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DCM 2017 Mentored Novices Thread

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭leesider77


    skyblue46 wrote: »
    I'll be interested to hear what the experts say. I'd be inclined to think that there is a direct correlation between pace and how long you can sustain an effort for. Believe it. :) You may still have to walk from time to time but probably a lot less than if you ran slower.

    Fingal 10km I ran at 5:30 km pace. The half which I didn't race hard I ran at 6:10 km pace. My long runs are at 6:45 km pace. I suppose I could try and slow it down even further this weekend to 7km pace and see if I can run further. After reading the posts about dcm plan I'm going rouge ( sorry wubblewubble!) and will tackle another long run. I've no work travel and will hopefully have less on overall. So going to eat and drink clean and get early nights and give myself every chance for it to be a good one!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,307 ✭✭✭ariana`


    henrietta wrote: »
    Oh god! Thanks for sharing. Made me very nervous watching that for some reason, makes it all seen real. Stays very crowded for a long time too.
    Is it too late to chicken out?!!!
    YES absolutely way too late :D

    I get really nervous when i think about it too, when i visualise myself standing in the wave like a sardine in a can and moving towards the start and eventually going over the start and the feeling that "this is it"... i'm out in goosebumps just typing this yikes :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭Baby75


    El Caballo wrote: »
    You guys will have to slow up on the training runs. I see so many posts here about runs at marathon pace, close to MP or even faster on long runs and easy runs. A lot of you guys are getting overuse injuries, too many tbh and a lot of that stems from running too hard when you shouldn't be. Pretty much all of you guys are running more mileage than ever before and some considerably more and this does take it's toll for sure but I don't think the mileage is the major contributor here. Running as hard as a lot of you guys do when you are supposed to be running easy is the major factor imo. it doesn't give your muscles a chance to recover properly so they become tighter and overworked, add to this that running faster uses a greater range of motion when something is tight and you get the idea.
    Thank you so much for posting this it is a great reminder to slow down :) great advice
    Oh no, just read this..... a chaffing sports bra is probably the least of you worries hope it nothing too serious

    I know least of my worries now, I am hoping it will be ok! messaged Physio so waiting to hear back from him, I am taking no chances
    skyblue46 wrote: »
    My advice.....burn the bra!!! :-))

    :D:D:D:D LOL not yet!
    Damo 2k9 wrote: »
    Got a physio appointment tonight for 7 o clock with Aidan Woods, supposed to be really good. Will let yous know how I get on.

    Good luck Damo keep us posted
    Andy31 wrote: »
    Unfortunately I have also been suffering with injury (medial arch) issues!  Going back to physio today - was at a podiatrist last week and he said try the long run this weekend (18m) and see how I get on.  I did and got through it but i think i have strained it slightly further, so I am thinking about resting it almost completely between now and the date of the marathon.  Does anyone know whether, at this stage, it's going to have that much of an impact overall on my fitness - I would have thought by now most of the hard work is now done.

    Good luck with physio today

    leesider77 I have a plan I have a stretchy sports bra from pennies ( crap for support) but will act as a base layer and prevent chaffing

    ariana I am glad your feeling a little better :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭Baby75


    RasTa wrote: »
    Just re watching my video from last year. First one is 10k in and the balloons are the 4hr pacers just to give ye a heads up on the size of the crowds

    http://www.asics.com/ie/en-ie/marathon/videos?r=10843&e=DM16M&n=Simon+O+Hare&nt_f=04:02:04&ct_f=13:14:08&ct_s2=10:08:27&ct_s3=11:10:07&ct_s4=12:01:29&k=finish&l=EN&gotostream=false

    wow brilliant and scary all in one go!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,307 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Baby75 wrote: »




    leesider77 I have a plan I have a stretchy sports bra from pennies ( crap for support) but will act as a base layer and prevent chaffing

    Ok sorry boys :P I wear 2 bras. I wear a shock absorber sports bra and over it i wear one of the little crop/bra sports tops in a really snug fit (i have a few of these Nike/Puma/Reebox all do the job). The combination is so tight that nothing moves so no chaffing :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,425 ✭✭✭positron


    RasTa wrote: »
    Just re watching my video from last year. First one is 10k in and the balloons are the 4hr pacers just to give ye a heads up on the size of the crowds

    http://www.asics.com/ie/en-ie/marathon/videos?r=10843&e=DM16M&n=Simon+O+Hare&nt_f=04:02:04&ct_f=13:14:08&ct_s2=10:08:27&ct_s3=11:10:07&ct_s4=12:01:29&k=finish&l=EN&gotostream=false

    That crowded all the way to the end?! :eek:

    I can't really say I enjoy running in a crowd, but no one said running a marathon is going to be easy. I would be worried about what I would do to people aorund me when I get past 30-35k - you know when you enter that "I am so tired I couldn't give a damn what anyone thinks" zone. :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭podgec10


    RasTa wrote: »
    Just re watching my video from last year. First one is 10k in and the balloons are the 4hr pacers just to give ye a heads up on the size of the crowds

    http://www.asics.com/ie/en-ie/marathon/videos?r=10843&e=DM16M&n=Simon+O+Hare&nt_f=04:02:04&ct_f=13:14:08&ct_s2=10:08:27&ct_s3=11:10:07&ct_s4=12:01:29&k=finish&l=EN&gotostream=false

    There are lots of people at 10k running on footpaths and hopping down onto the road!!!!
    Try to stay off the footpaths and grass. Don't jump onto or off paths if at all possible.

    Cool videos, thanks for posting 🖒


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 330 ✭✭statina


    Wubble Wubble, thanks for that. The 20 miler thought is gone off the table, dont know what I was even thinking considering that!!

    Right calf is still really painful, going up and down stairs is particularly sore. Does anyone have the name of a good physio? Tried 3 in the general Rathfarnham area but they're all fully booked up until next week. Apparantly its their busiest time of year with DCM approaching :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,237 ✭✭✭AuldManKing


    ariana` wrote: »
    Ok sorry boys :P I wear 2 bras. I wear a shock absorber sports bra and over it i wear one of the little crop/bra sports tops in a really snug fit (i have a few of these Nike/Puma/Reebox all do the job). The combination is so tight that nothing moves so no chaffing :)

    Anyone see the match last night..................


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 228 ✭✭leesider77


    Baby75 wrote: »
    wow brilliant and scary all in one go!

    and emotional...


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 812 ✭✭✭clickerquicklic


    I don't want to put anyone off running but running when injured or planning to run with an injury is crazy IMO. In 2007 my one and only marathon I started training with a mate , we didn't train properly didn't know what we were doing and only ran 1 or 2 runs a week, we just wanted to finish a marathon. We did one or two 20 milers I can't remember but my mate complained about his knee during the last 20 mile run. He went to the physio who told him he be ok to run but revise his goals , he took pain killers and ran the marathon pulling out at 20 miles the pain got too bad.

