Scarr
Forum Messages
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Gibney | Jun 5 2021, 3:54pm | Hi guys, I was just wondering how does one go about getting involved to assist with race directing? Would love to give it a go! Hannah |
| Laura Flynn | Jun 5 2021, 4:19pm | Hi Hannah, it’s great that you’re interested in race directing. I see from your runner profile that your relatively new to Imra but you’ve already got a commendable volunteering record relatively speaking. Your best approach is to sign up as a deputy RD for Scarr. You can do this by clicking on the volunteer tab on that event page. When a Race Director has been assigned to Scarr they can then accept you. You should also read the duties of Race Director which are detailed in the Volunteer section on the home page. Let me know if any questions. You can email me directly on laura.flynn@imra.ie |
| Hannah Gibney | Jun 5 2021, 11:01pm | Hi Laura, That’s great thank you so much for the info and help, I’ll sign up now! Excited to see racing back again now! Hannah |
| Javaid Gaynor | Jun 18 2021, 11:00am | Hi just wondering when the online entry for this race will open up? Thanks, Javaid |
| Lillian Deegan | Jun 18 2021, 11:12am | Hi Javaid, committee are looking at this presently. We’ll get an update posted on here in the next day or so. Will you keep an eye out for same. Thanks, Lillian |
| Laura Flynn | Jun 19 2021, 1:25pm | This event will be available to purchase from 6pm Monday |
| Mick Hanney | Jun 20 2021, 7:56pm | Hi, is this a new route? Maps appear to be old routes? Just wondering re: the instructions for car parking / start. Thanks. |
| Andreas Kusch | Jun 20 2021, 9:29pm | Hi all. As Laura said, online entries open on Monday at 18.00. There will be a new route for Scarr 2021. We will start in Oldbridge. It's going to be fantastic,( I hope). The route involves a steep uphill to the cairn on top of Scarr and then it's a very long beautiful, soft downhill via Kanturk Mountain, The Bracken Rocks and The Crap to the finish (new map uploaded). There will be a junior race and an early start at 7pm. Most parking places will be at Wicklow Way Lodge. It's about 800m from there to registration. Registration will open at 18.00 and closes at 19.15. |
| Roelie Smit | Jun 21 2021, 7:31am | I can volunteer for Scarr on Wednesday if needed. |
| Andreas Kusch | Jun 21 2021, 11:03am | Thanks, Roeli. Please sign up on the page. |
| seamus allen | Jun 21 2021, 5:53pm | Hi, I have U18 / U16 wanting to do this race. What junior categories are there for this race? Seamus |
| Miriam Maher | Jun 21 2021, 6:08pm | Hi Seamus, Based on our distance rules for juniors racing: Your U16 can do the short course, your U18 can do the full course. Hope they each have a fantastic time! All the best Miriam |
| seamus allen | Jun 21 2021, 6:36pm | Hi miriam, Can I register them on my account or do they need an imra membership and account themselves each? |
| Miriam Maher | Jun 21 2021, 6:46pm | Hi Seamus They need their own separate account/membership. There is a way of using gmail to creat alias accounts which is one way around that. Or if they have their own email addresses - they could use them. In any case, each runner needs their own IMRA membership. Miriam |
| Lilly Jones | Jun 21 2021, 7:10pm | Is it sold out already? Getting error codes trying to purchase event. |
| Allen Jack | Jun 21 2021, 7:29pm | Hi, I am getting an error for race entry also. |
| Sarah Brady | Jun 21 2021, 7:39pm | Same here, it says it’s not sold out, but haven’t been able to enter :( |
| Robert Costello | Jun 21 2021, 7:44pm | Looks like it was closed at 7.15 according to the race description. Can entries be put back online if there are any left please? Thanks |
| Andreas Kusch | Jun 21 2021, 8:01pm | I'm afraid it is sold out already. |
| Robert Costello | Jun 21 2021, 8:01pm | Hi Andreas, if there are two spots left (as the race description says) can they be sold to Lilly and Jack as the first two on the forum who tried to purchase but couldn't? Rob |
| Graeme Rennie | Jun 21 2021, 8:06pm | Is there a naked warrior dance? I also get an error when trying to signup at the moment. |
