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St Patrick's Day Festival 5k (16th March)

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    #32
    Ar Strae
    Registered Users Posts: 147 ✭✭Ar Strae


    First time running this event and first road race of the year for me. I used to run the MSB Paddy's Day 4 miler in the park every year, a great way to kick off Paddy's day and relieve any guilt of sitting in a pub sucking down pints :-)

    When they moved it off the day itself and into town I must admit I kinda took the hump and let it be.

    Years later I thought I'd give it a crack. Got to say I loved it. A brilliant and interesting route and a fast course. Knocked 25 seconds off a PB that has been stubbornly resisting me for 6 years. So I'm a convert.

    Well organised guys and cheers to Championchip who got a whiny text from me after I got my texted time, not realising that was gun time. Apologies for that, should have known better! :rolleyes:

    Ro


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    #33
    VAGABOND7
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭VAGABOND7


    Great Race as usual from metro - one of my fav 5k of the year. But did anyone else think the first 1k marker was a good bit out ?


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    #34
    Ar Strae
    Registered Users Posts: 147 ✭✭Ar Strae


    VAGABOND7 wrote: »
    Great Race as usual from metro - one of my fav 5k of the year. But did anyone else think the first 1k marker was a good bit out ?

    haha you better believe it.. I was gutted when I saw my split, felt like stepping off the course. :eek:

    And I missed the 2K and 3K markers so I had no real idea of my time until I crossed. (I saw the 4K but reckoned my hypoxic brain wouldn't be able to work out dividing my split by 3 so I didn't look.

    Ro


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    #35
    pad-cam
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭pad-cam


    photos from patricks race http://www.flickr.com/photos/76302773@N04/


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    #36
    VAGABOND7
    Registered Users Posts: 22 ✭VAGABOND7


    Glad to here I was not the only one as I was a way down on my first split... was contemplating stopping my watch jogging back to the start line and having another crack at it !!!!

    Its a shame as a 5k race is a tough one mentally, without having the k markers in the wrong place people to mess with your head. Aside from that I still enjoyed running the streets of a car free Dublin....makes a nice change.


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    #37
    MisterDrak
    Registered Users Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭MisterDrak


    Loved the race, and have been doing this one for the last 4 years.

    Got a shiny new PB for my efforts, despite starting way to far back from the start line.

    Also kind of cool doing a warm up (Full lap of the green) with the roads closed. Nice running down the middle of the deserted road...


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    #38
    BeepBeep67
    Registered Users Posts: 8,081 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    RunningKing wrote: »
    There's a lot of 5k/10k races on around St Patricks day, so that'll detract from the crowd.
    That said, it's a well run event in its 8th year and its only my 1st yr running it, so maybe advertising needs to be bumbed up??

    Park run might take a few runners from it, but I wouldn't say too many. You can do a park run every week, but there's not too many times u get to run around empty Dublin streets!

    Was this reincarnated - I can remember running a 5k on Paddy's Day around town - maybe 16 years ago.


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    #39
    TRR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭TRR


    BeepBeep67 wrote: »
    Was this reincarnated - I can remember running a 5k on Paddy's Day around town - maybe 16 years ago.

    Yes I think so but fell away and was then moved into the Phoenix park


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    #40
    pad-cam
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭pad-cam


    more pictures added


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    #41
    pad-cam
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭pad-cam


    sorry heres link http://www.flickr.com/photos/76302773@N04/sets/72157633018842244/


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