The second IMRA Wednesday night hill run of the season was held this evening. You can find the usual details about location and directions at the end of this post.
The run started in the miserable light rain and gray sky that has engulfed Limerick for the day. This in no way dampened the spirits or turnout. Easily 40 + people turned out for this evening run. Numbers are really up on last year. The run initiates on road for the first 1 to 2 km gently rising and falling. On review I know I ran too fast over this first section of the race but I'll just have to learn to control my pace better. Then at the end of the tarmac the run moves on to trail and the climb starts. Not sure why I ran too fast but I could really feel it at the ~3km mark, half way through the climb. The climb continues from about 1 km to 4.5 km at the summit, rising a total of 270m. For the climb I used the 5 to 1 run walk ratio due to my fast running on the first section. This 5 to 1 ratio really helps when the lungs are shouting stop. This run has one surprise just after the start of the decent. For approximately 400m you run along a small stream and just as you see the extra there is a 3m section that can't be avoided and is total march. I ended up with my right leg over my knee in march and I knew the worst thing was to even think of stopping. The next step was critical. My only real concern was had I tightened my laces enough before starting? The next step only went in half way up my shin and then off I went down hill. I could really feel the extra weight of water soaked into my socks and shoes, but this was soon squeezed out.
I finished this evenings run in approximately 48 minutes. Not too bad for 9km over rough ground.
If you are interested in more information on the run follow the link > Murroe Hill Information
For hill walkers more general information can be found at > Mountian Views
For all you Google mad people here's the Google maps info.
View Murroe Hill 9 km road and trail run in a larger map
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