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St Stephens Green

  • 12-03-2019 5:35pm
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    average_runner
    Registered Users Posts: 12,845 ✭✭✭✭


    Working up this way for next few months. Ran around the green yesterday, boring enough, did a run to Avia and back up the canal today.

    Any other routes would you recommend for a lunch time run?


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  • #2
    BeepBeep67
    Registered Users Posts: 8,079 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    average_runner wrote: »
    Working up this way for next few months. Ran around the green yesterday, boring enough, did a run to Avia and back up the canal today.

    Any other routes would you recommend for a lunch time run?

    Depends how far you can squeeze in, but you could head to the coast, Irishtown direction, and run south towards Sandymount, there's also a park there or head to the track for a session. The Trinty track opens around May I think.


  • #3
    average_runner
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    BeepBeep67 wrote: »
    Depends how far you can squeeze in, but you could head to the coast, Irishtown direction, and run south towards Sandymount, there's also a park there or head to the track for a session. The Trinty track opens around May I think.

    Yeah I use Trinity and Irishtown when closer to the quays, probably a no go for track sessions for where I am at.

    Thanks though


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    BeepBeep67
    Registered Users Posts: 8,079 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    average_runner wrote: »
    Yeah I use Trinity and Irishtown when closer to the quays, probably a no go for track sessions for where I am at.

    Thanks though

    Herbert Pk?


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    RayCun
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    Iveagh gardens?


  • #6
    Wottle
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    The Green is great for sessions, 1200m around the outside 400m/200m sides, as it's uninterrupted running which is hard to find in town.

    We also jog a mile up to Mount Pleasent and do 500m reps around the tennis courts.

    Head out to and through Kilmaingham and back by the canal.

    Quick 5k route is from the green out to Dolphins Barn and back via the Coombe, add laps of the green before or after to build distance.


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  • #7
    thunderdog
    Registered Users Posts: 2,675 ✭✭✭thunderdog


    I work around Stephens green and run out to Herbert Park. Do two laps there and run back. It’s 2km to Hebert Park and each lap of the park is 1.6km. Nice enough route


  • #8
    average_runner
    Registered Users Posts: 12,845 ✭✭✭✭average_runner


    RayCun wrote: »
    Iveagh gardens?


    Its tiny, has steps and very uneven. Went there today but left


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    Murph_D
    Registered Users Posts: 10,418 ✭✭✭✭Murph_D


    Merrion Square is a bit quieter and a bit hillier. Only about 800m around though


  • #10
    Working class heroes
    Registered Users Posts: 3,507 ✭✭✭Working class heroes


    Murph_D wrote: »
    Merrion Square is a bit quieter and a bit hillier. Only about 800m around though

    811m :D

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  • #11
    average_runner
    Registered Users Posts: 12,845 ✭✭✭✭average_runner


    Wottle wrote: »
    The Green is great for sessions, 1200m around the outside 400m/200m sides, as it's uninterrupted running which is hard to find in town.

    We also jog a mile up to Mount Pleasent and do 500m reps around the tennis courts.

    Head out to and through Kilmaingham and back by the canal.

    Quick 5k route is from the green out to Dolphins Barn and back via the Coombe, add laps of the green before or after to build distance.


    Do you not find the green over crowded? Ran there on Monday and didnt think it possible to go hard there?


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    Wottle
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    average_runner wrote: »
    Wottle wrote: »
    The Green is great for sessions, 1200m around the outside 400m/200m sides, as it's uninterrupted running which is hard to find in town.

    We also jog a mile up to Mount Pleasent and do 500m reps around the tennis courts.

    Head out to and through Kilmaingham and back by the canal.

    Quick 5k route is from the green out to Dolphins Barn and back via the Coombe, add laps of the green before or after to build distance.


    Do you not find the green over crowded? Ran there on Monday and didnt think it possible to go hard there?
    No, run on the outside, only corner that catches you is the gate opposite Grafton street.


