best training places in dublin?

lindab

I usually just go on the roads but finding i am picking up alot of injuries.
maybe I should try some trail running or grass surface.whats the best places?phoenix parkmarley park,any other good places?

A P

Tymon Park in Tallaght is my favourite - great for the long runs. Plenty of variety - hills and long flat stretches. Bushy Park in Terenure and Sundrive Park in Kimmage are good for the shorter runs - 1 lap of Sundrive is approximately 1 mile. Phoenix Park is great if you're living on the northside.

Racing Flat

Phoenix Park takes a bit of beating. Go with someone who knows it so they can show you all the routes - loads of variety, can do speed work, long runs, hill sessions. also kind of sociable as you see loads of other runners. Regarding other parks - depends where you live. DCU is good - a (roughly) 1400m running track is marked out on the grass and there is also a good hilly section. Also there's Albert College Park across the road. Can be hard to find any parks open on Winter evenings, but any opitches that have teams training with floodlights may be suitable, but grass if definitely the better bet for injury prevention.

Stark

There's about a 2 mile stretch of well kept/well lit grass along Clontarf Bay which is nice. Also, I haven't been myself, but I know people run along Sandymount Beach. Apparently tough going, but good for the knees.

Marathon Man

A nice refreshing way to train away from the roads is actually in the sea itself. Go to your nearest beach and run barefoot in the surf. Try to keep the water below knee level. It is tough going but well worth it. Just be careful that there are no broken bottles or other dangerous debris by scrutinizing the area at low tide. This is a very satisfying form of training indeed.

Stark

Marathon Man wrote:

Just be careful that there are no broken bottles or other dangerous debris

Or Gardaí. Last people I knew to try that were arrested because the Gardaí thought they were high on drugs

hunnymonster

Training in the phoenix park is something I really miss from Dublin.

How Strange

The Phoenix Park wins hands down. It is a fantastic place for training. I did my marathon training there earlier this year and am still training there over the winter. You can train there for 30mins or 3hrs.

However, I suppose its not convenient for everyone.

Marathon Man

Apart from long, medium and short road runs here are some examples of sessions I do in and around the phoenix park:

- Polo ground intervals
- Intervals on Donore's new track
- Cross country runs around the park itself
- Road intervals from gate to gate
- Chapelizod hill intervals (vomit inducing)
- Memorial park stair and hill intervals

We are very lucky indeed to have such a place in Dublin. I'd say there are developers who would love to get their hands on sections of the park. Lets hope this never happens.

Timmaay

Shangannah park just above bray is another great place to train, lovely almost football pitch smooth grass. Handy if ya happen to live anywhere close by.

thirtyfoot

St Anne's in Raheny is a good spot to train too (about a 4mile loop) and Malahide Castle is one of the more scenic places to train in Dublin, almost golf course style grass in places. Has a 4km forest trail loop too.

ecoli

i agree with tymon park could with few hills thou if ya able to phoenix park wins for such a diversity of trainin areas magazine fort is one place i owe for strength for sure

Burgman

Can anyone understand what ecoli is saying? If you can read this ecoli, could you please consider dropping the txt lingo and try to use real words and sentences? Your posting are very gobbledegook. I am like someone else who commented - it hurts my eyes and my brain.

Koroibos

City Centre: Phoenix Park - lots of routes and also option of running on trail along the main road at night, limited lighting.

South: UCD - could get a good size loop in that is flood lit, best place after dark to run.

Further South: Shanaghan Park or the Scalp is also a good option with more hills and great view of Dublin.

North: St Annes with also a option of extending it along Clontarf, even to howth.

Further North: Malahide Castle.

West: Marley Park, or Tic Knock and up to wicklow way if you want something more hilly.

Less grass: Along the Dodder from Clonskea to Bushy Park. Bit of UCD or Bushy park can be added on on each end. Pathway goes along River from Clonskea (beside some pub) to Rathfarnham entry to Bushy Park.

tenandtracer

Phoenix park.

Royal Canal path, sometimes I take the train westward and run back to town or home.

College Park, Trinity College. Expertly measured 400m grass track. Great in the summertime.


Howth Hill, a few laps of this are essential for Connemara training and the views are stunning. You might even get to see Gay Byrne!

cunnins4

tenandtracer wrote: »

Phoenix park.

Royal Canal path, sometimes I take the train westward and run back to town or home.

College Park, Trinity College. Expertly measured 400m grass track. Great in the summertime.


Howth Hill, a few laps of this are essential for Connemara training and the views are stunning. You might even get to see Gay Byrne!

HOWTH HILL!!! That's a feckin killer on a bike, let alone running it? Now that'd be vommit inducing! I have considered it a few times, but it's just too much of a trek.

College park's great because it's a measured grass area, problem is running lap after lap can get boring, and there's a few hardcore runners there that absolutely fly past me, and i'm not slow! The fact that they lap me every few laps just destroys me!:(

The Canal's nice, but there can be a lot of scum there when it's late and dark.

Oh and Burgman, 1st post having a pop at another boardsie-good work.

Krusty_Clown

Tingle wrote: »

St Anne's in Raheny is a good spot to train too (about a 4mile loop) and Malahide Castle is one of the more scenic places to train in Dublin, almost golf course style grass in places. Has a 4km forest trail loop too.

