Inter/ Masters XC Feb 8th??

frebel · 23-12-2019 6:52am #1

Anyone know where this will be on this year? No venue up on athletics Ireland calendar

DubOnHoliday · 23-12-2019 11:00am

I belive it will be on in Avondale, Co Wicklow.

Slogger Jogger · 23-12-2019 8:25pm

Lovely rolling hills

average_runner · 23-12-2019 8:25pm

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

Lovely rolling hills

A great venue.

frebel · 25-12-2019 6:46am

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

Lovely rolling hills

How does it compare with abbottstown in terms of hills and muck?

Working class heroes · 29-12-2019 11:10am

frebel wrote: »

How does it compare with abbottstown in terms of hills and muck?

One hill has its own name. “The Long Ride”
As for the muck, well just pray it’s not raining.

average_runner · 29-12-2019 5:58pm

Working class heroes wrote: »

One hill has its own name. “The Long Ride”
As for the muck, well just pray it’s not raining.

And the name doesn't do it justice.

spc78 · 03-01-2020 10:09am

DubOnHoliday wrote: »

I belive it will be on in Avondale, Co Wicklow.

I've heard that too - Kilkenny & Waterford IT were being thrown around aswell which would have suited me far better. Such events really need to confirmed far more in advance though....particularly Masters XC where the age profile of runners is such that they are likely to have families to think of.

Working class heroes · 03-01-2020 11:44am

spc78 wrote: »

I've heard that too - Kilkenny & Waterford IT were being thrown around aswell which would have suited me far better. Such events really need to confirmed far more in advance though....particularly Masters XC where the age profile of runners is such that they are likely to have families to think of.

It was confirmed for Avondale before Christmas.

mylesforsmiles · 03-01-2020 7:04pm

Working class heroes wrote: »

It was confirmed for Avondale before Christmas.

Where did you see it confirmed?

Nothing mentioned on AI website.

They're very slow to announce venues for novice/masters xc.

Working class heroes · 03-01-2020 7:19pm

mylesforsmiles wrote: »

Where did you see it confirmed?

Nothing mentioned on AI website.

They're very slow to announce venues for novice/masters xc.

It was announced locally by the club hosting the event.

youngrun · 04-01-2020 4:07pm

Heard it was Gowran

frebel · 05-01-2020 9:21pm

youngrun wrote: »

Heard it was Gowran

That's the Leinster Masters...

Any more war stories from xc past in Avondale?

spc78 · 06-01-2020 12:16pm

Working class heroes wrote: »

It was announced locally by the club hosting the event.

Its updated on the Athletics Ireland website now.

Avondale, Rathdrum, Wicklow.

sixpack's little hat · 07-01-2020 12:28am

I will probably be running this as my first ever cross country race after joining a club last year. Any tips for a newbie? I assume I would need a pair of cross country spikes?

spc78 · 07-01-2020 9:31am

sixpack's little hat wrote: »

I will probably be running this as my first ever cross country race after joining a club last year. Any tips for a newbie? I assume I would need a pair of cross country spikes?

Given the comments above about Hills & Mud spikes are best but you'd get away with trail runners in any XC country race - not ideal, but you'll be able to run at least. Ordinary runners are not going to work in reality.....a 1000 kids will have already been through the course churning it up!

Working class heroes · 07-01-2020 11:18am

spc78 wrote: »

Given the comments above about Hills & Mud spikes are best but you'd get away with trail runners in any XC country race - not ideal, but you'll be able to run at least. Ordinary runners are not going to work in reality.....a 1000 kids will have already been through the course churning it up!

Trail runners won’t be worth a **** on this course if it’s raining. 50mm spikes all the way.

spc78 · 07-01-2020 12:48pm

Working class heroes wrote: »

Trail runners won’t be worth a **** on this course if it’s raining. 50mm spikes all the way.

50mm Spikes :eek: You're painting a dystopian view of Avondale

Working class heroes · 07-01-2020 1:20pm

spc78 wrote: »

50mm Spikes :eek: You're painting a dystopian view of Avondale

Oh, you’ll see:)

Slogger Jogger · 07-01-2020 8:52pm

I was an interested spectator at an XC in Avondale a few years back, it might have been a Leinster event. Anyways, the thing that sticks out in my memory is that it was won by a chap who ran it barefoot. So the ground conditions will depend on a lot of things including the previous weeks weather.

