Dublin Mountains Way - anyone fancy running it this Saturday?

belcarra

Anyone fancy running the Dublin Mountain Way this Saturday (April 27th) by any chance?

I'm thinking I might do a handy run along it at moderate pace, maybe jog the uphills, run the downhills, and towards the tougher sections walk if required.
At the moment Saturday looks relatively decent with just a shower or two and any wind present being a Northerly cross-wind.

I could do this any time from an early to mid-morning start-time. The run would probably take approx 4.5 hours, so equivalent ability level to a 3.5 hour road marathon I guess?

The main issue would be logistics to return to our transport after we finish but we can sort that out later.

So, who's in?

statss

Would love to Belcarra, but not available this weekend. Was actually planning a mountain run like this (maybe not as long however) one of the days of the May Bank Holiday weekend.

sideswipe

Would love to join you J but am trying to shift an ankle problem I picked up the week after Conn. would defiantly be up for it in a few weeks when I'm back running.

Krusty_Clown

sideswipe wrote: »

Would love to join you J but am trying to shift an ankle problem I picked up the week after Conn. would defiantly be up for it in a few weeks when I'm back running.

+1. Would be up for it in a few weeks time, when I'm a little more recovered from recent exploits (and definitely in June/July if anyone fancies it). Ran the original route a couple of years back and it was fab run.

belcarra

Unfortunately I've three marathons in the following three weeks so no chance I can do it other than this weekend! I was thinking alright you might need a little more time off after London KC.

Ah well, all the more pints for me en route in Johnny Fox's!!

PaulieC

it's definitely my aim to run this sometime this year, but this weekend just doesn't suit (or the following two). I'll have to pick some weekend KC isn't doing it as I don't want to be left too far behind

average_runner

Should make this as a boards outing but not a race.

b.harte

average_runner wrote: »

Should make this as a boards outing but not a race.

+1
I'd be on for this only expectant wife has me within a 30 min radius, any time after June I'll do the spin up from Cork.

RacoonQueen

average_runner wrote: »

Should make this as a boards outing but not a race.

With a picnic along the way

tHE vAGGABOND

cake!

average_runner

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

cake!

Only one slight problem, how will we transport this stuff it running. Could we not jsut stop somewhere and ring for pizza:D

b.harte

average_runner wrote: »

Only one slight problem, how will we transport this stuff it running.

What? Of course the staff will carry it.

average_runner

In fairness, the faster runners can carry the food. I mean we have to slow them down some how.

MacAttackJ

Did most of it this morning. Started at Firhouse, and went up through Masseys to join the DMW at Cruagh and on to Shankill.19 miles. Glorious morning for it. Stiff Westerly breeze was on my back the whole way. Felt like I was on an escalator going up Fairy Castle. Johnnie Foxes was closed (it was very early) but got a bottle of water at the petrol station in Kiltiernan. Wore road runners. Very dry underfoot, although it is supposed to rain later today.

jeawan

Have a good Run lads would love to come but not able to make it out Saturday .

BeepBeep67

I'd be up for it later in the Summer also.
I'm also planning a Bray to Wicklow along the coast, a few sections I haven't run that I need to figure out, reckon it's 18 - 20.

belcarra

I went ahead and ran this solo on Sat morning.
Getting lost in Kiltipper at the start of the run managed to add a couple of kms onto the total.
More feedback can be got here.

statss

savage, that's a very detailed description, fair play.

Krusty_Clown

belcarra wrote: »

I went ahead and ran this solo on Sat morning.
Getting lost in Kiltipper at the start of the run managed to add a couple of kms onto the total.
More feedback can be got here.

Enjoyed the report. I remember how tough those final climbs up the Scalp and Carrigologan were. I think everybody stops at that petrol station. The shop-assistants must be well used to bedraggled tired, bleeding, hungry runners looking for sugar!

statss

so guys, is there a demand for a group run at some stage over the next while then yeah? shall we explore potential dates that suit everyone? How about Saturday morning May 25th as a starting attempt?

PaulieC

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Enjoyed the report. I remember how tough those final climbs up the Scalp and Carrigologan were. I think everybody stops at that petrol station. The shop-assistants must be well used to bedraggled tired, bleeding, hungry runners looking for sugar!

of course going around Carrickgollogan is only showing off as its not part of the 'official' DMW

PaulieC

statss wrote: »

so guys, is there a demand for a group run at some stage over the next while then yeah? shall we explore potential dates that suit everyone? How about Saturday morning May 25th as a starting attempt?

Being selfish here, but Sundays suit me better - usually training the junior Crusaders of a Saturday morning - but if it's arranged for a Saturday I could probably cry off for one week

statss

PaulieC wrote: »

Being selfish here, but Sundays suit me better - usually training the junior Crusaders of a Saturday morning - but if it's arranged for a Saturday I could probably cry off for one week

Sunday's are fine with me.

