MARATHON INFORMATION

Our friend Brian Healy will be available to our members to help with any bother or queries at the Expo on Friday and Saturday 

Brian is at 0872932752 

Below shows  what could be busy times around the RDS

WEEKEND RUNAROUND

Nearly All International This Week

Autumn Open International Cross Country Dublin

The Autumn Open International Cross Country took place in Abbotstown Dublin on Sunday Neilus Ahern was once again in the medals taking Silver 0/70 only 4 seconds behind the great Joe Gough. Andre Brodkorb also ran there Report to follow.

From Andre Neilus 2nd M70 which means running for Ireland next month

I had a good run, and achieved what I want to do, run a sustained 7.5km fast cross-country race.

Amsterdam Marathon

Tom Shines In The Rain

We had three runners there on Sunday morning Helen Gilroy and Mick Murphy who were very happy with their run and ran amazing splits to finish together in 3.45.41

Tom O'Brien had the run of a lifetime knocking twenty six (26) minutes off his Dublin time of last year finishing in just over 3.33. Definitely a PB to be cherished.

Tom says "It was crazy busy on the run. The road was packed the entire way. Very hard to track the pacers cos there was always someone in the way" and it was very wet there also.

TUI Palma Marathon and 10Km Mallorca 

Jacki and Barry Hogan ran here this morning Barry ran the marathon and Jacki did the 10km It was slightly warmer than here at 23 degrees so it was not too bad for running. Well done guys.

The Rebel Run

Mark Fuller and Maurice Corcoran who did the Rebel Run Sunday morning

After a wonderful coffee morning yesterday thanks to Maire and Eugene for opening up their home.

Eugene is still running Dublin Marathon and is still open for sponsorship. This is a great cause and deserves our support. You can still donate online.

Tarmonbarry Co Roscommon 5 Mile Road Race

WEEKEND RUNAROUND

LAST ORDERS

We will be taking LAST ORDERS for cash at training Monday and Wednesday this. We will be only ordering what we get orders for and there will be none off the shelf etc. So this is your LAST CHANCE

This is NEXT Saturday

Three Country Half Marathon

Kathleen Ryan ran this on Sunday and came home in the fantastic time of 1.30.16 a 4min PB and 29th woman and 4th in her age cat.Dissapointed she did not get the sub 90min but a PB by 4min is a great result and it is a fantastic time.

Defence Forces BHAA 5Km

This took place in Tramore Valley Park at 10am Sunday morning We had three runners there Fergal O'Meara, Michael Beirne and Donie O'Connell who had a great run especially considering he also ran the Park Run in Midleton yesterday.

County Novice Cross Country

We had only two runners here today in very wet and miserable conditions Martin Collier who ran a very powerful race and gained a lot of experience and Andre Brodkorb who used it as a training run.

This year, Eugene will be taking on the Dublin City Marathon in aid of OvaCare, a fantastic charity that provides support, advocacy, education, and research for those affected by ovarian cancer in Ireland.

To support this wonderful cause, we’re hosting a Breakfast Charity Morning at our home on 17th October. We’d love for you to drop in for a cup of tea or coffee and some tasty treats. Call in after your run, or simply pop by whenever suits.

If you’re unable to make it, we would greatly appreciate a donation to this worthy charity, which is making a real difference in the lives of those affected by ovarian cancer.

Thank you for your support. 

Well Worth Reading

 A SOMEWHAT UNORTHODOX MARATHON APPROACH…

By John Walshe

There’s an old saying – probably considered politically incorrect nowadays – that goes “there’s more than one way to skin a cat” which the dictionary defines as a proverb used to convey that there are many ways to accomplish the same task.

Preparing for a marathon would probably come under that description, as the following story relates. It was prompted by the various discussions that now dominate the blogs and podcasts as the October Weekend draws near. Topics such as long runs, pace runs, tempo runs and tapering are all dissected and advice given.

This writer’s training block for the Dublin Marathon usually didn’t commence until the last Sunday in August. That left just seven or eight weeks to prepare, not counting the final week. But for the year in question here – 1987 - a 10-week period was used.

Over those 10 weeks the mileage averaged exactly 60 miles a week, the lowest week being 51 and the highest 66. This was achieved on six days a week, with one day off, usually Saturday. On two or three mornings a three-mile run was fitted in which helped to bump up the total.

