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Dublin city marathon 28/10/2018

RayCun · 2018-06-06 10:26:09

Website Route Last year's thread Mentored thread for novice marathon runners Dublin marathon is on Sunday 28th of October. Start times last year were 08:55 : Wheelchair entrants 09:00 : 1st wave 09:15 : 2nd wave 09:30 : 3rd wave 09:45 : Final wave (may be more waves this year?) Race numbers and race packs must be collected…

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#272 26-10-2018 10:20am
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RayCun wrote: »

sideswipe wrote: »

Elite list HERE

bumped into a couple of the lads this morning jogging along the canal

I hope you passed them out

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#273 26-10-2018 10:22am
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Rossi7 wrote: »

I hope you passed them out

He passed them. Not sure about the 'out'.

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#274 26-10-2018 10:42am
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Rossi7 wrote: »

I hope you passed them out

I totally would have, except they were going in the opposite direction

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#275 26-10-2018 11:43am
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Weather looking good for Sunday - 5 degrees for the 9am starts.

Wind is thankfully only 8mph & it is from the North (normally westerly), so will be cold, but not in your face going through the park.

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#276 26-10-2018 11:58am
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I don't want the wind in my face on any part of the course lol

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#277 26-10-2018 12:00pm
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What pubs do people recommend to head to after the marathon?

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#278 26-10-2018 12:05pm
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TheBigGreen wrote: »

What pubs do people recommend to head to after the marathon?

The majority of Boardsies go to McGrattans.

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#279 26-10-2018 12:46pm
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TheBigGreen wrote: »

What pubs do people recommend to head to after the marathon?

aquinn wrote: »

The majority of Boardsies go to McGrattans.

The Protocol is for you to either walk around and introduce yourself as the Big Green or stand on the table and shout - "I'm the Big Green"

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#280 26-10-2018 1:17pm
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aquinn wrote: »

The majority of Boardsies go to McGrattans.

Is McGrattans the one just off Baggot Street, down the alley?

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#281 26-10-2018 1:43pm
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Working class heroes wrote: »

Is McGrattans the one just off Baggot Street, down the alley?

Yep, Fitzwilliam Lane

Hearing headphones are totally banned this year, hope they actually follow through with this and DQ anyone who breaks this rule. Just mark them down as DQ'd at the finish line and don't give them a medal if they have headphones hanging out of them when they go to collect their medal

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#282 26-10-2018 1:48pm
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I wrote a very detailed guide for getting to McGrattan's after the marathon for the novices thread a couple of years ago - the information is still accurate

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=101452551

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#283 26-10-2018 1:49pm
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RacoonQueen wrote: »

Yep, Fitzwilliam Lane

Hearing headphones are totally banned this year, hope they actually follow through with this and DQ anyone who breaks this rule. Just mark them down as DQ'd at the finish line and don't give them a medal if they have headphones hanging out of them when they go to collect their medal

Agree totally but can’t see it happening to be honest, be a lot of DQ’s i’d say.

On a far more important note, can anyone tell me if there’s any decent beer available in McGrattans or is it the usual bog standard Heineken, Bud, Guinness etc?

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#284 26-10-2018 1:52pm
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Into the expo before 12 >>> > pick up number and leave before doors have opened >>>> Walk past kilometre long Q with bag on back feeling smug.:cool:

In other news: New warning sign in the race day mag- People urinating in public will be pulled off.............the course.

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#285 26-10-2018 1:54pm
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sideswipe wrote: »

Into the expo before 12 >>> > pick up number and leave before doors have opened >>>> Walk past kilometre long Q with bag over should feeling smug.:cool:

In other news: New warning sign in the race day mag- People urinating in public will be pulled off.............the course.

Ah, that was you!!!

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#286 26-10-2018 1:58pm
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Working class heroes wrote: »

Ah, that was you!!!

