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    #332
    kit3
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    sideswipe wrote: »
    It rarely is! It's about 33 miles back to Marley from Glendalough so I recon he has about 40 left. He should have the gale on his back for most of the way. Underfoot conditions can't be good, it's milling rain here in Wicklow at the moment and has been for hours.

    Was thinking it would be worse alright !


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    #333
    DogSlySmile
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    sideswipe wrote: »
    Edit: I hear Don is organising a Full Wicklow Way race, anybody know any details?

    He is organising the WW50 which starts in Ironbridge, runs along the WW and finishes at Taylors Grange close to Marlay Park. Its on December 5th.

    Details on the Vartry 100 facebook page


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    #334
    ThisRegard
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    The traditional Wicklow Way trail and ultra is on the 26th of March for 2016 for anyone interested, no restrictions on the number of entrants.


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    #335
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,365 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Was a horrible day by Marlay when I was leaving the house earlier today. Can't imagine it's much better up in the hills.


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    #336
    davedanon
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    Fair play to Don. I imagine he might need a cup of tea and a biccy when he gets back.


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    #337
    sideswipe
    Registered Users Posts: 2,431 ✭✭✭sideswipe


    Past Djouce and heading for Powerscourt. Seems to be moving well- will he get back to Marley before they close the gates!
    Can't even imagine the scale of that run...mental.


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    #338
    Pacing Mule
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    Will be nominating this as performance of the year in this years awards.


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    #339
    sideswipe
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    sideswipe wrote: »
    Past Djouce and heading for Powerscourt. Seems to be moving well- will he get back to Marley before they close the gates!
    Can't even imagine the scale of that run...mental.

    May have spoke too soon. Still showing him in the same spot- hopefully just taking a breather.


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    #340
    menoscemo
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    sideswipe wrote: »
    May have spoke too soon. Still showing him in the same spot- hopefully just taking a breather.

    Something wrong with the tracker. After a blip and a bad patch at last stop (mainly due to being soaked) he got going again a few hours ago. He was in curtlestown an hour ago according to FB updates and expected in Marlay around 7pm.


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    #341
    menoscemo
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    Heard they had to hop the back gate of Marlay as it was locked. Should be just finishing up now...


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    #342
    menoscemo
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    Finished up about half an hour ago. Well done Don (posts occasionally here as GrizzlyNorris I believe...)


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    #343
    kit3
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    That would be some achievement anyway but add in the horrendous weather & it gets crazier. Well done - has to be performance of the year endurance wise ?


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    #344
    TFBubendorfer
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    kit3 wrote: »
    That would be some achievement anyway but add in the horrendous weather & it gets crazier. Well done - has to be performance of the year endurance wise ?

    Hopefully makes up for his Spartathlon


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    #345
    tunguska
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    Pacing Mule wrote: »
    Will be nominating this as performance of the year in this years awards.

    I'm not an ultra fan normally but that is an epic run by Don. Definitely performance of the year, nobody else comes close to that.


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    #346
    Pacing Mule
    Registered Users Posts: 5,059 ✭✭✭Pacing Mule


    TFBubendorfer wrote: »
    Hopefully makes up for his Spartathlon

    what do you mean by that ?


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    #347
    PaulieC
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    was he running continuously since 6am yesterday?

    Must be a huge medal for finishing that one 😩


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    #348
    menoscemo
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    PaulieC wrote: »
    was he running continuously since 6am yesterday?

    Must be a huge medal for finishing that one 😩

    No bling unless he commissions his own trophy (knowing Don, that's unlikely!!)


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    #349
    tang1
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    Pacing Mule wrote: »
    what do you mean by that ?

    He did Sparathlon this year and didn't go to plan I think, bit of redemption today.


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    #350
    Utdfan20titles
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    TFBubendorfer wrote: »
    Hopefully makes up for his Spartathlon

    Thinly veiled:

    I completed the Spartathlon and he didn't.


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    #351
    Cabaal
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    Utdfan20titles wrote: »
    Thinly veiled:

    I completed the Spartathlon and he didn't.

    why are you trying to create drama where none exists?

    well done to Don, impressive going
    I did a 5km race yesterday evening in the wind and the rain and it wasn't overly pleasant, I wouldn't have fancied been up mountains in the dark as well in likely worse conditions then I experienced.


