Connemarathon 1/4/2012

nellocono

Would running the full marathon here be a bad idea if i also wan
ted to run well in cork marathon which is 2 months later?
It would be my first marathon

TFBubendorfer

nellocono wrote: »

Would running the full marathon here be a bad idea if i also wan
ted to run well in cork marathon which is 2 months later?
It would be my first marathon

If you want to do your best time in Cork then yes, a very bad idea.
If you just want to survive in Cork, you can do it.

To be honest I wouldn't recommend it. You can always run the half in Connemara as part of the training for Cork. But there are a few posters here on boards who ran their first marathons very closely together, so it definitely can be done.

mithril

Half:
Dow99 - 2:15

Full:
Micilín Muc: 4.30
Alanm
Jester1980
Corkrunner71
Bugsy2000
Plodder
Acurno - 3.19
dx22 Sub 4hrs
Mithril

Ultra:
menoscemo: 5:29:59
RacoonQueen
TFBubendorfer: sub-5
Izoard
Liamo123 : Too early to put my balls on the chopping block

Dublin was my first.

And now looking around for the next marathon.

Was thinking of Cork, but this looks attractive. Do many do the marathon distance and how hilly is it? Don't want to be slogging up the side of some mountain with the nearest competitors a mile away in front and behind.

pink1971

Are there normally pacers in the connemara half?

theboyblunder

Half:
Dow99 - 2:15

Full:
Micilín Muc: 4.30
Alanm
Jester1980
Corkrunner71
Bugsy2000
Plodder
Acurno - 3.19
dx22 Sub 4hrs
Mithril

Ultra:
menoscemo: 5:29:59
RacoonQueen
TFBubendorfer: sub-5
Izoard
Liamo123 : Too early to put my balls on the chopping block
theboyblunder: sticking to liamo like a limpet for as long as possible


PS - where are people staying?

brownian

pink1971 wrote: »

Are there normally pacers in the connemara half?

Nope. You're on your own!

brownian

Deleted User wrote: »

Dublin was my first.

And now looking around for the next marathon.

Was thinking of Cork, but this looks attractive. Do many do the marathon distance and how hilly is it? Don't want to be slogging up the side of some mountain with the nearest competitors a mile away in front and behind.

Several hundred did it last year. I guess how isolated you are depends on what pace you run at. I ran last year in 2:57 and it was 90% solo, but a more mainstream pace might be less lonely. For what its worth, I found it a very enjoyable run, having the hills at mile thirteen instead of mile one is nice

menoscemo

theboyblunder wrote: »

PS - where are people staying?

Stayed in Galway City last year. There is a bus up from the Cathedral and back after the race.

Great Buzz about the city the night after as well.

brownian

brownian wrote: »

Several hundred did it last year. I guess how isolated you are depends on what pace you run at. I ran last year in 2:57 and it was 90% solo, but a more mainstream pace might be less lonely.

Only did Dublin, and that was 3.59...so won't be giving you any company anyway!

When you say "hills at mile 13", how hilly are hills?!

menoscemo

Deleted User wrote: »

When you say "hills at mile 13", how hilly are hills?!

Very Hilly Hills at miles 13-14.5 and miles 22.5-24 (approx). The first half is very falt and fast but the second half makes it one of the more difficult marathons in Ireland. Here is a garmin link to the course

When you are running at a pace between 3-4hours you will be passing through the backmarkers of the Half Marathon which runs simultaneously on the second half of your course (they start 90 minutes after the full), so you'll have plenty of company and the atmosphere is great.

liamo123

menoscemo wrote: »

Very Hilly Hills at miles 13-14.5 and miles 22.5-24 (approx). The first half is very falt and fast but the second half makes it one of the more difficult marathons in Ireland. Here is a garmin link to the course

When you are running at a pace between 3-4hours you will be passing through the backmarkers of the Half Marathon which runs simultaneously on the second half of your course (they start 90 minutes after the full), so you'll have plenty of company and the atmosphere is great.

Jez I must have been in a bad way or hallucinating but is there not another whopper of a hill around about 31 miles ( 18 for marathon ) .... Fecking destroyed me....

ultraman1

liamo123 wrote: »

Jez I must have been in a bad way or hallucinating but is there not another whopper of a hill around about 31 miles ( 18 for marathon ) .... Fecking destroyed me....

dats only a sneaki incline.....

menoscemo

liamo123 wrote: »

Jez I must have been in a bad way or hallucinating but is there not another whopper of a hill around about 31 miles ( 18 for marathon ) .... Fecking destroyed me....

