Post Dublin Marathon?

slynchy · 23-09-2010 6:44pm #1

Hiya

What do people do after a big race like the Dublin Marathon? This year is going to be my first marathon and I will finish it! What do people do to celebrate such a great achievement! Surely you would be too tired and exhausted to do anything more than shower,eat and sleep!? I have read that finishing a marathon can be a bit anti-climatic as after months of training you get to the end and then its "So now what do I do?"

Your thoughts on this would be appreciated!

rainbow kirby · 23-09-2010 6:47pm

Immediately afterwards? Go to the pub :pac:

Seriously though, start running again once it doesn't hurt to walk any more, and target some shorter-distance PBs in late November/early December once you're close to fully recovered and you've still got the fitness from DCM. Alternatively, start training for a spring marathon.

Pisco Sour · 23-09-2010 8:24pm

slynchy wrote: »

Hiya

What do people do after a big race like the Dublin Marathon? This year is going to be my first marathon and I will finish it! What do people do to celebrate such a great achievement! Surely you would be too tired and exhausted to do anything more than shower,eat and sleep!? I have read that finishing a marathon can be a bit anti-climatic as after months of training you get to the end and then its "So now what do I do?"
Your thoughts on this would be appreciated!

After my first marathon I went to the pub and got absolutely sh1tfaced on 6 pints of Murphys. It doesnt matter how tired you are and how much your muscles ache you will still always muster up enough energy to hobble over to the pub!

menoscemo · 23-09-2010 9:50pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Immediately afterwards? Go to the pub :pac:

You don't need to run a marathon to go to the Pub. Any Race distance is a good enough excuse to do that

rainbow kirby · 23-09-2010 9:58pm

menoscemo wrote: »

You don't need to run a marathon to go to the Pub. Any Race distance is a good enough excuse to do that

But the first pint after a marathon is ever so satisfying...

robinph · 23-09-2010 10:02pm

Is this now the place for venue suggestion then?

menoscemo · 23-09-2010 10:04pm

robinph wrote: »

Is this now the place for venue suggestion then?

I 'heard' it was the Conrad for one and while the pacers shower then onto the market bar for beer and tapas.

jaytobe · 23-09-2010 10:06pm

robinph wrote: »

Is this now the place for venue suggestion then?

Was just thinking about the pint bottles of Bulmers I will drink after the race during my first 18miler at the week-end. Staying in Dublin for the night with family so good to meet up with some boardies after all teh good advice

robinph · 23-09-2010 10:29pm

menoscemo wrote: »

I 'heard' it was the Conrad for one and while the pacers shower then onto the market bar for beer and tapas.

I second that motion.

RayCun · 24-09-2010 7:42am

Straight to the Market bar for me, I think. I can't imagine I'm going to want to change venues once I sit down

menoscemo · 24-09-2010 8:37am

RayCun wrote: »

Straight to the Market bar for me, I think. I can't imagine I'm going to want to change venues once I sit down

I hope you've got a taxi booked. It's a long way from the finish line, or are you planning a nice 2 mile warm down jog :pac: we can get taxi's from the conrad.

RayCun · 24-09-2010 8:42am

I think I'll arrange for one of those rickshaw guys to meet me at the finish line. Or perhaps at 20 miles.

RubyK · 24-09-2010 9:00am

Can't wait for that post-marathon pint! It'll be the best tasting drink ever.

As for what to do training wise, seems to be a good few coming to Waterford for the half in December.

MisterDrak · 24-09-2010 9:01am

A nice fish pie and a pint of Guinness from the market bar sounds perfect... Failing that the "no name bar" (opposite) is always a good bet for food, and drink...

Peckham · 24-09-2010 9:39am

I'm also in the Conrad-Market Bar camp......

ShaneIRL · 24-09-2010 9:44am

RubyK wrote: »

Can't wait for that post-marathon pint! It'll be the best tasting drink ever.

As for what to do training wise, seems to be a good few coming to Waterford for the half in December.

