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Wicklow Way Relay 12th June

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    #122
    Magnet
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    Weather forecast anyone????


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    #123
    donothoponpop
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    Met Eireann-
    Saturday will be dry with a mixture of cloud and sunshine. However, cloud will increase in the northwest later and outbreaks of rain will develop there around nightfall. Light to moderate, northwest winds will back west to southwest and highest temperatures will range 15 to 20 degrees Celsius, warmest in the south and southeast.

    Perfect conditions. Might get a bit warm in the afternoon, so teams should have water for their leg 7 runners.

    Best of luck to all running tomorrow, its going to be a great race!:)


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    #124
    BeepBeep67
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    Magnet wrote: »
    Weather forecast anyone????

    I heard that there's showers heading in from the West and settling over Laragh :D


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    #125
    Magnet
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    donothoponpop wrote: »
    Met Eireann-
    Saturday will be dry with a mixture of cloud and sunshine. However, cloud will increase in the northwest later and outbreaks of rain will develop there around nightfall. Light to moderate, northwest winds will back west to southwest and highest temperatures will range 15 to 20 degrees Celsius, warmest in the south and southeast.

    Perfect conditions. Might get a bit warm in the afternoon, so teams should have water for their leg 7 runners.

    Best of luck to all running tomorrow, its going to be a great race!:)

    While out on the mountain last time I hid some water for myself just in case....;)

    BeepBeep67 wrote: »
    I heard that there's showers heading in from the West and settling over Laragh :D

    Shuddup you!
    Hope Mrs BeepBeep67 id busy making cookies :pac:.......nom nom


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    #126
    TheRoadRunner
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    As long as my team beats BOARDS I'll be a happy man :)

    I have rediscovered I am crap on hills recently so I'll be depending heavily on my team mates to whoop some BOARDS ass.

    Any of you chickens fancy a gentlemans wager :)

    good luck to all runners and hopefully the weather behaves.


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    #127
    donothoponpop
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    TheRoadRunner wrote: »
    As long as my team beats BOARDS I'll be a happy man :)

    I have rediscovered I am crap on hills recently so I'll be depending heavily on my team mates to whoop some BOARDS ass.

    Any of you chickens fancy a gentlemans wager :)

    good luck to all runners and hopefully the weather behaves.

    Them's fightin' words:D What wager did you have in mind? *Edit* losing team serves a pint of hooch to each of winning team, venue choice of winners?*

    Best advice I can give RR, if you are not used to the hills:

    *back off on the uphills. Panting can scar your lungs, so walking- baby steps, slowly- is advisable.
    *remember, the ground is uneven and rough, so be careful on the downhills. Ask yourself, is it really worth your road running career? Think "snapped ankle and major ligament damage- do I really want that?"
    *above all, its a fun event. Don't worry about the navigation, if you go wrong, sure what's the harm. Everyone will see the funny side, so no need for maps.

    GO BOARDS!
    :D


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    #128
    BeepBeep67
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    Magnet wrote: »
    Hope Mrs BeepBeep67 id busy making cookies :pac:.......nom nom

    No cookies tomorrow I don't think as I have a little one with chicken pox and stress levels are high - I'm lucky to be getting out tomorrow at all!


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    #129
    Krusty_Clown
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    TheRoadRunner wrote: »
    As long as my team beats BOARDS I'll be a happy man :)
    I was just packing my stuff for tomorrow, and remembered that I hadn't packed my compulsory rucsack, bivouac tent, gas stove, shovel, emergency flares, maps, compass and three days worth of food supplies. Just as well, as the officials wouldn't let me compete if I hadn't remembered to carry these lifesaving essentials.

    Everybody has theirs ready for the pre-race inspection, right?


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    #130
    Slogger Jogger
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    Did they ever find that club runner that got lost in the relay last year? Keep an eye out and we could stumble across him.


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    #131
    donothoponpop
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    Slogger Jogger wrote: »
    Did they ever find that club runner that got lost in the relay last year? Keep an eye out and we could stumble across him.

    Heard he went native. Lives off frogspawn and tree roots now, in a cave by Glendalough. Brrr! Shoulda kept to his road races...


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    #132
    xebec
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    Slogger Jogger wrote: »
    Did they ever find that club runner that got lost in the relay last year? Keep an eye out and we could stumble across him.

    From the way RaccoonQueen has been talking, she'll be joining him!! Has anyone got the rescue team on alert?


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    #133
    TheRoadRunner
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    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    I was just packing my stuff for tomorrow, and remembered that I hadn't packed my compulsory rucsack, bivouac tent, gas stove, shovel, emergency flares, maps, compass and three days worth of food supplies. Just as well, as the officials wouldn't let me compete if I hadn't remembered to carry these lifesaving essentials.

