On April 17th ,Bootcamp Ireland, Irelands leading specialist in outdoor fitness, are hosting a training evening in preparation for 5km Dublin Docklands Runs.
This hour long event will covering stretches, pre-race and training tips. It will be great opportunity to ask the experts any questions you have along the way.
Location: Grand Canal Square
Time: 7pm.
Honneymoon Fun Run
Just got an interesting message from new bride; Aidan Johnson of Illinois, USA. She will be arriving in Ireland on the 22nd of May as part of her Honeymoon with her husband Adam. The Docklands Fun Run will be their first activity in Ireland.
If anybody has any more interesting stories about their Docklands Fun Run. Do post it on the fun run facebook page or email us at docklands@irishtriathlon.com
If you have not entered yet, you can enter Here
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The links below will allow you to check your entry
5k Docklands Fun Run Entry List
8k Docklands Fun Run Entry List
We’re delighted to announce that we’re working towards donating €20,000 to Barnardos from the Docklands Fun Run. 20% of your entry fee goes directly to Barnardos, which should amount to €20,000 with the 5,000 entries we’re expecting (we’re close to 2,000 already).
We expect to be donating €20,000 to Barnardos from the Docklands Fun Run.
Barnardos have a project next to Connelly Station (Buckingham street project), so your donations will help children in the Docklands area.
Barnardos believes the key to breaking the cycle of poverty is through education. Barnardos is passionate about ensuring that education is a right, not a privilege. It is a right that can make all the difference to a child. Education can give children the best start possible in life and set them on a path to opportunity and hope for a bright future.
In 2011 Barnardos worked with over 6,000 children and families, providing direct services, advice and support through more than 40 centres, based in some of the most over-looked communities in Ireland.
Forget the Gym.ie have kindly offered one free place on their upcoming Chi-Running training session,
This coming Saturday Morning. This 3 hour training Chi-running session is worth €70, and for your chance to win please fill out the form below, the winner will be contacted on Wednesday evening . “ForgetTheGym” coaches runners/joggers of all fitness levels in Dublin Docklands and surrounding areas. Offer Beginners Learn-to-Run Programmes, Marathon Training coaching and ChiRunning Technique Workshops
What is ChiRunning :
Saturday’s 3 Hour Workshop includes the following :
Head Coach Rathfarnham WSAF
Adam Jones is the Head Coach of Rathfarnham WSAF, AAI Qualified Coach, Fitness Professional Ireland Member, he was the 2007 Athletics Ireland Coach of the Year .
If you have already entered or intend running the docklands, I am outlining below some training advice that will help to get you in Super Shape and run a personal best and have a really enjoyable experience. The time available from now until race day is eleven weeks. Now I am sending the first phase of training, which last for four weeks. This first phase is the conditioning or preparation phase. These second phase also for four weeks is the consolidation phase and finally the last phase of three weeks is the tapering and finishing phase.
| Week 1 5th March | |
| Monday | 40 minutes easy Running |
| Tuesday | 3 x 1Km with 3 minute break between each |
| Wednesday | Rest Day |
| Thursday | 45 minute Easy Running |
| Friday | Rest Day |
| Saturday | 10 Min Easy Pace, 10 Min Steady Pace 10 Easy |
| Sunday | 30 Min Easy |
| Week 2 12th March | |
| Monday | 40 Min Easy Running |
| Tuesday | 4 x 1Km with 3minute break between each |
| Wednesday | Rest Day |
| Thursday | 45 Min Easy Running |
| Friday | Rest Day |
| Saturday | 10Min Easy Run, 15 Min Steady Pace, 10 Min Easy Pace |
| Sunday | 30 Min, Easy Running Pace |
| Week 3 19th March | |
| Monday | 40 Min Easy Running |
| Tuesday | 5 x 1Km with 3Min break between each |
| Wednesday | Rest Day |
| Thursday | 45 Min Easy Running |
| Friday | Rest Day |
| Saturday | 10Min Easy Run, 15 Min Steady Pace, 10 Min Easy Pace |
| Sunday | 35 Min, Easy Running Pace |
| Week 4 26th March | |
| Monday | 40 Min Easy Running |
| Tuesday | 5 x 1Km with 2Min break between each |
| Wednesday | Rest Day |
| Thursday | 45 Min Easy Running |
| Friday | Rest Day |
| Saturday | 10 Min Easy Run, 20 Min Steady Pace, 10 Min Easy Pace |
| Sunday | 35 Min, Easy Running Pace |
If you wish to receive specialised personal coaching please let us know and we will provide that service on a professional basis.
You will be mailed the second phase training module at the end of the first period.
If any further information will help please let us know.
Adam Jones
AAI Qualified Coach
Fitness Professional Ireland Member
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Yes, there are 600 early bird entries for the 2012 Docklands Runs. Enter now to save.
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Note: there’s a €1 online entry fee per entry.
Results including 4km splits and age-category. Put your name in the box on the right to search for your results.
You can download the full results in excel by clicking here.
Well done to all the category winners.
Overall M Overall F
1st Vinney Mulvey 1st Lizzie Lee
2nd Barry Minnock 2nd Caitriona Jennings
3rd Alan Mccormack 3rd Jill Hodgins
M40-44 F40-44
Tom Larkin Sharon Phelan
Rory Campbell Lorraine Byrne
Ronan Walsh Julia Hackett
M45-49 F45-49
Colm Murray Aideen Downes
Nigel Burke Fiona Byrne
Mick O’Brien Kerri Magee
M50-54 F50-54
Joseph Burke Bernadette Manley
Philip Kerr Eileen Rowland
John Pollier Clare Morgan
M55-59 F55-59
Patrick Devitt Emer Colgan
Barry Casey Joan Mcguinness
David Fitzpatrick Lucy Roche
M60+ F60+
Norman Phillipson Lynn O Connor
David Ryan Caroline Hanly
Brendan O Flynn Roseanna Crean
Best Dressed Man (8K with pram!): Darragh Collier
Best Dressed Woman (Blonde Wig!): Kathy Rellis
Your prize will be posted out.