| Graeme Rennie | Jun 21 2021, 8:08pm | *naked warrior dance. Wow. That's a new low for autocorrect. |
| Graeme Rennie | Jun 21 2021, 8:10pm | A list on which people wait.... |
| Sarah Brady | Jun 21 2021, 8:21pm | Thanks Andreas, I’d best set a reminder for next one. :) |
| Eiviltas Evan Radavicius | Jun 22 2021, 12:56pm | Any chance someone has a link to a GPX Route? I tried to replicate it from the map, but I am missing a KM there somewhere :( Here's my one >> https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/64346611 |
| Alan Ayling | Jun 22 2021, 1:32pm | So Andreas is the last 900 m on the road part of the race? I suppose having a bike stashed would be frowned upon? :-) |
| Eiviltas Evan Radavicius | Jun 22 2021, 2:08pm | Use an E-Scooter, they are easier to hide :D |
| Paul Smyth | Jun 22 2021, 2:46pm | Like you Alan, I'm really hoping the road section isn't part of the race, especially not if at the end. |
| Andreas Kusch | Jun 22 2021, 10:21pm | Re route: I don't want to finish on the narrow path (agreed access route), you don't want the long road. Let's have a little bit of road (100m ish) to allow for good sprint finish battles. Re remaining 2 places. It's disappointing, but I have no way of getting them onto the system and I don't think it's fair to ask the over-stretched online entry volunteer to do even more extra work. Registration closes at 19.15. Don't forget your face mark/buff. It has to be worn at registration and for the first part of the race (200m) and after the race. A windbreaker/rain jacket is also mandatory. |
| Pól Ó Murchú | Jun 22 2021, 10:36pm | Looking forward to the race tomorrow - looks like it’ll be a savage uphill start! Sure to get the heart rate up early on! Just on the entries there were actually150 entries sold when the shop closed automatically yesterday evening. There was an error writing 2 entries to the entry list but payment had been made successfully for both of these and upon investigation today I located these entries and have corrected the list of entries. So it was in fact full - the system worked as it should in the sense of closing entries at 150 but just wasn’t displaying the correct number as a result of the error. |
| Alan Ayling | Jun 22 2021, 11:07pm | Sounds like a good compromise Andreas! There isn't room to operate the finish safely and effectively on the narrow lane, so a bit of road makes good sense. Looking forward to the race now! |
| Roelie Smit | Jun 23 2021, 7:36am | What time should helpers be there this evening? |
| David A Butler | Jun 23 2021, 9:10am | Don't forget loads of midge spray, they have been swarming down here in the last few days & at the Scouts is particularly bad...... |
| Andy Keeling | Jun 23 2021, 2:02pm | Looking out at the weather now I'm very much looking forward to running through "the Crap" |
| Warren Swords | Jun 23 2021, 3:20pm | For an extra challenge, I'll create a strava segment for The Crap. So hopefully by this evening, we can declare who are the Kings and Queens of The Crap. |
| Sandra Pegman | Jun 23 2021, 10:08pm | Thank you so much to all involved for a wonderful race this evening. It was fantastic & such beautiful route. |
| Alan Ayling | Jun 23 2021, 10:40pm | Well said Sandra. Cracking route, really well marked, beautiful dry underfoot conditions... so good to be back out at this madness! Thanks to all the team behind it. Midges weren't even too bad... though that may have had something to do with liberal application of Smidge beforehand - brilliant stuff! |
| Peter Bell | Jun 23 2021, 11:04pm | Massive thanks to Andreas and his crew, very well organised race and the new route was great. The marking was spot on too, very easy to follow. |
| Laura Flynn | Jun 23 2021, 11:16pm | Fantastic new route, loads of lovely downhill once you got the slog up to Scarr done. Well done to Niamh on the marking, impossible to go wrong. Huge thanks to Andreas for his efficiency and good humour. Thanks to all the volunteers tonight, not easy having to contend with the midges. |
| Eiviltas Evan Radavicius | Jun 23 2021, 11:35pm | Thanks for organising :) |
