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Is ' Every Distance' the official name of the camera?
I have not seen an 020; Does that camera have the main body made from metal?
So. The All Distance is a 020 with some trim changes: That black painted metal frame, protection maybe?
The transfer printed trim about the lens says "Every Distance", but it is otherwise the same as the 020. It looks like these were both around at the same time, or one came shortly after the other.
This camera has a 104mm f14 lens. Shutter speeds of 1/30th of a sec + 'T'. I guess the average film speed of the time was between 50 & 80 ASA.
The Coronet has a flat film plane. I expect that the edges are going to fairly soft
The post war box cameras had a curved film plane, because the simple meniscus lens has a curved field & so edge sharpness could be improved.
This Coronet box camera had been abandoned in a loft perhaps judging by the corrosion present.
The viewfinders & the outer surface of the lens were filthy, but the shutter worked without having to be interfered with.
The actual shutter speed seems to be pretty slow 1/30th (or less).
'The Fimber Picnic Area' of Bank Holiday 6th may 2013 was the best of the test roll I shot & it looks over-exposed. Maybe the shutter is slow or as may be more likely it is just over exposing & I ought to have used Pan F, not FP4.
The biggest difficulty when using the camera is the poor viewfinders, they are the size of my smallest finger nail. It is hard to see that the framing of the subject is level.
Seven Months into 2018...
I started distance swimming once again in 2017 and was able to complete 100 miles by the end of the year. I was quite pleased with that since I hadn’t done anything like that since my early twenties. Well, in 2018 I have increased the distance so that in only seven months I have swam 4,500 lengths of the Olympic size pool, which is 130 miles! I didn’t realize this is so unusual until a swim instructor told me that hardly anyone my age does this type of excessive distance swimming and it puts me into a tiny minority. I am posting this now since Carol and I hope to start traveling more, if possible, and this personal record of mine is sure to greatly taper off then.
(Note: photo has been touched up and brightened for clarity)
Well we did it.. another week of social distancing and isolation over. It's been another strange week of doing nothing yet doing to much all at once.. life with kids I suppose. A few new trinkets arrived during the week, but as always, I'm playing catch up.
Today, we look at the Nendoroid Atlus and P-Body figures from Good Smile Company, which were purchased during the year end clearance at EB Games.
Atlus and P-Body are both from a game titled "Portal 2" by Valve Software.. the guys who are most famous for Half Life, and of course the who Steam infrastructure itself. I've never played the game, and Wikipedia kind of helped, but it seems to me that they're the characters players take on when playing multiplayer - canonically, they are robots created by GlaDOS, the main antagonist of the series to serve as test subjects in various trials.
Now, strangely enough, unlike other discounted high priced items, it apparently wasn't hard to find these. I say apparently because I had work that day but my wife was able to find them despite showing up to a store an hour after it opened.
I can sort of see why.
So each figure generally comes with the same pack ins. There's the figure itself, a pair of spare hands (one of which is dedicated to holding the Portal gun), the aforementioned gun, a pair of "portals", and the standard Nendoroid base.
That's it.. no face plates or other bits and pieces.
The main selling point is really their quirky good looks.. it's not like the game was ultra violent, or the bots had anything that translated into an action figure. In fact, I was kind of surprised to learn they (Good Smile) even made anything from Portal 2, let alone both Nendoroids and Figmas of these characters.
One "gimmick" exclusive to Atlus is that you can pop open his Core, and slap in the Nendoroid face of your choice.. well, most of them. It only works with the classic Nendoroid face design where the "hair" comes off the top of the head. No idea if this is something they threw in, or if its related to the game.
Articulation is wonky to say the least. If you couldn't tell, while the robots are humanoid, they're definitely not human shaped, which means articulation is going to be weird to begin with.
Generally speaking, the figures have knee, hip, a form of torso twist, shoulders, bicep swivel, elbows, and wrists - Atlus can also rotate its eyeball. I presume due to the overall build of this, most of the joints aren't actually sitting on Nendoroid pegs, and instead are just sized to use the pegs, resulting in two dimensional movement only. All this is to say that the figures may actually be more restricted in movement than your typical Nendoroid release.
