My Sport 10K 14th Feb - Enniscorthy

DustyBin

Less than 2 weeks out now and really looking forward to it

Part of the route that turns down the Ballagh road appears to have restricted access due to road works - does anyone know how bad the surface is and will it be finished in time for the race?

annieee

Sorry, don't know the answer to your question!

Just wondering what the route is like? Many hills?

It's my first 10k race since starting running during the Summer.

DustyBin

Hi annieee
John O'Leary has done up the route on MapMyRun here. If you click on 'show elevation' in the little box on the right of the screen it will do exactly what it says it will do

Contents of email received:

John O'Leary - MySport wrote:

For anyone travelling from outside the area you can zoom out on this map and use it for directions. Race HQ is in the Shamrocks GAA complex, this is adjacent to the finish line. Parking is available at Race HQ and other designated car parks close to the finish area. Please follow stewards directions. Changing and showering facilities are available at Race HQ. Tea and sandwiches are also being provided after the race.

annieee

DustyBin wrote: »

Hi annieee
John O'Leary has done up the route on MapMyRun here. If you click on 'show elevation' in the little box on the right of the screen it will do exactly what it says it will do

Thanks so much!

village runner

can you pay on the day ?? Might use it as a training run...........Another good race for a nominal fee. Plenty of hills but very fair. Nice 60m uphill at the finish.

eliwallach

village runner wrote: »

Nice 60m uphill at the finish.

I love that. :cool:

kennyb3

Hills? god damn it i knew i shouldnt of left the capital for a race. i didnt sign up for hills.

DustyBin

kennyb3 wrote: »

Hills? god damn it i knew i shouldnt of left the capital for a race. i didnt sign up for hills.

They call it an 'honest' course

xebec

DustyBin wrote: »

They call it an 'honest' course

Was considering doing this during a visit to the parents that weekend, but not sure I like the sound of the quote above! Hmm... Might stay in Dublin and stick with XC instead.

annieee

Honest answers here please - seeing as this will be my first 10k race is it acceptable to walk up hills?

Or is that something a 'real' runner just doesn't cpontemplate?

ultraman1

dont think of it as a failure think it as strategy

eliwallach

annieee wrote: »

Honest answers here please - seeing as this will be my first 10k race is it acceptable to walk up hills?

Or is that something a 'real' runner just doesn't contemplate?

It's something that a "real" runner doesn't contemplate but sometimes has to do .

annieee

eliwallach wrote: »

It's something that a "real" runner doesn't contemplate but sometimes has to do .

Hey, maybe I'm a real runner after all then.

Or at least strategic.

(Thanks for fixin' my typo )

kennyb3

Anyone get a confirmation e mail or hear anything re this or is it just a case of turn up? signed up on run ireland but didnt even get an e mail.

DustyBin

kennyb3 wrote: »

Anyone get a confirmation e mail or hear anything re this or is it just a case of turn up? signed up on run ireland but didnt even get an e mail.

Full content of email received on 25th Jan 2010:

My Sport wrote:

Hi

I hope training is going to plan for the upcoming My Sport Enniscorthy 10K. I have created the race on Mapmyrun.com and you can view it by following this link http://www.mapmyrun.com/view_route?r=450126399571872742

For anyone travelling from outside the area you can zoom out on this map and use it for directions. Race HQ is in the Shamrocks GAA complex, this is adjacent to the finish line. Parking is available at Race HQ and other designated car parks close to the finish area. Please follow stewards directions. Changing and showering facilities are available at Race HQ. Tea and sandwiches are also being provided after the race.

If you have any queries pleas contact me. We will update you with relevant info if and when we have it.

Yours in sport

John O’Leary
Slaney Olympic AC


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Other than that I know nothing

kennyb3

thanks, would you have the e mail address by any chance? if not i ll give them a ring. dont fancy travelling down to find im not properly registered.

DustyBin

info@mysport.ie

kennyb3

Thanks Dusty, what time you hoping for? I was hoping for 41.59 but hearing about the course I think it could be bit more

DustyBin

kennyb3 wrote: »

Thanks Dusty, what time you hoping for? I was hoping for 41.59 but hearing about the course I think it could be bit more

I've been thinking that 42 mins would be nice alright
(kennyb3 - 5 seconds would be better;))

Ran 44:45 in Crookstown 10k - my only other crack at the distance

We'll have to meet up before the race

kennyb3

DustyBin wrote: »

(kennyb3 - 5 seconds would be better;))

We'll have to meet up before the race

No way before (i ll be the one hiding behind trees), i ll happily see you after if im first home!:D

Oryx

If the course is the same as last year, it has one mutha of a hill, down into a valley and back out again. Was going like a steam engine coming up it, 'I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...'

Slight uphill drag at the start, and I thought the last few hundred metres was downhill? Or maybe I was just happy to be finished.