  • #13
    average_runner
    Registered Users Posts: 12,845 ✭✭✭✭average_runner


    Wottle wrote: »
    No, run on the outside, only corner that catches you is the gate opposite Grafton street.

    Oh outside the park, will check that out.

    Thanks


  • #14
    Singer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,415 ✭✭✭Singer


    I work on St. Stephen's Green and regularly enough run around it. I used to hold some of the Strava Segment records, I ran some of them hard for the laugh. It can be very busy so isn't always suitable for sessions, though I'm gonna give some 200s a go later on today :)


  • #15
    Working class heroes
    Registered Users Posts: 3,507 ✭✭✭Working class heroes


    This time of year you might get away with doing a session at St Stephen’s Green. Forget it on a fine summers day.

    Did a session at Merrion Square today, no issues.
    My normal spot would be Ringsend park.

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  • #16
    average_runner
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    Ringsend is a nice park for a session. Dogs can be a pain though.

    Hope to be back there in a few months.


  • #17
    coogy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,250 ✭✭✭coogy


    average_runner wrote: »
    Ringsend is a nice park for a session. Dogs can be a pain though.

    Hope to be back there in a few months.

    Yeah, I've used Ringsend Park quite a bit. I work on D'Olier St so I usually head down Pearse St, do about 6/7 laps of the park and then back along the docks, past 3 arena and up to Tara St.

    Only thing I find with Ringsend Park is the Garmin tends to go a bit haywire on the side of the Park nearest Irishtown for some reason?

    Hard to find locations in the city with uninterrupted running.


  • #18
    quaalude
    Registered Users Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭quaalude


    I'm on Upper Baggot St so I do sometimes Merrion Sq (outside) a few times, Stephen's Green (outside) a few times or random loopies all around Herbert Park.

    (I have nothing really to add to the thread really other than saying running at lunchtime makes me so happy, I'm on a high all afternoon from it - enjoying the lovely parks of my city just makes me feel so fortunate and grateful).


  • #19
    backofthepack
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭backofthepack


    How far are you looking to go?
    I'm in town and run up to the phoenix park for my 5/6 mile runs.


  • #20
    Serbian
    Registered Users Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭Serbian


    90%+ of my running is around the inside of St. Stephen's Green. I really like it. It's handy that one lap is pretty close to bang on 1km. I've never had trouble with the path getting too crowded, but they seem to be doing work on the path a fair bit recently, which forces you out around the outside of the green which I find a lot more boring to run personally.


  • #21
    Working class heroes
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    Serbian wrote: »
    90%+ of my running is around the inside of St. Stephen's Green. I really like it. It's handy that one lap is pretty close to bang on 1km. I've never had trouble with the path getting too crowded, but they seem to be doing work on the path a fair bit recently, which forces you out around the outside of the green which I find a lot more boring to run personally.

    I don't be up there as much as I used to, but, every time I was I always met the same runner, ALWAYS. I wonder was that you? Do you have an odd running gait?

    You don't have to answer this:)

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  • #22
    Singer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,415 ✭✭✭Singer


    Working class heroes wrote: »


    I don't be up there as much as I used to, but, every time I was I always met the same runner, ALWAYS. I wonder was that you? Do you have an odd running gait?

    You don't have to answer this:)

    I know exactly who you're talking about!


  • #23
    Murph_D
    Registered Users Posts: 10,418 ✭✭✭✭Murph_D


    Singer wrote: »
    I know exactly who you're talking about!

    This could get a bit awkward.


  • #24
    Working class heroes
    Registered Users Posts: 3,507 ✭✭✭Working class heroes


    Murph_D wrote: »
    This could get a bit awkward.

    Uh oh!!:pac:

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  • #25
    average_runner
    Registered Users Posts: 12,845 ✭✭✭✭average_runner


    So a quick update
    Found a nice 8k route, up leeson st and down the canal, cross the bridge at the school house and head up along the canal to Crumloin, turn right down Cork St etc and it brings you back to the green.


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