From a paint perspective, well.. there isn't much paint at all. All the primary colours on the figure (white, grey, black) are all unpainted. It's really just the streaks of colour and the decals that are applied. The paint IS clean, mind you, but there just isn't very much of it.
Build quality is probably where the figures take the most heat. The finish on the plastic is good - no rough edges or poorly cut parts. Joints do their job, and there are no issues with regards to limb length. The issue is that these figures are both very, very flimsy. A pain in the ass they might be, I've never said a Nendoroid is fragile. In this case, the figures are effectively thin walled, hollow bodies.
The plastic used seems a bit on the brittle side and as such manipulating the limbs can be a bit daunting, particularly if yours is a bit stiff. Then there's the concern with regards to simply chipping the figure if it drops too high or other minor impacts that don't typically bother a Nendoroid or Figma. This material issue also results in the figures being much lighter than they normally would be, and interferes with posing despite there not being an issue with a giant head.
So overall, they're OK action figures, but other than the quality of the finished parts, really don't warrant the full price of a Nendoroid. I'd say even as far as a fan of the Portal games go, unless it's horrible expensive, you're probably better off getting the Figma, unless you're looking for something to add to the cute shelf.
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Lies Baas 2011
People gathering, going the distance for a spot at the New Years Dive in Scheveningen on 01-01-2011
A railroad yard, with mountains (not sure which) in the distance. Shot either from my room on the 54th floor, or from the Sun Dial restaurant at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel. In the distance, on the horizon, is Plant Bowen, a coal-fired power plant that ranked third in the nation in net generation in 2006. It was also the top producer of sulfur dioxide. Steam rises from four cooling towers, each over 300 feet high, beside two smokestacks, each 1000 feet high. It is operated by Georgia Power Company.
This is a photograph from the 3rd Annual Meath Spring Half Marathon and 10KM Road Races hosted by Bohermeen AC on the 2nd March 2014 at 12:00 at Bohermeen, Ardbraccan, Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland. This year's event included a 10KM race which replaced the 5KM event held on the previous years. This event has grown quickly in popularity over the past few years with this year's entry of 700 beating the previous race numbers of 680. This half marathon event is perfectly placed in the Irish running calendar as it provides runners of all levels and abilities an opportunity to test the half marathon distance in preparation for a Spring Marathon or as the first serious running goal of the New Year. Bohermeen AC is steeped in Irish athletics history since 1927 and it is this experience and exceptional community spirit and volunteering which has made this event today so successful. The very heavy rain that fell on the 10KM race and the begining of the Half Marathon did nothing to dampen the spirits of the participants. In fact, despite a head wind at certain parts of the course, this was a perfect day for road racing.
Our full set of photographs from today's event are available on Flickr at the following link http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157641717197563/. This set of photographs is mostly of the Half Marathon race but there are some from the 10KM event.
Don't forget to scroll down to see more information about the race and these photographs!
Event Management was provided by Irish Company PRECISION TIMING who provided electronic timing for both events. The results from today's events can be found on Precision Timing's website at this URL [www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer?v=%252Fen%252Fra...]
The Satellite Navigation Coordinates to Bohermeen are [53.650882,-6.77989] and is accessible using the M3, N2 and N52
The routing for the 2014 event has changed slightly from previous year. In 2014 the race starts about 100m away from the Bohermeen Club Race HQ [See Google StreetView in the direction of the imagery goo.gl/maps/rtj1X] and the race proceeds down the road towards Navan. Just before the 1st mile the race takes a right turn [see Google Streetview goo.gl/maps/iGrR0] which brings runners on the route of the famous Patrick Bell 5KM Road Race route held at Bohermeen every summer. Then the route turns slightly eastwards and this brings the race along a beautiful stretch of rural countryside road. This connects runners with the main loop [see Google StreetView goo.gl/maps/gLI1l] where the race follows the N51 towards Navan. The race must now complete this loop (which passes through the start area and past the finish) and then a full loop again before finishing in the Athletics track. The only hills to speak of in this course are on the the stretch where the race route crosses the M3 motorway (see Google Streetview - as of March 2014 their imagery is a little out of date for the M3 goo.gl/maps/tcdJX). The only major climb on the course must be tackled twice as the road rises up over the M3 Motorway. This comes at about the 5M and 11.5 Mile mark in the race.
