Dublin Marathon 2022

I finished the Amsterdam Marathon about 90 mins ago! Still sitting here in the stands soaking it all up watching the other runners finish.

Must say it was fantastic having the finish area in the stadium. An experience I’ll never forget. A shiny new PB also in the bag! I agree Croke Park would be fantastic.

Stadium finish would be great so long as public can access it, not sure how ready GAA/IRFU would be to allow that.

Problem is in this country we have no stadium with an athletics track around it, and probably won't ever have.

Only chance would be Aviva I think given how much easier it would be to get people in and out of with public transport, with soccer and rugby internationals in Nov though I don't see them allowing second class citizens like us runners on their pitch.

Now though to one of the most important questions.

Has McGrattans gotten itself a nice range of beers yet? Few pale ales

Wow congrats on the PB. My sister ran her first Marathon in Amsterdam today! She texted earlier to say it was a fantastic race, loved being in the stadium before and afterwards.

As a big GAA head myself I think finishing in Croke Park would be unreal, would be the closest I’d have ever got to playing there!

Pyongyang marathon also finishes in a massive stadium.

A totally surreal marathon in its self.

once In a lifetime.

Very well done! Enjoy the celebrations.

Does anyone know how many timing mats there are. Might have a couple of supporters coming out to support but if I've gone past mile 22 they've missed me and don't want them waiting around for me.

Perfect, thanks!

Regarding the Expo, the gouge is on....

€7 for parking within the RDS grounds, for those who want to get in and out it's €3 an hour on the street.

https://www.dublinmarathonexpo.com/venue

Forgot about the 40km marker. It always made sense to have one near the end so people have an idea when people they know where close to the finish line

Having run two marathons in my life, Dublin a few years back and Amsterdam yesterday, I can say that they both provide a very different but equally special start and finish. The stadium gives Amsterdam its USP but the Georgian quarter does the same for Dublin. Great noisy local support at both it must be said.

Also, we got water and sports drink out of cups yesterday. It was no big deal. Bottles are easier to carry along with you for a bit between stations but drinking out of paper cups really isn't that hard.

I have done a couple of Stadium finishes (Seville and Munich). I much preferred the atmosphere of the straight line finishes in Dublin and Rotterdam. The old finish of Pearse street, Nassau St. and Merrion Sq was better than the current finish. Hands down, Valencia's final 2kms and finish with the last 100-200m over a temporary pontoon is the best for me so far.... The track finishes in a large, relatively empty stadium was a little soulless and flat. It sounds like Amsterdam is a lot better than my experiences.

Maybe it's just me but the finish of a marathon is pretty unimportant if you're emptying the tank over the last couple of k, it's often a blur to me anyway!!. Berlin under the Brandenburg is special mind you. Frankfurt finishes inside their equivalent of the 3Arena with load music, flashing lights, streamers and ticker tape- thought I was having an acid trip🤣