Donore Harriers Jingle Bells 5K 2013

Donore Harriers

Hi All,

This years Jingle Bells 5k will take place on Saturday 7th December at 11am in the Phoenix Park. Same course as the last three years, starting on the Acres road and finishing at the triangle close to Chapelizod gate.

Enter online: http://www.donoreharriers.com/jingle-bells-5k

Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/jinglebells5k

tHE vAGGABOND

A PB and a nice mug last year, could be one to do again

Wubble Wubble

Enjoyed this one last year, a fine downhill run to the finish! Will probably run this year too.

lorrieq

I think it's harsh to be charging adults 20 euro, never mind 17 years olds!

RacoonQueen

lorrieq wrote: »

I think it's harsh to be charging adults 20 euro, never mind 17 years olds!

Why?

It's a fundraiser for an athletics club. 100% of all profits go to keeping an athletics club running for another year.

average_runner

RacoonQueen wrote: »

Why?

It's a fundraiser for an athletics club. 100% of all profits go to keeping an athletics club running for another year.

Clubs need all the help they can get. I hope to do this. Club races are great.

nerraw1111

A great race. Well worth the €20. PB central.

drquirky

Pretty sure this was one of the fastest courses I've ever run. I was in shocking shape last year and reckon the course gave me at least 30 secs. I'm in much better shape now. I'll be back this year

average_runner

drquirky wrote: »

Pretty sure this was one of the fastest courses I've ever run. I was in shocking shape last year and reckon the course gave me at least 30 secs. I'm in much better shape now. I'll be back this year

Might go for my sub 20 here so, depending how I am after New York.

Running Fool

Any idea what the route is? Can't see a map anywhere.

Wubble Wubble

Last year's route was roughly as follows:-

Start on the Acres Road beside the soccer pitches. Head for Chesterfield Avenue and turn left at the Phoenix roundabout, then left at Mountjoy roundabout onto the Ordnance Survey road. Continue straight through the junction with a long downhill stretch, finishing with a short little rise as you approach the finish line, which IIRC is at the bottom of the steps up to the Cheshire Home. Very much downhill overall, and as others have mentioned, great PB potential

Donore Harriers

Course Map attached.

al984

What is the race memento? T-shirt?

RacoonQueen

al984 wrote: »

What is the race memento? T-shirt?

A mug.

Any post race cake requests kids?

pconn062

RacoonQueen wrote: »

A mug.

Any post race cake requests kids?

Lots of cake!

blockic

Signed up and looking forward to this and hopefully a PB!

Run, cake and pints that night, sounds like Saturday bliss! :cool:

RayCun

Lock a bike at the clubhouse or beside the finish line?

digger2d2

RacoonQueen wrote: »

A mug.

Any post race cake requests kids?

Try see if you can muster up a yuletide log

Murph_D

Just entered this. Look forward to it. Three weeks to break the post-DCM "recharging".

MissyMooki

Hi All, I started running in September and promised myself I would do a 5K! I never in my life dreamed I would be able to run for 5 minutes never mind 5KM. I started doing the c25K app and I love it!

I signed up for the Jingle Bells 5K and cant believe its almost here. I'm a mixture of nerves, excitement and fear all rolled into one!

Any advice for a first timer on what to expect on the day?
:eek::eek::eek:

RayCun

It was my first race too, a few years ago...

There are toilets in the Donore clubhouse, but none near the race start, and it is about 15/20 minutes walk from the clubhouse to the start line
It could be cold waiting around at the start line. If you bring a bag, you can wear warm clothes to a few minutes before the start, then take them off and put them in a bag. There's a van at the start line that will bring the bags around to the finish area.
Look around you at the start, and make sure you're not starting too close to the front. If the people around you are all skin and gristle, and wearing two handkerchiefs worth of clothing, you're probably too close to the start. If the people around you are wearing rain coats etc, they're going to be walking, so you're too close to the back.
Don't get carried away by the excitement of the start and go too fast. Take it easy at the start, and plan to get a bit faster all the way around.
Most of all, enjoy it

Extrasupervery

Just registered for this, up to now I've done 5 and 10k's just to finish them but I might be ambitious and try for a time

Ososlo

MissyMooki wrote: »

Hi All, I started running in September and promised myself I would do a 5K! I never in my life dreamed I would be able to run for 5 minutes never mind 5KM. I started doing the c25K app and I love it!