Some useful links to other web-resources related to this race
Bohermeen AC Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/bohermeen.ac?fref=ts
2014 Spring Half Marathon Route: www.runningmap.com/?id=641747
2014 Spring Half Marathon 10KM Race Option Route: www.runningmap.com/?id=641752
Google Streetview of the Race Start: goo.gl/maps/rtj1X
Google Streetview of the Race Finish and Race Headquarters: goo.gl/maps/qVttR
Internet Homepage for the Spring Half Marathon [www.meathspringhalfmarathon.com/]
Results from 2013 from Precision Timing: www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer?v=%252Fen%252Fra...
Results from 2012 from Precision Timing: www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer?v=%252Fen%252Fra...
The Boards.ie Athletics Forum Thread For 2013 Race [www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056785036&p...]
The Boards.ie Athletics Forum Thread For 2014 Race [www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057078579]
Photographs from previous events
Our Flickr Photograph set from the 2nd Spring Marathon 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157632906920970/
Our Flickr set from the 1st Spring Marathon (2012) www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157629146137284/with...
Photographs from the 2013 event from our friend Paul Reilly [pjrphotography.zenfolio.com/p670974697]
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There are 32 images in this album. All distances are approximate!
1. 0 km - Starting at Victoria Park in East Belfast, free parking and public toilets are available, and this is a short walk from Sydenham Train station where I will return on the train from Lisburn. Enter the park at the junction of Kyle Street and Park Avenue. This is also the start of the Sydenham Greenway, a new public walk that runs along the Conn’s Water.
2. 0.4 km - The Sam Thompson Bridge joins Victoria Park to the Belfast Harbour Estate where this walk takes us left onto Airport Road and towards the city centre.
3. 1.1 km - At the end of Airport Road, at the roundabout, turn right past Harland and Wolff and towards the Belfast SSE Arena and River Lagan.
4. 2.34 km - When you reach the River Lagan, turn left and then make your way cross the Lagan Weir Bridge.
5. 2.77 km - At the end of the bridge, you will turn left, but not before you see the Big Fish, Salmon of Knowledge are installation.
6. 2.9 km - The historic success of Belfast as a trading port was due to the local trades that supported shipbuilding. On your right you will see the front of a ship chandlers shop, sadly no longer trading.
7. 2.9 km - The Beacon of Hope - it’s love or hate.
8. 3.2 km - The footpath continues along the River Lagan with Belfast City to your right. Don’t forget to look behind you at the wonderful city scape.
9. 3.4 km - The two cranes Samson and Goliath are landmarks and remnants of our industrial past.
10. 3.6 km - As Belfast prospered in recent years investment was made into the infrastructure, and Lanyon Place Station (previously Central Station) offers direct rail links to Dublin and limited services to Londonderry in the north, and Bangor to the east.
11. 3.7 km - Descend down the short flight of stairs at the end of the Albert Bridge (named after king Albert) and continue along the riverside walk. You will notice a lot of new development has taken place along this side of the river, around the area known as the gas works.
12. 3.9 km - The path takes you over a caisson, essentially the doors to a small dock. Further testemant to the industrial past.
13. 6.3 km - Continuing to walk south out of the City, you will notice the Lyric theatre to your right.
14. 6.5 km - The walking route has a large section in common with the national Sustrans cycle route, a millennium initiative to make cycling routes more accessible throughout the country.
15. 7.3 km - Passing Cutters Wharf and the rowing clubs of Belfast you come onto the tow path in its more traditional form. Now vacant of traffic and a shared pedestrian and cycle path.
16. Belfast City parliamentary and municipal boundary, Cromac Division, Cromac Ward. Erected 1918. You have now left Belfast.
