Great Limerick Run Marathon

opus · 20-04-2016 2:32pm

PIORUN wrote: »

opus wrote: »

Wow they know how to charge, think it was ~€43 to enter the Cork City half.

Btw anyone know if it's still possible to collect your number early on the morning of the race as don't fancy driving back/forth to Limerick just to get a piece of paper?

you can only collect on the Friday evening and Saturday as far I know..

Thanks to ger664 I'm sorted

Glad to have avoided a 200k route trip.

El Caballo · 20-04-2016 5:23pm

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

One of us is remembering it wrong then. I've done Limerick only once, in 2012, and from what I remember it was significantly flatter than Dublin. There were a few drags but only one short climb (towards Thomond Park) that was worth mentioning. I'm not sure how the course has changed since then but the map looks reasonably similar.

In fact, my race report from back then contains the line "Limerick is a very flat marathon and none of the climbs is either long or steep".

Limerick is flatter for sure, there's nothing like the long steep enough climbs in Dublin on the course. Most of the climbs are either long gradual drags or very short steep sections.

Ocditsme · 20-04-2016 5:44pm

PIORUN wrote:

just registered for the half ... 60.50 including 3.50 booking charge...must be most expensive half in the country!...I know I left it a bit late to register....its the booking charge that infuriated me!

Got the full Marathon for near that price.

freyners · 25-04-2016 12:11pm

I'll be doing the half marathon, registered last January so looking forward to it. My very first too:)

Limerick91 · 25-04-2016 2:58pm

Does anybody who knows more about boards.ie than me want to put up a table for people running on Sunday

El Caballo · 25-04-2016 3:03pm

diego_b · 25-04-2016 3:12pm

neilthefunkeone · 25-04-2016 3:20pm

El Caballo · 25-04-2016 3:29pm

Limerick91 wrote: »

Does anybody who knows more about boards.ie than me want to put up a table for people running on Sunday

What do you want to put in? I'll do it for you

Limerick91 · 25-04-2016 3:56pm

El Caballo wrote: »

What do you want to put in? I'll do it for you

Cheers El Caballo
Full
PB 4:09:58
Target 3:59:00

El Caballo · 25-04-2016 4:01pm

donutheadhomer · 25-04-2016 4:40pm

El Caballo wrote: »

What do you want to put in? I'll do it for you

Full

PB 4:07:20
Expected 3:59:59

overthebridge · 25-04-2016 4:45pm

Username|Distance|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
El Caballo|Half|1:26:26|TBD|
diego_b|Half|1:48:39|1:45:00|
neilthefunkeone|Full|4:30:00|3:59:00|
Limerick91|Full|4:09:58|3:59:00|
overthebridge|Half|1:44:41|1:39:59|
donutheadhomer|Full|4:07:20|3:59:59|

TFBubendorfer · 25-04-2016 5:08pm

Username|Distance|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
El Caballo|Half|1:26:26|TBD|
diego_b|Half|1:48:39|1:45:00|
neilthefunkeone|Full|4:30:00|3:59:00|
Limerick91|Full|4:09:58|3:59:00|
overthebridge|Half|1:44:41|1:39:59|
donutheadhomer|Full|4:07:20|3:59:59|
TFBubendorfer|Full|2:55:07|3:10:00|

Ed Mc Groarty · 25-04-2016 6:12pm

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

No. Just running it as a training run, hoping that I won't do anything particularly stupid and mess up my subsequent training.

