BHAA Super Thread 2018 *See #1 for Races*

emerald007

Happy New Year to all our members and friends. We are delighted to give you details of our forthcoming races and we encourage you to put them in your diary. We have a strong mix of cross country, road and track races planned for the upcoming year.

New members can register and existing members renew their BHAA membership for 15e via http://bhaa.ie/join


Race|Date|Location|Distance
BHAA Bank Of Ireland CC|Sat 13 Jan 2018|Tymon Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24|2/4 Miles
BHAA Eir CC|Sat 20 Jan 2018|Cherryfield Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24|2/5 Miles
BHAA Garda CC|Sat 03 Feb 2018|Phoenix Park, Dublin|2/4 Miles
BHAA Dublin Airport CC|Sat 17 Feb 2018|ALSAA, Dublin Airport|2/5 Miles
BHAA AIB/NUI CC|Sat 10 March 2018|National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare|2/4 Miles

emerald007

The first race on the 2018 calendar is the Bank Of Ireland Cross Country on Saturday Jan13th in Tymon Park.
Online registration and details @ https://bhaa.ie/events/bank-of-ireland-cc-2018/

Duanington

I've renewed my membership - struggling to figure out how to register a company\team though. Any ideas how I can do this ( A few of us have emailed the BHAA over the last few weeks with no word back yet)

Thanks a mill

djemba djemba

I am thinking of joining the BHAA.

For races; do you wear your club singlet or your business singlet or does it matter at all.

Thanks

Wubble Wubble

djemba djemba wrote: »

I am thinking of joining the BHAA.

For races; do you wear your club singlet or your business singlet or does it matter at all.

Thanks

Pretty sure it doesn't matter. FWIW I wear my business singlet in these races, but I've seen many's a club vest there over the years too....and of course lots of vests which don't fall into either category

average_runner

Why does the K club 10 clash with Dunboyne 4 miler. Two good races too close to each other. Dunboyne use to be a lovely tune up race for K-club. Also doesn't make sense not to a 4 mile race before the k-club 10k.

adrian522

They are organised by different people. There are only so many weekends available. K-Club has clashed with the National 10K in the past which was worse.

average_runner

adrian522 wrote: »

They are organised by different people. There are only so many weekends available. K-Club has clashed with the National 10K in the past which was worse.

Prefer it to clash with national 10k, national 10k is not a good event!!

K-club and Dunboyne 4 miler are class events and over the years these fitted nicely in the calendar

Paddy1234

Excuse my ignorance as new to cross country - what length spikes would one need for tomorrow's race?

Thanks

Duanington

Paddy1234 wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance as new to cross country - what length spikes would one need for tomorrow's race?

Thanks

I'm going iwth 9mm spikes Paddy, mightn't matter what spikes we have at this stage to be honest... ( looking at the forecast!)

rdunne

Our next race is this Saturday.


full details and event entry here:
https://bhaa.ie/events/eir-cc-2018/

rdunne

BHAA is now on strava

So if you want to share your times and try to get up up the leaderboard. All are welcome to join

https://www.strava.com/clubs/114867

emerald007

Results are online for todays sloppy Eir Cross Country

https://bhaa.ie/events/eir-cc-2018/

RacoonQueen

With no championship XC for me this year...signed up to BHAA for the first time since maybe 2011 so I could do XC. Have missed both for various reasons.

Wubble Wubble

emerald007 wrote: »

Results are online for todays sloppy Eir Cross Country

https://bhaa.ie/events/eir-cc-2018/

Really enjoyed that one. Proper old school XC

rdunne

more details below:
https://bhaa.ie/bhaa-garda-phoenix-park-cross-country-race/

emerald007

Blast from the past - BHAA Garda Cross Country 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Db7VPL06tc

Kissy Lips

emerald007 wrote: »

Blast from the past - BHAA Garda Cross Country 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Db7VPL06tc

Was gonna stop the video when I hadn't spotted myself, I was waaaaaaay back and about 2 stone lighter.

rdunne

There was a glitch in earlier the poster. The correct times are now shown.
To confirm: This race will start with the women's race at 11:00 and Mens at 11: 30. All details found on this link


https://bhaa.ie/events/garda-cc-2018/
https://bhaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BHAA-Garda-XC-Poster-2018-v2-1.jpg

JosDel

Great turnout in the park this morning, Well done to the Garda volunteers and BHAA for organising another great race. That hill on the 3rd lap was a killer

emerald007

Results from today's race are online now. https://bhaa.ie/events/garda-cc-2018/

Swashbuckler

emerald007 wrote:

Results from today's race are online now.

Nice going from Duanington

Butterbeans

Thanks! Just looking at the team results there and realised I placed. Is there prizes? Regardless, I'm absolutely delighted!

JosDel

Thanks to the ALSAA volunteers & BHAA for another great CC, Tough auld slog..

Duanington

Enjoyed today's race, soft going in places but for the most part there was ample opportunity to run, the extra mile puts a different context on a crss country race too!

