Why I love Running in Dublin: Ireland

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  • Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024

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  • @HowardWortonjb71
    @HowardWortonjb71 Год назад +1

    Superb - we’re just back from our weekend staying wi a pal in Sandymount. Had a couple of runs out and back to BlackRock and a wee jog down to see the Poolbeg Chimneys. Hadn’t realised it was quite so flat - enjoyed it mind, good to try something different. Back home by our hills here in Argyll 🦄👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😸

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад

      Great stuff! I’m heading down to the Poolbeg later in this mad weather.

  • @eriktred
    @eriktred Год назад +3

    I hope to run in Ireland one day. Thanks for the inspiration.

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад +1

      Cheers...if you ever come and need someone to show you around just give me a shout...

  • @TrailrunnerTroy
    @TrailrunnerTroy Год назад +2

    Awesome, Barry! I even recognized a few of these stellar locations. Training now for the Pikes Peak Ascent next month. Godspeed!

    • @rajkumarraosinhji1397
      @rajkumarraosinhji1397 Год назад +1

      Best of lucks, Troy! Let us know when you are ready about your gear (example Norda 001 or 002)? Thanks!!

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад

      Cheers Troy1 It was gret to see you here in Dublin...and the idea of an ultra is whirling around in my head...

    • @bev9708
      @bev9708 Год назад

      Wow!!! All the best for that Troy and ENJOY!!!

    • @TrailrunnerTroy
      @TrailrunnerTroy Год назад

      @@rajkumarraosinhji1397many thanks! Barry graciously led me on an incredible 10-miler in Dublin last week. For the race, the Naked T/r is in a class by itself for sky-running. Will report back! Hope you’re well.

    • @TrailrunnerTroy
      @TrailrunnerTroy Год назад +1

      @@bev9708very kind - best to you!

  • @bev9708
    @bev9708 Год назад +2

    LOVELY Barry!!!! I admit that I live where I do very much because of running … from my door I can choose flat or hilly, shady forests or open fields, protected valleys or high open plains, along waterways, country, town or take the train into Paris and enjoy those huge city parks before or after a gym workout!! I love heading off on new adventures too and my latest was finally completing the entire Orge River from source to where it flows into the Seine at Athis Mons … awesome adventure !!! I love love love the changing seasons too, though ESPECIALLY the magical bluebells in spring, and yes even the rain too can be wonderful !!!

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад +1

      I love bluebells, one of my favourite flowers...I do love the variety in running and when I made this video I kept thinking back to places I haven't run in awhile, but getting back to proper marathon training means more long runs and more variety!

    • @bartekzielinski1645
      @bartekzielinski1645 Год назад +1

      Bev, sounds like Melbourne ; - )
      More importantly, massive congrats on completing the Orge course = kudos kudos kudos!

    • @bev9708
      @bev9708 Год назад +1

      @@bartekzielinski1645 THANKS so much Bartek !! I must say I felt a little emotional standing there at the River Seine at the end … my train passes that spot too so almost every day it brings me a warm smile!! 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

  • @guybjohnston
    @guybjohnston Год назад +2

    Great stuff Barry, what a wonderful part of the world you live, and run in!

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад

      It is pretty nice allright...Dublin is great for being big enough to have variety but small enough to have familarity...

  • @alanrobinson2229
    @alanrobinson2229 Год назад +1

    I know what you mean.
    I love running in all sorts of environments,but am especially lucky,that I can do a nice seven mile round run,through countryside along the river Ouse and into the centre of York.What a treat to run through the mediaeval streets,past the cathedral and then back along the river.

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад +2

      York is beautiful, many years since I have been, the run sounds idyllic...

    • @bev9708
      @bev9708 Год назад

      Wow that sounds lovely!! Did you know there is also an Ouse River in Tasmania ? The Brits were certainly not very imaginative naming most places in Australia

    • @alanrobinson2229
      @alanrobinson2229 Год назад +1

      @@bev9708 Ouse is an old celtic word,meaning water,like uscabay,or whiskey.,isn't there a native name for the river,or has that long since been forgotten?

