Sportsworld 5 mile classic 15/5/2011

gerard65

course
Race website
Last years thread

This is always one of the best road races, hope to have a go again this year.

RayCun

3 stars (average)

Yep, I'll be there too. Still 15 euro to enter, and looks like it's the two lap course from last year again.

Woddle

4 stars (good)

Signed up for this aswell, the south sides equivalent of the Raheny 5 in my opinion.

Van.Bosch

Woddle wrote: »

Signed up for this aswell, the south sides equivalent of the Raheny 5 in my opinion.

totally agree, two top races. The difference is this one doesnt have that hill from the coast up to Raheny so is a quicker course but two great races.

RayCun

3 stars (average)

Posters have started going up for this....
Here's the video of the course they did last year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhpsWuOraLc

tHE vAGGABOND

4 stars (good)

Also entered this as its only up the road from me, and sounds like a good race..

Perkina3

Also this is only up the road from me.... think I might enter this...need to make sure no GAA matches on but cud prob miss one match

ClashCityRocker

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

Also entered this as its only up the road from me, and sounds like a good race..

I lived in D6 for 3.5 years, entered this race twice and to my great regret never made the startline on either occasion (injury and a hangover:rolleyes: respectively).

It looks a very fast course anyway.

RayCun

3 stars (average)

Those reports from Leixlip are getting me itchy to race. Sub-34 next week in my new Boards top - who else is in?

Dotcomdolly

I did 44:31 last year at this, hope to shave it down to 44 or less, but we'll see, haven't been running as much as I was last year. I will be trying to implement my new chi-running techniques too, so watch me lean

tHE vAGGABOND

4 stars (good)

Aiming for sub 40 myself...

cant wait for it now feels like months and months since i raced

gmurran

4 stars (good)

Thanks for the good words guys. Online entry closes in 5 Days from today(Sunday). Entires are then taken on the morning of the race at St Paul's Secondary School, Limekiln lane which is the Race HQ.

If anyone has any further questions you can ask them here, twitter (@sportsworldter) or online (http://www.sportsworld-terenure.ie).

Hope to see many of you out next Sunday. It's a good course for a fast time. Fingers crossed for todays sunshine.

curv

3 stars (average)

Just Signed up, hoping for sub 45

Looks like a fast course, ran this a few years ago on a different course i think

RayCun

3 stars (average)

Yes, it used to be one lap, going up as far as Terenure I think, changed to two laps last year.

gmurran

4 stars (good)

Yes it's the same two course lap as last year. Nice and fast with some long straights.

You can see it here.

tHE vAGGABOND

4 stars (good)

I read somewhere that there is no bag drop for this, and you should show up ready to go?

Could someone somewhat in the know confirm? [If so, it just involve me having to do some cunning planning, since I dont drive!]

groovyg

I did it two years ago and just left my bag in the School where registration was on, kind like the bhaa races leave it in the place where registration is on. I didn't have anything valuable like a wallet or phone just some money for bus fare and get some food afterwards.

gmurran

4 stars (good)

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

I read somewhere that there is no bag drop for this, and you should show up ready to go?

Could someone somewhat in the know confirm? [If so, it just involve me having to do some cunning planning, since I dont drive!]

There is no official bag drop area. Apart from the biggest races it's uncommon to have one. As suggested best to leave your gear in the school (Race HQ) which is a short walk/ jog from the finish. Refreshments are available in that area after the race.

Obviously you leave gear at your own risk but I've never heard of peoples stuff being moved, taken etc.

tHE vAGGABOND

4 stars (good)

Oh Im not expecting anything fancy, I will chuck a couple of things in old bag and leave it in school, thats perfect.

I was just concerned that I heard that there was nothing at all.

Woddle

4 stars (good)

Going to run this at an easy pace on Saturday morning if anyone is interested, meet at the start near the esso garage on St Peters road at 9am

Perkina3

I am screwed now....I entered a race!! EEEP!

*crosses himself

Perkina3

Actually.... like I am trying enter and it's not letting me.

Woddle

4 stars (good)

Perkina3 wrote: »

Actually.... like I am trying enter and it's not letting me.

Online entry could be closed, fairly sure you can register on the day anyway.

Sandwell

4 stars (good)

Registration is still open. I just signed up a minute ago.

ElectraX

Going to register in the Sportsworld shop this afternoon.Looking forward to it:)Haven't done a road race yet this year so it's a nice short distance to start with.Just back running after a few months off so not expecting anything too great..would be delighted with 40 minutes:D

gmurran

4 stars (good)

Registration closes today (I think at 11:59PM) but is still open right now.

Registration is available at the shop tomorrow in Terenure or on Sunday at the Race HQ.

Thanks guys

Perkina3

Well.... I will try again later.

Dotcomdolly

I hope we will be spared the hailstones, thunder & lightening that just passed over....

tunguska

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

I hope we will be spared the hailstones, thunder & lightening that just passed over....

Forecast looks fine for sunday morning, should be a grand day for racing.

Dotcomdolly

tunguska wrote: »

Forecast looks fine for sunday morning, should be a grand day for racing.

oh good stuff, the last few days have been awful racing weather wise - cycles of blazing sunshine followed be heavy showers.

huskerdu

4 stars (good)

tunguska wrote: »

Forecast looks fine for sunday morning, should be a grand day for racing.

I was just checking this myself at the moment. Sunday morning is predicted
to be the nicest part of the weekend.


I have loads of reasons to run this.

It is just down the road, I want to time myself over 8K, to gauge how far I am from my goal of a sub 50 min 10K. I have a lovely new boards ac top to show off and a chance to meet other people in boards ac tops.

