DCM Profile

Domer

Folks,

I couldn't find a course profile for the 2009 DCM on the DCM website, so I trawled through my chaotic filing system last night, and found the profile from 2006. The course was basically the same. The only difference I can see is the start and the first 2 miles. It used to go along the quays and up Capel Street / Bolton Street / Dorset Street / Eccles Street. The mile markers seem to be roughly in the same place as 2006 also. This may help some of you know the course a bit better. I got this for the DCM website in 2006.

Good luck,
Domer

Krusty_Clown

Here's a site I put together last year. Doesn't include the new start/finish changes, but otherwise is still pretty relevant.

robinph

I was going to suggest the elevation profile from the GPS traces we've got here, but it seems that Woddles watch didn't record an especially useful elevation along the route.

Woddle

Yep its my only gripe with garmin, there elevation info sucks.

robinph

They can do decent elevation data, but it means having a not quite so waterproof unit as they need to stick in a barometric sensor as well. It picks up elevation changes very well indeed on my 60CSx.

potsy11

Lads,

the map is on the website.

If you go into entry and scroll down you will see the link to the map. (not the elevation just the route!!)

I ran from start to UCD on sat. 20 miles. Only tough part is the crumlin rd for the first 2. That lasts 2-3 miles. Other than 2 easy hills its flat.

After 20 miles you have the UCD flyover which is over before it start and then there are a couple of bridges which on a normal day you would not blink at but they can catch you out on 23-25 miles.

Potsy

Krusty_Clown

potsy11 wrote: »

Lads, the map is on the website.

Ahh, but it it interactive? No I tell's ya... You might as well be staring at a picture.

Last year I found the hill leading up to Fosters avenue (Mount Carmel?) tough, but the flyover was really quite comfortable. I think that once you hit the N11, there's that feeling of being on the way home. There were great crowds on Foster's Avenue as far as RTE, which really helped. Shelbourne Road and Grand Canal Street were desolate though, and I remember a number of people losing heart along those stretches, despite it being flat as a pancake.

TFBubendorfer

Woddle wrote: »

Yep its my only gripe with garmin, there elevation info sucks.

That's where sporttracks comes in. There is an elevation correction plugin. It throws out the useless elevation data from the Garmin and replaces it with an SRTM (Shuttle_Radar_Topography_Mission) one. If you're interested in elevation data, I highly recommend that one.