Cork City Marathon- 4th June 2007

flo8s967qjh0nd

Hi everyone,
I've managed to talk myself into signing up for the Cork City Marathon on 4th of June next. This will be my first marathon so, honestly, I'm sh**ing bricks.

Anybody else going to sign up? Hows the training going?
Somebody reassure me that it'll all be worth it. Please!!!

Mr.Tea

hunnymonster

Hi Mr Tea,
Welcome to boards and marathon running. I will be doing this race. I'm going to start training for it pretty soon. Have you done much running at shorter distances? If you've got any questions, fire away. I'm not promising answers but I'll try.

flo8s967qjh0nd

Well, I'm knocking around 2 miles a go, twice or three times a week. Ready to add on the miles no. Have researched a few training schedules and have settled on one that looks suitable for a newbee.
You've done a marathon before then?
I'm confident that if I can do 9 or 10 miles reasonably comfortable, then I'll be ok for the marathon. I mean, I realsise its going to be hard and all, but it should be finishable (if thats even a word).
Have done Ballycotton (10m) before and doing this year again (March) so that should be a good marker.
Finding hard to pick out decent running routes in the city. DOn't want to stray into any dodgy areas in the dark. Thank god the evenings are getting brighter. Any suggestions?

trilo

I would love to do this. Don't think i have the stamina or the confidence to be sure i could do it. (That or i'm just too lazy to put in the work) I run/jog perhaps 2 miles 1- 3 miles a week, maybe more if i'm in the mood, maybe less if i'm not.

Good luck with the training.

hunnymonster

Alejandro Ancient Fur wrote:

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I'm confident that if I can do 9 or 10 miles reasonably comfortable, then I'll be ok for the marathon.

I'm not sure I follow your logic there. A marathon is essentially a race of two halves. An easy first half for 20 miles and a difficult second half of 6.2 miles.

I run 5-6 matrathons every year. I only race one a year and it's going to be Cork this year as some male friends of mine are going to do it and I've got to beat them

I'm not actually from Cork (partner is) so I'm still getting to know the city. There is a nice 10 km loop starting from the lee fields beside the county hall. I'll ask hmself exactly where it goes. If you really want to be safe go and do laps of the track but that's not for everyone. Persnally I do a lot of threadmill running at this time of year. Again that's not for everyone.

kevin101

I have also signed up.Have never ran one before and I am able to run about four-five miles now so there is a lot of running ahead.I have been thinking of nice runs that I can do when I am up to maybe about ten miles or so and they are
1. starting at the Lee fields and out to the Anglers rest and around the Lee road and back to the Lee Fields(maybe 8 miles)
2.Carrigaline to Cross haven Had back to Carrigaline(about 10 miles in total)
3.Kennedy Pk(Boggy Road) down Center Pk road onto the Marina and along the old railway line where you end up in rochestown(about 10-13 miles)
Any other routes that people will be using as training please post them for the marathon virgins.Cheers

Heisenberg.

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sound_wave

I'm running it, started taking training serious from the 1st Jan, if your looking for some good routes around the City check out www.mapmyrun.com and search for cork city. There are a good few routes, and it uses google maps to plot your route which is pretty damn cool.

http://www.mapmyrun.com/search.php?txtPageNumber=1&txtSortBy=average_rating+desc&txtKeyword=cork&txtCity=&lstState=&lstCountry=ei&btnSearch=+SEARCH+%3E+

thats the search for cork and its been updated with a proposed route for the actual marathon too http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/ireland/cork/178737585

Enjoy

fastrac

theres a good crowd do the lee fields, lee road run daily from the mardyke arena at lunchtime if you want company or advice.good luck

Roar

i had been hoping to do half of it (in a relay with a mate), and had just started training, but i broke my ankle playing five a side on wednesady night, so thats out


best of luck to everyone who's training for it, ill do it next year!

run_Forrest_run

this is the first Cork Marathon since 1986 I believe. if this is your first marathon why wait til Feb to start...start today! By giving yourself more time to train you are building in some contingency for injuries etc...without it affecting your training schedule too much. good luck and most of all, enjoy it.

run_Forrest_run

this guy has some brilliant training schedules...I use his plans all the time:

http://www.halhigdon.com/

flo8s967qjh0nd

Also, check out Google Map Pedometer - it allowas you map out your route and it measures it for you.
I reckon i'll do the marina-rochestown route for weekend runs and when the evenings geta bit longer. I was shocked to discover that that route (from slap bang in the city centre, via marina, all the way to rochestown is only around 5 miles, one way. It's kind of scary to think of that!!

