BHAA 2012

JosDel · 30-05-2012 12:16am

They are normally very quick, being an evening race they should be available tomorrow, they had hard copies posted outside the club house after the race.

AJCOT · 30-05-2012 7:22am

Fantastic race & afters, three cheers for Paul Gorey, the Dunboyne delegation & the BHAA. Not sure if the weather could have been better though it got very humid & the water breaks were appreciated plus that finishing track felt like 4,000 rather than 400 metres!

Jnealon · 30-05-2012 8:16am

AJCOT wrote: »

Fantastic race & afters, three cheers for Paul Gorey, the Dunboyne delegation & the BHAA. Not sure if the weather could have been better though it got very humid & the water breaks were appreciated plus that finishing track felt like 4,000 rather than 400 metres!

Probably beacuse it was close to 600M
Great race as usual, liked the new start and the spread after

emerald007 · 30-05-2012 9:30am

Results

http://bhaa.ie/members/app/event/index/tag/govserv2012

liamo123 · 30-05-2012 12:19pm

1st Bhaa outing of the year for me but 3rd Dunboyne 5miler in a row... Even tough they moved the start out of the housing estate it was still a bit chaotic with elbows flying everywhere!! Was hoping for sub 30 but this didnt look on ofter a tough mile 4 ... knuckled down on last mile ( running the extra lap on the track was a killer )and sneaked in just under with 29.59 so delighted..... Congrats to Bhaa and Dunboyne A/C for another top notch race.... As per usual great spread put on after.....

NinjaStudent · 30-05-2012 4:05pm

The smell of slurry made me run a bit faster for sure, nice boost during the 2nd mile!

AJCOT · 05-06-2012 3:37pm

Get back on track next Wednesday 13th for the 25th running of the Trinity race night. There are 16 races (according to grades & if you're male or female) with 1,000 & 2,500 metres challenges. The grass is always in superb condition & the spectacular location helps create a unique "Chariots of Fire" type atmosphere. First race is at seven. Contact Cyril at csmyth@tcd.ie or 087 2245850 for further details.

shels4ever · 05-06-2012 5:09pm

is the 10k still on the cards for Corkagh park on the 11th August, can't seem to find the info that was there before.

AJCOT · 05-06-2012 5:25pm

shels4ever wrote: »

is the 10k still on the cards for Corkagh park on the 11th August, can't seem to find the info that was there before.

No, I'm afraid it's not happening this year.

Bludub · 05-06-2012 7:44pm

AJCOT wrote: »

Get back on track next Wednesday 13th for the 25th running of the Trinity race night. There are 16 races (according to grades & if you're male or female) with 1,000 & 2,500 metres challenges. The grass is always in superb condition & the spectacular location helps create a unique "Chariots of Fire" type atmosphere. First race is at seven. Contact Cyril at csmyth@tcd.ie or 087 2245850 for further details.

Looking forward to Trinity track races. Never did track racing before. I'm not sure how they work, can you enter for more than one distance?

gerard65 · 05-06-2012 7:56pm

Bludub wrote: »

Looking forward to Trinity track races. Never did track racing before. I'm not sure how they work, can you enter for more than one distance?

Yep. Check the timetable on www.bhaa.ie to see how much time you've got between races. Your €10 will cover both races.

AJCOT · 09-06-2012 6:01pm

Who cares about sightings of Noah & his Ark around Trinity a few days ago, the forecast for Wednesday is for a dryish evening!

Bungy Girl · 09-06-2012 6:05pm

Possibly a silly question but what sort of runners do people use on the Trinity track ? Road runners, flats, trail shoes or spikes ? Want to avoid bringing the entire shoe collection with me if I can

gerard65 · 09-06-2012 6:11pm

Bungy Girl wrote: »

Possibly a silly question but what sort of runners do people use on the Trinity track ? Road runners, flats, trail shoes or spikes ? Want to avoid bringing the entire shoe collection with me if I can

Its a grass track so flats or 5mm spikes will be fine. Spikes may be better if the weather stays damp.

SnailsPace · 09-06-2012 11:33pm

What are flats?

AJCOT · 10-06-2012 9:19am

Very light running shoes generally used for shorter distances (though some better runners go right up to the marathon in them). They don't have a heel, minimal cushioning, last even less than standard shoes & many people run faster in them.

npc_100 · 10-06-2012 1:21pm

gerard65 wrote: »

Its a grass track so flats or 5mm spikes will be fine. Spikes may be better if the weather stays damp.

What about those of us with regular runners only, will we be slipping all over the place?

gerard65 · 10-06-2012 1:42pm

npc_100 wrote: »

What about those of us with regular runners only, will we be slipping all over the place?

Its a very good surface, almost bowling green. Other years I ran in flats and had no problems but it was dry! It will depend on the weather over the next couple of days, but I'd say you'll be fine in runners.

npc_100 · 12-06-2012 10:01pm

gerard65 wrote: »

Its a very good surface, almost bowling green. Other years I ran in flats and had no problems but it was dry! It will depend on the weather over the next couple of days, but I'd say you'll be fine in runners.

