Currabinny Trail

Description:

Currabinny Woods

County:

Cork

Date:

Sunday 2nd February, 2020

Time:

11:00

Climb (m):

175

Distance (km):

6.70

Event Difficulty:

4 (1,1,2) - Easy Terrain, <200M ascent, 6Km - 10Km

Race Marking:

- Route fully marked

GPS Allowed:

Yes

Leagues:

 

Route Description:

Route map for MMRA Curraghbinny by IMRA Munster on plotaroute.com

Getting There:

Google Maps Link

Curraghbinny is about 7km east of Carrigaline, south of R613. This beautifully located wooded peninsula overlooks Cork Harbour. It has a lovely network of trails through mixed woodland with fine views across the harbour to Cobh and Crosshaven.

Start and finish will be at the main car park area

Parking is quite limited, so car pool if you can.

Organisers Instructions:

ONLINE REGISTRATION/VOUCHERS ONLY - NO CASH ACCEPTED

This race is open to all IMRA members. There will online pre-registration available a week before the event until midnight the night before at Eur7, or alternatively an IMRA race voucher card stamp (a 10 stamp IMRA race voucher card can be purchased for Eur50 as per instruction below) ,

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!

IMRA MEMBERSHIP PROCEDURE FOR 2020!

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:

1. 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.
2. Go to the PURCHASE IMRA PRODUCTS page and purchase 2020 membership using a credit/debit card.
3. Bring the membership confirmation email containing your race number for the year with you to your first race
4. Get a bib number at your first race, and hold on to it, as it's valid for the full year.
5. To pay for the individual race entry, go to the PURCHASE IMRA PRODUCTS page and purchase race entry for Eur7 using a credit/debit card. (available a week before the event until midnight the night before)
6. Alternatively, also on the PURCHASE IMRA PRODUCTS page, you can purchase a 10 stamp IMRA race voucher card for Eur50 using a credit/debit card. The remaining 9 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 2020 IMRA member or don't know your race number, it will not be possible to enter the race

Kids (under 10) running must be accompanied by a parent/guardian and will be c. 1km long from start up to Giant’s Grave and back.

Juniors race will be one loop of the course

Adults race will be two loops of the course

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		David Bosonnet	No
Deputy Race Director		Robbie Williams	No
First Aid Officer		Marco Petrassi	No
Helper		david yelverton	No
Helper		SHIRLEY O'HARE	No
Helper		niamh heffernan	No
Helper		Sarah Corkery	No
Helper		Seán Peyton	No
Helper		Walsh Rowan	No
Helper		David Carr	No
Helper		Paul Carroll	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

Carpool