Dublin Graded track meets 2019

How do you get graded for these. Do you do your first race in the lowest graded and get promoted up.

Delighted to see these - I start my training for the summer the week after next so, with these fixtures announced, I've got all my racing for the summer picked out now!

RayCun wrote: »

Self grading for the most part. They do ask your PBs, and they might be stricter on entry to the A race, I wouldn't know

They don't actually check your pbs though and there's not really any need. The self-grading works well because, when you're chasing times, no one wants to be in a race where they're completely left behind or they're winning comfortably. Although it's really not the end of the world if that happens.

Best thing to do is to check previous results and you'll get an idea of where you should line up.

I've noticed more and more masters doing the Gradeds in recent years so they're definitely accessible to all and I would recommend everyone having a go at least once.

Also, it's probably best to get that first try in as early as possible in the summer just in case you realise that track is your spiritual home and there are no more meets left. Or you have a go and you're left with that nagging feeling that if you'd just pushed a bit more on lap three or hung on to the runner ahead for just a little bit longer, you'd had squeezed a few more seconds out.

Definitely takes a couple of attempts to start getting right.

Run and Jump wrote: »

Yes, that's it. A traditional type of race in cycling, don't know if they still do it.

They still do it in track cycling but as a sop to some it's now called the Elimination Race... We can't be having religion coming into sport!

Do you have to be a member of a Dublin club for these meets? I've a friend in a club elsewhere in Leinster who's interested in trying some of these track distances..

RayCun wrote:

Also, they say every participating club has to provide two officials. I'm sure they'll let it slide for one guy, but not a group.

Oh really? Hadn't ever realised this, good to know.

I've never heard of it being enforced tbh

Drogheda & District graded is only 2 dates this year .

May 23rd 7pm 100m, 400m, 1500m, 5000m, long jump

June 6th 7pm 200m, 800m, 3000m, shot putt

5e entry

In Tallaght on the 15th there's A,B & C races for the 5000m. I know Ray mentioned that its self grading to a certain extent, but would these races have guideline times or are they dependant on who would show up on the evening? Planning on having a go at 17mins that evening....

I think there was only 1 5000m race last year at the same meet and 2 the year before. At worst, there'll be one or two combined AB races.

Most people closer to 15:30 than 16minutes for 5k would be doing the IMC meets so, while there may be a couple of guys out on their own at the front there should also be a good few in the 'A' race around 17mins and plenty slower. The gradeds really are very accessible.