tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post9215343888684291050..comments2024-03-26T12:58:14.587+00:00Comments on Running in Cork, Ireland: Some stats for the Charleville Half-Marathon...John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-10609783569703094322016-09-22T10:35:22.799+01:002016-09-22T10:35:22.799+01:00Addendum : As well as people leaving comments, som...Addendum : As well as people leaving comments, some send them by e-mail. One person mentioned the following points...<br />1) The World Championships are coming up in London in 2017 and some of the top women in the country may well be targetting the 2:38 qualificiation time in the Berlin Marathon next weekend.<br />2) The Dublin Half-Marathon is also coming up and a lot of people will run that John Desmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-85096540368291082522016-09-22T08:57:30.123+01:002016-09-22T08:57:30.123+01:00I've been thinking about this. A lot of it has...I've been thinking about this. A lot of it has to do with the Olympics, and to a lesser extent the World Championships. To illustrate.<br />Lizzie ran Berlin Marathon in 2013 in 2:38:08 and came 9th. She ran it again in 2015, a pre-Olympic year and did 2:32:51, a 5min 17sec improvement and came 17th. So, in a pre-Olympic year everyone is running. This carries over into club running without a Gearóidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867502620689884981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-16134965521766722482016-09-21T21:13:53.092+01:002016-09-21T21:13:53.092+01:00The other two were one lady over 45 who came secon...The other two were one lady over 45 who came second in that grade in New York marathon and another who is the best in these islands by far in her age group. Gearóidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867502620689884981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-22358707442613870172016-09-21T18:14:52.127+01:002016-09-21T18:14:52.127+01:00Have to agree with the earlier comment that the qu...Have to agree with the earlier comment that the quality of the ladies races are certainly falling as are the mens I'd you look back. But I believe the ladies has fallen much further.<br />A look at the recent 10 mile race of the first 5 ladies not one was senior and in the St likes 5km only one of the first 3 ladies was a senior.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-12234053475489297632016-09-21T14:33:16.678+01:002016-09-21T14:33:16.678+01:00We need more 'fast' womenWe need more 'fast' womenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-75114844634065806722016-09-21T11:08:36.770+01:002016-09-21T11:08:36.770+01:00There is a ageing field also, that looks to be mor...There is a ageing field also, that looks to be more pronounced towards the front of races and even more so in the womens. Stats would be interesting if you had the time! 6 of the top 8 women are O40. There looks to be a lot of people taking up running later in life but very few coming through from underage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-88425441910472900212016-09-21T09:52:37.432+01:002016-09-21T09:52:37.432+01:00Next weekends Dublin half marathon will give a goo...Next weekends Dublin half marathon will give a good indication if there is an overall drop in womens standard. Also Maria Mccambridge was way ahead of all other female competitors when she ran so her not running has a big impact on results. Lastly many of the top female runners may be taking some time off running after the European championships and Olympics and I dont mean just those runners whoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-44889672827721762382016-09-21T08:29:09.868+01:002016-09-21T08:29:09.868+01:00It was exactly five weeks since Lizzie's Marat...It was exactly five weeks since Lizzie's Marathon in Rio and she's just getting back into running. Not only that but she developed a bad blister during the race due to an adverse camber which made her slow down as she didn't know what was wrong with her foot.<br />There is a tendency in Irish sport these days to be hypercritical of performances without people taking account of the Gearóidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867502620689884981noreply@blogger.com