Ballybraid
- County:
- Wicklow
- Date:
- Sunday 8th May, 2016
- Time:
- 12:00
- Climb (m):
- 700
- Distance (km):
- 15.80
- Event Difficulty:
- 8 (2,3,3) - Moderate Terrain, >500M ascent, >10Km
- Race Marking:
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Route not marked - GPS Allowed:
- Yes
- Leagues:
- Leinster Championship
- Route Description:
- Free Route Choice between the start, 3 Peaks and finish.
- Getting There:
- Race starts at Glenmalure Lodge / Drumgoff Crossroads on the Military Road. Gr. T 107 908
- Organisers Instructions:
- The new race route route starts at the Glenmalure pub crossroads, takes in the summits of Mullacor, Kirikee and Carriglinneen in that order and then finishes outside the pub with a free route choice between these 5 points :-)
You follow the Wicklow Way initially for ~1km and then have a route choice to continue along the Wicklow way or go right to then follow the traditional Ballybraid ascent route. Each route involves steady climbing on forest tracks before the final steep climb on open mountain to reach the eastmost summit of Mullacor marked by a pile of stones. Then from the summit of Mullacor, you head east to col and then take tracks on either right or left of the fence to meet the forest track to take you to the road crossing close to the Shay Elliot memorial. After crossing the road there is a route choice of tracks to get to Kirikee summit and then return to Carriglinneen summit. From here there is a choice of route to bring you back to the finish line. Please avoid routes SE of the finish that involve coming through residential property close to the road :-) The optimum final 300m from SE corner of forest to bring you out on road beside the pub will be marked with red and white tape to minimise time spent on the road on route to finish. East West Map is best used for this event.
All competitors, and particularly those who have not competed this year already, should READ the NEW REGISTRATION GUIDELINES.
We are NO longer accepting MONEY at races.
Unless you intend using a race voucher to pay for the race, you will need to REGISTER ON-LINE for the event and for the year if this is your first race this year.
If you have bought vouchers on line and are collecting them please bring confirmation of payment.
Registration will close at 6PM the evening before the race to allow us print off the list of runners. If you want to run and have missed this you can use your or someone else voucher if they are willing. However you will need to be registered for the year( €10 paid on-line).
On the night you will be directed either to the 'Registered on-line' table to sign in or to the 'pay with voucher' table to have your card punched AND SIGN IN.
If this is your first race this year, you will collect your number which you KEEP for the year. Please bring confirmation of number and registration.
If you have already run this year you will or should have your number with you. Its quite a headache for the organisers if you forget your number so PLEASE bring it.
- Prizegiving Location:
- Glenmalure Lodge, Drumgoff
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
