Kippure Handicap
Forum Messages
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Flynn | Jul 25 2018, 9:05pm | We’re still looking for a Race Director for this race if anyone would like to give it a go. |
| Joe Lalor | Jul 25 2018, 11:21pm | Hi Laura, just got permission from committee to organise Kippure as fundraiser for Mountain Meitheal again this year. I will RD this, will post details tomorrow |
| Joe Lalor | Jul 26 2018, 9:37am | Good morning folks, once again the IMRA committee has generously agreed to donate the takings of the end of league handicap race on Kippure to Mountain Meitheal, the group that builds and repairs the foot paths we all love to run on. As in previous years the voucher scheme for this race will be suspended and the only way to enter will be online for a fee of €10. The purpose of this race is to find the handicap winner of the summer league. Start times based on your finish position in the league will be published a few days before the race (start times at 7 for the slowest and at 8 for the elite runners). To get a handicap starts time you will need to have completed 7 races in the series but everyone else is very welcome to take part starting at 8. I hope as many as possible of you will support this worthy cause and if you cannot make it on the night and might consider buying an entry anyway as a contribution. |
| Joe Lalor | Jul 27 2018, 10:00am | Entry to Kippure Race has been added to Purchase IMRA Products for those who want to run in End of Season Handicap and those wishing to donate to Mountain Meitheal fund. Thanks. |
| Caitlin Bent | Jul 27 2018, 7:28pm | Hi Joe, just to say that that the date on the Purchase page for Kippure is down as 7th August instead of 8th. |
| Joe Lalor | Jul 30 2018, 2:25pm | Thanks to everyone who has volunteered. I think I am fixed except for a laptop operator, anyone for this? Robert are you available to do summit marshall when marking or will I assign one of the other volunteers? Keep signing up either as racer or supporter, it is race after next. |
| Graham K. Bushe | Jul 30 2018, 2:47pm | Hi Joe, I can do Summit Marshall if you like, and get some photos (if it isn't like last year...) Graham |
| Joe Lalor | Jul 30 2018, 5:27pm | Great Graham, thanks |
| Brenda Malley | Aug 3 2018, 1:22pm | Hi Joe, I only did 5 league races, with average 275% finishing time. Will I be able to start with slow runners at 7.00 please |
| Robert Carney | Aug 3 2018, 2:30pm | Hi Joe, Been away the last week so am only checking this now. Seen as Graham bet me to summit marshal I'll do whatever is needed. Regards, Rob |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 4 2018, 12:19am | @ Brenda, glad to see you back running on the hills. No trees whatsoever on this route. Yes you can do an early start at 7.15 as long as you promise you dont come home in the first three. @ Rob & other volunteers, I will assign and post jobs later in week, thanks to all you have volunteered. Still looking for laptop operator. @ Everyone else, sign up in numbers |
| Garrett Kelly | Aug 4 2018, 9:23am | Hi joe.. I only joined up two weeks ago and have run in just the one race (ballinastoe). I would like to run in the kippure race and wanted to know if that is ok? Regards, Garrett |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 4 2018, 12:02pm | Hi Garrett, you are very welcome. It is a fund raiser and the more runners the better. However it is also a race to find the hadicapped winner of the summer league (from those who have run 7 races) so I will have to give you a start time that insures you are not amoung the first three finishers. So depending on your form I will give you a start between 7.30 and 8. I have yet to draw up the start list which will be published here later. |
