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Féileacán Mór
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Great final report, I was watching the tracker and wondering why you were gone the wrong way!
Turns out a few people were shouting at the tracker, we just didn't hear ye!!
Pity you weren't that happy with the event as it sounds like it has the potential to be really great just for a few basic things that really wouldn't take much effort.
I wonder will they take constructive criticism and improve on it for next year?
Ah, I think it was more to do with my expectations that anything else.
The confusion caused by the other runners on the final bit could have been missed if racers wore bibs. Also from a purely selfish point of view, no one knew about the event, in the Pharmacy in Enniscrone they didn't know that lunatics were leaving the beach to cross Ireland.
Pretty much everyone else is happy out and I don't want it to sound like sour grapes cos we didn't complete the course.
On the hills a bib would allow you to encourage other racers instead of telling random walkers "Well done! You're nearly there"
At the end of the day we got a whole lot more out of the experience than we expected and for that I'm thankful.0 -
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career move wrote: »Nice work teamie!
Now what have you done with Neady
Last time I saw her she was headed up to Slieve Donard 0 -
That's a cool breakdown. It doesn't come across in the report that the last 2 legs were pretty much 7.5 hours of trekking :eek:
Lots of valuable takeaways though....and I don't mean KFC
Haha true almost 15 hours between the 2 stages of cycle and trek. Had budgeted on 6.5 (cycle) and 4.5 (running)
Here's the planned schedule Coast 2 Coast - TriHarder0 -
Turns out a few people were shouting at the tracker, we just didn't hear ye!!
i thought there might be an injury and it was easier to go down to trassey or that there might be help there, than down into newcastle, but ye were so close..
ive climbed donard a load of times and theres always runners on it, northerners seem to be mad for hill running.. first time i climbed it i ended up following them up comedagh as it looked higher from where i was in the valley, got to the top to discover the one across the way was higher and had to go down the col and up again !
dont think ye can feel to bad for not thinking straight and checking the map after the amount of time ye were awake / on the go either,0 -
Good summary AKW!
As you have correctly stated, it could have been done a bit better.
At least you didn't turn up with a whitewater kayak that had no handles to be towed if you got into hassle and a spray deck with a big hole in it......then get pulled for safety reasons
I was put on the "uncompetitive" list....no timings or medal etc. It was the right call but it finished the race for me. I cycled as far as Markethill or somewhere then just packed it in.
I think you were the guys I briefly chatted to on the second half of the 5km run. Yer nice folks, well done last weekend!
Next year! 0 -
Truffle Pig wrote: »I think you were the guys I briefly chatted to on the second half of the 5km run. Yer nice folks, well done last weekend!
Next year!
Cheers my man. That would have been us alright. Sorry to hear about Markethill
Bit harsh on you with the kayak I think, once past Garadice Lake you would be fine so not fair to say 'unsafe'. My own comment would be "communicate", there was very little information on what was or was not allowed or any suggestion on what you might need if bringing your own kayak.
You did good, but I think Blackwater or Dingle will get herselfs vote for same time next year. As it is she's talking about DAR 24, Rogaine and Achill ROAR to finish out the season.
Think we've another Beastie on our hands (and I'm likely to get dropped!!) 0 -
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... but with a lot of running in the legs my feet will be more conditioned too so everything is a plus.
EH... what prepares the feet for the Beast is not running but trekking for hours on multi terrain with wet shoes...
Thank for the report and video. Edel smiling in almost every shot, obviously got a lot from it. Well done you 2. For you sir, a finish line beckons this August Bank Hol
Have a marathon monkey to address myself so I'm in for the plan.0 -
Brilliant read - one minute pretending to be itching to throw in a quick summit of Slieve Donard foiled by your commitment to the team - the next admitting to not bothering to look at the map that you paused what looked a riveting episode of honey bees and their wily ways to create, definitely sounds like something I would do.
Give it up Sean and go back to triathlon marshals and power hungry TI officials
Well done to both of ye and fair play to Mossy0 -
Brilliant read - one minute pretending to be itching to throw in a quick summit of Slieve Donard foiled by your commitment to the team - the next admitting to not bothering to look at the map that you paused what looked a riveting episode of honey bees and their wily ways to create, definitely sounds like something I would do.
Give it up Sean and go back to triathlon marshals and power hungry TI officials
Well done to both of ye and fair play to Mossy
When you get that IM monkey off your back Team TriHarderAR are recruiting
After years fluting around with tri I think I've found my itch.0 -
career move wrote: »Nice work teamie!
Now what have you done with Neady
I'm back Took myself away to Italy for a work thingy with some holidays thrown in so Monday was full of unpacking, washing, cleaning and packing and I've been working/sightseeing and writing my race report since
Well done Sean and Edel, ye did absolutely savage, yer troopers on the bike. Gutted for ye that ye went the wrong way down. That was tougher than the Newcastle route.
TrufflePig, that was you in the little kayak I'm so sorry. 0 -
shotgunmcos wrote: »EH... what prepares the feet for the Beast is not running but trekking for hours on multi terrain with wet shoes...
Thank for the report and video. Edel smiling in almost every shot, obviously got a lot from it. Well done you 2. For you sir, a finish line beckons this August Bank Hol
Have a marathon monkey to address myself so I'm in for the plan.
Rogaine might help that conditioning
Edel loved it!! We got a convert to the cause 0 -
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Sorry for Hijacking your thread AKW but noticed this;
What boat where you in Truffle pig?? Brand and model?? Just strange because the majority of boats have some sort of handles on them or a locking point behind the cockpit. Strange they would make a big deal about this!
It was a Pyrhana G3 I think. It was a combination of things that a more experienced kayaker wouldn't have had a problem with it.
I struggled to keep it going straight, I twirled a lot and was constantly adjusting after each stroke. I couldn't get any speed out of her at all.
So, I had poor control over it, the two front handles were broken off, my spray deck had 5 inch a hole in it.....and I can't swim. The first lake would have been a probl for me. With all that combined, the safety guy called it.
In fairness to him, he had said he would stay with me as long as it took for me to finish, just wear a head torch. That was before he discovered the lack of handles and rip in the spray deck.
If I'd known that kayak was going to feck me up, I'd have rented one that morning.
Sorry AKW 0 -
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Jaysus Truffle Pig that would have been a real slog I reckon. From what I've seen they are a skittish boat ideal for the wild stuff, a nightmare on the long treks.
No way am I entertaining the Lidl boat but until Saturday Mrs AKW would have been none the wiser and thinking a kayak is a kayak. Now I have her thinking along the lines of this:
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4 outta 4!!
How long can this streak continue?
10k / 50 min run this morning as prescribed.
Finally after years of looking I grew a pair and did the dropoff at the 'mattress' in Kilcornan. Should have stuck with having nailed it the first time. Cocky confidence had me running back up to the top before ploughing into a tree on the second run
My pride hurt more than the body.0 -
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