Port Tunnel run

jenc

Hey there,

I did the port Tunnel run Yesterday and really enjoyed it. I got in just under an hour which I was really happy with

I got up this morning and have really bad pain on the front of my shin. It was fine all day yesterday but just when I woke up this morning.

Jen

yomchi

jenc wrote:

Hey there,

I did the port Tunnel run Yesterday and really enjoyed it. I got in just under an hour which I was really happy with

I got up this morning and have really bad pain on the front of my shin. It was fine all day yesterday but just when I woke up this morning.

Jen

A nice hot bath with some epsom salts should do the job!

Congrats, great acheivement. Next stop the marathon!

quozl

And take it easy for a couple of days - no fast running.

WezzyB

I did the run yesterday too,
was a bit dissappointed with the organisers:

1. The Water Station was a joke, filling cups from 10 litre drums, just too slow, they also ran out of cups.

2. Poor crowd control, everyone was tightly packed at the start for over an hour, I think they should have spaced people out more, i.e. sub 40, sub 50, sub 60, joggers & walkers.

3. Very poor distance markers, there were very small posters on the side of the tunnel marking each kilometer, which I saw but most people I know missed as they were so small.

The highlight was getting to see the result what they were doing for the past few years, also it was pretty cool the way people were blowing whistles as we entered the tunnel, as well as the freaky echo that would run all the way up the tunnel as people entered, besides that it was pretty monotonous and hot.

Cheese Princess

The water situation was crap alright. I didn't even see the water "station" and only realised there was water when I saw all the empty cups on the ground.
It was such a sweat box in there, they really needed to have more water available. At one stage looking ahead you could just see steam rising off everyone...like a sauna.
It was a novelty though and the overhead signs along the way were good encouragement.

Static M.e.

Also came in just under an hour which I was very proud of, ran/jogged the whole way!

We didnt get any water, we just saw the cups on the ground which was more of a killer, figured we weren't good enough to qualify for water

I loved the signs along the way kinda kept my spirit up, the crowd was good fun too, lots of roaring "Come on Mary" and "Ole ole ole" etc and cheers when you saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

Great experiance, same as the OP though my legs are still killing me today.

jenc

I've gone to the Physio since Yesterday as they were too sore to not go


Anyway I've learned a bit about running the first thing is to make sure you run in the right shoes. Aparently a lot of the pain was caused because I was running in a shoe that didn't have enough "medial support". Which meant I was rolling in too much, I paid €170 for these runners (Asics Kinsei). Bought them in a very reputable store in Dublin. Physio says to get rid of them:mad:

daymobrew

WezzyB wrote:

2. Poor crowd control, everyone was tightly packed at the start for over an hour, I think they should have spaced people out more, i.e. sub 40, sub 50, sub 60, joggers & walkers.

Those that would not finish inside 45 mins were asked multiple times to move back. It never happens. It took me 2m30s to get to the start line.
I was happy with the packed crowds before the race, to keep warm - that wind was freezing!
In a thread on the Athletics forum someone described: Near the start some of us struggled to take over four idiot-girls walking and HOLDING HANDS.

With 10,000 people, many of them not running very fast (it was a fun run too), it's always going to be somewhat frustrating for those who want to race it. I spent the entire 43 mins overtaking people. That's 5 mins slower than my PB, and it was a very fast course.

I'm hoping that at the Aware 10k in the Phoenix Park on Sunday morning I'll be able to run a bit faster (despite the multiple hills).

quozl

jenc wrote:

Which meant I was rolling in too much, I paid €170 for these runners (Asics Kinsei). Bought them in a very reputable store in Dublin. Physio says to get rid of them:mad:

Check out http://amphibianking.com/
It's in bray but it's worth the journey if you can make it. They'll video you running on a short indoor track barefoot and then in various shoes to make sure you get suitable ones. The video analysis is free and the shoes cost the same as in any other store as far as I can see.

Worth the trip.

kerryjo

Does anyone know what the majority of the entry fee is going towards?

The Lord Mayors charity is getting €50K which leaves another €200K if all 10,000 runners paid €25. I would assume Clonliffe Harriers and Civil Defence would get a portion but I doubt its that much.

I emailed Dublin Port Tunnel to enquire and got a fairly terse response -

"The Lord Mayor's Fund will receive a minimum of € 50,000. The total contribution to the Fund will not be known until the total cost of the run is known."

The event was sponsored by Kelloggs, and surely didn't cost much going by the lack of water and pathetic goody bags!
I don't want to take away from the day, I really enjoyed it too, but it would be nice to know what we're supporting as it would seem only €5 of our €25 is going to charity.

Anyone heard anything?

Static M.e.

Check out http://amphibianking.com/
It's in bray but it's worth the journey if you can make it. They'll video you running on a short indoor track barefoot and then in various shoes to make sure you get suitable ones. The video analysis is free and the shoes cost the same as in any other store as far as I can see.

Worth the trip.

I can't recommend this enough. I went about two months ago, paid €140 ish for my runners and I love them

I had zero problems/pains with my feet after the 10k.

daymobrew

kerryjo wrote:

Does anyone know what the majority of the entry fee is going towards?

..snip..

The event was sponsored by Kelloggs, and surely didn't cost much going by the lack of water and pathetic goody bags!
I don't want to take away from the day, I really enjoyed it too, but it would be nice to know what we're supporting as it would seem only €5 of our €25 is going to charity.

Anyone heard anything?

Because of so many (highly critical) questions about the destination of the entry fee, a member of Clonliffe Harriers briefly explained how the money was spent.

kerryjo

Thanks for that, sorry didn't mean to sound so critical. The vague answer from the Port Tunnel people had us suspicious that they were getting a cut. More than happy for all profits to go to charity and Clonliffe.