Longford Marathon

Sumac

Has anyone on here run the Longford marathon?? Is it as flat as reports suggest

hunnymonster

Amadeus has run it afaik.

deadlybuzz

Hi Sumac, I ran it a few times, although giving it a miss this year. It's a very flat course, and probably fastest marathon on the island (I haven't run Cork, so can't vouch for it). There's a slight uphill drag at 3 or 4 miles, then again just after Roosky, at halfway. After 20miles, it's actually slightly downhill all way to the finish. There can be long stretches when you are on your own, and note that the Full course starts with the Half course, so one needs to mindful of pace in the first few miles, as the Half-mar field goes tearing off. It's well organised, and a nice pasta party arranged for the night before. Best of luck with it, if you're taking part.

hunnymonster

Cork is pretty flat considering it's in Cork but at a guess less flat than Dublin. I haven't run Longford so can't compare.

Sumac

deadlybuzz wrote:

Hi Sumac, I ran it a few times, although giving it a miss this year. It's a very flat course, and probably fastest marathon on the island (I haven't run Cork, so can't vouch for it). There's a slight uphill drag at 3 or 4 miles, then again just after Roosky, at halfway. After 20miles, it's actually slightly downhill all way to the finish. There can be long stretches when you are on your own, and note that the Full course starts with the Half course, so one needs to mindful of pace in the first few miles, as the Half-mar field goes tearing off. It's well organised, and a nice pasta party arranged for the night before. Best of luck with it, if you're taking part.

Thanks for that deadlybuzz. I am running it. My first marathon. Glad to hear its slightly downhill towards the finish. Will let ye know if I am still in one piece next week.

Odysseus

I'm not a fast runner but I did my fastest one there, its a nice marathon small compared to others but great support. Best of luck with it and try to enjoy it. You only get one first marathon.

Sumac

Thanks for that - a little nervous - afraid of getting injured, hitting the wall etc.

onekeaneo

Sumac wrote:

Thanks for that deadlybuzz. I am running it. My first marathon. Glad to hear its slightly downhill towards the finish. Will let ye know if I am still in one piece next week.

Hi Sumac. Best of luck mate! Yeah please let us know how you got on..

Sumac

Well thats me finished for the day and will not be back in the office till Tuesday. Hopefully when I next post here I will have completed my first marathon:)

billyhead

Best of luck Sumac. I will be running the Half on Sunday as part of my preparation for the New York Marathon in November. Hopefully the weather will be ok

Odysseus

Sumac wrote:

Thanks for that - a little nervous - afraid of getting injured, hitting the wall etc.

I would'nt worry too much about that if its your first marathon, its the third and fourth ones walls that are diffiucult:) Notwithstanding that, let people know how your get on and once again enjoy it and best of luck.

Sumac

Well - I managed to finish my first marathon - It was even tougher than I imagined. Finished it in just under 3:25 - very happy with the time. Legs very stiff but getting better.

gucci

hope you enjoyed the water stop outside my house all my nieces and nephews were cheering everyone on!!think were between 7 and 8 mile mark!!

TheRoadRunner

Good going Sumac, nice time. Are you planning on running more marathons or have you found some sense

Sumac

Will probably do at least 1 more. Around mile 18 on Sunday I would have said never again but now I would like to improve on my time.
I am thinking about the connemara marathon next year. My training this time peaked at 35 miles a week and averaged about 20 miles a week. I think this is why my legs really suffered from around mile 18. Also my longest run had only been 2.5 hrs. I think this needs to be increased to at least 3hrs.
Anyway I am going to do some cross training and weights (with a few runs thrown in) for a month or two.
Any chance if u guys could check www.longfordmarathon.com for the results. I have been told they were uploaded on Sunday night but I can't see them

Kimbot

Mens:

Longford Marathon 2007 - Results

Male


Position Entry Number Finishing Time First Name Surname
1 233 02:26:55 Wieslaw Sosnowski
2 103 02:40:28 Vasiliy Neumerzhitskiy
3 113 02:46:19 Garry Payne
4 67 02:53:17 martin halvey
5 202 02:56:15 Padraig Farrell
6 104 03:03:39 Valera Turcan
7 213 03:04:52 darrell erwin
8 181 03:05:49 Joe Walsh
9 248 03:10:10 Greg McClure
10 149 03:10:46 crawford porte
11 154 03:11:43 JIM MULLEN
12 169 03:14:40 Chris Denton
13 120 03:17:21 Seppo Heikkilä
14 100 03:18:51 Brendan Aspel
15 237 03:18:56 John Neary
16 251 03:19:15 KEITH HOLMES
17 182 03:21:25 Norman Spratt
18 253 03:21:25 Clive Concarr
19 265 03:23:07 Dennis McMonagle
20 172 03:23:27 John Reed
21 116 03:24:06 Michael McKeown
22 242 03:24:16 Martin Devaney
23 166 03:24:22 Christy Finnerty
24 46 03:24:45 Bobbie Irvine
25 140 03:26:29 Barry Shanks
26 165 03:27:10 liam hester
27 258 03:28:29 John Hunt
28 247 03:29:29 Robin Steacy
29 186 03:29:42 Kevin Wilmot
30 221 03:30:42 Kieran Nolan
31 76 03:32:46 Finbarr Murphy
32 72 03:33:06 Stephen Walsh
33 191 03:34:00 ken o reilly
34 246 03:34:09 dipak vala
35 45 03:35:20 Bill Bowden
36 131 03:36:39 Stefan Petermann
37 196 03:37:04 Ray O'Connor
38 207 03:37:27 Michael Maguire
39 11 03:37:48 Dieter Mostoegl
40 175 03:39:36 Harry McNulty
41 215 03:39:36 John Cartin
42 255 03:41:35 Niall Mathews
43 151 03:42:12 Akos Hegedus
44 199 03:42:45 John Malone
45 74 03:42:49 Paul Duckworth
46 122 03:42:55 Karsten Koehler
47 35 03:43:29 david brady
48 188 03:43:59 Terry Hindson
49 158 03:45:18 Sean Regan
50 164 03:45:30 Sam Hogg
51 264 03:45:52 Paul McGeown
52 121 03:46:03 Stephen McCloskey
53 185 03:46:18 Phil Dee
54 145 03:46:23 rob moore
55 189 03:47:11 Nelius O'Leary
56 1 03:47:25 Philip Manuel
57 234 03:48:02 James Hyland
58 138 03:48:25 John Kane
59 218 03:48:43 Thomas Enright
60 244 03:48:48 Tony Maguire
61 160 03:50:20 michael haydon
62 212 03:50:38 Jerry Forde
63 111 03:50:48 michael greene
64 200 03:51:28 Damien McStay
65 20 03:51:31 john cassoni
66 65 03:52:08 david smith
67 52 03:52:50 Martin Dillon
68 31 03:53:07 Eddie Murphy
69 163 03:53:17 Tyler Goodridge
70 110 03:53:25 Clive Bell
71 10 03:53:34 DAVID TRIMBLE
72 24 03:53:47 Scott Harden
73 271 03:56:23 Pearse Fahy
74 257 03:57:54 Peadar Curtis
75 273 03:59:04 John McCann
76 91 03:59:22 Ian Brisland
77 241 03:59:25 Brian Johnson
78 155 04:00:49 David Harvey
79 205 04:00:53 Gary Kerwin
80 217 04:01:05 Gerard Buckley
81 144 04:01:24 eamon gillespie
82 170 04:02:11 Peter Walsh
83 176 04:03:37 James Fitzmaurice
84 22 04:03:59 gerard carey
85 209 04:04:04 Sean Lambe
86 208 04:07:19 marcus fox
87 153 04:08:08 Thomas McGuirk
88 55 04:09:31 Paddy Crampsey
89 36 04:10:50 fergal clancy
90 117 04:11:49 Tommy Craddock
91 23 04:15:57 aidan mc grath
92 274 04:16:07 Adam Gozdalski
93 137 04:16:33 Nicholas Graham
94 183 04:16:33 Maurice McMorrow
95 129 04:17:06 john donnellan
96 229 04:17:19 Noel Kelly
97 259 04:17:29 Edward Deighan
98 204 04:17:30 Diarmuid Hickey
99 28 04:18:26 Paul Byrne
100 220 04:19:24 Larry Rigney
101 33 04:19:25 Michael Maycock
102 159 04:19:27 seamus murtagh
103 270 04:19:36 Mark McGinley
104 12 04:19:46 Paul Gannon
105 92 04:20:00 Martin Bush
106 85 04:20:22 Noel McInerney
107 29 04:20:44 Horst Preisler
108 14 04:21:53 Anthony Martin
109 236 04:22:04 GERARD DEVLIN
110 78 04:22:14 john mcdonald
111 132 04:22:24 Dermot McKeague
112 167 04:22:54 Hugh Burns
113 124 04:23:49 Paul Scholfield
114 157 04:24:21 paul donagh
115 171 04:24:21 Anthony Durnin
116 106 04:25:56 John Healy
117 112 04:26:11 Peter Herbert
118 156 04:27:49 TOM GILMORE
119 135 04:28:03 Peter McGlynn
120 88 04:28:20 Jarlath Fitzgerald
121 150 04:28:31 james donnelly
122 252 04:28:47 Michael Hogan
123 83 04:28:59 Gerard Mc Daid
124 227 04:29:47 Thomas Behan
125 123 04:30:03 Richard O'Connell
126 60 04:30:07 Jeffrey Banks
127 142 04:30:28 hugo blake
128 201 04:31:40 francis brown
129 243 04:32:49 Michael Devaney
130 51 04:35:54 Peter Strange
131 109 04:38:37 eugene duff
132 256 04:38:39 Mark Scanlon
133 25 04:39:03 Shane Martin
134 89 04:39:04 ronan o'donnell
135 266 04:39:16 James Nugent
136 198 04:39:24 Tony Hanley
137 250 04:40:05 John Cleary
138 146 04:40:47 garfield jones
139 214 04:41:10 mick redmond
140 225 04:41:10 Maurice Timmins
141 174 04:43:56 Vincent Casey
142 66 04:44:05 Brian Kelly
143 127 04:44:10 Michael Kennedy
144 193 04:44:10 GERRY HAGAN
145 50 04:48:20 Michael Staunton
146 8 04:49:20 Thomas stafford
147 80 04:54:03 Kevin Crilly
148 152 04:58:29 Stephen Halbrook
149 19 04:58:48 anthony lee
150 269 04:58:48 Wally Oakes
151 56 04:59:23 michael sheehan
152 143 04:59:23 kevin blake
153 177 05:01:35 Brian Mills
154 130 05:08:13 Padraig Brady
155 63 05:08:20 Venkatesan Kandasamy
156 87 05:11:20 John Ruddy
157 69 05:13:38 Guillaume Mornet
158 195 05:14:50 Liam Fenelon
159 235 05:16:18 Sean McShera
160 203 05:21:00 wesley Love
161 114 05:22:11 Markus Weipert
162 267 05:22:11 Gerald Findon
163 7 05:22:21 Pól Mac Conleitreach
164 2 05:24:11 stephen price
165 107 05:28:09 michael stephenson
166 3 05:34:29 colin longworth
167 4 05:34:29 paul watts
168 86 05:37:32 COLM POWER
169 141 06:08:05 Paddy Dunne
170 9 06:20:12 Gerard Fay

