Berlin 2010 - September

village runner · 21-09-2010 10:14pm

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Pixsar wrote: »

Hey VR.. Your travelling from Waterford? We're flyin out form Galway Fri. My brother was supposed to travell with ye I think but had to wihtdraw..Have ye anybody looking for Sub 4???

Best of Luck and hope to see ye at the after show party:D

Probaly a differnt group but I reckon I have 2 lads going for sub 4..........one 3.45 one that will run at 3.15 and could run anything.......Another lad that will run sub 3.15 another 2.58 and well me I will win the fcuking thing.
But you know yourelf. Stick with the pacer if its a time that has pacers.
Will be outside hotel berlin berlin sat evening at 5 wearing the kilkenny jersey watchinh the inline skating throwing sticks on the road.:D:D

opus · 22-09-2010 6:49am

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Pixsar wrote: »

Again good sound advice.. We're at the grand city excelsior so i'll get my bearings once we arive.. Second option sounds good too.. just tempted by the fact it finishes in the Olympic Stadium

I'm staying at that place as well. Think I'll put off deciding on the breakfast run 'til I get there especially as it looks like it's going to be a nice wet Sat going by the forecast.

Pixsar · 22-09-2010 9:39am

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village runner wrote: »

Probaly a differnt group but I reckon I have 2 lads going for sub 4..........one 3.45 one that will run at 3.15 and could run anything.......Another lad that will run sub 3.15 another 2.58 and well me I will win the fcuking thing.
But you know yourelf. Stick with the pacer if its a time that has pacers.
Will be outside hotel berlin berlin sat evening at 5 wearing the kilkenny jersey watchinh the inline skating throwing sticks on the road.:D:D

LOL

:D:D Briliant See you there..

opus · 23-09-2010 8:04am

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Right so, best of luck to everyone on Sunday! I'm off to Germany this afternoon. The weather for Sat looks to be ok so think I'll do the breakfast run thingy to soak up the atmosphere a bit. Feel like I'm about to go sit an exam that I've been studying for the last few months for

For the post race drinks that KC mentioned, just wondering how to track people down as I don't know anyone on here, figure there will be more than a few milling around by the time I finish. Open to suggestions!

Krusty_Clown · 23-09-2010 9:56am

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opus wrote: »

Right so, best of luck to everyone on Sunday! I'm off to Germany this afternoon. The weather for Sat looks to be ok so think I'll do the breakfast run thingy to soak up the atmosphere a bit. Feel like I'm about to go sit an exam that I've been studying for the last few months for

For the post race drinks that KC mentioned, just wondering how to track people down as I don't know anyone on here, figure there will be more than a few milling around by the time I finish. Open to suggestions!

PM me your mobile number, and I'll send you mine back. That way if you can't find us, just send me a text and I'll let you know where we are...
Enjoy the couple of days! Stay healthy!

plodder · 23-09-2010 10:21am

Good luck to everyone running this!

dermCu · 23-09-2010 10:52am

All the best you lucky lucky bas****s

Peckham · 23-09-2010 11:20am

Does anyone (Krusty maybe?

) have a checklist for packing for the marathon. Am sure someone posted one here before. I have my list written, but am sure something obvious is missing!

Peckham · 23-09-2010 11:55am

BBC Weather forecasting heavy rain in Berlin for Sunday and Monday. Pack the wet gear!

Krusty_Clown · 23-09-2010 11:58am

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Peckham wrote: »

Does anyone (Krusty maybe? ) have a checklist for packing for the marathon. Am sure someone posted one here before. I have my list written, but am sure something obvious is missing!

What, you think I'm some kind of over-prepared boy-scout? :mad:
I'll see if I can dig it out later.

Krusty_Clown · 23-09-2010 12:01pm

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Not too worried about the rain. Most concerned about the 6 to 7 m/s winds (21-25km/hour), which will hit us around the 29-39km mark.
Still, always good to remain optimistic! There'll be lots of beer afterwards.

opus · 23-09-2010 12:38pm

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Peckham wrote: »

BBC Weather forecasting heavy rain in Berlin for Sunday and Monday. Pack the wet gear!

Please no! There was rain of biblical proportions during my first marathon in Cork back in June so I'll feel very hard done by if it repeats in Berlin

Krusty_Clown · 23-09-2010 4:06pm

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opus wrote: »

Please no! There was rain of biblical proportions during my first marathon in Cork back in June so I'll feel very hard done by if it repeats in Berlin

Aren't you heading over today? Can you give us live updates on the hour (every hour?)

asimonov · 23-09-2010 5:43pm

best of luck all - just remember you're on video - so keep it tidy.

ronnie085 · 23-09-2010 7:14pm

Just seen that eurosport showing this live on sunday morning from 7.45

psychozeb · 23-09-2010 8:35pm

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picked up my number today,was reasonably busy there,probably mad there on saturday.was very warm here today,there's also an irish pub near where krusty's meeting place is on the ground floor of the s-bahn station called the kilkenny irish bar.

