Parkrun Ireland

Krusty_Clown

shels4ever wrote: »

You should still show up tomorrow no point picking easy race wins

Would love to, but from where I live, getting to a race in deepest darkest Wicklow is more convenient, than getting to Malahide.

G-Money

Was hoping to make this tomorrow but I've picked up a bit of an injury that needs some rest. Will hopefully get to run this soon though!

Peckham

Sounds like we might have a bit of a race on our hands tomorrow. I have the timekeeper job tomorrow, so puts a bit more pressure on that role.

Over 700 registered now which is amazing.

Anyone running, please come over and say hello....and join us for coffee afterwards....and volunteer!

Peckham

robinph wrote: »

Very impressive finish chute organisation they have there.

Wow!

menoscemo

Over 200 runner this morning and I hear several runners beat the old course record. Lovely morning for it too. Thanks for organising it lads. Hope to see you regularly over the next few months.

robinph

That is seriously impressive to get that many people out and running again in only the second week. Well done again guys for getting this off the ground. Think there may have been someone from my club over running it this weekend as well.

RacoonQueen

robinph wrote: »

That is seriously impressive to get that many people out and running again in only the second week.

Think it probably shows how many people read the forum as well, don't think it was really 'advertised' other than this thread?

Major Dad

Ran 23.38 last week. Decided to try and do 23.20 today so set up the Garmin. Felt good most of the way through the run and finished in 22.43, according to my Garmin. Well happy !! Don't know what I'll do next week though !! Cracking morning, lovely course, great gang. Thanks to all the organisers and I promise I'll volunteer soon !!

nerraw1111

I made my way out this morning.

Alas, the northside defeated me and I was 10 minutes late. Was hoping they would still have some organisational niggles to iron out but nope, it seems it started bang on time.

Ran the course anyway and it’s very impressive. Really picturesque, some lovely wooded areas and a stunning morning for it. Two thumbs up from me.

Peckham

Yet another glorious sunny morning in Malahide with perfect running conditions. 216 finishers with a new course record of 16:30 - two others I think went sub-17 (which is the "elite level" for Parkrun).

Good to see a few boardsies there (I could hear the "I'm X from Boards" conversations going on behind me when I was working the stopwatch on the finish line).

Irish Independent were there also, so hopefully some positive coverage in Fit magazine coming soon.

Murph_D

Great job lads - did the run this morning, brought along a friend who did his first run in 20 years (and only finished a minute behind me.)

Great course, great organisation, great weather.

drquirky

Great fun- really top class to all involved in organizing. Finished 9th in 18 15 or so after my 8 month layoff. Delighted to be back racing and happy enough after only a few weeks of ok training

Brewski78

It's a lovely run, fair play to the organisers, will definitely be running again and hope to volunteer soon too. Hopefully more of these events will pop up over the country too!

Walkedit

I did the run again and again it was really good - I highly recommend it, >200 finishers with 2x sub 17m, now >700 are reg'd to run so it's success looks assured. I was intent on not pushing after last week's PB run so I brought Jacob (Black Lab X) along and he ran with me on a short lead. In the fun spirit of Parkrun our furry friends are welcomed. He was the first (only) dog home! Thanks to everyone who 'Liked' him at the run. I'm proposing him as Parkrun mascot for Malahide! I may even have to register him?

I even managed to combine running with volunteering and met all the team which was nice as well.

It's official I Love Parkrun - it could be a great bumper sticker!
Roll on next week

pistol_75

Very impressive this morning lads. Just shows you what can be done by a few like minded people. Nice course with plenty of variation including a nice little rise that has to be negotiated 3 times.

Got round in 21:12 by my garmin which is a pb by 84 Seconds. Thanks to Meno for the pacing. Definitely kept me going.

FiiFii

Made the 'trek' to the northside for this and really enjoyed it (even if did get V confused at the end as to where I was going and stopped short of the line , thanks guys for all the organising

liamo66 wrote: »

We are making great progress on getting a parkrun going in Marlay Park, we need some more help from volunteers at this point. Anyone interested in getting involved please pm me.

This closer to my neck of the woods so be great to see one there & happy to help out if can. Will pm you

runsir

Fair play for the organisation lads. Absolute credit to all involved. How do you do the times? Do you record them manually at the finish and log them? I can see how the token system works for the positions.

Will be back before Christmas I'd say. Will definitely help out in a few weekends time.

plodder

runsir wrote: »

Fair play for the organisation lads. Absolute credit to all involved. How do you do the times? Do you record them manually at the finish and log them? I can see how the token system works for the positions.

You possibly didn't notice the timer guy. He clicks each person on a timer as they cross the line. The data from the timer is uploaded onto the laptop as well as the information from the scanners. The software links the list of times with the list of names that were scanned (and their positions).

Will be back before Christmas I'd say. Will definitely help out in a few weekends time.

