Welcome to Film My Trail Run. Dave here and my goal is to help promote the sport of trail running. I love running adventures and challenges and by starting this channel I have created yet another excuse to spend more time on the trails.
Hmm, that’s a good question and the short answer is I really don’t remember other than the fact that neither one is all that hilly. What I will say is that Dublin has much more of a BIG city marathon feel with big crowds right along the course.
@@filmmytrailrun I'm thinking of registering for next year. 80km would definitely be too much for me but do you think the 47km race is a good introduction to an ultra? I've done a handful of road marathons (I usually finish a bit under 3h30mn) but I have no idea how I would cope on trail with incline.
If you have run 3.30 marathons you are definitely able for the 47km. I’m not sure if you have been running trails already but you do need to get out in the hills because different muscles are worked. My advice would be to get out and recce the course if you have the opportunity and just go for it. You never learn as much as you do on your first ultra. All the best with it and enjoy the journey, after all, that is really the reward.
Ha ha, thanks for reaching out. I know, right? Basically, between working a full time on site job and, more importantly, trying to cram in as many adventures as I can before I return to Ireland early in the new year, something had to give. I love making the videos so, like a volcano, consider me dormant but definitely not extinct. Or, as a wise man once said “I’ll be back” (spoken in a heavy Austrian accent).
Thanks Kieran, yeah, it’s a race that shows you the very best of what the Dublin/Wicklow mountains have to offer. It’s on this weekend so if you’re in the area you should take a trip down to the Bray sea front 🌊
Great video man and Congrats on the PR! Is there anything you wish you would have had prior to the race starting after you checked in your bag? I'm running chicago this year and just trying to prepare gear. thanks.
Thanks, no, kept it simple. 6-8 gels during the race with water. Then some comfortable clothes in the drop bag at the end. One tip I would give you though is: if you are arranging to meet other runners after the marathon I would recommend meeting while you’re still “inside”, maybe near the fountain somewhere. Once you go outside to the recommended meeting area it is crazy busy. Enjoy yourself, it’s a great, super well organized world major 💪🏃🏻♂️❤️
Thanks for documenting this wonderful day! Watched it three times already haha. You have motivated me to run the Wicklow Ecotrail 80k this year. Will be my first time in Ireland and first time running 80k!
Ah brilliant, and thanks for watching the video…three times. I hope you have a great run. My advice? Don’t attack it…enjoy it. You’ll have a blast 🏃🏻♂️💪⛰️
That’s a good enough reason. Chips never taste better than when you come in after a long day in the Scottish Highlands. Don’t think about it, sign up now and figure the rest out later 😀
It’s such a great course. If you have forgotten some of what the REAL Ireland looks like then this course won’t be long in reminding you. Have a blast and thanks for watching 🏃🏻♀️❤️🇮🇪
So you say...Dont do it without poles? I did it twice (succeeded once - timed out day 3 1st time around - by 5 mins) and poles wouldnt have helped me. In fact they would have hindered me. You need less weight, and less faff on CWU. But I guess - if you feel like poles would help you then go for it. But you can indeed do it without poles. the one I failed? 2021 - COVID, single tents, and brillliant sunshine in August... The one I succeeded - 2022. 8 days and the worst CWU weather on all the events history. Non stop rain, floods, high winds, high drop out rate, and I was the (one of if not the) oldest to finish at almost 62. As far as navigation - do the routes as recces. learn the key points where you can make mistakes. I recced 4,5,6,7 and I had already run day 1-3. That helped enormously. And as far as food - I loded up on days 1 and 2 with bars and gels, I collapsed with no energy end of day 2. Day 3 I completed with mild hypothermia. But I switched to sugar diet mid way (fizzy drinks, tic tacs), loaded up with soups and chips in the evening. and end of day 4 I bought a lot of sugar loaded food to sustain me through to the end. Shoes - Altra Timp 4 wide toed shoes and soft on the feet but admittedly less grip than some (no blisters - duplicate replacement shoes swapped end of day 5 - take at least 2 pairs). In 2022, with it being so wet, it didnt make a lot of difference in my opinion. Good video. But I say again - you can do the run without poles.