Yeah, I'd agree with the above poster..if you plan to do it, then you've got to make astart now. No use wasting time that you won't be able to make up later!

Proposed Marathon route has been changed from the provisional one released a few months back. The new one hasn't yet been released, un fortunately they haven't made it any shorter

Would be good to keep this thread going to act as a sort of support group/motivational device/source of advice for those of us who've signed up.

In the immortal words of John Spillane:
"Will we be brilliant or what?"

run_Forrest_run

I agree, it would be good to keep this thread going during the build up to the big day but perhaps it would be more suited to the 'Athletics' forum??

yep, the Marina - Rochestown is short! It seems longer which is a pain because you have to either double back on the route or head into Rochestown for extra mileage. What I do is turn left at Harty's Quay and head for Passage West, there is a nice walkway from Hop Island leading all through Passage and on towards Monkstown..nice river side running with a cooling breeze all the way. On my long runs I would then continue from Monkstown towards Rafeen and on to Ringaskiddy and then take the back road from there into Carrigaline and then back to Passage where I suffer cardiac arrest after all that poisoning whilst running thru Ringaskiddy ;-)

flo8s967qjh0nd

SO, what do people think of the new route?
Its available to download at www.corkcitymarathon.ie

Will take in a trip through the Jack Lynch Tunnel and over the new Mardyke pedestrian bridge.

I like the look of it. Hugs much tighter to the city than the earlier draft.

daveirl

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treefingers

started training properly today, to be honest not looking forward to the next few months!

can do about 10/12k at the moment. (wouldn't say 'comfortably' exactly, but its not complete hell either!)


using the 18 week program on this site http://www.halhigdon.com/. (as mentioned earlier, great site).

i think that last 3rd is going to be pretty tough...

hunnymonster

You'll be a lot fitter at that stage, so it may be that this week when you are least fit is the hardest.

Is anyone willing to predict their times yet?

flo8s967qjh0nd

Apparently you've got seven hours to complete it before they open up the road again. So, I'm hoping for slightly less than that

Seriously though, at this stage, with it being my first marathon, I'd say four hours would be a very good result.

Question for you all:
Anybody else sign up for the Ballycotton 10? and have you heard back from them yet? I've heard nothing and getting woried.

hunnymonster

No I've not heard anything back yet either. A friend who has done it before said about 2 week beforehand is all the notice you get? I was out that way recently....It's very hilly!

flo8s967qjh0nd

Ah its not too bad. Most of the course is nice and flat. It's downhill out of the village, a flat loop pf the surrounding countryside then back into the village up a long, gently slopping hill. That last mile (slightly) uphill is a killer though. Really grinds you down.

hunnymonster

Thanks Mr T, I don't know the route just my impression of the shole area was hilly! It's only 10 miles, I'm sure we'll survive.

flo8s967qjh0nd

Speak for yourself

hunnymonster

Ballycotton entries are up and I'm in :-)
http://www.ballycottonrunning.com/

flo8s967qjh0nd

I'm in too! Sweet!

How's the training going everybody?

I'm doing a long weekend run (6 miles) every weekend now, as well as two shorter runs (2-3miles) during the week. With the evenings getting longer, I'd hope to increase those weekday runs in distance.
Have to say, I'm surprised how well its going and how addictive it is - increasing distance slowly but steadily.

Keep on running people!!

hunnymonster

MrTea, looks like you're right on track. I know what you mean about addictive. There really is nothing like the feeling you have when you get back from a really good run.


I'm just back from an 18 miler. Don't worry, Cork virigns don't need to be doing those distances yet. I've other races coming up.

run_Forrest_run

hunnymonster wrote:

MrTea, looks like you're right on track. I know what you mean about addictive. There really is nothing like the feeling you have when you get back from a really good run.

