Electric Run Ireland 2014

fruit salad

Registration opened yesterday. http://electricrun.ie/dublin/ All very vague on the details so far. I like the idea of it but very pricey at 32.50 for a 5k.

Anyone here signing up for it?

seamus

Looks like a bit of a stoner/raver run. The expense I would guess is to pay for all the lighting and hype.

I love how there's a course map, but no details of where it is. Every question on their facebook age is asking where it is

drquirky

I'd actually rather drink a cup of Digger's underwear "drippings". The website is hilarious though- it shows the course (w/all the cheesy lit up bouncy castles etc) but fails to say exactly where it is wtf? These nighttime runs do seem like a way to literally print money though.

Krusty_Clown

What do you mean? It's right here:



At that price, they'd better be handing out free yokes!

Sacksian

It's also a "non-timed event" - team prizes will be awarded for "the most creative team costumes", so it's not really a race at all. Seems a lot of money to pay for the privilege of running around with a glow stick (maybe there's room for a Saturday night Parkrun version - 100s of people running around parks at night with glow sticks?). Also, not sure why Elverys are involved with it.

menoscemo

fruit salad wrote: »

Registration opened yesterday. http://electricrun.ie/dublin/ All very vague on the details so far. I like the idea of it but very pricey at 32.50 for a 5k.

Anyone here signing up for it?

32.50 is the early bird price; it rises up to €45 :eek:

They really must be taking the pi**; there is a perfectly good 5k in the city centre (MSB 5k); just the weekend before. perfectly organised,flat and fast suits all levels and about half the price (also a big feed in the mansion house afterwards). http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/index.php/events/event/st._patricks_5km_festival_road_race

vitani

menoscemo wrote: »

32.50 is the early bird price; it rises up to €45 :eek:

They really must be taking the pi**; there is a perfectly good 5k in the city centre (MSB 5k); just the weekend before. perfectly organised,flat and fast suits all levels and about half the price (also a big feed in the mansion house afterwards). http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/index.php/events/event/st._patricks_5km_festival_road_race

I don't think most of the people who'll end up doing the Electric Run would have any interest in a standard 5k. They're even telling anyone who questions the price on Facebook that it's a '2 hour light and sound show that stretches over a 5K route.'

My idea of hell, personally, but I can see how it would appeal to people cooler than me.

belcarra

vitani wrote: »

I don't think most of the people who'll end up doing the Electric Run would have any interest in a standard 5k. They're even telling anyone who questions the price on Facebook that it's a '2 hour light and sound show that stretches over a 5K route.'

My idea of hell, personally, but I can see how it would appeal to people cooler than me.

Agree totally with this.
I have a mate involved in events management and they do a few adventure type race events. Rather than cater exclusively for the type of runners who visit this forum there is actually a market of non runners out there who just want an 'event' experience and are willing to pay the money if it is sold/marketed to them the right way.

Don't reckon there'll be many from these parts turning up for this one though!

ultraman1

"belcarra wrote: »

Don't reckon there'll be many from these parts turning up for this one though!

Has to be at least one pot hunter here...

menoscemo

ultraman1 wrote: »

Has to be at least one pot hunter here...

No mention of prize money...

Cabaal

Ouch thats expensive.....yeah I don't think this is aimed at people that do more then one half marathon or marathon,
Can't believe thats the early bird price :eek:

fruit salad

Jeez 45 quid and not timed. .ok this is totally not what I thought it was. Definitely not going myself now anyway.

Extrasupervery

45 quid...they can f*** right off. I'm sick of paying extortionate amounts of money for events like this...

Cabaal

Its especially crazy when you consider 45e will get your a 50km race in Portumna thats really well organized, has parking next to the finish line, medal, shirt and lots of stuff to drink etc
Or do the marathon for 40e

menoscemo

Cabaal wrote: »

Its especially crazy when you consider 45e will get your a 50km race in Portumna thats really well organized, has parking next to the finish line, medal, shirt and lots of stuff to drink etc
Or do the marathon for 40e

You can do a Marathon pretty much every weekend (EOI, WOI) for €20.
Park Runs are free and they are timed and realy well organised...

Cabaal

menoscemo wrote: »

You can do a Marathon pretty much every weekend (EOI, WOI) for €20.
Park Runs are free and they are timed and realy well organised...

All of which proves just really how over priced the electric run is in comparison to all the other types of runs

ultraman1

Ur off the xmas list cabaal....

RacoonQueen

Map on their website looks like it goes round some sort of race track...

Looks crap anyway.

Cabaal

ultraman1 wrote: »

Ur off the xmas list cabaal....

aww,

thirstywork2

I thought I had seen it all,seems like a Dan Hill who is associated more with Corporate Events
Gala Balls and Awards Ceremonies
Launches and Exhibitions
Company Celebrations
Staff and Family Fun Days
Summer BBQ’s
Christmas Parties
Large Productions in Music, Arts and Theatre

It's a disgrace these companies are charging these amounts for a 5k.
I hope they get poor numbers.

