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Thanks Kate, and you’re right, I heard stories of people going off course yesterday. Nice when you don’t have to worry about getting lost…there are enough other things to worry about 😂

Thanks Smashycrashy, it sounds like you got in some good time out on the course yourself. As I like to say, “that’s money in the bank right there”. All the best on Saturday, it looks like being a hot one 🥵

Great, glad it worked for you. I am still using my pair, but only for podcasts.

Thanks for the kind comment and, more importantly, for the honest feedback. Yeah this video in particular had some serious shake going on. I think i was out of practice with the video making process. I have a few more busy months with work but i will be able to put a much bigger emphasis on my FMTR channel after that. I have exciting plans that should see the improvements you have mentioned incorporated into future videos. Thanks again for watching 👍

Thanks Kate. Was good to crank out a video after such a long break from FMTR. More to come 👍

Thanks Joan. I look forward to getting back on those sleepers again ❤️ and making more videos. The time is coming…watch this space 😉

Thanks Sandra. This video went together pretty quickly so I really have no excuse and I do love the process. A few more busy months ahead but already the ideas for new videos I could make are creeping into my subconscious mind. FMTR is only getting started 💪🏃🏻‍♂️🇮🇪

Thanks Tom. As we say in Ireland “I’m back, but I’m not back back” 😂 Still that video went together pretty fast so I have no excuse really for the next one in 6 weeks 👍

Thanks Alan, I know, it’s been a while, right? It will probably continue to be sporadic over to coming months as I wind down over here in The States…but after that?? Watch out world here I come 😂😂

Thanks. Yeah it was unfortunate the course needed to be moved. The original course looked like one very interesting big loop out of, and back into, Big Bear Village. At least the show still went on. Thanks for commenting 👍

Thank’s for that, looking back on the video I think it makes it look easier than it actually was 🥵

Thanks Tadeusz, ha ha, you’re right, the shades are very SoCal 😂😂. Glad to be back myself. Two of my big loves are racing and making videos so hopefully I can continue to eek out the time amidst all the other things going on.

Thank you, you’re right, clearly I wasn’t trying hard enough 😂😂 Glad to be back making videos though. I really enjoy the process 👍

Ha ha thank you, I appreciate the support. I see plenty more videos to be made on the horizon so hang tight because we’re in for a bumpy ride 😂😂

Thank you but be aware I did lose the high notes after the fix. Still works fine for podcasts but I wouldn’t use them to appreciate music unless I was really stuck 👍

Yep, same happened for me. Still use them for podcasts though. I will never buy Aftershockz again 😡

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.

Thank you. I’m a big fan of EcoTrail Wicklow.

​@@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.

Thanks for the advice. Much appreciated.

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 🌊

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 💪🏃🏻‍♂️❤️

@@filmmytrailrun thanks brotha!! great information and great video!!

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 🏃🏻‍♂️💪⛰️

Thanks Joe, yeah, that day worked out better than I had expected. I hope your own running is going well.

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 😀

Thank you, and thanks for watching 🙏

That works too 👍💡

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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 🏃🏻‍♀️❤️🇮🇪

Apologies for the slow response, I’ve been off TH-cam 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 🏃🏻‍♂️⛰️💪

Thank you 🙏

Ha ha, that’s too funny 😂 The very best of luck on Sunday. Keep the energy going in and you’ll do just fine 💪🏃🏻‍♂️🥳

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.

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 👍

Thanks Tadeusz, just another day at the office these days 😂

Thanks Murs, L.A. Marathon on St. Patrick’s Day. Yeah, had to be done ☘️

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 ❤️

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 Aine, yeah, delighted to finish under the 3 hours, especially when I was wearing the green on St. Paddy’s Day. Go On The Irish !! 🇮🇪 ☘️ 🏃🏼‍♂️

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.

I had to summon the beast within. You’ll know all about it in a few months. I look forward to cracking that nut together 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️

Thanks Alan, yeah you won’t hear me complain about that. Very happy with the result. Thanks for checking out the vid 👍

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 Pah, I’m very happy with how that ended up. Bit of a grind mind you but I guess that only made it all the sweeter 😉

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.

Thanks Kate, yeah, quiet streets in LA is a rare sight indeed. Great day out in the city.

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 🏃🏻‍♂️💪

As you always are 🙏 Thanks sis