17. Used as an open air ammunition store, the area on the other side of the canal bears little evidence of this Second World War use, but for a short stretch of steel and concrete where the barges loaded up their explosive cargo.
18. 10 km - Crossing one of many footbridges that criss-cross the River Lagan, this section of Lagan has many clues to the industrial past.
19. Stop at the Lock Keepers Inn for a quick rest. It can get very busy at peak times.
20. Moored (and rather stuck) opposite the Lock Keepers Inn is this industrial barge. Sadly I don’t know anything about it.
21. The Lock Keepers Cottage was restored and opened in 2009 and is open to the public (check times). The cottage is over 100 years old and once housed a keeper who kept watch over the locks and canal on this stretch.
22. 10.5 km After some tricky navigation you should enter Clement Wilson Park. This part of the route deviates slightly from the River Lagan, but soon rejoins the tow path at Shaws Bridge.
23. 11.1 km - You will need to cross the Malone Road and the more modern bridge over the river, with the canoe slalom course and white water on your left, and then descend back to the towpath by Old Shaw’s Bridge.
24. 13.5 km - An old lock at Dunmurry as the River weaves left away from the canal. We continue straight on, following the towpath.
25. 15.8 km - We need to cross the river and now walk on the left side.
26. Following the canal we deviate from the River Lagan course. Think back 100 years and this stretch of canal would have been a busy industrial waterway.
27. 18.4 km - Walking under the impressive Ballyskeagh Bridge, constructed between 1760-1779 the path continues towards Lisburn.
28. 18.6 km - This industrial relic is unlisted and I can find no information about it! Enter through the steel door and look above the door for a beautiful bronze inlaid date of 1913.
29. 20.5 km - Across the Lagan is Hilden Mill, constructed in around 1860 it now lies empty and rotting. The site was chosen as the river provided water and transport routes into the busy worldwide shipping port of Belfast.
30. 22 km - Lisburn is now visible with the Lagan Arts Centre peeping through the trees as you approach. You’ll need to cross the bridge and head towards the Arts Centre on the island.
31. 22.4 km - Crossing the river for the final time behind the Island Civic Centre.
32. 23.2 km - It’s a moderate walk through town to get to the train station for a train to Belfast and onward towards Bangor, remembering to get off at Sydenham! Depending on opening times (Sunday 1pm - 6pm) you should be able to rest your feet in Lisburn centre before getting the regular train back.
I hope you enjoy this walk if you ever do it. It is a fantastic way to appreciate the rich industrial heritage Belfast has, and on a glorious day like mine there are few places that can beat this real mix and vibrancy of scenery. There are still plenty of gems to see that I have not included in my short guide; I’m sure you will enjoy finding them.
"I didn't go to the moon, I went much further — for time is the longest distance between two places."
Tennessee Williams (The Glass Menagerie.)
This is a photograph from the 41st Rennicks Cup and 38th Father Delany Cup 5 Mile Road Race and 5KM Fun Run organised by Bohermeen AC and held at Bohermeen AC, Ardbracan, Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday 8th of September 2013 at 12:00. This is great local club support as the race forms part of the Meath Road Race League.
Electronic timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing [www.precisiontiming.net].
The wonderful atmosphere, the great racing and participation, the work by the club, Meath Athletics, and the local community are a great tribute to the resilience and long tradition of this race. Congratulations to everyone involved. Everything that is good about grassroots athletics and running in Ireland is always on show in Bohermeen.
Bohermeen AC can rightly claim to be one of the most active accredited race organisers in Ireland. In the Spring they host their Spring Half Marathon (see www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157632906920970/), in the summer they host their Patrick Bell 5KM Road Race (see here www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157634010225199/), with proceedings finishing in the early Autumn with the Rennicks Cup. Astonishingly over their 3 race series this year Bohermeen AC have had a total of almost 1,500 participants. These numbers speak for themselves with the proceeds of these races going directly back into the athletics club and grass-roots athletics in the county.
This is photograph is part of a largest set of photographs from the start and the end of the race which are organised into the following Flickr set [http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157635427779978/].
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Overall Race Summary
Participants: Approximately 150 people took part in the 5 mile event. The 5KM had many families involved.
