Irish Mountain Running Association

Howth Winter

Description: New one lap route starting from Howth GAA club
County: Dublin
Date: Sunday 13 January, 2008
Time: 11:00 AM
Climb (m): 200
Distance (km): 8.20
Event Difficulty: 4 (1,1,2) - Easy Terrain, <200M ascent, 6Km - 10Km
Race Marking:

- Route fully marked
Course Record: Men: 30:19 (Paul Nolan), Women: 34:46 (Beth McCluskey). These are for the current version, Howth has undergone several forced and non-forced alterations since its inception 1-Lap (2009) Version Men: 33:29 (Peter O'Farrell, Rathfarnham) Women: 39:17 (Mags Greenan, Clonliffe)
Leagues: Winter League
Route Description: Two laps of the main Howth peaks starting and finishing at the GAA club.
Getting There: GAA Club, Dungriffin Rd., Howth, Co. Dublin G.R. O 284396

Volunteering

Current Volunteers

Role	Volunteers	Accepted	Run
Race Marker	Diarmuid O'Colmain		No
Helper		James Higgins	No
Helper	Jim Fitzharris		No

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Carpool

Forum Messages

Author	Date	Message
ciaran kelly	Jan 11, 11:28AM	hi, I am new to this and hoping to attend and join on Sunday in Howth. Does the event go ahead rain or shine? Thanks ciaran
tom p	Jan 11, 11:56AM	I never did this either and was thinking of trying it but was wondering : Would the likes of asics 2120's do for Howth as i have never been in Howth let alone gone running up a hill there..--what kind of terrain is it?Surely it's a mud bath after the recent weather and it's probably waders i need instead?
Rene Borg	Jan 11, 12:04PM	Hi guys, You can run Howth in normal runners without killing yourself. Still trail shoes would be recommended especially in foul weather. But your normal runners should be fine if you're just out to try it. The race will go ahead unless the conditions are so ridiculous they are dangerous, but even if that happened then you can be sure a lot will run it anyway (uninsured!), myself included. We've run races in 10m visibility in the snow, or in hailing rainstorms, so it'll take a bit.
Justin Rea	Jan 11, 2:07PM	One of the benefits of running on mountains is that the water tends to run off them. There are a few notable exceptions (like the ride in Ballinastoe!) Normal runners are usually OK except for a technical descent. This is where mud, or scree, or other unstable footing makes the path tricky. To be honest, your experience and technique makes much more of a difference than what kind of shoes you wear. It would be fun to see you do Howth in waders though ;-)
Charlie O'Connell	Jan 11, 9:43PM	For what categories will there be overall League results and awards? Last year it was confined to Senior runners only. I thought this a bit unfair to the many Masters who participated.
Chris Carey	Jan 12, 11:56AM	How much is the entry fees for the races? Do you need to sign up for the league series or just individual races? Thanks
Justin Rea	Jan 12, 4:15PM	Entry fee is ?7 for each race. Annual registration is ?10 that does you for the whole year for any IMRA race. Each race has a sign in where you retrieve your number. Hand it back in after each race.
Rene Borg	Jan 13, 9:37PM	Here are the preliminary club results for today's race, until we get the automatic calculation working and the names cleaned up (3D Tri club appearing with three different names etc.) Very competitive! Men's Teams 1st Clonliffe Harries 15 (Feargal Hartnett 4, Ronan Hartnett 5, Dermott Murphy 6) 2nd Crusaders AC 20 (Shane O'Rourke 2, Alan O'Keefe 3, Rene Borg 15) 3rd Setanta 67 (Eoin Keith 1, Andreas Kusch 31, Kevin O'Riordan 35) 4th 3D Triathlon 146 (Sean Farrell 36, Eoman Quinn 43, Michael Blighe 66) 5th Rathfarnham WSAF 165 (Kevin Grogan 10, Mike Long 11, Barry Minnock 144) 6th GEN 208 (Alan Ayling 33, Joe Lalor 50, Brendan Doherty 125) Women's Teams 1st Clonliffe Harriers 24 (Bronagh Ni Bhriain 5, Karen Duggan 6, Maura Matthews 11) 2nd Crusaders AC 25 (Aoife Joyce 1, Niamh Ni Cholmain 10, Eva Fairmaner 14) 3rd Sportsworld 67 (Jackie O 9, Catherine King 27, Deirdre Horan 31)
