Craig Woods
- Description:
- Craig Woods
- County:
- Tipperary
- Date:
- Saturday 2nd April, 2022
- Time:
- 11:00
- Climb (m):
- 270
- Distance (km):
- 9.50
- Event Difficulty:
- 6 (2,2,2) - Moderate Terrain, 200M - 500M ascent, 6Km - 10Km
- Race Marking:
- - Only major junctions marked
- GPS Allowed:
- No
- Leagues:
- Munster League
- Route Description:
- Kiddies race 1km 10.00
Starting 200m in the woods, doing a small loop of the natute trail finish at starting point
Novice and juniors 4km 10.30
Start at the phone box in the village, apprx 600m on road then into the woods, take 1st right down a single trail over a bridge, bit of a climb up steps through the woods, when come to the top follow till end, take left onto fire road follow this for apprx 1.5k, then left onto nature trail follow single trail till junction and here.
Main 11am
Start in village at phone box, into woods, onto the fire road, then onto nice nature trail, right onto fire road, then you will start the climb up to Wellington tower, clockwise round tower, down a stone path onto the trail in to the woods, cross barriers to get back into woods with a nice bit of down hill, back onto fire road then back into woods where came out of on first time, when back at junction, take right on to fire road then back onto nature trail, follow single track back to junction right on to road to finish at phone box.
Route map for Craig Woods by IMRA Munster on plotaroute.com
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!
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