Running in April

Dublin is a busy place for National Races this month. Starting next weekend (11th) the National Road Relays take place in Raheny village starting at 2pm. The following weekend the National 10km Championships in incorporated into the Great Ireland Run on the 18th in the Phoenix Park. Track season also starts back with the Dublin Graded Meets commencing on the 21st April in Morton Stadium. The BHAA are also racing in Raheny next weekend (10th). They have their annual 2 Mile Women's race and 4 Mile Men's races in St. Anne's Park starting at 11:00am.

Dublin Races in April 2010

Apr 07 - Trinity vs UCD Colours - Irishtown Stadium 18:00

Apr 10 - BHAA DCC 2 & 4 Mile Road Race - Raheny 11:00am

Apr 11 - National Road Relays - Raheny 14:00

Apr 18 - Great Ireland Run - Phoenix Park

Apr 21 - Dublin Graded Meet 1 - Morton Stadium 19:00

Rás UCD - 5km 27 March 2010

The start line of the Rás UCD 5km

How many people can you see in this picture?!

Uhm...Not too sure what was going on here.... Answers on a postcard!

Sprint to the finish

Supergirl taking off!

Eyes on the line...

On Saturday 27th March 2010, UCD held their inaugural 5km road race in aid of UCD volunteers abroad. With over 400 finishers the race will go down as a success and more than likely a welcome addition to the race calendar in future years. View the full gallery of photos from Rás UCD.

Dublin Marathon 2009 Photos

More photos from the Dublin Marathon on RacePix365.com

Pictures from the Adidas Dublin Half Marathon

Thousands more pictures from the Dublin Half Marathon on RacePix365.com

Adidas Race Series - Half Marathon

**UPDATED BELOW WITH RESULTS AND PHOTOS

As the numbers for the final build up race to the Dublin Marathon are starting to arrive in people's doors it's time to fill people in on what to expect here. The half marathon has a record 8,000 people taking part so make sure to get there early.

Arriving to Phoenix Park
There will be No parking in Castleknock College for this race. Very limited parking will be available in the park so try plan your route to the race carefully. There will be a shuttle bus leaving from Park Gate street that'll take you close to the start line. This bus is free for all entrants to the race. The first bus departs at 8am and the last at 9.15am. The main road into the park closes at 9.30am. With 8,000 people and a prompt start expected try to be at the park well before 10am.

Changing and Toilets
There were men's and women's tents available at the 10 mile race for changing in close to the start. Likewise there are a small number of toilets available.

The Start
There will be time zones and wave starts based on your predicted time. Everyone should respect all other runners going for certain times use the time zone you will realistically expect to finish in. The wave starts are to ensure that all runners have sufficient room on the paths that are used on route. You will be given a precise finishing time in the final race results. Please ensure you enter the appropriate time zone for your target finish time. Listen to the instructions on the public address system and obey the stewards. The wave/staggered starts will be: Wave 1 - Runners who wish to run sub 100 minutes, Wave 2 - Runners who wish to run between 100 to 120 minutes, Wave 3 - Runners who wish to run 120 minutes plus.

Water Stations
Two stops in total. The first will be between miles 3 adn 4 with the second at the the top of Military Road as you come onto the S-Bends, at around mile 9.5. There will also be water available at the finish.

• Official Race Website
• Course Map

Men's Results

#	Name	Time
1	Brian Maher	1:07:26
2	John Eves	1:09:03
3	Paul O'Connell	1:11:09
4	Lorcan Cronin	1:11:10
5	Donal O Callaghan	1:11:47

Women's Results

#	Name	Time
1.	Annette Kealy (6)	1:18:31
2.	Donna Mahon (6233)	1:19:22
3.	Patrycja Wlodarczyk (2433)	1:20:39
4.	Breege Connolly (2416)	1:20:57
5.	Lucy Brennan (10)	1:22:22

• Full Results
• Report on Dublin Marathon website
  
• Race photos on RacePix365.com
• More pictures on entertainment.ie
  

XC Season

As we're coming out of the summer (yes, that's right - last weekend was summer) the Cross Country season is getting ready to kick off. Between now and the new year if running in mud is your thing then you'll be as uhm, happy as a pig in mud.

October 10th - BHAA Teachers XC - Castleknock Colledge
October 11th - Novice XC - Phoenix Park
October 18th - Gerry Farnham XC - Phoenix Park
October 25th - Leinster Novice XC - Venue TBC so could be Dublin, could be not
November 1st - Dublin Senior XC - St Anne's Park, Raheny
November 8th - Leinster Intermediate XC - Venue TBC so could be Dublin, could be not
November 28th - BHAA NSRT - The Ward (I think this is in the Swords area)
November 29th - Dublin Intermediate XC - Tymon Park, Templeogue
December 6th - National Novice - Venue TBC so could be Dublin, probably not

Peal Izumi "Run Like An Animal" 10k

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• Where: Firhouse, Dublin
• When: Saturday 12 September 2009
• Cost: €10 for BHAA members, €15 for everyone else
• Official Race Website
• Route Map

This race takes place over 2 flat, fast laps in Firhouse, Dublin 24. As the race falls two weeks before the Dublin half marathon it can be used as a good build up race. This is the second year of the race and by all accounts it looks like it'll be a bigger field than last year.

