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Wicklow Half Marathon Sunday the 24th March

  • 12-03-2019 12:49pm
    #1
    smashiner
    Registered Users Posts: 538 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I signed up for the Wicklow Half Marathon a while ago with a few of my friends as we are running it for Pieta House, a great charity that touches the lives of many people.

    I have completed a few longer distance races in the past including HM's and I am not too concerned about getting around the course as finish times are not really important to us for this one.

    I was just wondering what was the route like? Do they have water stations, are the roads closed etc., what is the best way to approach the course as it looks tough (I saw the course profile), as you would probably expect in Wicklow.

    Any general advice would be appreciated.

    Cheers.


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  • #2
    smashiner
    Registered Users Posts: 538 ✭✭✭smashiner


    By chance I bumped into a lad at a swimming session I go to in the past few days and he has completed this race a few times and gave me the low down on the course, so I think that I am good.

    After a bout of illness for 2-3 weeks in the middle of the HM schedule, I managed to drag myself around a 19K LSR on Sunday morning so I should be ok to get around the course.

    Lucozade and Jelly Babies will be my saviours on the day ;)


  • #3
    grimbergen
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭grimbergen


    Did this race yesterday. Though it was great I must say, helped by fabulous weather of course. Well organised and friendly. Could do with fewer hills ideally!


  • #4
    smashiner
    Registered Users Posts: 538 ✭✭✭smashiner


    Yep, It was very hilly alright it was a tough but great course. As you said, we were blessed with the weather too.......:)

    I would defo consider doing this one again, great scenery too, especially towards the end of the race coming up to the lighthouse and then back into the town.

    Well done to the race organisers as I thought that it was one of the better run races that I had been to in while, good communication and stewarding all the way.


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