Raheny 5 Mile 29th Jan

Dub13 · 06-11-2016 10:39am #1

Entries are now open for the 33rd AXA Raheny 5 Mile Road Race.

Facebook Event Page
https://www.facebook.com/events/1788182874788420/

Registration Page
http://www.myrunresults.com/events/axa_raheny_5mile_road_race/1884/details

midonogh · 07-11-2016 1:10pm

Its a family day out for us with myself and the wife in the main race and the kids taking part in the u8s and u10s. Signed up myself and the wife. Any idea when the kids race goes up? Its not a big issue, but if I could get it all done in advance it would be great. One year I forgot and required the help of someone on this forum to get me in late.

Dub13 · 07-11-2016 2:02pm

I am nearly sure the kids race is just register on the day. But will check for you.

Dub13 · 24-11-2016 5:19pm

Yes kids are pay on the day.

Lazare · 30-11-2016 11:04pm

Just registered for this.

My first ever race.

So excited.

Dub13 · 01-12-2016 6:54pm

You picked a great one for your first.

Bananaleaf · 03-12-2016 11:43pm

What will parking facillities be like at this?

Dubs1990 · 04-12-2016 10:02am

Bananaleaf wrote: »

What will parking facillities be like at this?

You might be lucky and get parking in the village but can be hard, the estate I live in is about 5 minute walk away from the start line and you will get parking no problem.

AlanPat · 05-12-2016 5:07pm

Lazare wrote: »

Just registered for this.

My first ever race.

So excited.

You're going to be so disappointed with every other race's goodie bag in the future. This one is the best!!!

rainbow kirby · 08-12-2016 1:17pm

AlanPat wrote: »

This one is the best!!!

Does it still have a ton of chocolate in it?

ene · 08-12-2016 1:23pm

will there be many slow runners? never run 5mile before just 5k

RayCun · 08-12-2016 2:29pm

ene wrote: »

will there be many slow runners? never run 5mile before just 5k

yeah, plenty at every level
https://sites.google.com/site/runninginireland/results-of-the-raheny-5-mile-sun-25th-jan-2015

there is also a separate start for walkers

ene · 08-12-2016 3:05pm

also is it very hilly?

RayCun · 08-12-2016 3:09pm

ene wrote: »

also is it very hilly?

no, there is one uphill, on Watermill Road, at about the 4 mile mark, but apart from that pretty much flat or downhill

fletch · 08-12-2016 5:00pm

RayCun wrote: »

no, there is one uphill, on Watermill Road, at about the 4 mile mark, but apart from that pretty much flat or downhill

Is it reverting back to the old route this year?

Dub13 · 08-12-2016 5:06pm

fletch wrote:

Is it reverting back to the old route this year?

No, it's not confirmed yet but looks like very similar to last year with maybe a small change in the park.

RayCun · 08-12-2016 5:08pm

forgot it changed last year! (the one year I didn't run it)

Still fairly flat though, I presume?

KielyUnusual · 08-12-2016 10:52pm

RayCun wrote: »

forgot it changed last year! (the one year I didn't run it)

Still fairly flat though, I presume?

Much flatter. Takes out the downhill to the coast and the resultant climb back up at mile 4 to divert in to the park. It does have a long out and back section along the main road in the park, which i'm not a fan of personally but very fair course with regard running fast times.

Bananaleaf · 10-12-2016 6:51pm

Just registered.

Initially wasn't going to when I saw that start time wasn't until 3pm. I like to get my runs done early. However - having completed the 12k's of Christmas today, which didn't begin until 12pm, it was a nice change and I felt a bit more awake for it!

Dub13 · 10-12-2016 8:01pm

KielyUnusual wrote: »

Much flatter. Takes out the downhill to the coast and the resultant climb back up at mile 4 to divert in to the park. It does have a long out and back section along the main road in the park, which i'm not a fan of personally but very fair course with regard running fast times.

This is the bit that they are talking about changing, maybe just a big loop of the park or something not sure.

Paddy1234 · 19-12-2016 9:31pm

Is this PB potential course? How would the course compare to say the Terenure 5 mile course - that's where I have my PB.

Thanks

adrian522 · 20-12-2016 11:35am

Haven't run the new course but I'd say it is a potential PB course once you have the training done. Probably not as fast as Terneure but not too much in the difference. So you could PB here and then PB again in Terenure in May.

HelenAnne · 21-12-2016 3:31pm

Paddy1234 wrote: »

Is this PB potential course? How would the course compare to say the Terenure 5 mile course - that's where I have my PB.

Thanks

I've run faster in Raheny than in Terenure. It's a nice, cold time of year as well, which I think makes for faster times - no chance of it being too warm!

RayCun · 21-12-2016 4:03pm

anyone have a Garmin link to the new course?

cullenswood · 21-12-2016 4:12pm

RayCun wrote: »

anyone have a Garmin link to the new course?

Here is last years course anyway from Strava

glacial_pace71 · 27-12-2016 7:12pm

cullenswood wrote: »

Here is last years course anyway from Strava

Agreed. The elevation readings are that it's a barely perceptible difference between any one mile:
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1034824683

I think they're going to remove some of the down-and-back of the avenue and instead send people in a small loop. I haven't yet seen the final revised course details.

Whatever happens they won't unfortunately be in a position to let the 3rd/4th mile descent to the seafront and 4th/5th mile climb back up Watermill Ave. (Still can't believe the various authorities are still working on the seafront: there'd have been less disturbance to the mudflat wildfowl had a few JCBs been allowed dump a tonne or two of rocks for a 10-15m out by just over 1km long stretch - over where there are already storm drains and various water outlets anyway. Even a Dublin quays walkway - as cycleway - would've been easier to install than all the roadworks done to date).

MisterDrak · 03-01-2017 2:45pm

I was talking to one of the organisers yesterday, and for the most part the course remains as it was laid out last year.

They are planning to will have proper crash barriers dividing the middle of the Avenue, as apparently some people were ducking under the ropes to shorten the route last year.

Just signed up

average_runner · 03-01-2017 5:12pm

This is a great race to start the year, just hope they expand the road where we run in the bus lane, as it can't take the numbers it had last year.

MisterDrak · 03-01-2017 5:19pm

average_runner wrote: »

This is a great race to start the year, just hope they expand the road where we run in the bus lane, as it can't take the numbers it had last year.

If you referring to the Howth Road section (about mile .9 to 1.6), that is going to be difficult, as the road will be down to 1 lane and, it is one of the major roads out / into the city.

McRuge · 03-01-2017 5:25pm

Just signed up for first time at this course. Looking at the results from last year, is it a really fast course or is the quality of the runners really high? Sub-30 minutes barely gets you in top 150

MisterDrak · 03-01-2017 5:33pm

McRuge wrote: »

Just signed up for first time at this course. Looking at the results from last year, is it a really fast course or is the quality of the runners really high? Sub-30 minutes barely gets you in top 150

Its both...

Generally attracts some of the top club runners from around the country.

Raheny 5 Mile 29th Jan

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