Trinity no longer an option for lunch time running?

dardoz

Hi all,

I recently started exploring the possibilities for going for a run at lunch time and since I'm only a short jog away, was considering heading up to Trinity and doing some intervals.

I was about to head up today, but someone in work told me they heard that the public are no longer allowed to run there as someone fell over doing a lunch run and is suing them?

Is there any truth to this rumour? I thought someone in boards would be in the know

opus

I'm running the 3/4 marathon this w/end with a friend who works there so I'll ask him if he's heard anything about it.

dardoz

Thanks @Opus

Chartsengrafs

Somebody may well be suing them but even if that's not the case the cricket pitch is not open for running in the winter.

estariol

From tcd sport site:

No running is permitted on College Park from November to mid-April.
That's the cricket pitch, however, you could always run the fitness trail, http://www.tcd.ie/Sport/facilities/fitness-trail/

Working class heroes

Merion Square might be an option....

Chartsengrafs

estariol wrote: »

From tcd sport site:

No running is permitted on College Park from November to mid-April.
That's the cricket pitch, however, you could always run the fitness trail, http://www.tcd.ie/Sport/facilities/fitness-trail/

Does that trail not include college park/cricket pitch??
Ringsend park is a useful option, a lesser used park I sometimes visit at lunchtime is Fairview Park

estariol

Chartsengrafs wrote: »

Does that trail not include college park/cricket pitch??

It runs around the outside of the cricket and rugby pitches in a figure 8.

Chartsengrafs wrote: »

Ringsend park is a useful option, a lesser used park I sometimes visit at lunchtime is Fairview Park

+ 1 for ringsend park, also sean moore park across the road both very handy for 1k loops.

average_runner

Ringsend park is good, always a good few down there running. Use it myself.

Chartsengrafs

estariol wrote: »

It runs around the outside of the cricket and rugby pitches in a figure 8.

Ok, I was always under the impression that the parts of college park to the outside of the cricket pitch close too.

estariol

Apologies for confusion, the figure 8 is the footpaths around college park (cricket pitch) and the rugby pitch.

opus

opus wrote: »

I'm running the 3/4 marathon this w/end with a friend who works there so I'll ask him if he's heard anything about it.

My friend didn't hear anything about the place being sued but there was some email internally to tell people to stay off some newly resurfaced area he remembered.