Hellfire Spring

Description:

This will be a far tougher version of the traditional Hellfire race(hence the Brimstone!!) on a course designed by Jane and Graham

County:

Dublin

Date:

Sunday 13th March, 2011

Time:

12:00

Climb (m):

260

Distance (km):

5.00

Event Difficulty:

4 (1,2,1) - Easy Terrain, 200M - 500M ascent, <6Km

Race Marking:

- Route fully marked

GPS Allowed:

Yes

Leagues:

Spring League 

Getting There:

Hell Fire Woods, Killakee, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin. G.R. O121237

Map to event location: OSM Link

Map to Buglers (prizegiving and carpooling location): OSM link

Coming from M50, get off at Junction 12 (Firhouse), and head away from city. At first roundabout, take a left onto Ballycullen road. Head straight through two junctions and turn left at a crossroads onto Gunny Hill. At the t-junction at the end, turn right onto Kilakee road. Hellfire car park is a few kilometres up the road on the right.

Coming from Buglers (carpool location): Take a left coming out of Buglers and head straight through the Ballyboden road roundabout. Take the next right for Scholarstown Road (signposted Glencree) and take the next left for Stocking Lane (again signposted Glencree). Follow this road until you see Hellfire on the right (across from Massys on the left).

Organisers Instructions:

Registration is at Hellfire car park (see Getting there instructions above) and will be open from 11:00 to 12:00.

3 people minimum per car. If you are arriving with less than 3 people, please call to Buglers (the prizegiving location, see getting there instructions) and arrange to car pool with someone there.

Prizegiving Location:

Buglers

 

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		Dermot Murphy	No
Race Marker		Peter O'Farrell	No
Laptop Operator		Jim Fitzharris	No
Helper		Aidan Blighe	No
Helper		Charlie Lyons	No
Helper		Brendan Coghlan	No
Helper		James Higgins	No
Helper		Warren Swords	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		Caitlin Bent	Yes
Helper		Thomas Galvin	Yes

Carpool