I never noticed it, but then again, I was doing my Cristie Brown impression at the time, so i had other things on my mind :pac:

Bugsy2000

menoscemo wrote: »

Very Hilly Hills at miles 13-14.5 and miles 22.5-24 (approx). The first half is very falt and fast but the second half makes it one of the more difficult marathons in Ireland. Here is a garmin link to the course

When you are running at a pace between 3-4hours you will be passing through the backmarkers of the Half Marathon which runs simultaneously on the second half of your course (they start 90 minutes after the full), so you'll have plenty of company and the atmosphere is great.

As opposed to non hilly hills?:D

menoscemo

menoscemo wrote: »

Very Hilly Hills at miles 13-14.5 and miles 22.5-24 (approx). The first half is very falt and fast but the second half makes it one of the more difficult marathons in Ireland. Here is a garmin link to the course

Ouch!

Thanks for the link. Though for a minute I thought the elevation in the profile was in metres!

elvis jones

Thinking of doing this, just need to work out the logistics of number collection etc.

Just wondering could my sister collect it, i know its way off but these small things make a big difference in a busy household.

Bugsy2000

From what I can remember if she has your photo Id she can collect it. Normally if you contact them in advance of collection they're ok with it.

elvis jones

Bugsy2000 wrote: »

From what I can remember if she has your photo I'd she can collect it. Normally if you contact them in advance of collection they're ok with it.

Thats good to know.

I'd rather drive down that morning and stay that night for a few pints rather than stay the night before:)

Oh and i've entered !

elvis jones

Oh and whats the hills like compared to Dublin ?

TFBubendorfer

elvis jones wrote: »

Oh and whats the hills like compared to Dublin ?

There are no hills in Dublin!

elvis jones

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

There are no hills in Dublin!

Define hill;)

belcarra

elvis jones wrote: »

Define hill;)

Possibly not the answer you were looking for...

TFBubendorfer

elvis jones wrote: »

Define hill;)

In Dublin, the difference between the lowest and highest elevation is about 150 feet. The highest single "climb" is about 80 feet elevation gain.

In Connemara, the 2 big hills (out of Leenane, and the Hell of the West) climb about 250 feet each, over less than 2 miles. There is another climb at about mile 7, bigger than anything in Dublin, that usually does not even get a mention.

Neither climb is particularly brutal, but it does add up.

TFBubendorfer

And I remember going up an incline that would have been around mile 7 (half), 20 (marathon) or 33 (ultra), when another runners asked me if that was "the" hill. :rolleyes:

He didn't believe me when I pointed to the right and said "no, that's that one", but I supposed he found out soon enough.

Mick Rice

No harm in being ambitious is there..

Half:
Dow99 - 2:15

Full:
Micilín Muc: 4.30
Alanm
Jester1980
Corkrunner71
Bugsy2000
Plodder
Acurno - 3.19
dx22 Sub 4hrs
Mithril

Ultra:
Mick Rice 4:15
menoscemo: 5:29:59
RacoonQueen
TFBubendorfer: sub-5
Izoard
Liamo123 : Too early to put my balls on the chopping block
theboyblunder: sticking to liamo like a limpet for as long as possible

theboyblunder

Mick Rice wrote: »

No harm in being ambitious is there..

Ultra:
Mick Rice 4:15

We need a new emoticon for that.

6:29/mile. Fantastic.

Oisin11178

theboyblunder wrote: »

We need a new emoticon for that.

6:29/mile. Fantastic.

Yeah i totally agree mate its animal watching these guys clock up these miles and take it in there stride.

Marthastew

Out for a recovery run today while away on a family break in Co. Clare and surrounded by the beautiful scenery I decided that I'm in for the Ultra.
Maybe I'm still delirious after DCM?

No idea of a time yet, I need to start reading up on Ultras and I'll be asking for a lot of advice on here.



No harm in being ambitious is there..

Half:
Dow99 - 2:15

Full:
Micilín Muc: 4.30
Alanm
Jester1980
Corkrunner71
Bugsy2000
Plodder
Acurno - 3.19
dx22 Sub 4hrs
Mithril

Ultra:
Mick Rice 4:15
menoscemo: 5:29:59
RacoonQueen
TFBubendorfer: sub-5
Izoard
Liamo123 : Too early to put my balls on the chopping block
theboyblunder: sticking to liamo like a limpet for as long as possible
Marthastew: finish with a smile on my face

RacoonQueen

Marthastew wrote: »

Out for a recovery run today while away on a family break in Co. Clare and surrounded by the beautiful scenery I decided that I'm in for the Ultra.
Maybe I'm still delirious after DCM?

No idea of a time yet, I need to start reading up on Ultras and I'll be asking for a lot of advice on here.



No harm in being ambitious is there..

You were sub 3:35 in DCM right? a few weeks after a good time in Berlin? If I'm right, you should be going for 6 hours, at the slowest IMO.