..hmm, wait until you start hitting the 17 miler and 20 miler training runs Nah, you are right, if a long run goes well then it's a great feeling at the end of it.

hunnymonster

a 20 miler isn't even my longest run this week

flo8s967qjh0nd

Much as us first-timers enjoy the "my run is bigger than your run" banter:mad: ......

the Cork City Marathon Website has been updated with lots more information.

www.corkcitymarathon.ie

hunnymonster

Alejandro Ancient Fur wrote:

Much as us first-timers enjoy the "my run is bigger than your run" banter:mad: ......

ouch, that's a bit nasty. You did ask how training was going.

run_Forrest_run

Alejandro Ancient Fur wrote:

Much as us first-timers enjoy the "my run is bigger than your run" banter:mad: ......

the Cork City Marathon Website has been updated with lots more information.

www.corkcitymarathon.ie

ah don't worry Alejandro Ancient Fur, the more U practice the bigger it will get

flo8s967qjh0nd

run_Forrest_run wrote:

ah don't worry MrTea, the more U practice the bigger it will get

Ah sure size isn't everything. It's what you do with it that counts

Got my Race Pack for Ballycotton this morning!

run_Forrest_run

yep, got my Ballycotton Pack yesterday. I hope the weather will be decent for it.

hunnymonster

Did everyone enjoy Ballycotton yesterday. The weather was very kind to stop raining just long enough for the race.

run_Forrest_run

yeah I enjoyed it. delighted the rain held off but the wind was tough but nice when it was on our backs for the last 2 miles. Mug #2 now!

hunnymonster

mug number one for me. It was also my first 10 mile race. It's a god distance.

I was well up in the women's contingent. Pity they don't give 1st 50 of each gender tee shirts instead of just top 100.... Oh well, I just need to get faster I guess!

flo8s967qjh0nd

I suppose we should never have doubted that the weather would behave itself for the race- this is Ballycotton after all!
Those last two miles were a killer. The question I have to answer is: can I step it up to 26miles by June??? I'm sooo not sure!!

hunnymonster

yes you can. Pacing is everything for your first marathon. If you felt knackered after yesterday then you probably set off to hard. Try the same distance at a more moderate pace next weekend.

daveirl

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flo8s967qjh0nd

hunnymonster wrote:

yes you can. Pacing is everything for your first marathon. If you felt knackered after yesterday then you probably set off to hard. Try the same distance at a more moderate pace next weekend.

Thanks hunny.
No, I didn't set off too hard, I made that mistake the first time I ran it- a few years ago now. Steady all around, but that incline at the end sapped it out of me.
The more I think about it, I do very little hill work in my training so that may well be a serious weakness. That being said, I'm not sure how much hilly terrain there will be in the marathon. I reckon from mahon to the lough could be fairly tough.

Andy27981

Hi All

(thanks hunnymonster for pointing me this way)

Right yeah - im up for this too. Will be travelling from limerick - cant see any info on site re race registration etc. Anyone know if it is day before or will we be able to travel down that morning?

I ran Dublin last year - an amazing feeling when crossing that finish line - I was high for a week afterwards.

I got injured before the dub marathon which effected my performance - so a cunning injury avoiding plan is required this time. Plenty of cycling, track and treadmill running this time I think. Concrete streets are very unforgiving when running 20 odd miles in training.

and yes it is a race of two halfs - the enjoyable 15 - 18 miles and the last 6/7 miles of PAIN ! yes PAIN ! all worth it though

hope all the training is going well fo ye....

andreasklein

see..that's my idea of challenging activity...signing up for a marathon like the Cork or Dublin one..
but others like to take it to the extreme...check out what some people set out to accomplish...
http://132000yards.com

henryd65

http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/ireland/cork/356227594

The marathon course showing elevation etc.

daveirl

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hunnymonster

The race that always gets me is 24 hour ultra runs. The winner is the person who has covered the most distance in the 24 hours. I would find it very tough to not have a definite finish line. I can't ever see myself doing one of those. Mind you I've said similar things about all sorts of silly events that I've gone on to do:rolleyes:

Dave, why are you not doing Cork?

daveirl

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hunnymonster

So just a week to go. Hope training has gone well for everyone. I'm looking forward to this race.

Owen

For anyone who's running, I'll be the eejit out the front with the clock on his jeep.

rymus

oi ned, any chance you might have a spare seat in that jeep for me & my camera(s)?

Owen

I wish Ryan, we'd a meeting with the Examiner/Echo people yesterday, and we're under strict rules about who goes in the vehicles. We've 3 cars running through the event, and I've one of the main organisers with me. Sorry buddy!

rymus

oh tits.. thanks anyway. Looks like I'll be running it myself with about 6kgs of camera then