womens mini marathon

evosteo

is there any lads on here planning on doing the run???? me, my bro and 2 cousins are planning on doing it in drag to raise some funds for st francis hospice.they really took great care of my mam who passed away in february. iv never even done a marathon before so i dont know what to expect here. does there be many lads running it or will we just be getting some "quare" looks????:rolleyes:

Big Bottom

Fair play to you it takes a lot for men to run in that race in drag.

pconn062

There's also a yearly Men's mini marathon, you could just do that instead.

evosteo

pconn062 wrote: »

There's also a yearly Men's mini marathon, you could just do that instead.

hoping to make more funds for the hospice by doing a womens mini marathon in drag, if ye get the idea:o

inmyday

Big Bottom wrote: »

Fair play to you it takes a lot for men to run in that race in drag.

No it does not. There are hundreds of races a year in Ireland that he could do, to raise money for the charity.
And he wants to run in drag in a womans 10km. It does not "take alot".

KKkitty

A friend who's doing it said men do take part but don't get medals.

Mint Sauce

inmyday wrote: »

No it does not. There are hundreds of races a year in Ireland that he could do, to raise money for the charity.
And he wants to run in drag in a womans 10km. It does not "take alot".

Yes there are hundreds he could do, but there is only one mass participation woman only event. Plenty of men do it every year, for the same reason as the OP.

I do plenty of 10kms, and would never usally collect money for them. If I was going in drag though, I'm would ask for money, and I'm sure it would gather a few bob.

Fair play to ya OP.

evosteo

KKkitty wrote: »

A friend who's doing it said men do take part but don't get medals.

yea i dont need a medal, the main goal for me is to try and raise as much funds as we can, that is all, ohhhhh and also have a bitta craic:D

Pherekydes

evosteo wrote: »

iv never even done a marathon before so i dont know what to expect here.

It's not a marathon; it's less than quarter of a marathon.

inmyday

irish-stew wrote: »

I do plenty of 10kms, and would never usally collect money for them. If I was going in drag though, I'm would ask for money, and I'm sure it would gather a few bob.

Fair play to ya OP.

Why not? You can collect for any event you do.

I do the dublin marathon for charity every year. Why would a male make more money than me because he dresses in womans clothing???

evosteo

Pherekydes wrote: »

It's not a marathon; it's less than quarter of a marathon.

sorry, "flora womens mini fun run"

KKkitty

evosteo wrote: »

yea i dont need a medal, the main goal for me is to try and raise as much funds as we can, that is all, ohhhhh and also have a bitta craic:D

The best of luck to you and hope it goes well for you. Get training now

inmyday

evosteo wrote: »

hoping to make more funds for the hospice by doing a womens mini marathon in drag, if ye get the idea:o

No I dont get the idea. Just do any other race. And your family, friends etc. will give you money for a good cause.

I really dont understand why you would get more funds for the drag idea.????

LETHAL LADY

Well done you, dont mind the naysayers and out of noseyness what are you going to wear?

evosteo

inmyday wrote: »

No I dont get the idea. Just do any other race. And your family, friends etc. will give you money for a good cause.

I really dont understand why you would get more funds for the drag idea.????

anyone can run a race/marathon/fun run whatever ye wanna call it. how many fellas do you know would do it wearing a wig and a skirt???? im sure alot of my friends will " have a laugh" at the pictures of the day. your too serious man, relax:cool:

Pj!

inmyday wrote: »

Why not? You can collect for any event you do.

I do the dublin marathon for charity every year. Why would a male make more money than me because he dresses in womans clothing???

Novelty

lva2013

Fair play to you,god some people really get their knickers in a twist don't they!!he wants to do it for his mam think it's a great idea I am doing it myself.
Just check the dates soon though think the time limit to register could be this week!!

evosteo

lva2013 wrote: »

Fair play to you,god some people really get their knickers in a twist don't they!!he wants to do it for his mam think it's a great idea I am doing it myself.
Just check the dates soon though think the time limit to register could be this week!!

thanks, men cant register as they cannot get medals, the whole idea came about when my aunty said she was running it again this year. she runs it with most of the female side of my family. so we (the males) felt we should do it too, raising funds at the same time.

inmyday

evosteo wrote: »

anyone can run a race/marathon/fun run whatever ye wanna call it. how many fellas do you know would do it wearing a wig and a skirt???? im sure alot of my friends will " have a laugh" at the pictures of the day. your too serious man, relax:cool:

I am relaxed, just my opinion.
I just dont understand why you pick the one race of the year that is womens only. This race fills up quick, so there are plenty of women would love to have your number.

Also, at any fun run, there is always people dressed up in crazy gear, having a laugh. It doesnt just happen on mini marathon day. Im sure your friends will laugh when you dress up for any other race.