The 10 weeks included five 20 mile runs, rather a lot as they were never really something to look forward to. Apart from these, the longest single run would have been 10/11 miles, all steady running with no emphasis on time.

But probably the most unusual element is that during those 10 weeks I ran a total of 22 races. These ranged in distance from two miles to a half-marathon and included four 10-milers, all around the 56/57 minute mark.

There was just one cross-country race, a rather significant one as I was pleased to be the first scorer (in seventh place) on the East Cork team who won the County Novice for the first time.

That 10-week period concluded the week before the marathon, which then took place on Bank Holiday Monday. Eight days before, two more races were added, an East Cork league race in the morning and the Rehab 10km in Cork city that afternoon. The rest of the week was a case of ticking over with three miles on Monday and just two miles each evening up to Friday with Saturday off.

As mentioned earlier, East Cork had already won the novice title and now hoped to add the County Intermediate C-C. This took place at Dunmanway on the day before the marathon. Although on this occasion we had to settle for second team, I was happy to finish ninth over a fairly tough 10km course.

After driving back to Cork, I got the evening train to Dublin where a friend had collected my race number. The following morning there was a little stiffness when starting off but in a way this was a good thing as it meant one didn’t get too carried away. I don’t recall too much of the race, only that I crossed the line in 2:41:37 for 80th position out of the 3,800 finishers.

The question that would invariably be asked is ‘would you have run faster if you didn’t have a race the day before?’ I don’t think so as the following year, with a no race on Sunday, I was only 57 seconds quicker when recording 2:40:40.

This is certainly not written in any self-congratulatory way or how things were done back in the day. But just to show, as stated at the outset, that there are ‘different strokes for different folks’.

"Each one of us is an experiment-of-one" was a famous quote associated with the

great American writer and philosopher, Dr George Sheehan. By all means, analyse

the advice freely available, think it through and take on board what suits you.

But also remember that ‘listening to the science’ may not always be the only option to consider.

 WEEKEND RUNAROUND

TRAINING CHANGE

The hibernation is over and its time to get back training for those who took a break because on Monday we return to training on the All Weather Pitch Midleton College at 6pm. So please don't say you have not been told.

Cross Country Junior and Novice

This takes place in Conna/Ballynoe next weekend, Don't forget to enter Contact Andre Brodkorb asap please.

Emma Bell competing in the County Senior and U23 Cross Country Championships  on Sunday Emma had a great run finishing 6th u23 despite getting a bad stitch midway.

Nike RunFest Norway

Our member Sinead Falvey attended at this amazing event this week end. She had heard that Jakob Ingebrigtsen was looking for someone to run with so she was happy to oblige She ran 5Km and  10Km .What an amazing experience.

WEEKEND RUNAROUND

Ladies Mini Marathon

News just in Nathalie O'Connell 3rd O/35

Great fun was had here on Sunday afternoon. We had five athletes competing here and all went well. Nathalie and Caroline had great runs with Caroline beating last years time and Mags, Bernie and Loveness enjoyed the strool and the fun.

The Seriously Brutal Duathlon

Martin Collier Reports

Quick Duathlon Update,

Today I completed the Seriously Brutal Duathlon run by Brutal Events in Llanberis, North Wales. The event is approx Ironman distance 25k Trail Run / 180k Bike / 14.4k Mountain Run. The highlights of 4 lap bike is 6k accent of Pen-y-Pass and last run is to summit of 

Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon). 

I finished 2nd Overall, 1st in AG in a time of 12h42. One of the hardest race I have ever done.

 The IMRA  Kilworth  Backyard Ultra Marathon

Killian O'Brien Susan Fitzgerald and Barry Hogan took part in this one at the weekend. Some amazing going from these guys with Killian and Susan doing 50k and Barry doing less. Amazing stuff guys.

Lahinch Half Marathon

Amanda Cooney was there on Sunday where she finished 1st O/65 Well done Amanda. 

Copenhagen Half Marathon and 5Km

Rosie Young and Dave Collins did the Copenhagen Half on Sunday but not only that they did the 5Km the previous day with Rosie's Dad. Well done all and great to see Rosie back in action.