Trooperstown Hill
Forum Messages
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Halliden | Feb 2 2018, 12:25pm | Hi from the map it looks like this course is on forest tracks - but are trail shows recommended |
| John Condon | Feb 2 2018, 12:36pm | Hi Bill, Trail shoes are indeed recommended. The descent off Trooperstown has a -26% descent grade, i.e mucho steep. John |
| John Condon | Feb 11 2018, 6:25pm | Hi. Looking for volunteers for next Saturday. Laptop First Aid Route Marshalls etc. Thanks. John |
| Aidan O'Donoghue | Feb 13 2018, 10:36am | If there any fellow volunteers who are departing from Dublin and can offer a lift please let me know as public transport options look bad - first train into Rathdrum is not until 10:52. My email is aodonoghue @ gmail.com. |
| James H Cahill | Feb 13 2018, 11:33am | Thank you to everyone who has volunteered so far for Trooperstown. We still need a couple more non-running and running volunteers. If you are not running at the moment, why not get your non-running volunteering done early in the season in order to qualify for the Leinster League Prizes. |
| James H Cahill | Feb 13 2018, 2:11pm | And if you are close to getting into Club 100, and are not quite up to date with your volunteering contributions (https://www.imra.ie/forum/topic/id/4762 ) why not volunteer at Trooperstown,contribute your total and get closer to one of those glorious Club 100 T-Shirts |
| John Condon | Feb 14 2018, 11:24am | Thanks to everyone who's volunteered, this Saturday. I really appreciate it and your freely given volunteering time is what makes IMRA such a great organisation. In particular, many thanks to James Cahill for his assistance in the lead-up. If you could all aim to be on site at 9.20 we will open registration at 9.30am Registration will be at the Mountain Rescue Center, and registration will open at 9.30 and close at 10.45 sharp to allow the laptop to be moved to the start line. If I have left anything out / something can be improved, please let me know. Regards, John Race Markers Mike Long & Greg Byrne Handling Race Marking and also marshalling at the forest / road junction 800m from the start / finish First Aid Officer Gill McLoughlin If you could be on site from 10.45 am (or earlier if you are available to assist at registration) Laptop Operator James Curran On Course Marshals (Map and instructions have been emailed to all volunteers) All Marshals Please ensure that you bring plenty of warm clothes as all the marshal positions are on very exposed mountains. Photos are always greatly appreciated and add to the post race enjoyment for runners. If you are a budding Ansel Adams or Annie Leibovitz please let those creative juices flow and take lots of photos! Marshal Position 1 Aidan O’ Donoghue The leaders of the race should be with you after 8 minutes. Please direct the main race left following the long loop to marshal position 2. Please direct the juniors right up the steep climb to Trooperstown Hill. Once all competitors have passed please demark the course to Marshal Position 2. The Marshal at position 2 can drive to this marshalling point and may be kind enough to give you a lift back Marshal Position 2 Mark Raleigh Marshal Position 2 is the furthest marshalling point. However you can drive to this point via Glencoria (please see the map). Please direct the runners to turn sharp right back towards Trooperstown. Once the race has passed, please demark the course to Marshal Position 3, at the base of the climb to Trooperstown. If you have driven up, you can return to your car (and perhaps give Aidan a lift back) or continue on back to the start / finish if not. Marshal Position 3 Damien McParland The race leaders should reach you in about 30 minutes. Please ensure that they continue along the race route staying right and climbing to the Summit of Trooperstown. Once the race has passed, please demark to the Junior Turnaround Point at the Summit of Trooperstown Hill. From there if you could join Rachel demarking back down the route towards home. If you could follow the route down the Trooperstown Summer route (the race return route) to the finish and demark that route. Marshal Position Junior Turnaround Trooperstown Hill. Rachel Cinnsealach The Juniors will approach you from the North and the Main Race from the South. If you could ensure that Junior Runners / Short Course Runners turn around at the Summit Cairn on Trooperstown and Return. If you could direct the main field over the top of Trooperstown Hill and onwards. Once the runners have passed and Juniors / Short Coursers have turned around, if you could join Damien demarking towards the finish. At the Forest Entrance where the route out and route back meet if you could take the forest road back towards the start and demark that route (the outward route). Registration Directing runners to correct desks / areas Vivian O’Gorman Pre-registered Runners Renata Rogic Voucher Collection & New Numbers & Timing Chips Anne-Marie Flaherty Voucher Registrations on the day Mike Jordan and Maike Juergens Car Parking Conor O’ Farrell & Shay Foody There is no parking at the Mountain Rescue Center and all cars are to be parked by the river in the public car park. If one of you could handle the road exit / entrance and direct all cars to the river and the other can handle parking at the river. Finish Line Manually Recording Incoming Runners Vivian O’Gorman Shay Foody Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday |
| John Condon | Feb 15 2018, 11:37am | Thanks again to all who've volunteered. We have filled all roles now. |