RacoonQueen

statss wrote: »

so guys, is there a demand for a group run at some stage over the next while then yeah? shall we explore potential dates that suit everyone? How about Saturday morning May 25th as a starting attempt?

Yep and now belcarra is going to be the guide

Killerz

belcarra wrote: »

I went ahead and ran this solo on Sat morning.
Getting lost in Kiltipper at the start of the run managed to add a couple of kms onto the total.
More feedback can be got here.

Nice, really enjoyed that report. Never been running up around there....all the more keen on it now after reading that.

DogSlySmile

statss wrote: »

so guys, is there a demand for a group run at some stage over the next while then yeah? shall we explore potential dates that suit everyone? How about Saturday morning May 25th as a starting attempt?

I'd be on for it but that date counts out anyone running the IMRA WW relay/solo, maye rearrange for the next weekend? (Which suits me better anyway :P)

tunguska

I'd be up for that count me in*

*weather permitting of course. I dont run in strong winds.......or strong winds + rain.........or strong winds + rain + freezing cold. Other than that Im good

jeawan

25th May is bad for me have a Adventure race that day , Sunday would probably suit me better , i generally run in the hills 3 nights a week anyway if anyone in interested in joining .

jeawan

tunguska wrote: »

I'd be up for that count me in*

*weather permitting of course. I dont run in strong winds.......or strong winds + rain.........or strong winds + rain + freezing cold. Other than that Im good

You must not run much in Ireland then

Krusty_Clown

jeawan wrote: »

25th May is bad for me have a Adventure race that day , Sunday would probably suit me better , i generally run in the hills 3 nights a week anyway if anyone in interested in joining .

25th May is Wicklow Way Relay Day anyway. I'm guessing that lots of potential runners will be ruled out that day.

ThisRegard

belcarra wrote: »

I went ahead and ran this solo on Sat morning.
Getting lost in Kiltipper at the start of the run managed to add a couple of kms onto the total.
More feedback can be got here.

I used to know that area fairly well but couldn't figure out where the short cut was from the start to get to the reservoir until I ran the Dublin Mountain Way race last year.

belcarra

ThisRegard wrote: »

I used to know that area fairly well but couldn't figure out where the short cut was from the start to get to the reservoir until I ran the Dublin Mountain Way race last year.

Just chatting to a work colleague who's from the area and she has confirmed it is the road for the nursing home. I had stopped at that point to have a good look for a waymarker but there was nothing to be seen so continued on down the road:(.

ThisRegard

Yeah, straight through the nursing home and into the park. I was racking my brains when looking at a map of the course trying to figure out how you appeared just across from the entrance to the reservoir, had I been on my own I would have done what you did and went the long way around.

Krusty_Clown

belcarra wrote: »

Just chatting to a work colleague who's from the area and she has confirmed it is the road for the nursing home. I had stopped at that point to have a good look for a waymarker but there was nothing to be seen so continued on down the road:(.

Here's the route I took. I didn't get lost until I hit the resevoir. On the day, I had convinced myself that I needed to take the first bridge across the water and stood at the other end of the bridge humming and haw'ing for 5 minutes, before correctly retracing my steps.

What's the new section from Two-Rock to Johnny Foxes like? The old way was a very annoying boring long road section.

belcarra

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Here's the route I took. I didn't get lost until I hit the resevoir. On the day, I had convinced myself that I needed to take the first bridge across the water and stood at the other end of the bridge humming and haw'ing for 5 minutes, before correctly retracing my steps.

What's the new section from Two-Rock to Johnny Foxes like? The old way was a very annoying boring long road section.

First to note that the trail no longer goes up through St. Ann's graveyard, instead you have to continue all the way to the main road at Castlekelly and then double-back around along the roads to the top of St. Ann's. This section is along quite laneways but is a little boring all the same.

The Way now drops straight down to Three Rock from the Fairy Castle and then travels along the fire road in the opposite direction to the way you ran to Three Rock. We then drop in through the forest and emerge out beside a random house on the Ballyedmonduff Rd. From there it reverts to the boring road section through Glencullen and onto Kilternan. (What happened your route here. Did ya grab a lift off a low-hanging aircraft??)

ThisRegard

Here's my route from Run the Line back in October
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/245393568

You can see where the routes vary from Two Rock. As Belcarra said you come out at some random house, at the time I wasn't sure if it was private as there's a gate or two around that area. When you get to the road you just go towards Glencullen from there.

belcarra, myself and Krustys routes are identical until Two Rock, which part do you mean around St. Anns graveyard, or are our routes the same as yours ?

