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bikeman1 · 06-10-2019 08:57PM

Knockanacree is very tough, the hardest one I have done so far. Think Mountain forest trails!

Re: Edinburgh - I've done Portabllo parkrun which is a very simple bus on a route that goes right through the city centre, so it was handy from where we staying. Nice run, loads were doing it when I was there as it was Edinburgh Fringe.

eoinín · 06-10-2019 09:48PM

Definitely don't do Knockanacree if you're injured, its very twisty and hilly (and a beautiful destination for when you've recovered - the nearby Cloughjordan Ecovillage is an added reason to go there!). Nearby Templemore is a flat and very pretty alternative, worth a visit.

Good jib! · 07-10-2019 08:18AM

Re Knockanacree:

It's very hilly, my Garmin measured a total of 84m altitude gain, and my time was about 2mins30 slower than on a flat course (26 to 28:30).

It would be one of my favourite courses, but maybe keep it for until you're well recovered.

Name Changed · 10-10-2019 04:24PM

eoinín wrote: »

Definitely don't do Knockanacree if you're injured, its very twisty and hilly (and a beautiful destination for when you've recovered - the nearby Cloughjordan Ecovillage is an added reason to go there!). Nearby Templemore is a flat and very pretty alternative, worth a visit.

ger664 wrote: »

It is very tough. More akin to a montain trail. Narrow enough and some very sharp inclines and declines. I loved it but it may not suit you returning from injury.

corcaigh07 wrote: »

Supposed to be quite tough I believe but haven’t made it there yet

Thanks for all the advice. I'll leave doing it for a few months so. I'm going to actually do Clarisford instead next week.

Name Changed · 10-10-2019 04:24PM

Good jib! wrote: »

Re Knockanacree:

It's very hilly, my Garmin measured a total of 84m altitude gain, and my time was about 2mins30 slower than on a flat course (26 to 28:30).

It would be one of my favourite courses, but maybe keep it for until you're well recovered.

Thanks

Lazare · 12-10-2019 01:26PM

Got my 25 badge today pacing Corkagh. Got an unexpected shout out at the start which was nice.

Bit of chaos just as I came in. The lad on tokens dropped them all over the ground. Poor kid was bending down to pick up a runner's dropped barcode and they all tumbled.

Had to try sort it, formed a queue but it quickly started to get too big and out of hand. I went along it telling people what their position was and to disperse and come back. One guy started arguing with me when I told him he was pos 33, adamant he was 32. I tried to get him to accept the situation but he wouldn't and ended up messing the whole thing up with the confusion. Finally got to tell someone in person to ask for their money back. Got a few laughs.

We managed to get it back on track by about number 80.

The poor kid that dropped them was devastated. Told him to remember it happened because he was helping someone else.

Fun and games.

Simmer down · 12-10-2019 02:02PM

Aw that sounds horrible for the lad. Sh¡t happens.
Congrats on the 25 Lazare, that's brilliant. Next stop 50!

Beautiful morning in Donabate for their 4th birthday.
Well done to all involved, runners, walkers & volunteers. Special shout out for the cake makers and the sausage roll bakers. Delicious

Duzzie · 12-10-2019 02:11PM

Ive dropped the full stack twice now, once whilst demonstrating the finish tokens role. Very embarrassing. To avoid this happening, we now bundle the tokens in 20s with an elastic band around each bundle and put them on the stack. That way if they are dropped, it is just a case of picking up the bundles of tokens rather than them being spread all over the floor. I stole this from another parkrun.

Lazare wrote: »

Got my 25 badge today pacing Corkagh. Got an unexpected shout out at the start which was nice.

Bit of chaos just as I came in. The lad on tokens dropped them all over the ground. Poor kid was bending down to pick up a runner's dropped barcode and they all tumbled.

Had to try sort it, formed a queue but it quickly started to get too big and out of hand. I went along it telling people what their position was and to disperse and come back. One guy started arguing with me when I told him he was pos 33, adamant he was 32. I tried to get him to accept the situation but he wouldn't and ended up messing the whole thing up with the confusion. Finally got to tell someone in person to ask for their money back. Got a few laughs.

We managed to get it back on track by about number 80.

The poor kid that dropped them was devastated. Told him to remember it happened because he was helping someone else.

Fun and games.

FFVII · 13-10-2019 09:33PM

Jamir Warm Hamstring wrote: »

I actually prefer to volunteer, I can run any day of the week but I can only volunteer on Saturdays.

I've been resting the knee, I've a 10k on Wednesday then I'll rest it again for a bit. Last time I'm doing a 10k too, every damned time I train anything over about 8km I pick up knee injuries :mad:

Hope you all had a fantastic parkrun today

Foam roll everything from the waist down, both sides, look for sore spots. Use a little ball if you can stick it. 5/10 minutes daily. For the rest of your life.

Simmer down · 13-10-2019 10:18PM

Yet another 4th Birthday celebration Parkrun at Porterstown next Saturday (19th). Warm up with Olympian David Gillick and feebies from VHI healthcare (probably hats and water bottles)...
Also a yoga cool down and lots of fruit & cake !

I don't really like running laps(3) but gonna give it a go to support their anniversary.

robinph · 14-10-2019 08:51AM

Had a rare opportunity to run buggy free this weekend, and on the fastest parkrun course*, and with pretty good weather. Didn't think I'd be able to, but wanted to aim for a 17:xx time as 2019 looks like it's going to be my first year of parkrunning without a 17 minute time**. Identified someone early on who seemed to be going the right pace that I wanted so stuck like glue onto the back of his heels and hung on for as long as possible, got some good cheering from the family at half way who had gone in search of some swings, but couldn't find them. Lost touch with the pair of heels I was chasing in the last half mile and came in at 18:11.

I did lose a few seconds in the final mile but was delighted with having hung on for as long as I did. A bit more recovery from the two marathons within the last month and a bit more training and I might be able to make it, if I get lucky on the weather, course and being buggy free within the next two months. But then I was thinking the same thing about getting a sub 17 years ago when I got my pb of 17:11 (in the pre buggy years) but that never happened.

* Womens parkrun WR course.
** I don't count the first year as I only did a couple of parkruns and the only one around then was a stupid hilly course.

Wubble Wubble · 14-10-2019 06:37PM

Simmer down wrote: »

Yet another 4th Birthday celebration Parkrun at Porterstown next Saturday (19th). Warm up with Olympian David Gillick and feebies from VHI healthcare (probably hats and water bottles)...
Also a yoga cool down and lots of fruit & cake !

I don't really like running laps(3) but gonna give it a go to support their anniversary.

Plus pacers "of course"

We also hope to cover 100,000 kms during this parkrun!

chrismean · 14-10-2019 06:53PM

Would love some input on what the fastest course would be (eg Marlay, shanganagh other?). I know shanganagh is v flat, but also a bit exposed. I’d like to do somewhere between 20 - 21 mins. I think I’m in shape to at least break that 21 min barrier that’s been elusive for me

Wubble Wubble · 14-10-2019 08:00PM

Simmer down wrote: »

Do you know if there will be a 21 min pacer?

23, 25 (me), 28, 30 and 32.

crisco10 · 14-10-2019 09:09PM

chrismean wrote: »

Would love some input on what the fastest course would be (eg Marlay, shanganagh other?). I know shanganagh is v flat, but also a bit exposed. I’d like to do somewhere between 20 - 21 mins. I think I’m in shape to at least break that 21 min barrier that’s been elusive for me

Defo not Marley! Tymon is quick enough, but shanganagh and grifeen are probably quickest in South Dublin in my view. Shanganagh really isn't that exposed and is pancake flat.
Brickfields should be quick, but I've always struggled there for some reason.

py · 14-10-2019 09:20PM

crisco10 wrote: »

Defo not Marley! Tymon is quick enough, but shanganagh and grifeen are probably quickest in South Dublin in my view. Shanganagh really isn't that exposed and is pancake flat.
Brickfields should be quick, but I've always struggled there for some reason.

Have run all of the above apart from Shanganagh. From my previous runs in the others, here's the elevation details from Strava on them:
Marlay - 44m
Tymon - 37m
Brickfields - 17m
Griffeen - 13m

Tymon has been my quickest but Griffeen and Brickfields were early in my running tenure. I'd go for Tymon or Griffeen before Brickfields for a quick time that day as the 4 laps didn't suit me on the day I was there. All have great teams behind them though and were all very welcoming. Plan on visiting them all again soon.

Nuttzz · 16-10-2019 10:44AM

Corkagh is pretty flat as well

browne_rob5 · 16-10-2019 11:21AM

py wrote: »

Have run all of the above apart from Shanganagh. From my previous runs in the others, here's the elevation details from Strava on them:
Marlay - 44m
Tymon - 37m
Brickfields - 17m
Griffeen - 13m

Tymon has been my quickest but Griffeen and Brickfields were early in my running tenure. I'd go for Tymon or Griffeen before Brickfields for a quick time that day as the 4 laps didn't suit me on the day I was there. All have great teams behind them though and were all very welcoming. Plan on visiting them all again soon.

The elevation of Shanganagh from my Strava is 14m. Would agree that its not exposed and is pancake flat.

adrian522 · 16-10-2019 02:28PM

I certainly don't think Tymon is fast at all. There's a fairly significant incline you need to go up twice. I'd always recommend people to enter a race to run a fast time but I've always found Bushy Park to be pretty quick despite the hill you need to negotiate twice.

Corkagh is an option but again I've always gone faster in Bushy, but beware of the narrow start and position yourself accordingly.

This may be helpful but it isn't up to date with the newer parkruns.

https://jegmar.com/stats-hq/fastest-races/parkrun-ireland/

rainbow kirby · 16-10-2019 02:34PM

I probably wouldn't plan Bushy for a quick time at this time of year - the amount of leaves and tree sap along the river path makes it very slippery and difficult to run quickly on, imho.

Nuttzz · 17-10-2019 07:37AM

adrian522 wrote: »

I certainly don't think Tymon is fast at all. There's a fairly significant incline you need to go up twice. I'd always recommend people to enter a race to run a fast time but I've always found Bushy Park to be pretty quick despite the hill you need to negotiate twice.

Corkagh is an option but again I've always gone faster in Bushy, but beware of the narrow start and position yourself accordingly.

This may be helpful but it isn't up to date with the newer parkruns.

https://jegmar.com/stats-hq/fastest-races/parkrun-ireland/

You now come down that incline twice since they switched the route again, makes for a pacey finish

chrismean · 17-10-2019 08:20AM

Thanks so much all! Shanganagh it is! super helpful to get your input and that website too

crisco10 · 17-10-2019 01:21PM

Nuttzz wrote: »

You now come down that incline twice since they switched the route again, makes for a pacey finish

Yeah, it's quite pacy now I think. My PB there is only 15 seconds slower than Shanganagh, except I did the PB in Tymon pushing a buggy too.

Peaked my interest, I've done all the Southside Parkruns and here's my experience:

Course Elevation (m) according to Strava PB Comment
Shanganagh 14 00:19:28 flat, tar path all the way
Waterstown 48 00:19:31 Nice, last 200m is vertical
Marlay 42 00:19:34 old Course
Bushy 34 00:19:37 Crowded/narrow 1st km
Corkagh 30 00:19:42
Tymon 36 00:19:45 newest course (with buggy)
Griffeen 22 00:20:03 not a full effort - probably a good course
Brickfields 14 00:20:21
Cabinteely 71 00:20:31 3 x up the HILL
Poolbeg 28 00:20:33 not a full effort, 1 short hill

I would echo Adrian522's thoughts above though, a race is much better for PBs. My race PB is 18:50 on a hilly/partially on grass course that is harder than most of the above.

axe2grind · 17-10-2019 08:53PM

Lazare wrote: »

Bit of chaos just as I came in. The lad on tokens dropped them all over the ground. Poor kid was bending down to pick up a runner's dropped barcode and they all tumbled.

Poor kid, but not first time at Corkagh. Same happened on my last run there a few months back.

chrismean · 18-10-2019 06:37AM

Thanks so much @crisco10. I think you need to go back to brickfields and sort that anomaly!

And agree with you and Adrian on race point. I am actually in the middle of a half marathon training cycle, but visiting dublin, have a hard effort on the plan and thought it’d be fun to get a parkrun new marker. I’m not in Dublin v often, so also don’t get that weekly opportunity. More like half yearly!

Simmer down · 19-10-2019 12:38PM

Had a really enjoyable morning at Porterstown this morning. Great spread laid on after the run. I got a new PB as it was a fast course. Well done to all organisers & volunteers.

Wubble Wubble · 19-10-2019 01:28PM

Simmer down wrote: »

Had a really enjoyable morning at Porterstown this morning. Great spread laid on after the run. I got a new PB as it was a fast course. Well done to all organisers & volunteers.

Well done you! Thanks for visiting! Glad you enjoyed it

Annie get your Run · 19-10-2019 05:30PM

Run #92 today in River Valley, Swords. My quest for 100 was rudely interrupted by a dude on a bike resulting in a fractured knee 8 weeks ago, but I'm slowly getting back (fitness is shot to hell :eek:). Lovely crew here, lovely park, except of course for that sharp hill you have to negotiate twice. I found it harder than Cabo but then again, I'll have to come back when I'm fitter and try again! That leaves two Dublin parkruns to complete the group.

I'll be in Doolin next weekend, if anyone has any info on Coole, Lees Road or Vanderleer parkruns, I'd be interested to hear which one might be the best option.

Pawwed Rig · 19-10-2019 05:42PM

Annie get your Run wrote: »

I found it harder than Cabo but then again, I'll have to come back when I'm fitter and try again!

I'll be in Doolin next weekend, if anyone has any info on Coole, Lees Road or Vanderleer parkruns, I'd be interested to hear which one might be the best option.

I have done both and reckon River Valley is the tougher of the 2.

In Clare the only one I have done that you listed is Lee's Road which is a nice run through trees. A little bit hilly but not as much as the 2 Dublin ones you mention.

eoinín · 19-10-2019 05:49PM

Annie get your Run wrote: »

I'll be in Doolin next weekend, if anyone has any info on Coole, Lees Road or Vanderleer parkruns, I'd be interested to hear which one might be the best option.

All 3 are lovely forest runs. Vandeleur is a 1 lapper, Coole 2 laps and Lees Road has 3 laps. I'd say they're all relatively flat (maybe Lees Road the hilliest) and have similar forest trail / gravelly surfaces. So you'd probably get roughly the same time on all 3. Coole and Vandaleur have nice on site cafes. Coole has a lovely historic park to explore (Yeats lived there for a while), while Vandaleur has an interesting and pretty walled garden. Lee's Road is on the outskirts of Ennis, which has some nice streets (and De Valera's Dodge car at the library!).

So they all have their merits!

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