Corona Virus and events

average_runner

The Davestator wrote: »

Just a note about Cul Camps. Gas have said they can go ahead, however, most clubs I have looked at are not doing them due to the logistics.

Where did u see that. Last I heard the locations will be released on Monday?

average_runner

ultrapercy wrote: »

I think someone also contrasted the volunteer rich GAA against minority sports. While the GAA are hoping to restart its far from certain with most clubs struggling with the processes involved re contact tracing. Indeed a lot of businness is struggling to come to terms with restrictions never mind volunteer bases amature sports.

We worked the contact tracing out easily in our athletics club. Sessions on most nights of the week also.

ariana`

average_runner wrote: »

Where did u see that. Last I heard the locations will be released on Monday?

The clubs got the go-ahead last Monday and were give until lunchtime today to let the GAA know if are holding it. There is a lot involved in running it and up to each club individually to figure out if they will be able to run it under the very specific conditions and if it is worth the risk etc. So yes, it got the go-head but that doesn't mean every club that previously held it will hold it this year.

average_runner

ariana` wrote: »

The clubs got the go-ahead last Monday and were give until lunchtime today to let the GAA know if are holding it. There is a lot involved in running it and up to each club individually to figure out if they will be able to run it under the very specific conditions and if it is worth the risk etc. So yes, it got the go-head but that doesn't mean every club that previously held it will hold it this year.

Be interesting to see what we do. As we ran the cul camp and then our own club camp ones.
Evening training seems to be getting ready to go now soon which is great. Be good to be back.

MY BAD

Road racing back as soon as July?

sideswipe

MY BAD wrote: »

Road racing back as soon as July?

*screws cap back on the second bottle of wine...

ThebitterLemon

sideswipe wrote: »

*screws cap back on the second bottle of wine...

You’ll be screwing your artificial hip in if you don’t mind those box jumps

TbL

And I’d expect a posh bastid with a hot tub to turn his nose up to vino with a screw cap:)

average_runner

MY BAD wrote: »

Road racing back as soon as July?

If distancing can be maintained and 200 limit

average_runner

sideswipe wrote: »

*screws cap back on the second bottle of wine...

Whiskey sour time

RacoonQueen

MY BAD wrote: »

Road racing back as soon as July?

Feck. Has anyone been doing interval sessions/tempo runs? :pac:

sideswipe

I take it that this means a lot of Parkruns could be back?

average_runner

sideswipe wrote: »

I take it that this means a lot of Parkruns could be back?

Not sure as they mention distancing also. Will avoid races for july anyhow

robinph

sideswipe wrote: »

I take it that this means a lot of Parkruns could be back?

Would need a limit of more than a couple of hundred for parkrun as there are enough events bigger than that in Ireland and they won't bring it back until there is no social distancing requirements in the country under parkruns current policy. I'd also now expect parkrun to wait until NZ has been going for several weeks even if Ireland was for some reason to lift all restrictions immediately.

Don't get your hopes up just yet.

average_runner

robinph wrote: »

Would need a limit of more than a couple of hundred for parkrun as there are enough events bigger than that in Ireland and they won't bring it back until there is no social distancing requirements in the country under parkruns current policy. I'd also now expect parkrun to wait until NZ has been going for several weeks even if Ireland was for some reason to lift all restrictions immediately.

Don't get your hopes up just yet.

But I would say it's time to focus the training more. Races in sept for sure

pc11

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Feck. Has anyone been doing interval sessions/tempo runs? :pac:

You may jest, but as a frontline worker doing some 24 hour shifts and working full-time all along, I've been training 5-6 days per week including tempos and timetrials all through this. And I'm very much a mid-pack runner.

I'd have very little sympathy for people 'stuck' at home who haven't!

echancrure

pc11 wrote: »

I'd have very little sympathy for people 'stuck' at home who haven't!

It is great that you have been to continue your training during this period, but perhaps judging others who live in different circumstances is not so wise.

Being genuinely stuck at home is not a comfortable situation, it is tough on your mental, may raise anxiety and worries levels.

One thing we know for training is that routine is good: being furloughed, working from home, having to look after children at home or caring for others are just some examples of situations that are not easy to deal with.

We all need more sympathy at this time not less.

Snodge

Does anyone have handy information about a race in mondello next week? Overheard someone talking about it while out running the other day

Dudda

Snodge wrote: »

Does anyone have handy information about a race in mondello next week? Overheard someone talking about it while out running the other day

Thread on it here
https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2058087196/1/

robinph

pc11 wrote: »

You may jest, but as a frontline worker doing some 24 hour shifts and working full-time all along, I've been training 5-6 days per week including tempos and timetrials all through this. And I'm very much a mid-pack runner.

I'd have very little sympathy for people 'stuck' at home who haven't!

So basically life has been exactly the same as normal for the last few months then, which is nice.

opus

Will be interested to see what happens with the Cork city 10 mile race scheduled for Aug 22nd, attracted over 1k participants last year. Announcement coming at the end of the month.

Guill

Kilbeggan 10 mile is on.

Sunny Dayz

Guill wrote: »

Kilbeggan 10 mile is on.

A limit of 500 participants. Heard from someone involved in the event that the entries have been flying in.

Guill

I signed up, only out the road from me. Great to have a target again

sideshowbob321

The rescheduled Spring Manchester Marathon - now October 11th. Not yet cancelled with final decision July 17th !! Anyone still signed up ? Can't go ahead can it ??

Unthought Known

sideshowbob321 wrote: »

The rescheduled Spring Manchester Marathon - now October 11th. Not yet cancelled with final decision July 17th !! Anyone still signed up ? Can't go ahead can it ??