    A box was ticked for me so I stopped running altogether but he had the running bug , he took about a month or two off and then got back into it slowly, he seemed to be at the physio once a month , when I seen him running he had knee straps etc. He was determined to do a marathon so went to a specialist and had a knee operation in 2008 or 2009. The surgeon told him not to run marathons to stick to half marathons at most but he didn't listen and ran Dublin in 2011 ironically his knee was ok for marathon but the ankle on the same leg start giving him trouble , his physio reckons the ankle pain came about from over compensating for his knee. Roll on 2017 he is still running but manages less and less miles every year and hes slower than ever , he can't run without a vigorous stretching routine before and after , loads of deep heat anti inflammatory medications and gels and strapped up like a mummy .

    If I wake up with a bad niggle on marathon day I won't attempt to run 26.2 miles , its only a run that takes 16 weeks to train for , why damage yourself potentially for life for the sake of a run. 16 weeks is nothing in a lifetime you can skip this marathon and do another one and if you do it soon enough you may not even need to train for 16 weeks again.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,808 ✭✭✭skyblue46


    ariana` wrote: »
    Ok sorry boys :P I wear 2 bras. I wear a shock absorber sports bra and over it i wear one of the little crop/bra sports tops in a really snug fit (i have a few of these Nike/Puma/Reebox all do the job). The combination is so tight that nothing moves so no chaffing :)

    Ah ladies I love ye and all the little bits of advice that you have freely offered to each other all the way through this thread. From wee breaks to raisins, bras to sweat resistant makeup options and bum bags, no topic too mundane or off limits....a veritable treasure trove of information to help make the training and the day itself easier.

    Us men on the other hand come on here about progression runs, splits, PMPs, miles, paces etc. We are lacking a human side.

    So as my bit towards balancing things up I have a few questions about some nuts and bolts topics.

    1) Beer: My normal tipple is Guinness. However since this plan began I have had strange bubbling up inside issues on long runs the morning after a few pints. Has anyone discovered a good beer for drinking the night before LSRs or pace runs?

    2) Neck balm: I have found myself (prompted by posts on here) very interested in ladies bum bags. I find myself looking at them as ladies run past in the opposite direction. This has led to some whiplash like pain from the constant head turning.

    3) Shorts: My search for race day shorts has been a painful one. I was hoping to get a pair with the built in liner. This has led to problems. Getting the waist size is ok and lengths of shorts are many and varied so no problems there. But God, the liners...either so tight that my undercarriage is trussed up like a turkey and the elastic chafes me or so loose that I'm bouncing up and down like a yoyo on a string. Does anyone know where to custom order shorts based on liner size?

    Thanks in advance :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭Baby75


    skyblue46 wrote: »
    Ah ladies I love ye and all the little bits of advice that you have freely offered to each other all the way through this thread. From wee breaks to raisins, bras to sweat resistant makeup options and bum bags, no topic too mundane or off limits....a veritable treasure trove of information to help make the training and the day itself easier.

    Us men on the other hand come on here about progression runs, splits, PMPs, miles, paces etc. We are lacking a human side.

    So as my bit towards balancing things up I have a few questions about some nuts and bolts topics.

    1) Beer: My normal tipple is Guinness. However since this plan began I have had strange bubbling up inside issues on long runs the morning after a few pints. Has anyone discovered a good beer for drinking the night before LSRs or pace runs?
    Have you tried cider, hubby enjoyed Orchard Thieves and no problems :)

    2) Neck balm: I have found myself (prompted by posts on here) very interested in ladies bum bags. I find myself looking at them as ladies run past in the opposite direction. This has led to some whiplash like pain from the constant head turning.
    HMMMM I know a mirror you can get these fancy ones for cycling and goes on your wrist :D:D:D:D LOL ;);)

    3) Shorts: My search for race day shorts has been a painful one. I was hoping to get a pair with the built in liner. This has led to problems. Getting the waist size is ok and lengths of shorts are many and varied so no problems there. But God, the liners...either so tight that my undercarriage is trussed up like a turkey and the elastic chafes me or so loose that I'm bouncing up and down like a yoyo on a string. Does anyone know where to custom order shorts based on liner size?

    Can not help at all :D you could always let it all hang free if you do not mind a wardrobe malfunction like that guy who ran in Berlin ( I think it was Berlin) or compression shorts ;);););)


    Thanks in advance :D

    Thanks for the giggle my son is laughing at me for Laughing :D:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,022 ✭✭✭Kellygirl


    Skyblue, i’m now cracking up laughing and have forgotten everything else I wanted to say in response to others!

    Wow that video is interesting. How long does it stay that congested for? Makes me wonder if trying to follow a pacing strategy where you pick up the pace every so often how easy it would be to do. Or even just to stick to your own pace - def important to start near pacers and not too far up the field or you’d get carried along too fast.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,475 ✭✭✭drkpower


    Well done everyone on recent long runs and especially to those who are picking up more niggles/injuries; hopefully everyone still gets to the line (starting and finishing); running a marathon is an achievement enough, so just think of the sense of personal achievement and triumph when you complete it having overcome 26.2 miles and an injury.

    Week 15

    Mon: 4.7m @ 8.21
    Tue: 3.8m @ 8.15
    Wed: 6.8m @ 7.59
    Thu: 3.8m @ 7.58
    Fri: 4.1m @ 7.42
    Sat: 'dress rehearsal' LR- 22m @ 8.12
    Sun: Rest

    TOTAL: 45.4

    Not sure its on any plan, but I felt i needed to run something just shy of the real thing at PMP or better to prove to myself that i could do it on the day. Purely psychological rather than physical really. So i did a full dress rehearsal (though half bottle of white the night before wasn't quite what i have planned for DCM!) on Saturday morning which went great. Felt super through 13 miles, though when i went past Sutton onto footpaths my left top of foot pain niggled a bit. Turned back and did the last 9 miles on the even ground of the foot/cycle path and the Park [St Anne's]. No foot pain and after about 2 miles of misery getting used to running against a fairly strong wind, i managed to get back on track. Had enough in me to slightly up the pace for the last 3 miles, but equally, i knew i had pushed myself quite far.

    It has settled most of my last remaining questions re strategy the day itself.
    (1) I need the discipline of pacers for at least the first few miles; on saturday, even though there was nowhere near the adrenaline levels of the day itself, i set off like a big eejit; it took me about 4 miles to slow the fcuk down even though i had half mile audio clues telling me i was way too fast (7.40 v 8.20). Finally settled into a nice 8.1x/8.2x pace for the duration after that (with the exception of a couple of especially windy miles).
    (2) 3.40 is my A target; while i could push for 3.30, its too risky. 3.35 is probably where i am really at, but whats the difference between 3.35 and 3.40 and in any case, there's no 3.35 pacer so go back to Q.1.....
    (3) There is no reality to the 'go out with the x.xx pacers and see if i can push on from 13 miles if i'm feeling good' mantra (for me anyway); sounds great in theory but i just cant see myself having the energy to up the pace appreciably at that stage; for the last few miles maybe, but for 13 miles; no way. So if i manage to chip a minute or two off 3.40 from mile 20, great, but there is no way i'm risking a pace increase strategy from mile 13 onwards. Also, psychologically, i can only imagine it being very tough.
    (4) Tapering is weird/anticlimactic: Im very happy to be reducing mileage, and i feel like the training has gone aswell as it could have and im in good shape, but it still feels weird to be slowing down. If anything, it feels like we should be racing next Sunday rather than 3 weeks.

