What was going on in Phoenix Park

NeedsTraining

Anyone know what was going on in the Phoenix park about 12pm today.
Huge amounts of runners out. Maybe some lunchtime training groups.

Rarely in the park at the time and just had me wondering.

Cheers,

NT

thirstywork2

Dogging :eek:

Bambaata

I noticed a load more yesterday at lunchtime along clontarf strand. I just put it down to NY resolutions

Chartsengrafs

Ringsend Park was a lot busier than normal with lunchtime runners. I'd usually see one or two others- saw maybe a dozen yesterday and conditions were really bad.

rom

I am seeing loads out here in Cork too. Come a month 4 out of 5 of them will be gone.

robinph

rom wrote: »

I am seeing loads out here in Cork too. Come a month 4 out of 5 of them will be gone.

There will be a few more people out again just before summer holidays start.

rom

robinph wrote: »

There will be a few more people out again just before summer holidays start.

I feel sorry for them as they don't enjoy it. if only they would relax and slow down

muletide

Fitness tests

Clearlier

I've also noticed surges in runners just before the Dublin marathon too. I often wonder how many entered ages before and are trying to cram training in at the last minute!

robinph

Clearlier wrote: »

I've also noticed surges in runners just before the Dublin marathon too. I often wonder how many entered ages before and are trying to cram training in at the last minute!

erm...no idea...that kind of thing is daft...who in their right mind would do a thing like that for a marathon.

jeffontour

NeedsTraining wrote: »

Anyone know what was going on in the Phoenix park about 12pm today.
Huge amounts of runners out. Maybe some lunchtime training groups.

Rarely in the park at the time and just had me wondering.

Cheers,

NT

Newyearresolutionies

BeepBeep67

The power of the media: http://www.rte.ie/ot/featured/5krun.html

The event will be accurately timed and a digital clock at the finish will allow you to check your performance.

Wow a digital clock!

menoscemo

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

The power of the media: http://www.rte.ie/ot/featured/5krun.html

Wow a digital clock!

Who wants to start a thread on it this year?
Last year it was lot's of fun

bart simpson

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

The power of the media: http://www.rte.ie/ot/featured/5krun.html

Wow a digital clock!

i remember nearly two years ago was trying to do a sub 40k, and a local GAA club got the use of an unopened at the time section of the M9 motorway, i thought to myself this will be perfect to try to break sub 40....was getting in the zone all week and sychin myself up for it, when i got to the start and went over to register and get a number the auld one just took my tenner entry fee put it in her fundraising bucket, smiled at me and said thanks.....no number....no results....and no Digital Clock!

TFBubendorfer

menoscemo wrote: »

Who wants to start a thread on it this year?
Last year it was lot's of fun

You mean the part where some people were basically foaming at the mouth because some "fast" people entered this as well, egotistically taking away places from "bigger" guys who needed this so much more ..... and then the even didn't sell out anyway?

menoscemo

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

You mean the part where some people were basically foaming at the mouth because some "fast" people entered this as well, egotistically taking away places from "bigger" guys who needed this so much more ..... and then the even didn't sell out anyway?

Yeah that part and a few others
I definitely can't do it this year because donadea 50k is the same day so there is no point in me starting a thread (again).

robinph

You people should setup a parkrun in Dublin.

Just* find a park, get people to turn up each week and run, costs them nothing, everyone gets a free 5km run a week and the results up online later that day.

*May be a bit more to it than "just" anything.