Hoping il make that one myself. Its a nice run (mostly flat with some inclines but generally a falt surface)

Abhainn · 24-09-2010 10:39am

With over 4 weeks still to go I actually can't wait for a few Porterhouse stouts. I am a bit fan of their artisan beers.

I am actually dreading the week after not because of the aches and pains but the post marathon blues, which can be depressing.
I will have to wait until the London marathon until my next big race which will seem light years away.

I am probably in the Hong Kong area for some weeks during during Nov and Dec. No luck yet in trying to locate a race to keep me ticking over. Any one race over there that time of the year?

robinph · 24-09-2010 10:42am

Hmm, Porterhouse. I approve of that suggestion as well, they do food and very good beers too, and the Central one is on the marathon route as well.

metamorphosis · 24-09-2010 10:44am

hmmmm porterhouse burger and porterhouse stout. Winning combo.

RubyK · 24-09-2010 10:47am

Mmmm, Oyster Stout

The Porterhouse is probably the only pub I know in Dublin.

menoscemo · 24-09-2010 10:52am

robinph wrote: »

Hmm, Porterhouse. I approve of that suggestion as well, they do food and very good beers too, and the Central one is on the marathon route as well.

Porterhouse Central- That used to be Judge Roy Beans Right? Just at the corner of Nassau Steet and Grafton Steet? Sounds like a great venue actually. the Poterhouse Grub is A1 and we could watch the others coming home.

robinph · 24-09-2010 11:01am

Yep, Central is the old Judge Roy Beans, the other one in the centre is down the far end of Temple Bar, but far too many stairs there that we'd not cope with it's layout.

Abhainn · 24-09-2010 1:19pm

robinph wrote: »

Hmm, Porterhouse. I approve of that suggestion as well, they do food and very good beers too, and the Central one is on the marathon route as well.

Cheers buddy:). Haven't been to the Central one yet.
Well that is me sorted then. I normally go to the one in Bray.
I can almost taste the Oyster stout, my favourite.

HardyEustace · 24-09-2010 2:06pm

robinph wrote: »

Yep, Central is the old Judge Roy Beans, the other one in the centre is down the far end of Temple Bar, but far too many stairs there that we'd not cope with it's layout.

ohhhhh good point, I almost cried when I saw that the stairs in Doheny Nesbitts after the first marathon. Was practically sliding down the stairs on my bottom in order to alleviate the pain!

grimbergen · 24-09-2010 10:55pm

I'm a veteran of all of 2 marathons but both times I found I was too exhausted immediately afterwards to tackle the beer. Even that night, I always found food was the main priority because I was absolutely starving (I ate 3 main courses ina n Indian after the first marathon!).

My advice get some sleep that afternoon if you can, it'll stand to you that night if you're planning a late one..

jaytobe · 10-10-2010 8:20pm

Looking forward to all those missed pints...Porterhouse it is then?

robinph · 10-10-2010 9:52pm

jaytobe wrote: »

Porterhouse it is then?

I think we need a poll adding by a mod just to be sure there are not any other options and we're all in agreement:

Porterhouse Central - no stairs, good food, excellent beer, on the course, near'ish the finish

- will probably be very busy

Market Bar - loads of space, no stairs, does food

- will be a longer stagger from my hotel and the finish

Any other choices?

rainbow kirby · 10-10-2010 9:54pm

robinph wrote: »

Any other choices?

The Bank?

robinph · 10-10-2010 10:18pm

Don't they have steps just to get in the front door though?

Peckham · 11-10-2010 7:56am

robinph wrote: »

Don't they have steps just to get in the front door though?

...and toilets are downstairs

HardyEustace · 11-10-2010 7:58am

grimbergen wrote: »

My advice get some sleep that afternoon if you can, it'll stand to you that night if you're planning a late one..

A power nap is vital. Even if you can't sleep, just a little lie down is good.

menoscemo · 11-10-2010 9:16am

HardyEustace wrote: »

A power nap is vital. Even if you can't sleep, just a little lie down is good.

Does lying down at the bar count? :pac:

robinph · 11-10-2010 9:32am

Lying down at the bar or just after crossing the finish line will do for me.

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