| John McCann | Jun 24 2021, 12:00am | Thank you, Andreas and team, for a fantastic evening on the hills. That route is definitely a keeper! Thanks Niamh for the flawless marking which added yet more enjoyment. |
| Caroline Reid | Jun 24 2021, 8:08am | Thanks to Andreas for a wonderful route and to all the team, particularly Niamh for the great marking which meant you could enjoy the route even more!!! What a cracker....a new favourite!!! Great to be back in the mountains! Thanks IMRA!! |
| Conor O'Farrell | Jun 24 2021, 9:14am | Results are up. There may be a few early starters in the wrong position and I am looking to get these resolves ASAP. Please send any queries to results@imra.ie Con |
| Warren Swords | Jun 24 2021, 10:25am | Thanks to Andreas and team of volunteers. Fantastic evening out on the hills. The race marking was exceptional and the course was superb. The start was a shock to the system! I know you're all eagerly awaiting to see who is The King and Queen of The Crap, literally the crappest Strava segment in Ireland. As per Eastwest mapping, https://eastwestmapping.ie/kanturk-brown-mountain-and-scarr/, "The Crap" is the eastern spur just before the last steep descent to the road. Without further ado, The 2021 King of The Crap is Peter Roche in 2.41. He also took the consolation prize of winning the entire race. The 2021 Queen of The Crap is Tricia McLoughlin in 3.29. I have been in touch with the committee about arranging an appropriate turd trophy for next year's race. |
| James H Cahill | Jun 24 2021, 12:00pm | Thank you Andreas and all of your team of volunteers for a great evening out. Super new route. |
| Ger Power | Jun 24 2021, 12:51pm | I would like to thank all the runners who stopped and offered to walk back with me last night. A special word of thanks to Hillary for walking back to my car with me. John Fitzgerald for driving my car back to my house and Becky Quinn for bringing me to the hospital and staying well passed the hour of duty I really appreciate it. Well it is broken wrist. |
| Mick Hanney | Jun 24 2021, 1:17pm | Sorry to hear of your broken wrist Ger. Great to see the support of our kind fraternity of runners. Hope you get back on the hills before too long. |
| Grace Egan | Jun 24 2021, 2:12pm | Ger, I'm very sorry to hear of your broken wrist, wishing you a speedy receovery, take care - Grace |
| Laura Flynn | Jun 24 2021, 8:10pm | Wishing you a speedy recovery and return to the hills Ger. I’d also like to express my thanks to Hilary, John and Becky for taking care of you. No harm to throw in here a quick congratulations to Becky on a powerful comeback run taking a very close ( 16secs) second place to talented newcomer Grace O’Rourke. |
| James Higgins | Jun 24 2021, 8:33pm | Ger, sorry to hear about your broken wrist. Hope it mends soon. Well done to John, Hillary, and Becky for their support. |
| Andreas Kusch | Jun 25 2021, 3:24pm | Just a quick thank you to my great team of volunteer helpers. It wouldn't happen without you. It sounds like you all had a good day out. Sorry about the midges. Thanks to Con for pushing for this route and helping out with the results in the background. Hopefully it's a keeper. All the best to Ger, I hope the wrist will heal soon and you will be ready for the annual Setanta Rogaine pilgrimage at the beginning of August. |
| Ger Power | Jun 25 2021, 7:33pm | Thanks for all your kind wishes I appreciated them |
| Peter Roche | Jun 25 2021, 10:10pm | Cheers Warren, its an absolute honour to hold the title of 'King of the Crap', however i cant help but feel a little cheated that there was no turd trophy for this years race..... Thanks Andreas for an excellently organised race, great course with the route marking flawless. |
| Richard Robinson | Jul 3 2021, 3:14pm | Race number: 773. Hi Andreas, just querying the results that are being displayed on IMRA website for the Scarr Race. The results displayed now are showing that I finished 130th with a finishing time of 1:26:24 and last in the M50 class. While my actual finishing time was around 0:58:15; position 43rd overall: and 3rd placed M50. The result when first posted on the website was correct, so just flagging that it’s now wrong, and wondering if anyone else is similarly affected. |
