Wicklow Fit4Life League 2012

BeepBeep67

The 1st 2 eagerly awaited dates for the Wicklow Fit4Life League 2012 were released last night.
Almost 800 entries in total last year, we'll be looking to add a few more to that in 2012.

Round 1
Thursday Feb 2nd
7:30pm
Greystones
2 mile
Cycle Path

Round 2 - almost like the Olympics, you can only run this once every 4 years
Wednesday Feb 29th
7:30pm
Rathdrum
2 mile
Road

More to follow - keep an eye on slicualann.com

Gringo78

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Almost 800 entries in total last year, we'll be looking to add a few more to that in 2012.

You can add me...looking forward, on the way home from work and since I seem to be working late so much these days I'll have a much better chance of making these races than the other winter leagues in north dublin

BeepBeep67

For any of the overall league winners (see below) for the 2011 series the prize giving will take place this evening as part of the Athletics Wicklow awards night.

Friday 20th Jan
8.00pm
Roundwood Parish Hall (beside the Church in the Main Street)

Sprocket77

Can anyone run these or do you have to be part of the Fit4Life group?

BeepBeep67

Open to all

BeepBeep67

For anyone who couldn't collect their prize at the awards night, I'll have them with me on Thursday for Round 1, just give me a shout.

Gringo78

Anyone doing this this evening? Going to give the Vibrams their first race run out surface permitting - what kind of a surface is the race on?

Sprocket77

Gringo78 wrote: »

Anyone doing this this evening? Going to give the Vibrams their first race run out surface permitting - what kind of a surface is the race on?

I'm going to give it a lash, first time running any distance other than 5km so should be interesting.

BeepBeep67

Gringo78 wrote: »

Anyone doing this this evening? Going to give the Vibrams their first race run out surface permitting - what kind of a surface is the race on?

1st mile is one the footpath, the 2nd mile is on the cycle lane don't tell anyone on the cycling form

Here's a link to the course, out and back: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/27938393

Timmaay

I was hoping to do it, I haven't raced since Stephens day!!! (which for me must be a record ha, over a month!!!). But my calves are in bits from training the other night, even walking up and down the stairs in work is a struggle so no point ha! I'll be down for a while to help out though.

BeepBeep67

Timmaay wrote: »

I was hoping to do it, I haven't raced since Stephens day!!! (which for me must be a record ha, over a month!!!). But my calves are in bits from training the other night, even walking up and down the stairs in work is a struggle so no point ha! I'll be down for a while to help out though.

2 crocks from the committee helping out so :rolleyes:

BeepBeep67

Great turn out this evening at a chilly Charlesland, 96 finishers.
Mikey Kavanagh finished 1st in 10:19, followed home by our own Pre.
Results will probably be up later tonight or tomorrow (round 1 always takes the longest).

AJCOT

Good race, great night & what a turnout! Thanks to all who gave their time.

Rogue Runner

Great turnout. Thanks to all organisers.

Sprocket77

Great turnout on a really cold night.

Beepbeep was that you in a Bray top behind the table at registration?

BeepBeep67

Sprocket77 wrote: »

Great turnout on a really cold night.

Beepbeep was that you in a Bray top behind the table at registration?

Guilty as charged and at the 1 mile turning point

Rogue Runner

Have the results been posted yet? Nothing on the SC site

BeepBeep67

Rogue Runner wrote: »

Have the results been posted yet? Nothing on the SC site

Apologies our regular data steward (<cough, cough> Timmaay) is otherwise occupied, I'm collecting the results today and will have them up late afternoon.

BeepBeep67

Round 1 results attached - will be up on the site as soon as the webmaster gets them later.

Thanks for your patience - Dom

AJCOT

Thanks, the hopefully rapidly recovering BeepBeep!

BeepBeep67

The Rathdrum race next week is now 3 miles and registration will be at St Coman's Hospital. Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/306262712763393/

BeepBeep67

Full Fixtures for 2012

BeepBeep67

Reminder if anyone wants to blast off a few cobwebs in a cheeky little 3 miler.

BeepBeep67

So Billy made this a 5k this evening, measured to the yard I believe Mike Kavanagh took the win in 16:39 on a hilly course, full results up later

AJCOT

Thanks to all for a great race, why do people pay silly entry fees when you can run a stunning course & get fed for a fiver? Sli Cualann abu!

Timmaay

And results now up on slicualann.com.

Timmaay

https://www.facebook.com/events/295041417229351/ And the outdoor season kicks off!! With the Olympics taking place at the end of July, the track season is abit earlier this year!, This is a good low key race to get out there and see where you stand at the minute!

Slogger Jogger

I'd be happy to host a Fit4Life in Annacurra later in the year. We've a new trail loop of c. 2.25k. 2 or 3 loops of that might do the trick. Would suit a summers evening or a Saturday later in the year perhaps.

Sprocket77

Anyone running this, this evening?

BeepBeep67

Sprocket77 wrote: »

Anyone running this, this evening?

I'll be down helping, expecting a decent turn out.
There'll be several time categories.

Sprocket77

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

There'll be several time categories.

I'm still a bit undecided on what time category to go with. After a few weeks with no running my target is 5:30, I know I'd have done that at the start of the year, not as sure now.

Would it be better to go with the sub 5:30 and try to hang onto the back of the group or try and lead out the 5:30 to 6:00 category?

BeepBeep67

Sprocket77 wrote: »

I'm still a bit undecided on what time category to go with. After a few weeks with no running my target is 5:30, I know I'd have done that at the start of the year, not as sure now.

