Group Training Sessions - Where & When

average_runner · 17-08-2012 4:14pm

We were at this 2 years and the park was impossible for parking. We parked in CastleKnock.

Now this was about 12.30 as the crowds get big in the afternoon. Its well worth attending, do your run, sit on the grass and enjoy it.

F1 cars there 2 years ago and someone smashed the f1 car up when taking a corner in the race.

late ina fternoon is best session!

Krusty_Clown · 17-08-2012 4:14pm

menoscemo wrote: »

We generally loop back to the carpark at 10am for drinks . You can join us if you want for a few miles anyway...we should have 7 done by then so the plan would be 3 @ 8:20 and 6 @ 7:30 pace

Hopefully see you there then (if I'm not wandering around Phoenix Park looking for a car-park space).

claralara · 17-08-2012 7:15pm

RacoonQueen wrote: »

claralara wrote: »

Saturday 18th
Papal Cross Car Park
Time : 9am
Pace: 8.30

Claralara - 10 miles
Digger - 10 miles

Sounds like TBW won't be there?

Our plan is 10 @ 8.20/30, 6 @ 7.30, 4 @ 8.20/30 for anyone who fancies a sadistic Saturday morning session...

Can you bring my present please. :P I'll be at magazine fort/somewhere around the pitches at 10:20/30ish.

Edit: Also, your maths is a bit off. 10 + 6 + 4 = 20 miles not 10 miles. :pac:

Smarter*e

You're present is in a post box since last night... Must have missed last collection... Whoops.

menoscemo · 18-08-2012 1:28pm

RayCun wrote: »

you were warned :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

No problems at all this morning. Since the entrance to the racing was up by castleknock gate, there were very few cars at the papal cross. Parts of the park were closed off but we got to cover some of the trails we might normally ignore to make up the 20. Told you so

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kennethbolger · 21-08-2012 7:47am

hi guys ill take a few of you up on your offers as my training is starting to lag now as people who SWORE they would run it this year are dropping out at an exponential rate......

is anyone based around fairview/marino/clontarf area for evening runs....????

its a great run - ill be trying to get out to sutton and howth a few times during the week and then use the park on the weekends.

Micilin Muc · 21-08-2012 10:04am

Saturday 25th
Papal Cross Car Park
Time : 9am
Pace: 12 miles @ 8:00min/mile (& 4-mile warmup beforehand)

Micilín Muc

theboyblunder · 21-08-2012 10:07am

Micilin Muc wrote: »

Saturday 25th
Papal Cross Car Park
Time : 9am
Pace: 12 miles @ 8:00min/mile (& 4-mile warmup beforehand)

Micilín Muc

The frank duffy 10 is on that day - park will be very crowded

RacoonQueen · 21-08-2012 10:12am

There'll be no access to the park/papal cross car park at all until the afternoon on Sat and Sun. Frank Duffy on Sat and DCT on Sun.

Micilin Muc · 21-08-2012 10:57am

Saturday 25th
Clontarf Road Car Park (Google Maps Link)
Time : 9am
Pace: 16 miles w/12 miles @ 8:00min/mile (up to Howth and back)

Micilín Muc

belcarra · 21-08-2012 11:20am

Saturday 25th
Clontarf Road Car Park (Google Maps Link)
Time : 9am
Pace: 16 miles w/12 miles @ 8:00min/mile (up to Howth and back)

Micilín Muc
Belcarra (Hopefully!)

Micilin - I should be able to make this and the paces seem to suit.
If I can't make it then I'll PM you before Friday/cancel here.
Do you intend doing a loop of Howth Peninsula (with the hills) or just an out and back to Howth village (ignoring the hills)??

Micilin Muc · 22-08-2012 9:06pm

belcarra wrote: »

Micilin - I should be able to make this and the paces seem to suit.
If I can't make it then I'll PM you before Friday/cancel here.
Do you intend doing a loop of Howth Peninsula (with the hills) or just an out and back to Howth village (ignoring the hills)??

Had planned to avoid hills but I could be persuaded otherwise!

belcarra · 24-08-2012 9:15am

Micilin Muc wrote: »

Had planned to avoid hills but I could be persuaded otherwise!