Looking out my window, think it will be wellies that I need.......

AJCOT · 13-06-2012 7:55am

Most people will have standard runners later. There's grass in Trinity that needs trampling on, do your civic duty!

CS_Runner · 13-06-2012 11:02pm

Another great evening of running in Trinity, Thanks to Cyril the BHAA and all the student volunteers, Plenty of Sandwiches and Tea afterwards, Nice prizes too..

AJCOT · 15-06-2012 7:31am

Well done Cyril & all the enthusiastic helpers in Trinity, including a sprightly almost 88 year old, Nick Corish. Thanks for the great goodie bag with an impressive BHAA logo on the front.

AJCOT · 18-06-2012 8:24am

The third running of the Irish Prison Service-Phoenix Park 5k trail is on Tuesday the 26th of June at 20.00. This is on a great 2.5k grass loop and won the 2011 BHAA "Race of the Year". Race HQ is in the Defence Forces club house (near the Cricket Gounds). Last year, 300 ran & the top three men were Paul O'Connell, Eoin Brady & Fergal Smithwick. While the first trio of women home were Mairead O'Callaghan, Jean Wilson & Lucy Darcy. The start/finish line are moving this year.
There are showers, dressing rooms & parking available with a brack mountain for afters plus of course the usual array of prizes. It's great to get off the tarmac in the Park & this road-free race does with the vertically challenged having to contend with a few low branches. Conditions underfoot are lovely on this fairly level (there is one dip & pull upwards but it's brief) route. Race organiser, Bernard Quinn, an accomplished runner himself, promises a challenging, fun evening for all.

runrabbit · 19-06-2012 9:49pm

AJCOT wrote: »

There are showers, dressing rooms & parking available with a brack mountain for afters plus of course the usual array of prizes.

You're a great man for promising brack mountains, I assume you're volunteering to help with buttering duties this year?!!

It's a lovely race, let's hope we get the great weather we got the last 2 years.

AJCOT · 20-06-2012 10:05pm

runrabbit wrote: »

You're a great man for promising brack mountains, I assume you're volunteering to help with buttering duties this year?!!

It's a lovely race, let's hope we get the great weather we got the last 2 years.

Just checked with the Guinness people & the record for a brack mountain is a mere 10 feet, I'm confident we'll beat it next Tuesday. I have my own knife too.

AJCOT · 21-06-2012 8:46am

Weather forecast for Tuesday next is very positive, head for the Phoenix Park for a balmy off road 5k running evening.

AJCOT · 25-06-2012 9:33pm

The Irish Prison Service takes exceptional care of BHAA mugs, you may be lucky enough to win one on Tuesday evening (26/06) at their race in the Phoenix Park!

runrabbit · 25-06-2012 9:52pm

AJCOT wrote: »

The Irish Prison Service takes exceptional care of BHAA mugs, you may be lucky enough to win one on Tuesday evening (26/06) at their race in the Phoenix Park!

That bench could do with a lick of paint AJ! I could comment on the handcuffs but I wouldn't be so crass...

The forecast for tomorrow evening is looking good and I believe we may have a interesting part-race talk to look forward to also. It should be a good night. It'd be better again if I could run it myself, but hopefully I'll be back in action for the xc season

AJCOT · 26-06-2012 7:34am

Looking forward to later, it's a cool course & so good to get off the tarmac in summer(for want of a better description). Take it easy & all will be well for the cross season.

CS_Runner · 26-06-2012 8:43am

AJCOT wrote: »

Looking forward to later, it's a cool course & so good to get off the tarmac in summer(for want of a better description). Take it easy & all will be well for the cross season.

The ground was very soft in some parts of the Park on Sunday, Might bring the spikes just in case ?

cloneslad · 26-06-2012 1:30pm

I think I'll do this tonight.

what's the best way to get to the starting area? I'll probably have to grab a luas to monument / heuston and then get from there. Is it far away from that area?

RayCun · 26-06-2012 1:35pm

cloneslad wrote: »

I think I'll do this tonight.

what's the best way to get to the starting area? I'll probably have to grab a luas to monument / heuston and then get from there. Is it far away from that area?

About a mile from Heuston to the clubhouse for registration, probably less.

cloneslad · 26-06-2012 2:11pm

is it just straight up the main road? we play tag rugby at the monument there, so I know how to get to the monument, would I just keep going on up past that?

I think I've previously run past the defence forces place and the gardaí station, when I would have run from fairview to the gates of phoenix park, near ashtown. But I haven't got a clue where that is, if I was to grab the luas to the heuston side.

Thanks for your help, I have no sense of direction, I usually just get lost instead, of asking for directions.