I'm signed up. I reckon they're waiting to see what London does.
Hard to know what will happen really. Easing of restrictions seems to have accelerated here and in the UK lately so who knows what will be in place come October.

Just seen on this post that the Hamburg marathon is now going ahead in September. 10,000 runners plus 4,000 for the half so close enough to Manchester in size. Article says marathon will have a 2 hour starting window and they'll start in batches of 1,000.

opus

On the radio just now, the NY marathon is cancelled.

event

Berlin gone too

rainbow kirby

sideshowbob321 wrote: »

The rescheduled Spring Manchester Marathon - now October 11th. Not yet cancelled with final decision July 17th !! Anyone still signed up ? Can't go ahead can it ??

Would be a miracle if it did tbh! The UK is a disaster Covid-wise.

Sacksian

Via Cathal Dennehy on Twitter

22nd/23rd August - National Senior T&F - Morton

6th September - National Masters T&F - Morton

Glencarraig

opus wrote: »

On the radio just now, the NY marathon is cancelled.

Thats my year totally f****d now, was to run Paris last April and NY in November.

OOnegative

All sports possible in The Netherlands from 1st of July, not sure what it’s means for Amsterdam & Rotterdam Marathons but it can only be positive.

pc11

robinph wrote: »

So basically life has been exactly the same as normal for the last few months then, which is nice.

Yeah, normal. Except for that global pandemic thing, utter chaos in hospitals, people dying, my colleagues being out sick, a complete revolution in how we deliver healthcare, loss of cancer screening and other services and fear of getting ill every time I walk in the hospital.

Apart from that, totally normal, yeah.

Chivito550

NI Masters the day before National Masters. Shocking scheduling.

Ceepo

Chivito550 wrote: »

NI Masters the day before National Masters. Shocking scheduling.

At least they'll have some track championship in NI and Leinster.
Munster on the other hand.....

Seannew1

Ceepo wrote: »

At least they'll have some track championship in NI and Leinster.
Munster on the other hand.....

I have a sneaky suspicion Munster Athletics will reverse that decision.

Ceepo

Seannew1 wrote: »

I have a sneaky suspicion Munster Athletics will reverse that decision.

Hopefully you're right.

robinph

pc11 wrote: »

You may jest, but as a frontline worker doing some 24 hour shifts and working full-time all along, I've been training 5-6 days per week including tempos and timetrials all through this. And I'm very much a mid-pack runner.

I'd have very little sympathy for people 'stuck' at home who haven't!

pc11 wrote: »

Yeah, normal. Except for that global pandemic thing, utter chaos in hospitals, people dying, my colleagues being out sick, a complete revolution in how we deliver healthcare, loss of cancer screening and other services and fear of getting ill every time I walk in the hospital.

Apart from that, totally normal, yeah.

What do you think the rest of us have been dealing with in our lives and jobs? It may be that not all heroes wear capes, but no heroes tell the people they are saving that their problems are insignificant and to just get over it.

If you want to be praised then don't the rest of us we're **** at life. It doesn't help in the slightest. :mad:

Seannew1

Ceepo wrote: »

Hopefully you're right.

Unless cases rise considerably and I really really hope that doesn't happen, then I can't see any reason why it won't. Significant too that athletic's Ireland have put out detailed protocols for road racing.

pc11

robinph wrote: »

What do you think the rest of us have been dealing with in our lives and jobs? It may be that not all heroes wear capes, but no heroes tell the people they are saving that their problems are insignificant and to just get over it.

If you want to be praised then don't the rest of us we're **** at life. It doesn't help in the slightest. :mad:

Wow, that was originally a lighthearted jokey thread. I had seen some of the vicious OTT rows elsewhere by people who had too much time on their hands and shook my head. I have no time for that so I'm out of this.
Cheers.

Peterx

OOnegative wrote: »

All sports possible in The Netherlands from 1st of July, not sure what it’s means for Amsterdam & Rotterdam Marathons but it can only be positive.

Quite possibly!

Van.Bosch

Peterx wrote: »

Quite possibly!

Would anyone consider signing up? Did Amsterdam in 2018 and it was great.

Peterx

Looking at second waves in other places you'd have to think that there's a fair risk of cancellation amid further lockdown measures.
See Melbourne today for example.

opus

Irish 3/4 marathon cancelled.

echancrure

Van.Bosch wrote: »

Would anyone consider signing up? Did Amsterdam in 2018 and it was great.

Yeah but waiting on Paris to cancel as it's on the same day.

Also getting weary of paying all that money for races that get canceled (Connemara, Dingle, Paris?)

Also countries who have reopened are experiencing increase cases (not surprising, it about how well it is handled) e.g. Croatia

Down South

Any word on Dublin Graded Meets?

Chivito550

Down South wrote: »

Any word on Dublin Graded Meets?

I was told 22nd July, 5th and 12th August. Nothing on the website yet, and no idea of venues. Source is reliable.

Snodge

Chivito550 wrote: »

I was told 22nd July, 5th and 12th August. Nothing on the website yet, and no idea of venues. Source is reliable.

Will events at each meet remain same as originally scheduled and advertised?

Snodge

Are Cork graded meets going ahead?

Chivito550

Snodge wrote: »

Will events at each meet remain same as originally scheduled and advertised?

I've no idea.

Surely they'll need to look at the schedule again and rework it to make sure every distance and event is covered once.

opus

Clonmel half marathon cancelled, Charleville is still clinging on there for Sept 13th but registrations have been closed for a while now.