tramore strand - how long?

luvlylady

Does anyone know the distance from the lifeguard hut, down the back strand, around the sandhills and back up the beach? I ran it last night and would like to know what distance I covered. It's not easy running on sand I can tell you!

mike65

Its about 5 miles.

ex_infantry man

luvlylady wrote: »

Does anyone know the distance from the lifeguard hut, down the back strand, around the sandhills and back up the beach? I ran it last night and would like to know what distance I covered. It's not easy running on sand I can tell you!

how long did it take ya to do it?? have ran it in twenty mins full length down and back but that was when was at me fittest few years back

sean_84

mike65 wrote: »

Its about 5 miles.

I'm pretty sure it's closer to 4 miles

Sully

The beach is 4km long (3 miles)

mike65

Its 3 miles from the ladies slip area and 2.5 from the car park/hut

luvlylady

I'm going to say 5 miles if the beach is about 2.5 miles long from the car park area. Thanks.

Wouldn't dream of saying the time I did it in, suffice to say it was no where near 20 minutes!

ex_infantry man

luvlylady wrote: »

I'm going to say 5 miles if the beach is about 2.5 miles long from the car park area. Thanks.

Wouldn't dream of saying the time I did it in, suffice to say it was no where near 20 minutes!

keep up the good work though you,ll do it in that time eventually used often go running down there with the gardai,fire service during summer few years ago we used be put through our paces down there sprinting up and down the sand dunes

ash2008

hey

im just wondering how long is the beach in tramore, ive seen it said its 5k in some places and 3k in others. I'd be talking from say the cliffs down to the sandhills.
The reason i ask is cos id like to go jogging there and would like to know how much distance im running

thanks

ak51535

emm slightly over 3 miles...not sure what that is in km's...possible 6.4?

ash2008

thanks, thats about 5 k i believe...so a run up and down would be 10k, that'll be plenty long for me:)

gobo99

this sites handy for thing like this


http://www.mapmyrun.com/create_new

Cabaal

4km from one end to the other, least it was on Sunday when I ran it, went to the end and back and it was 8km

SUNGOD

Cabaal wrote: »

4km from one end to the other, least it was on Sunday when I ran it, went to the end and back and it was 8km

that sounds right
the baldy man run is 5 miles(8k) starting outside the toilets by the amusements down the slip and down the beach around the sandhills and back up the backstrand finishing at the end of the prom by the slip

Flyin Irishman

by my guess its about 34,621 scones long from one end t th'other

mike65

It depends where you start from! If you go from the start of the beach by the cliffs its 3 miles, if you start from the end of the prom its nearer 2.

south

ash2008 wrote: »

hey

im just wondering how long is the beach in tramore, ive seen it said its 5k in some places and 3k in others. I'd be talking from say the cliffs down to the sandhills.
The reason i ask is cos id like to go jogging there and would like to know how much distance im running

thanks

if you've a nokia phone with gps you can track your runs with this http://www.sportstrackingtechnologies.com/#/us-EN/public

ziedth

The iPhone has a good app for it too.

Chochese

Flyin Irishman wrote: »

by my guess its about 34,621 scones long from one end t th'other

Hmmmmm.. I'd say closer to 50,000

hellfireie

theres a measurement tool on google earth, could try that

magpie30

i jogd it from clifs round sand hills and backup using a garmen i hink itwas 8. somting

Flyin Irishman

Chochese wrote: »

Hmmmmm.. I'd say closer to 50,000

You sir, obviously need to find a better baker, because your current one is clearly providing you with sub-standard, skimpy, poor-person scones that I would wager are not up to regulation standards!

Either that or your just wrong, your WRONG! Give it up your a quack! Leave the scone-measurin science to the real professionals!

Chochese

I'm working on the basis of a scone having the approximate diameter of 80mm... At least that's how big I'm reckoning a scone to be. Where do you get your gargantuan 115mm diameter scones from?

Flyin Irishman

I've been sworn to secrecy, therefore I cant tell you where to get man-scones little girl

Sully

Merged with a previous thread asking the same question which was in the Waterford County forum.

Since this is not Waterford City related, ill keep the "new" thread in the County forum.

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dermo909

From the lifeguard hut, down prom past amusements, turn right past freddies/misties etc, turn right at mini roundabout, down to main roundabout, turn right down past the gaa pitch and back to the hut.

Google maps tells me its 2k. Would that be about right?

jmdsk

It's just under 3km around. according to garmin.

jmdsk

Just under 9Km from the start of prom around and back. but i suppose it depends how close you stay to the hills.

dermo909

Excellent
I'm working my way up to running 5k and you've just made me very happy seeing as I can now run 3k in one go instead of the 2k I though I was doing!

Sully

Merged with existing thread.

Please search before posting folks (well, look down the first page at least as the older topic had a post just yesterday!)

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dermo909

I posted my question as a seperate topic because its a diffeent route! Question answered though so no harm

jmdsk

And for anyone who's interested the run from the prom up past race course out around westown back the cliff rd and down the prom is roughly 12km.

Speak Now

ex_infantry man wrote: »

how long did it take ya to do it?? have ran it in twenty mins full length down and back but that was when was at me fittest few years back

If it really is 5 miles then you have the world record