| Caitlin Bent | Aug 6 2018, 2:51pm | Hi, At what time does short course start, Joe? |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 7 2018, 9:06am | 126 runners completed the summer league. See below for start time for tomorrows hanicap race. I had a good look at previous years results and decided that an hour spread on start time was too great and over penalised the later runners so this year I am trying a 30 minute spread. The start times are mainly worked out on your finish position in the league with a minor nod to percentage of finish times so bear in mind that the more races that you did improved you finish position as you lost your worst finishes and consequently disimproved your hadicap. Contrary to what it says elsewhere non league finishers will start from 7.15 to 7.30 depending on the percentage of winning times (please know what this figure is, or you will be stated at 7.30). Short race to end of bog road and back starts at 7.15. Look out later today for important post re parking arrangments. Caitlin Bent 7:01 Karen Devenney 7:01 Rachel Cinnsealach 7:02 Henny Brandsma 7:02 Gordon Douglas 7:02 Ger Clince 7:02 Jenny UiShe 7:03 Tim Mangan 7:03 Fiona Byrne 7:03 Miriam Maher 7:03 Jim Fitzharris 7:03 Lorna Wilson 7:03 Neilie Daly 7:03 Dee Bohan 7:03 Grace Egan 7:03 Ger Power 7:04 Aisling Corkery 7:05 Adrian Roche 7:05 Martin Bagnall 7:05 Berndt Heim 7:05 James Heggie 7:05 John Fitzgerald 7:05 Rachel Noblett 7:06 Patsy McCreanor 7:06 Diarmuid O'Colmain 7:06 David Rouse 7:07 Amanda Keegan 7:07 Brendan Butler 7:08 Justin Rea 7:10 Connie Dottino 7:10 James Doyle 7:11 Val Jones 7:11 Arthur Spring 7:11 Lindsey Heppenstall 7:11 Brendan Lawlor 7:12 Hazel Thompson 7:14 Dan Geelon 7:14 Lucy Darcy 7:14 Maike Jurgens 7:14 Stuart Scott 7:15 Dermot McNamara 7:15 Fergie Maughan 7:15 Richard Moriarty 7:15 Liam McElwee 7:15 Fergal Downes 7:15 James Curran 7:15 Paul Grant 7:15 Thomas Galvin 7:15 James Sharkey 7:16 Niamh O'Gorman 7:16 Fiona Sheerin 7:16 Derek Livingstone 7:16 Paul Smyth 7:17 Lisa Howley 7:17 Imogen McGuinness 7:17 Bronagh Cheetham 7:17 Conor O'Farrell 7:17 David J Hynes 7:17 Jim Durham 7:17 Donal McKiernan 7:17 Tadhg Ryan 7:18 Gordon Wilson 7:18 Julian Bloomer 7:18 Fergal Daly 7:18 Joseph Boyle 7:18 Jeff Swords 7:18 Shane Colgan 7:18 Siobhan Lyons 7:18 Mick Stuart 7:18 Niall McGuinness 7:18 Fergus OFarrell 7:19 Aidan fitzpatrick 7:19 Kevin Marnane 7:19 Phil Behan 7:19 John McCann72 7:19 Kevin O'Riordan 7:20 Stephen McHale 7:20 Chris Mark 7:20 Paul Mitchell 7:20 Luke Greene 7:20 Mike Long 7:20 Tanya Sheridan 7:20 Ross Fitzgerald 7:20 Dave Docherty 7:21 James Clancy 7:21 Christopher Willoughby 7:21 Eoin Syron 7:21 Jason Dowling 7:2 Eoghan O'Gorman 7:22 Igor Gonzalez-Guridi 7:22 Andrew McKay 7:22 Roisin Long 7:22 John Langenbach 7:22 Shay Foody 7:24 Philip Cohen 7:23 Liam Vines 7:23 Anthony O'Reilly 7:23 Shane O' Malley 7:23 Aoife McCavana 7:24 Thomas Downey 7:24 Matthew Sammon 7:26 Gary Mason81 7:26 Michael J Kelly 7:26 John Ahern 7:26 Justin Higgins 7:26 Caoimhin MacMaolain 7:26 Fabio Baltieri 7:26 Alan Ayling 7:26 Becky Quinn 7:27 Robert Costello 7:27 Peter Bell 7:27 7:27 Gordon Place 7:28 Peter Gorman 7:28 Torben Dahl 7:28 Aidan O'Donoghue 7:28 Damien McParland 7:29 Mikey Fry 7:29 Karl Maguire 7:29 Neilus Healy 7:29 Graham K Bush 7:30 Bernard Fortune 7:30 John Bell 7:31 Luke Maher 7:31 Barry Minnock 7:32 Brian Furey 7:32 |
| Garrett Kelly | Aug 7 2018, 10:36am | Hi joe ... just to confirm I've only run one race so my starting time will be 7.30? Also if at all possible could you give directions as I'm completely new and not exactly sure where the starting point is. Regards, Garrett |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 7 2018, 11:13am | @ Garret, yes non league runners start betweem 7.15 and 7.30 depending on form. The purpose of this is to keep them out of the winners enclosure in a effort to find a league hanicap winner of the league. Head out the Kilakee Road (also known as the Military Road), it passes the Hell Fire on the way. At a right hand sweep in the road you pass a carpark use for viewing the city. Continue on for roughly 3 km (passes 2 minor roads to right, from Tallaght) until you reach closed track up Kippure, The Old Bog Road. Race starts here. |
