Arc Mini Marathon (10k) Phoenix Park 5th May 2014

brick tamland

Hi Guys

Just making a thread for his as its for a great cause and hopefully it might persuade a few to sign up

Always and enjoyable race and all proceeds go to a great cause so give it a bash if you can.

I presume its the same course as last year, 2 5k loops around Furze Rd/ Furry Glen

Deatils here
http://www.arccancersupport.ie/events/arc-10k-run

Last years thread here
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=83585087

Cheers

Sharkey47

Ran this last year as did my kids. Weather was beautiful and the run received great support from Kingspan employees who appear to have come down in droves from Cavan to participate. They really added to the atmosphere. It was a very enjoyable way to spend a morning.

Wubble Wubble

Ran it last year and really enjoyed it, especially as I got what's still my PB for 10k. I'm running it again this year.

tunguska

Have they changed it from an all male race? Hope so, best to include everybody more money raised that way.

brick tamland

tunguska wrote: »

Have they changed it from an all male race? Hope so, best to include everybody more money raised that way.

Yep. It was changed year

brick tamland

Just giving this a bump in case anyone is interested

Coming up on Monday week

Wubble Wubble

Absolutely interested! First race since the Paris Marathon, and it was where I set my 10k PB last year.

cianc

Signed up, need a recent 10km to plan training.

skittles8710

Signed up aswell, hoping this will be a new PB..and will make me stay away from the booze Sunday night!

Colostomy Bag

Anyone got a course map of this or a Garmin route? I'm thinking of doing this next weekend but I can't seem to find any map of the route online or on the arc website. One poster from last year mentioned they lost GPS reception while in the Furry Glen during the race - anyone know if this is to be expected? Anyone know if there is a T-shirt and if so, is it any good?

dublin runner

The plan was to do Boyne 10k but I am working very late the previous night so now considering this. Anyone know if congestion on the second lap was a problem? By all accounts it's a two lap course and I don't have fond memories of those :-)

brick tamland

Colostomy Bag wrote: »

Anyone got a course map of this or a Garmin route? I'm thinking of doing this next weekend but I can't seem to find any map of the route online or on the arc website. One poster from last year mentioned they lost GPS reception while in the Furry Glen during the race - anyone know if this is to be expected? Anyone know if there is a T-shirt and if so, is it any good?

It's a 2 lap race finishing on Furze road. I think it's the same as other 10km in the park.
There are some talk trees in the furry glen which may interfere with some GPS but it's chipped timed and the kms are marked as you . No probs keeping track if your time
There was a shirt last . No idea about this year

Sharkey47

dublin runner wrote: »

The plan was to do Boyne 10k but I am working very late the previous night so now considering this. Anyone know if congestion on the second lap was a problem? By all accounts it's a two lap course and I don't have fond memories of those :-)

Hi Dublin Runner, I ran this last year. Congestion wasn't an issue at all. It isn't a race with thousands of runners. There were a few walkers alright but they are not in any way obtrusive. BTW if the standard is the same as last year then you'd be there or thereabouts at the finish…..unless GO'H makes a guest appearance!

dublin runner

Sharkey47 wrote: »

Hi Dublin Runner, I ran this last year. Congestion wasn't an issue at all. It isn't a race with thousands of runners. There were a few walkers alright but they are not in any way obtrusive. BTW if the standard is the same as last year then you'd be there or thereabouts at the finish…..unless GO'H makes a guest appearance!

Don't say that :-) Not going for for places and would be more than happy to hang on to the back of some better runners. Thanks for the info, put my mind at rest.

GOOSEPAUL

Just signed up to this. Hoping to achieve a new PB after The Samsung Nite Run

Colostomy Bag

brick tamland wrote: »

It's a 2 lap race finishing on Furze road. I think it's the same as other 10km in the park.

I checked online and can't find the route for this race (or any other for that matter). Anyone from last year got a Garmin of it perhaps?

Wubble Wubble

Click on the link....second map down is the one you're looking for...

http://dublin.mo-running.com/event-details/race-map/

brick tamland

Results....


http://www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=1816esults

Colostomy Bag

that link just brings you to a main page, only 2013 arc result showing if you do a search

cianc

http://www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=1816

Shane O' Malley

Colostomy Bag wrote: »

that link just brings you to a main page, only 2013 arc result showing if you do a search

The results are there. Link did not bring me directly there but was listed under recent events.

brick tamland

Colostomy Bag wrote: »

that link just brings you to a main page, only 2013 arc result showing if you do a search

Sorry tried to link from phone

well done to all who took part. I Enjoyed it anyway

chinguetti

Nice event and for a good cause as well. Plenty stewards and nice to run with no traffic to worry about. I found it a bit strange that they had the whole avenue closed off (assuming that the OPW closed the whole road) but just a small starting area to go under to activate the timing chips.

Also I had it short by 100 metres or so on my Garmin so I'm wondering if anyone else thought it was short.

Shane O' Malley

chinguetti wrote: »

Nice event and for a good cause as well. Plenty stewards and nice to run with no traffic to worry about. I found it a bit strange that they had the whole avenue closed off (assuming that the OPW closed the whole road) but just a small starting area to go under to activate the timing chips.

Also I had it short by 100 metres or so on my Garmin so I'm wondering if anyone else thought it was short.

The road is closed every weekend for the summer starting last friday. They started that a couple of years ago.

chinguetti

Shane O' Malley wrote: »

The road is closed every weekend for the summer starting last friday. They started that a couple of years ago.

It doesn't start until this Friday according to the notice that I passed on Saturday night while running up the avenue. Maybe they brought it forward without any notice.

Shane O' Malley

chinguetti wrote: »

It doesn't start until this Friday according to the notice that I passed on Saturday night while running up the avenue. Maybe they brought it forward without any notice.