    • @bev9708
      @bev9708 Год назад

      @@alanrobinson2229 Ohhh interesting , I had no idea!! Apparently every river in Tasmania is named after a British river, like most places in Australia are named after British ones. Sorry, a notice name??

    • @alanrobinson2229
      @alanrobinson2229 Год назад +1

      @@bev9708 Should have read "native",I've corrected the post.
      Yes,word origins are fascinating.

  • @bartekzielinski1645
    @bartekzielinski1645 Год назад +1

    Well, I'll be coming to check these out at some point for sure.
    You certainly sold your hometown to me Barry - looks a lot of fun to run in.
    I need a car to get to the 'good' Melbourne running spots - it's all suburban industrial estates around where I live.

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад +1

      Come on over, our summer coincides with your winter so a great time to come...and the weather will be about the same! The only run I needed the car for in the video was into Wicklow when I made the Atreyu Trail video. The others I have run there and back, with the exception of Greystones which I can train out from around the corner and run back, though the coastal path has been closed due to erosion recently...I do run in the industrial estate which is at the back of the nearby park...and I enjoy that too!

    • @bartekzielinski1645
      @bartekzielinski1645 Год назад

      @@OldManRunner the weather will be the same : - )

    • @bartekzielinski1645
      @bartekzielinski1645 Год назад +1

      Correction, will be about the same... : - )

    • @bev9708
      @bev9708 Год назад +1

      @@bartekzielinski1645 That made me laugh too!! 😆

    • @bartekzielinski1645
      @bartekzielinski1645 Год назад +1

      @@bev9708 Melbourne weather is actually not to dissimilar to Dublin by Australian standards = every Australian thinks Melbourne is the coldest Australian city... except for Tasmania ; - )

  • @jacksheehan8014
    @jacksheehan8014 Год назад

    Couldn't agree more, I quite enjoy a rainy run sometimes in Ireland if you have the right gear on. The streets are quieter.

    • @jacksheehan8014
      @jacksheehan8014 Год назад

      Although I do love a good sunshine run in a foreign country

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад

      Try running in Temple Bar on a Friday Night!

  • @Ligerpride
    @Ligerpride Год назад

    Good video. I'm monotonous in that I do almost all of my running in the phoenix park but it definitely gives me food for thought to vary it up.

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад

      As I live in Ringsend its really east to head north or south along the coast or inland to the Park...hopping on the Dart out to Malahide and running back along the coast is one of my favourite runs, though the wind can be a zapper...

  • @potblack7951
    @potblack7951 Год назад

    Dollymount beach runner myself…5k long beach..great to run on..any time of year..love it..sunny warm day you wouldn’t know if you were in lanzarote❤️

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад +1

      I love Dollymount. I was born in Raheny and love running through...if I am running back from Howth I sometimes run in the causeway, along the strand and out the woodenbridge...magical

  • @paulsweeney8890
    @paulsweeney8890 Год назад

    Very nice Barry, you must love running the Dublin Marathon. Would love to see a video on that at some stage.

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад

      Ha! I was thinking of making one as a spectator...going to try Dingle next year...

  • @bev9708
    @bev9708 Год назад +2

    Watching your video there at one point I thought OH I run around the ducks too on one of my favourite routes , and swans too, but I hate getting duck shit on my shoes!! Then I realized ohhhhh the DOCKS!!! 😂😂

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад +1

      Ha! I was running in Regents Park one day in London and ended up in the pond with the ducks! Will get around to explaining that some day… I still laugh at it looking back… I was fully submerged..might make a video of it and my favourite running spots in London…

    • @bartekzielinski1645
      @bartekzielinski1645 Год назад +1

      Bev, on duck poo 💩 ... could be worse ... kangaroos on the loose or some snakes : - )

    • @bev9708
      @bev9708 Год назад +1

      @@bartekzielinski1645 😂😂 Must admit to jumping and screaming every now and then at a root or a stick that looks like a snake, even did it just a couple of days ago, even though I’ve never once seen a snake in France … but of course every Aussie has too many snake stories to ever completely "recover" 😂😂

    • @bev9708
      @bev9708 Год назад

      @@OldManRunner 😂😂Sounds like a good story Barry , hope it wasn't winter at least!!