Would it be better to go with the sub 5:30 and try to hang onto the back of the group or try and lead out the 5:30 to 6:00 category?

You'll typically go faster if you have similar abilities around you (once you pace the 1st 2 laps correctly) - I would expect the sub 5:30 to be won in and around 4:40

Sprocket77

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

You'll typically go faster if you have similar abilities around you (once you pace the 1st 2 laps correctly) - I would expect the sub 5:30 to be won in and around 4:40

Thing is when I've done intervals with the club, I've been fastest on the nights when there's only fast runners out and I'm the slowest one there. Decisions, decisions

Krusty_Clown

What's the decorum for fit4life races: club colours or whatever takes your fancy? Think there'll be a few runners in the 5:00-5:15 range?

Sprocket77

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

What's the decorum for fit4life races: club colours or whatever takes your fancy? Think there'll be a few runners in the 5:00-5:15 range?

Clowns have to wear the full clown outfit, with Sideshow Bob hair and oversized shoes and all, just to bring them back to everyone else's level

BeepBeep67

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

What's the decorum for fit4life races: club colours or whatever takes your fancy? Think there'll be a few runners in the 5:00-5:15 range?

For the mile under lights, has to be wrap around shades, crop top and budgie smugglers!

Krusty_Clown

Smart feckers.

Timmaay

The prizes for the night are done on overall time anyways, so no great incentive to sandbag ha! From a quick look back at the results from the last races (slicualann.com only has the overall times, but I still have the individual race results on the laptop), but anyways, the sub5.30 had 17 runners, with slowest time 5.20, and the 5.30-6.30 was won in 5.37, so its your choice!

We did had afew people taking the piss though, and running the 7-8min in 5.40 or so last year, tonight I'll be less tolerant of this ha, anyone obviously in their wrong grade will be removed!!!

BeepBeep67

Scenes below form last year's mile when Timmaay found a sandbagger in his race.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxVtawYGlLc

Sprocket77

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

For the mile under lights, has to be wrap around shades, crop top and budgie smugglers!

I just got sick a little in my mouth from that mental image, thanks for that

BeepBeep67

Great turn out tonight 100+ catered for across 7 races.
Fastest time of the night Jamie Cullen with 4:40 - full results due up later.

Krusty_Clown

Fantastic that there are committed volunteers like Beepbeep, Timmaay and the other volunteers on the night who made this a superb event. My first track race, and I really enjoyed every moment. Thanks folks.

Sprocket77

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

You'll typically go faster if you have similar abilities around you (once you pace the 1st 2 laps correctly) - I would expect the sub 5:30 to be won in and around 4:40

Scary physic abilities with your winning time prediction there

I have to echo the clown, great event, really well organised, definitely want to try some more track now after that, maybe next time off a bit more training.

Great times by Timmay and Krusty, although there was no sign of either the whole clown outfit or the wrap around shades, crop top and budgie smugglers so I don't know can we trust the sub 5 claim

BeepBeep67

Sprocket77 wrote: »

Scary physic abilities with your winning time prediction there

Track side betting for the next one

Results on the site now thanks to Timmaay
http://www.slicualann.com/2012-results.html

Timmaay

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Track side betting for the next one

Funny enough, 2mins before the race I was talking to 1 of the other lads, we were close to laying down money ha, I predicted the top4 bang on as they happened to finish, with the 2 Greystones kids in ahead of me! It was a close finish though ha! On hindsight, why the hell did I doubt myself before the race had started!!, my time was ok, but I knew I had a bad race and could have pushed harder in the 3rd and 4th lap, and certainly came in 2nd!

Anyways, these are what the early low key track races are for, to get the bad races out of the way, and mentally sharpen up, and its great to be back on the track now after a long winter of xc!

Timmaay

Right ok, we move onto Round 4 now, which is a lovely fast flat 3k around Shananagh Park, near Bray! Most of the Info is on the SliCualann Website here, I have also putup a facebook event here

Dominic, do you know what the course for this is, do ya have a garmin trace of it?

Krusty_Clown

Damnit, could you not give me a couple of weeks recovery from Boston? On my home turf too?!

BeepBeep67

Timmaay wrote: »

Right ok, we move onto Round 4 now, which is a lovely fast flat 3k around Shananagh Park, near Bray! Most of the Info is on the SliCualann Website here, I have also putup a facebook event here

Dominic, do you know what the course for this is, do ya have a garmin trace of it?

Start near south end of temporary works fence in railway field - run anticlockwise into north side of middle field.
At entry into road field take a left and run clockwise - 1k mark shortly after this, around this field and straight onto north side of middle field as before but in opposite direction.
At entry into railway field take a right and run around this field anticlockwise as per the start - 2k mark shortly after this.
Just over a full lap of the railway field and you are finished.
All of this is on the tarmac path and is red hot fast.

Krusty_Clown

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

All of this is on the tarmac path and is red hot fast.

Except the bit between the [Start] and [Finish] markers which is a temporary path surface (road chippings).

BeepBeep67

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Except the bit between the [Start] and [Finish] markers which is a temporary path surface (road chippings).

Jebus you're getting tetchy during your taper - about 300mts on the chippings slightly downhill so wear the Continentals

Krusty_Clown

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Jebus you're getting tetchy during your taper - about 300mts on the chippings slightly downhill so wear the Continentals

Too right. I'd better go do my recovery run and top up the endorphin levels!