Weather: The weather was slightly mixed. There was a cool breeze seemingly on the face of runners for many parts of the left handed course. There was a very light sure during the early part of the race whilst later in the race there were some heavier showers.
Course: The race starts just west of the Bohermeen Athletics Track and Club House (about 500 meters from the finish line) and proceeds down the straight road (Newline) passing the club house. The race takes runners over the M3 motorway and the a very sharp left turn uphill at Arbraccan brings the runners heading northwards to another left turn and back up a rise over the M3 motorway again. For the remainder of the race the route is flat with no hills or drags. The section between miles 3 and 4 are sheltered by high hedgerows and passes Durhamstown Castle one of the oldest lived in houses in Ireland. The final mile brings runners into Bohermeen village with the school and church to their left. The race then takes its final left turn back onto the straight newline road where runners pass the start of the race and the final 400 meters which brings runners onto the gravel track and across the finish line.
Location Map: Start/finish area and registration etc on Google StreetView [goo.gl/maps/KW9Lt]
Refreshments: The folks at Bohermeen AC and the local community a wonderful spread of sandwiches, cakes, buns, teas and coffees in the sports hall afterwards.
Some Useful Links
Google Streetview of the Location of the Race: goo.gl/maps/KW9Lt
Bohermeen AC Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/bohermeen.ac
Durhamstown castle www.theposhnoshclub.com/ and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durhamstown_Castle
Previous Photographs of this event on our Flickr Account
The 2012 Bohermeen 5 Mile Race on our Flickr account: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157631480629738/
The 2011 Bohermeen 5 Mile Race on our Flickr account:: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157627521363685
The 2010 Bohermeen 5 Mile Race on our Flickr account: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157624815250347
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I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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In 1999 I visited South Africa as the guest of Spoornet (formerly the South African Railways). Of particular interest were the heavy haul lines: coal to Richards Bay and iron ore from Sishen to Saldanha. I was fortunate to ride in the head-end loco cabs for considerable distances on each of these lines.
On June 25, 1999, I was met in Cape Town by a couple of Spoornet managers who took me in their "bakkie" (South African ute or pickup truck) several hundred kilometres along the Atlantic Coast then inland to Loop 4 (Knersvlak) where I would meet the train and ride it back to Saldanha. Loop 4 is 184km from the Port of Saldanha.
We arrived at Loop 4 with around 45 minutes to wait for the train.
A casually asked the Boss man how far did the access track go. Quite a way apparently. Next question, at what speed does the loaded train travel? The answer, 60-70kph. So how fast can you drive on the access track?? Well, safely from 60-80kph.
So I suggested that instead of just waiting for the train, why didn't we head up the access track and meet the train for some photos and then race it back to Loop 4. After some discussion, the guys decided that it was all a bit weird, but why not! Gotta keep the crazy Australian guy happy!
I explained that in Australian railfan turns, this was called a "Train chase" or "motorcading". So off we went in their bakkie (ute) to meet the train.
While driving sedately up the track, our train was spotted some distance away, so we stopped on a small "jump-up" for some photos. I jumped up into the back of the bakkie for a little extra height in what was a very flat, treeless red sandy landscape.
My driver and his mate were in touch with the train crew, so they were aware of our crazy caper. Photos taken, then the chase back to Loop 4 began with just one quick photo stop. My hosts thought this train chasing thing in their bakkie was a whole lot of fun. So back to Loop 4 at quite a rapid clip with just a short wait as our train pulled to a stop and I boarded for my spectacular cab ride down along the Atlantic Coast. My friendly train crew were quite bemused by our madcap chase, but sadly as digital photography wasn't even a thing, I couldn't share my slide photos with them at the time.
So the details (such as they are due to my notebooks being stolen less than two years later back in Melbourne): triple Spoornet distinctive monster 9E locomotives assisted by a 34-class diesel-electric with a loaded iron ore train at Loop 4.
