Dublin Marathon 31/10/2011

az2wp0sye65487

I've done a search and don't see any threads on this.

Race website
Course profile NB. the route has changed slightly this year, taking a different road in the park, but the elevation profile is the same
Last year's thread


It's 18 weeks from yesterday (Monday 27th June) to the Dublin Marathon. I've been concentrating on upping my mileage in the Vibrams over the past few months, I think my feet are getting used to running with little or no cushioning at this stage - so I'm going to kick off a marathon training plan hopefully this week or maybe next week.

I'm still undecided if I'll do one of Hal Higdon's plans, look for others online, or just come up with my own.

My main goal is to beat last year's time of 4hr 9mins.... but I'm also hoping my legs and feet will hold up to running in Vibrams.

What are others here hopes & dreams for DCM this year?

Anyone planning on doing it in fancy dress as it's on Halloween this year?!?!

RayCun

4 stars (good)

There are three threads in the Training Logs area discussing training for Dublin marathon, or autumn marathons in general
Novices (mentored thread)
'Improvers' thread
'Seasoned' runners thread

Questions/comments about the race itself should be posted here. Discussions of training plans should go in the training logs.


There will be pace groups running in the marathon, lead by the following runners (most of them from A/R/T)

3:00 (Having previously ran sub 2:48)
TheRoadRunner
1 more confirmed

3:15 (Having previously ran sub 2:56)
Krusty Clown
Village Runner
LeCheile

3:30 (Having previously ran sub 3:06)
liamo123
TFBubendorfer
SureWhyNot
Grellan

3:45 (Having previously ran sub 3:19)
Corkrunning
Brianderunner
Macanri
shotgunMCOS

4:00 (Having previously ran sub 3:30)
Oisin11718
ChristyB
Menoscemo
Jackyback

4:15 (Having previously ran sub 3:45)
RunningCoach
KandiKane
sbp100

4:30 (Having previously run sub 4:00)
WallyRuns
Izoard
Ultraman
ger664

5:00 (having previously ran sub 4:15)
clareman07
John O'L
jonny99


(the 'having previously ran' is their qualification for being a pacer. clareman07 has run at least one recent marathon faster than 4.15, so the organisers are confident in his ability to run a steady 5.00 pace)

az2wp0sye65487

RayCun wrote: »

There are three threads in the Training Logs area discussing training for Dublin marathon, or autumn marathons in general
Novices (mentored thread)
'Improvers' thread
'Seasoned' runners thread

Questions/comments about the race itself should be posted here. Discussions of training plans should go in the training logs.

Cheers for that Ray, and adding the links to my OP - I never looked in ther Training Logs sub forum, although now it's blatantly obvious I should have checked in there first!

RayCun

4 stars (good)

No problem. I'm sure there'll be a bunch of people in fancy dress this year - last year there was a leprechaun and a tiger, as well as a guy running backwards and someone else juggling their way around.

az2wp0sye65487

I spotted the guy running backwards, he overtook me at one point! :mad:

diddleyland

Irish Runner magazine has a schedule for DCM starting next monday with different plans for different times. Starting my training on monday following the 4.45-5.30 plan hope it goes well would love to manage a sub 5 hour marathon.............

heffsarmy

diddleyland wrote: »

Irish Runner magazine has a schedule for DCM starting next monday with different plans for different times. Starting my training on monday following the 4.45-5.30 plan hope it goes well would love to manage a sub 5 hour marathon.............

diddleyland you won't go too far wrong with that program, but the starting should be the 11th and not the 4th.

diddleyland

thanks for that would have been a week out of sink.... think i'll just do an extra week one so since i started yesterday! looking forward to the training and building up to the marathon slightly concerned about training in aug on hols in spain but i'm sure i'll find a way to fit it in hopefully in the evening!!!

tunguska

Are we doing call your time? Thats always great craic.

az2wp0sye65487

tunguska wrote: »

Are we doing call your time? Thats always great craic.