Krusty_Clown

belcarra wrote: »

First to note that the trail no longer goes up through St. Ann's graveyard, instead you have to continue all the way to the main road at Castlekelly and then double-back around along the roads to the top of St. Ann's. This section is along quite laneways but is a little boring all the same.

Bit of a shame, but understandable, given the need to preserve the graveyard, which was already showing signs of wear and tear, despite the fact that the DMW had only opened up.

belcarra wrote: »

The Way now drops straight down to Three Rock from the Fairy Castle and then travels along the fire road in the opposite direction to the way you ran to Three Rock. We then drop in through the forest and emerge out beside a random house on the Ballyedmonduff Rd. From there it reverts to the boring road section through Glencullen and onto Kilternan. (What happened your route here. Did ya grab a lift off a low-hanging aircraft??)

I accidentally stopped my watch while taking off a layer of clothes. Always felt like I had to re-do the route after that. Hopefully will get a chance soon. It was nice and snowy in sections when I did it. Made for a great experience.

belcarra

ThisRegard wrote: »

Here's my route from Run the Line back in October
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/245393568

You can see where the routes vary from Two Rock. As Belcarra said you come out at some random house, at the time I wasn't sure if it was private as there's a gate or two around that area. When you get to the road you just go towards Glencullen from there.

belcarra, myself and Krustys routes are identical until Two Rock, which part do you mean around St. Anns graveyard, or are our routes the same as yours ?

There is actually a slight deviation between your two routes around the Southern end of the reservoirs. Krusty's is about 1500m shorter as he went a more direct route (the old Way which has since been changed). Krusty took a left up the hill before the end of the reservoir but you went all the way to the main road like I did so you did the new way.

ThisRegard

Ah, I see it now, missed that first time around.

tHE vAGGABOND

Would really be interested in this, but not in the shape for it yet as Im not running beyond 14/15 miles at a time, so I will join in one later in the summer

[May 25th is also my stag weekend, so I dont think I can get a pass from the lads for a mountain run ]

Letyourselfgo

belcarra wrote: »

I went ahead and ran this solo on Sat morning.
Getting lost in Kiltipper at the start of the run managed to add a couple of kms onto the total.
More feedback can be got here.

Enjoyed that, thanks for sharing.

b.harte

That was a great report, thanks.
I remember seeing that route on the tracks and trails program, was that the one with Ken Doherty and yer wan from fair city?
Looked like a nice route (if it was indeed the same route).
Anyway, I'd be on for that later in the year, new arrival is due end of may / start of June so any time after that is grand*

Haven't been in Johnie foxes in years, do they still do those nice big bowls of mussels?

*Subject to herself signing off on yet another permission slip*

PaulieC

Yep, that was the one

PaulieC

To give everyone a decent bit of notice, to avoid the IMRA races and the June Bank Holiday weekend, how about either Sat 8th or Sun 9th June ?

If we can agree on a date, I can start a thread in the 'events' forum (1st Annual Boards Dublin Mountains Way Traverse).

Belcarra, can you add a poll to the start of the thread to see what date suits the majority ?

belcarra

PaulieC wrote: »

Belcarra, can you add a poll to the start of the thread to see what date suits the majority ?

Ha, ha, ha! I can in me b@llox!
Nothing mean-spirited or anything but I just don't know how!

Micilin Muc

Sounds great. I'll run the first 3kms and then turn back ;-) Really jealous!

PaulieC

belcarra wrote: »

Ha, ha, ha! I can in me b@llox!
Nothing mean-spirited or anything but I just don't know how!

Lolz...either do I!! I thought it was because I didn't start the thread

sideswipe

PaulieC wrote: »

To give everyone a decent bit of notice, to avoid the IMRA races and the June Bank Holiday weekend, how about either Sat 8th or Sun 9th June ?

If we can agree on a date, I can start a thread in the 'events' forum (1st Annual Boards Dublin Mountains Way Traverse).

Belcarra, can you add a poll to the start of the thread to see what date suits the majority ?

I'd be on for either day. Don't know how to do a poll either.

RacoonQueen

Sat 8th means you can go to the pub afterwards....

menoscemo

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Sat 8th means you can go to the pub afterwards....

Finishing in Shankhill, that's close to Kilboget track. You can go for a Beer Mile afterwards :pac:

statss

PaulieC wrote: »

To give everyone a decent bit of notice, to avoid the IMRA races and the June Bank Holiday weekend, how about either Sat 8th or Sun 9th June ?

If we can agree on a date, I can start a thread in the 'events' forum (1st Annual Boards Dublin Mountains Way Traverse).

Belcarra, can you add a poll to the start of the thread to see what date suits the majority ?

I'm actually away that week myself being selfish any weekend from Sat June 22nd onwards would work for me but don't let that stop the run if the majority suits the earlier date.