DLR Bay 10k : Monday Aug 5th (Dún Laoghaire)

BeepBeep67

I'm involved in this one again this year.

Date: Monday, 5 August 2013 - 10:30am
Email: info@dlrbay10k.ie
County: Dublin
Type: Road Race
Distance: 10km

2012 Thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=77744655
2011 Thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056244923
Entry: http://www.activeglobal.com/running/dun-laoghaire-ireland/dlrbay-10k-2013 (€20 before the end of May)
Website: http://www.dlrbay10k.ie/ (being updated later this week I believe)

Any reasonable questions, I'll try and get answers.

BenMicheal

Could be a nice little alternatiive to the Rock and Roll marathon?

DogSlySmile

Looking forward to this one. Not an easy 10k by any means. Best race I've been at for parking! Got a spot last year about 20 metres from the start line! But other than that well organised, great atmosphere and crowds along the route. Beep, will they have race number collection on the day this year ?

BeepBeep67

DogSlySmile wrote: »

Looking forward to this one. Not an easy 10k by any means. Best race I've been at for parking! Got a spot last year about 20 metres from the start line! But other than that well organised, great atmosphere and crowds along the route. Beep, will they have race number collection on the day this year ?

They did last year, number collection was on Sat, Sun and Mon, so I expect it will be the same.

BeepBeep67

I have received 5 x €10 off vouchers for Boards members.
PM me and I'll make a draw on Monday.

Marthastew

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

I have received 5 x €10 off vouchers for Boards members.
PM me and I'll make a draw on Monday.

Sometimes it doesn't pay to be organised:( I signed Mr Stew and I up for this before we went on holidays in the hope that it might somehow keep us on the straight and narrow, unfortunately it didn't so this will be a character building race:)
Are there many signed up for it? I imagine the Rock n Roll Half is impacting numbers.
The start line is less than half a mile from our house, I'm looking forward to it in spite of lack of fitness

RacoonQueen

I've been thinking of this for the lolz. Horribly unfit at the moment but good race so beepbeep you've got mail.

Olwyn, you can have my teddy's ice-cream ready for me at the finish line

edit: Hope I can make it in to town for the dart actually with that stupid race thats on elsewhere that day

BeepBeep67

Marthastew wrote: »

Sometimes it doesn't pay to be organised:( I signed Mr Stew and I up for this before we went on holidays in the hope that it might somehow keep us on the straight and narrow, unfortunately it didn't so this will be a character building race:)
Are there many signed up for it? I imagine the Rock n Roll Half is impacting numbers.
The start line is less than half a mile from our house, I'm looking forward to it in spite of lack of fitness

Numbers are on par with this stage last year, but they did have a good few in the last week, so let's see.
I expect they'll get close to 1k again anyway.

BeepBeep67

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I've been thinking of this for the lolz. Horribly unfit at the moment but good race so beepbeep you've got mail.

Olwyn, you can have my teddy's ice-cream ready for me at the finish line

edit: Hope I can make it in to town for the dart actually with that stupid race thats on elsewhere that day

Was tempted to have a Teddy's myself this morning after we put up posters and delivered leaflets, but the kids dragged me for a McDonald's breakfast instead

wrstan

When does registration for this close Dom?

BeepBeep67

wrstan wrote: »

When does registration for this close Dom?

Sunday

I'll send PM's to winners with voucher codes later this morning.

Cardex

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Sunday

Still unsure of my plans for the weekend and bank holiday so I'll be signing up for this at the last minute. Do you know if I can register on the morning of the race? If not, what time is online registration open until on Sunday? Thanks in advance.

BeepBeep67

Cardex wrote: »

Still unsure of my plans for the weekend and bank holiday so I'll be signing up for this at the last minute. Do you know if I can register on the morning of the race? If not, what time is online registration open until on Sunday? Thanks in advance.

Midnight on Sunday and at the Royal Marine between 11am - 6pm.
There will also be limited entries taken on race day up to 9:30am, but I believe there's an additional fee for these (+€5), so better to decide Sunday.

BeepBeep67

T Shirts (technical material)



Info from acceptance mail:

Acceptance Letter
Your Official Race Number is XXX
Please bring this letter along with you to collect your number.

