National Novice XC

Seres

Anyone doin it at the weekend ? Anyone run the course ? Im very excited bout this race ! Will be less than 12mins (im hoping ) of absolute torture though !

asimonov

I'm doing the men's - sadly I won't be up the sharp end like you - hoping to come top 100. Should be good craic - they allow iPods don't they ;-)

aburke

... a long way behind everyone else...

Seres

asimonov wrote: »

I'm doing the men's - sadly I won't be up the sharp end like you - hoping to come top 100. Should be good craic - they allow iPods don't they ;-)

Ill keep an eye out for you .Heres hoping i have a good race , thats what the training has been about for the last 2 months

aburke wrote: »

... a long way behind everyone else...

The Athenry Ac team wont like that attitude im sure !:), ill give ya a shout anyway

Timmaay

I'll be there also. I'm not the biggest fan of xc, but 6k on a nice flat course like the curragh with be nice!

YFlyer

Seres wrote: »

Anyone doin it at the weekend ? Anyone run the course ? Im very excited bout this race ! Will be less than 12mins (im hoping ) of absolute torture though !

12 mins

Seres

YFlyer wrote: »

12 mins

im in the ladies novice , its only 3km !

YFlyer

Seres wrote: »

im in the ladies novice , its only 3km !

Whoops

Best of luck then.

I'll be racing myself with Limerick AC. Should have a team going up.

asimonov

I have no idea what the course is like, just banking on it being a little easier than Mullingar. I watched John Treacy's 1978 world championship race in glasgow during the week to get me motivated - just scared me really.

pconn062

Can't make this one unfortunately, looking forward to some of the BHAA X-country races in the early new year. Good luck to all, Seres I have been following your log, its really interesting to hear from someone at the sharp end of the races. Best of luck.

Seres

Are most people goin for the 12mm spikes ?

SeanKenny

Any idea who the main contenders for this race are?

Individual or team?

T runner

Any pre-race favourites?

YFlyer

Michael Carmody will have something to prove after pulling up in the National Seniors.

brutes1

id say 12s will be fine on the curragh...

Hard to know who is eligible??! cian murphy, mike shannon, rogers, sanchez, p hogan, rossiter dublin , carmody ,must be among top few, no idea of the northern challenge ..

dna_leri

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=22268

preview on AAI website:

downthemiddle

asimonov wrote: »

I have no idea what the course is like, just banking on it being a little easier than Mullingar. I watched John Treacy's 1978 world championship race in glasgow during the week to get me motivated - just scared me really.

If it is the same course as previously used it is a dry, flat, fast and nondescript course with little a grab the imagination. Not quite Bellahouston Park.

runnerboy

i trained in that general area and the course is flat and dry and shouldnt cut up. more importantly heard the army are doing food for a fiver all u can eat. cheap day out so

woodchopper

YFlyer wrote: »

Michael Carmody will have something to prove after pulling up in the National Seniors.

Im sure his coaches Michael Hayes and Will Logan will have him fired up for this one. Expect him to take the pace out and burn off everyone in sight. If Alberto shows up, he will have company.

YFlyer

Michael will do a Paul Logan

woodchopper

YFlyer wrote: »

Michael will do a Paul Logan

I remember watching Paul come second in the Munster juniors in 1989. A fine athlete.

asimonov

Massive field in the men's novice today. Well done to KCH's eoin everard who had a very comfortable win. Ground was pretty cut up, but not too bad and thankfully we missed the worst of the weather.

asimonov

Results:

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/nocice-women.pdf

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/novice-men.pdf

RacoonQueen

asimonov wrote: »

Results:

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/nocice-women.pdf

Woohooo team gold. :cool:

Good running from Seres there too.

Larry Brent

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/application-for-re-grading.pdf

Criteria for eligibility for Novice here. On the AI race report they mention Eoin Everard, international 800m runner. Presumably he didn't compete at Senior International IAAF or EAA Championships?

thirstywork2

Larry Brent wrote: »

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/application-for-re-grading.pdf

Criteria for eligibility for Novice here. On the AI race report they mention Eoin Everard, international 800m runner. Presumably he didn't compete at Senior International IAAF or EAA Championships?

That is for regrading ie if he scored on medal winning team or individual.
Yes he has over the track competed fro ireland but this doesn't affect him running this race.

Last year Mulhare won the race after running in the European u23 race.

YFlyer

thirstywork2 wrote: »

Last year Mulhare won the race after running in the European u23 race.

Both races were ran in the same season, so was allowed.

thirstywork2

YFlyer wrote: »

Both races were ran in the same season, so was allowed.

Thats what I was saying,using mulhare as reference as to why Everard was able to run even though an international.

thirstywork2

quick question if anyone has done this can they let me know;
AAI do a regrading system,has anyone done this?

YFlyer

ah ok.