Feargal Hartnett	Jan 13, 10:34PM	Hi Rene, First off I really enjoyed the race this morning and hope to run lt more throughout the year. I must go in search of getting a prpoer pairof trail runners. I am not sure if your the site moderator but when I clicked on my name under my race history it states I ran two races in 2007. Today was my first ever mouantain race aprt from the WW relay last year. Rgds Feargal
Rene Borg	Jan 13, 10:58PM	Hi Feargal, you've been registered as another person of the same name then. Sinead Roche is our Results and Data Secretary and can fix that for her, just send her a mail on sinead.roche@imra.ie. You'll probably appear as Feargal Hartnett with your birth year behind your name on the site then.
cormac o ceallaigh	Jan 14, 7:24AM	Well done to Ray and his team for doing such a super job in organising yesterday race, for the first race of the league and with registering 150 runners!, and having the hot showers laid on....excellent!
Neil Wilson	Jan 14, 8:22AM	Many thanks for a fantastic run event yesterday morning.Realy enjoyed the company and frendly and supportive organisation. It was my first hill run and look forward to the next race..
Moire O'Sullivan	Jan 14, 9:07AM	Just wanted to echo Cormac and Neil's comments there... Amazing level of organisation there on Sunday! Registration was smooth, numbers all printed with OSI sponsorship, even membership cards! I brought some new faces along, and they were all seriously impressed by the thrill of the race and how friendly the atmosphere was. Definitely was a day when I was truly proud to be a member of IMRA :o)
Colum King	Jan 14, 9:30AM	Hey Guys, just wanted to say thanks for a great race. Thats my first Hill Run and I think Im addicted now!! Great organisation, perhaps I can help out in the future. See ye at Three Rock...
Mark McLoughlin	Jan 14, 10:09AM	Another first timer here - really enjoyed the race, impressive organisation, thanks to all involved!
Rene Borg	Jan 14, 10:55AM	Here are the revised team results as Barry Minnock didn't run the race and was registered by accident, meaning Men's Teams 1st Clonliffe Harries 15 (Feargal Hartnett 4, Ronan Hartnett 5, Dermott Murphy 6) 2nd Crusaders AC 20 (Shane O'Rourke 2, Alan O'Keefe 3, Rene Borg 15) 3rd Setanta 67 (Eoin Keith 1, Andreas Kusch 31, Kevin O'Riordan 35) 4th 3D Triathlon 146 (Sean Farrell 36, Eoman Quinn 43, Michael Blighe 66) 5th GEN 208 (Alan Ayling 33, Joe Lalor 50, Brendan Doherty 125) Women's Teams 1st Clonliffe Harriers 24 (Bronagh Ni Bhriain 5, Karen Duggan 6, Maura Matthews 11) 2nd Crusaders AC 25 (Aoife Joyce 1, Niamh Ni Cholmain 10, Eva Fairmaner 14) 3rd Sportsworld 67 (Jackie O 9, Catherine King 27, Deirdre Horan 31)
Rene Borg	Jan 14, 12:38PM	Second amendment: the correct score for Clonliffe ladies is of course, 22 points. This will be amended on the resuls page.
Sinead Roche	Jan 14, 7:56PM	Runner history for Feargal Hartnett has now been corrected. Cheers, Sinead
Rene Borg	Jan 15, 7:17AM	Good going Fergal, on you and Ronan running the BHAA and the Howth race with a good finish like that on consecutive days. Does the term "over-racing" mean nothing to you? ;-)
Mick Hanney	Jan 15, 12:18PM	Sounds like the pot calling the kettle black... Regards,
Rene Borg	Jan 15, 1:33PM	Hehe, it was meant in jest as well! A friend of mine once said: "You can only slag people about flaws you posses yourself!" He also said: "So can slag everyone about anything." Nice lad he was...