Map Series 14 - Irishtown Stadium Location

Location of Irishtown Stadium where weekend track sessions are held during the summer. Warmup and cooling down jogs in Ringsend Park next door. Free parking available at the stadium & €5 fee to use facilities (hot showers!).


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Map Series 13 - Sportsworld Bushy Park Sprinting Markers

These are locations of the markers for sprinting sessions during the summer months in Bushy Park. 200m, 400m, 600m, 800m & 1000m.


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Map Series 12 - Sportsworlds Figure of 8 Loop

This is an approx 1 mile training loop used in Bushy Park during the Summer months.


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Map Series 11 - Sportsworlds Bandstand Loop

This is an approx 800m training loop around Bushy Park's Bandstand used during the summer months.


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Map Series 10 - Sportsworlds Fartlek

The classic fartlek training loop. The staple for our summer months in Bushy Park. Pick up and drop off pace as per markings. A lap is approx 2 miles.


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Map Series 9 - Sportsworlds The Dodder Loop

This is a weekend run along the banks of the Dodder from the Clubhouse to Donnybrook enjoyed by club members. Approx 8 miles.


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Map Series 8 - Sportsworlds The Waterworks - Inner loop

This is a popular and relativity flat run along side the picturesque bohernabreena reservoirs.

Option 1:
Start at Front Gate as marked on map(Free Parking Available), run to the back gate and return. (Approx 5 miles)

Option 2:
Start at Front Gate as marked on map(Free Parking Available), run out the Back Gate and do the back loop around the farms and return. (Approx 7 miles)

Option 3:
Start at Old Mill Pub (Free Parking available in Londis car park opposite Pub)- run through front gate, run out the back gate and do the back loop around the farms and return. (Approx 9 miles)


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Map Series 7 - Sportsworlds The Waterworks - Outer Loop

A hilly 10 miler training run all on roads around the Bohernabreena reservoirs from the Old Mill Pub, Tallaght. Free Parking available in Londis car park opposite The Old Mill Pub.

This is also a traditional St. Stephans Day morning run...yes its the truth!

8 Mile Option - Park at front gate (Free Parking Available) as marked on map. Run around outside loop as mapped but upon reaching the church take a left and return to front gate car park instead of continuing onto the Old Mill Pub.


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Map Series 6 - Sportsworlds Phoenix Park Loop

Sportsworlds weekend 10 Mile Phoenix Park Loop. Free Parking and meeting point is at the Civil Service Car Park. There is a wide variety in the paces that people run, and quicker ones add a couple of miles on at the end. Once every one is back, coffee and scones are devoured.

(Approaching from City Centre - Enter Park, go straight through first roundabout and the Civil Service Car Park is the first left, opposite Dublin Zoos Entrance)


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Map Series 5 - Sportsworlds Ballyboden Lap

This is an approx 5 mile run used during training nights as a pace run. Starting at the top of Fortfield Road and finishing at the clubhouse.


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Map Series 4 - Sportsworlds Rathfarnham Loop

Approx 2.5 mile loop around perimeter of Bushy Park used for pace runs.


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Map Series 3 - Sportsworlds 1min On/Off Loop

A map of the loop used for fartlek sessions in winter months. Its approx 2 miles, starting and finishing at the corner of Rathfarnham Shopping Centre/Bushy Park. The group warm up and cool down by jogging to & from the clubhouse together.


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Map Series 2 - Sportsworlds St Marys Loop

This loop is used for weekend cross country training in Phoenix Park. Free parking is available at the Civil Service car park which is also the meeting point for the warm up/cool down to the starting point.

(Approaching from City Centre - Enter Park, go straight through first roundabout and the Civil Service Car Park is the first left, opposite Dublin Zoos Entrance....so no excuses!!!)


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Map Series 1 - Sportsworlds The Bank Loop

This is an approx 1 mile training loop used during the winter months. The group warm up and cool down by jogging to & from the clubhouse together whilst the loop starts & finishes at the AIB bank in Rathfarnham village.


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Sportsworld Map Series

Over the coming weeks we’ll be posting a series of maps of all your favorite training runs. We’ll start tomorrow with the routes generally used during the winter months, then move into some of the longer runs such as the Phoenix Park and the Waterworks before posting the routes used during the summer. Ever wondered when to pick up the pace and when to ease off during the fartlek…..then wonder no more!

We’ll also have some photos to accompany each map along with notes where to park for areas away from Bushy Park. If any budding photographers out there want to send in some pictures then feel free and we'll attach it to the relevant map. And you have any suggestions for maps or comments then don’t hesitate to contact us.

Also as you know the Club Titles page has been started. But there is only so much we can research online and so many results sheets we can trawl through without going cross-eyed so if you are a present or past member don't be shy or modest and contact with any details you may have of Sportsworld titles we've missed. We just need to know who, what, where & when....the how you can keep to yourself!
Cheers
Eoin

Long Slow Run : Phoenix Park

With marathon season coming near this is an initial stab at outlining the standard 10 mile loop that we use in the phoenix park on sunday morning. The usual plan is to meet and start at 9.30 from the civil service grounds. There is a wide variety in the paces that people run, and quicker ones add a couple of miles on at the end. Once every one is back, coffee and scones are devoured.


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Good luck to lucy, michael, packie, liam, the two pauls, ed and trevor in the national half marathon in ballybofey this sunday, they've all done is route enough times to do it blind folded.