Aim for a pb I say.

ger664 · 25-04-2016 6:44pm

Username|Distance|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
El Caballo|Half|1:26:26|TBD|
diego_b|Half|1:48:39|1:45:00|
neilthefunkeone|Full|4:30:00|3:59:00|
Limerick91|Full|4:09:58|3:59:00|
overthebridge|Half|1:44:41|1:39:59|
donutheadhomer|Full|4:07:20|3:59:59|
TFBubendorfer|Full|2:55:07|3:10:00|

Ocditsme · 25-04-2016 10:15pm

ger664 wrote:

UsernameDistanceCurrent PBPredicted TimeActual Time El CaballoHalf1:26:26TBD diego_bHalf1:48:391:45:00 neilthefunkeoneFull4:30:003:59:00 Limerick91Full4:09:583:59:00 overthebridgeHalf1:44:411:39:59 donutheadhomerFull4:07:203:59:59 TFBubendorferFull2:55:073:10:00

Ocditsme full pb3.49
Predicted 3.45

ger664 · 25-04-2016 10:42pm

Username|Distance|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
El Caballo|Half|1:26:26|TBD|
diego_b|Half|1:48:39|1:45:00|
neilthefunkeone|Full|4:30:00|3:59:00|
Limerick91|Full|4:09:58|3:59:00|
overthebridge|Half|1:44:41|1:39:59|
donutheadhomer|Full|4:07:20|3:59:59|
TFBubendorfer|Full|2:55:07|3:10:00|
Ocditsme|Full|3:49:00|3:45:00

El Caballo · 26-04-2016 3:46pm

Username|Distance|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
El Caballo|Half|1:26:26|1:38:36|
diego_b|Half|1:48:39|1:45:00|
neilthefunkeone|Full|4:30:00|3:59:00|
Limerick91|Full|4:09:58|3:59:00|
overthebridge|Half|1:44:41|1:39:59|
donutheadhomer|Full|4:07:20|3:59:59|
TFBubendorfer|Full|2:55:07|3:10:00|
Ocditsme|Full|3:49:00|3:45:00

Might have broke the new table, on phone. I'm just going to jog this I'd say. No idea what kind of shape I'm in at the minute and don't really have the training under my belt to give it welly. Just going to soak up the athomsphere and treat it as a quick long run.

Ocditsme · 26-04-2016 9:48pm

ger664 wrote:

UsernameDistanceCurrent PBPredicted TimeActual Time El CaballoHalf1:26:26TBD diego_bHalf1:48:391:45:00 neilthefunkeoneFull4:30:003:59:00 Limerick91Full4:09:583:59:00 overthebridgeHalf1:44:411:39:59 donutheadhomerFull4:07:203:59:59 TFBubendorferFull2:55:073:10:00 OcditsmeFull3:49:003:45:00

Cheers ger664

ger664 · 26-04-2016 11:04pm

Username|Distance|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
El Caballo|Half|1:26:26|TBD|
diego_b|Half|1:48:39|1:45:00|
neilthefunkeone|Full|4:30:00|3:59:00|
Limerick91|Full|4:09:58|3:59:00|
overthebridge|Half|1:44:41|1:39:59|
donutheadhomer|Full|4:07:20|3:59:59|
TFBubendorfer|Full|2:55:07|3:10:00|
Ocditsme|Full|3:49:00|3:45:00
ger664|Full|3:18:12|3:59:30

Looks like a few of yeah will be joining me on the day. I will have a colored balloon with 4:00 wrote on it. Make yourself known at the start

kevin7 · 27-04-2016 10:16am

Username|Distance|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
El Caballo|Half|1:26:26|TBD|
diego_b|Half|1:48:39|1:45:00|
neilthefunkeone|Full|4:30:00|3:59:00|
Limerick91|Full|4:09:58|3:59:00|
overthebridge|Half|1:44:41|1:39:59|
donutheadhomer|Full|4:07:20|3:59:59|
TFBubendorfer|Full|2:55:07|3:10:00|
Ocditsme|Full|3:49:00|3:45:00|
kevin7|Full|3:54:42|3:50:00|
ger664|Full|3:18:12|3:59:30

Its my second ever marathon. Looking forward to Sunday now. I'm just hoping to keep up the target pace for a bit longer before cracking this time. In Dublin last year I got to mile 20 comfortably with my target pacers (3:50), but ran out of steam, hobbling home, still happy with overall time. I'm hoping to get a bit further this time before cracking...and hopefully get to the finish line. Reasons for optimism...1 - I've now completed most (80%?) of a training plan. For Dublin, I only put in 9 weeks. 2 - Flat course! 3 - Combined effects of now having done two marathon training cycles may mean I have stronger legs? 4 - It's Limerick! Home town advantage.