I think I might prefer to avoid the hills this week at least.

The stretch from Sutton Cross to Howth is on undulating footpaths which are a bit of a pain. Also, that distance is 14.6 miles or so.

Just doing the coast path from Clontarf to Sutton is 10.5miles. Any interest in taking a detour up Kilbarrack Rd to Coolock and back down to the Coast Rd before continuing to Sutton Cross and returning directly to Clontarf? That would be just under 16 miles and the Kilbarrack Rd stretch of footpath is pretty decent.
Just a thought though and I'll be there regardless of route.

Micilin Muc · 24-08-2012 11:50am

belcarra wrote: »

Micilin Muc wrote: »

Had planned to avoid hills but I could be persuaded otherwise!

I think I might prefer to avoid the hills this week at least.

The stretch from Sutton Cross to Howth is on undulating footpaths which are a bit of a pain. Also, that distance is 14.6 miles or so.

Just doing the coast path from Clontarf to Sutton is 10.5miles. Any interest in taking a detour up Kilbarrack Rd to Coolock and back down to the Coast Rd before continuing to Sutton Cross and returning directly to Clontarf? That would be just under 16 miles and the Kilbarrack Rd stretch of footpath is pretty decent.
Just a thought though and I'll be there regardless of route.

I hate undulating footpaths and would prefer to avoid hills, so good plan there!

tHE vAGGABOND · 27-08-2012 8:20am

Saturday 1st
Venue : Clontarf?
Time : Flexible, but lets say 9am
Pace: 32/34k [20/21 miles, old money :pac:]

Vagga

Doing a long 'un this weekend and don't want to do it in the park, will go anywhere else, so thinking Clontarf, unless anyone has any good ideas? What about the conn ultra gang's "get dart far away and run home on coast road" route?

Micilin Muc · 27-08-2012 9:58pm

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

Saturday 1st
Venue : Clontarf?
Time : Flexible, but lets say 9am
Pace: 32/34k [20/21 miles, old money :pac:]

Vagga

Doing a long 'un this weekend and don't want to do it in the park, will go anywhere else, so thinking Clontarf, unless anyone has any good ideas? What about the conn ultra gang's "get dart far away and run home on coast road" route?

Amazingly, Greystones to Dublin City Centre is about 32km (20 miles) along the coast

One relatively easy climb from Greystones to the Bray Cliff Walk and a shorter but steeper climb up the roads around Killiney, the rest flat as a pancake and some of the best scenery on the east coast of Ireland!

I'm only looking for a 26km (15 miles) route so could stop at Booterstown and get the DART to my bike.

jcsmum · 29-08-2012 8:31pm

Saturday 1st
Venue : Clontarf?
Time : Flexible, but lets say 9am
Pace: 32/34k [20/21 miles, old money

Vagga

Saturday 1st
Venue: Papal cross car park
Time: 8.30am
Pace: 8.30 ish

jcsmum 20 miles

menoscemo · 29-08-2012 8:39pm

Saturday 1st
Venue : Clontarf?
Time : Flexible, but lets say 9am
Pace: 32/34k [20/21 miles, old money

Vagga

Saturday 1st
Venue: Papal cross car park
Time: 8.30am
Pace: 8.30 ish

jcsmum 20 miles

Saturday 1st
Venue: Papal cross car park
Time: 2pm
Pace: 10 miles @ 8-8:30 min/mile + 4 x 5k @ 7 min mile (22 Mile total)

Menoscemo
Vader_MLK

Just sticking this one up in case anyone else might be interested...Note that the start is at 2pm, have to work saturday morning :mad:

pconn062 · 29-08-2012 10:39pm

menoscemo wrote: »

Saturday 1st
Venue: Papal cross car park
Time: 2pm
Pace: 10 miles @ 8-8:30 min/mile + 4 x 5k @ 7 min mile (22 Mile total)

Menoscemo
Vader_MLK

Just sticking this one up in case anyone else might be interested...Note that the start is at 2pm, have to work saturday morning :mad:

:eek::eek:

Can't see you getting too many volunteers to join you on that one Meno!

menoscemo · 29-08-2012 10:41pm

pconn062 wrote: »

:eek::eek:

Can't see you getting too many volunteers to join you on that one Meno!