Thanks. Appreciate that.

RedRunner

Registered for this as sounds like great fun..unfortunately clasehes with kids football so will be hoping matches are called off this weekend so that I can make my debut at Malahide

Peckham

For those who don't see our Facebook updates, we have secured a parkrun deal with Avoca Cafe & Store on discounted coffee, cakes and scones. More details to be announced at the pre-run briefing tomorrow.

Yum-tastic!

RedRunner

RedRunner wrote: »

Registered for this as sounds like great fun..unfortunately clasehes with kids football so will be hoping matches are called off this weekend so that I can make my debut at Malahide

Kids matches are off so I'll be there in the morning for my first ParkRun.. Can't wait to try it out!:D

plodder

RedRunner wrote: »

Kids matches are off so I'll be there in the morning for my first ParkRun.. Can't wait to try it out!:D

You could bring the kids with you. A bit of aerobic training for them, wouldn't do the football any harm at all...

RedRunner

plodder wrote: »

You could bring the kids with you. A bit of aerobic training for them, wouldn't do the football any harm at all...

I agree. When they get a bit older I'll be using them as my own personal pacers

RedRunner

Thanks to all organisers and helpers today. Enjoyed my first ParkRun . I'll definitely be back again .

Skid

I gave it a go this morning. Really enjoyed it. Great set up, very well organised.
Lovely to have done a decent run on a Saturday at a time when I would usually be still in the cot!

This is a great initiative and hopefully it will prosper.

hardCopy

Well done to Plodder, Peckham and the growing hoard of volunteers.

This was my first chance to actually run it. Turns out I'm sorely lacking fitness after a period of post marathon lethargy.

At least now I have a parkrun PB I can keep chipping away at.

digger2d2

RedRunner wrote: »

Thanks to all organisers and helpers today. Enjoyed my first ParkRun . I'll definitely be back again .

Nice to see you this morning... Hope you had a good run!

claralara

Twas my first time, and certainly not my last, running this race yesterday. Great event, well run and accurately measured. Couldn't ask for better. Well done and thanks to all involved.

I was banging on all day about my 18 second PB as had 19:39 on the watch but I suppose I'll take the official 17 seconds

Peckham

You folks have got to start introducing yourselves!

That was me doing the pre-run briefing and scanning barcodes after, and plodder was handing out finishing tokens. Say hello next time!

RedRunner

Peckham wrote: »

You folks have got to start introducing yourselves!

That was me doing the pre-run briefing and scanning barcodes after, and plodder was handing out finishing tokens. Say hello next time!

Will do...:)

RacoonQueen

Peckham wrote: »

You folks have got to start introducing yourselves!

That was me doing the pre-run briefing and scanning barcodes after, and plodder was handing out finishing tokens. Say hello next time!

Will do if you give me free entry.

Oh...

Woddle

Just registered can't wait to give this a go on Saturday. Was suppose to go yesterday but apparently I should have checked the calendar.

Peckham

Parkrun Malahide hit 1000 registrations this evening!

plodder

claralara wrote: »

Twas my first time, and certainly not my last, running this race yesterday. Great event, well run and accurately measured. Couldn't ask for better. Well done and thanks to all involved.

I was banging on all day about my 18 second PB as had 19:39 on the watch but I suppose I'll take the official 17 seconds

I've been wondering if the course is PB'able. So, it's good to see people doing it. When we measured it I figured it was quite flat, but actually there is a slight incline to get over (3 times ) Nothing too serious though, I hope.

belcarra

Peckham wrote: »

Parkrun Malahide hit 1000 registrations this evening!

I ran the 1st run but have been unable to get back since but was wondering with the explosion in numbers how soon before a second site will be in place to take some of the demand? I know you guys are probably working on it and an actual date is probably unavailable but would it be this side of xmas?

Also wondering will it take away from Jingle Bells crowd on Sat...debating whether to go for the fast course or the free course!:D

liamo66

There are a group of volunteers currently working on Marlay Park, we are making good progress. We are trying to get the start up funding in place and hope to be up and running within a few weeks once fully funded but it will be sometime in the new year.

Walkedit

claralara wrote: »

Twas my first time, and certainly not my last, running this race yesterday. Great event, well run and accurately measured. Couldn't ask for better. Well done and thanks to all involved.

I was banging on all day about my 18 second PB as had 19:39 on the watch but I suppose I'll take the official 17 seconds

it great you enjoyed it, all the Vols have enjoyed being a part of making it happen, your kind words are appreciated.

Nice run and at that time as well as a PB am I right that it made you
First Wonan home!
Great going for your first Parkrun.

Go you

PS i was manning the other scanner

davedanon

claralara wrote: »

Twas my first time, and certainly not my last, running this race yesterday. Great event, well run and accurately measured. Couldn't ask for better. Well done and thanks to all involved.

