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hillsiderunner wrote: »Neady from these parts was 3rd female
Brilliant! Congratulations, Neady!!!0 -
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hillsiderunner wrote: »Neady from these parts was 3rd female
Cheers M Lovely to meet you at the CPs, sorry it was so brief and I was probably a bit scattered. The heat certainly made it an interesting race ultrawoman wrote: »Brilliant! Congratulations, Neady!!!
Thank you A, your turn next 0 -
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Yes indeed I made it to the finish under my own steam this year unlike in the back of a 'bailer bus' last time out! That was my only goal for the event tbh.
It went reasonably ok, just one bad patch but guess you've got to expect one in something 90k long. Without going into too much detail I found myself in pressing need of a portaloo somewhere around 65k, so much so that I had to resort to walking 'til I found one & then there was the inevitable queue of course. When I reemerged into the sunshine, had to resort to coaxing myself back running with the old run to the next pole, walk for a while & repeat trick but it did actually work over the next few k & was chugging along again by the time I passed 75k.
The finish has been moved to one of the stadia built for the world cup which nobody I spoke to (or myself) was very keen on as it has lost the intimacy of the old finish in the cricket ground where you hanging out right next to the track afterwards instead of way up in a stand mile away for the action.
Forgot the most exciting part of the day was actually getting to the start. I managed to snag a lift from another participant so we left at 3am for what is normally a ~1h driver to Pietermaritzberg but turned out that 2 of the three lanes had been closed on the motorway so given the amount of traffic going to the start it was crawling. In the end, the taxi had to drop us around a k from the start so we had a nice little warm up jog from there to the start pens! Bit of a shame as the atmosphere at the start is electric so I missed some of that, made it into the pen with ~5 mins to go as they removed the barriers between the zones & everyone pushed forward. Just at the part in the video below where Chariots of Fire kicks off. All part of the fun I guess
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Nice interview with Jim Walmsley post his Western States win.
Amzingly he got held up by a momma bear and her 2 cubs and lost a couple of mins,
7.50 mins into the interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rr_dqeRGAU
Fair play to the guy he has mellowed with age , lost some of his new young buck on the scene bragadociousness.
Sounds like he had a pefect day .
Off to UTMB , lets see how he gets on in the Europeans backyard . Looking forward to a great race again.
Female winner Courney Dauwalter comes across really nice and a really great runner ..nice combination in anyone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3oVzUyjuKw 0 -
Nice interview with Jim Walmsley post his Western States win.
Amzingly he got held up by a momma bear and her 2 cubs and lost a couple of mins,
7.50 mins into the interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rr_dqeRGAU
Fair play to the guy he has mellowed with age , lost some of his new young buck on the scene bragadociousness.
Sounds like he had a pefect day .
The smile on his face, pure unadulterated joy. Absolutely delighted for him
I'll be in Chamonix for the start of the UTMB, looking forward to seeing Jim and Killian toeing the line 0 -
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Great reporting yesterday from 'Wild Ginger Runner ' on Killian Jornet beating the Bob Graham Round record yesterday.
Killian had kept it a secret he was going to attempt it (after wining Mont Blanc marathon last week) but when she heard he was doing it , Claire hoped in the car drove the 2 hours to the finish and live streamed her report of the finish.
As it was live streaming its unedited and off the cuff, might make for hard watching for some after the event but I must say I really enjoyed it yesterday sitting under the sun in the garden, post a workout the live stream notification popped up on th ephone. It gave alot of the atmosphere. Plus she was responding real time to questions and comments of those watching, which included his mother.
She live streamed both the finish and also 1 hour later when Killian came out to meet fans and chat. A very humble real runner, he looked like he had suffered alot, he is human like the rest of us and I smirked as I watched him struggle to climb the steps post the race. And at one stage as Killian was introduced to one of the pacers who paced the record 36 years ago Killian took out his own photo and asked for a picture with the pacer.
And in a very self-depreceating way he paid respect to the old record by commenting quite often that he had had perfect conditions, dry underfoot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaaInghWamU
He took 1 hour off the old record, with perfect conditions and top notch pacers, it shows what a feat the original record set by Bill Bland of 13hrs 53 mins was.0 -
As a new guy in Ultra running in Ireland, and running all together(3 years) .....what would be the millestones for Ultra runners in Ireland? From my perspective that will look like Maurice Mullins Ultra, Connemarathon, Kerry 100k, Wicklow Way full route,the kerry way ultra and wicklow round. Thanks you all for and add on this list 0
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As a new guy in Ultra running in Ireland, and running all together(3 years) .....what would be the millestones for Ultra runners in Ireland? From my perspective that will look like Maurice Mullins Ultra, Connemarathon, Kerry 100k, Wicklow Way full route,the kerry way ultra and wicklow round. Thanks you all for and add on this list
I'd have Donadea 50k at the start of the list, the Connemara 100 mile race closer to the end and the Belfast 24 hrs as my personal 3 top events but then again I'm primarily a road runner.
