Dublin Marathon 2012 Route

G-Money

They've released this video of the route. I don't know if it's different from last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsDbeA3EFa8&feature=youtu.be

Can't get the embedding to work for some reason.

RacoonQueen

Wonder if thats the final route. Seems to be more time spent in the park but still comes out the chapelizod gate? Where else has changed?

http://dublinmarathon.ie/map-2012.pdf

gerard65

Same as last year, I thought there were changes this year?

grasscutter

wasn't the route slightly different through the park because of maintenance works last year. If i recall we kept to the "right" for the first mile or so in the park instead of the normal dog leg that took you towards the middle of the park.

RacoonQueen

Last year the route went the whole way along the north road up to the castle knock roundabout and then onto ordinance survey road > upper glen > chapelizod gate.

corkrunner71

I think it's the same as the route in 2010 according to something i read earlier today

Kurt Godel

2012 and 2010 are the same routes. 2011 avoided Chesterfield in the Park because of roadworks.

Hard Worker

Kurt Godel wrote: »

2012 and 2010 are the same routes. 2011 avoided Chesterfield in the Park because of roadworks.

I believe that's correct.
A couple of key changes to the route were planned. However, we were unsuccessful in getting those approved for various different reasons.

OMiadhaigh

CLONSKEAGH ROAD- A slow tedious incline
ROEBUCK ROAD- That darn hill

Are just cruel at 20- 21 miles. I was hoping they would be changed.

I sappose that I'll just have to have to train harder.

Emer911

OMiadhaigh wrote: »

CLONSKEAGH ROAD- A slow tedious incline
ROEBUCK ROAD- That darn hill

Are just cruel at 20- 21 miles. I was hoping they would be changed.

I suppose that I'll just have to have to train harder.

I had a secret hope for that too, but yeah, we'll just have to train for the hills instead.

DublinDilbert

OMiadhaigh wrote: »

CLONSKEAGH ROAD- A slow tedious incline
ROEBUCK ROAD- That darn hill

Are just cruel at 20- 21 miles. I was hoping they would be changed.

I sappose that I'll just have to have to train harder.

Yea it is quite the slog. I'm wondering why the don't run the reverse course like in 2002 some years, just to shake it up a little. Then the only up hill in the last few miles would be at the back of the phoenix park.

TFBubendorfer

DublinDilbert wrote: »

Yea it is quite the slog. I'm wondering why the don't run the reverse course like in 2002 some years, just to shake it up a little. Then the only up hill in the last few miles would be at the back of the phoenix park.

Because then O'Connell street would have to be closed for several hours and that simply won't be happening.