Caprica · 23-09-2010 11:01pm

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Good luck to everyone on Sunday, hope we all get the times we are looking for. Hoping the wind will not be as bad as predicted.

Bags packed, on 7:30am Aer Lingus flight tomorrow morning, plan to register tomorrow afternoon and then rest up for the race.

Looking forward to a few beers afterwards, hopefully get to see a few of you there.

jrar · 23-09-2010 11:07pm

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Caprica wrote: »

Good luck to everyone on Sunday, hope we all get the times we are looking for. Hoping the wind will not be as bad as predicted.

Bags packed, on 7:30am Aer Lingus flight tomorrow morning, plan to register tomorrow afternoon and then rest up for the race.

Looking forward to a few beers afterwards, hopefully get to see a few of you there.

The pleasant sounding forecast from earlier in the week has given way to forecasts of rain or heavy rain on 7 diff. weather sites that I checked tonight, so yes, I'll definitely be packing pre-race gear for wet weather including that old favourite little black number "le sac de refuse" !

However, all of the forecasts seem to indicate light or negligible wind speeds...........I guess Sun. morning will reveal all

Emer911 · 24-09-2010 5:59am

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En route to the airport. Best of luck to everyone this weekend! Looking forward to the beers now.:D

RayCun · 24-09-2010 9:14am

Best of luck to everyone running, looking forward to the race reports and new PBs.

opus · 24-09-2010 9:49am

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Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Aren't you heading over today? Can you give us live updates on the hour (every hour?)

Well it's a very plesant morning where I am at the moment, roundabout 300km south of Berlin. Alreadz 21C at 1030am. Unforunatelz I won't be able to provide hourlz updates

Yr.no's forecast doesnät look as bad todaz so fingers crossed.

(Peskz Geman kezboards!)

Caprica · 24-09-2010 6:51pm

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Flew this morning with Aer Lingus, airport was busy big queue at security but it moved pretty quickly. A very athletic looking flight, full of lean, trim passengers. It´s been quite warm here all day. Landed just before 11 to bright blue skies and sun, it feels really summery. Not sure if I would like that for race day.

Staying near checkpoint charlie, which was quite handy for registration only 4 stops on the u-bahn. Registration was in an old airport, you could still see the check in areas. It all ran smoothly, I was there not long after 3 and there was very little queing for numbers or for your chip. Left around 5 and the crowds arriving were pretty big

Lots of different sport shoes companies there, which kinda surprised me with Adidas being the one of the main sponsors (I thought so anyway) . The Gel Kayano is cheaper back in Dublin, DCM has a stand there. Bought a one of the official race t-shirts. When I entered I went for one of the race finishers jerseys, it was okay, if I didn't go for it I wouldn't be missing much.

Forgot that I need an international adapter so am using the hotel internet. The keyboard is a bit different. Z is where Y should be. Bit wrecked from the early flight so will hit the sack shortly I think.

eliwallach · 24-09-2010 7:49pm

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That's me now ready to face my executioner with a clear conscience....
Flight early tomorrow and will arrive in Berlin for 2 ish.
Thankfully Village Runner offered to collect my no. + race pack, so no pressure time-wise. This guy is uber efficient as he text me to let me know that he had collected race no. at 5:00 this evening. If ever VR offers to collect race nos. for you, snap his hand off.

Weather looks alot more benign now - cloudy light winds and if there is any rain it will be very light.

Good luck everyone - we'll enjoy a Kilkenny beer on Sunday night.

donothoponpop · 24-09-2010 8:28pm

You can sign up for free sms updates here

Some numbers:
7135 Krusty
F3535 Emer911
21110 Peckham
13227 Village Runner

Thats all I know, anyone want to add their bib no.?

Killerz · 24-09-2010 9:14pm

Best of luck to everyone participating on Sunday. Hope it all goes well for ye!

eliwallach · 24-09-2010 10:10pm

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You can sign up for free sms updates here

Some numbers:
7135 Krusty
F3535 Emer911
21110 Peckham
13227 Village Runner
7325 eliwallach

Thats all I know, anyone want to add their bib no.?

menoscemo · 24-09-2010 10:23pm

eliwallach wrote: »

You can sign up for free sms updates here

Some numbers:
7135 Krusty
F3535 Emer911
21110 Peckham
13227 Village Runner
7325 eliwallach

Thats all I know, anyone want to add their bib no.?