Oops69

I get the feeling everyones going to take the piss out of this run until they offer money for marshalling etc and people jump on board , bit like the rock and roll thread earlier this year

Krusty_Clown

Oops69 wrote: »

I get the feeling everyones going to take the piss out of this run until they offer money for marshalling etc and people jump on board , bit like the rock and roll thread earlier this year

I'd marshal for it, if it meant that the club got a donation. Doesn't make the event any less ridiculous.

RayCun

Enter the 'race' - you pay them
Marshall the race - they pay you

Oops69

Ok , fell free to continue with the piss take until the money comes through then, hopefully a certain dr. has asked for his luminous hula hoop in his Santa letter so he can practice in time .

Bennybeau

My God this llooks like pure crap and ridiculously expensive at that

The Davestator

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

What do you mean? It's right here:



At that price, they'd better be handing out free yokes!

Actually burst out laughing at that post!

Both parts!

menoscemo

Be quick folks; only 10 days left to register for the special bargain price of €38, after that it goes up to €43 (then €48).

Still no course map but apparently it's being held in the RDS. I wonder will it be officially measured to AAI standards?

digger2d2

Are there official pacers!?

pconn062

digger2d2 wrote: »

Are there official pacers!?

Yes, but it's an additional €8 if you want to run with them!

Extrasupervery

Christ.

Cabaal

pconn062 wrote: »

Yes, but it's an additional €8 if you want to run with them!

its incremental pricing,
If you go with the faster pacers the price goes up

Diemos

Anyone else do this?
My phone died but a friends running app put the course at just 3.6k.
Was the app acting up or was the run (which was just an over priced bit of fun) not as advertised?
I'm inclined to think the app was correct as that felt like the easiest 5k I've ever done.

sebcity

Definitely wasn't 5k. And I didn't like the 45 min wait at the start. Bloody baltic!

Oops69

Sounds like another rip-off-run

ultraman1

sebcity wrote: »

Definitely wasn't 5k.!

Think kc won

RacoonQueen

We should've all entered and turned up in running singlets and shorts.

45 minute wait for a race run on 'closed' roads. Ouch.

Trampas

Must be up there for most expensive run per km

For €50 I might get 2 entries into the 50 miler in staplestown.

ultraman1

Trampas wrote: »

For €50 I might get 2 entries into the 50 miler in staplestown.

2 and a half...

glennhysen

Check out their Facebook page for the comments from their "happy" customers!

mrsdewinter

I was in Ballsbridge last night, and saw a few of the entrants slipping away at 10pm or so.
Definitely not stoner types.
I'd love to know how many signed up. A few friends mentioned it a few weeks ago - we were doing the Irish Times Get Running prog, and this looked like a bit of craic but the price put me right off.
By yesterday, I noticed that the official electric run twitter account was encouraging participants to bring along glow sticks.
Please don't tell me that after paying e43, or whatever, runners were expected to buy their own party tat...

Krusty_Clown

Diemos wrote: »

put the course at just 3.6k.

That's pretty long for a 5k these days.

digger2d2

CL ran it with my youngest daughter and the two of them had great craic.... It wasn't a race but more of an event, there was no timing etc. If any serious runner signed up for this and expected a proper race then they are a knob head Re: the wait for the start, there were staggered groups, if you arrived on time you got going quickly enough but the delay was due to the hordes of participants who were still arriving 40 minutes late.

It's not my cup of tea but if it gets kids out exercising then it can't be all bad and with regards to the price I'd rather see my daughter spend the money on this as opposed to a round of shots in Coppers There were glow sticks in the pack and also a DJ afterwards so this really needs to be removed from a normal 5k race for any worthwhile comparison.

ultraman1

digger2d2 wrote: »

CL ran it with my youngest daughter....I'd rather see my daughter spend the money on this as opposed to a round of shots in Coppers

How old are u really......

The Davestator

I got a free place for this so headed in with a few friends. My garmin measured it at 3.3 km however, we were forced to stop a few times and walk due to the number of people stopping to take photos! (So my gamin auto paused)

Weird run. A lot of doubling back and running on tiny paths. As it was all contained within the rds, they struggled to make 5 k and failed clearly.

Bit of an experience, but glad I didn't pay for it!

locteau

I woudl like the people to post their GPS data over the map, I am quiet sure some did not do all the course to be honest, I saw a lot of people turning back and missing one of the big loop.

As some people said it was more a party than a measure time trial running race, it was more for the big party doing light activities (walk, job).

Saw some smokers walking, people having great time and stopping getting a drink etc.... so not really our usual 5km. I thought was great craic !

Squeaker

Does anyone know who actually organised this event?

Vico1612

Surprised ?
http://www.evoke.ie/fun-run-raises-up-to-e250k-but-only-e12k-goes-to-cancer-charity-as-organiser-says-it-a-commercial-event/

Squeaker

Not in the least. I wonder could aai possibly award a national 5k road championship to that event? It wouldn't be too surprising.

ultraman1

Vico1612 wrote: »

Surprised ?
http://www.evoke.ie/fun-run-raises-up-to-e250k-but-only-e12k-goes-to-cancer-charity-as-organiser-says-it-a-commercial-event/

Nope..