• IMPORTANT NOTICE

    Due to the Storm Eowyn red weather warning and for the safety of all concerned, our MCI Lilliput event & AGM scheduled for Sat Jan 25th in Westmeath has been postponed until further notice.

     

    MEMBERSHIP registration/renewal for 2025 is now open 

    Owing to Athletics Ireland’s registration fee increase we have had to increase our membership fee to €35 to cover the extra cost 

    Club membership is for the calendar year from Jan – Dec

     

Barry Casserly

Q1.When did you start running and what got you interested in it?

Started running for the Dublin Marathon OCT 2011, I just started by going out for a run one night and have continued every since.

Q2. How many marathons have you run?

18

Q3. What’s your favorite event?

Connemara Marathon

Q4. How many miles do you run in a typical week?

60-80 miles

Q5. What’s your best ever running performance?

3Hour 23 min in Limerick this year

Q6. What running shoes do you wear and do you wear racing flats?

Asics

Q7. What was your worst marathon experience?

None so far some are tough but thankfully nothing to serious

Q8. How fast could you run a mile on a track?

Never ran a mile on the track , I suppose 7 min ?

Q9. What’s your marathon PB?

3Hour 23 min

Q10. What’s the best piece of training advice you were ever given?

Don’t really listen to other people training techniques , I listen to my own body

Q11. Have you ever had a serious running injury?

No – Have had 3 operations on my Achilles and when I was younger , no injury’s yet since I started running marathons

Q12. What training session do you find the hardest/dislike the most and what’s your favorite session?

I like running and training don’t dislike any part of it , the only run you regret is the one you never done !

Q13. What is the longest race you have completed?

Marathon

Q14. Do you have a favorite quote [running or otherwise]?

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever” Lance Armstrong

Q15. Weirdest food you’ve ever eaten during a marathon?

Nothing to unusual – I have started eating jaffa cakes

Q16. Strangest thing you’ve ever seen during a marathon?

A man totally collapse and fall on the ground in front of me @ 25 mile mark in Dublin

Q17. What usually goes through your head as you cross the finish line of a marathon?

When is the next one

Q18. Do you get narky if you don’t get a run in?

I sure do the missus could verify this

Q19. Have you ever considered how you’d handle it if you couldn’t run again?

Nope and don’t ever want to

Q20. What event have you not yet completed that you would like to do the most in the future?

Start training for Back to Back multiple marathons next year

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  • Welcome to the Marathon Club Ireland / 100 Marathon Club Ireland website.

    Marathon Club Ireland was formed to encourage all aspects of marathon running in Ireland, from participation to organisation. Formed in November 2010 the club is a non-profit body run by a committee of elected volunteers.

     

    Club membership is open to those who have completed one or more marathons and achievement awards can be purchased to mark the completion of 25 , 50, 75 & 100 marathons.

     

    Achievement medals/awards for 20, 50 or 75 marathons can be purchased by members, following verification of their marathon list, for presentation by a selected member at one of our club events, Please note, while we may sometimes be able to arrange to present medals at non-club events, it is not always possible to do so.

     

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    Members wishing to receive any achievement awards should submit their list of completed marathons, on an excel spreadsheet (sample provided below) to marathonlists@yahoo.ie for verification, allowing at least 2 weeks for processing. Once the list has been verified medals can be paid for in person or via our online shop

    Marathon lists for should give full details of each marathon completed (official event name, location, date, race number and finish time and links to results website where possible)

    Download a sample marathon list spreadsheet  here

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