Anne Valley 5 mile 12th Feb

spaceylou

Is anyone doing this? Or did anyone do it last year? What's it like?

I am thinking of doing it....but I'm ashamed to say I don't know that part of the county very well but I always think of Annestown as kinda hilly!! Which would involve some extra mental preperation especially considering I haven't run a race in over a year

Dukie

spaceylou wrote: »

Is anyone doing this? Or did anyone do it last year? What's it like?

I am thinking of doing it....but I'm ashamed to say I don't know that part of the county very well but I always think of Annestown as kinda hilly!! Which would involve some extra mental preperation especially considering I haven't run a race in over a year

Wont lie its a tough course alright! Review of last years race here
http://www.runireland.com/news/annevalley-5-mile-challenge-2010-saturday-13th-february-2010-02-15-alan-campbell

Really well ran race & should be a good day out

spaceylou

ooohhh - now I am scared!!

RubyK

Oops, didn't see this thread, and posted another link to it!

RubyK

spaceylou wrote: »

ooohhh - now I am scared!!

Just take the first couple of miles very handy, keep your energy for the hills after Annestown beach. I'll be taking my own advice this year

It's a very well organised race, worth doing.

spaceylou

Thanx Ruby, have signed up now anyway...

spaceylou

Well the Anne Valley Challenge took place today - nice race, course wasn't too bad - think I had myself psyched up for near vertical ascent coming out of Annestown so the hill that presented itself wasn't as bad as I had imagined. To be honest, I found the slow steady climb further on much tougher than the initial uphill out of annestown but maybe I was just getting tired!

Finished in an offical time of 44:32min which I am pretty happy with. Nicely run event as well, definately one to keep in mind for next year.

jimbo21

ye i ran this one myself yesterday and went well ,came in on 30;15 new pb for me .had a good night in harneys pub that night to finnish it off:D a little sore today all in all good run

Sosa

jimbo21 wrote: »

ye i ran this one myself yesterday and went well ,came in on 30;15 new pb for me .had a good night in harneys pub that night to finnish it off:D a little sore today all in all good run

Hey Jimbo,
If you can run 30:15 there you can smash 30 mins up in Kilmac this Sunday...i reckon its about 40s faster than anne valley.
You should try go to it.

jimbo21

hi sosa how did you in the anne valley ? done killmac last year in 30;30 so i would hope to under that this time:D

jimbo21

sosa you were right i had a good run today and got in well under the 30min mark

Sosa

jimbo21 wrote: »

sosa you were right i had a good run today and got in well under the 30min mark

Well done jimbo...told ya !