Ist Series 9E electric locomotives were designed specifically for the 861km (535mi) Sishen-Saldanha heavy haul iron ore line. Designed by GEC and built by the Union Carriage & Wagon company (UCW) in Nigel South Africa between 1978-79. Co-Co configuration operating on 50kV AC catenary, quite different to the rest of the SAR network on 25kV AC. This line is the only line in South Africa where electric and diesel-electric locomotives are used as mixed power. In this photo, a 34 class diesel is the fourth unit assisting the 3 E9s.
The heavy haul iron ore train pictured was 210 CR wagons with capacity for 80t of iron ore. In 2007, the wagons were upgraded to 100t with consists increased to 342 wagons at nearly 4km in length. In 2019 the trains were further increased to 375 wagons making them the longest production trains in the world.
(99.045.35_OREX_IronOreMPwt)
Located in the village of Raheny. The station is in walking distance of Bull Island and Dolymount Strand
Raheny is bisected by the Howth Road (R105) and the R809 (coming from Bull Island, in turn Watermill Road, Main Street, Station Road) and is also accessed from the Malahide Road (R107), the coastal James Larkin Road (R807) and the R104 (including the Oscar Traynor Road and Kilbarrack Road).
Raheny railway station, opened on 25 May 1844,overlooking the village centre, serves the DART suburban railway system and the Dublin-Belfast main line, and parts of Raheny are served by other DART stations, Harmonstown and Kilbarrack, on the same line. Raheny is also served by Dublin Bus (routes 29A, 31, 32, 32A, 32B, and the rare 105 and 129, and at night, 29N and 31N) and has a taxi rank.
10 Mile Race Start: This is a photograph from the annual Ardagh Moydow Glen Community Games 5KM and 10 Mile road races, fun runs, walks and challenges which were held in the heritage village of Ardagh, Co. Longford, Ireland on Saturday 26th February 2022 at 13:00. This race has grown year on year since its first running a few years ago. This is the first time the races have been held in February due to the postponement of the traditional Christmas time fixture from January 2nd 2022.
We have an extensive set of photographs from the race start and the finish on our Flickr photostream set at
www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72177720296976089
Timing and Event management was provided by Irish company MyRunResults - check their website at www.myrunresults.com/
The 10 mile race takes in the local 'Ardagh Mountain' which is a 1 mile continuous climb starting at the 2 mile mark of the 10 mile race. There is, of course, then the reward of a long down-hill stretch after the summit. This forested hill or mountain was once a famous centre of pre-Christian religious worship and is believed to have been the home of a pre–christian diety named Midir (the God of the Underworld), and also a Prince of the "Tuatha De Dannan", the fairy people of Ireland. The hill or mountain itself is named after Brí, the daughter of Midhir and her doomed love, Leith who are reputed to be buried on the hill. The top of the hill offers impressive views of the landscape, particularly north to Longford town and towards the south. The remainder of the race is challenging but fair, with some much smaller and less steep hills in the race profile. Miles 3 - 7 benefit from some downhill as the race route travels around the base of the hills. The roads are predominantly rural roads with little traffic. There is a gradual climb in the final mile of the race which brings runners back into Ardagh village. The 10 mile race finishes in the same finish as the 5KM race. Water stops and adequate stewarding at junctions is provided.
The 5KM race takes a loop around the heritage village of Ardagh. This allows runners, walkers and joggers of all ability to take part over a more manageable distance. Overall this is a very well organised race with accurate courses, good marshalling and traffic control and excellent after race refreshments. The 10 mile race is one of the longest road races held during the Christmas period anywhere in Ireland and has appeal to runners who want to add a longer distance race to their festive calendar of running.
The weather at this year's race was almost perfect for running. The rain managed to stay away and there was only a breeze on certain exposed parts of the course. Indeed conditions could be described as mild with temperatures of 11C. In 2014 there was very frosty icy weather and in 2015 participants were given a very very windy day with heavy rain at the finish of both races. The 2016 and 2017 event seen very suitable weather for road racing in late December in Ireland.
Ardagh is probably County Longford's most picturesque village with many historical and architecturally important features. It is located about 6 miles from Longford town. There has been settlement in the area since around the 5th century.
