Ballyhoura Trail Marathon (+ Euro40kmTrial'22)
- Description:
- Ballyhoura Mountain Run
- County:
- Limerick
- Date:
- Saturday 30th April, 2022
- Time:
- 09:00
- Climb (m):
- 1400
- Distance (km):
- 42.00
- Event Difficulty:
- 10 (Extreme) - Extreme, >1,000M ascent or > 30Km
- Race Marking:
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Route fully marked - GPS Allowed:
- Yes
- Leagues:
- Route Description:
Route map for Ballyhoura Marathon (IMRA Route) by Andrew Howard on plotaroute.com
No refunds or transfers allowed.
This will be a race open to all runners. The course is not the 2020 lapped route. It is the original Ballyhoura Marathon Circuit. Race route will be marked.
Registration is at Scoil Pol Kilfinnane. On registration pick up race tee shirt. Finish also at Scoil Pol.
Mandatory Kit: jacket, phone, ability to carry 250ml water, some source of energy (food).
Please folllow all parking directions on day and avoid blocking any runner or locals.
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European Long Distance Championships Trial Information
Those interested in competing in this to try for a place on the Irish Team heading to the European Long Distance Mountain running Championships should register their interest at selection@imra.ie.
ENTRIES Enter online - ALL athletes must first register with MyImra.
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.
European 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.
European Championship Selection Target Times:
- Senior Men: 3hrs 20min
- Senior Ladies: 3hrs 40
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/
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