Apologies for the slow response, I’ve been off RU-vid for a little while. 2022 was the year I did it also. A wet one to be sure. Can you do CWU without poles? Absolutely, but I am so used to them now that they really add very little faff and I wouldn’t be without them in any mountainous race longer than about 50k. Sounds like you had to experiment with what food worked for you. To finish in 2022 is an added badge of honor. 270 started, 104 finished. Still one of my fondest memories. Planning to go back as a volunteer at some stage in the future. I hope your running is going well and you have more great adventures ahead 🏃🏻♂️⛰️💪
Hi David. I've watched this video so many times now even my kids say "Are you watching David again Daddy?" LOL. I'm running the Limerick marathon this Sunday so I love the insight this video gives. Thank you and I hope all is well.
Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it. Are you living the expat lifestyle in Vietnam? I’ll never forget taking a slow boat through Halong Bay. Breathtaking ☀️⛰️
@@filmmytrailrun I have been here for 5 years, pre co-vid and got married here and have a daughter already. Will be coming back to the UK next year but just for education for the children, after that i will return to live in Vietnam as it is a lot safer in Vietnam than in the UK and we dont have immigration problems like we do in the UK, as im sure you are aware off. I am also an ultra runner, i have completed the Moab 240 in Utah and have done a solo run of the coast to coast and the pennine way prior to me coming the Vietnam and thats why i appreciate your film of the cape wrait run - what do you think about running in one way the entire length rather than broken stages as you did ? thanks a lot mate.
Great Video. It looks so easy for you running and recording . I have done 3 times the half , this year is my first full in Limerick and my 7th marathon :) wish me luck . One question , you didn't take any gel during the course? and congrats once again
Thank you, and the very best of luck to you in the marathon. I took six or maybe seven gels during the race. I’m pretty sure I made a comment on it when I took the last one, salted watermelon 😋 Good energy management is key to your success so definitely take on something regularly after mile 4 or 5.
Thanks, yeah, Chicago is a good course for a personal best. People think New York should be flat but, as you probably found out, there are plenty of sneaky ups and downs in there. Thanks for tuning in 👍
Congrats Dave ! You ran a great race & time. Thanks for capturing the atmosphere of the LA Marathon for us. Looked like a lot of fun ! Well done to Claire in her race too . Her Scottish grit got her over the finish line in spite of her painful injury. A St Patrick’s Day that you will both be talking about for years to come !! 🇮🇪 🏴 ☘️
Thanks Joan, yeah I’m delighted with that result and Claire will be back to fight another day. She has much more to give 🏃🏻♀️💪. Recovery time here for the time being before we decide on the next adventure 😉 Thanks as always for tuning in ❤️
Great work bro, love the energy . That mental resilience of embracing adversity and keep the momentum forward is chefs kiss. ALL GAS NO BRAKES BB 🔥 congrats
Thanks man, yep, full gas until you cross that finish line. It definitely became a mental game in the second half but I am very happy I could keep it together and cross that finish line strong. Thanks for watching 👍
Thanks man, yeah, keep grinding until you cross that finish line. Delighted with that result. A hotter and hillier course than I expected. Thanks for watching 👍
Thanks my friend, yeah first time seeing the roads when they weren’t rammed with 🚘 🚙 🚗. Hot indeed, and hillier than I expected, but that just made crossing that finish line all the more satisfying.
Brilliant run/video as always - congrats to you both ☘️…. Shame it had to be Heineken tho 😂😂😂 🤷🏼♂️. Guess you gotta be grateful for anything after that slog 🙌🏻 🍻
Ha ha, yeah, you take what you’re given in these circumstances. Thanks, as always, for the support now it’s time for this fish to get off his bicycle and back into the hills. Not my greatest analogy…but you know what I mean 😂
Thanks, yeah, made my mind up to grind to the finish line and let the cards fall where they might. Couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. Thanks for tuning in, it’s not easy to make a road marathon look interesting 👍
Thanks Jon, yeah delighted with how that turned out in the end. It always feels better when you’ve had to work for it. Time now to get back in the hills.