Well my first and only marathon to date was DCM 2010, and I finished in 4hr 9mins.... so I want to beat that.

I'm gonna go with 3:45...

potsy11

Sub 3:00


Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon

Sub 3:30


Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - Tunguska - 2nd Marathon

Sub 4:00


Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

RayCun

4 stars (good)

Only 17 weeks to go...:rolleyes:


Sub 3:00


Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon

Sub 4:00


Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish



I think Tunguska has run more than one marathon...

Woddle

What time are you looking at tunguska, I heard you're training with a fairly good guy (70 min half) so you must be looking at taking a big chunk off.

tunguska

Sub 2:30


Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00


Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon


Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon

Sub 4:00


Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

Woddle wrote: »

What time are you looking at tunguska, I heard you're training with a fairly good guy (70 min half) so you must be looking at taking a big chunk off.

Im going to be a bit of a bowsey here and not call a time until 3 weeks before the marathon. Yeah I'm training with Phil from sportsworld who is a great athlete, absolute gentleman aswell. Hoping to take a big chunk off last year though.

menoscemo

3 stars (average)

Sub 2:30


Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00


Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)

Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish




I am pretty sure I will win the prize for calling my time. I can get these things very accurate if needed. Just ask Brianderunner :P

PDCAT

Sub 2:30


Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00


Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)
3.59.59 - PDCAT

Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

Woddle

tunguska wrote: »

Im going to be a bit of a bowsey here and not call a time until 3 weeks before the marathon. Yeah I'm training with Phil from sportsworld who is a great athlete, absolute gentleman aswell. Hoping to take a big chunk off last year though.

I used to work with him about 10 years ago and he was only jogging twice a week and hadn't raced since school so I brought him out to run the cityswift 10 miler. I was running 5 days a week at the time and came in in 69, I waited at the line for Phil and then my uncle came in in 80 plus and I thought there's no way he's slower than my uncle, I turned around and there's Phil walking towards me he was finished and had changed clothes already. We quickly got him in a club

ThePiedPiper

3 stars (average)

Sub 2:30


Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)

Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

Gringo78

Sub 2:30


Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon
2:49:xx - Gringo78 - 3rd Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)

Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

PDCAT

Sub 2:30


Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon
2:49:xx - Gringo78 - 3rd Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)
3.59.59 - PDCAT

Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

neilc

4 stars (good)

This years Berlin marathon (my third) is my 'A' goal race where I hope to break 3:30, but I'm also hoping to repeat the performance in Dublin injuries and recovery allowing.

Sub 2:30


Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon
2:49:xx - Gringo78 - 3rd Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon
3.29.30 - neilc - will be 4th marathon

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)
3.59.59 - PDCAT

Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

Macanri

Sub 2:30


Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon
2:49:xx - Gringo78 - 3rd Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon
3.29.30 - neilc - will be 4th marathon

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon
3:44:45 - Macanri - (Pacer)

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)
3.59.59 - PDCAT

Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

Van.Bosch

3 stars (average)

Sub 2:30


Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon
2:49:xx - Gringo78 - 3rd Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon
3.29.30 - neilc - will be 4th marathon

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon
3:44:45 - Macanri - (Pacer)

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)
3.59.59 - PDCAT
3.50.00 - Van.Bosch - 2nd Marathon

Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

Diggy78

3 stars (average)

Proper training for this started for me yesterday. Am really looking forward to it now as I missed it last year with a calf injury. Had originally planned to go under 3.20 last year until the injury but managed to to 3.13 in the Kildare marathon in May so all guns blazing for 3.10 this year.

