Leixlip 5k - 5th May 2012 - 11am

lecheile

Last Year's thread
Race Course
Last Year's Results

A bit of advance notice for this year's Leixlip 5k - We are holding it again the first saturday in May and plan to have a bigger and better event this year!! We are going to add chip timing this year to enable us to provide quicker turnaround in producing the full list of results, for what we believe will be a larger field this year.

Last year's event received 5 stars from 90% of respondents and the remainder rated it as a 4 star event. Some of then comments included in last's years thread are:

• "Yes great race, it was my first time doing it and I'm really glad I did."
  
• "brillant race this morning,well organised and executed,and the spread of food that would put a farmers market to shame"
  
• "A real 5 star race. Good course, well marshalled, great finishing area, lots of food & water and a really good family atmosphere at the finish line."
  
• "Le Cheile put on a great show today, really professional set up. Friendly, supportive atmosphere, well marshalled"
  
• "Overall another very good race organised by a club, club races always seem better organised."
  
• "Fantastic race, superbly organised. Very impressive. Great atmosphere in the finishing area."
  
• "Can't praise this event enough"
  
• "Great event and my first ever race and was delighted with my time."

Online entry will open soon and entries will be taken on the day (for an increased entry fee) If you have any questions, please ask.

RacoonQueen

Will there be plenty of cock cake this year too?

Hoping to do this this year. Missed out last year for the nightmare in Leeds. :rolleyes:

TheRoadRunner

Great race and great refreshments Hope to make it on the day. Nice fast course as well.

Mr Slow

Ran this last year, very fast course, great welcome and fantastic post race spread. Finishing on the track is a nice touch too, I'll be there gan dabht.

corny

My first race was this race last year. Looking forward to it again this year.

chinguetti

Heartly recommend this to anyone, great event, cracking fast course in my mind and when the pain kicks in, just think of the cakes/buns/sweets/cakes etc at the finishing line that await you:D

Pacing Limerick though the following day will mean that i'll only have second helpings.

dernipper

4 stars (good)

A very enjoyable event, a good course, well organised, finish on a grass track and lovely atmosphere after to enjoy the cake (careful with spelling) and tea afterwards, certainly will be there again this year,

lecheile wrote: »

Last Year's thread
Race Course
Last Year's Results

A bit of advance notice for this year's Leixlip 5k - We are holding it again the first saturday in May and plan to have a bigger and better event this year!! We are going to add chip timing this year to enable us to provide quicker turnaround in producing the full list of results, for what we believe will be a larger field this year.

Last year's event received 5 stars from 90% of respondents and the remainder rated it as a 4 star event. Some of then comments included in last's years thread are:

• "Yes great race, it was my first time doing it and I'm really glad I did."
  
• "brillant race this morning,well organised and executed,and the spread of food that would put a farmers market to shame"
  
• "A real 5 star race. Good course, well marshalled, great finishing area, lots of food & water and a really good family atmosphere at the finish line."
  
• "Le Cheile put on a great show today, really professional set up. Friendly, supportive atmosphere, well marshalled"
  
• "Overall another very good race organised by a club, club races always seem better organised."
  
• "Fantastic race, superbly organised. Very impressive. Great atmosphere in the finishing area."
  
• "Can't praise this event enough"
  
• "Great event and my first ever race and was delighted with my time."

Online entry will open soon and entries will be taken on the day (for an increased entry fee) If you have any questions, please ask.

ultraman1

great race,really lookin4ward to it again,.....a few race organisers could do well having a look at this race to see how its done,....aswell as Mr Kipling

Mr Slow

chinguetti wrote: »

Pacing Limerick though the following day will mean that i'll only have second helpings.

Ah Sh1te, I didn't check the date.:mad:

ultraman1

afaik ,dis race is fillin up fast...

claralara

I think this will be the perfect opportunity to attempt sub20 - I'd be hoping to hit it by the end of year... And a great way to kick off the long weekend

tang1

Run Ireland have this down on there website for 10th of May, is it the 5th or 10th. Can't make the 10th and would love to do it.

average_runner

Mr Slow wrote: »

Ah Sh1te, I didn't check the date.:mad:

You should have a shot at our 5k on the 20th of May. Also finishes on the track. http://www.tombyrnememorialrace.com/

ultraman1

tang1 wrote: »

Run Ireland have this down on there website for 10th of May, is it the 5th or 10th. Can't make the 10th and would love to do it.