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    #352
    RacoonQueen
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    Cabaal wrote: »
    why are you trying to create drama where none exists?

    Meaning can get lost in text when you don't have tone and body language. It did come across a little harsh!


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    #353
    TFBubendorfer
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    Pacing Mule wrote: »
    what do you mean by that ?

    He never said so but I know he was gutted having to drop out at the Spartathlon. Hopefully that run will make up for it.
    Utdfan20titles wrote: »
    Thinly veiled:

    I completed the Spartathlon and he didn't.

    How dare you! Don is a very good friend of mine and I was almost as disappointed about him dropping out as he was


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    #354
    kit3
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    TFBubendorfer wrote: »
    He never said so but I know he was gutted having to drop out at the Spartathlon. Hopefully that run will make up for it.



    How dare you! Don is a very good friend of mine and I was almost as disappointed about him dropping out as he was

    Just shows how things can be taken up wrongly online when, as RQ said, you don't have tone or body language. I suppose if your statement had been accompanied by a 'well done/great achievement etc' it would have come across a bit differently. A lesson for us all !


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    #355
    TFBubendorfer
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    kit3 wrote: »
    Just shows how things can be taken up wrongly online when, as RQ said, you don't have tone or body language. I suppose if your statement had been accompanied by a 'well done/great achievement etc' it would have come across a bit differently. A lesson for us all !

    It felt kind of redundant to explicitly state so because obviously that was a great run! He hasn't posted here in over 2 years so will probably not see it anyway but just for completeness:

    WELL DONE DON YOU BEAST!


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    #356
    pistol_75
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    Would be great if Don could do up some sort of race report/blog of his weekend endeavor's. Am sure lots of people would be interested in it.


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    #357
    Ron Gomall
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭Ron Gomall


    sideswipe wrote: »
    May have spoke too soon. Still showing him in the same spot- hopefully just taking a breather.

    He was getting a full change of clothes & a chicken fillet sandwich, was almost hypothermic at this point but recovered well with food and some rest, he's a beast , difficult to watch and fantastic to watch in equal measure. Loves his sport, delighted for him, he earned a great result in crap conditions, gale force winds on boards on way up Djouce on the home leg, crazy & brilliant in equal measure.
    Max respect for Don, 12 days after DCM


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    #358
    Ron Gomall
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭Ron Gomall


    pistol_75 wrote: »
    Would be great if Don could do up some sort of race report/blog of his weekend endeavor's. Am sure lots of people would be interested in it.

    He will be writing a race report, will be great I reckon


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    #359
    Ron Gomall
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭Ron Gomall


    sideswipe wrote: »
    It rarely is! It's about 33 miles back to Marley from Glendalough so I recon he has about 40 left. He should have the gale on his back for most of the way. Underfoot conditions can't be good, it's milling rain here in Wicklow at the moment and has been for hours.


    Edit: I hear Don is organising a Full Wicklow Way race, anybody know any details?

    There's a 50mile WW race on 5th December, from WW back to finish at Marlay (races normally go the other way), minibus to bring you to start line (leave your car at Marlay), get details on Trailheads or Don Hannon's FB page


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    #360
    sideswipe
    Registered Users Posts: 2,431 ✭✭✭sideswipe


    Ron Gomall wrote: »
    There's a 50mile WW race on 5th December, from WW back to finish at Marlay (races normally go the other way), minibus to bring you to start line (leave your car at Marlay), get details on Trailheads or Don Hannon's FB page

    Cheers Don, might look into the 50 miler. I heard somebody say over the weekend that Don was organising a Full Wicklow Way race next year- maybe they were confusing it with the 50 mile race.


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    #361
    Ron Gomall
    Registered Users Posts: 93 ✭✭Ron Gomall


    sideswipe wrote: »
    Cheers Don, might look into the 50 miler. I heard somebody say over the weekend that Don was organising a Full Wicklow Way race next year- maybe they were confusing it with the 50 mile race.

    He is organising a 3race series, 3x 50 miles & 3x 100 miles, 2 x trail & 1 x road, proper self sufficient stuff - I'd love to have the legs for them, maybe 2017 for my first 100 miler & 2016 for my first 50 miles :-) give him a shout when he recovers from his run


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