| John Condon | Feb 15 2018, 12:11pm | JUNIORS There will be a juniors course. All junior athletes will be directed by a route marshal right, up the steep climb to Trooperstown Hill. The turnaround point is the summit cairn on Trooperstown. This will be clearly marked, and a summit marshal will the positioned there to guide all runners. Route marshals will be en-route to direct all juniors back to the finish. |
| John Condon | Feb 15 2018, 12:30pm | REGISTRATION Registration will take place at the MOUNTAIN RESCUE centre at Trooperstown. it will open at 9.30am. Please take note of the instructions below. 1. When runners come into the registration area they will be directed by Vivian to either the pre-registration table, if they have registered on line or the pay-with -voucher table if they have not. 2. At those tables they will sign in for the race. This is an important cross-checking tool for us as it tells us who actually started the race as opposed to registering but not taking part. Please make sure to give us your correct details. 3. At the voucher table you will have the voucher punched once per entry, so if you're paying for another runner you will have it punched twice. You can also collect new vouchers here which you have bought online but please bring your confirmation email. 4. You will then go to the numbers' table and collect your 2017 number which you will keep for the year. Please bring and check your acknowledgement email to ensure you collect the correct number. It's very easy to get , say, 147 mixed up with 174 and this can cause huge headaches for us in sorting out the results. 5 You then go to the chip table and collect your new timing chip which, again, you will keep for the year. If you still have last year's chip, present it here, and it will be duly updated. 6. Please fill out your contact details on the reverse of your number. Just in case, please note that there is an emergency IMRA phone number at the back of your running bib. |
| Aoibheann Gaughran | Feb 16 2018, 6:13pm | Hi, is the option to early start if you are over 160% (I am) still available tomorrow? Cheers, Aoibh |
| James H Cahill | Feb 16 2018, 6:36pm | Aoibheann, yes there is an early start at 10:30am ("Early Start: There will be an early start for runners averaging over 160% of the winning time at 10:30am") The start line is about 5 minutes from registration on the other side of the river |
| Mícheál O'Mullain | Feb 16 2018, 6:50pm | Hi lads I have my 2018 IMRA number but normally Munster races so not sure if I can just rock up in morning and pay an entry fee or in Leinster is on line the only option? Regards Micheál |
| Mícheál O'Mullain | Feb 16 2018, 8:00pm | Just decided to buy vouchers in any event so presume having the voucher number in morning will suffice? |
| John Condon | Feb 16 2018, 9:37pm | Hi Michael. Just present your purchase confirmation email to one of the volunteers at registration and you’re good to go. |
| Mícheál O'Mullain | Feb 16 2018, 10:58pm | Many thanks for that John. Kind regards Micheál |
| Caoimhin MacMaolain | Feb 17 2018, 1:58pm | Thanks very much to John and all volunteers for a great race this morning. Brilliantly organised. |
| Miriam Maher | Feb 17 2018, 2:13pm | Thanks John, James, James (laptop) and all the volunteers for putting on a super well organized race for our enjoyment : all the details - down to the perfect running weather - sorted! |
| David Bradish | Feb 17 2018, 2:47pm | Thanks everyone for the race today. Really well organised, even down to weather, and a great course too. |
| Mícheál O'Mullain | Feb 17 2018, 4:51pm | Very enjoyable outing. Glad I made the trip to Laragh when in Dublin for weekend. Many thanks to all the organisers. |
| Andrew Hanney | Feb 17 2018, 5:03pm | Great race this morning, thanks to John and all the volunteers who made it happen! |
| Graham Colmer | Feb 17 2018, 7:32pm | Great event and thanks to everyone who took the great photos |
| Graham Colmer | Feb 17 2018, 7:34pm | Great event and thanks to everyone who took the great photos |
| Pádraig Doyle | Feb 17 2018, 8:48pm | Aye, thanks for a great race! |
| Mary Collins | Feb 18 2018, 3:42pm | Thanks John and all your volunteer helpers at registration, race marking, marshalling, first aid and lap top duties. All much appreciated. Mary Collins |
| Jason Dowling | Feb 18 2018, 7:58pm | Thanks John and all your volunteers for a great day out on the hills yesterday. Special thanks to Gill for fixing me up after the race and for not insisting that I put a big plaster on my knee in front of everyone. The slagging from that would've probably hurt more than the physical pain!! |
| James Benson | Feb 21 2018, 11:04am | thanks to all the organizers and volunteers for another super race. Really great event. Would there be any idea when results would be up, no urgency just wondering? |
| John Condon | Feb 21 2018, 3:21pm | Hi James, Results should be up by the end of the week. Karen, our Records Secretary was away earlier this week. Regards, John |
| James Benson | Feb 21 2018, 4:10pm | Thanks John, and again congrats on a great race. |
| Karen Devenney | Feb 25 2018, 2:09pm | Apologies for the delay in results, combination of people on holidays and crossed wires. Results are now up, I think 1 runner may have been missed but if there are any issues, please email me at Karen.devenney @ imra dot ie |
| James Curran | Feb 25 2018, 2:13pm | My fault lad. Forgot to send Karen the file before I went away for the week. |
| John Condon | Apr 10 2018, 10:23pm | Hi. Please note that there are prizes left over from Trooperstown. These can be collected at Djouce and subsequent races. Thanks. |