Weather looking OK : Variable clouds with a couple of showers, mainly early on. Westerly Wind 17 km/h.

Best of luck to you all.

El Caballo · 27-04-2016 12:25pm

Username|Distance|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
El Caballo|Half|1:26:26|1:38:36|
diego_b|Half|1:48:39|1:45:00|
neilthefunkeone|Full|4:30:00|3:59:00|
Limerick91|Full|4:09:58|3:59:00|
overthebridge|Half|1:44:41|1:39:59|
donutheadhomer|Full|4:07:20|3:59:59|
TFBubendorfer|Full|2:55:07|3:10:00|
Ocditsme|Full|3:49:00|3:45:00|
kevin7|Full|3:54:42|3:50:00|
ger664|Full|3:18:12|3:59:30

Just putting my time back in.

donutheadhomer · 27-04-2016 1:36pm

ger664 wrote: »

Username|Distance|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
El Caballo|Half|1:26:26|TBD|
diego_b|Half|1:48:39|1:45:00|
neilthefunkeone|Full|4:30:00|3:59:00|
Limerick91|Full|4:09:58|3:59:00|
overthebridge|Half|1:44:41|1:39:59|
donutheadhomer|Full|4:07:20|3:59:59|
TFBubendorfer|Full|2:55:07|3:10:00|
Ocditsme|Full|3:49:00|3:45:00
ger664|Full|3:18:12|3:59:30

Looks like a few of yeah will be joining me on the day. I will have a colored balloon with 4:00 wrote on it. Make yourself known at the start

I'll be the guy freezing in the red singlet on the startline

rom · 27-04-2016 10:35pm

Username|Distance|Current PB|Predicted Time|Actual Time
El Caballo|Half|1:26:26|1:38:36|
diego_b|Half|1:48:39|1:45:00|
neilthefunkeone|Full|4:30:00|3:59:00|
Limerick91|Full|4:09:58|3:59:00|
overthebridge|Half|1:44:41|1:39:59|
donutheadhomer|Full|4:07:20|3:59:59|
TFBubendorfer|Full|2:55:07|3:10:00|
Ocditsme|Full|3:49:00|3:45:00|
kevin7|Full|3:54:42|3:50:00|
ger664|Full|3:18:12|3:59:30|
rom|Full|2:54:21|2:49:59|

donutheadhomer · 28-04-2016 10:49am

Not sure of whether to go with the 3:45 or 4:00 pacers. In my training runs I got the 20 miles in 2:50. What do ye think?

Limerick91 · 28-04-2016 11:15am

With times like that I would seriously consider 3:45

What pace are your midweek runs at

ger664 · 28-04-2016 11:32am

donutheadhomer wrote: »

Not sure of whether to go with the 3:45 or 4:00 pacers. In my training runs I got the 20 miles in 2:50. What do ye think?

How many marathons have you ran ? most recent Race time and distance

donutheadhomer · 28-04-2016 11:38am

ger664 wrote: »

How many marathons have you ran ? most recent Race time and distance

Did DCM 2015 in 4:07. Only marathon. Run mainly 3x10k mid week at under/about 5min km pace. Pb race half is 1:47. Perhaps I'll give the 3:45 pacer a try

El Caballo · 28-04-2016 11:53am

donutheadhomer wrote: »

Did DCM 2015 in 4:07. Only marathon. Run mainly 3x10k mid week at under/about 5min km pace. Pb race half is 1:47. Perhaps I'll give the 3:45 pacer a try

How did you feel after those 20 milers at 8:30 pace? Were you flat out? What was your last race time and when?

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