The Flora Ladies Mini Marathon, Dublin, Monday 5th June 2006
We travelled to Dublin on the Saturday to prepare and acclimatise for the race. After settling into our hotel rooms and lunch we set off to the RDS to collect our numbers and goodie bags. The RDS is a huge hall filled with stalls offering make overs, wigs, health drinks, handbags, clothes and wine tasting. Having visited every stall we left feeling very relaxed and looking like new women. On Saturday evening we sampled some Irish food and entertainment. Sunday pre race training consisted of some sightseeing, retail therapy, a swim, sauna and jacuzzi, and in the evening an Italian meal for some CARB loading and team bonding.
We have just taken part in one of the best 10K Ladies races.
Monday, race day, after a light breakfast we dawned our matching Jog Scotland vests and headed off to St Stephen’s Green to lie on the grass, sun bathe and think positive thoughts. As we headed to the start line and join around 40,000 other women we noticed some men dressed in female clothing and nuns habits, in Ireland men are allowed to run in the race as long as they look like women.
3pm and we were off, the route was flat, the weather was warm and the crowds cheered us on, the bands played and it was nice to hear the MC shout for Scotland as we all approached the finish line.
Relaxing in Dublin
We had such a great time in Dublin, we are glad to be members of Jogscotland because we are not only joggers and runners, we are very good friends.
Mary Ellen McCloone