| Aisling Corkery | Aug 7 2018, 1:16pm | Hi, just wondering if anyone leaving from Bray has room in their car for me for tomorrow's race. I'm still carless at the moment :o( Thanks, Aisling |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 7 2018, 2:21pm | Parking arrangements for tomorrows race: The only parking is along the side of this narrow road. Parking will be on the left hand side only (as you face away from the city). Passing places will be left every 10 cars or so, as this remote road can be surprising busy as the evening commute winds down. If you arrive late and see a lovely parking space near the start with a cone in it, no it has not been specially reserved for you.An idea would be to meet up at Buglers in Rathfarnham (the afters pub) and travel on in full cars. |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 7 2018, 3:14pm | Last chance to enter this race or support a worth cause. 68 people entered already, thanks to all. |
| Caitlin Bent | Aug 7 2018, 6:59pm | Joe, The system isn't allowing me purchase a 2nd token for Kippure for Liam O'Callaghan, for short coarse. Can u take cash tomorrow? Thanks for all your hard work working out the handicaps! |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 7 2018, 7:34pm | Yes, Caitin all contributions gratfully recieved |
| Phil behan | Aug 7 2018, 10:07pm | Sorry missed the registration. Is it ok to pay on the night ? Apologies, this bank holiday threw my sense of days out !!! |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 8 2018, 8:46am | Yes, Phil no problem as it is a fundraiser, does not apply to normal IMRA races. |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 8 2018, 9:41am | Thanks to everyone who has volunteered for this event. I hope to be on site at 6. Summit marshall and course marker needs to be setting off by 6.30. Marking needed only from end of Old Bog Road, which is turnaround for short course. Registration is pretty straight forward with only sign on and issueing of odd new number needed. Parking and keeping a watch on cars (unfortunately) as race is in progress will require a few volunteers. Patsy and myself will man the shop until 6.30. Could the rest of you be in place by then. First aid & laptop not needed until 7. |
| Graham K. Bushe | Aug 8 2018, 11:12am | OK Joe, thanks. See you later. graham |
| Aisling Corkery | Aug 8 2018, 1:11pm | Hi!1 Still looking for a lift from Bray. I'm on the Herbert Rd close to the N11, so can make my way out the N11/Enniskerry Junction if anyone is passing there. Or I could run up to Enniskerry if that suits someone's route better. |
| Dan Geelon | Aug 8 2018, 2:38pm | Aisling, if you can get to Sandyford Ind Est for 5.30, Finnigans bus goes there from Bray, i can bring you to the race and back to Bray after. |
| Aisling Corkery | Aug 8 2018, 4:55pm | Hi Dan, Will only be back in Bray by 5:30, so won’t make it to Sandyford I’m afraid. Thanks for the offer though!! ....should have brought my running gear to work!! |
| Mikey Fry | Aug 8 2018, 5:35pm | Aisling ring me 0872464549 heading from Wicklow but soon if you still need lift |
| Aisling Corkery | Aug 8 2018, 9:29pm | Ah thanks Mikey, missed your message, was home and chasing after kids, so didn’t get a chance to check the forum again. Hope you had a good race :o) |
