Runners pass through the Phoenix Park during the 2022 Irish Life Dublin Marathon on October 30th, 2022. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho, The Irish Times continues its running lessons to help make that journey a little easier and a lot more fun – all the way to the finish of the 2023 Irish Life Dublin Marathon on October 29th.
At this point in the Dublin Marathon countdown, however, just four weeks out from the event, those weeks soon turning into days, there is plenty of other tactical and practical advice to bear in mind., the training for my first Dublin Marathon in 2001 had been interrupted at various stages – August in particular was definitely more off than on – and it was only in the final four weeks when things ultimately came together.
How long that longest training run should be depends entirely on the training load up to that point, plus your race ambition, target time, etc. For me, it was more a matter of time than distance, running for around 2½ hours . Also plan carefully for your race number and pack pickup. This only happens at the Irish Life Dublin Marathon Expo in the main hall of the Royal Dublin Society on Friday October 27th and Saturday October 28th . The actual cut-off time for pack collection is 6pm on the Saturday. Having come so far, no excuse whatsoever for missing that.Familiarise yourself as much as possible with the race route.