Great Pink Run 4th September

ezikel

HI All,

If anyone is looking for a 5k, check out www.greatpinkrun.ie . A flat course in Dublin Docklands aimed at everyone from people looking for personal bests to people who just want to walk it!

This is the inaugural Great Pink Run to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer Ireland. Sunday, 4th of September.

RayCun

ezikel wrote: »

This is the inaugural Great Pink Run to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer Ireland. Sunday, 4th of September.

How much of the entry fee goes to Breast Cancer Ireland?

ezikel

All of the entry fee goes to Breast Cancer Ireland. It is a Breast Cancer Ireland organised event.

RayCun

Thanks.
You know yourself, sometimes 'raising funds for x' means 'the entry fee goes to the organizers, but we will give you a sponsorship card'.

Dotcomdolly

Sounds like a great race, and pleased that the entry are going straight to the charity.
Cani clarify that the tech top is not included in the entry fee but is an additional 10e?

ezikel

Thats correct dotcomdolly. A pic of the T shirt will be going up on the site soon for people to check it out. They are technical T shirts.

rainbow kirby

Could this be an excuse to break out the pink compression socks? :eek::pac:

ElectraX

Pink compression socks sound awesome!! Whare can I get me some of those This could be a good fast race, given that you start well up the front I imagine so as not to get stuck behind yummy mummies and buggies:rolleyes: Always good to see the money going to a great cause as well.

rainbow kirby

ElectraX wrote: »

Pink compression socks sound awesome!! Whare can I get me some of those

Start Fitness, £5.99 :pac:

GoHardOrGoHome

ElectraX wrote: »

Pink compression socks sound awesome!!.

They look great!

My calves would look amazing in them.

Looking forward to this race. Pacing my girlfriend around. Not sure what pace she'll manage. 28 minutes? 26? Don't think we'll hit 25.

Can't say my wardrobe is full of pink items. May have to ask around.

ElectraX

GoHardOrGoHome wrote: »

Can't say my wardrobe is full of pink items. May have to ask around.

Last years IMRA merino wool LL prize would probably do the job!!

seedorf117

ElectraX wrote: »

Last years IMRA merino wool LL prize would probably do the job!!

would there big crowd doing this race??thousand?

eve

seedorf117 wrote: »

would there big crowd doing this race??thousand?

The website says that there is close to 1,000 registered for the race

Sign on is open from 11:30 to 1:30

This will be the largest field I've run in

seedorf117

eve wrote: »

The website says that there is close to 1,000 registered for the race

Sign on is open from 11:30 to 1:30

This will be the largest field I've run in

fair crowd today for it, came 6th 18.20, hoping for sub 18 but desperate wind

Stark

seedorf117 wrote: »

fair crowd today for it, came 6th 18.20, hoping for sub 18 but desperate wind

Oh well, you'll know to leave more time for the breakfast to settle next time!

eve

Was a nice course and good vibe at it. Just a pity about the rain-I just wanted to go home after rather than hang around as I was soaked through.

The wind in the last 1K was a real pain coupled with the heavy rain. Still managed a PB so I'm happy. Any official results posted yet?

ElectraX

Stark wrote: »

Oh well, you'll know to leave more time for the breakfast to settle next time!

LOL Good time Seedorf-well done! You weren't the one in the pink gimp suit were you?!!

seedorf117

Stark wrote: »

Oh well, you'll know to leave more time for the breakfast to settle next time!

thanks for the tip stark. taken on board

Alanm

Ran this too, the start was a bit of a disaster - within a 100m of the start the route narrowed and everyone had to negotiate a few bollards.. It seemed a bit too dangerous way to start the race!
My other gripe was the loudness of the music around the main area, I brought the wife and kids down (lad is only 8 months) and they ended up leaving almost straight away - seemed excessively loud for a family day... Maybe we're just getting old.

I did enjoy the race and set my PB

Enduro

That was the unluckiest weather timing I've seen in years! Great to see so many runners out and such a large amount raised for a worthy cause. It's not every day you get to see a pair of lads running around the docks in pink gimp suits (or do I not get out enough to notice )

MaryB30

Hi, I really enjoyed the run. It was my first ever 5k and first ever electronically timed one. I have a basic question, my time didnt register. I had the tag on my foot and did a great time(for me) but on the Independent my time wasnt published or name.

Its probably something completely obvious but as I said this was my first time doing a race like this.

can anyone help with this?:o

Alanm

I had the same problem - if you contact them through the web site with your number and approx finishing time (if you know it) they should be able to get you both your chip and race time

seedorf117

MaryB30 wrote: »

Hi, I really enjoyed the run. It was my first ever 5k and first ever electronically timed one. I have a basic question, my time didnt register. I had the tag on my foot and did a great time(for me) but on the Independent my time wasnt published or name.

Its probably something completely obvious but as I said this was my first time doing a race like this.

can anyone help with this?:o

Same thing happened me mary. I dont understand this day in age how all results are not right, ive done heaps of races with these chip times, and if it works "its a bonus", for that kinda race where there there is kids/familys competing (most prob there first race), for their name not to appear or incorrect time is desperate. I hate this system, hopefully somebody will invent or have a 100% system in the future.

macinalli

seedorf117 wrote: »

hopefully somebody will invent or have a 100% system in the future.

It's already been done - wear a watch! It doesn't need to be a fancy Garmin; mine was €11 in Argos but it has a stopwatch and I know exactly what time I run in every race. Easy!

seedorf117

macinalli wrote: »

It's already been done - wear a watch! It doesn't need to be a fancy Garmin; mine was €11 in Argos but it has a stopwatch and I know exactly what time I run in every race. Easy!

can that 11e stopwatch record and publish 1000 or so times in a race correct?

macinalli

seedorf117 wrote: »

can that 11e stopwatch record and publish 1000 or so times in a race correct?

I'll need to check its vast array of functions. Out of curiousity, why do you want to know 1000 race times? When I'm racing, the only person I want to time is myself...

Stark

So you know what position you finished...

seedorf117

macinalli wrote: »

I'll need to check its vast array of functions. Out of curiousity, why do you want to know 1000 race times? When I'm racing, the only person I want to time is myself...

god, your either seriously stupid or winding me up.
We have been talking about the timing system, the whole point of it is to take everybodys time,position and correctly publish after event. Do you understand?

seedorf117

ElectraX wrote: »

LOL Good time Seedorf-well done! You weren't the one in the pink gimp suit were you?!!

cheers electra! very close alright!! how did you go??:)

Timmaay

That was one of my friends in the pink gimp suit ha! I unfortunately wasn't there to give him lots of abuse about it!

ElectraX

seedorf117 wrote: »

cheers electra! very close alright!! how did you go??:)

I was helping out as a marshall so didn't get to run.Couldn't believe how quickly the leaders came around:eek: