Spring Pb half marathon

kookiebrew

Hi guys n girls... looking for a good hm course for a pb next Spring. Something around April or even May.

Been looking at one in Longford but it's a four loop run along the canal. That could be a head wrecker.

Something close to Galway/Limerick would suit better.

I know the Great Limerick Run is on end of April but I've done the full there last two yrs and was looking for something different.

Thanks

Itziger

If you're willing to travel you've got this beauty in the hills of Valencia/Castellon. Downhill, so it is cheating a bit
http://www.maratonviasverdes.com/es/navajas/info-tecnica#perfil

tang1

If you could manage one in March, the Mullingar Half is normally on St Patrick's Day and is as flat as you'll get in the country.

kookiebrew

Itziger wrote: »

If you're willing to travel you've got this beauty in the hills of Valencia/Castellon. Downhill, so it is cheating a bit
http://www.maratonviasverdes.com/es/navajas/info-tecnica#perfil

When I saw Valencia I thought island lol.. Bit too far for me but I'd say all that downhill is not as easy as you'd expect..

kookiebrew

tang1 wrote: »

If you could manage one in March, the Mullingar Half is normally on St Patrick's Day and is as flat as you'll get in the country.

Will definitely check this one out...bit earlier than I was thinking but could jump into the plan a bit late.

Itziger

kookiebrew wrote: »

When I saw Valencia I thought island lol.. Bit too far for me but I'd say all that downhill is not as easy as you'd expect..

Yeah, I don't think I'd fancy the Full but the Half is a smashing run. It's one of a series of races on what they call Vias Verdes, that were old railway lines and have been converted to paths. The downhill was almost all smooth, not hard on the legs at all. My flat half pb is 1.22.0x but that day I ran 1.19.2x.

And it's around Easter hols!

kookiebrew

Itziger wrote: »

Yeah, I don't think I'd fancy the Full but the Half is a smashing run. It's one of a series of races on what they call Vias Verdes, that were old railway lines and have been converted to paths. The downhill was almost all smooth, not hard on the legs at all. My flat half pb is 1.22.0x but that day I ran 1.19.2x.

And it's around Easter hols!

Might be one of those to stick on the bucket list for when I win the lotto

webpal

My 2 best HMs were Wexford, worth a shot

kookiebrew

webpal wrote: »

My 2 best HMs were Wexford, worth a shot

Just checked this out, looks a great course for a pb. Thanks for that, have a few choices now to think about.

average_runner

kookiebrew wrote: »

Just checked this out, looks a great course for a pb. Thanks for that, have a few choices now to think about.

Just remember wexford town half is tough enough course. You have hill for the first half, downhill for a bit of the second half but more than likely a wind against you on the final 3 miles.

I am from down there, train alot on that route.

Wottle

Berlin half at the very start of April. Nice flat course, cheap flights and accommodation.
Well worth it.

sideswipe

Wottle wrote: »

Berlin half at the very start of April. Nice flat course, cheap flights and accommodation.
Well worth it.

Sold out already- 30,000 registered!

charkee

the hague march 11?

Duanington

tang1 wrote: »

If you could manage one in March, the Mullingar Half is normally on St Patrick's Day and is as flat as you'll get in the country.

Planning on this one myself