Our Photographs from Ardagh 10 Mile 2019: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157712400793232
Our Photographs from Ardagh 10 Mile 2018: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157703633931361
Our Photographs from Ardagh 10 Mile 2017: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157688852560892
Our Photographs from Ardagh 10 Mile 2016: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157678237005786
Our Photographs from Ardagh 10 Mile 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157662725299342
Our Photographs from Ardagh 10 Mile 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157649570517620
In the distance, Mt. Hood rises to 11,250 feet (3,429 m) above sea level.
On the Rowena Plateau Trail on the Oregon side of the Columbia River.
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This image forms part of my ongoing project for 2009 on 'Treescapes'. You can see a larger version here - farm1.static.flickr.com/246/3163996586_b89292a4a7_o.jpg.
You can view the collection so far here - www.flickr.com/photos/dougchinnery/sets/72157611685272818...
This is a photograph from the second running of the Athlone Flatline Half Marathon ("The Flatline") was held at Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Saturday 14th September 2013 at 11:00. There was beautiful weather for the event which started and finished at St. Aloysius College near the Canal Banks area of the town just slightly west of the River Shannon. This event was professionally organised and the very flat course meant that many runners both seasoned and new to the scene achieved season or personal bests. Almost 1,000 participants successfully completed the event in the beautiful September sunshine. Everyone involved must be congratulated for the flawless running of the event. This event is sure to go from strength to strength over the coming years. The "Flatline" also included an option for a full marathon which was fully supported by the Marathon Club of Ireland and the East of Ireland Marathon Series. This allowed participants to run the Flatline twice for the qualifying marathon distance. About 80 people took part.
This is a photograph which is part of a larger set of photographs taken at the start and finish of "The Flatline" 2013. The URL of the main set is www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157635495089498/. There are some photographs of the finishers of the marathon.
For reference the satellite navigation Coordinates to the event HQ are (Longitude: -7.948153, Latitude: 53.420575)
Event management and timing was provided by PRECISION TIMING. See their website at [www.precisiontiming.net/]
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Overall Race Summary
Participants: Such is the popularity of the race this year that registration closed for the race in mid-August 2013. There were well over 1,000 participants who took to the start line.
Weather: The weather on the day was almost perfect for running. The runners were bathed in warm September sunshine for the duration of the race and into the early afternoon. In the sections of the race out towards Clonown and around the Bord na Mona areas there was a stiff breeze but nothing major.
Course: "The Flatline" ceratinly lived up to its name. It is as flat a course as one is likely to find. A garmin connect gps trace of the route is provided here [connect.garmin.com/activity/199678412] Geographically the course spends much of the race in County Roscommon with only the first and last kilometers actually in County Westmeath. This gives geographically inclined runners the novel opportunity to race in two Irish provinces in one race. The course had distance markers at every kilometre and mile along the way. There were official pacers provided by the race organisers.
Location Map: Start/finish area and registration etc on Google StreetView [goo.gl/maps/8qCes] - Ample parking was supplied with some over-flow car-parking options also available.
Refreshments: An Alkohol Frei bottle of Erdinger was provided to every finisher as they crossed the line. Light refreshments were served.
Some Useful Links
Precision Timing Results Page: www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer
Facebook Event Page for the 2013 www.facebook.com/events/495900447163378/ (Facebook logon required)
Boards.ie Athletics Discussion Thread about the 2013 race: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056984967
Boards.ie Athletics Discussion Thread about the 2012 race: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=80049447
GARMIN GPS Trace of the Route for 2013: connect.garmin.com/activity/199678412
Race HQ Venue in 2013: St.Aloysius College Athlone : staloysiuscollege.ie/
Race Sponsors Vision Express Athlone: www.visionexpress.ie/opticians/opticians-in-republic-of-i...
Action Physio Athlone: www.actionphysio.ie/
Race photographs from 2012's Flatline - supplied by PIXELS PROMOTIONS: pixelspromotions.zenfolio.com/p126168889 (on route) and at the Finish line pixelspromotions.zenfolio.com/p31872670 - please note these are not our photographs (see www.pixelspromotions.com/).
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