    Anyway, all the best to everyone through taper and with their injuries etc.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,808 ✭✭✭skyblue46


    Baby75 wrote: »
    Thanks for the giggle my son is laughing at me for Laughing :D:D

    Orchard Thieves gets a bit sickly after 3 or 4! I'd prefer a beer :D

    The mirror is a great plan. I've seen some weirdos cyclists with them attached to their helmets. Maybe I could adapt the design...hmm

    I'm malfunctional enough without adding my wardrobe to it!

    Compression shorts....Jesus, Mary and Joseph... I was in the Asics shop in Kildare Village yesterday and tried a pair of 2 in 1 shorts where the compression shorts were inside normal shorts. My bits now know what clothes that are packed in vacuum bags and have all the air sucked out feel like! :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭Baby75


    You have missed your calling in life you should be a comedian :D:D I have tears from laughing :D:D

    On a separate note, we went to Kildare village yesterday as well, Hubby and I got new runners, I think my old ones was a contributing factor to my sore feet and whatever the hell is wrong with my ankle today
    skyblue46 wrote: »
    Orchard Thieves gets a bit sickly after 3 or 4! I'd prefer a beer :D

    The mirror is a great plan. I've seen some weirdos cyclists with them attached to their helmets. Maybe I could adapt the design...hmm

    I'm malfunctional enough without adding my wardrobe to it!

    Compression shorts....Jesus, Mary and Joseph... I was in the Asics shop in Kildare Village yesterday and tried a pair of 2 in 1 shorts where the compression shorts were inside normal shorts. My bits now know what clothes that are packed in vacuum bags and have all the air sucked out feel like! :eek:
    Hilarious:D:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,307 ✭✭✭ariana`


    skyblue46 wrote: »
    Orchard Thieves gets a bit sickly after 3 or 4! I'd prefer a beer :D

    The mirror is a great plan. I've seen some weirdos cyclists with them attached to their helmets. Maybe I could adapt the design...hmm

    I'm malfunctional enough without adding my wardrobe to it!

    Compression shorts....Jesus, Mary and Joseph... I was in the Asics shop in Kildare Village yesterday and tried a pair of 2 in 1 shorts where the compression shorts were inside normal shorts. My bits now know what clothes that are packed in vacuum bags and have all the air sucked out feel like! :eek:

    Oh sweet lord i'm sorry for your bits but thanks for the laugh i needed it :pac::pac::pac::pac:

    drkpower that was some run you did. Well done i'm sure it was a great confidence boost.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,307 ✭✭✭ariana`


    Anyone worried about gaining weight during the taper or in my case complete running ban?

    I haven't lost or gained a single lb from this training cycle. And to be honest that is fine, i could possibly lose 6-7lbs without looking gaunt, I'm not skinny by any stretch but i don't have a lot extra either if that makes sense. Anyhow, it just dawned on me at lunch (as I munched a bag of Hunky Dorys) that i probably should cut back (at least on the tasty snack stuff junk) a little in these 3 weeks or i could easily gain half a stone :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,808 ✭✭✭skyblue46


    Baby75 wrote: »
    You have missed your calling in life you should be a comedian :D:D I have tears from laughing :D:D

    On a separate note, we went to Kildare village yesterday as well, Hubby and I got new runners, I think my old ones was a contributing factor to my sore feet and whatever the hell is wrong with my ankle today

    Hilarious:D:D

    I might have been in the shop when you were. I got back out to my phone which I left in the car and saw your post about being there. I was looking for Kayanos but they didn't have my size. Settled for Nike Structures instead. I have been alternating both shoes in training so shouldn't have a problem with them hopefully.

    The runners issue is a tough one. 3/4 months isn't long enough to try a few pairs over varied distances imo. I have ended up with the Nikes which I actually dislike on short runs but they seem to get better as the runs get longer. I got a pair of Saucony which are like wearing your favourite old slippers, I love them for short runs, but they seemed to leave me sore on the ball of my foot on long runs.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭Baby75


    ariana` wrote: »
    Oh sweet lord i'm sorry for your bits but thanks for the laugh i needed it :pac::pac::pac::pac:

    drkpower that was some run you did. Well done i'm sure it was a great confidence boost.

    I am still giggling!!!

    Yea I am losing slowly during this training, I think I will watch portion size and avoid junk I prefer to lose a few pounds then gain before DCM :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    Taper time baby !!!

    Last long run done on Saturday.

    20 miles @ 9 min 29 sec mile pace.


    Counted my gels wrong and left myself one short and felt a mini bonk in last 2 miles to about 9 min 40 mile pace, but the first 18 were steady splits so no gradual slowdown in pace.

    Knee felt pretty good, could feel it yesterday a little but no pain at all during the run. Given the amount of training I had missed I was seriously doubting if sub 4 hr marathon was still even a prospect but I think after Saturday id rate my chances at 50/50

    If I can do it great if I miss it I wont beat myself up over it. Psychotically that run gave me a massive boost from the perspective of how my knee would hold up so I'm chuffed.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,808 ✭✭✭skyblue46


    D3PO wrote: »
    Taper time baby !!!

    Last long run done on Saturday.

    20 miles @ 9 min 29 sec mile pace.


    Counted my gels wrong and left myself one short and felt a mini bonk in last 2 miles to about 9 min 40 mile pace, but the first 18 were steady splits so no gradual slowdown in pace.

    Knee felt pretty good, could feel it yesterday a little but no pain at all during the run. Given the amount of training I had missed I was seriously doubting if sub 4 hr marathon was still even a prospect but I think after Saturday id rate my chances at 50/50

    If I can do it great if I miss it I wont beat myself up over it. Psychotically that run gave me a massive boost from the perspective of how my knee would hold up so I'm chuffed.

    Delighted for you. I think if I was you I'd get that psychotic thing treated :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    skyblue46 wrote: »
    Delighted for you. I think if I was you I'd get that psychotic thing treated :P

    LOL :eek: meant to say psychologically :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,808 ✭✭✭skyblue46


    D3PO wrote: »
    LOL :eek: meant to say psychologically :p

    I hoped that was the case! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,006 ✭✭✭✭The Muppet


    D3PO wrote: »
    skyblue46 wrote: »
    Delighted for you. I think if I was you I'd get that psychotic thing treated :P

    LOL :eek: meant to say psychologically :p
    skyblue46 wrote: »

    I hoped that was the case! :D

    But you can never be sure with Marathon Runners.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 155 ✭✭peterc14


    drkpower wrote: »


    Sat: 'dress rehearsal' LR- 22m @ 8.12

    (2) 3.40 is my A target; while i could push for 3.30, its too risky. 3.35 is probably where i am really at, but whats the difference between 3.35 and 3.40 and in any case, there's no 3.35 pacer so go back to Q.1.....

