Howth Trail – Boardsies Social Run Friday 3rd April (Good Friday)

adrian522 · 03-04-2015 12:53PM

Was a very good day out, a bit slippy underfoot but the views up in Howth are well worth it...

menoscemo · 03-04-2015 12:55PM

Looks like a great run. Sorry I didn't make it. I'm afraid Laziness got the better of me this morning

Bungy Girl · 03-04-2015 01:16PM

annapr wrote: »

So... Where's next on the list?

Let the debate start...maybe people could post up possible dates too? Think the original plan was for the May Bank Holiday but that doesn't seem to suit many.

A few suggestions:

Marlay Park (start of Wicklow Way) ?
Kilmashoghue (Wicklow Way) ?
Dublin Mountains (Hellfire/Cruagh/Tibradden) ?
St. Anne's Park ?
Glen of The Downs ?
Bray to Greystones Cliff Path ?
Glendalough ?
Devil's Glen ?

If there's a consensus on venue and date we can open a new thread.

gerard_65 · 03-04-2015 01:25PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Marlay Park (start of Wicklow Way) ?
Dublin Mountains (Hellfire/Cruagh/Tibradden) ?

A nice run which I do is starting in Marley park, run up to the hellfire via Massey's wood. About 4 - 5 miles hilly up but fun coming down. Great views across the city from the top.

Bungy Girl · 03-04-2015 01:28PM

gerard_65 wrote: »

A nice run which I do is starting in Marley park, run up to the hellfire via Massey's wood. About 4 - 5 miles hilly up but fun coming down. Great views across the city from the top.

Sounds lovely. Do you have a Garmin (or other) link to the route by any chance ?

annapr · 03-04-2015 01:31PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Sounds lovely. Do you have a Garmin (or other) link to the route by any chance ?

Sounds good to me too, I've never even been to Marlay!

Most of the others sound good too... Other than St Anne's... Too familiar and not wild enough!

laura_ac3 · 03-04-2015 01:32PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Let the debate start...maybe people could post up possible dates too? Think the original plan was for the May Bank Holiday but that doesn't seem to suit many.

A few suggestions:

Marlay Park (start of Wicklow Way) ?
Kilmashoghue (Wicklow Way) ?
Dublin Mountains (Hellfire/Cruagh/Tibradden) ?
St. Anne's Park ?
Glen of The Downs ?
Bray to Greystones Cliff Path ?
Glendalough ?
Devil's Glen ?

If there's a consensus on venue and date we can open a new thread.

Marlay park sounds nice, I've never been. is the bray to greystones cliff walk the one krusty was mentioning on his log? Would be very interested in that one if so. But I'm happy to mosy along to whichever.

The weekend of the 9/10 may is probably the only one that suits me with races on both weekends either side. Even at that I can only the Sunday, the 10th. So go with whatever suits the majority anyway.

PaulieYifter · 03-04-2015 01:35PM

The fun bit

Nice run this morning and thanks for the cakes.

Firedance · 03-04-2015 01:46PM

PaulieYifter wrote: »

The fun bit

Nice run this morning and thanks for the cakes.

Ha ha great photos! Sorry we didn't oblige by ending up on our asses :-)

hillsiderunner · 03-04-2015 01:47PM

Lovely to meet you all in "real-life" and to sample the flapjacks & peanut/choc squares & banana bread ....

Feeling nicely buzzed after that

gerard_65 · 03-04-2015 01:55PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Sounds lovely. Do you have a Garmin (or other) link to the route by any chance ?

Can't get it to display. I'll get a screen grab.

aquinn · 03-04-2015 01:56PM

Tired now from the run and cake eating. On the sofa trying to teach the dog how to foam roll me but am she is only interested in attention so has abandoned me. Thanks for a great run and to meet all.

gerard_65 · 03-04-2015 02:10PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Sounds lovely. Do you have a Garmin (or other) link to the route by any chance ?

