Dublin Marathon 2023

Facebook is the exact same. They can't all be injured

Email about dates for next year for entering. We’ve not even started taper madness yet

In yesterday's email from Dublin Marathon it mentioned about ticking a box for getting finishers photos. Has this worked for anyone? I've logged in, ticked the box but it won't save. The error message is "Validation failed for some of the fields. Please review field values." I've not changed anything else.

I didn't change anything else either but it had set me as running for a club and wanted me to enter my Athletics Ireland number. I just set it back to "No Club" and then it saved fine.

Basically just review the form and whatever is red you'll need to fix.

Did anything come of this in the end?

Girl is question has appealed but no word yet. They seem to randomly finger wag on twitter of people tag them in a post advertising a number sale.

They would fillet the entries if they wanted based on the Facebook horse trading.

I'd say the DCM organisers are annoyed that there seems to be so much trading of marathon spots this year. Maybe it's always been like this but I've really noticed it this year, that said I think I was offered about 10 spots for last year's race! But I wonder are the organisers annoyed with themselves that they didn't keep the transfer window open longer to charge the admin fees on entry transfers. It would be in their best interest though to let those with bibs - whether it's there own or not - to take part. Approx 15k out of 25k took part last year - if it's the same again this year it might affect sponsorship etc.

There was a nice article with some quotes in the irish times:

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2023/09/29/aoife-cleary-proves-a-running-breath-of-fresh-air-after-half-marathon-success/

She seems like a lovely person, I really liked this quote, particularly the last line:

What a cool write up, I think she's my new hero. She seems to be so confident in what works well for her, even if its against the general consensus.

Although she can keep the 50km a week on the treadmill!

Has anyone any experience of parking up around Milltown on race day? The OH is thinking of driving in to there, looking on the map it's easy for her to get to and appears to be parking near the golf club around the park (south of the river) - would that be full on race day?? TIA

(Never tried to park there on race day so I don't know the traffic arrangements at that point - just observations from running past.)

That area from the Dropping Well to Milltown viaduct would be one of the busier cheering sections on the race. Race only runs through one arch under the Luas line so the crowd really pushes in narrowing the race route at that point. The atmosphere can be quite intense. It's a good place to see the runners still looking "strong" as it's just before the several mile long drag up to the back of UCD where many won't be as smiley. But it's not an easy place to pick a specific person out as you go past. Which is not ideal if you're worried about missing out on high-fiving your kids who will not see you until you've passed. (may not be an issue for you) Although there'll be plenty of other peoples kids with their hands out!

As an alternative, I've had family members park near the river near enough to Mount Carmel Hospital and stand at Orwell Road/Orwell Park junction in the past which is a little less crowded/noisy. As it's a corner, the sightlines are better and the runner and supporter can get more time to spot each other. OH would also then have a bit more time to be able to move after you pass or just to be able to meet you after you finish. (Along Merrion Road between Nutley and Ballsbridge can be a decent "move-to" viewing spot. Aiming for closer to the finish than that can be too hard to get to in time and too crowded to see anything when you get there.)

Then she has more knowledge of the situation there than I would!

Tell people watching if they walk past the dropping well up the hill a few hundred yards they will have the pick of the road to watch you on the sweeping bend after Orwell.

I always find it a curse trying to spot the family going through the arches as far as Milltown. The place is a wall of noise and faces, in a great way of course.

Must be nearly time to get the weather watchers on board even though it could say snow and ice or Sahara heat now it will change about 10 times for that day before now or then.

Can we even create a table anymore on here?

That would be perfect temperature wise