Phoenix Park 5 Mile Run

KJ

Hi, I'm thinking of entering my first race this year just for fitness and fun. I was wondering if anybody knows do you get a medal for competing in the Phoenix Park 5 mile run?

RacoonQueen

KJ wrote: »

Hi, I'm thinking of entering my first race this year just for fitness and fun. I was wondering if anybody knows do you get a medal for competing in the Phoenix Park 5 mile run?

No medal. You get a nice t-shirt though.

KJ

Thanks. A nice t-shirt will have to do. I'm going to register over the weekend.

Jet Black

KJ wrote: »

Thanks. A nice t-shirt will have to do. I'm going to register over the weekend.

Not sure if its going ahead this year but if you want a medal from a race I got one from the Slane 10mile run last year. There was also a 5k run. Cheap enough to enter €20/€15. Got a bag and nice tshirt too. Then there was a family day after it. Medal was very nice but like the others hasn't been taken out the drawer since last year. Tshirt on the other hand much more useful.

hardCopy

Anybody know what time of day this is on? I have something on at 10:30am which I suspect will clash with this.

hollypink

hardCopy wrote: »

Anybody know what time of day this is on? I have something on at 10:30am which I suspect will clash with this.

It's at 10am.

http://dublinmarathon.ie/race_series.php

Ososlo

hollypink wrote: »

It's at 10am.

http://dublinmarathon.ie/race_series.php

i was staring at that page for ages and couldn't see where it said the time:o
Only spotted it now. Thanks!

Big Logger

KJ wrote: »

Hi, I'm thinking of entering my first race this year just for fitness and fun. I was wondering if anybody knows do you get a medal for competing in the Phoenix Park 5 mile run?

I think the Dockland 10km gives a medal, ive never done it but i'd suspect it does and its on 20th June.

chinguetti

Any idea if they're looking for volunteers for the 5 miler? I can't see anything on their facebook or website pages.

Ososlo

anyone any pacing tips for racing this? Taking into account the hills, what's the best strategy for tackling it? I've ran it lots of times in training but never attacked those hills. Do the downhills make up for the uphills?

Van.Bosch

Wonder are numbers down for this? They extended the registration period which I've never seen for the race series.

They have also been pushing it on twitter?

Caprica

chinguetti wrote: »

Any idea if they're looking for volunteers for the 5 miler? I can't see anything on their facebook or website pages.

The link below from the BHAA website is looking for volunteers, email info@bhaa.ie to register

http://bhaa.ie/volunteers/

Heliotrope

Can't wait for this. This race and the rest of the series got the ball rolling for me running wise three years ago. Have done dozens of races now and this is one of the best in my opinion. Bring it on!

28064212

Anybody know what the wave times are for this? And are there any pacers?

Ososlo

good luck to all running tomorrow. First race I've done since I started running 1.5 years ago where I haven't felt sick with nerves the night before I think it's cause I haven't done this race distance before so no particular time to beat except Macmillan's of course:D
Best of luck everyone:)

Ososlo

Ososlo wrote: »

good luck to all running tomorrow. First race I've done since I started running 1.5 years ago where I haven't felt sick with nerves the night before I think it's cause I haven't done this race distance before so no particular time to beat except Macmillan's of course:D
Best of luck everyone:)

Bet him by 28 seconds. Happy days See, he's not always right;)

Great race. Really really enjoyed this despite nearly getting sick during the last mile. Weather perfect. Very well organised. Lovely atmosphere. Fantastic stewards. Wave starts seemed to go smoothly in 40-50 min bracket. Started about 8 rows from top and felt I was well placed but did spend most of the race passing rather than being passed but plenty of space to run around people.
I'll definitely be back.

Tommy Max

Yes very well run race. Well done to all involved and volunteers.

Challenging enough course with a few small hills.

Can anybody with a good GPS confirm was the distance accurate? Chatting to a few people afterwards who thought it was a little over the 5 mile/ 8k?

ecoli

Tommy Max wrote: »

Can anybody with a good GPS confirm was the distance accurate? Chatting to a few people afterwards who thought it was a little over the 5 mile/ 8k?