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Bungy Girl · 03-04-2015 02:32PM

annapr wrote: »

Most of the others sound good too... Other than St Anne's... Too familiar and not wild enough!

I was just thinking of the southsiders Anna! But true, no Yetis or frogs in St.Anne's, just squirrels!

laura_ac3 wrote: »

Even at that I can only the Sunday, the 10th. So go with whatever suits the majority anyway.

Sunday 10th good for me

FBOT01 · 03-04-2015 02:33PM

laura_ac3 wrote: »

What a great morning out. Very enjoyable. Nice to meet some new and old faces. And yummy cake. Thanks again for organising BG.

FBOT - that probably was us I'd say. No murph or duanington this morning.

Looking at the photos it was you guys alright. If I had walked a little slower I could have photo bombed the photo from the 18th tee. Only my hat is visible:(

tang1 · 03-04-2015 02:37PM

Ah yeah suit the Dubs as ALWAYS, more counties in Dublin than Ireland. Come out my way and i'll bring ye for a nice trot along the Royal Canal.

Bungy Girl · 03-04-2015 02:50PM

A couple more pics.

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laura_ac3 · 03-04-2015 02:50PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

I was just thinking of the southsiders Anna! But true, no Yetis or frogs in St.Anne's, just squirrels!

Sunday 10th good for me

Sorted so!!! :pac:

tang1 wrote: »

Ah yeah suit the Dubs as ALWAYS, more counties in Dublin than Ireland. Come out my way and i'll bring ye for a nice trot along the Royal Canal.

Whoops sorry tang I must have missed your thread where you were volunteering to organise something and canvassing your ideas for these other county outings?????

Bungy Girl · 03-04-2015 02:54PM

gerard_65 wrote: »

Can't get it to display. I'll get a screen grab.

Is much of that on the road ? I know Masseys and how to get to Hellfire from there but not familiar with the best route to take from Marley to Masseys. My map reading skills are up there with my balancing and baking skills

:o

Bungy Girl · 03-04-2015 02:56PM

laura_ac3 wrote: »

Sorted so!!! :pac:

Do we have a TRQ ?

laura_ac3 · 03-04-2015 02:59PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Do we have a TRQ ?

I'm not sure what a TRQ is but I can hazard a guess with that winky face.....

Bungy Girl · 03-04-2015 03:01PM

laura_ac3 wrote: »

I'm not sure what a TRQ is but I can hazard a guess with that winky face.....

*Trail Run Quorum © Dubgal72

laura_ac3 · 03-04-2015 03:09PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

*Trail Run Quorum © Dubgal72

Thought it was something along those lines - I'm not privy to dubgal's intricate TRQ workings and whether 2 counts as a quorum but sounds good to me. As good a place to start anyway!

gerard_65 · 03-04-2015 03:19PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Is much of that on the road ? I know Masseys and how to get to Hellfire from there but not familiar with the best route to take from Marley to Masseys. My map reading skills are up there with my balancing and baking skills :o

Yep, from Marley to Massey's its road.

Bungy Girl · 03-04-2015 03:24PM

gerard_65 wrote: »

Yep, from Marley to Massey's its road.

Thanks! Fancy being our tour guide ??

annapr · 03-04-2015 03:26PM

gerard_65 wrote: »

Yep, from Marley to Massey's its road.

Ugh, would prefer to avoid road... Could we start further up or something?

Apart from that add me to the quorum.

Bungy Girl · 03-04-2015 03:34PM

annapr wrote: »

Ugh, would prefer to avoid road... Could we start further up or something?

Apart from that add me to the quorum.

Pretty sure we could make a route out of Masseys and Hellfire with very little road (a few hundred metres between the 2 woods I think) Probably plenty on here who could advise better than me!

aquinn · 03-04-2015 03:35PM

I think that weekend is out for me.

tang1 · 03-04-2015 03:46PM

annapr wrote: »

Ugh, would prefer to avoid road... Could we start further up or something?

