Waterford Viking Marathon 2012

marathonmanpat

Hi im doing the 1st Mararthon in June anyone here running it or want to do some running routes together be good to get used to the route as well.

ziedth

What date in June is it? I'm just wondering would numbers be effected cause I think the Cork City marathon is around then and that is one of the bigger ones in the country. I'd love to do one but I suffer from the horrible condition called laziness........

cutefainne

I always liked the idea of running a marathon. Never got into it though.

marathonmanpat

The date is Sat 30th June at 9am the cork marathon is the first weekend in June. I was going to do cork but as its waterfords 1st ill be doing it.

ziedth

Ah that's not so bad. Best of luck with it. I hope it gets a good showing cause the buzz around a city during a marathon can actually be very good.

marathonmanpat

Thanks i hope so to ive done New York, Chicago & London Marathons and is a major boost and this city is at the lowest ebb its ever been with loss of jobs.

gscully

Problem is its a terrible route with very little of it in the city. For a first-timer I reckon it won't be much fun. You're probably going to hit 'the wall' on some lonely back road and there'll be nobody to urge you on. From what I've heard, large crowds cheering the runners on can very often be the difference between finishing and stopping.

seanybiker

marathonmanpat wrote: »

Thanks i hope so to ive done New York, Chicago & London Marathons and is a major boost and this city is at the lowest ebb its ever been with loss of jobs.

I think me brother was thinking boutgoing to boston was it one of the times to do it with a few more of the guards. he's after doing 4 or 5 full marathons and shed loads of half marathons. Me, I sit

O Riain

gscully wrote: »

Problem is its a terrible route with very little of it in the city. For a first-timer I reckon it won't be much fun. You're probably going to hit 'the wall' on some lonely back road and there'll be nobody to urge you on. From what I've heard, large crowds cheering the runners on can very often be the difference between finishing and stopping.

3/4's of waterford city is hills, have ya ever tried cycling from town to hillview dont mind say run a marathon up patrick street!

seanybiker

O Riain wrote: »

3/4's of waterford city is hills, have ya ever tried cycling from town to hillview dont mind say run a marathon up patrick street!

Done that loads of times on a bike.

hillview to de la salle in the morning bout 5 minutes.
de La Salle to hillview after school - bout 45 minutes haha. no wonder I barely went to school

Cabaal

Still debating doing this, have Connamara Marathon on the 1st of April, going to do Dublin again but nothing arranged inbetween yet.

Cabaal

gscully wrote: »

Problem is its a terrible route with very little of it in the city. For a first-timer I reckon it won't be much fun. You're probably going to hit 'the wall' on some lonely back road and there'll be nobody to urge you on. From what I've heard, large crowds cheering the runners on can very often be the difference between finishing and stopping.

They certainly can help alright, but then you have parts of Cork that ain't exactly in crowded area's also.

Waterford may not be perhaps the best marathon for first timers I suppose

Does the WAC have any involvement in this event? I've seen no mention of it on their website, they've done an excellent job year on year with the half marathon so it would be a shame for them not to be involved in a marathon event.