Cork City Marathon - Boards Relay Chat

menoscemo

robinph wrote: »

Yep, good work on the persuading OI in for the B team.

Is there anyone else we can target for the A-Team?

Maybe someone who lives down that neck of the woods?? Any Ideas anyone?

robinph

Woddle wrote: »

Are people staying over the day of the race, just curious as last year we didn't.

I think I'd be up for an excuse for some post race beers.

RoyMcC

+1, invited as a former team captain...:)

RacoonQueen

Woddle wrote: »

Welcome OI and I'm in the same boat as yourself, so don't be worrying, I'm just going for the crack. Are people staying over the day of the race, just curious as last year we didn't.

Of course, whats the point in going in a big group if we're staying sober.

I wonder if we can still get a team C....

menoscemo

robinph wrote: »

I think I'd be up for an excuse for some post race beers.

I'd be happy to stay down the monday night to celebrate. Should be able to take the day off.

menoscemo

RoyMcC wrote: »

+1, invited as a former team captain...:)

Great stuff. Now I call one off the short, flat legs

Pisco Sour

Ah ragin I'm missing this now! Sounds like it will be great craic. Only arriving back in Dublin from USA the morning of the race sadly.

chinguetti

I'll be heading back to the big smoke after the race but i can hang around for a glass of tap water. Does Volcano Ash have the ability to close roads too?

mithril

I am staying over as well, in Jury's Inn which is fairly central.
I had a bad experience previously when I nearly fell asleep while driving home exhausted so anyone going home after the race should be cautious.

I can also run an extra leg at sub 3 hour pace if we are short of numbers, but I would prefer to see as many runners as possible on the team.

RacoonQueen

OI I can put you down for leg 3 of our team if thats ok with you. I haven't heard back from Shels yet so I'm trying to keep 4 free in case I need to run it myself.

Edit: menoscemo and I were talking about us all booking into the same hotel or hotels next to each other even? I might head down on the Sunday and leave on the Tuesday if anyone wants a pasta dinner the night before.

menoscemo

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Edit: menoscemo and I were talking about us all booking into the same hotel or hotels next to each other even? I might head down on the Sunday and leave on the Tuesday if anyone wants a pasta dinner the night before.

Sounds good. Let me know what you are booking and I will do the same. Maybe the Jury's as Mithril mentions above? I will also volunteer for lifts down to cork from the big shmoke (or should we get the train?)

OI

RacoonQueen wrote: »

OI I can put you down for leg 3 of our team if thats ok with you. I haven't heard back from Shels yet so I'm trying to keep 4 free in case I need to run it myself.

Edit: menoscemo and I were talking about us all booking into the same hotel or hotels next to each other even? I might head down on the Sunday and leave on the Tuesday if anyone wants a pasta dinner the night before.

yep, leg 3 sounds great. Is everyone staying both nights? I was thinking of travelling down on the Monday morning, then staying Monday night. But I'm open to ideas

RacoonQueen

OI wrote: »

yep, leg 3 sounds great. Is everyone staying both nights? I was thinking of travelling down on the Monday morning, then staying Monday night. But I'm open to ideas

I'd say a lot of people will be going down on the Monday. I'm open to either as I won't be the one driving so I can sleep on the way down. :pac:

robinph

It would be an early start on Monday. :eek:

I'll be planning on getting down there the day before, and if people are having a couple of beverages to recover afterwards then staying on the Monday as well.

I'll stick out A-Team entry in tomorrow afternoon incase we have any last minute ideas of someone else to rope in to join us, nobody else is allowed to drop out though.

menoscemo

OI wrote: »

yep, leg 3 sounds great. Is everyone staying both nights? I was thinking of travelling down on the Monday morning, then staying Monday night. But I'm open to ideas

Staying down the monday night is the main thing
I will head down on the sunday for handiness. I guess RQ will be getting a lift... who else is in the south/west Dublin area? Woddle?

RacoonQueen

Well I'm happy to get a train, they're very cheap these days.

menoscemo

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Well I'm happy to get a train, they're very cheap these days.

I just spent the last 15 minutes pulling my hair out trying to check the prices of bloody trains from Heuston to Cork. I was clicking everywhere but nothing happened, then I read the part that says you can't make bookings more than 28 days before departure :rolleyes:
Anyway I see the standard return is €76, no way I am paying that. If we can get some of them cheap offers I heard about on the radio I'm on for the train, otherwise I'll be available for lifts.

Anyway so what are we doing for hotels?

RacoonQueen

The train should cost between 20 and 30 euro return. I paid 20 for a return ticket to Limerick at the weekend it's the same pricing for Cork and Galway.

I stayed in the Lancaster Lodge last time I was in Cork, in 2008 there's a Jury's right beside the Lancaster not sure if it's the one Mithril is in or not. Lancaster was alright, near the city centre, bed and breakfast, clean, quiet etc..

chinguetti

I'll be heading down on Saturday morning as have a few friends to visit in Cork but i'll be up for the hotel idea, grub and drinks on Sunday night.

I'll be heading back on Monday night via the new motorway and i get to avoid Abbeyleix and the tailbacks. Hurrah

OI

Yeah i could stay for two nights, i stayed in juries on the quay before, think it has a different name now. €85 per night

menoscemo

OI wrote: »

Yeah i could stay for two nights, i stayed in juries on the quay before, think it has a different name now. €85 per night

Just checked http://corkhotels.jurysinns.com/
All rooms (singles twins doubles etc) are €129 per night for those two nights so €65pp per night for a twin. I'll book if you don't mind sharing

OI

menoscemo wrote: »

Just checked http://corkhotels.jurysinns.com/
All rooms (singles twins doubles etc) are €129 per night for those two nights so €65pp per night for a twin. I'll book if you don't mind sharing

that's sound

menoscemo

Scrap that ^^^^^
lancaster lodge http://www.lancasterlodge.com/ is only €150 for a twin room for the two nights so under €40 pp per night.
It's 4 stars and just down from the Jury's and RQ recommended it

OI

Jaysus that's a great price

Woddle

Yep I'll be going down on the Sunday and staying Monday night. I'm also giving out lifts, I'll have to give robinph first refusal as I owe him for 1/2 a hotel room
Also it should be noted that any speeding tickets should be paid by all and not just the driver

RacoonQueen

It's not strictly a hotel though, more a hotel shaped guest house. They provide brekkie but not dinner but sure we'd probably be out for dinner anyway. I'm probably going to book in there again anyway.

OI

Actually the one I was looking at was called the Leeside Hotel and was €85 per night for a twin room aswell. But the Lancaster is better again. If we could get all of us in there now it would be great. I see where there is shuttle buses from City Hall to bring you to you start point in the relay. It looks really well organized.

menoscemo

OI wrote: »

Jaysus that's a great price

Right I'll book it in the morn if no-one has any better ideas before then.

menoscemo

Woddle wrote: »

Yep I'll be going down on the Sunday and staying Monday night. I'm also giving out lifts, I'll have to give robinph first refusal as I owe him for 1/2 a hotel room
Also it should be noted that any speeding tickets should be paid by all and not just the driver

Sure we'll see who is going closer the time. No need for two cars if one will do...where are you lads staying?

Woddle

I'm happy to go with the flow and book tomorrow aswell