I signed up for the Jingle Bells 5K and cant believe its almost here. I'm a mixture of nerves, excitement and fear all rolled into one!

Any advice for a first timer on what to expect on the day?
:eek::eek::eek:

this was my first race also 2 years ago when I was on week 7 of c25k so had never run more than about 3k in one go at that stage, if even that. My main concern was being able to get around in one piece and not to come last which I did easily enough on the day.
Advice: get there in plenty of time so you can use the loo (there will be huge queues but plenty of bushes/trees in the park if you don't want to queue!). I'd get there an hour in advance or maybe a bit less if you know the park well.
When I did it there was a sub25 min section. I hadn't seen the sign for sub25 and went into that section by accident. Complete rookie mistake and a cardinal sin amongst runners. thankfully I realised my mistake in enough time to get outa there and position myself near the back but not at the back. This is a great race for your first race as there's a huge field of runners so there'll be loads of runners/walkers behind you, so you know you won't come last. That was my BIG FEAR:D
Best of luck!

fruit salad

Signed up! First 5k race...looking forward to it! Do alot of people dress up in Christmassy gear for this or are the majority in the usual running gear?

RacoonQueen

fruit salad wrote: »

Signed up! First 5k race...looking forward to it! Do alot of people dress up in Christmassy gear for this or are the majority in the usual running gear?

Most people will do it in running gear. Santa, Mrs Claus, Elf suits etc also allowed

MissyMooki

Thanks RayCun and Ososlo, some great advice there. Obviously I am terrified about coming last, at the minute I'm doing 4K in 32 minutes (Very slow). But I have to pace myself or I burn out.:(
I reckon its better to run it all as slow as a god's horse rather than fly for the first Km and then have to walk the rest! I'm doing it with my bestie who started running with me so we both in the same boat. At least it'll be joint last lol

RayCun

Lots of people walk it too, so you won't be last

pconn062

MissyMooki wrote: »

Thanks RayCun and Ososlo, some great advice there. Obviously I am terrified about coming last, at the minute I'm doing 4K in 32 minutes (Very slow). But I have to pace myself or I burn out.:(
I reckon its better to run it all as slow as a god's horse rather than fly for the first Km and then have to walk the rest! I'm doing it with my bestie who started running with me so we both in the same boat. At least it'll be joint last lol

Just seen your location, get yourself down to Dunleer AC and we'll get you into training!

MissyMooki

RayCun wrote: »

It was my first race too, a few years ago...

There are toilets in the Donore clubhouse, but none near the race start, and it is about 15/20 minutes walk from the clubhouse to the start line
It could be cold waiting around at the start line. If you bring a bag, you can wear warm clothes to a few minutes before the start, then take them off and put them in a bag. There's a van at the start line that will bring the bags around to the finish area.
Look around you at the start, and make sure you're not starting too close to the front. If the people around you are all skin and gristle, and wearing two handkerchiefs worth of clothing, you're probably too close to the start. If the people around you are wearing rain coats etc, they're going to be walking, so you're too close to the back.
Don't get carried away by the excitement of the start and go too fast. Take it easy at the start, and plan to get a bit faster all the way around.
Most of all, enjoy it

Ososlo wrote: »

this was my first race also 2 years ago when I was on week 7 of c25k so had never run more than about 3k in one go at that stage, if even that. My main concern was being able to get around in one piece and not to come last which I did easily enough on the day.
Advice: get there in plenty of time so you can use the loo (there will be huge queues but plenty of bushes/trees in the park if you don't want to queue!). I'd get there an hour in advance or maybe a bit less if you know the park well.
When I did it there was a sub25 min section. I hadn't seen the sign for sub25 and went into that section by accident. Complete rookie mistake and a cardinal sin amongst runners. thankfully I realised my mistake in enough time to get outa there and position myself near the back but not at the back. This is a great race for your first race as there's a huge field of runners so there'll be loads of runners/walkers behind you, so you know you won't come last. That was my BIG FEAR:D
Best of luck!

pconn062 wrote: »

Just seen your location, get yourself down to Dunleer AC and we'll get you into training!

