for 5k...and see what time I can do it in - out loud I am aiming for 27:30 or under, inside is a different conversation

huskerdu

runrabbit wrote: »

I could have written this word-for-word. I'd love to run sub-25 minutes, and it should be possible based on a hillier 5K I did last month, but I'm not sure if it's going to happen this time for me as I've had a funny few months of training. We shall see!

I'll see you there. Good luck

JosDel

Looking forward to the this race so much, It's my 1st 5k...ran 24:12 for the 1st 5k in the Raheny 5m...So hoping to break 24 min...going to set my garmin up for milage and run 1.04 miles every 8 mins...Thats the plan...

RayCun

I don't think you can set laps of 1.04 miles.
You'd want to run each mile in 7.43, that gets you 23.59

rainbow kirby

JosDel wrote: »

So hoping to break 24 min...

Likewise, assuming I haven't done myself too much damage in Barcelona.

JosDel

RayCun wrote: »

I don't think you can set laps of 1.04 miles.
You'd want to run each mile in 7.43, that gets you 23.59

I'm a geek when it comes to garmins...I'l just keep an eye out at 8 mins and so on to keep on track.

RayCun

Easier to set up AutoLap at 1 mile. The Garmin will beep, you look down, and it will say "Lap Pace = ?.??" for the last mile.
And display current lap pace, so whenever you glance down you can see if it's over or under 7.43.

JosDel

RayCun wrote: »

Easier to set up AutoLap at 1 mile. The Garmin will beep, you look down, and it will say "Lap Pace = ?.??" for the last mile.
And display current lap pace, so whenever you glance down you can see if it's over or under 7.43.

Will do Ray, Thanks....

sd2002

Anyone know when online registration closes for this race?

Don't like entering these sort of things til the last minute!

RayCun

The email with my race number came through last night - check your spam folders if you don't have yours yet...

JosDel

Got mine also at 22:25

RayCun

RayCun wrote: »

The email with my race number came through last night - check your spam folders if you don't have yours yet...

Got mine as well, I had been getting worried

ac20

bluewolf wrote: »

Got mine as well, I had been getting worried

Got mine too

they gave me 666, the devils number, are they trying to tell me something?

daymobrew

RayCun wrote: »

Easier to set up AutoLap at 1 mile. The Garmin will beep, you look down, and it will say "Lap Pace = ?.??" for the last mile.
And display current lap pace, so whenever you glance down you can see if it's over or under 7.43.

If you have a Garmin 305 you could use the Virtual Partner. You'd set a distance and target time and off you go (see manual on how to do this).

The display will show your estimated finish time and it will tell you whether you are ahead or behind the pace, and how far. The display will be a different colour if you are lagging behind your virtual partner.

JosDel

daymobrew wrote: »

If you have a Garmin 305 you could use the Virtual Partner. You'd set a distance and target time and off you go (see manual on how to do this).

The display will show your estimated finish time and it will tell you whether you are ahead or behind the pace, and how far. The display will be a different colour if you are lagging behind your virtual partner.

Might test that out over the next few days, I have the 205 which also has the VP.

JosDel

daymobrew wrote: »

If you have a Garmin 305 you could use the Virtual Partner. You'd set a distance and target time and off you go (see manual on how to do this).

The display will show your estimated finish time and it will tell you whether you are ahead or behind the pace, and how far. The display will be a different colour if you are lagging behind your virtual partner.

Nice addition, I like the way it averages you over the full distance and not current mile, also the auto stop feature...

clubwelly

Well all,
Just in case anyone else has encountered this problem, I registered two people off the same email address and I got two emails saying that only one person was registered but they had given two different numbers.
I called them today and I was just told to reply to one of the emails and give them the correct details.

petermijackson

Does anybody know the numbers expected for this?

RayCun

About 1200 last year

AJCOT

1,700 ran in 2010 & just judging from the number of people I know running on Sunday, I'd expect a bigger field this year. Well organised race & it's great to dash around the city centre roads.:D

shazkea

So who's in for this run and anyone up for a few sociables afterwards?

chinguetti

shazkea wrote: »

So who's in for this run and anyone up for a few sociables afterwards?

Well the question is then, are you buying?

menoscemo

I might come in to cheers youse all on and could be persuaded to accompany you all to a pint afterwards

tHE vAGGABOND

I should be doing this too, as a previous poster said, good to get to run around the city roads in a big and well organised race.

Would be tempted very easily into a scoop or two afterwards

AJCOT

Does anyone have a route map for this? Always getting lost in Dublin & twould be worse still during a race.

RayCun

This is the route they've used the last couple of years

AJCOT

AJCOT wrote: »

Does anyone have a route map for this? Always getting lost in Dublin & twould be worse still during a race.

I suppose following everyone else would get you there that was my plan :eek: