world 24 hr championships 2012

ultraman1

http://www.iau-ultramarathon.org/index.asp?menucode=h02&col001=1236&tmp=tmp3&foto=photo4

best of luck to the lads doin this ,woundedknee,eddie gallen,, and R a sheehan and dee finn makin their international debuts...

Enduro

John is definitely well keyed up for this one, and is running better than I've ever seen him. Best of luck to everyone on the team.

ultrapercy

Best of luck to John and all the team in Poland at the weekend.

jeffontour

And they're off!

Conditions are overcast with temps in high teens to low 20s with potential for rain later. Hopefully this will suit the Irish lads and lassies.

hot to trot

Just spotted John and Eddie going through , Eddie is about 2 minutes behind John at 2:03 and the girls are running together about another 2 minutes behind them again . Running on road surface. OUch . Feet will be sore after this .
Go Team Ireland.

Video feed ....http://www.run24.eu/en,news.html

ultraman1

statin to rain now,,,all are goin well, Jor,70th,ra shen 94th,eddie g 140th phr,,dee f 190 all goin at just be;low and hjust above 10km per hr,,,as of last update

hot to trot

my video live feed has gone all pixellated and difficult to see. Anyone else got that problem or is it just my computer?
cant believe how dark it is there already

ultraman1

hot to trot wrote: »

my video live feed has gone all pixellated and difficult to see. Anyone else got that problem or is it just my computer?
cant believe how dark it is there already

same here, we must both have cheap comps R6;)

ultraman1

leader just broke 100km in circa 7hrs:50..john at 83km,ras at 82,e gall at 79,dee at 72,,,, all at 8 hrs runnin

TFBubendorfer

ultraman1 wrote: »

leader just broke 100km in circa 7hrs:50..john at 83km,ras at 82,e gall at 79,dee at 72,,,, all at 8 hrs runnin

Bloody Hell, that's some pace! I hope that ras especially isn't pushing too hard too soon.

meijin

some photos at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u5vmzrmssteirh1/8JT1kJ34DD
and spotted few Irish:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u5vmzrmssteirh1/8JT1kJ34DD?m#f:2012-WC24H0066.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u5vmzrmssteirh1/8JT1kJ34DD?m#f:2012-WC24H0068.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u5vmzrmssteirh1/8JT1kJ34DD?m#f:2012-WC24H0138.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u5vmzrmssteirh1/8JT1kJ34DD?m#f:2012-WC24H0150.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u5vmzrmssteirh1/8JT1kJ34DD?m#f:2012-WC24H0206.jpg

ultraman1

john and Ras just passed 100k neck an neck ,eddie at 97km dee at 84k, 10hrs

TFBubendorfer

ultraman1 wrote: »

john and Ras just passed 100k neck an neck ,eddie at 97km dee at 84k, 10hrs

They're both on Irish record pace :eek:

Magnet

She`s almost done it with HOURS to spare...

ultraman1

Ra at 190km and 8th lady,,jor at 188 and 44th,eddi at 183,,




roumor has it that magnet is makin a comeback.:p

hot to trot

Awesome performance.

ultraman1

21hr Ra just passed 200km up to 6th lady,JOR 197 km 35th place,EDDI 193 51th place

sconhome

Just jumped to 6th lady with 200k at 21hours! Fantastic stuff.

Need to learn to refresh before I post

Magnet

200km in 21hrs and ruthann is on target to break 207 in 3 laps. John at 197 & Eddie 193. 2:45hrs to go 220km in sight.

Magnet

Ruthann just broke the Irish women's 24hr road record. Prev. record was set in 1996! 2:15hrs to go
woohoo

RacoonQueen

ultraman1 wrote: »

Ra at 190km and 8th lady,,jor at 188 and 44th,eddi at 183,,




roumor has it that magnet is makin a comeback.

Not what she was telling me last week - maybe you should have a rethink on your future plans Magnet or your record will be gone too

Magnet

That`s what they`re there for - Breaking!!!
I`ll make my comeback when I turn 40 and I`ll be in my Ultra running prime then...
The West`s awake this morning, we`ll see about the hurling later.

ultraman1

RA 210 22hrs 6th......,jor 208+ 32nd.... eddi 201 49th

hot to trot

Ruthanne 210km ( 6th)
john 208.5 (32nd)
Eddie 200.8 (50th)
Deirdre 103 (84th)

after 22 hours.
How awesome is that !!!

Actually Ruthanne is 4th in European Comp. This is the combined European and World championship so if you take out the 2 american girls , she is within shout of a European medal.

Solobally8

Totally amazing stuff. I really hope these guys get the media coverage they deserve.

hot to trot

Ruthanne 219km (7th)
John 217km ( 31st )
Eddie 210km (46th)
Deirdre 103 km ( 84th)

after 23 hours.

We should bombard the media today because once ALL Ireland is over , they wont get a sound byte of coverage

Magnet

229 final tally

menoscemo

Magnet wrote: »

229 final tally

Wow, amazing.
How did John finish up?

