Maurice Mullins Half
- Description:
- Lough Tay to Crone and back along the Wicklow Way
- County:
- Wicklow
- Date:
- Saturday 23rd March, 2019
- Time:
- 12:00
- Climb (m):
- 971
- Distance (km):
- 25.50
- Event Difficulty:
- 7 (1,3,3) - Easy Terrain, >500M ascent, >10Km
- Race Marking:
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Only major junctions marked - GPS Allowed:
- Yes
- Leagues:
- Route Description:
This is an extension of the old route, and was first used in the 2010 race. The race now starts near the lower Ballinastoe car park and joins the Wicklow Way in Ballinastoe forest near the old start point. Please also note that you must stick to the Wicklow Way when you are on it - no shortcuts are allowed. The route no longer takes the short cut after crone woods up towards the An Oige Hostel, but instead remains on the Wicklow Way through the entire Glencree area. This has the affect of increasing the length of the race to about 25km, and adding about 200m of extra climb at the start.
Garmin Link:- https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2607306151- Getting There:
- See map which shows Leopardstown car park for parking & race sign-in.
- Organisers Instructions:
This race has been renamed in honour of its original creator, the late Maurice Mullins.
*** THIS RACE IS SOLD OUT. No transfers to or from ultra & waiting list is on hold until further notice *** NO REGISTRATIONS ON THE DAY. Entries are non-refundable.There will be no sign on available at the race start itself. Sign-on inc. race no. collection (if you haven't ran yet in 2019) will be at Leopardstown car park - see map. The cost of the event includes a contribution towards the hire of a bus from the car park to the race start.
Parking for the Maurice Mullins Half Event will be at Leopardstown racecourse (rear car park - near Carrickmines LUAS) as per previous years - see Map No Parking for Half competitors at Johnny Foxes. There will be buses to the start at Ballinastoe from Leopardstown. The finish line will be at Glencullen - at the Stars of Erin GAA. No parking at the GAA (as there is likely to be a home match on at the time). The only IMRA parking here is for core volunteers helping at finish. We should have access to Dressing Rooms at the GAA.There will be cut off times imposed for this race. These will be:
- Crone Woods Car Park: 14:45
- Curtlestown Car Park: 15:30
Kit Requirements: A raincoat will be required to be carried by all runners.
There will be a special handcrafted Wicklow Way mug for finishers
This is a qualifier for THE INTERCELTIC TRAIL RACE. See News Item posted on IMRA homepage December 10. No early starts. No headphones. Please don't leave any valuables in your car at car park. From the finish line there will be a shuttle bus service back and forth to the car parking in Leopardstown. Last bus is 5pm. Leopardstown car park will close at 7. We are grateful to the assistance of Stars of Erin GAA club who will provide us a room for drop-bags to be left off, for collection at the race finish line. Drop off bags for the finish line should be a reasonable, not too big, size. Parking & Registration (race sign-on) is at Leopardstown from 9:45 to 11am. Please arrive early, register and board the bus. No belongings to be left on the bus. Travel with what you expect to run with.- Prizegiving Location:
- Johnny Foxes
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