I used to run there too. It's around 2.4 kms if you stick to the tarmacadam path.. Gets a bit dull after a while though. These days I train in the hills around Carrigologan (near the smelting tower). Tough going with the hills, but fantastic views and variety. Have a load of runs, with maps and altitudes if anyone's interested.

Krusty_Clown

Burgman wrote: »

Your posting are very gobbledegook. I am like someone else who commented - it hurts my eyes and my brain.

Pot, Kettle.

tenandtracer

cunnins4 wrote: »

HOWTH HILL!!! That's a feckin killer on a bike, let alone running it? Now that'd be vommit inducing!

Anticlockwise it is "doable". Clockwise, well that's another story:eek:

cunnins4

tenandtracer wrote: »

Anticlockwise it is "doable". Clockwise, well that's another story:eek:

I meant the anticlockwise way!!! Hahaha! Never gone up the other way because the roads are shíte getting out there and the wheels on the bike feel like they're gonna shatter. Might try it though!

Racing Flat

I love running in Irishtown reserve park, at the irishtown side of sandymount beach, stretch the run out by going up and down the beach or maybe out the other end of the reserve park and out to the end of the pier. I liked it but maybe not the best run for a sole female

Stark

The track in Irishtown stadium is great for speedwork. You do have to pay for it though and it would bore you to tears if you're looking for a long steady run.

ZiggyStardust

Has anyone ever run in the waterworks close to tallaght. Great for a change, although Phoenix park is where I usually go. Do most of my running there offroad. Theres a 5, 8, 10 and 12 mile loop off road.
Someone once told me you could do a full marathon offroad in the park without running the same track.
Just can't wait till the evenings get longer again.

Dave

lindab

speaking of running tracks,maybe we list them????
dublin-santry,alsaa,belfield
wicklow-greystones
meath-navan
kildare-???
leitrim-???
antrim-mary peters
galway-daingean
louth-???
tipp-nenagh-indoor track
donegal-letterkenny
kerry-castleisland
cork-mardyke
waterford-college track
kilkenny-???
anymore????

thirtyfoot

lindab wrote: »

speaking of running tracks,maybe we list them????
dublin-santry,alsaa,belfield
wicklow-greystones
meath-navan
kildare-???
leitrim-???
antrim-mary peters
galway-daingean
louth-???
tipp-nenagh-indoor track
donegal-letterkenny
kerry-castleisland
cork-mardyke
waterford-college track
kilkenny-???
anymore????

Dublin has Irishtown too.
Antrim has the Antrim Forum
Tipp now has Templemore - recently opened
Templemore in Derry too,
Cork has CIT
Kilkenny has Scanlon Park
Limerick has UL
Sligo has a newish track

There has to be more. This would be a good sticky.

ZiggyStardust

Are you talking just tartan tracks.

Carlow - St Lawernce O'Tooles AC has a cinder track as does Ballina AC in Mayo

louthandproud

Marathon Man wrote: »

Apart from long, medium and short road runs here are some examples of sessions I do in and around the phoenix park:

- Polo ground intervals
- Intervals on Donore's new track
- Cross country runs around the park itself
- Road intervals from gate to gate
- Chapelizod hill intervals (vomit inducing)
- Memorial park stair and hill intervals

We are very lucky indeed to have such a place in Dublin. I'd say there are developers who would love to get their hands on sections of the park. Lets hope this never happens.

Where is Donore's new track? Is it open to the public?

the sleepwalker

The track has not been marked or has any lanes yet

Marathon Man

louthandproud wrote: »

Where is Donore's new track? Is it open to the public?

The track is behind Donore's clubhouse on the banks of the Liffey in Chapelizod. As sleepwalker says, it doesn't have any lane markings currently and as far as I know it is members only for the time being.

louthandproud

Marathon Man wrote: »

The track is behind Donore's clubhouse on the banks of the Liffey in Chapelizod. As sleepwalker says, it doesn't have any lane markings currently and as far as I know it is members only for the time being.

Thanks for that, we really have an unbelievably low number of quality tracks in Ireland when compared to other countries.

gigtown

Are there any good places to run at night in Dublin? Well lit loops and such. Short or Long runs. Maybe a bit of auld grass

Krusty_Clown

gigtown wrote: »

Are there any good places to run at night in Dublin? Well lit loops and such. Short or Long runs. Maybe a bit of auld grass

What parts of Dublin are you interested in? If you can narrow it down, we can make some suggestions.

gigtown

I'm city centre based but would drive anywhere for the peace of mind of a good long run that I won't trip and die during that might have a bit of grass. Thank you!

Krusty_Clown

gigtown wrote: »

I'm city centre based but would drive anywhere for the peace of mind of a good long run that I won't trip and die during that might have a bit of grass. Thank you!

It won't be long before you'll be able to run anywhere in Dublin in the evening without street-lights, but a couple of suggestions (I'm sure there will be tonnes more):
1) At night, I run with a head-torch in my local park (which is always empty) so if you can get out that far, Shanganagh Park is well worth a look.
2) Kilbogget Park wouldn't be as safe at night, but does have street lighting along the central pathways.
3) Phoenix Park is hard to beat. Have you tried running up that way? I'm sure the major roads are well lit, so as long as you stick close to the road you should be able to see where you are going.

gigtown

Tried Phoenix Park and loved it but hadn't thought of it for night runs. Really appreciate your feedback. Must get a head torch of some kind too so good advice there