Wings for Life World Run, Dublin - May 3rd 2015

Pink11

Has anyone done this race before? It looks interesting but not sure how it works? It says it's a 5k, 10k half or full marathon!? So we get all 4 options?

Info here: http://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/ie/en/dublin/

Krusty_Clown

Essentially, it's a contest to see how far you can go, before the sweeper car (which starts 30 minutes after you do) catches up with you. Once it catches up, your race is over. So it's not a traditional-type race. If you want to participate, you can put in your estimated distance here, and it'll tell you how long you would have to get to that point before the sweeper car ends your race. So, for example, if i thought I could manage the marathon distance, I'd put 42kms in the predictor, and it tells me that I'd have to get to the 42km mark in 3:08, or else the sweeper car will have caught up with me (and my race would be over). The sweeper car is gradually accelerating. They do give you a lift back to the start once your race is over.

Pink11

Thanks! Are you going to do it?

That sounds really interesting. Deadline for sign up is April 26th. Going to give this serious consideration. Something fun/different. Good training too.

aquinn

Oh, this looks deadly.

Glencarraig

Have a look at the route, lots of climbing in the first 6 miles, Bullock Harbour, Colimore Harbour, Vico Road, flat....ish after that until you get to 9 miles then you have a long drag from the seafront in Bray to the Vevay Road and then......Windgates, otherwise known as the Greystones Road, the reward after that is a nice downhill to about half marathon distance. Just hope the weather is good on the day.

Killerz

I'm signed up. No idea how far I'll get. This time last year I would have been confident of getting marathon distance, but anything over a half marathon would now be good in my book. The course profile looks to have a couple of climbs which I'd say are designed to whittle down numbers as soon as possible. Add to that that it's all largely in one direction and you could have the wind in your face and it could be a tough day out. I suppose the wind could be with you though !

I think it's a really cool concept and a nice change to the usual racing fare. Looking forward to it.

aquinn

Killerz wrote:

I'm signed up. No idea how far I'll get. This time last year I would have been confident of getting marathon distance, but anything over a half marathon would now be good in my book. The course profile looks to have a couple of climbs which I'd say are designed to whittle down numbers as soon as possible. Add to that that it's all largely in one direction and you could have the wind in your face and it could be a tough day out. I suppose the wind could be with you though !

I think you're fine since you whizzed by me with a double buggy last month? Sure I'm hoping for HM distance and haven't ran that in months. Hadn't thought of wind direction so hopefully behind but unlikely. I think it's a great idea and Simon Zebo in the car! Yay.

Killerz

aquinn wrote: »

I think you're fine since you whizzed by me with a double buggy last month? Sure I'm hoping for HM distance and haven't ran that in months. Hadn't thought of wind direction so hopefully behind but unlikely. I think it's a great idea and Simon Zebo in the car! Yay.

Haha but I'm not allowed run with the buggy in this one

Not sure I trust Simon zebo

frash

I run along some of the coast there regularly enough and if it's the usual wind direction then the wind should be with you.
Not guaranteed obviously.

Murph_D

This could be the HM I'm looking for in the CCM run up. I like that all the entry fee appears to go to the WFL research fund. Interesting route too. Tempting!

aquinn

Murph_D wrote:

This could be the HM I'm looking for in the CCM run up. I like that all the entry fee appears to go to the WFL research fund. Interesting route too. Tempting!

I think full entry goes to spinal research? Come on D.

Killerz

Any more logistics-related info on this yet - like number/ chip pick up etc.? I haven't got anything in my emails (unless they've gone to spam!).

Wubble Wubble

Unfortunately, due to other commitments I'll have to skip it this time. A great pity as apart from the general novelty of it, it was a tough HM+ run in the making. Maybe next year!

frash

Killerz wrote: »

Any more logistics-related info on this yet - like number/ chip pick up etc.? I haven't got anything in my emails (unless they've gone to spam!).

Nothing about location of water stations either as far as I can see

TFBubendorfer

Pink11 wrote: »

Has anyone done this race before? It looks interesting but not sure how it works? It says it's a 5k, 10k half or full marathon!? So we get all 4 options?

