first Dublin marathon thread of the year

RayCun

http://www.sports-insight.co.uk/news/asics-agrees-two-year-partnership-with-sse-airtricity-dublin-marathon

ASICS agrees two-year partnership with SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon
The brand will be the official sportswear partner for the event, which this year takes place during the Irish Bank Holiday weekend of October 25-26.

As well as providing merchandise for the marathon, ASICS will also offer runners training tips and a personalised wristband that will allow them to track their time per mile and enable friends and family to locate them on the route.

robinph

A what now?

... and a personalised wristband that will allow them to track their time per mile and enable friends and family to locate them on the route.

First read I just thought they were over stating the usefulness of a printed out paceband, but that sound like some sort of tech. Or more likely the person writing the press release has got confused between a timing chip on your shoe and a pace band on your wrist and invented something new.

RayCun

I was trying to work out how it would work as described, and nothing like that is going to be given out for free to all runners.
Maybe a paceband and a more user-friendly version of the spreadsheets that say "if you are going x fast you will pass y point at z o'clock"
or just asics branding on the existing runner tracking

Slow_Runner

I think its a thing Asics do at marathon expos. In Barcelona last year they had a stall where you gave your goal time and they printed off a wristband with mile or km splits for that time - pretty handy actually

Krusty_Clown

It's basically a personalized pace-band. They ask you what your target time is and give you your splits for your specific target. They take your details at the expo and print them off on the fly. Handy enough, actually. Saves a lot of messing. They also provide a couple of cards highlighting what time spectators can expect to see you at specific points of the course.

Murph_D

I know none of us do this race for the shirt, but hopefully this partnership might result in a better souvenir than the previous two (and especially last year's).

aquinn

Murph_D wrote: »

I know none of us do this race for the shirt, but hopefully this partnership might result in a better souvenir than the previous two (and especially last year's).

What are you on about? It's all about the t-shirt. Mine that has never been worn yet, but I did try it on last week and it cheered me up. A gent went by me last night with a 2013 one that I WANT!

tunney

Hi,

I've not started training for the marathon and don't intend starting until four weeks out. Will I have time to train then?

Also I have no intention of entering until after the cut off. Could someone else enter now so they can transfer the entry to me a week before it please?

Yours
RSPer

rom

tunney wrote: »

Hi,

I've not started training for the marathon and don't intend starting until four weeks out. Will I have time to train then?

Also I have no intention of entering until after the cut off. Could someone else enter now so they can transfer the entry to me a week before it please?

Yours
RSPer

I hope your going to have a 3 week taper.

SCOL

What are you on about? It's all about the t-shirt. Mine that has never been worn yet, but I did try it on last week and it cheered me up. A gent went by me last night with a 2013 one that I WANT!




I have a few old smelly t-shirts from marathons and Triathlon even 1/2 Ironman's I could "Sell" I even have some of the 100% cotton one's !!!!

aquinn

SCOL wrote:

I have a few old smelly t-shirts from marathons and Triathlon even 1/2 Ironman's I could "Sell" I even have some of the 100% cotton one's !!!!

Sorry, we don't do cotton about these parts.

belcarra

Murph_D wrote: »

I know none of us do this race for the shirt, but hopefully this partnership might result in a better souvenir than the previous two (and especially last year's).

My Barca shirt from 2014 was a light, single colour green t-shirt with black print.
It was sponsored by Asics but yet was one of the plainest t-shirts I have ever received.
So, I wouldn't be holding my breath for anything exceptional!

The Officer

Personalised pace bands... The Pacers will have their heads wrecked with these.... ''Eh buddy, you were 2 seconds slow for that last mile according to my official Ascics personalised pace band''.....

libelula

belcarra wrote: »

My Barca shirt from 2014 was a light, single colour green t-shirt with black print.
It was sponsored by Asics but yet was one of the plainest t-shirts I have ever received.
So, I wouldn't be holding my breath for anything exceptional!

For me that'd beat the tops that are a walking advertisement for a list of 10 companies all down it

average_runner

The Officer wrote: »

Personalised pace bands... The Pacers will have their heads wrecked with these.... ''Eh buddy, you were 2 seconds slow for that last mile according to my official Ascics personalised pace band''.....

Always gave out pacer bands at Dublin Marathon expo, also easily make your own

Phoebas

Novice question, but what is the frequency of the pacers?
e.g. there'll be a 3:30, a 4:00 etc, but is there a 3:45, or 3:40 and 3:50 etc ?

Ososlo

Phoebas wrote: »

Novice question, but what is the frequency of the pacers?
e.g. there'll be a 3:30, a 4:00 etc, but is there a 3:45, or 3:40 and 3:50 etc ?

every 10 mins last year so 3:30, 3:40, 3:50, 4 etc
All the info should be on the DCM website.