Anyway looking forward to this now, even though Ill be slower than last year!

xebec

Still undecided about whether to race this or not. At the moment the plan is that I'll be in Wexford so might come and watch even if I don't run... Hopefully meet a few of you there

DustyBin

DustyBin wrote: »

Part of the route that turns down the Ballagh road appears to have restricted access due to road works - does anyone know how bad the surface is and will it be finished in time for the race?

Was told yesterday that the race route is unaffected.

annieee

Best of luck to everyone doing this tomorrow!

Enjoy!

Nialloooo

This is my first time in 3 years to miss this, when im traveling to work in the moring and see the signs up ill be a little sad. So all you lucky people enjoy it, its well run and a good course, and the running condisions in enniscorthy today were perfect so hopfully it will hold up.

DustyBin

Ran today, pb'd at 41:01
Great to meet Kennyb in person, although the fecker did beat me by about 30 sec's - fair play, dodgy ankle or not
John O'Leary out front at the start making sure everyone knew where they were going, large enough field, and I'm fairly sure the winner broke the course record - €650 for half an hours work!!
Enjoyed the race and hope to be back next year

annieee

My first 10k so a pb for me too!

(Not going to tell you my time - you'll all think it's grandma slooooowwww.)

Really well organised race -

Signposted well
Numbers given out efficiently
Stewarded well
Lovely route
friendly people
and a cuppa and a sandwich afterwards

Sure what more d'ya want?

Well done Dusty Bin and kennyb! Great times.

Oryx

Well done all No pb for me, 46.13 but happy as havent been running fast lately. Couldnt have done it faster anyway. Didnt see another woman on the route, surrounded by guys. Made me wonder where all the gals were. Had forgotten what a pig that hill was between four and six k. As usual great day, well organised, with lovely sambos after. Well done John and co!

eoin ryan

DustyBin wrote: »

Ran today, pb'd at 41:01
Great to meet Kennyb in person, although the fecker did beat me by about 30 sec's - fair play, dodgy ankle or not
John O'Leary out front at the start making sure everyone knew where they were going, large enough field, and I'm fairly sure the winner broke the course record - €650 for half an hours work!!
Enjoyed the race and hope to be back next year

That must have been you Dusty that was in the same clutch as me right the way around. I was wearing the Wexford Half Marathon T-shirt (surprise, surprise!!) Which fella were you? There was 3 of us (ish)
Great race - Top marks

Dilbert75

Do the results get posted anywhere?

annieee

Dilbert75 wrote: »

Do the results get posted anywhere?

I can't find where I read it right now, but I think the results will be posted on www.mysport.ie tomorrow.

DustyBin

eoin ryan wrote: »

That must have been you Dusty that was in the same clutch as me right the way around. I was wearing the Wexford Half Marathon T-shirt (surprise, surprise!!) Which fella were you? There was 3 of us (ish)
Great race - Top marks

That was me talking to you directly afterwards about Eireman X and the Wexford Half
I tried my living best to stay ahead of you but had gone out way to quick at start and couldn't catch you at the end
congrats yourself, I think I remember you saying you took a minute off your own best time (10k or that course? - not sure)
Good to talk to you

kennyb3

DustyBin wrote: »

Ran today, pb'd at 41:01
Great to meet Kennyb in person, although the fecker did beat me by about 30 sec's - fair play, dodgy ankle or not
John O'Leary out front at the start making sure everyone knew where they were going, large enough field, and I'm fairly sure the winner broke the course record - €650 for half an hours work!!
Enjoyed the race and hope to be back next year

Really nice to meet you dusty, good to have a chat before and nice to have each other to help with the racing during. did a quick (ish) race report on the log before going out last night. great day for it and very well organised and marshalled. hopefully see you at a race again soon.

kennyb3

eoin ryan wrote: »

That must have been you Dusty that was in the same clutch as me right the way around. I was wearing the Wexford Half Marathon T-shirt (surprise, surprise!!) Which fella were you? There was 3 of us (ish)
Great race - Top marks

I must of been right in and around you for bit of it too, i was about 30m behind dusty for most of the first 5k, i was in a blue t shirt and black shorts with black base layer. what colour has that wexford half t shirt?

HeavyRunner

Great day and great race. There is a link to a handful of photos from the start of the race here:-

http://athleticswexford.com/index.php/results/196-big-turn-out-again-for-mysport-10k

eoin ryan

Hi kennyb3,
yea I remember you. You were a few metres ahead of me till km 6 or 7 - I kept loosing you on the climbs. The auld endurance gear kicked in at 8km up that straight then and at 9km I decided to go on a gallop (which thankfully i sustained). I knew it was a downhill finish :pac:

The Wexford Half T-shirt is white with a few logos on the back (colourful). I had brown shorts on.

Ah... the penny has dropped Dustybin. Thanks. Yea - it was a min off on last years time. We were all having a serious ding dong in that group... I guess we all had sub 40 on our minds

kennyb3

Eoin, i remeber you well now. we had a good little group going for first 5k. great race all in all.

DustyBin

results are up.
Up quickly considering no chip timing

kennyb3

Some nice pics too along the side of the website;)