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World Run I / ReportsGoto: 2005-10-14 2005-10-16 Ireland 2005-10-15: 18Distance today: 36.0 km (Accumulated: 25915.0 km) Country: Ireland 2005.10.15. [White road sign on R410: "Rathecoole 14km" (R410 is parallel to N7)] - [Dublin; white sign at Dublin Harbour: "Dublin Terminal, Dublin - Liverpool", at pier 1 + 2; waterfront, Irish Sea]. Ireland. 36km, 3:13:53h. Excl. food, water, road-finding, toilet etc. stops Total 25874km Start: 09:22am. Finish: 13:35pm. +10c, mostly overcast and light wind at start. 14c, half overcast and medium wind at finish. - Ireland completed :-) After another Irish stage in wonderful weather; running across green farmlands and into the increasingly build-up Dublin provinces in the East part of Ireland, my good company of runners and I reached Dublin and The Irish Sea which separates Ireland and England. Again its a part of the world run which could only be possible to do this smooth with excellent support that I enjoyed throughout some emotional days of running across Ireland. - Many runners took part in making it possible for me to settle back into the 50km pr. day average that I kept up until 4months ago when I was literally out of energy and had to set for half of that for a while. But most of all Tony Mangan was the man who put things together by organising these 5 days. So I leave the final "Irish word" to Tony :-) Tony Mangan: " Saturday 15th October. Dublin. We were all a bit tired this morning as we made our way to lasts night stage stop for the 5th and final day in Ireland. Once again we were blessed with nice weather and Jesper hadn't even have a single drop to contend with - which is a rare feat in Ireland! Monika drove while Jesper, Mel, myself and 2 Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team runners started running down a very narrow and hilly road towards Rathcoole 14 km away. As we approached Rathcoole there was a very steep down hill and Jesper hammered his way down the hill with blistering pace leaving us all in his wake. Downhill running has always been one of his strengths. He also possesses a 2.27 marathon and a 6.58 100km personal bests ! When we turned onto the Naas Dual carriageway things got a bit hairy. Without Monika's and Mels help would have had some problems. We had bypassed the major road works by taking the back roads from Naas but still had to contend with a very busy 10km stretch to the city which was divided. Mel ran with the World runner in the hard shoulder and sometimes in the grassy verge while Monika and I drove towards the capital on the opposite side of the carriageway. Twice I had to stop at the appointed 5km rest stops and when there was a break in the traffic ran across to the grass in the centre of the road climb over the crash barrier run over and meet them with drinks and log book while Monika waited with the car. Eventually the traffic eased as we got towards the city. Mel got into the car after his stint and I ran again. I took a pee behind a bridge while Jesper was trying to cross over the road. As I was finishing, out of the corner of my eye I spotted a cop! " Come here..! " I heard him say. " Oh! No I've been done! for a pee" I pretended I didn't see or hear him! It was then I realized he was talking to a motorist! Jesper threatened to tell the Lord Mayor who hails from that part of Dublin! I drove again and Jesper ran on towards Dublin Port with Mel. Down past the four Courts, past the financial centre and the newly revamped docklands along the boardwalk. Jesper stopped to take a picture of a Viking ship on the Quai. We ran into the port and all the time Jesper was getting excited at finishing running across another country on his world run. The next shore would be Liverpool and he would be barrelling down towards London from there. " I want to run 2 more km...." said Jesper. "Well if you want 2 more km you will be running into the Irish sea.. This is the end of the road... " We Laughed. " Do we get to throw you into the sea!! " After the usual documentation of the finish. Pictures of the direction signs and logging the details in the log book the four of us squashed into the car which was full of baggage and Jespers stroller on the back seat. We made a mad dash across Dublin for the Mansion House for our 2 pm appointment with the Lord Mayor. We had 25 minutes to make it. It was a busy Saturday afternoon. I dropped Jesper and Mel off close to the Mansion House, they were 5 minutes late. Monika and I had to deal with the heavy traffic and one way streets. In the end I got out as Monika offered to park the car. We were greeted for a full hour by Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne - a very easy going and down to earth woman who told us she is only the 5th female Lord Mayor of the City. She told us she had checked out Jesters site and was impressed. She also told us that the traditional title for her is not " Lady Mayor" ... But " Lord Mayor. " The official photos were taken and we were all too shy to accept a drink of tea or soda! The rooms were decorated with expensive ancient paintings of previous Lord mayors from long ago we were told about the process of local government and the problems of the city. We later went out for a nice meal to celebrate the end of the road in Ireland. It was a team effort with many people who knew nothing about ultra running in the past helping out to make the Irish leg of the world run a success for Jesper in his bid to become the first man to run around the world. A truly remarkable athlete. " U.K. schedule: 16 Oct, Arrival from Dublin, at Liverpool John Lennon Airport. 17 Oct, 47.4km, Liverpool. Start at the Harbour, West Coast of the UK. Arrive, Duddon, Bulls Head Public House. 18 Oct, 101.2km (cumulative distances), Arrive, Stoke on Trent. 19 Oct, 155.2km, Arrive, Derby Service Area. 20 Oct, 206.6km, Arrive, Kibworth. 21 Oct, 250.4km, Arrive Kettering Travelodge (junction 13). 22 Oct, 303.4km, Arrive Baldock travelodge - (roundabout prior). 23 Oct, 389.1km and 26 000km total, Greenwich, London; at The Old Royal Observatory, the 0-Meridian Line of the World. - 85km at the final stage; last 40km along the old Polytechnic London Marathon course. Expected finish at 14:00 hours Sunday. |
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