Fastest Half Marathon In Ireland

kennyb3

Anyone got an opinion on what it might be?

mloc123

Longford? Meant to be very flat.

ultraman1

the kildare route is very flat,have drove it but not run yet .doin it on thursday.so will give you a report...

rigal

mloc123 wrote: »

Longford? Meant to be very flat.

It's relatively flat but still has a few long inclines. I reckon there's faster out there. Maybe Kildare or Limerick?

Abhainn

Newry. very flat. First 5 miles fast. 1 testing climb alright around mile 7 or so. Very fast last 4 or 5 miles along a canal.
Longford is aright but there are quite a few minor hills

village runner

Abhainn wrote: »

Newry. very flat. First 5 miles fast. 1 testing climb alright around mile 7 or so. Very fast last 4 or 5 miles along a canal.
Longford is aright but there are quite a few minor hills

Its arace I am interested in doing. So why would last years 2nd half times be alot slower that the first half. Most peoples were 2 min slower ??
Have you done it ?? Its 5 weeks before london so ideal.

Abhainn

village runner wrote: »

Its arace I am interested in doing. So why would last years 2nd half times be alot slower that the first half. Most peoples were 2 min slower ??
Have you done it ?? Its 5 weeks before london so ideal.

VR Newry half is on end May which is 5 weeks after London. Are you sure you are referring to Newry Half?

Last years winning time of 1:12 was same at 2008 when I did it. And that steep hill comes about 6.5 miles into the race

Daithi BC

Longford is pretty flat, but when you're on the course, I always fell like there are a few inclines at about 10-12 miles that knock the stuffing out of me. It's a bit exposed as well, so you can find yourself running into the wind for half the race without much of a break.

For some reason, my half PB is in Wexford, but it's probably a bit hilly for most people looking for a really fast time.

jaymack75

The Waterside Half up in Derry is fairly fast - no major hills, just a couple of short inclines.

I did it last year in September, it was a well organised race, with extra activities for the family and good value at about 25 euro I think.

Nialloooo

the waterford half was very flat out and back to tramore

village runner

Abhainn wrote: »

VR Newry half is on end May which is 5 weeks after London. Are you sure you are referring to Newry Half?

Last years winning time of 1:12 was same at 2008 when I did it. And that steep hill comes about 6.5 miles into the race

Newry , larne all the one 10 weeks apart.

Anyone do larne ??

kennyb3

village runner wrote: »

Newry , larne all the one 10 weeks apart.

Anyone do larne ??

stupid private - check out boards ac blogspot. read his report on it earlier. very costal so depend on wind for speed.

kit3

How about Achill ? It has a number of hills and is quite exposed so can be a problem if it is windy as it often is there (spectacular views though). I did it last year but it was my first. I found it tough but am not really qualified to compare it to any other. would be interested to know what others think ?

sorry - meant to post this on thread about slowest half !

eliwallach

Nialloooo wrote: »

the waterford half was very flat out and back to tramore

+1

Just one climb at 6 miles.