Brockagh Burst

Description:

A 6km circular route submitting Brockagh East Top

County:

Wicklow

Date:

Saturday 28th March, 2015

Time:

12:00

Climb (m):

200

Distance (km):

6.00

Event Difficulty:

4 (2,1,1) - Moderate Terrain, <200M ascent, <6Km

Race Marking:

- Route fully marked

GPS Allowed:

Yes

Leagues:

Spring League 

Route Description:

Short course and junior course consists of a smaller loop. At the top of the grassy bank (2.5 km up), juniors and short course runners will turn left back down to the Wicklow Way instead of turning right up to Brockagh East summit.

Getting There:

Follow normal directions to the village of Laragh and drive past McCoy's Petrol Station. Take the turn up towards the Brockagh Resource Centre (on your right if coming into Laragh from Dublin or Wicklow, left if coming from Wicklow Gap)

Organisers Instructions:

Registration and parking is the Brockagh Centre in Laragh and will be open from 10:45 to 11:45. No late entries will be accepted. Race start is on the crossroads with the Wicklow Way in Brockagh Woods. This is a 1 km run/walk from the registration, so please leave sufficient time to get there. Please park here if possible. Overflow car parks can be found at Lynhams of Laragh and Laragh Woods entrance although these are limited. We will be charging €2 per car which will be donated to Brockagh Centre. Car pool as much as possible. VOLUNTEERS: Please meet at 10:15 to leave us thirty minute preparation time before registration opens. Meet at Brockagh Centre entrance

Prizegiving Location:

Lynhams of Laragh, Laragh, Co. Wicklow

Volunteers (Non-Running)

You need to have done 2 non-running volunteer roles in a calendar year to qualify for end of year prize

Current Volunteers

Role	Volunteers	Accepted	Run
Race Director		Rene Borg	No
Deputy Race Director		Aoife Joyce	No
First Aid Officer		Martina Nolan	No
Laptop Operator		James H Cahill	No
Helper		Juju Jay	No
Helper		Barry O'Neill	No
Helper		Rachel Wisdom	No
Helper		Marcus Murphy	No
Helper		Róisín McDonnell	No
Helper		Patsy McCreanor	No
Helper		Eddie Cousins	No
Helper		Padhraig Ryan	No
Helper		Lillian Deegan	No

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

Current Volunteers

Role	Volunteers	Accepted	Run
Race Marker		Niall Corrigan	Yes
Helper		Catherine Devitt	Yes
Helper		Ian Browne79	Yes

Carpool