Carnaween

County:

Donegal

Date:

Saturday 6th July, 2024

Time:

11:00

Climb (m):

514

Distance (km):

7.80

Event Difficulty:

5 (1,2,2) - Easy Terrain, 200M - 500M ascent, 6Km - 10Km

Race Marking:

- Only major junctions marked

GPS Allowed:

No

Leagues:

West League, Ulster Championship 

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:

Starting at the Letterbarrow football club, c. 2km on a small side road that turns to blue-chip track, cross the stream and soon turn left onto open mountain, follow the markers heading right, you will pass the 'Short Course/Junior' turn around at c. 2.9km, then head on up onto the shoulder and enjoy views towards Bluestacks, Errigal in distance & Ardara. Follow the ridge to a mini summit at 436m and then turn to reach Carnaween summit quern & cross at 521m, the descent is steep for a couple of hundred metres, before opening out onto a boggy slope, head for two little ' green pyramids' and down to a derelict cottage & red sheds; the last c. 1.5km is on a road to finish at football club. This is a loop with side roads to start and finish and open mountain in between with no tracks, please keep an eye out for markers and marshals. OS Map No. 11 8886 for Football Club start/finish.

Getting There:

Carparking, race start and finish is at Letterbarrow Football Club (Google Maps, Letterbarrow FC) which is a c. 15 minute drive from Donegal Town and c. 10 min drive from the small village of Letterbarrow. It is a rural side road from Letterbarrow with a handful of passing places, please car share were possible.

Organisers Instructions:

Welcome to IMRA Donegal and the Bluestacks! Race Entry closes at 18:00hrs the day before the race start. No race entry available on race day. Registration on the day at Letterbarrow Football Club, Club House from 10.00am. Junior/short course race and early start at 10:30am. Long course race starts at 11am. There is some car parking at the race start but car pooling is strongly encouraged to avoid congestion on narrow side roads leading to race start. There will be a Junior/Short Course ‘out & back’ option which will follow the same route up Carnaween as the Long Course but turning half way up the mountain at c. 2.9km point. There are several fences on Carnaween; please follow route markings to stiles were available and do not break fences, otherwise you will be given the tools to fix! The open mountain part of the race is on private sheep farmer’s land which we have kindly been granted permission to run on – please respect this, no dogs on the course. The summit is steep with loose rock, please be careful. See you soon!

Prizegiving Location:

Letterbarrow Football Club; post race refreshments and prize giving. Prizes for the Top 3 Male/Female (long course), 1st Male/Female Juniors. Spot prizes - Donegal style surprises! O'Neill's Pub, Letterbarrow is open from 13:00 for a post prizes pint (c. 10 min drive from Letterbarrow FC).

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		Rosy Temple	No
First Aid Officer		Turlough Conway	No
Laptop Operator		Ruth Candon	No
Helper		Maeve Maher-McWilliams	No
Helper	Ronan McMullin		No
Helper	Juan Jesus Perez Herrera		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

Carpool