Well organised as always, well done BHAA

Caprica

Really enjoyed today’s race. Soft going in places, especially on the last lap but I have seen it much worse in other years. Well done to ALSAA and the BHAA for organising.

emerald007

Results of the BHAA ALSAA Cross Country are online at https://bhaa.ie/events/alsaa-cc-2018/

Testosterscone

Looks like this weekends BHAA has been called off.

laura_ac3

Testosterscone wrote: »

Looks like this weekends BHAA has been called off.

Where are you seeing that L? I can only find reference to last year's being cancelled.

Testosterscone

laura_ac3 wrote: »

Where are you seeing that L? I can only find reference to last year's being cancelled.

Think official announcement will be made soon only getting word in the last 25 min decision from NUI as grounds declared unsafe.

emerald007

Unfortunately due to water logging on the course on NUI Maynooth, the BHAA AIB cross country this weekend has to be cancelled.

https://bhaa.ie/2018-aib-maynooth-university-cross-country-races/

Murph_D

More like ice-logging - a lot of unmelted snow still on the campus! Definitely a cancellation and not a postponement?

emerald007

We've been doing a little bit of work and have revamped the online registration system for the BHAA events. Race results and leagues will be added again later this week but we're trying to provide a less clutter website. We'll have a new subscriber email list and as ever we're interested to hear your constructive feedback.

Our next event is the K-Club 10km which is on next Saturday morning at 11am.

http://bhaa.ie/events/the-k-club-10km-2018/

charkee

first timer at this one today.Great event.

Ceekay

Video from the KClub...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07SJlAnpd30&feature=youtu.be

An_Reathai

Always really like this race. Think the BHAA are fantastic. But... I'm pretty sure the course was long yesterday. I'd guess about 150 metres. They moved the start forward maybe 100 yards from where it used to be and to compensate, they added a loop of the car park on at the end. But it should have been obvious that the extra loop was a lot longer than 100 yards!

Duanington

An_Reathai wrote: »

Always really like this race. Think the BHAA are fantastic. But... I'm pretty sure the course was long yesterday. I'd guess about 150 metres. They moved the start forward maybe 100 yards from where it used to be and to compensate, they added a loop of the car park on at the end. But it should have been obvious that the extra loop was a lot longer than 100 yards!

I liked the race, I'd do it again...but I didn't quite get the hype that I'd heard around the event to be honest. The carpark thing at the end was unfortunate alright ( lots of confused looking faces in the finishing chute) but then again, its a tenner...and there's hot dogs after.

First year doing a good few of the BHAA races and I've been impressed overall

Nialler73

Very enjoyable race out in Raheny Saturday morning. A lovely route, will be back for next yr.. the sun really helps. Can we have that at all the races please..

RunnerDub

Thanks to the BHAA volunteers & OPW for another great 5K race in Phoenix Park last night. nice course, very hot conditions.

Caprica

The Dublin City Council/BHAA 5k race is on this Wednesday, 18th July at 7.30pm in Irishtown Stadium. Start and finish on the track with three laps of Ringsend Park in between. Registration is from 6.30pm, to make things easier you can register online via the link below.

https://bhaa.ie/events/dcc-5km-2018-irishtown/

Wubble Wubble

Irish Life XC this Saturday in Santry. Four lap combined race, with some nice ups and downs.

https://bhaa.ie/irish-life-2018/

Who's in?

Butterbeans

Wubble Wubble wrote: »

Irish Life XC this Saturday in Santry. Four lap combined race, with some nice ups and downs.

https://bhaa.ie/irish-life-2018/

Who's in?

Looking forward to it. Gonna be a mucky mess!

Paddy1234

Butterbeans wrote: »

Looking forward to it. Gonna be a mucky mess!

Will it really be that mucky? I know there’s been a lot of rain but ground was very dry beforehand and able to absorb a lot. What length spikes are you going to wear?

Butterbeans

Paddy1234 wrote: »

Will it really be that mucky? I know there’s been a lot of rain but ground was very dry beforehand and able to absorb a lot. What length spikes are you going to wear?

I haven't run in Santry Demense in a few years (I used to live close by and ran in there a bit) but it's a poorly drained area and unless that's changed I'd expect it to be mucky - more rain due before weekend. I'll prob wear 9mm but have 12mm in reserve

Duanington

It'll be soft for sure but I don't think it'll be as mucky as people might think, even with the rain....there's a lot of soaking up to be done given the lack of rain we've had. There's only one race on the day too so nothing to cut the ground up beforehand for the lads.

Duanington

Good conditions underfoot today at Santry, liked the course - tougher than the Dublin Seniors with the extra couple of drags thrown in but it kept things honest!
First time running this one, good standard, well organised...good race

RunnerDub

Left calf tightened up after 3k done the wise thing, stopped and called it a day

Slow_Runner

Anyone know when the 2019 calendar will be released - AGM was last night and race dates were to be rolled out at it?

Wubble Wubble

https://bhaa.ie/calendar-2019/

Slow_Runner

Thanks W, looks like K club is on much earlier this year, at least the diet can start early next year once the race is overðŸ˜.

Kissy Lips

There were murmurs of a xc in December. Is this planned? Seems to always to TBC. Used to be the Vodafone event at St. Johns. Was always a great race. Shame it is gone.