GPS devices should always read a little over the distance simply because the course is measured at the shortest route possible. When people are racing there will be some deviation due to the race line run and bobbing and weaving through competitors.

Great day out there today. Didn't get to watch to much of the race myself however with working pre and post race but still seems to have been a good atmosphere.

macadam

Tommy Max wrote: »

Yes very well run race. Well done to all involved and volunteers.

Challenging enough course with a few small hills.

Can anybody with a good GPS confirm was the distance accurate? Chatting to a few people afterwards who thought it was a little over the 5 mile/ 8k?

My first race since I was about 11, 37 years thoroughly enjoyed it finished with a time of 42.08 was aiming for under 50mins havent really trained so happy enough.
Strava gave me a distance of 8.5 klms.

statss

That was a pretty flawlessly organised race - well done to all the volunteers and organizers.

Carlow2011

8.15 km on mine. Great race well run and very much enjoyed.

Wubble Wubble

Started near the front of Wave 2 (40-50) and went out fast early on to try and get myself a bit of space. Having adopted this (for me) novel approach (based on another poster's idea in the same race last year) I really enjoyed spending most of the race passing people rather than being passed!! Hit traffic about Mile 1, but even so it was great to run down the Kyber Pass for a change I managed the hills fairly comfortably, but got a bit stuck on the narrow section at the back of the hospital. Finished ok but much to my disappointment missed out on my target time by 4 seconds (although I did beat my 5 mile PB)

To go back to the first wave in Swords or stay in Wave 2? Decisions, decisions!!

fletch

8.13km by my Garmin.
As per other comments, flawlessly run race. First impressions were that there seemed to be a lot less participants/supporters than the previous time I ran the race (in 2010)? 2010 was the first year I did a marathon and my first time running this race so maybe I look back on that year with rose tinted glasses. I started out slow holding back all the time as I knew what to expect for the second half. The CEO of an ex employer was running just ahead of me, who historically was much faster than me. I kept him in sight all the way down to Kyber and as we rounded the hill, I reeled him in and passed him with ease...delighted Lovely bright nice fitting t-shirt too. Just over 31 mins which I think is a PB
Looking forward to the 10k, 10miler and half and Marathon

Edit: Just checked, 4884 finishers in 2010, 2778 in 2013...wow big fall in numbers

Murph_D

A well organised event. I found it pretty tough today. Here's my report: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=85310789&postcount=4598

dechol

Love the race series. Great race today. Very well organised..... BUT I was so disappointed (well actually my kids were) with the goody bag. Last year lots of sweets and chocolate....three little sad faces when mammy returned with just a bottle of lucozade and a cereal bar!!

BenMicheal

I thought todays race was one of the best organised I've been to in a good while and, needless to say, couldn't find any fault with it!

That said my bag did get robbed! Put it down to tie my shoelace just before the park gates and next thing you know some knacker has pushed me over and is sprinting with my bag! That's no reflection on the race as it had nothing to do with it or nothing the race organisers could have done to prevent it, just the only bad part of todays race day for me!

Will deffo be back next year again regardless!

Big Logger

BenMicheal wrote: »

I thought todays race was one of the best organised I've been to in a good while and, needless to say, couldn't find any fault with it!

That said my bag did get robbed! Put it down to tie my shoelace just before the park gates and next thing you know some knacker has pushed me over and is sprinting with my bag! That's no reflection on the race as it had nothing to do with it or nothing the race organisers could have done to prevent it, just the only bad part of todays race day for me!

Will deffo be back next year again regardless!

yeah i hid my bag but it only had a wind breaker jacket and odd stufff in it. When I got back it had been ransacked but nothing gone and i had been half thinking of putting my bank card and phone in it and money that i brought with me accidently. Someone must've seen me stashing it before the race.

PVincent

Fletch...I would have been disappointed if you hadn't beaten him. You are clearly running very well these days. Ever thought of joining us up in bros Pearse.