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад +1

      @@bev9708 Thankfully mid summer…!

  • @Panos_79
    @Panos_79 Год назад

    Lovely video, living in such a beautiful city sure makes your running even more enjoyable.

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад

      It's funny, when you are running around you sometimes forget how nice it can be...but making the video reminded me

  • @TolunayOrkun
    @TolunayOrkun Год назад

    Really enjoyed this video. Thanks!

  • @lojpfeiop9576
    @lojpfeiop9576 3 месяца назад

    Great stuff. Very inspiring. As a French man soon relocating to county Delgany I feel it's my duty to point out Greystones is not in country Dublin😅. Thanks for the video and the tips.

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  3 месяца назад +1

      You’re right of course. Maybe I meant the small part of Bray that’s in Dublin. But I’m really clutching at straws! Can’t wait for the Bray to Greystones walkway to reopen. Hope the move goes great for you!

  • @rajkumarraosinhji1397
    @rajkumarraosinhji1397 Год назад

    Fantastic video (noticed clips that I liked from way before). This video had memories (I remember some due to shoes you reviewed). Must find work in Dublin so I can move there. Maybe Dublin Chamber of Commerce or Tourism office should sponsor this video. One query: What races do you recommend near/in Dublin in 2024? Any 10K or 20K or half marathon or marathon that provides an experience like this video suggests? Would that park be the good point? There was a video before about you running near the Ambassador house. It was a marathon prep video I think. Thanks!!!

    • @bartekzielinski1645
      @bartekzielinski1645 Год назад

      I second all of the above!

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад +2

      The economy is good so there does seem to be lots of jobs, particularly in tech...though they have suffered a little from cutbacks recently worldwide. Some of the best races here are Parkruns, 5k every Saturday....very enjoyable and very easy to just show up and run. The dublin Marathon is on in late October. I haven't run in it and have no plans to. My friend Liam has run it about 10 times and says if you enter early you can get into it...There are lots of races and fun runs...and you can run around the Phoenix Park on all sorts of terrain...

    • @rajkumarraosinhji1397
      @rajkumarraosinhji1397 Год назад

      @@OldManRunnerMost thanks for these tips!!!

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад

      @@rajkumarraosinhji1397 if you come over I will happily take you around some lovely runs…

  • @michaeldavid2722
    @michaeldavid2722 Год назад

    Traveling to Dublin for the first time in two weeks, just wanted to see what running etiquette is around town, especially where crossing streets is concerned.

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад

      Jaywalking is legal and is done as a matter of course. The pedestrian traffic signals are somewhat erratic in terms of timings. Watch out for the bicycles. Other than that it's fairly straightforward, take the usual precautions you would in any city. If I can help with anything just email. Address is in the description. Have a great time!

  • @Gary_H
    @Gary_H Год назад

    Great camera work Barry. Your video really highlighted how gaudy the external signage on the GPO is. How An Board Pleanála allowed that I'll never know. It's an interesting / annoying report to read. Larry Goodman won't be impressed with you referring to the Baggot a street building as Bank of Ireland 😂. Similar to the Pepper Canister, I can't see "Miesian Plaza" catching on.

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад

      Ha! I had forgotten it is now the Miesian Plaza...will always be the Bank of Ireland to me. I had an office across the street for a few years...and of Course Lansdowne Road will never be the...

  • @JohnBirtchetSharpe
    @JohnBirtchetSharpe Год назад

    Your filming of your runs in the city would give Rocky in Philly a run for his money. I have actually never been to Dublin, The city itself looks a lot less hilly then Cork (exluding the coast run), but that might have been your filming / editing. I hope training is going well 🙂 and any niggles are being held at bay.

    • @OldManRunner
      @OldManRunner  Год назад +1

      Dublin is a lot less hilly. The Liffey runs through in a slight valley and the coast along the bay is almost entirely flat. with hills at the edges in Howth and Killiney...whereas Cork is very hilly and the river Lee meandering...I made a run across Cork because Joyce's father was from Cork City...love visiting Cork and meandering around the narrow side streets...Training is gone well! Might make a video about that...