Dear <First Name>

Thank you for your entry into the 3rd annual dlr Bay 10k Road Race, taking place on Bank Holiday Monday, 5th August 2013 at 10:30am in Dún Laoghaire.
Number collection will be held at Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire on Sunday 4th August 2013 from 11.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. All Participants will be electronically chip timed. Please pay particular attention to your information pack provided to you during number collection, it will tell you how to secure the chip to your runners. Your time will be sent to you on the mobile phone number you provided and will be published on-line as well.
On Race day, please be at the Start line before 10:00 am for Warm Up and Fun!!
For information on how to get to Dún Laoghaire, please refer to http://www.dunlaoghaire.ie/about/getting-here/

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us info@dlrbay10k.ie

ronn

if anybody hasn't registered yet pm me, I've registered and im unable to run this year, You can have me spot,

BeepBeep67

Just heard entries are over the 1k mark, most should have received confirmation letters now, more batches going out tonight.
Also for those that provided a mobile number, confirmation texts will be sent Sat evening, with the details needed for registration.

tunguska

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Just heard entries are over the 1k mark, most should have received confirmation letters now, more batches going out tonight.
Also for those that provided a mobile number, confirmation texts will be sent Sat evening, with the details needed for registration.

Thats fairly impressive considering the National half is on the same day.....and thats been hyped up to the eyeballs. Delighted they got a decent entry though. Course is very much a tale of 2 halves but all in all its really nice race.

BeepBeep67

FYI - For anyone that received voucher codes, the competition entry link will be deactivated tonight 11:59.

adrian522

Running this on Monday.

I've been pretty sick with a chest infection the last couple of weeks, I should be ok to get through the race but any thoughts a decent time are probably long gone.

Anyway looking forward to it, weather looks good at least!!

http://www.accuweather.com/en/ie/dun-laoghaire/207967/hourly-weather-forecast/207967?hour=81

brookers

Hi I would be delighted if the no. is still available, many thanks

Runnerkilcoole

This race was great last year.Not a PB course really, but great atmosphere and well organised. looking forward to running it again. Glad they changed from cotton to 'technical' t-shirts. See you there!

frash

Runnerkilcoole wrote: »

This race was great last year.Not a PB course really, but great atmosphere and well organised. looking forward to running it again. Glad they changed from cotton to 'technical' t-shirts. See you there!

New to this running lark & this is my first race.
I've just picked up my "technical t-shirt" - I usually just run in a cotton t-shirt.
Is the advantage of these just less sweat? :eek:

BeepBeep67

frash wrote: »

New to this running lark & this is my first race.
I've just picked up my "technical t-shirt" - I usually just run in a cotton t-shirt.
Is the advantage of these just less sweat? :eek:

The technical tees with wick the sweat away and be more comfortable.

adrian522

Picked up the number and race pack there now. I very well organised and no queue. Nice race pack too, well done to all involved

Krusty_Clown

Grrrr... Went to the number pick-up in the Royal Marine Hotel. Was greeted by friendly faces. No queues. Had my race number 20 seconds later. Top notch t-shirt 10 seconds later. Goody-bag, which included among other things, a snack (now eaten) and a pedometer. After a quick chat, I was out of there a couple of minutes later. I have absolutely nothing to complain about. It's really frustrating. Grrrr...

RacoonQueen

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Grrrr... Went to the number pick-up in the Royal Marine Hotel. Was greeted by friendly faces. No queues. Had my race number 20 seconds later. Top notch t-shirt 10 seconds later. Goody-bag, which included among other things, a snack (now eaten) and a pedometer. After a quick chat, I was out of there a couple of minutes later. I have absolutely nothing to complain about. It's really frustrating. Grrrr...

Any tayto crisps?

KillianByrne

Collected my pack earlier for this but as I am injured immediately handed back my chip, and without me asking at all, the girl behind the desk offered to check if my entry could be deferred to next year. They even let me keep the shirt!

Nice gesture and I readily accepted, thanks to the organisers, I was delighted.

donnacha

KillianByrne wrote: »

Collected my pack earlier for this but as I am injured immediately handed back my chip, and without me asking at all, the girl behind the desk offered to check if my entry could be deferred to next year. They even let me keep the shirt!

Nice gesture and I readily accepted, thanks to the organisers, I was delighted.

Wow - kudos to the organisers. Its a damn nice tshirt also.

I've definitely got this one on my list of races for next year. Good luck to everyone tomorrow.

longford76

Great registration again this year, friendly volunteers and really quickly through getting number and goodie bag.

Appreciate the technical t-shirt too, nice fit.

Looking forward to tomorrow now, time will be close to last year hopefully on the faster side.