    (

    That seems like a great 22M run. I done 20M @ just below 8.30 at the weekend...it wasn't easy but was not impossible either. I am trying to work out my pacing for the big day and unsure whether to push for 3.30 or have a lower aim of 3.40-3.45.
    You numbers would seem to indicate 3.30 is definately possible - did you race a HM recently? Would just be interested to see how it compares.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭Baby75


    skyblue46 wrote: »
    I might have been in the shop when you were. I got back out to my phone which I left in the car and saw your post about being there. I was looking for Kayanos but they didn't have my size. Settled for Nike Structures instead. I have been alternating both shoes in training so shouldn't have a problem with them hopefully.

    The runners issue is a tough one. 3/4 months isn't long enough to try a few pairs over varied distances imo. I have ended up with the Nikes which I actually dislike on short runs but they seem to get better as the runs get longer. I got a pair of Saucony which are like wearing your favourite old slippers, I love them for short runs, but they seemed to leave me sore on the ball of my foot on long runs.

    We must have just missed you so, I have been wearing Adidas Supernova Sequence 9 not a huge fan so back to ascis kayano


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 531 ✭✭✭Candamir


    Good week from my POV - very happy with the way things are going. Still carrying a small niggle which is probably a bit of tendinitis in my gluteus medius but it's more of a problem after running than while running so I'm (and the physio) are happy enough with that. I'm hoping that on the day it will serve me well to distract me from all the other pain that I'm sure is headed my direction! (This strategy worked well at Ballycotton when I injured my knee early on and so was actually looking forward to running up hills, and the pain in the rest of my legs paled in comparison to the cheese grater like pain behind my left patella. NOT to be recommended btw!) Hoping that the taper will see the few injuries we're picking up get a chance to settle and allow us all to get to the start line - the A goal!

    Started the week feeling quite tired, so was really happy to get some good runs in. I promise I will be slowing down from now and limit myself to just 1 tempo or pace run per week.

    Mon 5m tempo @8:17
    Tues 10m pace @8:50
    Wed Pilates followed by 5m easy @9:12
    Thurs rest
    Fri LSR 20m @9:15 - ran as a progression run. Of course started faster than intended, but still managed to up the pace in the second half and finish with a couple of 8:50 miles. So hoping the negative split strategy will work for me on race day, and if it doesn't hoping the slower start will protect me from blowing up too soon/at all.
    Was hoping to get a recovery run in Saturday but went sailing instead, so now my upper body hurts too :)

    More importantly. Regarding bra-gate. Have you ladies (Edit: or gents) with chaffing issues tried not using body glide under your bra? Might it be that it's causing movement and therefore chaffing where really there should be none if it's well fitting. Having tried several brands, I've always gone back to penny's best (not the very stretch light support one) and it's never moved or chaffed on me.
    Can't believe I'm discussing bras with complete strangers on the internet. There's probably a name for that.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,483 ✭✭✭Lazare


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We reserve the right to change, modify, add to, or delete portions of these Terms of Use at any time. When we do so we will notify you of such changes by a site-wide announcement. Your continued use of boards.ie will constitute your binding acceptance of the change.


  1. Information Society Service Provider

You agree and acknowledge that Boards.ie is an information society service provider, as defined in Directive 2000/31/EC and transposed into Irish law by the European Communities (Directive 2000/31/EC) Regulations, 2003 (S.I. 68 of 2003), and that it is not under any obligation to monitor the information which it transmits or stores. You agree and acknowledge that Boards.ie shall not be liable in respect of information which is hosted or cached by us or in respect of which we act as a mere conduit.


Your use of boards.ie


Who can join boards.ie?


4.1 Persons 16 years and older

Anyone aged 16 years or older can register as a user of boards.ie.


4.2 Persons aged between 13 and 16

You are permitted to register as a user of boards.ie and post comments if you are aged 16 or over. If you are aged 13 years or over but under the age of 16 you must obtain the consent of a parent or legal guardian before registering as a user of boards.ie.

If you are aged 13 or over but under the age of 16 you must obtain the consent of a parent or legal guardian each time you post Material on boards.ie.

Any person who registers as a user of boards.ie represents that either they are 16 years of age or older or that they are 13 years or over and have obtained the consent of a parent or legal guardian. Boards.ie cannot and is not required to verify the age of users of the site. Boards.ie hereby notifies you that by posting any material on the website or sending any information about yourself you hereby undertake that you are either over the age of 16 or that you are 13 years or over and have obtained the consent of a parent or legal guardian to do so. We cannot guarantee that all content on the site will be suitable for persons under the age of 16.


4.3 People under 13:

Boards.ie is not directed at children younger than 13 years of age and is offered only to users who are 13 or older. Children under 13 may not register with boards.ie. We do not knowingly collect information from or about children under the age of 13. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13 we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at hello@boards.ie. We cannot guarantee that all content on the site will be suitable for persons under the age of 16.


4.4 Representing a company or other entity

If you are using boards.ie as a representative of a company or other entity (including, but not limited to Charity or Volunteer organisations, Student’s Unions, Trade Unions, Academic Institutions, Chambers of Commerce, Departments of Government) you represent that you have the authority to enter into these Terms of Use on behalf of that company or entity, and agree that the terms “you” and “your” in this agreement refers to your company or other entity. You may not post on boards.ie other than in your individual capacity unless you have permission from Boards.ie. Contact hello@boards.ie for more details.


4.5 Exceptions

You must not use boards.ie if:

  • You have been previously site banned for any reason (unless this site ban has been subsequently rescinded upon appeal)
  • You are joining solely to seek to engage in market research
  • You are joining solely to look for support for your, or another person’s participation in any competition or publicly voted event
  • You are a convicted sex offender
  • You intend to breach any other of the terms and conditions listed below

  1. What you agree to when joining boards.ie

Boards.ie is made available for your personal, non-commercial use only, except where otherwise authorised by Boards Software Limited. It is your responsibility, bearing in mind the global nature of the Internet, to comply with all applicable laws which may apply to your use of boards.ie and to the material you post, including but not limited to those regarding acceptable content and online conduct. You agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the country in which you reside.

Failure to comply with all applicable laws or these Terms of Use may result in deletion of posts, suspension of posting privileges, and/or complete banning.

Boards.ie is committed to providing an open forum for discussion and debate. Please note that you are liable for the content of any Material you post on boards.ie. Boards Softwareaccepts no liability of any nature whatsoever for any Material posted on boards.ie by users. Any views or comments expressed in user posts are not necessarily the views of Boards Software, any entity associated with it or any of its employees or agents. Boards SoftwareLimited requires that you read these Terms of Use and our separate Boards.ie Guidelines before posting any Material on Boards.ie

Boards.ie is not responsible for and does not endorse the contents of user’s posts or warrant the accuracy, truthfulness, legality or reliability of user’s posts. You are entirely responsible for material which you post. You agree to fully indemnify Boards SoftwareLimited against all damages, claims, expenses, liabilities, claims and costs (including legal costs) which Boards Software may suffer or incur in the event of any legal proceedings being brought against Boards SoftwareLimited, in consequence of your posting Material. For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnity you give to Boards SoftwareLimited is effective in respect of any and all legal proceedings including any and all possible causes of action that may result from any breach of these Terms of Use and/or applicable law.

