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rin44

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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #45 on: June 07, 2012 »
A 12hr stint wow ,Thats somethin else.i Think running it,s the easier option :) fair play to everyone marshalling.
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #46 on: June 07, 2012 »
i volunteered too,but was just told to report to kilbroney at 08:00am,and dont know where i'll be or what i'll be doing!! would have preferred to be in position and know what is required, so i can prepare myself,a bit more communication would have been nice,i also was in contact with ian last week and have heard nothing since!!   
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #47 on: June 07, 2012 »
Quote from: clav on June 07, 2012
i volunteered too,but was just told to report to kilbroney at 08:00am,and dont know where i'll be or what i'll be doing!! would have preferred to be in position and know what is required, so i can prepare myself,a bit more communication would have been nice,i also was in contact with ian last week and have heard nothing since!!   
you're more that welcome to join me,ed,fisher felim at the hen,windy gap station,we'll be meeting Ian at 8am in Kilbroney
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #48 on: June 08, 2012 »
anyone at the donard feeding station?
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #49 on: June 08, 2012 »
I'm at the Trassey Track station and had permission from Ian to go direct to there.  I was thinking that if my car was nearby then I (we?) would have plenty of resources eg extra clothes, flasks, maybe a life raft! 

However on reflection I think I'll just report to Rostrevor like everyone else.  Don't want to miss something important about what I'm suppose to do.

More importantly it'll mean I might be able to meet some othe NI Wild folks.  Just found my NI Wild badge again so I'm seeking a way to display it without fixing it permanently to one garment.

I'll keep watching this post for any other developments.
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #50 on: June 08, 2012 »
OK, so i wanna o marshalling, but im still clueless and feel anything but prepared. Can someone help? Ian hasnt got back to me... ???
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #51 on: June 08, 2012 »
hi lisa, why not just turn up at Kilbroney forest park at 8am, i,m sure they,ll sort you out, and assign you to a feed station. I had comms problems with them too. trying to get my race start instructions.finally got a reply.they,re probably up to their  eyes. Go for it :)
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #52 on: June 08, 2012 »
kilbroney park - is that in/ near warrenpoint?
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #53 on: June 08, 2012 »
No its in Rostrevor, the entrance to the forest park in on the main road by the sea shore.you,ll see all the signs and publicity stuff.
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #54 on: June 08, 2012 »
so o we leave our cars there? what all should we bring etc?
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #55 on: June 08, 2012 »
i,m not sure about leaving cars there, they may have transport to drop all the marshalls to their points.I know we,re being bused to the start of our race at Ott track. i,d say you need your walking gear,rain gear etc, food and flask.sori i cant help about the transport end. maybe some of the other ni wild types know??
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #56 on: June 08, 2012 »
Thanks Rin44 :)
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #57 on: June 08, 2012 »
Lisa,

I've sent you a PM. 

My understanding is that we will be bused out to the various points possibly similar to what happened last year at the iPlod event.

As said above plenty of warm clothing, wet gear and hot food/flasks.

George

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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #58 on: June 09, 2012 »
That's me done and home.  This morning I Drove to Kilbroney Forest Park at Rostrevor arriving at 07:40 to be re-directed to Trassey Track.  On arrival there at 08:05 Mark my partner was aready there and along with Ian had the gazebo shelter set up.  A table arrived soon after.  We had water, oranges, fruit cake which everybody loved and cold baby potatoes which apparently the marathon runners like.

The weather was very good bearing in mind the heavy rain during the week and especially on Friday night.  The runners did say that conditions on the hill sections were boggy and very slippy. Spoke with Chris Craig Twentyclicks who was doing the ultra-marathon of 52 miles, yes fifty two miles.  Well done to you and to all the other ultra-marathon and marathon runners for even considering to do such a challenge.

There were long periods of inactivity then for short periods a deluge of thirsty people looking refreshed and water bottles filled.  I choose not to go to the post marathon events at Kilbroney.

All in all it wasn't a bad day and I'm thankful the rain stayed away.

Did anyone else from NI-Wild get out today?
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Re: Marshalls for the Mourne Way Marathon 9th June 2012
« Reply #59 on: June 09, 2012 »
Thanks George, my bottle-filler extraordinaire! Great day, but yes, the streams were high and many (the course was altered in Tollymore as I think the stepping stone were submerged), and mud everywhere... I loved it  8)

Great success compared to my effort last year - 10hr 09m by my Garmin. Last 10K was gnarly: my body is falling apart... but pains over-ridden by satisfaction. Will blog it all next some day soon.
Hope the other guys in the various events had fun.
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