Sacksian · 07-01-2020 9:28pm

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

I was an interested spectator at an XC in Avondale a few years back, it might have been a Leinster event. Anyways, the thing that sticks out in my memory is that it was won by a chap who ran it barefoot. So the ground conditions will depend on a lot of things including the previous weeks weather.

I'm pretty sure that was the Leinster Novice and Masters XC in 2014 - the men's races were 3 x 2km laps.

My memory of that course is: mad start straight into a massive downhill round a bit and then back into the massive uphill, repeat. It was a good course with lots of climbing. Appropriately enough that the winner of the masters was/is a very accomplished mountain runner - he threw himself down the first downhill and no one got near him.

I generally favour longer spikes but I'd imagine the severity of the hills as I remember them means that ankle deep mud is less of an issue.

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youngrun · 08-01-2020 11:24am

Sacksian wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that was the Leinster Novice and Masters XC in 2014 - the men's races were 3 x 2km laps.

My memory of that course is: mad start straight into a massive downhill round a bit and then back into the massive uphill, repeat. It was a good course with lots of climbing. Appropriately enough that the winner of the masters was/is a very accomplished mountain runner - he threw himself down the first downhill and no one got near him.

I generally favour longer spikes but I'd imagine the severity of the hills as I remember them means that ankle deep mud is less of an issue.

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ANyone got a course map or profile , sounds fairly tough are the hills like Waterford IT or bigger..

Working class heroes · 08-01-2020 12:31pm

youngrun wrote: »

ANyone got a course map or profile , sounds fairly tough are the hills like Waterford IT or bigger..

There is actually a couple of different options course wise. I’ll try and find out what’s planned. I might be on it this afternoon, I’ll report back if I am!

Sacksian · 08-01-2020 1:11pm

youngrun wrote: »

ANyone got a course map or profile , sounds fairly tough are the hills like Waterford IT or bigger..

I can't find any links to the race on Strava but, for some reason, I found it a lot easier than Waterford IT which has destroyed me twice, maybe because it was just one massive hill in Avondale - it felt more like an interval session!

Working class heroes · 09-01-2020 7:49am

I was out on the course yesterday. It’s actually holding up fairly well.
Still hilly though.

TheBigGreen · 09-01-2020 4:12pm

What distance is the over?

mylesforsmiles · 09-01-2020 9:27pm

TheBigGreen wrote: »

What distance is the over?

Masters men usually 7k, not sure about women

TheBigGreen · 09-01-2020 10:40pm

mylesforsmiles wrote: »

Masters men usually 7k, not sure about women

Thanks and Intermediate grade distance?

mylesforsmiles · 10-01-2020 9:38pm

TheBigGreen wrote: »

Thanks and Intermediate grade distance?

Masters men 7k
Masters women 4k

Inter men 8k
Inter women 5k

spc78 · 03-02-2020 11:18am

Anyone have a strava link or other to approximate course?

Slogger Jogger · 03-02-2020 6:08pm

This is most of it.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3022214362
This was just a training run so the start mightn't be exactly as per race.

The route, as I have observed, tends to be:
Start near Avondale house. The out bit is mainly downhill. The back bit is mainly uphill.
Its a clockwise route out the grassy avenue, with a downhill, and an out and back along a grassy annex.
Loop around the bottom,
Another out and back on a grassy annex, then uphill back towards the house.
X 3.5

TheBigGreen · 04-02-2020 5:59am

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3022214362

Can't view your Garmin activity.

terminator74 · 04-02-2020 10:25am

https://www.strava.com/activities/213252913

Leinster masters xc in 2014 route. not sure if it will be the same on Saturday

Slogger Jogger · 04-02-2020 6:19pm

TheBigGreen wrote: »

Can't view your Garmin activity.

Set to Public now.

frebel · 04-02-2020 7:34pm

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

This is most of it.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3022214362
This was just a training run so the start mightn't be exactly as per race.

The route, as I have observed, tends to be:
Start near Avondale house. The out bit is mainly downhill. The back bit is mainly uphill.
Its a clockwise route out the grassy avenue, with a downhill, and an out and back along a grassy annex.
Loop around the bottom,
Another out and back on a grassy annex, then uphill back towards the house.
X 3.5

That profile looks...ah..testing :eek:

mylesforsmiles · 09-02-2020 11:36am

frebel wrote: »

That profile looks...ah..testing :eek:

Certainly was testing.

Very steep and fast downhill, snail's pace uphill for me.

Great day out, enjoyed it.

Inter/ Masters XC Feb 8th??

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