We expect you to act responsibly in posting Material on Boards.ie. You agree, through use of this service, NOT to use boards.ie to:


  • post illegal Material
  • treat others with disrespect
  • defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the rights (such as rights of
  • privacy and publicity) of others
  • identify or speculate as to the identity of any anonymous or pseudonymous user
  • attempt to solicit information from any other user under false pretences, for example by
  • attempting phishing-like attacks
  • attempt to solicit personal information from anyone under 18
  • harm minors in any way
  • solicit passwords or personally identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes
  • collect or store other users\' personal data without their consent
  • attempt to gain unauthorised access to the boards.ie administrative areas or interface, to user accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Boards.ie site, through password mining or any other meanspost irrelevant Material, repeatedly post the same or similar Material or otherwise impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the boards.ie servers or infrastructure
  • post any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising, promotional content, \'junk mail\', \'spam\', \'chain letters\', \'pyramid schemes\', or any other form of commercial publicity
  • post any abusive, harmful, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, indecent, profane, inappropriate, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable Material, except where the content is appropriate to the content of the forum and you have been granted specific permission to do so and subject to our guidelines on said content
  • post Material that contains violence, or offensive subject matter or contains a link to an adult website
  • post Material in respect of any matter that is currently before the courts
  • post Material that could be construed as scandalising the courts
  • post Material that promotes or encourages illegal activity or facilitates or encourages any violation of these Terms of Use
  • post Material that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, rights of privacy or publicity, or other proprietary right or intellectual property right of any party
  • post Material that falsely expresses or implies that such Material is sponsored or endorsed by boards.ie
  • post Material that contains software viruses or harmful programs including but not limited to, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel-bots, computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, disrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment
  • modify, adapt, translate, or reverse engineer any portion of boards.ie, or use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other device to retrieve or index any portion of boards.ie, except as expressly authorised in writing by boards.ie
  • reformat or frame any portion of the web pages that are part of boards.ie


Moderators and Administrators

In order to allow for the proper administration of boards.ie we make use of third party moderators and administrators. And in order for them to properly carry out their functions as moderators and administrators they require access to personal information concerning you, your boards.ie account and your activity on the site. Such data is only permitted to be used by our third party moderators and administrators for the purposes of administering the site and cannot be used by them for any other purpose. If you agree to be a moderator or administrator for boards.ie you agree that any user personal information available to you is to be used solely for the purpose of administering the site and will not be used for any other purpose.


  1. You are responsible for your account and its details

As part of the registration process, you will be asked to select a username and password and you will be responsible for all activities occurring under your username and for keeping your password secure. We strongly recommend you do not reuse a password which you also use elsewhere.


6.1 Usernames

We would recommend you choose a pseudonym and do not use your real name (or a derivative of it) when joining boards.ie. You may not select or use a username that:

  • contains "Boards" or otherwise misrepresents your relationship with boards.ie or any other party
  • contains any profanity, is vulgar or offensive, or promotes an illegal activity
  • violates any trademark or other proprietary right
  • misleadingly impersonates someone else
  • Occasionally users may speculate about the identity of anonymous or pseudonymous users. Such speculation is against our Terms of Use and we delete all such posts which are brought to our attention. However please be aware that we cannot guarantee that other users will not be able to determine your identity. There should be no expectation of complete anonymity anywhere on the internet.
  • We reserve the rights to change usernames at our discretion. You cannot change your username after registration unless you become a subscriber.



6.2 Accounts and passwords

Boards.ie reserves the right to log off or deactivate accounts that are inactive for more than 6 years.

You cannot create more than one personal profile. You may not share your account with anyone. You agree not to provide any false information to Boards.ie or to create an account for anyone other than yourself without the express permission of that other person or entity. You agree not to use the account or password of another user and not to disclose your password to any third party. You agree to notify us immediately if you suspect any unauthorised use of your account or access to your password.

Boards Software Limited will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using or accessing your password or account, either with or without your knowledge.

You may be held liable for losses incurred by us or any other party as a result of someone else using or accessing your password or account if you have not taken reasonable steps to keep your password or account secure.

Boards.ie may at its absolute discretion refuse you access to the site, delete posts by you or suspend/terminate your account without prior notice for any reason and you shall not be entitled to any compensation in respect of this. If we disable your account you will not be entitled to create another account without our permission.

These Terms of Use, including, in particular, the indemnities contained herein, shall survive any suspension or termination of your account.


6.3 User status

Please note that your user status will appear in connection with your username. For example, should you receive a warning then a yellow card will appear on the post. Similarly, should you receive an infraction relating to your use of boards.ie, a red card will appear. Should you be banned from using boards.ie, the word \'Banned\' will appear under your username.


6.4 Your interactions with other users

Boards SoftwareLimited has no obligation to verify the identity of any users when they are connected to the site or to monitor Material provided by them.

Your interactions with other users, including payment and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and the other user.

As with any web-based interaction, we suggest that you use caution and good judgment. If there is a dispute between you and any third party (including any advertiser), we are under no obligation to become involved.

You are encouraged to exercise discretion when providing personal information about yourself on boards.ie. Any personal information which you volunteer in your public profile or post on the forums will be available worldwide to anyone with access to the website.

We recommend you never post your name, address, telephone number, email address or anything else that may lead someone to identify you if this is something you are uncomfortable with.

Please note that certain information (such as photographs) which you may choose to provide might reveal your gender, ethnic origin, nationality, religion and/or sexual orientation.

If you have an active boards.ie account you can request that your Personal Data be edited or deleted. This can be done by sending a Private Message (PM) to “Boards.ie: GDPR” (if for any reason you are unable to access or send a PM please email datarequests@boards.ie and we will get back to you with further instructions).

For closed accounts, all Personal Data will be deleted. Posts made by users whose accounts were subsequently closed cannot be associated with other information held by Boards.ie that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person and as such are not considered Personal Data.

In specific instances where the content of a post contains sensitive data or data that could be used to identify an individual and where the original poster no longer has an active boards.ie account you can request that we edit or delete the post; these requests will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.


  1. Closing your account and our right to ban accounts or remove user privileges

You can close your user account at any time. This process is irreversible and permanent.

Closing your account means we will delete your password, remove any email subscriptions or notifications you may receive, delete all Personal Data we hold about you and turn off your Private Messages. This process does not remove any posts you have made on the site and does not remove the IP address that is captured when each post is submitted.

The posts are retained as they are an intrinsic part of the thread in which they are posted and removing them may make the thread unreadable or make the other posts difficult to understand or follow. The IP addresses captured with each post are retained for anti-spamming purposes. It should be noted that post IP address cannot be linked with other data to identify the individual who made the post as all other data concerning that individual will have been permanently deleted upon account closure.

Boards.ie may at its absolute discretion refuse you access to the site and/or cancel/terminate your user privileges without prior notice for any reason and you shall not be entitled to any compensation in respect of cancellation/termination of your user privileges. If we disable your account you will not be entitled to create another account without our permission.