I was banging on all day about my 18 second PB as had 19:39 on the watch but I suppose I'll take the official 17 seconds

A little bird told me you finished just behind me, claralara. I was home in 19.27, my first parkrun and definitely not my last. I'm doing Jingle Bells this week, but after that my calendar is pretty free. Actually, my other option was to join the Marlay gang for a recce over on the southside, but an actual race was more appealing. I think I spoke to some of you organisers afterwards. I'll say no more, clara, except that a certain person from the north will be looking anxiously over his shoulder next time out.

ultra_other

Thanks to the organisers and volunteers of the Malahide park run, well done it was great achivement and a credit you all.
I have just compleated my C25K program and this was my first 5K run and it was a nice run. So thanks you very much. I may have been my first but hopefully not my last. I will try and make as many as I can but I live west of the Shannon and it a 3+ hour trip to Dublin.
It good to see how many people have registered, and the large crowd that turned up for the run mind you to me it looked nearer to 400 who ran.

Mind you I was less than half way when the leader was finished, so a bit to go

HelenAnne

plodder wrote: »

I've been wondering if the course is PB'able. So, it's good to see people doing it. When we measured it I figured it was quite flat, but actually there is a slight incline to get over (3 times ) Nothing too serious though, I hope.

I ran a 42 sec PB on Saturday, so definitely PB-able! I think it's a relatively flat uncongested course.

Thanks again for organising it.

Skid

ultra_other wrote: »

Thanks to the organisers and volunteers of the Malahide park run, well done it was great achivement and a credit you all.
I have just compleated my C25K program and this was my first 5K run and it was a nice run. So thanks you very much. I may have been my first but hopefully not my last. I will try and make as many as I can but I live west of the Shannon and it a 3+ hour trip to Dublin.
It good to see how many people have registered, and the large crowd that turned up for the run mind you to me it looked nearer to 400 who ran.

Mind you I was less than half way when the leader was finished, so a bit to go

Fair play to you ultra_other, I thought I was doing well getting to Malahide on time from the Southside of Dublin !

RedRunner

ultra_other wrote: »

Thanks to the organisers and volunteers of the Malahide park run, well done it was great achivement and a credit you all.
I have just compleated my C25K program and this was my first 5K run and it was a nice run. So thanks you very much. I may have been my first but hopefully not my last. I will try and make as many as I can but I live west of the Shannon and it a 3+ hour trip to Dublin.
It good to see how many people have registered, and the large crowd that turned up for the run mind you to me it looked nearer to 400 who ran.

Mind you I was less than half way when the leader was finished, so a bit to go

West of the Shannon to Malahide..wow that's dedication to your running!

Peckham

There are plenty of Parkrun "tourists" who try to run as many different events as possible. So far we've had a few people travel over from UK (at least one who flew in an hour before the run, and flew out later that day), and last Saturday we were visited by the Event Director of Wellington Parkrun in New Zealand running in his 40th different event.

thirstywork2

Should this not be in the events section

hardCopy

thirstywork2 wrote: »

Should this not be in the events section

It's not really an event, it's a series of regular runs, soon to be in various locations.

The closest parallels would be the BHAA and IMRA threads, which are both in the main forum.

robinph

hardCopy wrote: »

It's not really an event, it's a series of regular runs, soon to be in various locations.

The closest parallels would be the BHAA and IMRA threads, which are both in the main forum.

Exactly what I was about to say.

shels4ever

Was wondering myself if the parkrun would take from the bhaa but going on last weekend great turnout in both events.

hardCopy

shels4ever wrote: »

Was wondering myself if the parkrun would take from the bhaa but going on last weekend great turnout in both events.

From my limited experience of BHAA and parkrun I'd say there's enough difference for the two to co-exist.

BHAA has a variety of distances and courses that change every week, you have a regularly updated league table and you have the element of representing your company and your colleagues.

parkrun seems to be more geared towards regular participation than placing. Tee-shirts are awarded for 50, 100 and 250 runs etc. There is a year-end league table which I obviously haven't seen yet which scores on placings as well as on the number of times you volunteer.

That's just my take on what I've seen so far.

plodder

hardCopy wrote: »

From my limited experience of BHAA and parkrun I'd say there's enough difference for the two to co-exist.

Yes, I think they appeal to different crowds for the most part.

BHAA has a variety of distances and courses that change every week, you have a regularly updated league table and you have the element of representing your company and your colleagues.

parkrun seems to be more geared towards regular participation than placing. Tee-shirts are awarded for 50, 100 and 250 runs etc.

or they would be, if we had sponsorship, which we don't yet ..

ultra_other

RedRunner wrote: »

West of the Shannon to Malahide..wow that's dedication to your running!

Not that dedicated yet , I was away with work and spent an extra night in Dublin on the way home, as I did not want to miss the opportunity to take part in the Malahide Park run , but I did have the 3+ hours drive home!