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Rotterdam Marathon 2013 - 14/04/2013

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭belcarra


    Anybody know if our names are included on our numbers?
    Beepbeep - you ran this before didn't you? Can you remember by any chance?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭PaulieYifter


    belcarra wrote: »
    Anybody know if our names are included on our numbers?
    Beepbeep - you ran this before didn't you? Can you remember by any chance?

    They were last year - got plenty of "Go Paul" from some nice Dutch ladies along the route :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭belcarra


    They were last year - got plenty of "Go Paul" from some nice Dutch ladies along the route :)

    Just been re-reading your report there Paul and that's what got me thinking about it (Your report was very handy for trying to visualise the course!).
    Wasn't sure if you had done a home made job or if it was on the number itself.
    Cheers for clearing that up!
    Now after hearing about the 'nice Dutch ladies' I'm thinking I'll just overwrite my name with my phone no!


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    belcarra wrote: »
    Now after hearing about the 'nice Dutch ladies' I'm thinking I'll just overwrite my name with my phone no!

    Thats risky, what if a fuggers one gets your number? Just run in a business card hat...

    BusinessCardHatMilan.jpg

    Then you can just take one off and give it to the hot ones!


  • Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭vinny1313


    blockic wrote: »
    Go on sure! :D

    Bib|User Name|Prediction|Actual|Comments
    3348|BeepBeep67|2:57:XX|||
    3701|blockic|2:58:59|||
    8388|vinny1313|3:35:13|||

    Added myself to the table


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭kit3



    Think Krusty might have secretly entered this one ?

    Best of luck to all doing this at the weekend :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭Gavlor


    blockic wrote: »
    Go on sure! :D

    Bib|User Name|Prediction|Actual|Comments
    3348|BeepBeep67|2:57:XX|||
    3701|blockic|2:58:59|||

    Are you two planning on running together?????


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,086 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    Gavlor wrote: »
    Are you two planning on running together?????

    If the big man wears his sombrero to keep me in the shade we might have a deal :D
    Everything is pointing towards a sunny, hot one on Sunday, 8 degrees above normal, thems the breaks!


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    BeepBeep67 wrote: »
    If the big man wears his sombrero to keep me in the shade we might have a deal :D
    Everything is pointing towards a sunny, hot one on Sunday, 8 degrees above normal, thems the breaks!

    Hopefully Krusty has passed his jinx on to one of yee then and we're in the clear the following week. :D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 205 ✭✭ASIMON0V


    Best of luck to all doing this - hope the weather stays cool. Remember the race starts from the park...

    FWIW - here are two good restaurants we went to last year - O'Pazzo for evening meal (might need to call in advance to book) and Napoli for casual lunch.

    Restaurant O'Pazzo, Mariniersweg 90, 3011 NV Rotterdam, Netherlands -

    Ristorante Napolimore info‎, Meent 81-A 3011 JG Rotterdam, Netherlands

    looking forward to the reports....


  • Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭coalshed


    Best of luck to everyone heading over to Rotterdam.

    Is there an app or other facility to track runners during the race?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭belcarra


    coalshed wrote: »
    Is there an app or other facility to track runners during the race?
    Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be any tracking app but there is a supporter messaging thing which could be handy. The 'find runner' function doesn't appear to be working yet but will probably kick in closer to the race.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭belcarra


    Bib|User Name|Prediction|Actual|Comments
    3348|BeepBeep67|2:57:XX|||
    3701|blockic|2:58:59|||
    8388|vinny1313v|3:35:13|||
    5743|Belcarra|3:14:59|||
    5776|VaderMLK|2:59:59|||
    2507|Mr. Stew|3:10:00|||

    In semi-related news - Which pub for after: O'Shea's or Murphy's??

    EDIT: Added Bib numbers and Mr.Stew's details.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭PaulieYifter


    Good luck everybody - would like to be there again this year but I have my own race in Boston to attend to on Monday while you are all nursing sore heads :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,086 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    belcarra wrote: »
    In semi-related news - Which pub for after: O'Shea's or Murphy's??

    Murphy's was meh last year, happy to meet in O'Shea's and play it by ear, both are near to the finish / hotel strip.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭blockic


    O'Shea's it is so. 1:35pm ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,086 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    blockic wrote: »
    O'Shea's it is so. 1:35pm ;)

    Order me the house burger and a bucket of Ale, seeing as you plan to be there 1st :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭overpronator


    Best of luck to everyone heading over, hopefully you get some clouds!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭RubyK


    belcarra wrote: »
    there is a supporter messaging thing which could be handy. The 'find runner' function doesn't appear to be working yet but will probably kick in closer to the race.

