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1916 Easter Rising Dublin City 5KM - 24TH April

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    #32
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,252 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    KJ wrote: »
    Gets even better:
    Complimentary Tea & Coffee:
    Every participant will receive a complimentary tea or coffee @ the finish line this Sunday for the Dublin Remembers 1916 5K.

    Getting good value out of this 11 euro.


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    #33
    aoboa
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭aoboa


    T-shirt is decent enough. Wanted a 1916.2016 souvenir. Might as well be another running top :)
    20% off in Elverys was handy too cos I needed a couple of bits.


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    #34
    andrew1977
    Registered Users Posts: 3,089 ✭✭✭andrew1977


    Dub13 wrote: »
    Getting good value out of this 11 euro.

    Yes it is good value alright, looking forward to the run.
    11 euro is a great price considering how all other event prices appear to be sneaking up more and more in price.


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    #35
    HelenAnne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭HelenAnne


    It is good value, and it's nice to have tea and coffee after etc, but I'd much prefer a finish time (even just a gun time) than a t-shirt! Can't believe an AAI event isn't timed at all!


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    #36
    Wubble Wubble
    Registered Users Posts: 2,601 ✭✭✭Wubble Wubble


    Not going, unfortunately. I had a wisdom tooth extracted earlier this week, and am still on antibiotics and painkillers, so running this would be a bad idea.


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    #37
    KJ
    Registered Users Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭KJ


    aoboa wrote: »
    T-shirt is decent enough. Wanted a 1916.2016 souvenir. Might as well be another running top :)
    20% off in Elverys was handy too cos I needed a couple of bits.
    Are the t-shirts properly sized? I need a small so hopefully it is actually small.


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    #38
    HelenAnne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭HelenAnne


    KJ wrote: »
    Are the t-shirts properly sized? I need a small so hopefully it is actually small.

    It's small if you're a small man, big if you're a small woman:)


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    #39
    aoboa
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭aoboa


    KJ wrote: »
    Are the t-shirts properly sized? I need a small so hopefully it is actually small.

    I got medium and it's a good fit.


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    #40
    Shlippery
    Registered Users Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭Shlippery


    Great race, big turnout! Good atmosphere too! Didn't use bag drop but it seemed well-organised! and dublin bus were letting people get free buses to city centre after!

    I thought twas fantastic value for €11, shame about no chip, but at the end of the day, it was nice once-off event for the day that's in it!!


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    #41
    TCDStudent1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭TCDStudent1


    Fantastic event. Well organised. Lovely route. Really enjoyed it.


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    #42
    68 lost souls
    Registered Users Posts: 3,989 ✭✭✭68 lost souls


    Great run, was it a very fast course or just me? Have a cold at the moment and ran a PB which was great.

    Couldn't figure out the shuttle buses so got the Luas back to town.

    Would love it to be an anual event here.


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    #43
    TCDStudent1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭TCDStudent1


    68 lost souls wrote: »
    Great run, was it a very fast course or just me? Have a cold at the moment and ran a PB which was great.

    Couldn't figure out the shuttle buses so got the Luas back to town.

    Would love it to be an anual event here.

    Seemed to be downhill alright


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    #44
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,252 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    Great event and well ran, its not often you get to run through the centre of Dublin.


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    #45
    Rega
    Registered Users Posts: 759 ✭✭✭Rega


    Really enjoyed it. Lovely atmosphere throughout. It was great running along the Liffey and seeing a sea of blue t-shirts bobbing along ahead of me. Great value for €11


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    #46
    uvox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 975 ✭✭✭uvox


    Good gig alright, and nice mementos! Chilly but worth it!


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    #47
    uvox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 975 ✭✭✭uvox


    Wubble Wubble wrote: »
    Not going, unfortunately. I had a wisdom tooth extracted earlier this week, and am still on antibiotics and painkillers, so running this would be a bad idea.

    Ah here, sure they shot Connolly sitting in a chair...


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    #48
    68 lost souls
    Registered Users Posts: 3,989 ✭✭✭68 lost souls


    TCDStudent1 wrote: »
    Seemed to be downhill alright

    APart from that kicker up towards the Gaol


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    #49
    Extrasupervery
    Registered Users Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭Extrasupervery


    I really enjoyed that, great organisation and nice and chill. I was glad it wasn't chipped by the end - it kept the cost down and therefore made it more accessible, and I think a race that isn't chip timed is less intimidating to newbies which is nice and encouraging. It was billed as a run rather than a race, and you could see today from the diverse crowd that it was a good tactic.

    Folks were stopping to take photos at 1916 related landmarks along the way (unfortunately some had no awareness they were in a busy crowd) and several times I saw club runners stop and offer to take a photo for a group...if the race was timed you would not get that. I availed of the bag drop and the shuttle bus and both were completely hassle free.

    Thank you organisers! I would continue to run this if it was annual.


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    #50
    Auntie Matter
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭Auntie Matter


    That hill at the end was nasty! I've been more used to coming down it in the Run the Liberties 6K.

    Not helped by some knobheads on their way back into town afterwards riding Dublin bikes on the course across the path of the back-of-the-pack participants.

    Other than that, a very good event. The singing of Amhrán na bhFiann before the start and the trad band playing at the finish were nice touches.


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    #51
    Murph_D
    Registered Users Posts: 10,454 ✭✭✭✭Murph_D


    Really enjoyed it. There's too much pressure for every run to provide expensive chip timing if you ask me. Definitely room for some non timed events in the calendar!


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    #52
    Utah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 426 ✭✭Utah


    I thought it was great!
    Found parking around Gardener St handy enough.
    I found the national anthem before the start quite nice!
    Course was great and relaxed.
    Didn't see any shuttle buses after - just got the luas!
    Great value!


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    #53
    MrSkinny
    Registered Users Posts: 310 ✭✭MrSkinny


    Really enjoyed the run despite the early start. It was very well organised and having the streets closed to run past so many landmarks was great. Good value for money as well.


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