Murph_D

BenMicheal wrote: »

I thought todays race was one of the best organised I've been to in a good while and, needless to say, couldn't find any fault with it!

That said my bag did get robbed! Put it down to tie my shoelace just before the park gates and next thing you know some knacker has pushed me over and is sprinting with my bag! That's no reflection on the race as it had nothing to do with it or nothing the race organisers could have done to prevent it, just the only bad part of todays race day for me!

Will deffo be back next year again regardless!

You're right - nothing to do with the race and its organizers. Can I ask - can you see the irony here, and did you consider running after the "knacker"? You are the athlete, after all, and he was probably only good for 300m, half a k tops.

fruit pastille

Really enjoyed the race yesterday, I think the number of runners helped - it wasn't overcrowded like previous years. I started in wave 1 and there was plenty of room. Lovely downhill drag for the first few miles and the hills weren't as bad as I'd anticipated. Finished in 38:50 which was a PB of over 20 seconds which I didn't think I'd ever get in the park. And that's with stopping to have a little puke with half a mile to go (dodgy tummy). Nice tshirt but they needn't have bothered with the goody bag!

Caprica

Really enjoyed yesterdays race, great atmosphere and pretty much perfect conditions. Numbers were well down on previous years, walking down the quays and through the park it was very quiet. I wonder how the rest of the series will perform?

Started towards the back of wave 1, and got into my running pretty much straight away, it was hard to hold back as a lot of people were shooting past but I knew it was a tough second half. Done the first 3mls at 6.30 pace and then the hard work started, found the stretch on the upper glen road tough but just focused on my own race. Tried to pick things up for the final stretch and managed to dip under 33mins. Happy with the time, looking forward to the 10k now.

Big Logger

Has anyone any idea on why the numbers are down this year?
Lack of advertisement/sponsorship at start/prices going up???
In all fairness 90 quid for a marathon is very steep if you don't get the early bird and a lot of people won't if they're being cautious about entering early in case they get injured or don't train.

chinguetti

Decrease in numbers could be due to loads of things but imo, its due to loads of races on nowadays such as Parkrun, the lack of advertising and the fact that its was mobbed and overcrowded the last few years.

Big Logger

chinguetti wrote: »

Decrease in numbers could be due to loads of things but imo, its due to loads of races on nowadays such as Parkrun, the lack of advertising and the fact that its was mobbed and overcrowded the last few years.

I arrived late yesterday and I have to say I thought one of the waves had already started, it was so sparse

RacoonQueen

Wow, 2768 -v- 4049 last year. :eek:

These might actually be worth doing again if this is the case

footing

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Wow, 2768 -v- 4049 last year. :eek:

These might actually be worth doing again if this is the case

Might be something to do with a charity race taking place at the very same venue a day later?

tHE vAGGABOND

These might actually be worth doing again if this is the case

Yea, not a single problem with it being too full on the course, and did not have any issues with folks at front of wave 1 who should not have been there, or anything like that...

The 5 mile gets a bad rap on here as being some kind of huge mess, and I have done it two years in a row now and its been fine.

barrymac20

This was my first proper run ever. Was an amazing experience as part of tem of over 140 people. Looking forward to the Fingal 10km now with the Dunleer 4 mile the week before that also.

Wubble Wubble

Anyone else think that www.marathon-photos.com is an awful racket?

Seriously, there's no way you'll get me paying a tenner for the smallest (and cheapest) single photo of me strutting my stuff, athletic and fit as I looked at the start Maybe if I was ever going to win a prize I might feel differently? but somehow I doubt it....

28064212

Wubble Wubble wrote: »

Anyone else think that www.marathon-photos.com is an awful racket?

Seriously, there's no way you'll get me paying a tenner for the smallest (and cheapest) single photo of me strutting my stuff, athletic and fit as I looked at the start Maybe if I was ever going to win a prize I might feel differently? but somehow I doubt it....

It's a terrible business model. If there was an option to pay €2/3 for a digital download, they'd get loads of takers. Instead they rely on a tiny percentage of customers willing to pay exorbitant prices