Baby Steps!

Marthastew

RacoonQueen wrote: »

A mug.

Any post race cake requests kids?

I'm very partial to your chocolate biscuit cake:) but as pconn says.... any cake will do, just lots of it!:D Really looking forward to this race especially now that I know RQ is making cake:)

Extrasupervery

Marthastew wrote: »

I'm very partial to your chocolate biscuit cake:) but as pconn says.... any cake will do, just lots of it!:D Really looking forward to this race especially now that I know RQ is making cake:)

CHOCOLATE. BISCUIT. CAKE.

Timmaay

Might make my roadracing comeback at this. Won't be pretty if I do.

MissyMooki

What's this???? There's gonna be CAKE???:pac::pac::pac:

Donore Harriers

MissyMooki wrote: »

What's this???? There's gonna be CAKE???:pac::pac::pac:

If Racoon Queen says there will be cake I'll take her word for it!

One week left to avail of receiving your number in the post. Enter by Thursday November 28th to avoid having to collect your number on either Friday December 6th or on the Morning of the race. Online entries will be available until Thursday December 5th.

statss

if there's defo a bag drop I might give this a go, seems to be well received.

RacoonQueen

statss wrote: »

if there's defo a bag drop I might give this a go, seems to be well received.

You can leave a bag in the clubhouse anyway, its not far from start/finish line.

digger2d2

statss wrote: »

if there's defo a bag drop I might give this a go, seems to be well received.

You should, it's a good race and a nice coffee and cake in the clubhouse afterwards where they have the prizegiving. RQ! any chance of a "Best Hair" category?

statss

digger2d2 wrote: »

You should, it's a good race and a nice coffee and cake in the clubhouse afterwards where they have the prizegiving. RQ! any chance of a "Best Hair" category?

I'll tell my guy to get the scissors ready for the 6th so :pac:

Donore Harriers

statss wrote: »

if there's defo a bag drop I might give this a go, seems to be well received.

There will be a van available for light gear at the start which will be at the finish before you get there! However it is your own responsibility to collect your belongings and we encourage that you don't include any valuables.

tattycoram

I'm in!

RacoonQueen

I'm glad everyone wants choc biscuit cake, it's a lot easier to make and keeps better than other cakes. No mince pies and xmas cupcakes then. Hurrah for me.

statss

Donore Harriers wrote: »

There will be a van available for light gear at the start which will be at the finish before you get there! However it is your own responsibility to collect your belongings and we encourage that you don't include any valuables.

Thats great, just needed somewhere to throw a jumper/extra t shirt for after as I'd be running to & from the park home. Sorted.

blockic

statss wrote: »

Thats great, just needed somewhere to throw a jumper/extra t shirt for after as I'd be running to & from the park home. Sorted.

Quitting on the after drinks again? Typical! :pac:

statss

blockic wrote: »

Quitting on the after drinks again? Typical! :pac:

Im grand to drink and run don't worry :-D

pconn062

Have heard this is a pretty fast course. I don't know the phoenix park very well. I see a lot of it is on the upper glen road, am I wondering how that road got its name?! Does it involve a lot of going up?

AuldManKing

Only when you're going up.
In this race you're going down it!

AuldManKing

Only when you're going up.
In this race you're going down it!

Ososlo

AuldManKing wrote: »

Only when you're going up.
In this race you're going down it!

thank fu@k

AuldManKing

blockic wrote: »

Quitting on the after drinks again? Typical! :pac:

My house is nearby if you need a lie down after the race Blocky....

blockic

AuldManKing wrote: »

My house is nearby if you need a lie down after the race Blocky....

Old man is on fire tonight! I'll give ya that!

Donore Harriers

If you intend entering this years Jingle bells and would like to receive your race number in the post, you will need to register by this Thursday 28th. Online entries will remain open until Dec 5th but anyone registered after Nov 28th will need to collect their number on either Friday Dec 6th or on the morning of the race at our clubhouse. If you have entered already, thank you for your support and your number should be with you early next week.