No roads along the Royal Canal, cough, cough, cough............,,

annapr · 03-04-2015 03:51PM

tang1 wrote: »

No roads along the Royal Canal, cough, cough, cough............,,

Does it go beyond Blanch?

FBOT01 · 03-04-2015 04:01PM

annapr wrote: »

Does it go beyond Blanch?

I believe so but not sure how you would avoid Meath if you followed it

Firedance · 03-04-2015 08:00PM

10th May suits me too.. there's a big advantage to doing Marley if we finish up there as there's a farmers market will stalls that have tea/coffee and lots of yummy cakes & buns so no one would need to bake :-)

gerard_65 · 03-04-2015 08:06PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Thanks! Fancy being our tour guide ??

Ha ha. I would but I can hardly walk atm, never mind run around hills. Plantar fasciitis in one foot and achilles tendinopathy in the other. If I was a horse they'd shoot me.

Bungy Girl · 03-04-2015 08:21PM

gerard_65 wrote: »

Ha ha. I would but I can hardly walk atm, never mind run around hills. Plantar fasciitis in one foot and achilles tendinopathy in the other. If I was a horse they'd shoot me.

Ouch, sorry to hear that. Hope you see improvement soon. Thanks for the route suggestion, much appreciated.

aquinn · 03-04-2015 08:27PM

Firedance wrote:

10th May suits me too.. there's a big advantage to doing Marley if we finish up there as there's a farmers market will stalls that have tea/coffee and lots of yummy cakes & buns so no one would need to bake :-)

Farmers market only on the Saturday I think?

Firedance · 03-04-2015 09:01PM

http://www.dlrcoco.ie/aboutus/councildepartments/environment/findit/markets/#Marlay_park_rathfarnham

this says both days so hopefully thats right :-)

HungryJoey · 04-04-2015 02:31PM

Thanks to all who organised (BG) and to the Trail leaders. Nice to meet you all, hopefully we can organise another for the near future.

PaulieYifter wrote: »

The fun bit

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Nice run this morning and thanks for the cakes.

Great pictures. Should have opted for the video option though :rolleyes:

Bungy Girl · 04-04-2015 04:39PM

Folks, we have a few interested for Sunday 10th May and a possible route involving Massey Woods and Hellfire. Will I start a new thread or do people want to put some more suggestions forward ?

Dubgal72 · 04-04-2015 05:53PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Folks, we have a few interested for Sunday 10th May and a possible route involving Massey Woods and Hellfire. Will I start a new thread or do people want to put some more suggestions forward ?

Pencil me in for hobbling around. Not cos of racing or running but I have a friend over from London that weekend and there will be alcohol involved....

annapr · 04-04-2015 06:20PM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Folks, we have a few interested for Sunday 10th May and a possible route involving Massey Woods and Hellfire. Will I start a new thread or do people want to put some more suggestions forward ?

Go for it BG, you're getting so good at this

Bungy Girl · 04-04-2015 06:31PM

annapr wrote: »

Go for it BG, you're getting so good at this

Ha ha, was planning to offer the torch to someone else for this one, otherwise we could well end up lost on the trails at Hellfire close to the witching hour :eek:

inigo · 04-04-2015 08:05PM

It was great to meet you all yesterday. Found the run tough but very enjoyable. Great photos too! I loved that last muddy descent...

I won't be around the weekend of the 9-10th May, unfortunately. Either side would have been ok. Hopefully I'll make the next one.

Last but not least, thanks for the lovely cakes!

RedRunner · 05-04-2015 10:39AM

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Folks, we have a few interested for Sunday 10th May and a possible route involving Massey Woods and Hellfire. Will I start a new thread or do people want to put some more suggestions forward ?

Hopefully can make the next one. Will know closer the time.

Bungy Girl · 09-04-2015 10:59AM

New thread started for Massey Woods & Hellfire, Sunday 10th May.

Howth Trail – Boardsies Social Run Friday 3rd April (Good Friday)

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