Diggy78

3 stars (average)

Sub 2:30


Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon
2:49:xx - Gringo78 - 3rd Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon
3:09:59 - Diggy78 - 5th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon
3.29.30 - neilc - will be 4th marathon

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon
3:44:45 - Macanri - (Pacer)

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)
3.59.59 - PDCAT
3.50.00 - Van.Bosch - 2nd Marathon

Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish[/QUOTE]

dernipper

Sub 2:30


Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon
2:49:xx - Gringo78 - 3rd Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon
3:09:59 - Diggy78 - 5th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon
3.29.30 - neilc - will be 4th marathon
3:26:42 - Der Nipper 3rd Marathon (exact time closer to date)

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon
3:44:45 - Macanri - (Pacer)

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)
3.59.59 - PDCAT
3.50.00 - Van.Bosch - 2nd Marathon

Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish[/QUOTE]

DULLAHAN2

Sub 2:30


Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon
2:49:xx - Gringo78 - 3rd Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon
3:09:59 - Diggy78 - 5th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon
3.29.30 - neilc - will be 4th marathon
3:26:42 - Der Nipper 3rd Marathon (exact time closer to date)

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon
3:44:45 - Macanri - (Pacer)

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)
3.59.59 - PDCAT
3.50.00 - Van.Bosch - 2nd Marathon
3.49.59 - Dullahan2 1st marathon:D
Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

LaHaine

3 stars (average)

Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon
2:49:xx - Gringo78 - 3rd Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon
3:09:59 - Diggy78 - 5th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon
3.29.30 - neilc - will be 4th marathon
3:26:42 - Der Nipper 3rd Marathon (exact time closer to date)

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon
3:44:45 - Macanri - (Pacer)

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)
3.59.59 - PDCAT
3.50.00 - Van.Bosch - 2nd Marathon
3.49.59 - Dullahan2 1st marathon:D
3.59.59 - lahaine, first marathon, eye of the tiger baby!
Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

antomagoo

4 stars (good)

Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon
2:49:xx - Gringo78 - 3rd Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon
3:09:59 - Diggy78 - 5th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon
3.29.30 - neilc - will be 4th marathon
3:26:42 - Der Nipper 3rd Marathon (exact time closer to date)

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon
3:44:45 - Macanri - (Pacer)

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)
3.59.59 - PDCAT
3.50.00 - Van.Bosch - 2nd Marathon
3.49.59 - Dullahan2 1st marathon:D
3.59.59 - lahaine, first marathon, eye of the tiger baby!
3:45:00 - antomagoo 1st marathon

Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

iMac Hunt

Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon
2:49:xx - Gringo78 - 3rd Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon
3:09:59 - Diggy78 - 5th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon
3.29.30 - neilc - will be 4th marathon
3:26:42 - Der Nipper 3rd Marathon (exact time closer to date)

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon
3:44:45 - Macanri - (Pacer)

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)
3.59.59 - PDCAT
3.50.00 - Van.Bosch - 2nd Marathon
3.49.59 - Dullahan2 1st marathon
3.59.59 - lahaine, first marathon, eye of the tiger baby!
3:45:00 - antomagoo 1st marathon
3.59.59 - iMac Hunt 3rd marathon
Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish

tHE vAGGABOND

2 stars (poor)

Sub 2:45


Sub 3:00
2.55.30 - RunForestRun - 12th Marathon
2:49:xx - Gringo78 - 3rd Marathon

Sub 3:15
3:14:59 - Potsy11 - 6th Marathon
3:09:59 - Diggy78 - 5th Marathon

Sub 3:30
3.29.59 - RayCun - 2nd marathon
3.29.30 - neilc - will be 4th marathon
3:26:42 - Der Nipper 3rd Marathon (exact time closer to date)

Sub 3:45
3:44:59 - steviecakes - 2nd Marathon
3:44:45 - Macanri - (Pacer)
3:45:00 - antomagoo 1st marathon
3.45 - Vagga 1st marathon

Sub 4:00
3:59:30 - menoscemo - (pacer)
3.59.59 - PDCAT
3.50.00 - Van.Bosch - 2nd Marathon
3.49.59 - Dullahan2 1st marathon
3.59.59 - lahaine, first marathon, eye of the tiger baby!
3.59.59 - iMac Hunt 3rd marathon

Sub 4:30


Just want to Finish