Runnerkilcoole

frash wrote: »

New to this running lark & this is my first race.
I've just picked up my "technical t-shirt" - I usually just run in a cotton t-shirt.
Is the advantage of these just less sweat? :eek:

yes, big advantage. they let air through and dry quickly. cotton t-shirts, once wet, are an unmitigated disaster (chafing, weight, sticking to you etc!) best of luck tomorrow!

geld

KillianByrne wrote: »

the girl behind the desk offered to check if my entry could be deferred to next year.....

Could other Race Organisers please take note! Well done DL.

frash

My first 10k & really enjoyed it

Big thanks to the kids between kms 8 & 9 for the high-fives

adrian522

Again well done to the organizers, that's how a race should be done.

Personally I had a bit of a nightmare of a race. I was o for the first 3 or 4, but then really struggled, no energy and found it very difficult to keep going towards the end. Finished 6 mins slower than my most recent 10km race.

I don't know what's wrong with me at the moment can't seem to get going at all.

I'm registered for the race series 10 mile and half marathon but seriously thinking of not bothering with either at the moment.

Krusty_Clown

It doesn't have the tradition of Dunshaughlin, or the numbers of the 'Great' Ireland Run, but dare I say it, a candidate for the best organized 10k in Ireland?

The breeze made it tough in spots, but I found the hills much easier than the last time I ran this course (two years ago), which is probably down to running a long race in the mountains last week (which would make any hills seem easy). A good 30 seconds shy of my PB, but felt I ran really well and enjoyed the race immensely. Hats off to the organizers, volunteers and supporters. An enjoyable dip in the sea with the Stews followed by an ice-cream, rounded off a lovely afternoon in Dún Laoghaire.

Booger7

Easily the best organised 10k I have run. Really enjoyed the day and a PB by 34s! Congratulations to all involved, will be back next year and will stay for the weekend.

Marthastew

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

It doesn't have the tradition of Dunshaughlin, or the numbers of the 'Great' Ireland Run, but dare I say it, a candidate for the best organized 10k in Ireland?

The breeze made it tough in spots, but I found the hills much easier than the last time I ran this course (two years ago), which is probably down to running a long race in the mountains last week (which would make any hills seem easy). A good 30 seconds shy of my PB, but felt I ran really well and enjoyed the race immensely. Hats off to the organizers, volunteers and supporters. An enjoyable dip in the sea with the Stews followed by an ice-cream, rounded off a lovely afternoon in Dún Laoghaire.

+ 1:)
Superb organisation and wonderful local support made for a really enjoyable race despite my lack of fitness. Next year's plan is to run an Alpine marathon the week before this and secure a top 5 finish;) (well done Krusty) Congrats to all who ran.

Adrian 522; sorry your race didn't go to plan, my advice would be to take a couple of days rest and have a look at your training, you might be overdoing it a little and a few simple changes will hopefully have you back raring to go for the 10 Miler, good luck

wrstan

adrian522 wrote: »

Again well done to the organizers, that's how a race should be done.

Personally I had a bit of a nightmare of a race. I was o for the first 3 or 4, but then really struggled, no energy and found it very difficult to keep going towards the end. Finished 6 mins slower than my most recent 10km race.

I don't know what's wrong with me at the moment can't seem to get going at all.

I'm registered for the race series 10 mile and half marathon but seriously thinking of not bothering with either at the moment.

I wouldn't doubt that this is a challenging course adrian522. If you're not prepared for it this course can leave you panting and demoralised before you hit 4k! I had an experience like that last year, went out obsessed with hitting a certain pace, rather than effort, and had blown up before I got to Mountown church. The remainder of the race took a major miserable mental effort not to walk off the course! This year my focus was on getting to the 5k mark feeling fresh and able to stretch out down Albert Rd. Marthastew's advice sounds like it makes a lot of sense! Your result may be more a function of your execution rather than your fitness level.

Booger7 wrote: »

Easily the best organised 10k I have run. Really enjoyed the day and a PB by 34s! Congratulations to all involved, will be back next year and will stay for the weekend.

+1 to all the positive comments on organisation. Everything seemed really well covered right to the litter pickers at the finish areas, and everyone very friendly and encouraging. I really couldn't find anything that could be improved - now could you just sort out those b1tch1n hills Dom!

PS Ever thought of running it in the other direction? Just a thought!

sgall

It was my first DLR 10km and was very impressed. The helpful stewards, highly visible kilometre posters and support from the public couldn't be faulted. Only sour note was while running by sallynoggin roundabout I saw a car driver yelling dogs abuse at a poor garda!

BeepBeep67

Thanks for positive feedback everyone, hopefully this one is here to stay with improvements each year as the team keeps learning.