The only problem is that I am just a bit demotivated.
My legs have recovered from the half marathon, but I dont think my head has. I have gone as far as think of weak excuses like " I cant leave the OH with a 7 year old with a slight cold, the house will fall apart without me for 1.5 hours on Sunday morning".

I need someone to tell me that I HAVE to be there on Sunday morning.
I do think I will regret it, if I dont bother.

Dotcomdolly

huskerdu wrote: »

I was just checking this myself at the moment. Sunday morning is predicted
to be the nicest part of the weekend.


I have loads of reasons to run this.

It is just down the road, I want to time myself over 8K, to gauge how far I am from my goal of a sub 50 min 10K. I have a lovely new boards ac top to show off and a chance to meet other people in boards ac tops.

The only problem is that I am just a bit demotivated.
My legs have recovered from the half marathon, but I dont think my head has. I have gone as far as think of weak excuses like " I cant leave the OH with a 7 year old with a slight cold, the house will fall apart without me for 1.5 hours on Sunday morning".

I need someone to tell me that I HAVE to be there on Sunday morning.
I do think I will regret it, if I dont bother.

I'll be there, and will be wearing short shorts, now you wouldn't want to miss that!
Plus lovely tea & sandwiches after.
And getting away from a 7 year old with a slight cold would work for me , heartless mammy that I am .

huskerdu

4 stars (good)

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

I'll be there, and will be wearing short shorts, now you wouldn't want to miss that!
Plus lovely tea & sandwiches after.
And getting away from a 7 year old with a slight cold would work for me , heartless mammy that I am .

That is exactly the sort of heartless Mammy that I am too.

ElectraX

From reading race reports from last year, it seems there is a bit of a drag up Whitehall Road.Is this the only uphill section on the course? I'm hoping it's not like Roebuck Road, uphill sections always put me well off pace:rolleyes:

menoscemo

ElectraX wrote: »

From reading race reports from last year, it seems there is a bit of a drag up Whitehall Road.Is this the only uphill section on the course? I'm hoping it's not like Roebuck Road, uphill sections always put me well off pace:rolleyes:

Check out my garmin link to last years route. 50ft of rise in the whole course (about 15m) indicates that there is virtually no uphill's at all. You won't get a flatter course unless you run around a track . The only problem with the whitehall rd section last year is that it was into a bit of a headwind. It is absolutely nothing like the Roebuck rd.

Woddle

4 stars (good)

menoscemo wrote: »

Check out my garmin link to last years route. 50ft of rise in the whole course (about 15m) indicates that there is virtually no uphill's at all. You won't get a flatter course unless you run around a track . The only problem with the whitehall rd section last year is that it was into a bit of a headwind. It is absolutely nothing like the Roebuck rd.

I have it uploaded to my garmin for tomorrows recce

Dotcomdolly

huskerdu wrote: »

That is exactly the sort of heartless Mammy that I am too.

so I guess my short shorts won't be such a draw for you

nerraw1111

menoscemo wrote: »

Check out my garmin link to last years route. 50ft of rise in the whole course (about 15m) indicates that there is virtually no uphill's at all. You won't get a flatter course unless you run around a track . The only problem with the whitehall rd section last year is that it was into a bit of a headwind. It is absolutely nothing like the Roebuck rd.

Wow, that is flat. *Check diary on Sunday...free...hmmmm*

ElectraX

menoscemo wrote: »

Check out my garmin link to last years route. 50ft of rise in the whole course (about 15m) indicates that there is virtually no uphill's at all. You won't get a flatter course unless you run around a track . The only problem with the whitehall rd section last year is that it was into a bit of a headwind. It is absolutely nothing like the Roebuck rd.

Thanks for posting that...more confident about hitting my time target now:D

gmurran

4 stars (good)

The course is very flat but its a long drag along Whitehall road. Good course for PB if the wind is good to us on Sunday.

G-Money

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

I'll be there, and will be wearing short shorts, now you wouldn't want to miss that!

Gosh if you insist, I will come along then

volcanicash

Anyone know if theres a cutoff time for registration on race morning?

curv

3 stars (average)

Hopefully the wind wont be out tomorrow - ran up whitehall road today fairly stiff brezze blowing right down it !

gmurran

4 stars (good)

volcanicash wrote: »

Anyone know if theres a cutoff time for registration on race morning?

9.30 officially I think. Allot of people register on the day so I'd advise being there for 9. Race starts at 10

gmurran

4 stars (good)

curv wrote: »

Hopefully the wind wont be out tomorrow - ran up whitehall road today fairly stiff brezze blowing right down it !

Looks like it will be windy. http://www.met.ie/forecasts/

Everyone is at the same disadvantage and it will be helping you along on other parts of the course:)

ElectraX

Good luck to everyone racing tomorrow!!Really hoping to get a decent time to balance out the dissapointment of Jedward not winning!:p

Dotcomdolly

We'll do jedward stylee jumps at the finish line!

huskerdu

4 stars (good)

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

We'll do jedward stylee jumps at the finish line!

But, will your hair look as good ?

G-Money

Good luck to those doing this race today. Hope the weather clears up a bit though!

Dotcomdolly

G-Money wrote: »

Good luck to those doing this race today. Hope the weather clears up a bit though!

I hate running with a wet back My racepix photos will be scowly I'm sure!

tHE vAGGABOND

4 stars (good)

Very enjoyable race, lots of marashals and folks to help. I now fully understand why lots of people only run club races [after this one and St Pats 5k in town].

It was also excellent to meet so many folks from boards, a bunch of whom I had not met before, so it was great :cool: