2024 DCM Mentored Novices Thread

Is anyone else thinking to have family bring a change of clothes and avoid the bag drop? Thinking it might be one less thing to think about on the morning.
Maybe there are advantages to the bag drop I’m not considering though.

If you have that option then great, go for it. However, I had zero problems with the bag drop, so might be easier just to do it yourself and have the peace of mind that your stuff will be there at the finish.

They sell stalls at the expo to merchants to sell their running gear/trips ect. So its ensure maximum footfall

Probably, but I'm sure they've run the numbers

Abbey Street to Merrion Square is less than a mile. 20 mins walk.

The walk back may take 5 times longer 😆

I think that's probably a question best answered by your doctor unfortunately.

If they give the all clear, I don't see why not giving it a go. Fingers crossed that they do and you feel up for it

If they don't, while it would be seriously frustrating, it's not worth going against medical advice for, there will be other Marathons

It can be heartbreaking to put in all this work and not get see the reward at the end of it, but you need to consider what you are taking on. I'm with witness on this, the only feedback you should listen to is your Doctor. Considering you previously posted about getting chills on some of your runs, no one here should be advising you to give it a go. Not to scare you (too much) but anyone who has run a couple of marathons has likely seen people laid out on the ground being attended to by paramedics or seen ambulances whizzing by.

I've been in a similar position a couple of times with the last being Donadea 50k earlier this year. I picked up some respiratory infection the week before and was bedridden for a couple of days. I managed a couple of runs the days before the event but it was a miserable experience. Dropped out after 27k after enduring an hour of feeling horrible. I should never had started the race. I was lucky that Donadea was a looped course so I dropped out where my bag was and didn't have to figure out how to get across the city if feeling really poor.

The only advice apart from talking to your Doctor I will offer is that any goals you had previous to your illness should be out the window.

Ah no that’s awful. I hope you feel better soon whatever you decide to do

Manchester does. Also doesn't bother with an expo or a goody bag at the end.

The Luas could be operating on bank holiday hours too, you could try messaging them to check what time the trams go in the morning and how often just in case it's not as often as you'd like

There's another one at Glencairn too (two stops down) if Stilorgan is busy but I'd guess it will be fine at the time you plan to park