Info here: http://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/ie/en/dublin/

I it this last year when it was held in Kerry. It was good fun. A couple of runners stopped at the 5k or 10k mark and waited for the chasing car to overtake them because that's all they wanted to run.

Most people just ran until they were caught.

It was very well organised and the entire fee goes to a worthwhile charity/research; I'm not able to run this year but I'm sorry to be missing it.

frash

Killerz wrote: »

Any more logistics-related info on this yet - like number/ chip pick up etc.? I haven't got anything in my emails (unless they've gone to spam!).

frash wrote: »

Nothing about location of water stations either as far as I can see

Water station every 5k - Red Bull also available :eek:

Race number came by email the other day
BIB pickup is on the day before or the morning of

Details here

BeepBeep67

mmm Start to Wicklow town (where I live) = marathon distance just over a k past my house. 7:15 pace to stay ahead of the sweeper

kit3

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

mmm Start to Wicklow town (where I live) = marathon distance just over a k past my house. 7:15 pace to stay ahead of the sweeper

How could you not ??? Nearest you'll get to a true home marathon

aquinn

I'm still deciding about this. See the Dart is disrupted now too so I can get there easily but not back?

Countdown till 12 is on. Someone convince me

By Train: You can travel by DART from Dublin to Dún Laoghaire. The journey offers spectacular views of Dublin Bay. The DART runs every 5 minutes during rush hour periods and every 20 mins during the day. Please note there will be no DART Northbound from Pearse Street on 3 May due to engineering works. Normal service will operate Southbound from Pearse Street to Greystones

Bungy Girl

aquinn wrote: »

I'm still deciding about this. See the Dart is disrupted now too so I can get there easily but not back?

Countdown till 12 is on. Someone convince me

DART back to Pearse St then stroll or bus. Simples . Convinced ?

aquinn

Bungy Girl wrote: »

DART back to Pearse St then stroll or bus. Simples . Convinced ?

More exercise??? hmmn, fancy a run on Sunday?

Bungy Girl

aquinn wrote: »

More exercise??? hmmn, fancy a run on Sunday?

5K in Tallaght on Sunday. Probably about as far as I'd get before the sweeper car anyway

frash

Not sure where I got the idea from but I thought buses followed the chase car & when full they'd return people to the start.

This is only the case after Greystones.
Up to there you have to get the DART back.

I estimated I should get to half-way between Bray & Greystones before being caught but now I'm thinking I might just stop at Bray.

Just thought I'd mention it in case others hadn't realised.

aquinn

Really? Where did you find that? I checked the website this morning and it did say it was different per location but didn't know any of this. No registration email either.
So we run to Greystones anyway?

mmg0305

That's what it says now on the website. I did wonder if it was a change, since I hadn't seen it before but as I'm not running I haven't been paying attention to the detail. It says

with DART and shuttle bus returns, you may have to walk a short distance

I'd say it's rather more than a short distance if you were to get caught between Bray and Greystones

aquinn

Now we've to run with money/leap card to get home? Brilliant.

mmg0305

Not quite. Once you haul yourself to the station, you'll be brought back to the start for free

Competitors will be provided with a complimentary ticket usable at the Dalkey, Killiney, Shankill, Bray and Greystones stations. On return competitors should exit the train at Sandycove/Glastule

aquinn

Thanks, I hope the lifts are working

wrstan

Ok just decided to give this a whirl as an alternative for my LSR which would probably overlap most of the route anyway!

Looks like it could be fun!

I see you can register on the day, between 9:00 and 11:00

Pink11

Gutted I won't be in Dublin for this.

Love the idea.

Hope everyone has a great time. Looking forward to reading the race reports next week!

patg

Red Bull available at drink stations...

Any experienced runners got opinions on this?
Is it a good idea to be taking in fizzy drink mid run?

menoscemo

patg wrote: »

Is it a good idea to be taking in fizzy drink mid run?

No

TFBubendorfer

patg wrote: »

Red Bull available at drink stations...

Any experienced runners got opinions on this?
Is it a good idea to be taking in fizzy drink mid run?

I drank 3 or 4 cups of this in last year's run. The first one gave me a real boost but that wasn't repeated with the other ones.

If you take them there is a chance that it may mess up your stomach, so proceed with caution.

