Moone Kilomarathon

God it was a tough one. Those hills just kept on coming & the heat didn't help.

But it was very well organised and there was plenty of water on the rout. Well done to all those involved.

The hills were tougher down than up, I actually found the climbs ok, but the downward legs was hell on the knees. I didn't stop in this race though, which was great, coz usually after 15 miles or so on the roads my knees hate me! This race was good, the water stations were plentyful, but I felt there should have been first aid stations alongs the route - at least 2! Those hills would be a challenge for any runner, to do it without first aid on the route in that heat was a little mad in my opinion.

Thinking back to Edinburgh Marathon - which I completed in 05:27:49 - the heat on that day was 25 degrees in the shade, there was a wall of heat like a furnace as you came in on the home leg and there were no hills, yet one person died, many collapsed at miles 14, 15 and 18 - there was excellent first aid stations along the route every 4 miles or so.

Fair enough, a Marathon is 42.2k, but this one was just as tough with those hills, the heat didn't affect me too much, but that was because plenty of water was available.

Ran the 10k and found it tough. Reckon that the highest climb was 80m over start/finish level and occured between 2 and 6k...tough. That being said credit to the winning time averaging 3.30 per K!!

The day was fabulous and the organisation was second to none....still trying to get sight of the photos...reckon there were thousands of official photos taken on the day. All right, so the route would not suit the purists but isn't it a great feeling to finish. Lads, its all in the head after all ...although I did have a few headaches in my knees and calfs for a couple of days.

Well done to the organisers....their efforts alone were magnificant. It was all about the competitors, and rightly so. The guy on the roving mike was great.

Looking forward to next year.

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Hi i did it the 10k in around 50mins and i was disappointed with that time as it was my worst this year, but i feel a little better knowing that i wasnt alone in the struggling department with the heat and hills etc. The organisers did a fab job with all the tea and a baked good- really nice tea ladies. Did anyone else think it was funny that the lovely ladies (Kildare and Dublin roses) were there waving away and taking photos with people, thought i was in Father Ted for a minute.