JRant

Fair play man, just remember to leave off the G string though. You'll be red raw by the finish otherwise

lva2013

Ah that's a shame isn't it 2 of our group are doing it for st Francis hospice,hopefully we will make a good amount :-)

Mint Sauce

inmyday wrote: »

Why not? You can collect for any event you do.

I do the dublin marathon for charity every year. Why would a male make more money than me because he dresses in womans clothing???

Yes I can collect for any event I want, But I have done every distance upto full marathon, hence I dont collect for them (10kms), if I was to collect for every race I did I would soon get, 'ah not again stewie, please fcuk off'.

My last marathon I did collect for, as I will for the next one I might do, and if I was to do the Womans Mini Marathon in drag I would also collect for it, as it would not just be any other 10km, I would be making a bit of a fool of my self for about an hour, doing something different, which people might not expect, so surely it is worth something.

JRant

inmyday wrote: »

I am relaxed, just my opinion.
I just dont understand why you pick the one race of the year that is womens only. This race fills up quick, so there are plenty of women would love to have your number.

Also, at any fun run, there is always people dressed up in crazy gear, having a laugh. It doesnt just happen on mini marathon day. Im sure your friends will laugh when you dress up for any other race.

So no men allowed in your club then?

squod

inmyday wrote: »

there are plenty of women would love to have your number.

evosteo scores !

inmyday

irish-stew wrote: »

Yes I can collect for any event I want, But I have done every distance upto full marathon, hence I dont collect for them (10kms), if I was to collect for every race I did I would soon get, 'ah not again stewie, please fcuk off'.

My last marathon I did collect for, as I will for the next one I might do, and if I was to do the Womans Mini Marathon in drag I would also collect for it, as it would not just be any other 10km, I would be making a bit of a fool of my self for about an hour, doing something different, which people might not expect, so surely it is worth something.

I get the "not you again, looking for money", so I only raise for one a year.
I still dont see why people would give me more for wearing womens clothes. I dont think its worth something.

A good cause is a good cause. Dont have to go in a "strictly females only" event.

JRant wrote: »

So no men allowed in your club then?

I am a man.

The Queen of England

JRant wrote: »

Fair play man, just remember to leave off the G string though. You'll be red raw by the finish otherwise

If you're running a marathon in drag, you should always wear snickers.

LynnGrace

Guys do the women's mini marathon every year. I think, for a lot of them it is their only chance to dress as a woman in public. Nothing particularly brave about it IMO.

JRant

inmyday wrote: »

I get the "not you again, looking for money", so I only raise for one a year.
I still dont see why people would give me more for wearing womens clothes. I dont think its worth something.

A good cause is a good cause. Dont have to go in a "strictly females only" event.



I am a man.

Well the question still applies.

Why the buzz killing on a fun event to raise money for charity?

Mint Sauce

I think you need to lay off the OP a bit here, Okay so its only a flippin 10km, but its a cause very close to his heart, feck if he was to stick up his just giving or my charity web link, I'd nearly throw him €20 my self, only I dont know him.

inmyday wrote: »

I get the "not you again, looking for money", so I only raise for one a year.

Hence why I only ask once or twice a year as well.

I still dont see why people would give me more for wearing womens clothes. I dont think its worth something.

Again, the novelty factor, doing something different.

A good cause is a good cause. Dont have to go in a "strictly females only" event.

Obvously not that strict when they let in men dressed as woman.

JRant

Also make sure you remember the golden rule of collecting for an event like this, always bring the sponsor card to the boozer with you. It's a fail safe method of maximizing the amount people will sponsor you

inmyday

JRant wrote: »

Well the question still applies.

Why the buzz killing on a fun event to raise money for charity?

There is men and women in my club. Is that what you meant by your first question???

Im not buzzkilling. Read the first page, I said anyone can raise money for charity, for any race.
Im just confused why he chooses to do a female only event??? And the reasons given didnt explain why he cant do the mens mini (for example) and raise money for the charity???

The Queen of England

irish-stew wrote: »

I think you need to lay off the OP a bit here.

From what I gather, laying into the opening poster of threads appears to be something of a team sport around these parts.

JRant

LynnGrace wrote: »

Guys do the women's mini marathon every year. I think, for a lot of them it is their only chance to dress as a woman in public. Nothing particularly brave about it IMO.

The "Bravery" belongs to those who the money is raised for. It's about making an ass of yourself for a good cause because you know there are those less fortunate out there who need the help.

evosteo

inmyday wrote: »

There is men and women in my club. Is that what you meant by your first question???

Im not buzzkilling. Read the first page, I said anyone can raise money for charity, for any race.
Im just confused why he chooses to do a female only event??? And the reasons given didnt explain why he cant do the mens mini (for example) and raise money for the charity???

i shouldn't really have to give any reason. ALL efforts towards a good cause should be made when possible.

The Queen of England

inmyday wrote: »

the reasons given didnt explain why he cant do the mens mini (for example) and raise money for the charity???