Well at least I already have one volunteer. It sure would be a toughie to do solo.

RayCun · 30-08-2012 8:37am

What's your recovery in between the 5ks?

tHE vAGGABOND · 30-08-2012 9:02am

RayCun wrote: »

What's your recovery in between the 5ks?

About 2 to 3 days I hope

menoscemo · 30-08-2012 9:48am

RayCun wrote: »

What's your recovery in between the 5ks?

2 minutes jog. Any good?

RayCun · 30-08-2012 9:53am

Oh I'm just curious. I'm doing the BHAA mile in Santry on Saturday, going for shorter and sharper over the next couple of weeks...

average_runner · 30-08-2012 9:55am

RayCun wrote: »

Oh I'm just curious. I'm doing the BHAA mile in Santry on Saturday, going for shorter and sharper over the next couple of weeks...

Really wanted to do this, but now in middle of marathon training and sat morning is the long run. Real pity the Zurich mile in tallaght got cancelled.

Chartsengrafs · 30-08-2012 10:07am

Bit of a longshot, but doing my LSR tomorrow morning as I'm going to Electric Picnic. 17 miles, 8.5 / 9 mile pace, most likely Phoenix Park. 9 / 9.30am.
If anyone else is around let me know!

No point in me trying to get it done on Monday..

theboyblunder · 30-08-2012 10:22am

Saturday 29th September

Venue: Marlay Park 1km loop
Time: TBD (morning) - depends on how many are interested
Pace: up to you - all levels welcome

For those following P&D scehdules for the DCM there is no good race in leinster on this date. The idea is to have a handicap 10k time trial.

Turn up, state a target time based on a recent race. Based on this we can allocate headstarts. If it goes to plan everyone will converge on the last 1K loop sprinting for the line.

Note: this is not an organised race. Hopefully its a fun way to simulate race-effort as part of a training programme (for free).

Interested:

TBB

TRR · 30-08-2012 10:50am

theboyblunder wrote: »

Saturday 29th September

Venue: Marlay Park 1km loop
Time: TBD (morning) - depends on how many are interested
Pace: up to you - all levels welcome

For those following P&D scehdules for the DCM there is no good race in leinster on this date. The idea is to have a handicap 10k time trial.

Turn up, state a target time based on a recent race. Based on this we can allocate headstarts. If it goes to plan everyone will converge on the last 1K loop sprinting for the line.

Note: this is not an organised race. Hopefully its a fun way to simulate race-effort as part of a training programme (for free).

Interested:

TBB

Sounds like good bit of fun but there is a kilomarathon on the following day in Kilcock that I'm thinking of doing.

theboyblunder · 30-08-2012 11:03am

TRR wrote: »

Sounds like good bit of fun but there is a kilomarathon on the following day in Kilcock that I'm thinking of doing.

Well if you change your mind do come down. I'll run faster if i'm both chasing and being chased.

banner_phoenix · 30-08-2012 11:53am

Saturday 1st
Venue : Clontarf?
Time : Flexible, but lets say 9am
Pace: 32/34k [20/21 miles, old money

Vagga

Saturday 1st
Venue: Papal cross car park
Time: 8.30am
Pace: 8.30 ish

jcsmum 20 miles
banner_phoenix (@10:00 8-ish miles)

Saturday 1st
Venue: Papal cross car park
Time: 2pm
Pace: 10 miles @ 8-8:30 min/mile + 4 x 5k @ 7 min mile (22 Mile total)

Menoscemo
Vader_MLK

neilc · 30-08-2012 12:39pm

Saturday 29th September

Venue: Marlay Park 1km loop
Time: TBD (morning) - depends on how many are interested
Pace: up to you - all levels welcome

For those following P&D scehdules for the DCM there is no good race in leinster on this date. The idea is to have a handicap 10k time trial.

Turn up, state a target time based on a recent race. Based on this we can allocate headstarts. If it goes to plan everyone will converge on the last 1K loop sprinting for the line.

Note: this is not an organised race. Hopefully its a fun way to simulate race-effort as part of a training programme (for free).

Interested:

TBB
neilc

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