Irish Mountain
Running Association

Log na Coille

Photo of Log na Coille
Photo of Log na Coille
Photo of Log na Coille
Photo of Log na Coille
County:
Wicklow
Date:
Saturday 21st August, 2021
Time:
13:00
Climb (m):
718
Distance (km):
10.46
Event Difficulty:
8 (2,3,3) - Moderate Terrain, >500M ascent, >10Km
Race Marking:
Route fully marked - Route fully marked
GPS Allowed:
No
Leagues:
Leinster Championship 
Getting There:
From Dublin, take the N81 to Tallaght and Blessington and continue on it towards Baltinglass. Turn left at a crossroads (Whitestown bridge) signposted for the Glen of Imaal and Knockanarrigan (this turn is around 4 km beyond the turn for Donard). Continue on this road for around 7km until you see Fentons pub on the right-hand side of this road. Parking is at the pub and the start of the race is at the foot of Camara Hill which is around one mile from the pub.
Organisers Instructions:

All competitors, and particularly those who have not competed so far this year, you should READ the NEW REGISTRATION GUIDELINES.

We are NO longer accepting MONEY at races.

  • Kit requirements: Rain Jacket, Chip Tag (if you have one for the current year), a Face Covering - Mask or Buff & Official IMRA race number. Also, in case of inclement weather - All participants need to be prepared to run with a MAP, COMPASS and WHISTLE

    Registration: Fentons. No early start for this event. Registration closes at 12:30 to allow getting to the start on time. Start: Foot of Camara Hill Gr. S 984929

    2021 World Championships Trial Race

    Those interested in competing in this to try for a place on the Irish Team heading to the World Mountain Running Championships should register their interest at selection@imra.ie.

    ENTRIES Enter online - you must first register with MYIMRA. Enter the Lugnacoille race as normal, there is no special entry for the Trial Race.

    General Criteria of Selection of Internationals:
    Selection will be carried out on the following basis.

    • Performance in any trial race held by IMRA. Target times will be set for trial races, those runners completing the race quicker than this time will be considered for selection according to the order they finish. Achieving the target time is not a guarantee of selection. Where no runners complete the race within the target time the selection committee may, at their discretion, select athletes who ran the trial in order to complete a team, develop promising newcomers to hill running or account for particularly tough weather or course conditions on the day of the trial.
    • Performance in alternative races to the trial race will be considered only where the athlete has contacted the selectors in advance, via email to selection@imra.ie, to inform them of their inability to attend the trial race and agreed with the selection committee an alternative race to be used to judge form at the time of the trial race.
    • In all circumstances the selection committee will have the option to select full teams, individual athletes or no athletes for a championship. When making final selections the selection committee will consider the panel of runners available, the financial backing available to support any athletes that may qualify for selection and the potential for success of a team made up from the available runners. Only when the funding is available and athletes of sufficient standard are available will individuals or teams be selected.

    World Championship Selection Basis:
    First two qualifying athletes in the trial race in all categories, provided that the guideline selection times are achieved. Other positions for selection will also be considered based on the trial race and on individual ranking as per recent performances at other National and International running events completed within the 6 months preceding the trial race (preference is given to performances in the mountains). This means that full teams may not be selected to travel to the Championship event.

    World Championship Selection Target Times:

  • Senior Men: 52mins
  • Senior Ladies: 63 mins

    All queries regarding selection should be directed to selection@imra.ie as soon as possible.

    Further details can be found in the IMRA Competition Rules and IMRA High Performance Strategy.
    https://www.imra.ie/constitution/
    https://www.imra.ie/internationals/

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    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

    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