These Terms of Use, including our proprietary rights, disclaimer of warranties, indemnities, limitations of liability, choice of law and choice of forum, and miscellaneous provisions shall survive any termination of your user privileges.

Without limiting the foregoing, the following will lead to a suspension of your privileges on boards.ie:


  • breaches or violations of these Terms of Use or other Boards.ie guidelines
  • requests by law enforcement or other government agencies
  • unexpected technical issues or problems or
  • extended periods of inactivity

  1. Posting on boards.ie


8.1 Content posted on boards.ie

You are solely responsible for your conduct and any Material that you submit, post, and/or display on boards.ie. You agree not to post Material contrary to these Terms of Use or any applicable law.

Due to the real-time nature of boards.ie, Boards.ie cannot and is not required to review the contents of posted Material, nor does it confirm the validity of information submitted. Boards SoftwareLimited hereby notifies you that it does not actively monitor Material posted by users and, as such, is not responsible for and gives no warranty or representation in relation to Material posted by users.

Because community standards vary and individuals sometimes may not comply with our policies and guidelines, in the process of using boards.ie, you may be exposed to content that you find offensive or objectionable. Users are encouraged to bring any Material they deem offensive or objectionable to the attention of forum moderators by using the Report Post Feature identifying the specific Material you consider is objectionable. You must be logged in to boards.ie in order to report a post. For material that you consider objectionable you will be asked to give your reasons for wanting the Material removed.

Users are informed that if they deem Material to be defamatory or an infringement of their intellectual property rights they should inform boards.ie by emailing hello@boards.ie.


Do not use the Report Post Feature to report defamatory Material or Material which infringes your intellectual property rights.

You will be asked to give your reasons for wanting the Material removed. Please note that the Boards.ie offices are open for business from 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, excluding national and public holidays in the Republic of Ireland. Any notifications received from users outside of the aforementioned hours will only be addressed upon the re-opening of the Boards.ie offices.

If another user defames, abuses, harasses, stalks, or threatens you or otherwise violates your rights on boards.ie please report the post to Boards.ie by emailing hello@boards.ie or by using the Report Post Feature identifying the specific Material you consider is objectionable.

Whilst we do not monitor Material posted by users, we reserve the right to take down Material that comes to our attention via a complaint or otherwise. Members who repeatedly flout our guidelines or these Terms of Use will be barred from joining discussions on boards.ie. You will not necessarily be notified when Material is removed or when you have been banned. Boards.ie will not enter into any correspondence with or about users who have been banned.

Boards.ie reserves the right to immediately ban a user if there has been a serious breach of our guidelines or these Terms of Use. All decisions in relation to these matters are carried out at the sole discretion of Boards.ie.

Boards.ie may be required to disclose your Personal Data (as such term is defined under the General Data Protection Regulation) when legally obliged to do so or when otherwise compelled to disclose such Personal Data – please see our Privacy Notice for further details.

We may, but are not obliged to, remove or limit access to Material from any user which breaches these Terms of Use.

You own all of the Material you post on Boards.ie and we do not claim ownership of that Material. However, we need your permission to be able to display that Material and in some cases to modify it for best display – for different browsers, for our mobile site, and so on.

Consequently, by posting any Material on or through boards.ie, you grant Boards SoftwareLimited a limited licence to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such Material. The licence you grant to Boards SoftwareLimited is non-exclusive, royalty free and fully paid, sub-licensable, and worldwide. This licence applies only to use of the Material for the purpose of providing the Boards.ie service. You also waive to the fullest extent permissible by law any moral rights in such Material. You are responsible for making sure that you have all rights to what you post, including the rights necessary for you to grant the licence above.

By posting any Material on boards.ie you represent and warrant that: (i) you own the Material posted by you or otherwise have the right to grant the licence above, and (ii) the posting of the Material does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, intellectual property rights, confidentiality, contract rights or any other rights of any person. You agree to pay all royalties, fees, or any other monies owing any person by reason of any Material posted by you to or through boards.ie.

From time to time we may seek to use users\' Material for the purpose of advertising or marketing boards.ie.

Please do not post any information you are not happy to have publicly viewable on the site.

In order to ensure that threads and conversations are not disrupted, we do not generally remove Material which is uploaded to us. Consequently, you agree that your Material displayed on boards.ie may continue to appear on boards.ie, even after you have terminated your user privileges, closed your account or have had your user privileges terminated by boards.ie. This provision does not affect your rights under data protection law, as set out in our Privacy Notice.

To have original creative Material deleted, please contact the relevant forum moderator (by using the private messaging system available to all registered users when they are logged onto boards.ie) with a direct link to the relevant item and your request. We will delete it within 30 working days of your request, as far as is reasonably possible.

Please note that deletion of original creative Material applies only to Material you have uploaded to boards.ie. If you have posted a link on boards.ie to Material hosted elsewhere (such as Flickr or YouTube) then, as Boards.ie is not the host, you will have to contact the other site to have that Material deleted.

We cannot guarantee that other users will not use the ideas and information that you share. Therefore, if you have an idea or information that you would like to keep confidential and/or don\'t want others to use, you must not post it on boards.ie. We are not responsible for a user\'s misuse or misappropriation of any content or information you post on boards.ie.


8.2 Defamatory Content

Boards.ie operates on a "notice and takedown" basis. If you believe that any content on boards.ie contains a defamatory statement, please notify Boards.ie immediately by emailing hello@boards.ie. Once this notification has been received, Boards.ie will use all reasonable endeavours to remove the defamatory content complained about within a reasonable period of time.

In the case of a genuine grievance which requires a legal response, Boards.ie can only release personal data about any of our members when requested by an investigating member of An Garda Síochána or on receipt of a court order.

Please note, if you threaten legal action against Boards.ie, by extension against Boards SoftwareLimited, your account will be site-banned by an Administrator until such time as the issue is resolved. This is strict site policy and is enforced by all moderators and Administrators.

Please note also that Boards.ie offices are open for business from 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. Take down requests received outside of the aforementioned hours will only be addressed upon the re-opening of Boards.ie offices.


8.3 Content infringing Intellectual Property Rights.

Boards.ie operates on a "notice and takedown" basis. If you believe that any content on boards.ie infringes your intellectual property rights, please notify Boards.ie immediately by emailing hello@boards.ie. Once this notification has been received, Boards.ie will use all reasonable endeavours to remove the infringing content complained about within a reasonable period of time.


8.4 Nuisance posts

Our first line of defence against nuisance posts is to delete them and to ban the user. Nuisance posts include potentially defamatory material, surreptitious advertising, any other posts which breach the posting guidelines and/or our Terms of Use and any form of messages, posts or emails deemed offensive by the administrators or moderators. In addition, where a user recommends the products or services of their employer, they should state their conflict of interest. Where they do not do so, we reserve the right to point out that the user appears to have a conflict of interest.

Where a nuisance poster persists, we reserve the right to use email addresses and IP addresses to identify the user and halt the nuisance.

