Tom Crean Trail
- Description:
- Tom Crean Trail - Annascual
- County:
- Kerry
- Date:
- Sunday 26th May, 2019
- Time:
- 11:00
- Climb (m):
- 300
- Distance (km):
- 7.00
- Event Difficulty:
- 6 (2,2,2) - Moderate Terrain, 200M - 500M ascent, 6Km - 10Km
- Race Marking:
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Route fully marked - GPS Allowed:
- Yes
- Leagues:
- Munster Summer League
- Getting There:
- If coming from Tralee direction, take a right at the South Pole Inn. (If coming from the Dingle direction, you take a left at the South Pole Inn). Continue along that road for about 1.5 miles after which you take a right. (Look for the Annascaul lake signpost). There will be limited parking available 500m away from the start/finish area. Car-pooling is recommended from Annascaul village.
- Organisers Instructions:
- NO CASH ENTRIES ON THE DAY - ONLINE-REGISTRATION/VOUCHER-CARDS ONLY
Kiddies Race @10:20am - 1k:
Junior Race @10:30am - 3km:
Senior Race @11:00am - 7km:
An out and back course through the beautiful Annascaul lake valley. A mix of hard trail, rocky trail and boggy trail.
Registration takes place at the lake carpark, the start/finish area. Parking area is 500m before the lake, please follow marshall instructions. As the parking is limited, please car pool from South Pole Inn in Annascaul village.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!
This race is open to all IMRA members. There will online pre-registration available at €7 on www.imra.ie a week before the event until midnight the night before, or alternatively an IMRA race voucher card stamp (a 10 stamp IMRA race voucher card can be purchased for €50 as per instruction below)
IMRA MEMBERSHIP PROCEDURE FOR 2019!
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 2019 membership using a credit/debit card.
- Bring the membership confirmation email containing your race number for the year with you to your first race of the year
- Collect your IMRA number at your first race, and hold on to it, as it's valid for the full year.
- To pay for the individual race entry, go to the PURCHASE IMRA PRODUCTS page and purchase race entry for €7 using a credit/debit card. (available from the Monday before the event until midnight the night before )
- Alternatively, also on the PURCHASE IMRA PRODUCTS page, you can purchase a 10 stamp IMRA race voucher card for €50 using a credit/debit card. The remaining stamps can be used in subsequent league races. Bring the race voucher confirmation email containing your race voucher details with you to your first race to collect.
Note: If you are not a 2019 IMRA member or don't know your race number, it will not be possible to enter the race
- Prizegiving Location:
- South Pole Inn - Annascaul Village. Each participant will receive a 5 euro food voucher, which they can put towards food in the South Pole Inn.
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
