Frank Duffy 10 Mile
Thu, 14/08/2008 - 16:24
HI There,
I completed the Frank Duffy 10 mile on Saturday, my first ever race and I am so delighted - did it in 1 hour 34.33.
Started training at the beginning of June - running 10/15 mins a day and just built it up..The atmosphere at the race was fantastic - it was perfect running weather with cloud cover and a nice cool breeze - ran a great mile 5/6 and 7
felt it a bit around mile 8 and 9 but picked it up again for the end... crossed the finish line and there was a massive flash of lightening and a crack of thunder just after it and the heavens opened - it did nothing to dampen the spirits of everybody though... so proud of my lovely Frank Duffy red T shirt - it has 10 MILE printed boldly at the front too... the goody bag was great aswell ! Overall I loved this race experience - I am signed up for the half marathon on the 20th Sept and I cannot wait.
I really want to hear any other Frank Duffy 10 mile experiences from Saturday?
Happy running!
Wed, 20/08/2008 - 16:11
#2
do they give out the t
do they give out the t shirts at the end of the race.
Tue, 19/08/2008 - 17:45
#3
Hey there everybody...what a
Hey there everybody...what a day Saturday was, So delighted the rain held off and when it came, at least for me it was at the right time, mile 9 and that belt of thunder put the heeby jeebys up me and i made it for home!
Thank you to the volunteers on the day, as always you folks do an amazing job and to be very frank, a casual runner like me would not find the race so enjoyable if I had to carry lots of water, wait for cars to cross the road etc. So thank you very deeply.
Unfortunately I didnt get a T-shirt, same as the marathon in 07, by the time I got to the finish there were no XL left. (ye ye run faster). but I find it funny that the people who get there before me are mostly slim and trim but they take the XL and it's some of us "casual" runners at the back who need the larger sizes... Ah well, if i was running for the T-shirt alone id have an expensive clothes habit, and red would clash with my hair :-)))
Now, if I was to compare the 5 and 10 mile races the only differences i can see are, more people at the 10 miler but more importantly "no butter on the brack" back in the college, oh that was a special surprise after the 5 miler, any chance of butter for the half marathon :-))) well ya know, dont need XL for nothing........
So as i said, well done and thank you very much to everyone involved int he race. A special pat on the back for the volunteers!!!
Peace
Alan
Thu, 14/08/2008 - 16:24
#4
There's a long thread on
There's a long thread on this at http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?forumid=322 :-)
Thu, 14/08/2008 - 16:24
#5
T-shirts were cool. Would
T-shirts were cool. Would have liked one other water station though. Explored parts of the park I would have never otherwise seen! Kudos to the organizers for having so many traffic marshals and ambulance crews. And thanks to all the volunteers for coming out!
Thu, 14/08/2008 - 16:24
#6
Hi sounds like you did
Hi sounds like you did really well and enjoyed it. I'm just starting off like you were in June with 10/15 minutes and hopefully soon I'll be able to tackle a race but I couldn't imagine doing 10 miles yet. Well done! I hope some other Frank Duffy 10 milers come out of the woodwork to share their experience with you.
Best of luck with your running and keep posting you'll motivate me to keep going!!! :-)
Thu, 14/08/2008 - 16:24
#7
thanks for your response
thanks for your response Mais best of luck with the training. I am like a complete nerd about the whole running thing at the moment, its typical of a beginner! I wish this website was a bit more active - not much people on line blogging about their experiences - judging from saturday there are at least 3000 people out there giving it loads and where are they, I thought they would be dying to tell their stories.
Still waiting!
Denise
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Yup Mick, T-Shirts handed out at the end with your goody bag, I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was no jar of French mustard in the goody bag like last year? I mean, thats gotta help you recover quicker from the run, everyone knows that :-)))
Peace
AL
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