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Dundalk Half Marathon & 10k - 9th May 2012
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Had a disaster here
There was a *very* small half marathon field. My aim was to jog the race, given that I had never done the distance before. In the event the field took off a fair old clip and I felt I had no choice but to keep up with the last bunch, who were doing about 9' 30" a mile (about a minute quicker than I had planned to do it
). I am actually capable of keeping that pace for 10+ miles but the problem is that for some reason that pace plays havoc with my knees. Sure nuff by mile 5 both knees were playing up. By the time we came back into town I was the last of the half marathoners (from having stopped to try and stretch out my knees a few times) by a fair bit and wasn't up to the mortification of looping round Market Square on my own - so back to the car with me
As stated elsewhere, the marshaling and crowd support was excellent but with such a small field it probably isn't a race for the beginner. If they run it again next year (which I suspect they mightn't given the minimal effort put into the website and the "goodie" bag this year), it would be great if they started the 10K significantly later so that the joggers/walkers from the 10k would be out on the course for the half marathoners second loop (instead of the first loop as was the case with only a 15 min delay). I know that is probably the opposite of what a good runner would want but as a beginner I was looking for more bodies on the road for the second loop
Anyways, onwards and upwards, 2 weeks off I think then pick a half later in the summer to aim for...
BTW, thanks for the advice re food, that worked perfectly, no upset at all during the 10k i did do.0 -
Had a disaster here
There was a *very* small half marathon field. My aim was to jog the race, given that I had never done the distance before. In the event the field took off a fair old clip and I felt I had no choice but to keep up with the last bunch, who were doing about 9' 30" a mile (about a minute quicker than I had planned to do it ). I am actually capable of keeping that pace for 10+ miles but the problem is that for some reason that pace plays havoc with my knees. Sure nuff by mile 5 both knees were playing up. By the time we came back into town I was the last of the half marathoners (from having stopped to try and stretch out my knees a few times) by a fair bit and wasn't up to the mortification of looping round Market Square on my own - so back to the car with me
As stated elsewhere, the marshaling and crowd support was excellent but with such a small field it probably isn't a race for the beginner. If they run it again next year (which I suspect they mightn't given the minimal effort put into the website and the "goodie" bag this year), it would be great if they started the 10K significantly later so that the joggers/walkers from the 10k would be out on the course for the half marathoners second loop (instead of the first loop as was the case with only a 15 min delay). I know that is probably the opposite of what a good runner would want but as a beginner I was looking for more bodies on the road for the second loop
Anyways, onwards and upwards, 2 weeks off I think then pick a half later in the summer to aim for...
BTW, thanks for the advice re food, that worked perfectly, no upset at all during the 10k i did do.
Don't worry about what people think of you, just run your own race and ignore all the distractions. Most people would be very supportive of your efforts, running a half marathon is no mean feat so just take your time and get round and next year you will be much further up in the field.0 -
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