Boards.ie does not condone personal abuse or harassment towards any member. Boards.ie does not condone defamatory posts directed at any individual or company. If someone else has posted material about you on boards.ie without your permission and you would like to request that it be removed please contact us at hello@boards.ie.


  1. Feedback, suggestions and submissions about boards.ie

From time to time users contact us with feedback, suggestions and submissions about boards.ie and how to improve the site and services we offer. Boards.ie welcomes the input, and the following terms ensure that we can use your contributions to improve boards.ie.

You do not have to submit anything to Boards.ie about boards.ie, but if you do you acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or any other submissions to Boards.ie which may improve our products, services, or offerings shall become the property of Boards SoftwareLimited unless otherwise agreed by Boards SoftwareLimited.

By making a submission to boards.ie about boards.ie, you grant a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, unlimited, assignable, sub licensable, fully paid up and royalty-free right to Boards SoftwareLimited to copy, prepare derivative works from, improve, distribute, publish, remove, retain, add, and use and commercialise, in any way now known or in the future discovered, anything that you submit to Boards.ie, without any further consent, notice and/or compensation to you or to any third parties.

If you do not want to grant Boards SoftwareLimited the rights set out above, please do not make 

submissions to Boards.ie.


  1. Content of advertisements on boards.ie

You acknowledge that Material presented to you by boards.ie, advertisers, or other users may be protected by copyrights, trademarks, patents or other proprietary rights or other intellectual property right and laws. All copyright and other proprietary notices in the Material must be left intact.


  1. Links to and content of third party sites


11.1 Links to other websites

Boards.ie contains links to other websites operated by third parties over whom Boards SoftwareLimited has no control. Such links are provided for your convenience only and Boards Software accepts no responsibility or liability in respect of the content or use of other websites. Such links do not amount to an endorsement or recommendation of these sites by Boards Software. Boards Software Limited does not exercise any control or supervision over the content of these linked sites.

Boards Software Limited is not responsible for the content or accuracy of or for the opinions expressed in these third party websites and these websites are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by Boards.ie.

Some of these sites may contain materials that are objectionable, unlawful, or inaccurate. The fact that these links appear does not mean that Boards.ie endorses these third party sites or services.

If you do decide to leave the boards.ie site and access third party sites you do so at your own risk. Third party sites linked via the boards.ie site are not covered by these Terms of Use or the Boards.ie Privacy Notice.


11.2 Links to boards.ie and Associated Websites

Boards.ie and its parent company and associated companies permit third parties to link to boards.ie so long as the link: (a) is not in any way misleading; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party\'s site.

By linking to boards.ie you hereby authorise Boards.ie to link to any website owned or controlled by you.


11.3 Third Party Content

The inclusion of any content from other sites, either quoted directly or linked to ("Third Party Content") on boards.ie does not imply any affiliation or endorsement of such Third Party Content by Boards SoftwareLimited.

You understand that by using boards.ie you may be exposed to Third Party Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable.

Because Boards.ie does not control third party sites, you agree that Boards SoftwareLimited is not responsible for any such Third Party Content and that this is the sole responsibility of the person from which such Third Party Content originated, and Boards.ie has no obligation to monitor such Third Party Content.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Boards Software reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to pre-screen, filter, remove, refuse to accept, post, display or transmit any Third Party Content in whole or part at any time for any reason or no reason with or without notice and with no liability of any kind.


  1. Intellectual property

All intellectual property rights in the website design, text, graphics, the selection and arrangement thereof and all software vest in Boards SoftwareLimited unless otherwise indicated. Boards Software reserves all of its rights.

The above does not include Materials which are the property of advertisers or users.

You acknowledge that all trademarks, trade names, service marks, rights (registered or unregistered) in any designs, applications for any of the foregoing; trade or business names; innovations, inventions whether or not capable of protection by patent or registration, registered design and topography rights; know-how, including data specifications, drawings and instructions; secret formulae and processes; rights protecting goodwill and reputation; database rights and rights under licences and consents in relation to such things, rights in the nature of unfair competition rights, and rights to sue for passing of and all rights or forms of protection of a similar nature to any of the foregoing or having equivalent effect anywhere in the world and all copyright, trademarks and other intellectual property rights in and relating to boards.ie (collectively "Intellectual Property") are solely owned by Boards Software Limited.

You may not reproduce, publish, transmit, distribute, display, modify, create derivative works from, sell or participate in any sale of, or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, the Material at boards.ie without the written permission of Boards SoftwareLimited.


Advertising on boards.ie


  1. Advertising and Verified Representatives.

Boards.ie is a free service offered to our users and, as such, Boards.ie solely relies on revenue generated from advertisements served on the site to be financially sustainable and continue in business. Therefore, in agreeing to these Terms of Use you agree that Boards SoftwareLimited may serve advertisements on site or work with a third party to serve the advertisements, including personalised ads, and may implement anonymised site analytics functionality on the site. Advertisements placed on boards.ie may include but are not limited to banner ads, paid links, pop-up windows, buttons and sponsorships. These advertisements use "non personally identifiable information". They do not use personal data about you, such as your name, email address, physical address, telephone number, social security numbers, bank account numbers or credit card numbers. For further information, please see our Cookie Policy.

You agree that Boards SoftwareLimited has the right to run such advertisements and promotions on boards.ie.


13.1 For users:

Boards.ie does not control services which are supplied by third parties and the inclusion of advertising or sponsorship does not imply endorsement or recommendation of the third party by us or any association with that third party. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that Material complies with international and national law. Boards SoftwareLimited does not give any warranty, guarantee nor make any representation regarding any advertisement or any merchandise, product or service offered or provided by third party companies advertising or interacting on boards.ie.

You may report any advertisement or content you feel is unsuitable for boards.ie to us, on the understanding that its removal is at our sole discretion.

You can choose to opt in or opt out of the serving of personalised advertisements on boards.ie, however you cannot opt out of the serving of non-personalised ads. To change your preferences regarding personalised ads please go to http://www.youronlinec...m/ie/your-ad-choices. Please note that these changes will apply not just to boards.ie but to other sites you may also visit.

Your correspondence or business dealing with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers or third parties found on or through boards.ie, including payment for and delivery of related goods or services, and any other representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser or third party.

You agree that Boards SoftwareLimited shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers or third parties on boards.ie.




13.2 Commercial Activity, Verified Representatives and "Talk to..." Forums:

You must seek permission from Boards SoftwareLimited before carrying out any commercial activity on boards.ie. Any person or company attempting to advertise or otherwise promote themselves who has not been authorised by us will have their user accounts banned and their posts deleted. By using boards.ie for any commercial activity you agree to the following additional terms.

Boards.ie provides a platform for commercial representatives ("Verified Representatives") to engage with users on boards.ie. We allow authorised Verified Representatives to post relevant, appropriate content to our forums or blog on the understanding that we make no guarantee of traffic, engagement and/or uptake by Boards.ie users. We reserve the right to choose whom we allow to take part.

All content posted by Verified Representatives must be in compliance with these Terms of Use and our guidelines. The charter of each forum must also be followed in relation to the type of content and level of commercial interaction which is acceptable there. The charter will be displayed prominently in the relevant forum.