5th

Mr Slow

average_runner wrote: »

You should have a shot at our 5k on the 20th of May. Also finishes on the track. http://www.tombyrnememorialrace.com/

That's not a track , I might check this one out though!

lecheile

Online entry now open on RunIreland here

Lock

Just entered this. Hoping the good weather returns for it!

3D2S

4 stars (good)

Love this race, will defo be doing it again this year, for 12 euro you get a really professional set up, with the added bonus of huge spread of cakes after!

jb-ski

Vain

Would this suit a first time 5k runner?

ultraman1

yep..the le cheile crew are a very welcoming bunch

lecheile

Vain wrote: »

Would this suit a first time 5k runner?

Hi Vain - as UM1 said - you will be more than welcome and be one of the many first timers competing - there are also a number of walkers expected so I can pretty much guarantee that you till not be on your own......looking forward to seeing you on the 5th

lecheile

This race will also form part of the Kildare 5k Road Race series. Full details will be announced shortly, but suffice it to say that there will be a nice choice of top quality 5k events in kildare starting with this one!!

MaxPower131

Doing Belfast on the Monday but would love to do this one as it literally goes past my door. I know its pushing it two days before the marathon but generally I don't feel anything after short fast runs (up to 10k). What do boardsies think?

ronnie085

MaxPower131 wrote: »

Doing Belfast on the Monday but would love to do this one as it literally goes past my door. I know its pushing it two days before the marathon but generally I don't feel anything after short fast runs (up to 10k). What do boardsies think?

I wouldn't chance it, after training for a marathon I think it would be madness to do a 5k race 2 days beforehand. Although you could just jog around it , enjoy the atmosphere and the cake after (think it might count as carb loading )

MaxPower131

ronnie085 wrote: »

I wouldn't chance it, after training for a marathon I think it would be madness to do a 5k race 2 days beforehand. Although you could just jog around it , enjoy the atmosphere and the cake after (think it might count as carb loading )

Cake as carbo loading........now we're talking:D

tHE vAGGABOND

With Dunore cancelled, and leaving for a week to Ukraine with work the next day I think this will have to be pencilled into my calender too if I can figure out logistics

claralara

Right so…who's running this weekend?

I'm attempting the elusive sub 20… I'ts a huge ask (5k pb is 20:29 from MSB in March) but I might as well shoot for the stars..! Will keep chasing it in the hopes of getting it by the end of the year in any event!

Esto Fidelis

claralara best of luck with your sub 20. I just started running this year and so far have only done the op trans 5k run in the park. I done this in 32.5 mins and as I said have not done any race since. I use imap my run and have done 28.3 as my best so far. What I am wondering is would this event suit a novice like me and is it still open.

tunguska

Heres the route:

http://youtu.be/mVo2TL-dqVg


Gas at the end, off the road and into a field. Like the opening credits of police squad.

hollypink

4 stars (good)

Esto Fidelis wrote: »

claralara best of luck with your sub 20. I just started running this year and so far have only done the op trans 5k run in the park. I done this in 32.5 mins and as I said have not done any race since. I use imap my run and have done 28.3 as my best so far. What I am wondering is would this event suit a novice like me and is it still open.

I did this run last year and I'm a similar pace to you. I would highly recommend it. I was nervous that a club organised run would be at a very fast pace but you can see from the results that it was a wide range:http://www.lecheileac.com/files/2011_Leilxip_5k_Prov_Reuslts.pdf Not sure if it still open but the runireland link looks like it is. You could always register on the day although it is more expensive. A couple of things that I liked were finishing on the athletic track (as I'll never be a serious competitive runner, it's a bit of a thrill!) and the cakes afterwards.

