Downshill Uphill Mile
- Description:
- Downshill Uphill
- County:
- Wicklow
- Date:
- Wednesday 25th August, 2021
- Time:
- 19:30
- Climb (m):
- 127
- Distance (km):
- 1.61
- Event Difficulty:
- 4 (1,1,2) - Easy Terrain, <200M ascent, 6Km - 10Km
- Race Marking:
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Only major junctions marked - GPS Allowed:
- No
- Leagues:
- Getting There:
- Registration at the Grove pub. Parking is in a field just before the last roundabout approaching the Grove pub. See map in photos and location below. https://www.google.com/maps/place/53%C2%B007'05.9%22N+6%C2%B006'28.1%22W/@53.1183153,-6.1099927,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d53.1183153!4d-6.107804?hl=en-GB
- Organisers Instructions:
- Please read the detail as this a specific event type and different from the usual Summer routes. This is a timed single mile uphill race to the top of Downshill. However…. Bear in mind when signing up for this event that it is a 3.5km warm up (with a good deal of uphill) to the start of the uphill mile from registration. Upon completing the uphill mile it is another 3km back down the hill to registration. By the time you have done the warm up, the mile race and warm down it is 9k. We anticipate we will have 3 different waves of runners dependent on usual finishing percentages. 100 - 130%, 130 to 160% and runners > 160%. This will help deal with congestion on the mile itself. The order of the groups will be as follows. 7:30 PM ... Runners with 100-130 % AKA Group 1 7:35 PM ... Runners > 160 % & Juniors > 12 yrs AKA Group 2 7:40 PM ... Runners with 130-160%. AKA Group 3 These times are decided with a view to giving people time to get to the race start and having a clear run for the leading group. We are depending on people to arrange themselves into the group and start time to which they belong. Please don't be in the first group if you are generally over 130% of finish time. Registration is at the Grove pub. To get from registration to the race start, it could take you anywhere from 20 mins to 40 mins to keep that in mind. We are looking to incorporate a kids uphill race for u12, this would be a 1.3k warm up, 600m uphill race, 2k back to the registration. Keep in mind that you should accompany your child if they are u12. Parking has been arranged in a field adjacent to the Grove pub. Absolutely no parking for race participants at the Grove venue. You must park in the field that has been arranged. The Grove is a busy location and requires their parking for the local community. Follow the marshal’s directions to the parking location. Race entry is subject to a 2 Euro charge for parking which will be donated to charity. Registration will open at 6pm and close at 6:45pm to allow time to get the race kit to the top of the hill. Thank you to the Grove pub for accommodating our race and arranging the parking etc.
- Prizegiving Location:
- Race finish
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