We reserve the right to remove any Material that contravenes these Terms of Use, our guidelines, other boards.ie rules or forum charters.

By becoming a Verified Representative, you agree that:

  1. You are responsible for your presence on boards.ie, for your adherence to the rules and guidelines on boards.ie and for the content you post. Boards SoftwareLimited is not responsible for the content posted by Verified Representatives
  2. You are subject to the rules of boards.ie (including these Terms of Use) as well as the forum charters and boards.ie guidelines. Your presence as an advertiser or Verified Representative does not grant you any privileges to break rules in the forums.
  3. You will use the personal information you receive from boards.ie users only for the purpose of answering a question, resolving an issue or other specified action. Under no circumstances will you use this data for any marketing activity without the express permission of the boards.ie user.
  4. You will make it clear to users what user data you are going to use and how you will use, display, or share that data.
  5. You will delete all user data you received from boards.ie if we disable your account or ask you to do so
  6. You will provide customer support. You will make it easy for users to contact you. You will deal with any questions or issues on thread where appropriate. You will not try to evade answering reasonable queries. We can also share your email address with users if appropriate, and with your prior consent
  7. You will not show ads on your boards.ie presence except with the prior permission of Boards Software Limited
  8. You will not misrepresent your relationship with boards.ie to others.
  9. You may use the logos we make or issue a press release or other public statement relating to your use of boards.ie only with the prior written permission of Boards.ie
  10. Boards SoftwareLimited can issue a press release describing our relationship with you.
  11. Boards SoftwareLimited can measure your content, data and interaction on Boards.ie for any purpose, including commercial (such as for case studies and presentations).
  12. For all enquiries about advertising or commercial activity on boards.ie, please contact hello@boards.ie 


Rights of Boards.ie


Our rights and responsibilities


14.1 Liability and accuracy:

Boards Software Limited does not give any warranty or make any representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained on boards.ie. Material posted on boards.ie is not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed. Boards SoftwareLimited therefore disclaims all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such Material by any user, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. Although rigorous protocols are applied to boards.ie we do not make any warranty that boards.ie is free from infection by viruses or anything else that has contaminating or disruptive properties. Under no circumstances shall we be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond our reasonable control, including, without limitation, Internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures, other equipment failures, electrical power failures, strikes, labour disputes, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, shortages of labour or materials, fires, floods, storms, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance of third parties, or loss of or fluctuations in electricity or other utility supply.

  1. Boards SoftwareLimited does not give any warranty or make any representation as to the identity of any user on boards.ie. Any use of, or reliance placed on, any content or Materials posted to boards.ie by any user, or obtained by you through boards.ie, is at your own risk.
  2. Boards.ie may offer Verified Representative Accounts to individuals that represent organisations. We may obtain certain documentation to reasonably establish authenticity and to satisfy ourselves of these individuals\' identity and authority to represent organisations. We do not give any warranty or make any representation that Verified Representatives express the views or opinions of the organisations which they represent. Users who purport to represent organisations, but do not have a Verified Representative account are operating outside of these Terms of Use and have not attempted to establish their authenticity with us.
  3. Users of boards.ie should satisfy themselves as to the accuracy, completeness and reliability of the information contained on boards.ie and, where applicable, as to the identity of other users.
  4. Under no conditions and in no event shall Boards SoftwareLimited be liable for any direct or indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or loss howsoever arising, (including but not limited to negligence or breach of these Terms of Use or otherwise) or for any loss of data, profit, revenue, goodwill or business howsoever caused even if that loss or damage was foreseeable by us, or the possibility of it was brought to our attention.

  5. 14.2 Users:
  6. Boards SoftwareLimited may at its sole discretion for any reason (i) disable or deactivate your account, block your email or IP address, or otherwise terminate your access to or use of boards.ie, (ii) remove and discard any posts or Material within any thread or anywhere on boards.ie or (iii) shut down a discussion, thread or forum that you are involved in, with or without notice, and with no liability of any kind to you.

  • 14.3 Availability of service:
  • Boards SoftwareLimited may at its sole discretion and at any time, discontinue temporarily or permanently providing boards.ie, or any part thereof, with or without notice.
  • You agree that any termination of access to boards.ie under any provision of these Terms of Use may be effected without notice, and acknowledge and agree that Boards SoftwareLimited may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or boards.ie.
  • Boards.ie may be temporarily unavailable from time to time for maintenance or other reasons. We accept no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in transmission, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of user communications.
  • Where possible, we will use reasonable efforts to give users fair notice of technical difficulties or termination or suspension of their access to boards.ie. However you agree that Boards SoftwareLimited shall not be liable to you or any third party for any inability to access boards.ie, termination or suspension of access to boards.ie or modification of the service provided by boards.ie.

  • 14.4 Indemnity and waiver
  • You agree to indemnify, defend (at the request of Boards SoftwareLimited), and hold harmless Boards SoftwareLimited our investors, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates, co-branders, contractors, employees, servants, moderators, third-party advertisers, technology providers, service providers or other partners, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, shareholders, employees and representatives, from and against any third party claim, demand, loss, damage, cost, or liability including reasonable legal expenses, made or brought by any third party due to or arising out of:
  • Your use of boards.ie or any part thereof
  • The violation of these Terms of Use, our Privacy Statement, our guidelines by you
  • The infringement or misappropriation by you, or a third party using your computer, of any account or password to access and/or use boards.ie
  • The infringement of any intellectual property rights of any person or entity

You acknowledge that your use of boards.ie including any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through boards.ie is at your own discretion and risk and you agree to waive any right to bring any claim or action against Boards SoftwareLimited, our investors, successors, assignees, subsidiaries, affiliates, co-branders, contractors, employees, servants, third-party advertisers, technology providers, service providers or other partners, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, shareholders, employees and representatives for any loss, damage, costs or injury arising from such use.


15. Entire agreement

These Terms of Use and our Privacy Notice make up the entire agreement between you and Boards.ie and Boards SoftwareLimited and supersede any prior agreement.


16. No partnerships/joint ventures

Nothing in these Terms of Use, our Privacy Statement and/or our Comments Policy shall be construed as forming a partnership or joint venture with you. No third party shall have the right or ability to create any obligation on our behalf.


17. Governing law

The agreement shall be governed by Irish law and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts in all matters regarding this agreement and your use of boards.ie.


18. Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be void, invalid or unenforceable the remaining provisions will continue to be of full force and effect.


19. No waiver

Any amendment to or waiver of these Terms of Use must be in writing and signed by an authorised representative of Boards SoftwareLimited. Failure to enforce any provision of these Terms of Use shall not amount to a waiver of such provision.


21. Additional information

These Terms of Use should be read in conjunction with the Boards.ie Privacy Notice and Cookie Policy.


22. Contacting Boards.ie

You can contact us in relation to these Terms of Use in the following ways:

Using our contact page: Contact pageEmail: hello@boards.ie

By post: Boards.ie Limited, 4th Floor, Latin Hall, Golden Lane, Dublin 8

We welcome your feedback on this document and thank you for using Boards.ie!

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