Marthastew

I collected my number for this today in Dun Laoghaire. Really nice friendly volunteers and the girl I spoke with said they are delighted to have 1,700 registered (they only had 700 last year in Ireland). Number collection is open till 8pm this evening and until 5pm (I think) tomorrow and also on Sunday morning. If anyone has any issues with collection just drop me a PM as I live just up the road.
The much maligned DLR Lexicon is well worth a visit if you make it out tomorrow
http://libraries.dlrcoco.ie/using-your-library/opening-hours

I've been out with injury so I'm planning on taking it easy and enjoying the scenery only as far as Killiney dart station.

Best of luck to all on Sunday:)

BeepBeep67

Won't be doing this, heading to Gowran the following day, but if anyone is planning on going >marathon distance let me know and expected time and I'll get the kids to stand around the corner with water and jellies.

Phoole

Just reading on their website that once you've been caught you're provided with a complimentary Dart ticket to get you back to the start in Dun Laoghaire. Hmmm..

wrstan

BeepBeep67 wrote: »

Won't be doing this, heading to Gowran the following day, but if anyone is planning on going >marathon distance let me know and expected time and I'll get the kids to stand around the corner with water and jellies.

Thanks Beep, but if I make it that far, I won't be settling for anything less than a full Sunday roast!


PS I'd say your dinner is fairly safe!

BeepBeep67

wrstan wrote: »

Thanks Beep, but if I make it that far, I won't be settling for anything less than a full Sunday roast!


PS I'd say your dinner is fairly safe!

Bring me some tasty venison and I'll have ready

aquinn

State of the weather.

frash

Just picked up my number.
8 working there, mostly standing around while 1 was dealing with people at the desk.
Queue out the door!

Badly organised from what I've seen so far but will hope for better tomorrow.

Killerz

frash wrote: »

Just picked up my number.
8 working there, mostly standing around while 1 was dealing with people at the desk.
Queue out the door!

Badly organised from what I've seen so far but will hope for better tomorrow.

I got there a bit earlier and was just the one girl on the desk too. Not much of a queue but the one person was fielding questions about the route, water stations in addition to giving out bibs. I'm just glad I got my stuff today - dunno what it will be like tomorrow morn!

On another note, do you know if they give us foil blankets or the like after the race tomorrow - could be hanging around in the cold for a bit, and obviously our gear will be back in dun laoghaire?

aquinn

Pack collection very quick. Weather to be better but into the wind. They want people at start area early for Dart tickets and warm up.

frash

aquinn wrote: »

Pack collection very quick. Weather to be better but into the wind. They want people at start area early for Dart tickets and warm up.

What is the plan with DART tickets?
I assumed they'd have people at the stations handing out tickets to people.

Do we need to get them before the race?

Ron DMC

I'm doing this tomorrow, been out of action since connemara as my ankle was at me. No specific goal in mind, I'm really just testing the legs for Belfast on Monday.

We can still collect numbers in the morning I take it?

aquinn

No I think she said beforehand as I couldn't understand why they wanted everyone in place at 11.15 so she said for Dart, warm up and as it's organised by Austrians it's starting on time. You also pick your pen. I thought it would be assigned from time given and so on bib.

Oh yes you can register and collect in the morning.

frash

aquinn wrote: »

No I think she said beforehand as I couldn't understand why they wanted everyone in place at 11.15 so she said for Dart, warm up and as it's organised by Austrians it's starting on time. You also pick your pen. I thought it would be assigned from time given and so on bib.

Oh yes you can register and collect in the morning.

So are they handing out DART tickets as you enter the pens then or do we need to queue somewhere for them?
I should have asked them yesterday when picking up bib but assumed ticket was in the bag already.
Might just bring a fiver with me just in case it's all a disaster down there later.

menoscemo

Thirstywork leads the field at bray. Killerz in top 10 and claralara lead lady

DocQismyJesus

Claralara just on setanta a few mins ago!

menoscemo

DocQismyJesus wrote: »

Claralara just on setanta a few mins ago!

She won it!

BeepBeep67

A few pics either side of Wicklow.
TW in joint 2nd, both of them looking forward to the sweeper catching them , only 5 left just before the 42k mark.

aquinn

I ran to Wicklow! Delighted.
A great race. Some hills though.