Good man Dave grinding it home in 2:57. That's a win. Looks amazing to see da streets of LA with not a car in sight. Well done to Claire for persevering to da end with a hamstring injury. Ur both amazing!!
Really enjoyed watching, great video and well done on 17th. You stayed so positive (on camera at least), and you kept going so well after being sick. Superb.
Thanks a lot for the kind words. Yeah, so long as I can keep moving I’m generally happy to stay in the game. Finishing can be painful for a while, but a DNF? That stings for ever more so my motto, “avoid wherever possible” 😉 Thanks again for tuning in, and hey, happy running 🏃🏻♂️💪
Thanks man, yeah I knew there would be something to see down around Venice beach. It’s a crazy auld spot. Now onwards to the LA Marathon. I hope your own running is going well 👍🏃🏻♂️💪
Haha, thanks Sandra but I won’t hear a bad word said about Pishy Wishy. Thanks for tuning in, I thought for sure I would have slipped off your radar by now. God bless the RU-vid algorithm 😂😂
Haha, I would have taken one if it was offered 🍸 😛 nice to get a race under the belt before the end of January. I hope your own year is shaping up nicely Mr. O. 👍🏃🏻♂️💪
Thanks Ann, that was a good day out. Nice also to get a race video posted for the first time in a few months. Now onwards to the LA Marathon and let’s see what craic we can knock out of that 👍🏃🏻♂️💪
The best draught Guinness over here is out of a can unfortunately. Thankfully it’s not generally Guinness-drinking weather over here. Thanks for tuning in on my running adventures 👍
Yeah, happy enough with that alright and also with the fact I wasn’t too much of a crock at the end of it. Onwards now to the LA Marathon. Thanks, as always, for coming along on the journey 👍
Great video dave! Looking forward to the series ahead ! No doubt you will smash the 2.50 and leadville later on! For curiosity sakes... What is you v02 max mind I ask? Keep it up dave
Thanks man, I haven’t had my VO2 max tested. My Coros watch says it’s 52 but my Garmin watch said it was closer to 60. Hmm, maybe that watch wasn’t so bad after all 😂😂
@@filmmytrailrun thanks dave that gives me hope ! Im sitting around 55 so just trying to gauge what I coyld perform at. Doing the MMR in 2 weeks with IMRA and focusing alot on elevation! Fingers crossed I survive! Any plans to do western states?
Thanks Tadeusz, yes, the weather over here has not been what I expected. Lots of cold, wet, and wind. Sur’ if that’s what I wanted I would have just stayed at home 😂
Ha ha, not daft at all. My wife is on a 2 year work assignment so yes, we have been out here for almost one year with about one year to go. Thanks for tuning in with all this American stuff 😀👍
Well done Dave, great video. Super result considering how you were feeling. I always enjoy the fact that you show us the good stuff and even when you are struggling. Not an easy event by the looks of it. Not like the nice compact trails of The WW. :-) Well done Claire too for volunteering and of course being part of the dynamic duo. ;-) Looking forward to the next adventure. (Great to see the Donadea shirt on display . )
Great stuff Dave loved the video - credit to you as always, pint half full even in the lows….. ‘shaken but not stirred Mr Bond’ 😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 another mission accomplished!
Ha ha, class 😂 Yeah, it’s a funny old game, we pay to do these things, and we can pull the plug at any stage, and yet we would much rather stay in the suffering than resort to comfort. I guess that’s why I find it so interesting to capture on video. Thanks for sharing the journey 👍🏃🏻♂️❤️
Thanks Pah, these races are such great adventures. I hope you have a few adventures of your own lined up….and hey, well done in Donadea, you didn’t have an easy journey to the start line 💪🏃🏻♂️
@filmmytrailrun thanks got a couple coming up but most looking forward to seven sisters in Sept.. good to see you back on the videos enjoyed the podcast alot as well 😀
Thanks Tadeusz, it was another great day in the hills…for the most part 😉 Now the challenge is to keep the video- making momentum going. So many ideas 💡