Devil's Bit
- Description:
- Devil's Bit
- County:
- Tipperary
- Date:
- Wednesday 22nd August, 2018
- Time:
- 19:30
- Climb (m):
- 250
- Distance (km):
- 6.50
- Event Difficulty:
- 5 (2,2,1) - Moderate Terrain, 200M - 500M ascent, <6Km
- Race Marking:
-
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Route fully marked - GPS Allowed:
- Yes
- Leagues:
- Munster Summer League, Southeast League
- Route Description:
- link to Senior Course.
link to Junior Course.
The Route will follow the Devils Bit Trail signposts. Starting and finishing at the gate in the carpark, the first km is all up hill on access road for 300m then left and sharp right into a narrow forest trail for a further 400m.
As you approach the tower you be turning left on to a fire road for mile. Then turn right up through forest path for 400m, as you exit this part you be turning left almost immediately up an old bog road for 200-300m as you come to the top of this road, you will come out on to a walking trail where you will be turning sharp right back down into the woods which you came out of and from there on to the fire road taking a left back to the tower and right at tower back to finish at carpark gate.
U/10 Race: Junior Race
• Distance: 800m 1600m
• Climb: 250m 250
• U/10 Start at gate follow road/trail up as far as tower and turn to come back down and finish at gate
• Junior start at gate follow road/trail as far as tower, continue straight across up to lady statue turn right to come back to tower and back to finish at gate.
- Getting There:
- From Limerick take the M7 towards Dublin. Take exit junction 22Roscrea/Templemore, take n62 to Templemore, as you enter Templemore drive straight town heading for Borrisleigh.
From cork take the M8 towards Dublin. Take exit junction 6Horse and jockey/Thurles. As you come of the motorway take left for Thurles Town n62, go through Thurles heading for Templemore n62, as you come into Templemore take left signposted Borrisleigh.
When come into Templemore head out the Borrisleigh Rd R501 go this Rd for approx. 1.5mile, turn right sign post Devils Bit follow this Rd 1mile turn right signpost Devils Bit, ½ mile down this road turn left and follow Rd to carpark.
- Organisers Instructions:
- This race is open to all IMRA members and costs €5. There is no online pre-registration available. Please arrive at least 30 mins before race start time to give time for race registration.
Under IMRA rules for competitor's safety, it is mandatory to bring and carry a jacket that is shower and wind proof for the entire race. Any competitor seen not carrying or wearing their jacket at any stage in the race will be disqualified. There are no exceptions to this rule!
NEW IMRA MEMBERSHIP PROCEDURE FOR 2018!
All competitors must be IMRA members. IMRA membership costs €10 for a calendar year. It is unrelated to membership of other athletic clubs. IMRA membership cannot be purchased at the race, you must follow these steps beforehand:
- Login to your "myimra" account on www.imra.ie. If you don't have an account, create one using the REGISTER FOR MYIMRA link, and follow the instructions carefully.
- Go to the PURCHASE IMRA PRODUCTS page and purchase 2018 membership using a credit/debit card.
- Bring the membership confirmation email containing your race number for the year with you to your first race
- Get a bib number at your first race, and hold on to it, as it's valid for the full year.
Note: If you are not a 2018 IMRA member or don't know your race number, it will not be possible to enter the race
- 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