RayCun · 26-06-2012 2:22pm

I haven't done this race myself, but the poster on bhaa.ie says registration is in the Defence Forces GAA Clubhouse, directly across the main road from the zoo entrance (Army Road)
So from Heuston you cross the river, go in the main entrance of the park, and up the main road. You should spot it on the left. If you get to the Phoenix monument you've gone too far...

cloneslad · 26-06-2012 2:27pm

Thanks Raycun

I'll pop out to it later and see how lost I get.

AJCOT · 26-06-2012 4:25pm

We'll have signs up opposite the zoo entrance, you can't miss us!

cloneslad · 26-06-2012 9:23pm

Three minutes slower than my last 5k race just over a week ago. Not sure if it was running off road or not being allowed to wear headphones.

Well organise race though, the mountain of sandwiches and brack can't be argued with

RayCun · 26-06-2012 10:08pm

Lovely evening and a great race - running trails makes for a nice change of scenery amidst all the road races.

couerdelion · 26-06-2012 10:40pm

Tough race. Way off where I'd hoped to be time wise but so was everyone I know. I beat people who beat me in the beach race a month or do ago though so I'll take that as a sign of improvement. I think I went out a bit too fast too.

Well organised, efficient sign on, good marshalling and plenty of sambos and brack! Many thanks BHAA in another good value race.

CS_Runner · 26-06-2012 11:10pm

Great evenings racing tonight, Thanks to Bernard, BHAA and all the volunteers, Plenty of Tea and Brack at the afters, Great to have a legend Gerry Curtis speaking about his career, Tough conditions with the heat, faster time than last years race, Also I loved the course layout this year, Well done!!

AJCOT · 27-06-2012 7:32am

A huge well done to the mighty Quinn, Bernard, all from the Irish Prison Service & the BHAA for a great race in a balmy Phoenix Park last night. This is a wonderful course with tree roots, low lying branches & a memorable dip while the humid conditions added to the challenge. The top three were Noel Carroll, Stephen Moore & Patrick Malone. Irene Gorman, Niamh Fitzgerald & Niamh Boland were the first women home. Great words after from the inspirational Gerry Curtis. Thanks for helping to clear the brack mountain, the names of the top three in this competition will be published later, after 17 slices I'm hopeful of a high placing myself!

Sagitt · 27-06-2012 8:13am

Race was excellent prepared, brack - as usually, a whole mountain of if, thanks to BHAA and all volunteers for the effort
Did anybody captured on GPS what was the actual lenght of the trail as they mentioned something just on the start line that trail is a 'bit longer'?.
I was doing Dunshaughlin 10k last Saturday and my halftime on 10k was way better then my results from yesterday. Just wondering whether I didn't recover, tough course, or distance bit longer?

CS_Runner · 27-06-2012 8:19am

That's a very tough course on a normal day but with the soft ground here and there the dip and the weather you are probably not going to get near your time on the road, In the K Club I was a minute faster at 5k than my finish time last night.

RayCun · 27-06-2012 8:35am

Sagitt wrote: »

Did anybody captured on GPS what was the actual lenght of the trail as they mentioned something just on the start line that trail is a 'bit longer'?.
I was doing Dunshaughlin 10k last Saturday and my halftime on 10k was way better then my results from yesterday. Just wondering whether I didn't recover, tough course, or distance bit longer?

I got 5.04 km for the course, which is inside the margin of error but might be a bit long.
I was slower last night too, and I think it was a combination of all three factors.

Sagitt · 27-06-2012 9:01am

That's fair comments, thanks very much, I really enjoyed last night, I beat guy who beat me on Trinity twice by metres so I'm happy anyway

smmoore79 · 27-06-2012 9:16am

Yep, my time was a chunk slower than id expected too. The humidity deffo knocked me a bit. And as the others said, the soft underfoot, ducking under branches, skipping over roots and that unexpected hill!

It was a great course all the same, a nice little break from the traditional Summer roads! Well done to the BHAA and the Irish prison service for a well organised race. Will deffo be back for this next year :rolleyes:

cloneslad · 27-06-2012 12:55pm

Think I had 5.06 on mine.

AJCOT · 29-06-2012 9:11pm

Best of luck to all members running & stewarding at the Irish Runner 5 miler in the Phoenix Park tomorrow. Hope you all enjoy it & run PBs. It will be very humid tomorrow, and a grand occassion to sport your BHAA embossed, high visibility Trinity track tops so those stewarding can give you a bigger roar to help you on your way.

geld · 29-06-2012 10:16pm

Sagitt wrote: »

Did anybody captured on GPS what was the actual lenght of the trail as they mentioned something just on the start line that trail is a 'bit longer'?

I got 5.08 KM.

Sagitt · 30-06-2012 8:52am

HI All,

1. Does anybody know what happened to league points and stadards being given as BHAA didn't updated since Trinity?
2. Does BHAA give points for Trinity race as someone said to me thet distances are too short thus standards don't match reallity? I have std 13 but on 1k I've done std 5, on 2.5 i've done std 9.
3. It looks like some glitch on the BHAA league table as 'tri' race column is there 13 times.

Sagitt

BHAA 2012

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