Security guard was walking up to me at the back entrance as I approached and I put my phone to my ear and started shouting that there wasn't enough barriers out on the Crumlin road and somebody had better sort it..... He left me alone as I walked in:D

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#287 26-10-2018 2:03pm
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sideswipe wrote: »

Security guard was walking up to me at the back entrance as I approached and I put my phone to my ear and started shouting that there wasn't enough barriers out on the Crumlin road and somebody had better sort it..... He left me alone as I walked in:D

Have you ate your Vegan, gluten free lentil chips yet?

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#288 26-10-2018 2:06pm
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Working class heroes wrote: »

Have you ate your Vegan, gluten free lentil chips yet?

Not trying anything new till about 1pm Sunday;)

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#289 26-10-2018 2:16pm
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Working class heroes wrote: »

Have you ate your Vegan, gluten free lentil chips yet?

are they gender neutral though????

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#290 26-10-2018 2:20pm
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Sheep1978 wrote: »

are they gender neutral though????

Don't think so but the beetroot and apple fruit bars are.

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#291 26-10-2018 2:25pm
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OOnegative wrote: »

Agree totally but can’t see it happening to be honest, be a lot of DQ’s i’d say.

On a far more important note, can anyone tell me if there’s any decent beer available in McGrattans or is it the usual bog standard Heineken, Bud, Guinness etc?

I'm sure you can bring your cans of Dutch Gold in, B - nobody will notice

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#292 26-10-2018 2:43pm
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OOnegative wrote: »

Agree totally but can’t see it happening to be honest, be a lot of DQ’s i’d say.

On a far more important note, can anyone tell me if there’s any decent beer available in McGrattans or is it the usual bog standard Heineken, Bud, Guinness etc?

Fairly sure I was drinking a decent enough IPA last year.

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#293 26-10-2018 2:44pm
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Lazare wrote: »

Fairly sure I was drinking a decent enough IPA last year.

Good man, that’s what I wanted to hear!!

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#294 26-10-2018 2:45pm
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Duanington wrote: »

I'm sure you can bring your cans of Dutch Gold in, B - nobody will notice

That’s Anne Mc’s tipple of choice D not mine!!!

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#295 26-10-2018 3:35pm
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OOnegative wrote: »

Good man, that’s what I wanted to hear!!

Jaysus - even boardsies aren't immune to this hipster craic :rolleyes:

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#296 26-10-2018 3:42pm
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Duanington wrote: »

Jaysus - even boardsies aren't immune to this hipster craic :rolleyes:

If i’m a hipster D they want to get a new word for themselves!!

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#297 26-10-2018 4:24pm
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AuldManKing wrote: »

Weather looking good for Sunday - 5 degrees for the 9am starts.

Wind is thankfully only 8mph & it is from the North (normally westerly), so will be cold, but not in your face going through the park.

Accuweather says 17km/h NNE direction.

Bit too blustery for my liking.

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#298 26-10-2018 7:25pm
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Hi everyone

I’m running in wave 3 this year starting at 9.30am. The race info says to be at the wave no later than 8am is this correct? Not so nice to sit around in the freezing cold for an hour and a half before the race starts

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#299 26-10-2018 7:29pm
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karenlynn0000 wrote: »

Hi everyone

I’m running in wave 3 this year starting at 9.30am. The race info says to be at the wave no later than 8am is this correct? Not so nice to sit around in the freezing cold for an hour and a half before the race starts

I don't think they mean to be in the corral by 8am, its more that you will need to filter in through the bag drop area to get to the corrals, and with 20000 people arriving it can be quite a queue to get in past that point. Its better to get there early and relax than to arrive later and find yourself late because you are stuck behind thousands of other people who didn't want to wait about either.

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#300 26-10-2018 7:30pm
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I'm also wave 3. I'll be looking to get in there for around 9ish.

Think people were saying to be there around 15-20 minutes before start of wave

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#301 26-10-2018 7:41pm
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colin32 wrote: »

I'm also wave 3. I'll be looking to get in there for around 9ish.

Think people were saying to be there around 15-20 minutes before start of wave

They are asking for bags to be dropped by 8.30 at the latest.

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