Tom Brennan 5km 1.1.2013

hollypink

BTH wrote: »

Results are online here for you to check for certain!!
http://www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer?v=%252Fen%252Frace%252Fshow%252F1086%253Flayout%253Dprecision_timing

Thanks, so I did hear correctly; 23:48 - delighted! Never even got close to a sub 25 5k before

drquirky

17:23 for me great to see a few boardsies and meet a couple ones I didn't know. Happy new year everyone!

Fiona44

Enjoyed the race. The course was nice and flat and everything seemed well organised.
I even somehow managed a PB after being out drinking last night!

One suggestion is that it would be nice to get some kind of snack at the finish line like a piece of fruit or something.
There was only water at the finish line today.
But that's a very minor criticism!

Stupid_Private

First year that I haven't kicked off the New Year with this race in ages. Since I was in the area I thought it'd be rude not to grab a few photos.

Tom Brennan 5km Photos

Could to see the competitive edge is strong this early in the year....

tang1

Stupid_Private wrote: »

Tom Brennan 5km Photos

Could to see the competitive edge is strong this early in the year....

Good man blockic!!!!

blockic

tang1 wrote: »

Good man blockic!!!!

Dear lord!! Delighted I pipped him at the post though. Photo Finish!:D

RunningKing

Pipped him, looks like you wanted to decapitate him........

blockic

RunningKing wrote: »

Pipped him, looks like you wanted to decapitate him........

I'm not sure if that pic was taken before or after I shouldered him! :pac:

TRR

Man that was very tough today. I generally don't race when not fit and now I remember why Was hemorrhaging places on the second lap. Slowest 5k time in donkeys, have ran 5k splits in marathons quicker.

On the flip side it was nice to run a well organised race, meet up with friends and we managed to finish second team which was the main reason I said I'd run (and the reason I didn't stop after lap 1). But most of all it is a great wake up call and has definitely help focus the mind on the work needed to be done over the coming weeks/months.

TFBubendorfer

That race is always a great start to the new year, and I'm absolutely delighted with my shiny new PB. 2013 has gone off to a great start.

Younganne

great organisation, great crowd, great race, lovely dry but windy day...a great start to 2013, better than staying in bed with a hangover no PB for me but i knew that going out today!!!

eoinín

Well done to all who braved the cold and raced today!

I've uploaded some race photos here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/86489211@N00/sets/72157632404651214/

belcarra

Anybody know if this race is on again in 2014?

Bungy Girl

belcarra wrote: »

Anybody know if this race is on again in 2014?

I believe it's one of the Lord Mayor 5 Alive series, so yes

tang1

belcarra wrote: »

Anybody know if this race is on again in 2014?

Yip, same date as last year. Entry open on precision timing.

Donore Harriers

http://www.liffeyvalleyac.com/pages/Tom-Brennan-5k/13/

ecoli

Results are up:

http://www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer?v=%252Fen%252Frace%252Fshow%252F1638%253Flayout%253Dprecision_timing

RacoonQueen

Great race as usual and a good way to shake off the cobwebs for the new year.

Very out of shape but sick over christmas and concentration on the training plan this was never more than a warm up for new years lunch. Nice to meet up with some lovely boards faces again...been way too long since I was at a road race.

Well done to LVAC and stewards, awful weather before the race and full of smiling faces.

career_move

Thanks to all concerned for braving the weather today and putting on another great race

carlton36

Thanks to all the volunteers for braving the weather this morning. Very well organised race.

purple cow

Hi All

Just reading the info on this years race on the Liffey Valley AC website:

http://www.liffeyvalleyac.com/pages/Tom-Brennan-5k/13/

It says the "furze road", so does that mean it's the 5km lap down the furry glen? I can't see the route on the website anywhere.

Thanks

RayCun

this route was in the race profiles thread, don't think it has changed

RacoonQueen

Anyone doing this this year?
Mulling it over...nice way to shake off the christmas cobwebs!

RayCun

yeah, I'm in

yaboya1

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Anyone doing this this year?
Mulling it over...nice way to shake off the christmas cobwebs!

Bit late to be asking that. It was on 363 days ago :rolleyes:
Next year's however, is on this Thursday

RacoonQueen

yaboya1 wrote: »

Bit late to be asking that. It was on 363 days ago :rolleyes:
Next year's however, is on this Thursday

You racing or just strolling round annoying the mods?

yaboya1

RacoonQueen wrote: »

You racing or just strolling round annoying the mods?

The latter :P
Working NYD.
Raheny 5 likely to be my next race.

Wubble Wubble

I'll be there. Work bragging rights at stake, so a quiet NYE beckons

SnappyDresser

Wubble Wubble wrote: »

I'll be there. Work bragging rights at stake, so a quiet NYE beckons

Too many of my family saying "Why would you have a quiet NYE just because of a bloody run! You runners are boring; drink up and jog the next day!"...they just don't get it:)

Will have a few beers just to be sociable and then hit the road like a demon to sweat the booze out:)

Timmaay

Dragging a team of juniors out, hopefully going to be pbs for all of them, now I just got to stay sensible myself tonight and make sure none of them beat me tomorrow ha!