    Everybody has theirs ready for the pre-race inspection, right?

    I think our team of sherpas have all our equipment sorted ;) One can never be too careful when leaving civilisation for the wilds of Ireland


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    #134
    TheRoadRunner
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    donothoponpop wrote: »
    Them's fightin' words:D What wager did you have in mind? *Edit* losing team serves a pint of hooch to each of winning team, venue choice of winners?*
    :D

    My team are not as confident (or put another way they are not as cocky) as me so I wouldn't like to be the sole looser on an 8 pint round ! I'll think of something in the next hour or so.

    BOARDS AC blows donkey balls, come on where's patrick ? (have a guess what happened to one of our runners a few years back?)


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    #135
    RacoonQueen
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    xebec wrote: »
    From the way RaccoonQueen has been talking, she'll be joining him!! Has anyone got the rescue team on alert?

    Pffft I'll be fine. I've studied that map if I was running it from an aerial view I'd fricken ace it!


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    #136
    donothoponpop
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    Boards A team- 7th after leg 1
    Boards B team- 9th after leg 1


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    #137
    BeepBeep67
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    ^ that's just savage, interesting day ahead - do you have leg times?


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    #138
    Slogger Jogger
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    Great performances guys, well done. Back to bed now KC.


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    #139
    donothoponpop
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    BeepBeep67 wrote: »
    ^ that's just savage, interesting day ahead - do you have leg times?

    Krusty (A) ?

    Earlyevening (B team) 65 mins. Brilliant run, he's been waiting a year to slay that demon:)


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    #140
    Slogger Jogger
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    The door to the memories of last year's leg 1 can be firmly closed now. Good work EE.


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    #141
    Slogger Jogger
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    We need satellite tracking of runners. Chip implants I say.


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    #142
    TheRoadRunner
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    donothoponpop wrote: »
    Boards A team- 7th after leg 1
    Boards B team- 9th after leg 1

    "where's patrick?" sandwiched between you guys in 8th :D

    That was the maddest run I've ever done. 17 minutes for the first 2 miles going up hill, lost lots of ground on the next downhill section. 5.30 minute miling for the next 1.7 miles on the road. I basically did a fartlek hill section on the next uphill. running for 70 seconds walking fast for 30 seconds, this worked well. Lost lots of time on the downhill section again and then ran like feck to try and catch Krusty but he had a decent kick at the end. Great fun and will be interesting to see how the day unfolds. Booh Boards Booh:D

    I'm away on holidays now but will be back to gloat over our victory later today or tomorrow :D


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    #143
    Slogger Jogger
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    Fab 2nd leg by Boards. The pressure mounts on later runners :eek:


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    #144
    BeepBeep67
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    Go on the mighty Abhainn


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    #145
    earlyevening
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    65 5x for me. I think Krusty was 63 something.
    Its going to be a warm day I'd say. I could already feel it even at 7am.

    Good luck to all the later runners!


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    #146
    TheRoadRunner
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    Yes weather is great. They are predicting highs of 18 but I reckon we could hit 20.


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    #147
    BeepBeep67
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    earlyevening wrote: »
    65 5x for me. I think Krusty was 63 something.
    Its going to be a warm day I'd say. I could already feel it even at 7am.

    Good luck to all the later runners!

    Well done John - nice to put last year behind you with such a great performance.


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    #148
    Daithi BC
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    Well done everyone so far. I'm getting ready to head out the door now for leg 7 - hope to have a nice lead to defend by then.


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    #149
    BeepBeep67
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    After a couple of strong runs by Suzanne & Mick (2 mins quicker than last year) - Boards A are in a solid 2nd place 10mins ahead of pre race predictions. 1st place looks out of reach - but who knows.


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    #150
    RacoonQueen
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    KC ran leg one in 63 minutes followed by an absolutely INCREDIBLE performance by Abhainn. A team were 12 minutes behind first place after leg 2, 11 minutes behind after leg 3. I've no idea after that.

    Great running too by EE with a 65ish minute first leg and a strong run from Magnet on leg 2 coming in in 14th place. I came in just over 40 minutes for leg 3 - still in 14th place. Some really strong runners now in boards B so I wouldn't be surprised if we got a top 10 placing. I'll do it faster next year by making sure I don't need a wee break after 2k. :D


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    #151
    TheRoadRunner
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    BeepBeep67 wrote: »
    After a couple of strong runs by Suzanne & Mick (2 mins quicker than last year) - Boards A are in a solid 2nd place 10mins ahead of pre race predictions. 1st place looks out of reach - but who knows.

    Crap we are in 4th. I could be eating humble pie yet !


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