Howth Winter

Description:

Howth Winter Route

County:

Dublin

Date:

Sunday 15th January, 2017

Time:

11:00

Climb (m):

255

Distance (km):

5.71

Event Difficulty:

6 (3,2,1) - Difficult Terrain, 200M - 500M ascent, <6Km

Race Marking:

- Route fully marked

GPS Allowed:

Yes

Leagues:

Leinster Spring League 

Route Description:

Start is in Deerpark golf course car park. The race will start at the back of the car park near the hotel with around 100m run before you have a sharp right and left turn along the side of the hotel bar. 50 metres later and you are on the lap at the foot of the Deerpark climb.

The lap is a figure 8 comprising the Deerpark loop and the Shielmartin loop. All runners do the first half of the Deerpark loop in a clockwise direction and then either one or two laps of the Shielmartin loop (it starts with a steep climb) in an anti-clockwise direction. Seniors do 2 laps and Juniors 1 lap. After Shielmartin, runners finish the second half of the Deerpark loop in a clockwise direction.

The underfoot conditions are slippy and rocky especially on the descents so you need to take considerable care.

Getting There:

Deerpark Golf club Howth Castle, Howth, Co Dublin

Organisers Instructions:

Please see new registration details for 2017 in events and/or the forum post for a list of FAQs

MANDATORY Equipment for this race is a Jacket. Failure to produce this at the Finish line will result in a DNF

Prizegiving Location:

Deerpark Golf club Howth Castle, Howth

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		Laura Flynn	No
Race Marker		Gerry Brady	No
Race Marker		Val Jones	No
Laptop Operator		Daniela Boehm	No
Shadow laptop operator		Eoin Syron	No
Helper		Lindsey Heppenstall	No
Helper		Paul O'Callaghan	No
Helper		Matthew Sammon	No
Helper		Tim Chapman	No
Helper		Ronan Hickey	No
Helper		Mary Collins	No
Helper		Tina Bergin	No
Helper		Jacqueline Kearns	No
Helper		Orla McEvoy	No
Helper		Brendan Pollard	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
Deputy Race Director		Karen Devenney	Yes
Race Marker		Trevor Woods1	Yes
Helper		David Rouse	Yes

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