Carrowkeel
- Description:
- Carrowkeel
- County:
- Sligo
- Date:
- Sunday 25th June, 2023
- Time:
- 11:00
- Climb (m):
- 300
- Distance (km):
- 10.00
- Event Difficulty:
- 6 (2,2,2) - Moderate Terrain, 200M - 500M ascent, 6Km - 10Km
- Race Marking:
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Route fully marked - GPS Allowed:
- No
- Leagues:
- North West League
- Route Description:
- Registration opens at 9.30am and closes at 10.30am sharp (10am for short course runners) in the MayFly Inn, Ballinafad Village. To allow for 2km walk/jog to start line.
- Getting There:
- Mayfly Inn is registration location. Everyone must register here. Ballinafad village is the parking location. It is located just off the N4 Sligo Dublin road. 15minute drive from Collooney or a 20minute drive from Carrick On Shannon. Please car pool if possible. Google map link https://goo.gl/maps/kHG3M4uvCziXMtnVA There is a 2km walk (warm up jog) to the start point (no parking on the access road to the start line is allowed)
- Organisers Instructions:
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Race Three in new NORTH WEST LEAGUE
ROUTE:
This route is an out and back route, just short of 10km. It will take you along part of the Miners Way and Historical Trail up across the Bricklieve Mountains over to the tombs, the turnaround point. The Miners Way and Historical Trail is waymarked using black marker posts with yellow arrows, the race route will be full marked with IMRA markers and marshals at major junctions. The short course is also and out and back and will be just short of 5km, the turn around point will be marshalled and is not long after the exit of the valley, this is also the junior route.
The first and last 1km of the route, is narrow with long grass and hidden rocks underfoot, caution is advised on this section. There are designated step overs along the route that you will need to climb over. After the first 1km of climbing the route evens out a bit before heading into the valley for a steep descent with grass underfoot, care is advised in this section, you will then climb out of the valley and follow the gravel paths towards the tombs before returning home on the same trail. Descending runners will have right of way on the returning route.
REGISTRATION
All runners must sign in prior to race start at the Mayfly Inn in Ballinafad Village . Registration will open at 9:30 and will close at 10.30am (2km walk/jog to start line). Run will start at 11am.EARLY START OPTION
There is an early start option. Registration for this will close at 10am and run start is 10.30am.JUNIORS
The Junior Route will be the same as the Short Course. All Juniors must be signed in by a parent/guardian. The Junior Route is suitable for U16 and U18 runners .All Runners MUST carry/wear a rainproof jacket for the entirety of the race. Any runner found not to be carrying the mandatory jacket will be disqualified. This is for health and safety reasons. We will be checking!
FIRST TIME IMRA PARTICIPANTS
If you have never participated in an IMRA event before, please create an account with MyIMRA (see top of this page). All runners must be members of IMRA €10 for the calendar year. You will then receive your race number, which you keep for all IMRA events/races. This number will be emailed to you, but can also be found on your MyIMRA profile once you have joined You can collect your race number at your first race of the calendar year. Do not lose this number! Entry for races is via the IMRA website You must sign in at registration before race start. No on the day entries will be taken. Cost per race is €7 for adults and €5 for Junior/OAP/Unwaged As above, a jacket must be carried with you/worn for all IMRA races/events.CARPOOLING
Is strongly encouraged, there is an option to add your car for carpooling and to accept carpool spots for races. IMRA is entirely run by volunteers, we strongly encourage everyone to volunteer so that we can all enjoy participating in events, if you've any questions about volunteering or knowing more about what's involved, please ask!. - Prizegiving Location:
- Mayfly Inn Ballinafad Village https://goo.gl/maps/kHG3M4uvCziXMtnVA
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
