Mountain Rescue Benefit Race
Forum Messages
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Jordan | Aug 1 2019, 10:21pm | The annual IMRA Mountain Rescue Benefit Race will take place on 21st of August and entries are now available online. Entry is ONLINE ONLY and as all the procedures are going to mountain rescue race vouchers will not be accepted on the night. Event details are up-to-date and the same as last year but the important stuff is: PARKING - Trooperstown Carpark REGISTRATION - Mountain Rescue Base START - 800m uphill from MR Base RACE - A oddly runnable loop around Paddock Hill PUB - Probably Kavanaghs As there will be a number of mountain rescue personnel marshaling on the night which won't show on the event page, I have enough volunteers so please sign up for other races like Joe's Mountain Meitheal race or Ann- Marie's Circuit of Avonbeg. Thanks in advance for supporting Dublin Wicklow MRT and Glen of Imaal MRT!!! |
| Mike Jordan | Aug 8 2019, 5:31pm | I had a couple of questions about the MR race last night so just to let you know: 1) Yes, we will have an early start at 19:00. Brendan Lawlor has be off the hill early to man the bar ;) 2) If we have juniors sign up, we will have a junior course. Easiest options are either a 2k or 4.7k route but if we get a good crowd I should have enough marshals to do something in between around 4k Registration is open so be sure to sign up for the last Wednesday night race of the year!! |
| Laura Flynn | Aug 8 2019, 6:56pm | Also, just to remind everyone that if you’d like to contribute but can’t make the race you can purchase still an entry and all money collected from race entries will go to Mountain Rescue. |
| Gordon Place | Aug 8 2019, 7:56pm | Hi Mike, looks like you've plenty of volunteers but if you need another I could sweep and demark if that helps |
| Gordon Place | Aug 9 2019, 7:21am | Sorry Mike, just remembered I am away on hols that week! Sorry |
| Mike Jordan | Aug 9 2019, 9:55am | Thanks Laura and Gordon. Also thanks to IMRA who are providing prizes for top 3 female and male finishers as well as raffle prizes and post-race food. |
| Pól Ó Murchú | Aug 9 2019, 12:10pm | Oh yay! Another raffle I probably won’t win! :-( |
| Brendan Lawlor | Aug 9 2019, 1:34pm | Oh you'll win alright.. you just won't get a prize!! :( |
| Mike Jordan | Aug 16 2019, 9:03am | ********************************************************** REMINDERS: 1) Registration for this event is ONLINE ONLY with all proceeds going to Mountain Rescue. Vouchers will not be accepted on the night. 2) This is the last IMRA Wednesday night race of 2019 on a fun, fast course. Come on down to Paddock Hill and get your last sip of the summer season! UPDATES: 1) I'm in the extremely lucky position of having more volunteers than I know what to do with for this event. If you're looking to get your volunteering in please sign up for another event. Check out https://www.imra.ie/volunteering/chart 2) Pub is confirmed as Kavanaghs in Roundwood. Not sure if Brendan Lawlor will end up pulling pints again but there will be food and a raffle :) 3) I've locked in the unofficial return of the Tin-whistle Player role :D :D *********************************************************** |
| Gareth Fereday | Aug 16 2019, 8:54pm | Hello, Haven’t done an IMRA race for awhile, how do you register online!? Can’t find a registration tab anywhere. |
| Jason Dowling | Aug 16 2019, 9:04pm | Hi Gareth, Your name is not on the list of registered runners for 2019 as per https://www.imra.ie/runners/. You will need to register for 2019 and then you will be able to purchase an entry for the event. Hope that helps, Jason. |
| Mike Jordan | Aug 19 2019, 8:58am | Entries close tomorrow evening Tuesday 20th @ 18:00. Please sign up as entry to online only. Annual prizes and volunteer prizes will be available for collection at the race on Wednesday night. Thanks to everyone who has signed up for supporting mountain rescue! |
| Laura Flynn | Aug 19 2019, 7:17pm | Doting need any more helpers for Wednesday night Mike as I’m not planning to run? |
| Laura Flynn | Aug 19 2019, 7:46pm | Or even “ do you”? |
| Mike Jordan | Aug 19 2019, 9:19pm | Thanks Laura. I think I'm all sorted unless Lillian needs some help with the prizes. |
| Jenny Uí Shé | Aug 20 2019, 12:02pm | Hi mike wondering is There an early start and Is there a juniors race? Thanks Jenny |
| Mike Jordan | Aug 20 2019, 12:20pm | 1) There will be an early start at 19:00 2) we have juniors signed up and there will be a junior/short course of approximately 4k. I'll give them a short separate briefing and send them off just after the main start at 19:30. 3) Thanks to the 105 runners who have signed up so far. Remember online entry closes at 18:00 this evening! Mike |
| Jenny Uí Shé | Aug 20 2019, 3:16pm | Thanks mike I’m afraid I am unable to Log in my son Aaron who has a reg Number. May I please donate 10 euro as I did Last week for him? Thanks Jenny |
| Mike Jordan | Aug 20 2019, 7:19pm | Hi Jenny, We'll be able to sort you out tomorrow. There will be a donation bucket available at registration. Just be extra nice to the laptop operators ;) Mike |
| Mike Jordan | Aug 20 2019, 7:21pm | Thanks to the 144 runners who signed up. See you tomorrow evening! Mike |
| Mick Hanney | Aug 21 2019, 2:36pm | Hi, I'll have maps this evening for anyone that hasn't collected theirs yet. Cheers, Mick |
| Conor O'Farrell | Aug 22 2019, 9:30am | Great race last night, despite the weather. Thanks Mike and his IMRA and MR volunteers. Thanks John Shiels for what is possibly the best set of photos from a race, I especially like that one of Brendan. Mikey Fry, another stellar race report,. Up there with the best! Thanks to Barry and Richard on laptop who did a stellar job, enabling me to get the results up quickly. I'm of to hibernate in a winter of depression without Wednesday night races for the next 5 months. :-( Email any results queries to results@imra.ie Con |
| Brendan Lawlor | Aug 22 2019, 9:32am | Thank you Mike and all the volunteers and rain sodden Mountain Rescue marshals and helpers for another great and sadly final Wednesday evening's hillrunning fun. Chatting to a few of the MR lads back at the base they were amazed at how much joy we seem to take from a rain lashed run over wet and boggy trails..its a mystery alright And Mikey'James Joyce' Fry has nailed the race report again! |
| Anne-Marie Flaherty | Aug 22 2019, 11:03am | Massive thanks to Mike and your amazing crew of two and four legged volunteers. Had an absolute ball on such a soggy evening, thanks for being out in that weather so we could all have such a great evening on the hills. (Con and Barry thanks for getting me sorted with a chip). |
| Mike Jordan | Aug 22 2019, 11:04am | Hope everyone has dried out after last night! Just want to say thank you to everyone who entered the race, to those who ran on what was a damp auld evening, and a special thank you to all the volunteers who made my life very easy in what are tough conditions to be standing around in for hours making sure everyone has a good race. The support we get from IMRA and it's members is greatly appreciated by DWMRT and GOIMRT. Mike |
| Mick Hanney | Aug 22 2019, 6:18pm | Loving the race reports. Sorry Graham I didn't realise it was you tin whistling away on the Wicklow way last night. And you are right, the whistling did have a speeding up effect on the runners - nothing personal :-) |