Magnet

230k I think for John

menoscemo

Magnet wrote: »

230k I think for John

Brilliant. That's a massive PB for him. he was obviously determined not to get chicked

spurscormac

That's some savage running. Well done to all.

Magnet

Yiannis Kouros was running too - He was on 227k at 23hrs
Mami Kudo was there for a while too!
Not bad company to be in...

TFBubendorfer

Magnet wrote: »

229 final tally

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

That's an incredible performance!

hot to trot

menoscemo wrote: »

Brilliant. That's a massive PB for him. he was obviously determined not to get chicked

Final Result:
European Championship Womens...
5th place Ruthanne Sheahan 229.3 km..... 7th in World !!!!!
Deirdre Finn 103km 73rd place

European Mens:
25th place John O Regan...229.6 km 31st in World!!!
33rd place Eddie Gallen.....226 km 42nd in World


Didnt get chicked - but cut it fine

Haven't we got some incredible runners in this little country. Wish they could get the razzmatazz that the Olympians get, to honour their outstanding achievements,

Enduro

Wow wow wow!!!!

I think that's PBs for Eddie and John. Superb runs.

And as for Ruthanne... well that just incredible. PB, new national record, best Irish female finish in the 24 hour world champs ever. Fantastic.

Wish I could have been there to see all that!

RacoonQueen

How come we didn't send full teams? Did we try to send full teams and didn't have people available? Any idea Enduro?

jeffontour

UTMB was last weekend, taking 3 potential runners out straight away.

As for the performances of those in attendance, superb. Delighted for all involved.

Enduro

RacoonQueen wrote: »

How come we didn't send full teams? Did we try to send full teams and didn't have people available? Any idea Enduro?

Yup. Availability of suitably qualified athletes who were available for selection was the issue with getting more to join Eddie, John, Dee and Ruthanne. There were a few reasons for that.

hot to trot

Just curious... there seemed to be a lot of runners not of international competition standard. Without sounding in any way derogatory... Is there a back of pack filler option which enables people to take part , even though they would not have any aspirations for anything more than achieving their own PB?

I would have loved to be there to see our official team perform out of their skins.
Is it just a case of apply for individuals?

hot to trot

Breakfast with Hector is going to highlight Ruthannes success and the rest of the team on the 2fm breakfast show tomorrow 9 Tuesday)

Enduro

hot to trot wrote: »

Just curious... there seemed to be a lot of runners not of international competition standard. Without sounding in any way derogatory... Is there a back of pack filler option which enables people to take part , even though they would not have any aspirations for anything more than achieving their own PB?

I would have loved to be there to see our official team perform out of their skins.
Is it just a case of apply for individuals?

Ultrarunning Ireland used to use the International B standard as a basis for selection, with an option to select people with suitably impressive performances in other ultra distances. AAI have been happy to continue with the same selection criteria, as it makes perfect sense.

Other countries are free to make their own selections using any basis they like. Individuals can't apply to enter the world champs. They have to be selected as part of a national team. Graduated funding from the IAU for competitors is handed out on the basis of IAU A,B and C standards acheived in the previous 2 years. National federations have an option of using a limited number of wildcard entries to upgrade competitors to B standard for funding.

So you can end up with smaller federations having a much smaller pool of athletes to choose from sending competitors who will turn out to be the "backpackers". You can also get the situation, like the Americans had, where their national record holder (and silver medalist from the last world champs) doesn't get selected as they have such a large pool to choose from, and the way their selection criteria work.

hot to trot

Thanks Enduro. Great to have that explained.
I was curious when I saw a big lady in a pink tracksuit with a number on her chest and looking at the results there was one person who only did one lap. Grrr. :rolleyes:

Its super to have quality when we cant have quantity in quality available.:D

TFBubendorfer

Enduro wrote: »

Ultrarunning Ireland used to use the International B standard as a basis for selection, with an option to select people with suitably impressive performances in other ultra distances. AAI have been happy to continue with the same selection criteria, as it makes perfect sense.

Is that right? I didn't think Dee had the B standard.

Not that I am suggesting that she should not have been sent - she was last year's Irish champion and a place in the European championships should be the least she gets for that.

In general though, looking for the B standard makes perfect sense indeed.

Krusty_Clown

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

Is that right? I didn't think Dee had the B standard.

Not that I am suggesting that she should not have been sent - she was last year's Irish champion and a place in the European championships should be the least she gets for that.

In general though, looking for the B standard makes perfect sense indeed.

What is the B standard for men? Might we see Thomas lining up in the tri-colour some time in the future?

TFBubendorfer

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

What is the B standard for men? Might we see Thomas lining up in the tri-colour some time in the future?

220 km. Don't ask me why I know it.

Bugsy2000

Ruth Anne's race report from Poland. set aside a half hour!

Taken from the Athenry AC website.