I won't be able to answer any questions on this page for a few weeks (I'll be off sunning myself and getting some warm(er) weather training, but not much :P, so if you have anything urgent please contact info@dlrbay10k.ie.

That headwind for the first few kilometres, the climbs and the headwind again on the final stretch were brutal! That's surely one of the harder 10ks out there I'd imagine.

Fantastic organisation today though, can't fault it at all. It was great to see so many supporters out there, they kept me going when I felt like I was dying a death! Kudos to everyone involved

I can count on one hand the number of times I've gone for a run over the last 2 years, I'm definitely not a runner so I was a bit surprised with how I went. 3 and a half minutes off my personal best (2 years ago, when I used to run a bit) and not too far off a sub 40. I'm baffled. I badly suffered for it though, I was barely able to breathe for the majority of the race! I definitely pushed myself too far but overall it was a lot of fun. If most races are as fun as that I reckon I might try one or two more of these before the end of the year.

RoverHogan

Excellent race, well done to all involved. A proper challenging course, and the wind made it harder today. I'll second the previous suggestion about running it in the opposite direction! It was my first proper race after a injury layoff, it was great to be back racing again. I lost a couple of places in the last 2k, so I know I've some endurance work to do. 12 weeks of marathon training should take care of that. There was a good community vive to this race, with plenty of locals dotted along the course giving support. The organisers, Stewards, and helpers involved did a super job, all with a smile on their faces. One to book into the calendar!

Lostnfound

Great race as always. Very well organised and I enjoyed it. Improvement on my time from last year, found the last km tough as I fought by way up the hill into the wind.

I was back in Dun Laoghaire later in the afternoon and any sign of a race having taken place earlier long gone, great organisation to set up and dismantle, clean up etc.

Marthastew

Can't bring myself to buy the Star;), Bay 10K website doesn't have the results up yet, anyone found any online?

Lostnfound

Marthastew wrote: »

Can't bring myself to buy the Star;), Bay 10K website doesn't have the results up yet, anyone found any online?

And I thought ideas the only one afraid to be seen buying it

Krusty_Clown

Marthastew wrote: »

Can't bring myself to buy the Star;), Bay 10K website doesn't have the results up yet, anyone found any online?

I'm the same. Couldn't bring myself to buy that tat. Nothing on the ChampionChip website, so I guess we'll have to wait (glad that I finally found something to complain about though!). You might be up for a W40 category win?

Marthastew

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

I'm the same. Couldn't bring myself to buy that tat. Nothing on the ChampionChip website, so I guess we'll have to wait (glad that I finally found something to complain about though!). You might be up for a W40 category win?

Fingers crossed, most of the females who finished ahead of me looked younger than me or more likely it's because I was so tired I just felt and looked older:o

Apparently the prizes are Patek Philippe watches;);), another to add to your collection:)

frash

Time in The Star is the same as the one texted which seems to be a gun to finish line time.

Wonder will the ones put up on the website be official start line to finish line times

Krusty_Clown

Results have been posted here. Though, despite plenty of photographic evidence, they don't seem to include Marthastew, who should be among the category winners. I call foul.

Marthastew

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Results have been posted here. Though, despite plenty of photographic evidence, they don't seem to include Marthastew, who should be among the category winners. I call foul.

:(
Neither is Mr Stew listed, I suspect he tampered with our chips ahead of the race since he knew we wouldn't be running PBs;)
But I want my Patek Philippe watch gosh darn it:mad:
(I've emailed DLR so I'm sure they'll sort it out)

Congrats on the 1st place category win Krusty:)

wrstan

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Results have been posted here. Though, despite plenty of photographic evidence, they don't seem to include Marthastew, who should be among the category winners. I call foul.

So that's 2 things now to complain about! :rolleyes: Like the course, this is going downhill rapidly (I jest of course)

Was there a team competition? Looks like a reasonably strong team result from Sli Cualann with 3 in the top 10!

Krusty_Clown

wrstan wrote: »

So that's 2 things now to complain about! :rolleyes: Like the course, this is going downhill rapidly (I jest of course)

Was there a team competition? Looks like a reasonably strong team result from Sli Cualann with 3 in the top 10!

Nope, no team event mentioned, which is a bit of a shame, given the 1,000+ entries. The trouble is that if the Rock and Roll continues to occupy the same August Bank Holiday slot as the DLR, and the AAI continue to use it as a platform for the national half marathon, then we won't get many club runners (team runners) in the DLR 10k (which is a shame). The DLR 10k is a great race, but with a publicised prize pool, team prizes, etc., they could be the next Dunshaughlin or Ballycotton. On the cusp of greatness.