You appear to have a bad case of being quite anal.

JRant

inmyday wrote: »

There is men and women in my club. Is that what you meant by your first question???

Im not buzzkilling. Read the first page, I said anyone can raise money for charity, for any race.
Im just confused why he chooses to do a female only event??? And the reasons given didnt explain why he cant do the mens mini (for example) and raise money for the charity???

I was just wondering what the sex of the person has to do with being able to participate in a fun run. It's not a serious race and is used by many people to collect for organisations due to its high profile.

Still on the first page myself, change the settings to 40 posts per page and you'll never look back

inmyday

irish-stew wrote: »

I think you need to lay off the OP a bit here, Okay so its only a flippin 10km, but its a cause very close to his heart, feck if he was to stick up his just giving or my charity web link, I'd nearly throw him €20 my self, only I dont know him.



Hence why I only ask once or twice a year as well.



Again, the novelty factor, doing something different.



Obvously not that strict when they let in men dressed as woman.

Reading that first paragraph, I think Ill leave this thread.
Because I dont know what you mean "Lay off the op"???? I only giving my opinion. The op started this thread, asking a question. I only answered it(not the way everyone wants), and never once abused him.

All I said was he can raise money doing something else.
Ive said in every reply that he can raise for doing a different event.

Novelty factor?? Still shake my head at this reason. Any event is a nearly a novelty, 5km, 42km, cycling race, mountain climbing etc.

And also, they have on the mini marathon website, "Strictly females only"... But they cant exactly stop a man doing it.

All the best guys.

evosteo

inmyday wrote: »

Reading that first paragraph, I think Ill leave this thread.
Because I dont know what you mean "Lay off the op"???? I only giving my opinion. The op started this thread, asking a question. I only answered it(not the way everyone wants), and never once abused him.

All I said was he can raise money doing something else.
Ive said in every reply that he can raise for doing a different event.

Novelty factor?? Still shake my head at this reason. Any event is a nearly a novelty, 5km, 42km, cycling race, mountain climbing etc.

And also, they have on the mini marathon website, "Strictly females only"... But they cant exactly stop a man doing it.

All the best guys.

thanks

evosteo

now, the original question still stands.... is there any lads on here planning on doing the run or have done it before????? do you need to sneak into the starting line????

Mint Sauce

evosteo wrote: »

now, the original question still stands.... is there any lads on here planning on doing the run or have done it before????? do you need to sneak into the starting line????

I had planned on doing it. Although the other fella I was going to run with has pulled out, so dont quite have to nerve to go on my own/be the the only guy in my group.

JRant

evosteo wrote: »

now, the original question still stands.... is there any lads on here planning on doing the run or have done it before????? do you need to sneak into the starting line????

A couple of my mates did it a few years back. They didn't get numbers or official sponsor cards but were still able to partake, not sure if that's changed since but from the reactions they got you'll have a ball. Plenty of wolf whistling and banter on the way round

LynnGrace

JRant wrote: »

The "Bravery" belongs to those who the money is raised for. It's about making an ass of yourself for a good cause because you know there are those less fortunate out there who need the help.

Goes without saying that the bravery is shown by those for whom money is raised. The OP appears to think that he deserves claps on the back for dressing as a woman to participate in a women's only event. I have seen guys in the mini marathon. It seems to be their big moment when they can dress as women, in public. Nothing brave about that, IMO.

evosteo

LynnGrace wrote: »

Goes without saying that the bravery is shown by those for whom money is raised. The OP appears to think that he deserves claps on the back for dressing as a woman to participate in a women's only event. I have seen guys in the mini marathon. It seems to be their big moment when they can dress as women, in public. Nothing brave about that, IMO.

ahahaha, its the moment i've been waiting for all my life,

and im not looking for any "pats on the back"

all i asked was there any lads on here who have done the run before or plan on doin it this year,

take your negativity elsewhere

LynnGrace

evosteo wrote: »

ahahaha, its the moment i've been waiting for all my life,

and im not looking for any "pats on the back"

all i asked was there any lads on here who have done the run before or plan on doin it this year,

take your negativity elsewhere

Ah don't be like that, sure I am one of them too.. See you there, can't wait.

orestes

evosteo wrote: »

now, the original question still stands.... is there any lads on here planning on doing the run or have done it before????? do you need to sneak into the starting line????

I've done it twice. There's no bother with guys doing it, but you have to at least get into the spirit of it and throw on a dress and a wig or something like that. You don't have to sneak into it or anything, I'm not sure if you have to be registered to take part so you have a number on, I know I registered both times though. It's good craic, just be prepared to have your dress lifted up a lot, those housewives are a randy bunch.

ITS_A_BADGER

My brother is going to do it, i think his girlfriend had a hand in that im sure there will be loads of lads in it so i wouldnt be worried