Plenty of other races that I enjoyed very much, like the Glen of Aherlow ultra or the Sixmilebridge 30/52 miles race or the Portumna 50k/100k, and that's just for starters0 -
As a new guy in Ultra running in Ireland, and running all together(3 years) .....what would be the millestones for Ultra runners in Ireland? From my perspective that will look like Maurice Mullins Ultra, Connemarathon, Kerry 100k, Wicklow Way full route,the kerry way ultra and wicklow round. Thanks you all for and add on this list
You've got most of the top ones there. As a novice the Donadea 50k (as mentioned by TFB) would be a good starting point. My first was the Connemarathon which is always good fun and sometimes with very challenging weather. I'd rate it as one of the best in Ireland.
Dublin2Belfast or Belfast2dubiln (depending on the year) is a real challenge. 107 miles and more hilly than you would expect!
I've never done the kerry way or Connemara 100 miles but they are definitely ones to aim for (I always seem to be busy those weekends)
WW100 is a real challenge and depending on what is on each year it is usually the toughest 100 miler in the country.
One final mention for the Art O'Neill. I think I've now tried four times but never got an entry. Depending on the weather this one can be really tough.0 -
As a new guy in Ultra running in Ireland, and running all together(3 years) .....what would be the millestones for Ultra runners in Ireland? From my perspective that will look like Maurice Mullins Ultra, Connemarathon, Kerry 100k, Wicklow Way full route,the kerry way ultra and wicklow round. Thanks you all for and add on this list
It all comes down to your own preferences in the end. There are lots of sub-categories.... ultrarunning is a very broad category in reality.
The big divide is definitely off-road/trail vs road/track. We're unusual enough in Ireland in that a high proportion of people give both a good go. But that really is unusual compared to most countries, particularly larger ones.
Road/track have the advantage that they are cross comparible, and there well defined classic distances, as well as national and international championships.
Off road tend to have a lot more variety, and require a broader skillset.
Personally I also divide ultras into "speed" and "endurance" categories. "speed" being event sup to 100km or so, where marathon training and marathon "legs" will get you home, and more! "Endurance" being a big switchover, particularly from 24 hours upwards.
So choice of milestones could be based on which of those various subcategories interest you most. Other factors could be depth of field, age/history of the race, or whether it is a championships or international trial.
So for me, races which I hold in particular regard in Ireland (Order not significant):
Maurice Mullins... Ireland's oldest ultra by a long margin. Generally a good deep field, and plenty of numbers. Often a qualifier.
Belfast 24 hour: National championship, broad range of standards, fast course, Classic distance, very well organised
Art O'Neill : Amazing history, great fun, quite challenging!
Donadea 50km : National championship, broad and deep field, legendary organistion, shortest classic distance for the speedsters
Kerry way... longest trail ultra in Ireland currently, super route
Wicklow Way race: Classic route, growing into quite a big event.
We've come a long way in the last 10 years in Ireland.... its great.0 -
Check out the Rankin Round too, which is up northAs a new guy in Ultra running in Ireland, and running all together(3 years) .....what would be the millestones for Ultra runners in Ireland? From my perspective that will look like Maurice Mullins Ultra, Connemarathon, Kerry 100k, Wicklow Way full route,the kerry way ultra and wicklow round. Thanks you all for and add on this list0 -
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Nice article from Outside Magazine from a non ultra runner about his visit to UTMB... I was thinking of our own Chivito reading for some reason 0
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Just thrown my name in the hat for the Rennsteiglauf (~72k trail ultra) in Germany next year, my 2nd attempt as came down with a dose of cold last time so had to do it feeling fairly rotten doped up on paracetamol, of course I'll probably be slower this time now Entered the Conn Ultra as well to force myself to a bit of training in advance. 0
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Paul Tierney is about 15 minutes away from finishing Tor Des Geants - http://live.tordesgeants.it/#/runner/25
Think he improved on last years time by about 5 hours.
Absolute beast of a race with more than 30k ascent
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oakNCaX1OI
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