Three Rock Summer

Description:

The classical route taking in Three-Rock and a loop around Fairy Castle mountain

County:

Dublin

Date:

Wednesday 22nd May, 2019

Time:

19:30

Climb (m):

344

Distance (km):

8.50

Event Difficulty:

7 (3,2,2) - Difficult Terrain, 200M - 500M ascent, 6Km - 10Km

Race Marking:

- Route fully marked

GPS Allowed:

Yes

Leagues:

Leinster League 

Route Description:

Route map for Three Rock 2019 Summer Route by Warren Swords on plotaroute.com

There WILL be a junior route 3.1km with 150m.

Route map for Alternative Ticknock Junior Route by Warren Swords on plotaroute.com

Getting There:

Taylor's 3 rock pub is at the bottom of Kellystown Lane at the junction with College Road and Harold's Grange road. On the map page the position of the parking sign is where the race will start at Ticknock carpark.

Kellystown Lane is the first left turn (heading north-west towards the Marlay Park) after you leave Ticknock carpark. Sign on will be in Taylor's 3 Rock pub.

Organisers Instructions:

Race sign on will open at 6.00pm at TAYLORS 3 ROCK PUB (not ticknock).

Race sign on will close (no more entries taken at all) at 7.15pm to allow organisers time to get to the start for 7.30pm. We aim to start at 7.30pm.

You should aim to be at the start location at 7.20pm.

Please do not DO NOT PARK ON ROAD OUTSIDE TICKNOCK Forest Entrance - double yellow lines and Gardaí are ticketing cars!

Please Car Pool from Lidl/ Centra at Grange Road just opposite Marley Park plus there are some spaces at Taylors Three Rock Pub. Only cars with a minimum of 4 on board will be allowed into the forest - please park in lay-by areas not on roads within the forest park.

From pub to race start is about 2km running and 150m vertical climb for warm up/cool down.

There will be an early start at 1900 EXACTLY.

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.

Mandatory Gear

Official IMRA race number

Under IMRA rules for competitors 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.WE WILL BE CHECKING FOR THIS!

Finishing without mandatory kit will result in disqualification.

Chip timing will be in use for this race. Please ensure that you have a chip coded to your current race number at registration before starting this race.

Early Start

There will be an early start at 19:00 EXACTLY.

Prizegiving Location:

Taylors 3 Rock Pub (lounge area to the right of the pub)

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		Dave Docherty	No
Deputy Race Director		Karen Devenney	No
First Aid Officer		Richard Nunan	No
Race Marker		Warren Swords	No
Laptop Operator		Conor O'Farrell	No
Shadow laptop operator		Alan Ayling	No
Helper		Mark Raleigh	No
Helper		Alice Clancy	No
Helper		Róisín Long	No
Helper		Gavin Callery	No
Helper		Aisling Corkery	No
Helper		Conor O'Keeffe	No
Helper		Philip Cohen	No
Helper		Stephen Brennan	No
Helper		Shane Colgan	No
Helper		Kevin Bell	No
Helper		Liam Mooney	No
Helper		David J Hynes	No
Helper		Andrew McKay	No
Helper		Gavin Byrne	No
Helper	Colm Moran		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
Helper		Mike Jordan	Yes
Helper		Aoibheann Gaughran	Yes

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