| Alex Hunter | Aug 8 2018, 10:11pm | Hi, was just wondering if Net times get posted as mine would of been inside the junior record? |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 8 2018, 10:46pm | A big thank you to all who supported this event either as runners or purchased an entry, we collected around €900 for Mountain Meitheal. I much appreciated all the help I got from the volunteers, particularly those who spend their evening minding cars, however this is unfortunately necessary at this venue. All finishing times and running times will in time be published. Bear in mind to be a prize winner on the night of the league handicap you had to have completed 7 races. 1st Male Phil Behan 1st Female Dee Bohan 2nd Male Philip Cohen 2nd Female Siobhan Lyons 3rd Male Dave Docherty 3rd Female Hazel Thompson |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 9 2018, 11:15am | Forgot to mention, rucksac left at gate at race end. I have it, if yours contact me here or collect at Sundays race. Running times below Alex Hunter 44:48 Liam Mooney 45:56 Gordon Place 46:55 Justin Higgins 48:28 Gavin Callery 48:47 Robert Costello 49:39 Philip Cohen 49:45 Matthew Sammon 50:19 Michael J Kelly 50:36 Mike Jordan 50:45 Aidan Blake 51:49 Garrett Kelly 51:51 Dave Docherty 51:59 Phil Behan 52:09 Anthony O'Reilly 52:40 Denis Carrigan 52:48 Igor Gonzalez-Guridi 54:11 Eamonn Hodge 54:17 Jason Dowling 54:20 John Langenbach 54:41 Kevin Marnane 54: 58 Chris Mark 55:48 Paul Morrissey 56:03 Andrew McKay 56:34 Conor O'Farrell 56:55 Mark Raleigh 57:15 Gerard Geraghty 57:23 Siobhan Lyons 57:37 Joseph Boyle 57:45 Paul Grant 58:22 Julian Bloomer 58:31 Henry Barry 59:29 Richard Moriarty 60:11 Michael Gygax 60:56 James Curran 61:15 Hazel Thompson 62:09 Dan Geelon 63:13 Thomas Galvin 63:16 Ronan Lynch 63:26 Lorcan Farrell 63:41 Lucy Darcy 63:44 Stuart Scott 64:05 Arthur Spring 64:31 Simon Cotter 64:12 Paul Smyth 64:19 Val Jones 65:00 David Rouse 66:20 Kate Healy 66:29 Derek Livingstone 67:51 Martin Bagnall 67:59 Alan Dolan 68:43 Adrian Roche 68:47 Peter Admirand 69:06 Dee Bohan 69:55 Amanda (Mandy) Keegan 70:03 Alice Clancy 71:42 John Fitzgerald 73:05 Ger Power 74:31 Fiona Byrne 74:36 Henny Brandsma 74:53 Grace Egan 74:59 Gordon Douglas 87:07 John J Barry 87:41 Caitlin Bent 91:45 SHORT COURSE Liam O'Callaghan 24:15 Vivian O'Gorman 28:05 Brenda O'Malley 34:56 |
| Paul Grant | Aug 9 2018, 11:49am | Thanks to Joe and all the volunteer for a great race. Start times seemed very accurate with the big bunch finishes. |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 9 2018, 12:00pm | The rucksac is Aidan Fitzpatricks, contact me at o86lo57o97 to arrange its homecoming |
| Conor O'Farrell | Aug 9 2018, 12:33pm | Long, boring report up. Thanks again to everyone involved, and congrats to all the winners. On another note, for those who use it, best Strava flyby ever! |
| John J Barry | Aug 9 2018, 1:35pm | Thanks to Joe and all the volunteers for a great evening. I greatly appreciated the big cheer as I arrived back in last position. Looking at the closeness of the results the handicapping was great and it must have been a 'mare' for the volunteers to keep on top of the finishing positions. |
| Niall McGuinness | Aug 9 2018, 7:02pm | Uploaded a few more photos from Kippure. Clearly a night for shots through the heather (as Aidan demonstrated much better than me). Sorry for the sideways photos. And the upside-down one! I'm guessing I can't rotate after upload... Anyone know how to solve this? |
| Phil behan | Aug 11 2018, 6:04pm | Thank you to Joe and all volunteers for a great race. Great report Conor, if it’s any consolation it’s was bloody hard work keeping close to you on those hills !! It’s kind of surreal getting an IMRA win in my first season. My strategy was to try sneak one in 35 years time at M70 !! Again thanks all and see you soon. |