    The name and surname tabs doesn't seem to recognise any names I've put in, but when I put in the name of the county into the location tab it shows up lots of runners. HTH :)

    P.S. Best of luck to everyone running!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,086 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    RubyK wrote: »
    The name and surname tabs doesn't seem to recognise any names I've put in, but when I put in the name of the county into the location tab it shows up lots of runners. HTH :)

    P.S. Best of luck to everyone running!

    try switching the surname and first name


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭RubyK


    BeepBeep67 wrote: »
    try switching the surname and first name

    Cheers BeepBeep :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,307 ✭✭✭T runner


    A couple of pieces of advice from my experience there last year:

    Work out the temperatures likely for the last half or last 10k of the race. Work out what energy youll require to complete these sections. Work out the pace youll need for the first half or 30k to leave you enough energy for the final section in the hoter conditions. If it works out that the weather is cooler for teh last 10k then you can attack it and get close to optimum time anyway.


    More energy conservation: start at right place and then choose your pace. That means moving closer to the front in Rotterdam. This will avoid: losing time caught amongst slower runners and/or using precious energy weaving to get past them. Look around youre pen, and start around or ahead of runners that look like they are of your ability.Thinking that starting a little back will force you to conserve energy may be a mistake.

    Im summary.

    Start at the right place which is a lot further towards the front than you think, and go out conservatively. Best of luck.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭belcarra


    RubyK wrote: »
    The name and surname tabs doesn't seem to recognise any names I've put in, but when I put in the name of the county into the location tab it shows up lots of runners. HTH :)

    P.S. Best of luck to everyone running!

    Just tried entering the names in reverse, i.e. Surname as first name and first name as surname and this works!
    Crazy Dutch people!:p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,545 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    Looks like you're all in good company:
    Brian Maher (Kilkenny City Harriers AC), Maria McCambridge (Letterkenny AC), Barbara Sanchez (Raheny Shamrock AC), Claire McCarthy (St. Finbarrs AC) and Ailish Malone (Clonliffe Harriers AC) will all have aspirations of a quick time as they are set to go the distance on Sunday.

    Best of luck folks. Have a safe trip and a race performance you can be happy with.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭average_runner


    Good luck all. Hope ye hit your targets and looking forward to the race reports.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,026 ✭✭✭Itziger


    Folks, I don't know if it's been posted already but one bit of important info. When I did this with Kentucky Pete in 2011, we started in Pen C I believe. We were going for 3:10 like a few of yourselves, more or less. Just in front of us were a big group of "Business runners" whatever the fook that is. They looked - how shall I put this - not the most professionally prepared bunch. We even commented on the fact that they were in front of people hoping for a half decent time and a steward said it was all down to the dosh the companies had put up. KP and meself were less than impressed and we wiggled our way through em with 2 minutes or so to gun time. Something to think about. I know it's not Paris with its 50,000 participants but I'd say it could throw ya if you didn't know about it.

    Btw, KP got 3.08 and I folded to a sore, sore, sore 3.32.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭belcarra


    Itziger wrote: »
    Folks, I don't know if it's been posted already but one bit of important info. When I did this with Kentucky Pete in 2011, we started in Pen C I believe. We were going for 3:10 like a few of yourselves, more or less. Just in front of us were a big group of "Business runners" whatever the fook that is. They looked - how shall I put this - not the most professionally prepared bunch. We even commented on the fact that they were in front of people hoping for a half decent time and a steward said it was all down to the dosh the companies had put up. KP and meself were less than impressed and we wiggled our way through em with 2 minutes or so to gun time. Something to think about. I know it's not Paris with its 50,000 participants but I'd say it could throw ya if you didn't know about it.

    Btw, KP got 3.08 and I folded to a sore, sore, sore 3.32.

    Thanks for that Itziger, although they appear to have changed it this year with the following statement on the website:
    There are no separate starting pens for the Business Runs. Participants for the several components of the Businnes Runs must enter the starting pen which is being showed on the BIB number.

    I know I wasn't looking forward to having to meander my way through them all but thankfully will not have to now!:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭MaxPower131


    belcarra wrote: »
    Bib|User Name|Prediction|Actual|Comments
    3348|BeepBeep67|2:57:XX|||
    3701|blockic|2:58:59|||
    8388|vinny1313v|3:35:13|||
    5743|Belcarra|3:14:59|||
    5776|VaderMLK|2:59:59|||
    2507|Mr. Stew|3:10:00|||
    6217|MaxPower131|3:35:12|||

    I was going to say 3:36 but I decided to make it interesting vinny1313v:D

    Best of luck to everyone, lets hope the weather doesn't effect us too much.

    O'Sheas sounds like a plan for some post race lubrication:p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,086 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    Some info re the starting pens.
    These are well manned and easy to gain access, I went in about 20mins before the race last year. Surrounded by 6ft barriers with 1/2 entry points.
    They have a few portaloos and free standing urinals inside the coral also.
    C is a good pen, I'd say i started about 20 / 30 rows back from the front last year.
    The elites and sub 2:30 and 2:45 start on the other side of the road, so you do have a slight advantage versus other large marathon starts.
    The start will be signalled by local croner Lee Towers being hoisted up in a cherry picker before singing miming you'll never walk alone and then the cannon sounds.
    The start is quick enough, nice and flat and straight before a gentle climb over the bridge and then back down the other side. All the time the race is still split left and right before merging at about 3k.
    Outside of the aid stations there are regular sponge stations, grab these early on and sponge your head, back of neck and legs.
    Good luck everyone, stay hydrated, bring sun cream, hat, etc.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭Gavlor


    Best of luck all, the forecast is hot hot hot!