Esto Fidelis

hollypink thanks for your reply, yeah that sounds good finishing on the track. I run twice a week and the gym twice too so as you can see I am not a serious runner just doing it for the weight loss/fitness. And these cakes are getting a great review so might be worth it for the cakes alone. Thanks again.

tHE vAGGABOND

Still thinking about this after rough 10k the other day, fancy a go at 5k before I head off on work trip for a week

claralara

tunguska wrote: »

Heres the route:

http://youtu.be/mVo2TL-dqVg


Gas at the end, off the road and into a field. Like the opening credits of police squad.

Awh man! I don't fancy my chances of a strong sprint finish on that grass.

And what's with those massive red hills all over the course?!

claralara

Esto Fidelis wrote: »

claralara best of luck with your sub 20. I just started running this year and so far have only done the op trans 5k run in the park. I done this in 32.5 mins and as I said have not done any race since. I use imap my run and have done 28.3 as my best so far. What I am wondering is would this event suit a novice like me and is it still open.

Definitely go for it! These races are friendly and open to people at all levels. You have to start somewhere. I was that 28 minute soldier less than a year ago and it's a great experience. Just make sure you don't find yourself starting too far forward in the way of the awesome guys running insane 16 minute times! Best of luck!

tunguska

claralara wrote: »

Awh man! I don't fancy my chances of a strong sprint finish on that grass.

And what's with those massive red hills all over the course?!

Was in the park today and attempted to run on the grass for a bit........Not a chance. Hopefully there'll be a big dry out between now and then, otherwise it'll be the annual bog sprinting championships.

ladytri

I'm really looking forward to this on Saturday. Back in my home town, never ran there before. But in all honesty the cakes are the real incentive!

Good luck with the sub 20 Claralara, been reading your log and it looks like it's in your grasp.

chinguetti

With the rain they're giving for Thursday and Friday, i'ld say to head into lane 3 and run the track section out there. The ground there and further out will be in better nick than lane 1 at least.

nerraw1111

One of the best races I ran last year, great value.

When do online entries close?

lecheile

Don't worry about the rain guys - we'll make sure it doesn't spoil the fantastic finish entries will be open online until Friday ( I'll confirm the exact time closer to the time )

Also this year we will have chip timing for the first time, provided by Red Tag Timing. It's starting to get exciting now we had to inform the ESB and Bord Gais to support the extra demand as ovens have been used around the clock to support the baking!!!

claralara

tunguska wrote: »

Was in the park today and attempted to run on the grass for a bit........Not a chance. Hopefully there'll be a big dry out between now and then, otherwise it'll be the annual bog sprinting championships.

So a PB either way then?! First and last!

An email from my own personal weatherman:
The weather looks good for saturday:
http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Leixlip/

3D2S

4 stars (good)

Lovin that weather forecast! Roll on Saturday, great day for run followed by lovely picnic on the track:cool:

lecheile

Track in great DRY condition - just cut it this morning in the Leixlip sun there is slight surface water on the field in the approach to the track, but that should be sorted by Saturday morn.

davemcmahon

4 stars (good)

I'm looking forward to this. It will be my first proper race. Can't wait for the cake of course.

dernipper

4 stars (good)

That's all well and good about the track but what's the latest stats on the cakes !!!

lecheile wrote: »

Track in great DRY condition - just cut it this morning in the Leixlip sun there is slight surface water on the field in the approach to the track, but that should be sorted by Saturday morn.

househunter

4 stars (good)

As a member of Le Cheile I can confirm that the bake-a-thon is in full swing

tunguska

househunter wrote: »

As a member of Le Cheile I can confirm that the bake-a-thon is in full swing

Now this is what its all about.

jester1980

What time do we need to be there by to collect numbers etc, have registered already, Assume 10.30 would be okay?

tunguska

Yeah meant to ask this myself. Where do we collect numbers and what time you gotta be there before?

Krusty_Clown

4 stars (good)

According to the flyer, registration closes at 10:30am and registration is at the club-house, which if I'm correct, should be right here.

jester1980

Perfect, 10.25 it is so..:D