Knockmealdowns
- Description:
- Knockmealdowns
- County:
- Waterford
- Date:
- Sunday 8th June, 2014
- Time:
- 13:00
- Climb (m):
- 635
- Distance (km):
- 7.00
- Event Difficulty:
- 8 (3,3,2) - Difficult Terrain, >500M ascent, 6Km - 10Km
- Race Marking:
-
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Route not marked - GPS Allowed:
- Yes
- Leagues:
- Munster Championship
- Route Description:
A new route to Knockmealdown
Race will start at the car park at the top of the Vee. It will climb the short shelf on the lower slope of Sugerloaf and cut immediately for the saddle where Sugerloaf meets the Knickmealdown ridge. Once to the wall (marked) follow the wall all the way to the summit of Knockmealdown itself.
Descend via same route.
From here drop down to the Vee car park to the finish.
- Getting There:
The Vee, Clogheen, Co. Tipperary
Registration is in the large carpark at the top of The Vee Gap, on the R668 going from Lismore to Cahir. It's about 8.5km south of the village of Clogheen, and 12.5km north of Lismore
OSI grid reference: S 030 100
- Organisers Instructions:
This race is open to all and the cost is €10 per person. If you have already raced an IMRA race this year, please bring your number with you.
if NOT, please print a membership form from the 'Forms' section of site and bring on the day.
- Prizegiving Location:
TBD
Volunteers (Non-Running)
You need to have done 2 non-running volunteer roles in a calendar year to qualify for end of year prize
Volunteers (Running)
Check with race director if they have a need for people volunteering and running. Race directors need a minimum number of people available throughout the race to make the race work so non-running volunteers are preferable. While it can be helpful, volunteering in a volunteer and race capacity does not count towards qualifying for end of year prize
