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Trail runners in Dublin
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24-04-2007 10:14pm#1
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There are a lot of very different shoes described there. All have their optimal uses for given conditions.
For the last few weeks I've been doing all my hillrunning in normal (road) trainers. Indeed, I've raced two races in the last few weeks in them. If the ground is bone dry they're good enough, and they have the best cushioning.
If the ground is a swamp then shoes like the inov8s come into there own, Super grippy (if you get the right ones), and with a small to reasoble amount of cushioning (enough for running on bog anyway!)
You're best off going to a shop where the staff have some idea what they're talking about, which rules out the likes of champion, lifestyle and all the other sports fashion shops. Anphibian king really seem to know what they're talking about, although I don't have personal experience. I know there are a few lads in Arnotts who know their stuff too. Same with the great outdoors.
My main recommendation would be to go to few hillraces (look at www.imra.ie), look at what people are wearing and chat to the nice friendly people there
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I was planning to go to one tomorrow night with a friend Although I also do sprint orienteering events from time to time and my regular orienteering shoes aren't suitable for paths/roads with their metal studs, but ordinary runners are also way too slippy if you have to go off the paths at all. I had a lovely pair of Adidas trail runners before which were absolutely perfect and lasted me years, but alas those are no more.
⛥ ̸̱̼̞͛̀̓̈́͘#C̶̼̭͕̎̿͝R̶̦̮̜̃̓͌O̶̬͙̓͝W̸̜̥͈̐̾͐Ṋ̵̲͔̫̽̎̚͠ͅT̸͓͒͐H̵͔͠È̶̖̳̘͍͓̂W̴̢̋̈͒͛̋I̶͕͑͠T̵̻͈̜͂̇Č̵̤̟̑̾̂̽H̸̰̺̏̓ ̴̜̗̝̱̹͛́̊̒͝⛥
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Yeah I went along tonight, was good fun. Even if I had paced myself for running a little over 6km and it turned out to be 8.3kms I was so relieved to be told it was longer than I thought, as up to being told I was like "Surely I can't be that unfit?". I wore my normal runners and they were fine.
Next week could potentially be fine or nasty depending on whether the 9.1km they cite is accurate, or if they're using their special units again and it turns out to be 12km ⛥ ̸̱̼̞͛̀̓̈́͘#C̶̼̭͕̎̿͝R̶̦̮̜̃̓͌O̶̬͙̓͝W̸̜̥͈̐̾͐Ṋ̵̲͔̫̽̎̚͠ͅT̸͓͒͐H̵͔͠È̶̖̳̘͍͓̂W̴̢̋̈͒͛̋I̶͕͑͠T̵̻͈̜͂̇Č̵̤̟̑̾̂̽H̸̰̺̏̓ ̴̜̗̝̱̹͛́̊̒͝⛥
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Stark wrote:Yeah I went along tonight, was good fun. Even if I had paced myself for running a little over 6km and it turned out to be 8.3kms I was so relieved to be told it was longer than I thought, as up to being told I was like "Surely I can't be that unfit?". I wore my normal runners and they were fine.
Next week could potentially be fine or nasty depending on whether the 9.1km they cite is accurate, or if they're using their special units again and it turns out to be 12km
yep, in general the distances can be a bit off. sometimes the route changes on the day depending on the markers opinion on conditions/best route and the courses do tend to change a bit year to year. the distances on the site before hand can be just old estimates. usually there is a route map at registration or the start with a better guess at the distance. there was a major incident last year where some markings were moved and most people ran an extra few miles! quiet a debate about that one on the imra forum!!
next week looks ok as there is a proper route map on the site and it is a new race this year I think. go by the map rather than the txt. looks like 7k.
stepaside one doesn't look so hot as they have the old map up, but with the mtn view pub knocked down since last year the start has been moved a few miles from above stepaside to ticknock so would guess the course will change a fair bit.0 -
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Great, bought a pair of North Face that seemed okay in the shop, but upon using them, I've found they're way too loose round the heel and I'll end up giving myself an ankle injury if I run a race in them
Probably too late to hand them back now as they've got mud on them. Hmm, maybe I can take advantage of the "gore tex money back guarantee". ⛥ ̸̱̼̞͛̀̓̈́͘#C̶̼̭͕̎̿͝R̶̦̮̜̃̓͌O̶̬͙̓͝W̸̜̥͈̐̾͐Ṋ̵̲͔̫̽̎̚͠ͅT̸͓͒͐H̵͔͠È̶̖̳̘͍͓̂W̴̢̋̈͒͛̋I̶͕͑͠T̵̻͈̜͂̇Č̵̤̟̑̾̂̽H̸̰̺̏̓ ̴̜̗̝̱̹͛́̊̒͝⛥
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Stark wrote:Great, bought a pair of North Face that seemed okay in the shop, but upon using them, I've found they're way too loose round the heel and I'll end up giving myself an ankle injury if I run a race in them Probably too late to hand them back now as they've got mud on them. Hmm, maybe I can take advantage of the "gore tex money back guarantee".
you could try returning them I guess, a lot of the shops can be pretty helpful. although once muddy they will prob need a better reason than not fitting right. Maybe you can try leaving them relatively loose in the lower foot but tie them very tight on the last couple of lace holes to anchor your heel into the shoe. it's pretty much what I do. although if they are much too loose there is only so much you can do..0 -
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