Last years men's race was won by Barry Minnock of Rathfarnham WSAF in a time of 32:07, while the women were led home by Rosemary Ryan in 36:04.

Plenty of Pearl Izumi spot prizes will be available on the day.

Getting There
The race HQ is in the Firhouse Community Centre.

By Bus: The 49 or 74 buses will leave you in the vacinity. The 49 ill leave you on the Firhouse road at the Speaker Connolly pub and its a 10 miniute walkl to Firhouse community centre Race HQ



Men's Results

#	Name	Time
1	Paul Buckley	32:02
2	Paul O' Connell	32.18
3	Gary Crossan	32.53
4	Mark Hoey	33.03
5	Paul Cowhie	33.35

Women's Results

#	Name	Time
1.	Annette Kealy	36.13
2.	Stephanie Bergin	39.55
3.	T. Jennings	40.12
4.	Louise Cassidy	40.13
5.	Sandra Armstrong	41.38

• Full Results
• Race photos on RacePix365.com
• More pictures to buy on Ready Steady Snap
  

Malahide Castle 5km

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Where: Malahide Castle
When: Saturday 5th September 2009 - 11am
Cost: €12 online or €15 on the day
Official Website

This race is limited to 250 participants and is in aid of Temple Street Children's Hospital. On the day registration is available from 9am to 10.15 am in the car park beside the castle. This race is suitable for runners of all abilities.

Race Photos

BHAA Zurich 2 Mile Handicap

I've fallen a bit behind on keeping the site up to date for the various races about the place. That will all hopefully change shortly. Last night was the BHAA Zurich 2 mile handicap race in Irishtown Stadium.

These races are a tad different from the norm but quite enjoyable. They were 5 races in total on the night broken into the various BHAA grades. 15 seconds handicaps per grade were handed out. For example, a grade 1 member would start 15 seconds after grade 2 and 30 seconds behind grade 3. The first race of the night saw the last to start having given up over a lap to the first starters of the race.

I'm not sure if results from this race will go online but keep your eyes on the BHAA website for more details on that one.

Photos for the night are available on RacePix365.com

Jim Wall Cup - Raheny

THE annual Jim Wall 3 mile handicapped road race takes place next Tuesday night, August 25th at 8pm over three laps of the Howth Road/All Saints Road/ Wade Avenue circuit.

Registration in the Raheny Club house from 7pm. Entry fee is €5. Presentation in club house after race. All are welcome.

This is an open handicapped race with a staggered start - so the fastest runners start last.

Official Race Information
Results on Raheny Website

Frank Duffy 10 in Pictures

More photos from the race available to search by bib number on RacePix365.com

Update
More photos available on Snapt Photography

Adidas Race Series - Frank Duffy 10 Mile

*UPDATED BELOW WITH RESULTS*

Race two of the Lifestyle Sports / Adidas Race Series takes place this weekend, 15th August 2009. The build up for those doing the marathon is getting ever closer now. 6,000 people are expected to hit the start lines on Saturday morning at 10am.

Arriving to Phoenix Park
There will be No parking in Castleknock College for this race. Very limited parking will be available in the park so try plan your route to the race carefully. There will be a shuttle bus leaving from Park Gate street that'll take you close to the start line. This bus is free for all entrants to the race. With 6,000 people and a prompt start expected try to be at the park well before 10am.

Changing and Toilets
I've never known changing areas in the park before so arrive ready to run. There will be a baggage area close to the start to deposit your gear.

The Start
There will be four time zones based on your predicted time. Everyone should respect all other runners going for certain times use the time zone you will realistically expect to finish in.

Water Stations
Two stops in total - one each lap. This'll be at the top of Military Road as you come onto the S-Bends, at around mile 2.75 and 6.75

• Official Race Website
• Course Map (from the email last week it appears that lap one is lap two and lap two is lap one)
  

Men's Top 5
Josphat Boit 00:51:40
Serguie Cibanu 00:51:48
Brian Maher 00:52:15
Peter Matthews 00:53:02
Paul O'Connell 00:53:38

Women's Top 5

Gladys Ganiel O'Neill

01:00:04

Maria Mc Cambridge

01:00:10

Caitriona Jennings

01:01:35

Anne Curley

01:02:02

Lucy D'Arcy

01:02:47

Full Results

Dublin Graded Meet #8

When: Wednesday 5th August 2009 from 7:00pm
Where: Irishtown Stadium, Irishtown

Full Timetable of Events
Track
19.00 200m Women B
19.05 200m Women A
19.10 200m Men C
19.15 200m Men B
19.20 200m Men A
19.30 1500m Women B
19.40 1500m Women A
19.50 1500m Men D
20.00 1500m Men C
20.10 1500m Men B
20.20 1500m Men A
20.25 3000m Women A + B
20.40 3000m Men C
20.55 3000m Men B
21.10 3000m Men A

Field
19.00 Shot Women
Shot Men
19.30 Triple Jump Women
Triple Jump Men
19.45 Javelin Women
Javelin Men

• Official Race Website

Frank Duffy 10 Race Entry Closed

The race entry for the Adidas / Lifestyle Race Series Frank Duffy Ten Mile (Seriously - can they come up with a shorter race name?!) has closed due to the entry limits being reached. There will be no late entry for this race.

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