Kimbot

Longford Marathon 2007 - Results

Female


Position Entry Number Finishing Time First Name Surname
1 261 02:52:13 Lucy Brennan
2 249 03:05:54 Helena Crossan
3 68 03:07:55 Lucy Darcy
4 125 03:30:19 Bridget Scholfield
5 71 03:30:35 Sharon Daw
6 148 03:30:40 Shirley Coyle
7 192 03:34:00 Breffni Allen
8 262 03:36:45 Mary Jennings
9 184 03:45:45 Donna Meehan
10 161 03:51:33 Maureen Harkin
11 162 03:53:11 Kristina Sercel
12 272 03:53:19 Teresa Daly
13 77 03:59:26 shirley potter
14 139 04:10:35 Tara Egan
15 70 04:10:39 Marleen Avermaete
16 57 04:11:39 catherine ryan
17 81 04:13:39 Jean Wilkinson
18 90 04:15:57 Kate taylor
19 206 04:27:33 Philomena Bradley
20 27 04:37:53 Mary Murphy
21 84 04:39:38 Joan McGuinness
22 222 04:39:40 Selina Shanley
23 15 04:40:28 Olivia Holland
24 30 04:45:33 Collette O'Hagan
25 32 04:47:48 Lisa Waldron
26 39 04:48:09 katarzyna ryczek
27 210 04:50:40 Bridget-Anne Walsh
28 59 05:01:21 Claire Banks
29 180 05:04:43 LucY Foley
30 173 05:08:46 Steiner Heike
31 223 05:13:30 Anna-Mai Fitzsimons
32 49 05:13:37 Bernice Glavin
33 254 05:24:11 Patricia Foskin
34 101 05:37:32 eimear hurley
35 226 06:07:18 Josephine Browne

onekeaneo

Hi Sumac. Great time man. Congratulations

jrar

Sumac wrote:

Will probably do at least 1 more. Around mile 18 on Sunday I would have said never again but now I would like to improve on my time.
I am thinking about the connemara marathon next year. My training this time peaked at 35 miles a week and averaged about 20 miles a week. I think this is why my legs really suffered from around mile 18. Also my longest run had only been 2.5 hrs. I think this needs to be increased to at least 3hrs.
Anyway I am going to do some cross training and weights (with a few runs thrown in) for a month or two.
Any chance if u guys could check www.longfordmarathon.com for the results. I have been told they were uploaded on Sunday night but I can't see them

Thanks Sumac - you're after giving me inspiration that I can do the Dublin marathon after all. Did my longest run to date y'day of just over 17 miles and my first thought was "how the hell am I going to do 9 more on the day ?" esp. as my calf muscles ached like hell when I stopped, but as I'm averaging 30-35 miles per week, I'm hoping that another 6 weeks at that rate will leave me ready for Oct. (plus I'm only aiming for a 4:30'ish time being an oul fella 0f 44 doing his first marathon !)

Well done on your excellent time for a first marathon !

TheRoadRunner

Sumac that was really good going. Based on your training you over performed (don't mean that in a bad way:) ) You definitely have lots of potential.

I wouldn't worry about increasing your longest run to 3hrs, maybe an additional long run during the week of 1.75 hours would be more beneficial. Thats just my opinion anyway.

Well done again

Sumac

Cheers roadrunner.

Will be interesting to see whether increased mileage could lead to a better time next time out!