Weather Outlook for Dublin Marathon 2018
Weather Outlook for Sunday's Marathon
SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 2018
9am, Sunday October 28th 2018
This page will be updated over the coming days, as weather (in particular) firms up
08:00am Saturday October 27th: Weather outlook continues to improve, with wind forecasts abating considerably, lessening windchill. Runners still need to be mindful that it will be colder than it has been up to now.
Best of Luck Everyone!
10:30pm, Thursday October 25th: Less than 60 hours to go! Weather is starting to firm up, with little change from previous predictions, so it looks like being pretty cold throughout the event. While forecasts seem pretty much the same across several sites, the main difference seems to be change in cloud cover during the morning, with one site forecasting the sky to cloud over during the course of the morning. Unfortunately, if this happens, it will reduce any solar heat runners may benefit from.
As it is, temperatures are predicted to range from 5C at 9am to 9C at 12 noon, however there is a predicted 4C wind chill, so hat & gloves, and maybe an extra layer, are advisable. Also best not to be hasty in discarding the extra material too soon. You can always tuck things into your shorts, temporarily at least, until you're sure that you really, really don't need them anymore.
Also be sure that you have warm clothes to change into afterwards - layers are probably best.
11pm, Tuesday October 23rd: 4 days to go! ....106 hours to be precise. and it's still too early to be sure of things. General consensus between the various weather forecasts is that it is going to be significantly colder after Friday .... BUT a predicted bulge from Arctic regions will have a significant impact, however the precise timing and location is still unclear. Current forecasts have it coming down later on Friday, but if it shifts further West, if will be very cold, while a little further east and things will be cooler than at present, but perhaps not as cold as some predictions. It's a bit like reading chicken entrails!
11pm, Monday Oct 22nd: 5 days to go! It's still *WAY* too far out for the weather on Sunday to be predicted with the level of accuracy required for any decent marathon plan...so we'll update the page each day. By Friday however, we should have a pretty realistic idea of what to expect on the day.
Weather Outlook, 9am, Sunday - Updated 8am Saturday
Predicted Rainfall: Nil
Predicted Wind: Light to Medium Northerly Wind
Predicted Temperature: 5C (9am) - 10C (12 noon), with slight Windchill
Cloud cover: Little or no cloud
Predicted Weather as at 0800 Saturday
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| Predicted Temperature, 9am - see scale below | Predicted Wind, 9am |
Predicted Weather as at 2100 Thursday
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| Predicted Cloud Cover, 9am | Predicted Rainfall, 9am | Predicted Wind, 9am | Predicted Temperature, 9am - see scale below |
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| Predicted Cloud Cover 1pm | Predicted Cloud Cover 10am |
This is how one forecast predicts cloud cover changing over the morning, reducing solar heat
Predicted Weather as at 2300 Tuesday
Change over 24 hours: Less Cloud Cover, Rain front dissipated, wind slackened, though predicted to be quite strong in Irish Sea
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| Predicted Cloud Cover, 9am | Predicted Rainfall, 9am | Predicted Wind, 9am | Predicted Temperature, 9am - see scale below |
Predicted Weather as at 2300 Monday
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| Predicted Cloud Cover, 9am | Predicted Rainfall, 9am | Predicted Wind, 9am | Predicted Temperature, 9am - see scale below |
Follow Your Clubmates, Friends or the Front Runners Live on the Day - Your Choice:
Live Streaming
The SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon will be live streamed via the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon YouTube Page.
Fans will be able to watch every moment of the action live, from 8am-5pm. The commentary team for the day will comprise of some well-known names from Irish Athletics, including Ian O'Riordan, Dave Hooper, Frank Greally, Catherina McKiernan, Liam Moggan and Feidhlim Kelly
Social Media
You will also be able to keep up to date with all the action on the Dublin Marathon Twitter and Facebook pages
Course Video
This year, there have been more course changes in the initial stages, due to on-going works and testing of the new Luas line. You can get a rapid over view of the course from SSE Airtricity Dubllin Marathon's video of the course - it's worth looking at.
Course Maps & Elevation Profile
Water stations, Portaloos, First-Aid etc
Course Map - Satellite View
Course Elevation Profile
Water Stations
There will be 1,486 volunteers helping on the course on the day.
There will be ten water stations along the route, giving out over 61,000 litres of Tipperary water, and 13,500 bottles of Lucozade Sport:
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9.5 Miles
11 Miles
13 Miles
16 Miles
19 Miles
21 Miles and
24 Miles
Pacing Groups
Pacers will be running at 10 minute interval target paces, between 3 hours and 5 hours, running the distance at a steady pace, to get their particular pace group over the line at their indicidual target time. Normally each pace has two, or more, pacers. Towards the later stages, in particular, they tend to split, with one of the pacers leading the group, while the other drops towards the back of the group, offering encouragement to those who may be going through a bad patch.
Parking Info From Marathon Organisers
SSE Dublin Marathon 2018 Parking for Participants and Spectators at Q-Park Stephens Green, Q-Park Clerys and Q-Park Christchurch.
Parking is available at Q-Park Stephens Green with entrances on York Street, Mercer Street and Glovers Alley at a reduced rate of €15 for 24 hours parking. Please note Q-Park Stephens Green is open 24 hours per day.
Parking is available at Q-Park Clerys with entrance off Cathal Brugha Street at a reduced rate of €14 for 24 hours parking. Please note Q-Park Clerys is open 24 hours per day.
Parking is available at Q-Park Christchurch with entrance off Werburgh Street at a reduced rate of €15 for 24 hours parking. Please note Q-Park Christchurch is open 24 hours per day.
The parking offers are only available through pre-booking your parking and are not available at the car park of the day of the event. This offer is available from October 27th – 29th 2018 inclusive.
To avail of these offers please book online via the link to the Q-Park website below. Select Dublin Q-Park Stephens Green, Dublin Q-Park Clerys or Q-Park Dublin Christchurch then the Pre Book Parking Now button and select the 24 Hour Parking (From Entry) product and then use the promo code: SSE18 to activate the discount.
Please follow the instructions supplied after booking for entry and exit of car parks.
To book this offer and for more information on Q-Park car parks, please visit www.q-park.ie
Start / Finish Map
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