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ICYMI BMW Berlin 2016 Marathon Open

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    #392
    BbSean
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭BbSean


    My Bro is in the video, ran past him and doesn't look like he even seen him, in the zone.

    Mind you during DCM in 2012 he didn't see the guy jumping up and down in the gorilla suit outside the zoo. When someone from his club asked him did he see him he though they were taking the piss.


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    #393
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    tang1 wrote: »
    TbL never mentioned being in Berlin at the weekend!!!

    Was going to say it looks a bit like raycun...if ray had hair :p


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    #394
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    General Patton could have been leading the 5th Army down Unter Den Linden in a Sherman tank and I wouldn't have noticed them.


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    #395
    RayCun
    Registered Users Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Was going to say it looks a bit like raycun...if ray had hair :p

    Ha, someone in the club said the same thing :pac:


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    #396
    quick feet
    Registered Users Posts: 307 ✭✭quick feet


    Berlin was a great experience, found it tough going from 22miles on, I was like a piece of ice melting in the midday sun.. felt good over the first part of the race bar a phantom hip flexor pain from 8k-15k..once that disappeared I felt like I was doing OK, hitting my target miles or so i taught,realised at the halfway point the garmin was off and I was roughly 90 secs behind schedule.. kept chipping away but by 20miles I slipped off to almost 2mins by 22miles I knew I wasn't going to reach my target goal it was well outta reach n I was fading, eased off slightly n a mental battle ensued, body screamed to stop/head said no!! Stopped briefly at round 24mile marker to gulp some water.. shuffled along to the finish.. It was a massive learning curve for myself maybe I over reached my target, mite not of been as fit as I taught...if I look for reasons I'd find plenty but end of the day I managed pb so it was a positive experience in a lovely city plus I got to share the company n have a beer with some of you folks..
    Back to the streets tomorrow and hopefully I'll see some at dcm
    Notes for future:
    switch watch to kms if running abroad
    Don't rely on garmin, it's a watch not your friend
    Practice drinking from cups on the run!!!


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    #397
    run_Forrest_run
    Registered Users Posts: 6,433 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    quick feet wrote: »
    switch watch to kms if running abroad

    why? I would never switch if I hadn't trained to that unit of measurement? Miles all the way for me because that's how I base my pacing and my brain couldn't handle a change :)


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    #398
    Murph_D
    Registered Users Posts: 10,459 ✭✭✭✭Murph_D


    run_Forrest_run wrote: »
    why? I would never switch if I hadn't trained to that unit of measurement? Miles all the way for me because that's how I base my pacing and my brain couldn't handle a change :)

    So that you can meaningfully compare your watch distance/pace against physical distance markers. Especially important in cities with tall buildings and trees. ;)


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    #399
    quick feet
    Registered Users Posts: 307 ✭✭quick feet


    I'm a miles man myself,thru n thru ....but i was relying on the garmin too much.the last thing I wanted to b doing was some maths (simple or not) when I reached marker points and trying to see how far off target I was.. schoolboy error on my behalf n no need to fall out over It!! It was an observation and hopefully a lesson learned..
    On another note, for those doing dublin how's the legs holding Up? I tried a slow 13.1 today n felt pretty flat
    Did easy 8 last sat, 3m recovery, 8m tempo during the week


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    #400
    Duanington
    Registered Users Posts: 2,984 ✭✭✭Duanington


    Ballot opens today for 2017......


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    #401
    run_Forrest_run
    Registered Users Posts: 6,433 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    Duanington wrote: »
    Ballot opens today for 2017......

    has the price gone up for 2017 or am I just forgetting what I paid last year in a haze of excitement and hope :)


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    #402
    Duanington
    Registered Users Posts: 2,984 ✭✭✭Duanington


    run_Forrest_run wrote: »
    has the price gone up for 2017 or am I just forgetting what I paid last year in a haze of excitement and hope :)

    Hmm, I think it looks similar enough to be honest..? (i.e. pricey)


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    #403
    run_Forrest_run
    Registered Users Posts: 6,433 ✭✭✭run_Forrest_run


    Duanington wrote: »
    Hmm, I think it looks similar enough to be honest..? (i.e. pricey)

    ok, i was just wondering. ah for a big city marathon that is so well organised I think it's reasonably priced, even if there is no t-shirt included in that price.
    For pricey see the NYC marathon.


