Mt Leinster Half

Description:

Mt Leinster Half

County:

Wexford

Date:

Saturday 17th August, 2024

Time:

11:00

Climb (m):

1120

Distance (km):

21.00

Event Difficulty:

9 (3,3,3) - Difficult Terrain, >500M ascent, >10Km

Race Marking:

- Route fully marked

GPS Allowed:

Yes

Leagues:

Leinster Half-Marathon League 

Mandatory Kit:

Level B - Standard

• Waterproof jacket
• Hat or buff
• Gloves
• Whistle
• Charged mobile phone with emergency number stored
• Foil blanket, bivvy bag or equivalent

All runners must bring the above items to the race. The actual kit to be carried during the race will be finalised on the day, depending on conditions etc., and clearly advised at Registration.

You should also have the means to carry all the kit in case required.

Failure to have the required items may lead to you being denied entry to the race, or disqualification. Random checks may be carried out.

Route Description:

The route will have a mix of Fire roads, Open Mountain, Single Track and tasty climbs and fast descents! You can download a gpx file for your watch, for recce's or race day from the menu dropdown on the Plotaroute page

Getting There:

The route starts and finishes in Kilbrannish South Forest enterance here:

There are 2 carparks close by:
Currabut Gap Carpark:


Nine Stones Carpark:


There is another that is approx 2km away :

and another approx 5km away:

Organisers Instructions:

MANDATORY KIT MUST BE CARRIED/WORN DURING ALL IMRA EVENTS

Under IMRA rules for competitor's safety, it is mandatory to bring all required kit. Any competitor found without their kit at any stage during the race will be disqualified. There are no exceptions to this rule!

All competitors must be IMRA members. IMRA membership costs €10 for a calendar year. It is unrelated to membership of other athletic clubs. IMRA membership cannot be purchased at the race, you must follow these steps beforehand:

Login to your "myimra" account on www.imra.ie.
If you don't have an account, create one using the REGISTER FOR MYIMRA link here: IMRA Registration,
and follow the instructions carefully.

Go to the PURCHASE IMRA PRODUCTS page and purchase 2021 membership using a credit/debit card.

Bring the membership confirmation email containing your race number for the year with you to your first race of the year

Collect your IMRA number at your first race, and hold on to it, as it's valid for the full year.

To pay for the individual race entry, go to the PURCHASE IMRA PRODUCTS page and purchase race using a credit/debit card.

IMPORTANT: No cash entries on the day.

Please carpool as much as possible as car parking spaces are limited, there are 3 carparks close by the one at Currabut Gap being the closest and largest. There will be no parking at the start finish line.
This is the final race in the Lenister Half Marathon Series and with approx 400m of climbing in the first 4km its going to be a cracker.
Hopefully the weather gods play ball for us so you can stop and admire the fantastic views, in between gasping for breaths, Mt Leinster has to give!
There will be only 1 aid station at approx 10km where the turn around point is. To those that know the shorter Mt Leinster race the turn around point is at the Start/Finish of that race. Some of the route from that race is in this one along with a few trails that would be not known to those that are not local
Registration will be between 9.00 and 10.30 on the morning of the race, to allow early starters the chance to register at the start line.
Early start is for those who's normal finishing times are 160% or more than the winners will be at 10am

Prizegiving Location:

TBC

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

Role	Volunteers	Accepted	Run
Race Director		Paul Kelly	No
First Aid Officer		Lillian Deegan	No
Race Marker		Liam Bowe	No
Laptop Operator		Niamh Kelly	No
Helper		John Murphy74	No
Helper		patrick Rowe	No
Helper		Thomas Phelan	No
Helper		Catherine Ryan	No
Helper		Karl Richards	No
Helper		Rory Leadbetter	No

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

Role	Volunteers	Accepted	Run
Helper		Brian Smyth	Yes
Helper		Colm Hassett	Yes

Carpool