Carlingford Half Marathon 2015

ciarogeile · 2015-03-01 16:14:10

I hope this isn't an inappropriate place to post this, but I'm planning run this next Saturday (along with my significant other). Really excited about the race, but our transport seems to have fallen through and now we're looking for ways to get there. Anybody have ideas? Buses to Carlingford seem pretty sparse. Or is…

01-03-2015 05:14PM

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ciarogeile

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I hope this isn't an inappropriate place to post this, but I'm planning run this next Saturday (along with my significant other). Really excited about the race, but our transport seems to have fallen through and now we're looking for ways to get there. Anybody have ideas? Buses to Carlingford seem pretty sparse.
Or is anybody driving up from Dublin and interested in car-sharing?
Cheers!

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#2 06-03-2015 09:22AM

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I'm running this again tomorrow. Forecast is for a windy one, with the opening uphill miles into the gale :eek: however, the other side of that is, you should have the wind behind you on the way home. I'm not expecting a PB or close to it, as I'm feeling a bit undercooked in relation to training. However, at this stage I still feel like going and giving it my best, rather than downsizing to the 10k or not going at all. Good luck to everyone taking part!!

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#3 06-03-2015 10:03PM

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Hi Wubble Wubble , I see you have done this before from your post, which direction does the half go in?

Wubble Wubble wrote: »

I'm running this again tomorrow. Forecast is for a windy one, with the opening uphill miles into the gale :eek: however, the other side of that is, you should have the wind behind you on the way home. I'm not expecting a PB or close to it, as I'm feeling a bit undercooked in relation to training. However, at this stage I still feel like going and giving it my best, rather than downsizing to the 10k or not going at all. Good luck to everyone taking part!!

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#4 06-03-2015 11:34PM

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AFAIK it's more or less the same this year. Start and finish at the Four Seasons; swing left out of the town and mostly uphill for 3 miles, downhill till you cross the main Dundalk road and fairly flat from there on with a few little humps here and there. You'll reach the seafront after 9ish miles and recross the main road with just over 2 to go.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps?t=h&ll=54.0117033,-6.1882375&spn=0.0251633,0.0570971&geocode=;Ff6UOAMdBq6h_ymvOG-RxtZgSDH1BHiDixjc5g;;FT4fOAMdyJeh_ylhGpaDAdRgSDE4qsXt8V2RoA;FXEDOAMdkNCh_ykfZXSRGtRgSDE3WhGfNQM1_g;FbbdNwMdgdOh_ymVMrLoEtRgSDG-028itglvqw;;;FWA4OAMd4oOi_ylb03Mu1tVgSDH1kw5YzcwJVw&saddr=54.0394889,-6.1798708&via=1,3,4,5,8&daddr=54.0398063,-6.18137+to:54.033426,-6.1819896+to:54.0096621,-6.1870635+to:54.0025448,-6.1725284+to:53.9928861,-6.1717754+to:53.9826666,-6.1606216+to:54.0026153,-6.1259128+to:54.0160958,-6.1266224+to:54.0394875,-6.1798648&dirflg=w&output=classic&dg=ntvo

and a summary of my experiences of last year's event...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=89276312

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#5 09-03-2015 10:51AM

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Really enjoyed this race once again this year. The route is just fabulous. Surprised it doesnt get a bigger crowd or more interest.

I'll be back for a 3rd year next year

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#6 09-03-2015 12:37PM

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A lot of people complained about it being short last year. FWIW I reckon the changes that were made to the route, improved it as a race. I don't have a Garmin, so can't comment on the distance.

My rambling account of proceedings is below:-

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=94606299#post94606299

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#7 09-03-2015 01:03PM

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Wubble Wubble wrote: »

A lot of people complained about it being short last year. FWIW I reckon the changes that were made to the route, improved it as a race. I don't have a Garmin, so can't comment on the distance.

My rambling account of proceedings is below:-

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=94606299#post94606299

Thought it was bang on this year by my watch, was short last year alright

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