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    #404
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    run_Forrest_run wrote: »
    has the price gone up for 2017 or am I just forgetting what I paid last year in a haze of excitement and hope :)

    I seem to remember it was €98 last year. Gone up by a tenner!


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    #405
    tang1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,121 ✭✭✭tang1


    I take it the chances of getting into this are similar to London?


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    #406
    adrian522
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 16,130 Mod ✭✭✭✭adrian522


    No much better I'd say. Probably 50/50 at worst.

    I got in first time , there is no bias against foreign runners (most runners are from outside Germany) and it doesn't have the huge charity element that london has.

    Good chance of getting in if you apply I'd say and plenty of time to decide on another option if you are not successful.


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    #407
    Woden
    Registered Users Posts: 6,560 ✭✭✭Woden


    Name in the hat! Let's try start a bit of race tourism. Never been to Berlin..


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    #408
    opus
    Registered Users Posts: 5,007 ✭✭✭opus


    Just entered myself, was able to get a bit more mileage out of a flukey time from Boston '15 to avoid the lottery. Can't resist a trip back to Berlin :)


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    #409
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    opus wrote: »
    Just entered myself, was able to get a bit more mileage out of a flukey time from Boston '15 to avoid the lottery. Can't resist a trip back to Berlin :)

    You 'fluked' a sub-2.45?

    Humblebrag! Mods!


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    #410
    opus
    Registered Users Posts: 5,007 ✭✭✭opus


    davedanon wrote: »
    You 'fluked' a sub-2.45?

    Humblebrag! Mods!

    For my advanced years, a sub 2:55 does the job ;)


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    #411
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    opus wrote: »
    For my advanced years, a sub 2:55 does the job ;)

    Ah. didn't know there was 'good for age' in Berlin. How does it work?


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    #412
    Itziger
    Registered Users Posts: 4,016 ✭✭✭Itziger


    I was hoping there'd be a 50+ category, but alas no. 2,45 for u45 and 2.55 for o45.


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    #413
    opus
    Registered Users Posts: 5,007 ✭✭✭opus


    davedanon wrote: »
    Ah. didn't know there was 'good for age' in Berlin. How does it work?

    I didn't either 'til I spotted the info on the web page.
    Male Runners: under 2:45 hours – Age 45 and up (age group 1972 and older): under 2:55 hours
    Female runners: under 3:00 hours – Age 45 and up (age group 1972 and older): under 3:20 hours


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    #414
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    some target. it would be the crowning achievement for me to manage that.


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    #415
    tang1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,121 ✭✭✭tang1


    Anybody get notification yet through the lottery for 2017?


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    #416
    healy1835
    Registered Users Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭healy1835


    tang1 wrote: »
    Anybody get notification yet through the lottery for 2017?

    Dec 1st no??


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    #417
    tang1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,121 ✭✭✭tang1


    healy1835 wrote: »
    Dec 1st no??

    As of from the 30th of November in email I received.


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    #418
    healy1835
    Registered Users Posts: 2,181 ✭✭✭healy1835


    tang1 wrote: »
    As of from the 30th of November in email I received.

    Oh right, email refreshing begins a day early so......


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    #419
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    A couple of clubmates have received good news already. Few more (including me) still on tenterhooks.


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    #420
    martyboy48
    Registered Users Posts: 2,140 ✭✭✭martyboy48


    ☺


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    #421
    tang1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,121 ✭✭✭tang1


    martyboy48 wrote: »
    ☺



    You in Marty?


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