    Bring the sunscreen and enjoy achieving your goals whilst working on the farmers tan :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭Killerz


    Good luck everyone. Looking forward to reading the race reports, this one is on my radar for the future.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,041 ✭✭✭opus


    The very best of luck to everyone for Sunday, hope it's a great day all round!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,026 ✭✭✭Itziger


    belcarra wrote: »
    Thanks for that Itziger, although they appear to have changed it this year with the following statement on the website:
    There are no separate starting pens for the Business Runs. Participants for the several components of the Businnes Runs must enter the starting pen which is being showed on the BIB number.

    I know I wasn't looking forward to having to meander my way through them all but thankfully will not have to now!:)

    Between that and what Beep Beep has posted, you look well set. Good luck to all.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,432 ✭✭✭sideswipe


    Good luck folks, have a good one!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭blockic


    Arrived and Bib Number collected. Nice and cool here. If only we could have that tomorrow! :rolleyes:

    Today is going to drag!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,086 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    Just had a pep talk from Dick Hooper at the gate - I'm psyched - bring it on!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭Gavlor


    The feckin energy is tangible on this thread!!

    You guys are 26 hours away from a feed of beer and a medal to honour your new pb


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 646 ✭✭✭vigos


    Is there anywhere to track people doing Rotterdam?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,026 ✭✭✭Itziger


    vigos wrote: »
    Is there anywhere to track people doing Rotterdam?

    Don't think so. There may have been some sorta text service or summit but I haven't checked. No real tracker as in Dublin and London and Boston.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 726 ✭✭✭psychozeb


    vigos wrote: »
    Is there anywhere to track people doing Rotterdam?

    tried a few sites but no luck and can't get the live stream to work either.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,548 ✭✭✭Marthastew


    Tilahun Regasa from Ethiopia wins in 2.05.38, no world or course record. I managed to decipher this from a Dutch site nos.nl.
    I can't find any info anywhere else, I'm dying to know how Maria NcCambridge got on.

    Mr Stew should hopefully be crossing the Finish line anytime now:)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭Younganne




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,361 ✭✭✭Kurt Godel


    First 100 home now posted, Irish (and Kiwi-Irish) here.


    36 Tom Hogan Wexford 30e MSR 2:28:45

    44 Bernard Roe Dublin 36e MSR 2:30:53

    46 Jason Reid Meath 37e MSR 2:31:24

    48 Simon Reede Dublin 4e M35 2:32:21

    56 Brian Leahy Dublin 39e MSR 2:33:40

    63 Colm Moore Cork 11e M35 2:34:11

    82 Robert Staunton Galway 16e M35 2:37:29

    84 Barbara Sanchez Dublin 9e VSR 2:38:41


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭belcarra


    I dnf'ed at 30km due to blistering on my feet from 12km.:-(
    Vadermlk finished just under 3, so congrats to him. Haven't spoken to Mr stew or beepbeep or blockic yet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭Gavlor


    belcarra wrote: »
    I dnf'ed at 30km due to blistering on my feet from 12km.:-(
    Vadermlk finished just under 3, so congrats to him. Haven't spoken to Mr stew or beepbeep or blockic yet.

    That's horrible luck

    Chin up


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,548 ✭✭✭Marthastew


    belcarra wrote: »
    I dnf'ed at 30km due to blistering on my feet from 12km.:-(
    Vadermlk finished just under 3, so congrats to him. Haven't spoken to Mr stew or beepbeep or blockic yet.

    I'm so sorry J, very bad luck
    Very bad day at the office for Mr Stew also, I just spoke to him and he said it was a hard slog from 8 miles, he pushed on until Half way and from there it was a struggle to keep going. A very disappointing 3.26.X.
    Bad day also for my Friday morning coach; Mr S passed Maria McCambridge at about 13 miles.
    Good news for Philip, hopefully blocky and beep beep will also have PBs


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,069 ✭✭✭Pacing Mule


    belcarra wrote: »
    I dnf'ed at 30km due to blistering on my feet from 12km.:-(
    Vadermlk finished just under 3, so congrats to him. Haven't spoken to Mr stew or beepbeep or blockic yet.

    Very sorry to hear that belcarra.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,554 ✭✭✭Peckham


    Yikes, looks like bad news coming out of Rotterdam. Hopefully the others will have something better to report?

    What were conditions like?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭Younganne


    Sorry to hear that J, it sounds like it was a tough day for a lot of people...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,026 ✭✭✭Itziger


    Sorry to hear that Belcarra. Give those feet a bit of time to recover. Maybe they were telling you the body needs a small break.

    So Rotterdam was actually WORSE for you than for me. We'll go back in a couple of years time for revenge. Sub 3


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