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Raheny 5, Sun 25 Jan 2015

christeb · 2014-11-19 12:55:52

Time to open this one up as it's my next goal race. Will be trying to dip under the 30. Entry link Some good (albeit 10k) McMillan workouts are here, which I'll be giving a bash in the run up to it also. Who else is running it?

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19-11-2014 1:55pm

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christeb

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Time to open this one up as it's my next goal race. Will be trying to dip under the 30.

Entry link

Some good (albeit 10k) McMillan workouts are here, which I'll be giving a bash in the run up to it also.

Who else is running it?

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#2 19-11-2014 2:41pm
Wubble Wubble

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I'll be there, for the third year in a row. If I beat my previous efforts I suppose I'll be happy enough.

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#3 19-11-2014 3:44pm
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Great race, it would take a lot to make me miss it
Will be part of an invading force this year

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#4 19-11-2014 4:06pm
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What's the course like? Could be worth considering as an incentive to keep up the training over Christmas!

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#5 19-11-2014 4:29pm
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runinfinity wrote: »

What's the course like? Could be worth considering as an incentive to keep up the training over Christmas!

The course is very fair

Its a great race, huge crowds, lots of support on the way around, great atmosphere, chocolate in the goody bag at the end...

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#6 19-11-2014 4:33pm
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race threads from

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#7 19-11-2014 7:02pm
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Signed up and also targeting sub 30!

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#8 19-11-2014 10:20pm
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RayCun wrote: »

The course is very fair

Its a great race, huge crowds, lots of support on the way around, great atmosphere, chocolate in the goody bag at the end...

Sold

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#9 20-11-2014 8:52am
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RayCun wrote: »

The course is very fair

Its a great race, huge crowds, lots of support on the way around, great atmosphere, chocolate in the goody bag at the end...

I beg to differ, there was no choclate in my bag last year....i was very upset :-) all the rest is true, lovely course, great crowd etc. I'll be back hoping to smash last years time.

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#10 20-11-2014 2:51pm
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I'm thinking of signing up. It would be my first race that was more than 5k so it will be a nice challenge and a stepping stone to try a 10k eventually.

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#11 20-11-2014 3:34pm
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Just registered.

Better get back training so...

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#12 20-11-2014 4:56pm
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Signed up - probably my favourite race of 2014.

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#13 20-11-2014 5:51pm
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Really wanted to do this last year but I was injured. Already signed up for this year and looking forward to it.

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#14 20-11-2014 8:26pm
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This will be my winter target race all going well. Looking forward to it, great event.

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#15 20-11-2014 9:37pm
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What are buses on a Sunday like to Raheny? I'd love to sign up for this but if I can't get to it from town, there'd be no point right?

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#16 20-11-2014 9:57pm
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This Fat Girl Runs wrote: »

What are buses on a Sunday like to Raheny? I'd love to sign up for this but if I can't get to it from town, there'd be no point right?

the DART leaves you five minutes walk from the race centre

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#17 20-11-2014 10:12pm
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RayCun wrote: »

the DART leaves you five minutes walk from the race centre

Oh brilliant! Thank you!

Count me in then

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#18 21-11-2014 6:37pm
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Would love to do this. Havnt ran further than 5k but could make this my goal.

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#19 22-11-2014 1:57pm
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Joeseph Balls wrote: »

Would love to do this. Havnt ran further than 5k but could make this my goal.

Just another 3k extra and you've two months to go. Sign up now and go for it. It's a great race.

Hope to make it three in a row this year myself. Ideally the weather will be a bit better than the last two. You really feel those gale force winds out by the coast.

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#20 23-11-2014 8:05pm
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Joeseph Balls wrote: »

Would love to do this. Havnt ran further than 5k but could make this my goal.

Do it. We can make the leap past 5k together. My aim is to do this and then at some point next year, go all out and do a 10k.

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#21 28-11-2014 10:01pm
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I plan on this been my first race of 2015, first time doing it but its my area of the city so know the course. Its nice to have a race to look forward to.

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#22 21-12-2014 5:43pm
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Any idea if there is a closing date for entries? I've noticed on the registration page that they do not accept entry on the day.

2014 injuries mean I will leave most races as late as possible to enter.

Cheers

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#23 21-12-2014 6:11pm
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MKDTH wrote: »

Any idea if there is a closing date for entries? I've noticed on the registration page that they do not accept entry on the day.

2014 injuries mean I will leave most races as late as possible to enter.

Cheers

They accept 'em on the day (I've been inputting them the last few years :P), but like all these things, it's polite to register before then.

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#24 21-12-2014 6:39pm
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KJ wrote: »

Do it. We can make the leap past 5k together. My aim is to do this and then at some point next year, go all out and do a 10k.

KJ, only seen your post now. I've the same plan. This will be the 3rd race we've been in together i think, we need boards vests:D

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#25 22-12-2014 11:06am
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MKDTH wrote: »

Any idea if there is a closing date for entries? I've noticed on the registration page that they do not accept entry on the day.

2014 injuries mean I will leave most races as late as possible to enter.

Cheers

I'm fairly sure online entry only closes the night before the race.

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#26 22-12-2014 12:30pm
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Joeseph Balls wrote: »

KJ, only seen your post now. I've the same plan. This will be the 3rd race we've been in together i think, we need boards vests:D

Haha yeah we definitely need matching tops. Since that post I have signed up for this and gone for the Wicklow Gaol Break 10k.

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#27 22-12-2014 12:37pm
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KJ wrote: »

Haha yeah we definitely need matching tops. Since that post I have signed up for this and gone for the Wicklow Gaol Break 10k.

Did you do the 10k? How was it?

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#28 22-12-2014 3:40pm
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Joeseph Balls wrote: »

Did you do the 10k? How was it?

Oh not yet. I signed up for one. Its in March I think. I figured if I sign up then I won't keep putting it off.

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#29 27-12-2014 5:28pm
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Sending the walkers off twenty minutes before the runners - do they get in the way?

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#30 27-12-2014 6:14pm
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no, they're strung out and up on the path by the time we catch up

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#31 27-12-2014 8:52pm
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RayCun wrote: »

no, they're strung out and up on the path by the time we catch up

I suppose thats expected on the northside:pac::pac::pac::pac:

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