Sorry, you are quite right. For some reason i thought it was this weekend. How i thought that and drove through it yesterday i have no idea. (Senior moment)

Dundrummer

chinguetti wrote: »

Also I had it short by 100 metres or so on my Garmin so I'm wondering if anyone else thought it was short.

9.82km on my watch - I had hoped it might be due to the inaccuracy of the Garmin through the twists and trees of the course, rather than a short course being the reason for my time!

Duanington

9.96k on mine....I was hoping I was alone!

cianc

Don't have an account (and don't want one), so can't share a link, but runningahead.com claims just over 10km (10.11)

whelzer

I thoroughly enjoyed this run today - my first (of many) the de park!

Good atmosphere, great cause and the rain mostly stayed away...

skittles8710

Slightly short on mine as well..oh well either way really enjoyed it! 51:27 & 2minutes off my PB -delighted! Really well organised as well

If the girl who came over to me after to thank me for setting the pace for her is on here - was really nice of you to make the effort to come over! Was too flustered at the time to respond properly..you being next to me the whole way gave me the extra fight to kick on in the end.

Caprica

I had the course at 6.1 miles, so quite a bit short. This route is used for a few 10k's in the Park so I am surprised the distance is out.

I enjoyed the race, the numbers are increasing bit by bit, for some reason as a men's only race it wasn't taking off. Hopefully it was successful from a fund raising point of view.

Duanington

I wouldn't read too much into the course reading a bit short on a garmin, certainly on my watch I've noticed that any kind of wooded areas\tall buildings messes up the distances quite a bit ( usually short).

My local parkrun always shows up short by just over 100 metres and I've had it happen on some more high profile courses too ( Dublin Marathon for example)

Thinking back to yesterday, there were also quite a few sharp turns ( the turn at the bottom of the Furry Glen and then again at the top for example) so when you throw them into the mix, its probably not surprising.

cianc

Duanington wrote: »

I wouldn't read too much into the course reading a bit short on a garmin, certainly on my watch I've noticed that any kind of wooded areas\tall buildings messes up the distances quite a bit ( usually short).

My local parkrun always shows up short by just over 100 metres and I've had it happen on some more high profile courses too ( Dublin Marathon for example)

Thinking back to yesterday, there were also quite a few sharp turns ( the turn at the bottom of the Furry Glen and then again at the top for example) so when you throw them into the mix, its probably not surprising.

Yeah, have a close stare at the mapped route on Garmin connect. If it's anything like mine you'll see plenty of cut corners, and suspiciously straight lines when under trees.

digger2d2

Mens and Ladies races won by boardsies - Thirstywork and claralara! Well done

Duanington

cianc wrote: »

Yeah, have a close stare at the mapped route on Garmin connect. If it's anything like mine you'll see plenty of cut corners, and suspiciously straight lines when under trees.

Thanks, I've just checked that, plenty of straight lines were there should be bends!

Wubble Wubble

ARC Cancer Support 10k 2014 Race Report

I haven't really done much since the Paris Marathon a month ago now, bar one or two 4 mile spins and a couple of parkruns. Added to a super Sunday of scoops, preparation could have been better!
I noticed as I walked around beforehand that there were more taking part than last year, and recognised a few faces. Didn't start too near the front, and having negotiated the usual formation runners :mad: settled into a comfortable rhythm. Around about the Ordnance Survey I caught a guy in a Moy marathon top and ran with him for a bit, he pulled away a little coming out of the glen but I let him go; it didn't feel like a day to push too hard, and besides we had another circuit to go. He was never too far ahead at any rate. For about a 3km spell between km5 and 8 I didn't pass anyone, nor was I passed. I had to work a bit more on the second climb out of the glen, and although a few guys passed me in the last 2k, to be honest I didn't feel that bothered, maybe because I did so little beforehand. Crossed the line in 44:19, 23 seconds slower than my PB, which I set in this race last year. Standard of runners was a lot higher this time, with 25 sub 40s as opposed to 9 in 2013.

I enjoyed it overall, but can't help thinking that's a soft PB which I should be seriously targeting in the next one (Fingal). In the meantime Terenure offers a good opportunity to go sub 35 for the first time.

Sharkey47

Wasn't running this due to injury but I did go along to support some family members who were running. Lots of vaguely familiar faces and great to see so many Kingspan employees making the trip down to participate. Nice atmosphere and the lady who did the commentary on the race was superb. She had a kind word for everyone as they approached the finishing line and was very knowledgeable. There were a good few parent/kid combinations running together, with in most cases, the kids looking in better shape than their parents! Nice to see Kev running well and winning comfortably. Overall, a nice way to spend a morning and hopefully ARC raised a good amount of money.

AlsoRan

I ran this yesterday and enjoyed the race, taking two and a half minutes off my PB. It was a good course with that hill around furry glen I think it was pushing you and it seemed to be overall a good level of runners. I would definitely do this again as it's nice to do a 10K in the Phoenix park ahead of all the race series races and it's a great cause.

GOOSEPAUL

I did this yesterday and I was wondering if it was the same course as the FIT run in March. Either way I really enjoyed it and I finished in a sub 45 so happy with that. Good turn out the level of the runners at the front was really impressive. looking forward to the Dublin Race series now. Summer is here

dublin runner

I personally had a shocker of a race but the event itself was well run and for a fantastic cause. The route itself was a challenging enough one. Already looking forward to making amends for yesterdays run at next years event

P.S Garmin's are inaccurate. There is only one course measurement that actually counts and it's not the one displayed on your watch.

cianc

Strava shininess:
http://labs.strava.com/flyby/viewer/#137673713,VEo0CC9gNAhhpTQIkb00CCxYNwg=