Waterproof jacket with integrated hood and taped seams
Hat or buff
Gloves
Whistle
Charged mobile phone with emergency number stored
Foil blanket, bivvy bag or equivalent
Waterproof full leg cover
Means to carry a minimum of 500 mL water
Emergency food
Map of route/area
Compass
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:
Bray Head Wicklow to Bray Head Valentia Island, Sat 22nd to Sun 28th 2024
Bray Head Wicklow to Bray Head Valentia Island
Getting There:
https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2298360?units=km
Organisers Instructions:
This is a self sufficient race. All entrants must have available crew at all times.
Sign-in, kit check and tracker attaching will happen from 23:00 on the promenade in Bray on Friday night, June 21st. The clock starts on the prom in Bray, Wicklow (on the stroke of midnight across from the Strand Hotel akin to the original Head to Head adventure many moons ago) and the clock stops on Bray Head (Tower) Valentina Island Kerry.
From the prom, it’s up to the Cross on Bray Head, down to slip across the Greystones Road heading for the N11 flyover near the Glenview Hotel. Up Red Lane for Bray Commons and you are away off to meet the Wicklow Way off Djouce Mt. for Clonegal, Co. Carlow.
Then Follow… The South Leinster Way 85km
Then Follow… The East Munster Way 61km
Then Follow… The Blackwater (Avondhu) Way 86km
Then continue… The Blackwater (Duhallow) Way 52km
Then walk :) to Killarney to meet.. The Kerry Way (to Portmagee) 89km
And over to Valentina Island and FINISH - whoop whoop - job done and dusted!
All travel must be completed on foot only and trackers must be attached at all times.
Runners and their crews are fully responsible for themselves at all times.
Hi viz Full vest and lights (front torch and red led to rear must be worn in all hours of darkness
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RELAY TEAMS:
A team can have as many or as little members as you wish but all must be signed up BEFORE event and all must be 2024 IMRA MEMBERS.
You hand the tracker over on meeting the next team member whether it’s after 20km or 100km. This is a really nice way of getting the challenge done. For instance if you have a team of 10 from a triathlon club etc, then each runners could do for instance 30km on the Saturday ( say Wicklow way) and the same runner would do 30km of Blackwater way on the Thursday.
Prizegiving Location:
Prizes will be given to:
Men Solo 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Ladies Solo 1st, 2nd, 3rd
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
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