PVincent

News tonight is that Dublin Marathon has won Best International Event at the Runners World Awards in London. Well done to all the organising committee

Toblerone1978

I picked up a pace band last year at the expo, indeed very handy yokes! So don't think it's new for DCM, just the sponsors of it changed.

yaboya1

Toblerone1978 wrote: »

I picked up a pace band last year at the expo, indeed very handy yokes! So don't think it's new, just the sponsors of it changed.

Asics were at the Hamburg Expo yesterday handing them out.
Basically they print a pace band with your name on it and you get the usual 5k, 10k, 20k etc. splits. But they also print out a map of the course with your name on it and the estimated time of day you'll be at certain points if you're on target. I assume you give this to your supporters so they know when to be where on the course. Not a bad idea in fairness, especially being free.

Laois_Man

Any idea what the DCM route is this year?

Same as 2014 I'd imagine?

Ed Mc

At my first marathon ( Dub.13). I asked what they were. The guy says pace bands, is this your first marathon? what time are you planning?
Yeah my first i said, planning 3:30. He gave me a " ya think so sort of look"
He handed me 3:30 and asked did i want a back up 3:40 just in case.
I humoured him and said yeah( i'll show you)
Finished 3:58.

ger664

Normally that conversation goes the other way.

3:30 but give me a 3:00 just in case

TFBubendorfer

Normally that conversation goes the other way.

3:30 but give me a 3:00 just in case

or:

not sure, I'd say 3 hours, maybe 4

JMSE

I wonder if they would ever stage the run on the Sunday. Am told by a reliable source that the Monday thing has a huge amount to do with mass i.e. not wanting to clash with it and the traffic etc. I'd say that whatever about in the early days of DCM, this wouldnt be such a thing anymore. The Great Limerick Run next week goes ahead on Sunday...

NetwerkErrer

JMSE wrote: »

I wonder if they would ever stage the run on the Sunday. Am told by a reliable source that the Monday thing has a huge amount to do with mass i.e. not wanting to clash with it and the traffic etc. I'd say that whatever about in the early days of DCM, this wouldnt be such a thing anymore. The Great Limerick Run next week goes ahead on Sunday...

Big difference though. Less than a thousand set off in Limerick that early in the morning and only a few streets have full road closure. The start of the marathon in Limerick is gone out of the city centre after 3 miles and only sporadically arrives back in the city. Put 15000 people on the street at once and it becomes a different story.

I quite like the Monday start in Dublin, can kick back and get everything sorted on Saturday and Sunday. I know others hate it but it never made a difference to me with working hours. For the DCM 13, my boss wanted me to come back down straight after it and be in work for 6 that evening to spend 8+ hours on my feet behind the bar on a jammers bank holiday Monday. Ye Mon-Fri 9-5 crowd are gone too soft:rolleyes::)

RayCun

Rathfarnham 5k and Terenure 5 mile start at 10, Raheny 5 at 3, because you won't get permission to close roads between. 11 and. 1pm

RacoonQueen

average_runner wrote: »

Always gave out pacer bands at Dublin Marathon expo, also easily make your own

Well not always, only in the last 4 years or so

Think officer's point is that people will have different pace bands printed off at the expo. 3:14:59 and 3:14:45, for example, for people going for sub 3:15 which could potentially be a nightmare for pacers

Irishder

Bit of a newbie question but if i wanted to run the DCM this year. What mileage would i need to be up to comfortably by when. Not sure if that makes sense but should i be comfortably running 10 miles with 18 weeks to go, then start into a plan.

I have run a couple of 1/2 marathons and got in at about 2 hours. So I would like to get the full in around the 4 hour mark, it be my first so not too worried about the time.

Only back running a couple of weeks, took about 6 months off due to babies, doing a masters and work and I am looking at setting myself a goal for the year. Apologies if this is not the correct place to post this but all help appreciated.

Phoebas

Irishder wrote: »

Bit of a newbie question but if i wanted to run the DCM this year. What mileage would i need to be up to comfortably by when. Not sure if that makes sense but should i be comfortably running 10 miles with 18 weeks to go, then start into a plan.

I have run a couple of 1/2 marathons and got in at about 2 hours. So I would like to get the full in around the 4 hour mark, it be my first so not too worried about the time.

Only back running a couple of weeks, took about 6 months off due to babies, doing a masters and work and I am looking at setting myself a goal for the year. Apologies if this is not the correct place to post this but all help appreciated.

There has been a novices thread on here for the last few years for people planning on running DCM for the first time. They recommended that you should be comfortably running 20 miles a week by the time the plan starts around end June.

Here's a link to last years thread - its a wealth of information for first time marathoners.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=90266006

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

ger664

Irishder wrote: »

What mileage would i need to be up to comfortably

Whatever mileage is in the first week of your marathon plan

Irishder

Deleted User wrote: »

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

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Irishder

Irishder wrote: »

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The fact it's close enough to talk about >.<

Irishder

oh right lol