raheny 5 mile

DBCyc

Hello to all - this is my first post on this forum!

I have just started running (6km in 30-35mins) and am keen on entering the raheny 5 mile. Could anyone tell me how I should register for this event. Thanks!

plodder

Check out www.rahenyshamrock.com and click the link for AXA Raheny 5 (2009)

On that page you can either download the entry form and post it, or else enter online (with active europe). I think there is an extra charge for using active europe though.

DBCyc

Cheers plodder - I have just registered. Looking forward to it now! Any tips for the novice runner?

I have just started running recently. I have a decent level of fitness from cycling. At present, after a couple of weeks, I am running 8-9 minutes per mile over 6km. For the raheny race I would love to keep this pace for the 5 mile. Do you think that this is achievable?

plodder

DBCyc wrote: »

Cheers plodder - I have just registered. Looking forward to it now! Any tips for the novice runner?

I have just started running recently. I have a decent level of fitness from cycling. At present, after a couple of weeks, I am running 8-9 minutes per mile over 6km. For the raheny race I would love to keep this pace for the 5 mile. Do you think that this is achievable?

I don't see why not. To be honest, already your pace is not that much above mine. So, I'm not sure what advice I can give you. And in a race, you'll be able to push yourself that extra bit anyway. The Raheny course is fairly flat, with a bit of a downhill in the middle, and a bit of an uphill towards the finish.

In general, all I could say is, don't overdo the training. You're obviously fit from cycling so there could be a temptation to push the running too hard in the early days.

Peckham

DBCyc wrote: »

Cheers plodder - I have just registered. Looking forward to it now! Any tips for the novice runner?

I have just started running recently. I have a decent level of fitness from cycling. At present, after a couple of weeks, I am running 8-9 minutes per mile over 6km. For the raheny race I would love to keep this pace for the 5 mile. Do you think that this is achievable?

Can't see any problems with you keeping that pace for the 5 mile race - it's only an additional 2km above what you're doing in training. Go out at that pace and enjoy the race, no point in pushing too hard and having a miserable experience.

Only bit of advice for you in your first race would be not to get caught up in the fast pace at the start. It's very easy for the adrenaline to pump and for you to start racing with those around you (who may be doing quicker times than you). Don't panic if you get to the first mile marker and you find yourself going too fast, just relax back into your normal rhythm.

Race your own race and enjoy it.

Racing Flat

DBCyc wrote: »

At present, after a couple of weeks, I am running 8-9 minutes per mile over 6km. For the raheny race I would love to keep this pace for the 5 mile. Do you think that this is achievable?

If you are only running a couple of weeks, but are managing a commendable 4 miles or so in 8-9minute pace, you should easily enough hold onto this pace for an extra mile, but you may not yet have the fitness to hold a faster pace (whereas fellows runnning for months or years might be able to jog at 8 minute pace but race at 6 minute pace, I'm not sure if someone running 2 weeks would manage such a difference).

One thing to be careful of is you say 8-9minute mile pace. There's a fair old difference between 8 and 9. Do you say this because sometimes you go at 8 and somedays at 9 or is it just that you don't know and are estimating? If it's the latter it might be no harm to find out over the next few days. I would then start the race at your jogging pace and if after 2 miles you feel fairly comfortable, you could speed up. Better do this than start off too fast I think. Best of luck.

--amadeus--

Good advice above.

It's unusual to measure your distance run in KM but your pace in min/miles. How are you working them out? Are you running outside or on a treadmill?

robinph

Unusual yes, but I tend to do a bit of both measuring distance in km and speed in miles. I actually think better about the distance in miles though, but Google maps keeps giving me measurements in km for any courses that I plot and I have my HRM set for metric as well and have never bothered to change things round.

Remember that Ireland had the really sensible situation for years with distances in km's but speeds in miles.

--amadeus--

Yeah, true. I was just thinking that the OP might be using a treadie and was wondering how accurate his distance / pace was. I think there was someone on here a while back who had his kms and miles mixed up on teh treadie and thought he was running times that would have come close to Olympic qualifiers

(not saying the OP is doing that btw!)

DBCyc

thanks for the advice guys, its really encouraging

I measured the distance on mapmyrun.com and from reading various articles on running I noticed that most people measure their pace in minutes per mile so thats why...I suppose it is bit confusing!

I am running in the Phoenix Park on the paths at the moment so it sounds like similar conditions to the Raheny 5 mile.