What are you shooting for Eli? I had noticed that your Times and overall mileage for the year are almost identical to mine......

tunguska · 25-09-2010 10:53am

Best of luck tomorrow everybody. You all must be on a knife edge at the moment. Im not even in Berlin and Im finding the tension unbearable!!

liamo123 · 25-09-2010 11:44am

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Its nice and dry over here atm..no sign of rain we were promised...Went 2 expo yesterday and despite the huge crowds it was well organised tough there were no freebee's to b had!!!

This morning took a visit to the start/finish area..It was like a ghost town..Nice to look around and get bearings for tomorrow.. bit of sightseeing now but 2 b honest mind is on tomorrow's race..I wish it was today:)

Jez me and my big mouth...piss*ng down atm... Its going 2 b difficult for the skaters if this rain keeps up..

village runner · 25-09-2010 4:55pm

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some rain here today like the irish winter. Surface good though so hopefully it wont rain from 7to 9 in hte morning.
Chelsea played man city at 1.45pm here today. Strange.;););)

W.B. Yeats · 25-09-2010 6:24pm

Best of luck tomorrow folks

Caprica · 26-09-2010 5:39am

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eliwallach wrote: »

Some numbers:
7135 Krusty
F3535 Emer911
21110 Peckham
13227 Village Runner
7325 eliwallach
7350 Caprica

It is a miserable morning here. Wet and a bit of a wind. It has been raining all night, hopefully it will ease of before the start.

xebec · 26-09-2010 9:30am

Apparently Krusty is through halfway in 1:23:53.
Village Runner 1:27:25.

RacoonQueen · 26-09-2010 9:32am

And VR through half way in 1:27. REgretting signing up for these now, bloody woke me up.:pac:

Anyone watching it btw? Spotted any boards vests?

Morgoth · 26-09-2010 9:43am

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Anyone watching it btw? Spotted any boards vests?

Can't?

Only links I can find are Eurosport (need subscription) or n-tv (must be in Germany).

Got out of bed to watch the second half.

Brianderunner · 26-09-2010 9:45am

Got out of bed too to watch this sh*t. No helicopter is a killer for tv coverage.

RacoonQueen · 26-09-2010 9:48am

I have eurosport uk so it's on my tellybox.

Anyone get word on Peckham? I'm hoping I've either not signed up for his or they haven't sent it?

Edit: or DP put up the wrong number, just got a text about some random. :pac:

Brianderunner · 26-09-2010 9:52am

Great to be able to see the elites now, Makau for the win after his 2'04 in rotterdam.

RacoonQueen · 26-09-2010 9:57am

Got it. Peckham went through half way in 1:29

Elliwach just coming up to half way.

KC must be just hitting 30k, he got to 25k in 1:39

RacoonQueen · 26-09-2010 10:08am

KC hit 30k in 1:59.
VR in 2:04

Caprica went through half way in 1:29.

Elliwach went through the half as well.

aero2k · 26-09-2010 10:11am

Wow,

That's 2:47 pace for Krusty. Excellent running, and the other lads are looking good too.

Thanks for the updates.

RacoonQueen · 26-09-2010 10:14am

Peckham through 30k in 2:07, as is Caprica. They're both running at the same pace.

asimonov · 26-09-2010 10:18am

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Peckham through 30k in 2:07, as is Caprica. They're both running at the same pace.

peckham and caprica's pacing looks to be bang on - coming up to crunch time for everyone now though.

xebec · 26-09-2010 10:24am

35k in 2:19:25 for Krusty, still on target...

RacoonQueen · 26-09-2010 10:28am

The clown is flying. Emer is going strong too.

Kebede doing a menopause at the finish line.

Abhainn · 26-09-2010 10:28am

xebec wrote: »

35k in 2:19:25 for Krusty, still on target...

The last was his fastest 5k split. A 2:47 is his, comon
Peckham was very steady too

seanynova · 26-09-2010 10:30am

Abhainn wrote: »

The last was his fastest 5k split. A 2:47 is his, comon
Peckham was very steady too

good going from krusty, he will finish strong too id say...big negative split!

RacoonQueen · 26-09-2010 10:33am

VR hit 35k in 2:24

Caprica 2:27

Peckham 2:28

Peckham maintaining a great, steady pace.

Seems to have been a bit faster on that 5k, think that was the fastest 5k for all of them.

donothoponpop · 26-09-2010 10:34am

KiwiRunner (sub-3 pacer for Dublin) 1:20:07 at halfway
TRunner 1:28:22 at half.

edit- where are people getting the 5k splits? My texts just gave the half times.

xebec · 26-09-2010 10:40am

Emer911 through half in 2:12:10

Berlin 2010 - September

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