Dublin Marathon Report October 29th 2017 Niall Doyle BIB : 437 After a good night's sleep (aided by the hour going back) I rose at 7am. Body weight was 80.1kg before breakfast. Everything was prepared the day before so after a small bowl of pasta I left the house at 7.30. Roads were clear and I got into town and parked on Fitzwilliam Lane before 8.00. I had been sipping away at my water bottle since waking but was anxious not to over hydrate. It felt good to mingle amongst the other runners and after I did my bag drop I wandered up to the junction of Fitzwilliam Street and Merrion Square. I felt good. Very focused. I spotted familiar faces from other races earlier in the year. The weather was overcast with occasional spots of rain with temperatures of about 12. No appreciable wind. I stretched a little without overdoing it. My right calf which had been concerning me since the day before seemed to be more settled. It was about 8.15 by now and after a trip to the