Northern Ireland Running - Page 7 - General running

seamus henry

24/01/2005 at 17:34

James - There are 500 places for the Connemara marathon, 1,000 for the half-marathon and 150 for the ultra. Yes its in the Connemara mountains this side of Galway.

Kenneth Bacon

25/01/2005 at 09:05

James busy decorating the living room so I am up and down steps which doesn't help. Be finished hopefully at the weekend so I'll struggle on and see what happens after that. I find running in the gym very warm especially in the uni were there is no airconditioning. When I was training for London three years ago I tried it one Sunday when the weather was bad ran for an hour and the sweat just poured out couldn't stick it any longer.

James Hislop

25/01/2005 at 10:31

Seamus, who organises the event and where would I apply for a place for the 26 miles?

Kenny, what would you need to do to organise a half marathon event as popular as the Omagh & Larne 1/2s.
What about the Triangle Half-Marathon, starting from Coleraine Leisure Centre, down into P'Stewart, the coastal route to P'Rush, then back to Coleraine via the Coleraine Road.
Now we need some sposors! :D

Kenneth Bacon

25/01/2005 at 12:15

James this is the url for Connemara Marathon. They have 410 entries for the marathon on 18/1
http://www.connemarathon.com/

There was a half marathon around the coast years ago a nice run on a good day. Organising a 1/2 involves a lot of hard work and may take years to build up the entry you get at Larne and Omagh. The time of year is also important as some people use 1/2's as perparation for the marathon. You need to get permission from the PSNI for starters. Starting and finishing at the Leisure Centre close to the town centre is very busy with traffic and would require loads of marshalls to be safe. Big Sponsorship and loads of people to help. It takes a lot of people to take entries, marshall, man waterstops and record finish times. To get a permit it would have to run through a club and a risk assessment would have to done on the course.

baldyfrombangor

25/01/2005 at 21:36

well which of you lot is coming to glorious north down this saturday for the Junior cross country.

not as young as it sounds all ages allowed just not previous winners of it or the senior

6 miles around castle park

hard but a good run out

northdownac.co.uk
or
niathletics.org for more details

James Hislop

26/01/2005 at 09:01

I'm scheduled to work this saturday otherwise I would.
Maybe next time, thanks Baldy.

Who runs Pegasus, do you think they would have the contacts to arrange one, they have been going for many years and would be recognised by sponsors.

Kenneth Bacon

26/01/2005 at 09:18

Hi Baldy I'll be there running at the back in the vets race. I always enjoy the run but gald I only have to face that hill twice. Weather looking not too bad at the moment. What state is the course in after all the rain we had the past few weeks.

James I don't know if Pegasus would be interested in organising a 1/2. You need good sponsorship for prizes to attract the top runners also its difficult to get the number of volunteers you would need. A race like this you may have to take a loss for a few years before it builds up a reputation and attracts large numbers of runners. You would need to run it on a Saturday and the town is very busy on a Saturday afternoon. This could be dangerous and you may not get permission from the PSNI.

James Hislop

26/01/2005 at 10:59

True... just a thought

baldyfrombangor

26/01/2005 at 20:56

see you there KB

Give me a nudge...........before or after!!

baldyfrombangor

30/01/2005 at 19:59

well kb hope your vets race went better than my junior, calf went tight on teh 1st of 3rd lap and never loosened. Dont know why, not too bad today went out and managed a steady 14 along the coast.

heading north to coleraine next for the senior on 12 feb, another tough course

any one else for that?

Kenneth Bacon

31/01/2005 at 10:29

Hi Baldy I was happy with my run the firm conditions suit me better that the mud. I had my best run for a while but still about a minute down on last year but I was in better shape then. First run in a couple of weeks were I haven't had trouble with my ankle. Went out yeaterday and did a slow 12 was going well but tired over the last 3 miles.
Is anyone going to Roe Valley Forest Park, Limavady, on Saturday 5 Feb for the 5K forest run 12.00 start.

Cartman

31/01/2005 at 13:15

Anybody know when the next road race in NI is ? I'm itch'in to do a race, but the first one that I know of is the Larne Half in April !!! Does anybody know if there is aything earlier ?

Kenneth Bacon

31/01/2005 at 14:03

Hi Cartman a full list of road races is on the NI athletics web site
http://www.niathletics.org/
The next road race is tha Armagh International 5K Road race on Thuraday 24 Feb or the Albertville 5 in Duncrue Industrial estate on the 5 March, very few road races during Feb. Omagh 1/2 is the week before larne this year.

Kenneth Bacon

31/01/2005 at 15:37

Hi James hows the training going we haven't heard from you for a while.

James Hislop

01/02/2005 at 12:30

Hello mate.
I've had a bit of a phase were I couldnt be bothered to run or do anything in fact. I took FRI,SAT&SUN off I had a slight back ache and it was my 23rd birthday on FRI, but I was back at it yesterday with 8 miles in 57 mins and I'm doing 10 miles tonight and 14 on Wednesday.
I will be going to the RoeValley trail on Saturday, Baldy what sort of runners will be there? I ran Glenariff in 46 mins?

Got a new pair of trainers to use in the half mara's and The belfast & Edinburgh mara. I had to buy them early as they were soon selling, Nike air zoom elite @ 44.95 and only 4 pairs left in size 9.
I have to try and lock them away and forget about them until march, it could be hard :)

James Hislop

01/02/2005 at 12:41

Sorry baldy, the question 'what sort of runners will be there' should be aimed at the race on the 12th and where is it being held at?

James Hislop

01/02/2005 at 12:43

did you see that the Belfast Marathon website will be ready on its official launch day! Feb 8th

The (Original) Boy Wonder

01/02/2005 at 13:30

Hi guys - a bunch of us from my club are thinking of coming over to do the Masters X-C champs in Bangor on 12 March and then have a night out in Belfast on the Saturday night - any comments / suggestions on the race or the general week-end plan welcome!

baldyfrombangor

01/02/2005 at 23:05

James, everyone adn anyone. Good race, usually 6/7 miles, not flat!!!

Boy Wonder, masters is in castle park i believe and is a 1.5m lap, the same as above for the Junior race. good old fashioned XC with hills and mud and uneven ground in luvelly surroundings.

Bangor is good base for your activities too, post race. Lively seaside town with pubs for all.

there is a over 35 race also so i will be doing that. the iaaf are looking to reduce the ages in line with the women.

James Hislop

02/02/2005 at 15:45

Peter Jack in Limavady told me that NIAA members will at the Roe Valley event this weekend so I'm going to enquire then.
Its quite handy as its being held in Coleraine.
Has the Belfast Marathon going to be over 2 laps?