Downshill Uphill Mile
Forum Messages
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Aubrey O'Neill | Aug 17 2022, 9:49am | Hi Andy, Will vouchers be accepted for this one? Lots of love, Aubs. x |
| Andrew Hanney | Aug 17 2022, 5:04pm | Vouchers and magic beans are acceptable Aubrey. |
| Aubrey O'Neill | Aug 18 2022, 3:19pm | Ah! Just bought a cow with my last beans, vouchers it is! Finally get to use mine bought from the start of 2020! I bought these in 2020 but never collected them, are they in the RD box of tricks or how does one receive them? |
| Lillian Deegan | Aug 18 2022, 4:05pm | Hi Aubrey, I’ll get your €50 punch card to Andy for next Wednesday’s race. Could I ask you to email me your purchase confirmation email from whenever you bought the voucher. Please forward details to Lillian.deegan@imra.ie And while I’m on - if anyone else has not collected their race punch voucher, might you also get in touch on the above email address and we’ll get you sorted too. Thanks, Lillian. |
| Lillian Deegan | Aug 18 2022, 4:40pm | Aubrey, I should have added - a screenshot of your imra purchase history showing the €50 spend for the punch card will suffice as confirmation if that suits better to send on to me. |
| Andrew Hanney | Aug 19 2022, 6:18pm | Please read the detail as this a specific event type and different from the usual Summer races. This is a timed single mile uphill race to the top of Downshill. However…. Bear in mind when signing up for this event that it is a 3.6km warm up (with a good deal of uphill) to the start of the uphill mile from registration. The start is marked by an old military rifle range sign. Upon completing the uphill mile it is another 3km back down the hill to registration. By the time you have done the warm up, the mile race and warm down it is 9k. . To get from registration to the race start, it could take you anywhere from 20 mins to 30 mins so keep that in mind. Due to the distances involved and the location of the start finish, there is no kids race at this event. There is no early start. Early starters should register early on the evening and make their way to the start in plenty of time. Parking and registration is at the Grove pub, follow the instructions of marshals when parking. Please car pool as the car park is only so big. Registration will open at 6pm and close at 6:45pm to allow time to get the race kit to the top of the hill. Thank you to the Grove pub for accommodating our race and arranging the parking etc. This race is a fitting end to the Wednesday night races. People can warm up together to the race start, and after the race enjoy the 3 k downhill to the pub. Great race reports from last years event: https://imra.ie/events/report/id/2096/ Barry Minnock's 6:53 and Grace O'Rourke's 8:14 are the times to beat :) This is the warm up route: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2009186 This is the uphill mile itself: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2009189 This is the warm down: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2009190 Thanks to all of the volunteers that have signed up. I have enough now and anyone looking to volunteer should look to other races on the calendar. |
| Andrew Hanney | Aug 22 2022, 11:35am | Entries are now open for this race. Time to test yourself on the uphill mile, the last Wednesday evening race of the year. Volunteers, I will be in touch by email by tomorrow on your roles. |
| Michael Cornyn | Aug 22 2022, 3:37pm | What date is race |
| Andrew Hanney | Aug 22 2022, 5:23pm | The race is on Wed 24th, all details are on the event page https://imra.ie/events/details/id/2191/. |
| Andrew Hanney | Aug 23 2022, 9:42am | Entries for the Uphill Mile close at 6pm this evening. Come along and join in the fun. Did I mention, hot food afterwards in the Grove pub :) There is a big social element to this race, so if you're on the fence, just try it out. |
| Warren Swords | Aug 23 2022, 9:55am | This was one of my favourite races last year if anyone is on the fence about doing this race. Sure, the race distance looks short on paper but I guarantee it will feel like the longest race of the year. So tremendous value for €7, packing the five stages of racing into 10 minutes or so. First you feel shock as you sprint off a pace that you'll never maintain. Denial follows as you ignore all the warning signs that you may have gone off too fast. Sure it's only a mile, I'll be grand. Then comes anger as you glimpse at your watch and realise you've only ran 400 metres. #@*! Your brain now makes a bargain with the legs to keep running till next turn but OHMYGOD, how have we not reached halfway yet. Finally comes acceptance and hope. Yes, my legs and lungs are on fire, I am going backwards into the abyss but there is hope that this ordeal will have come to an end at some stage. It's great craic, I'm raging I'll miss it. |
| Andrew Hanney | Aug 23 2022, 11:35am | Just on about parking, the Grove pub has an extended car park just to the right of the pub building, so we need to use that first before anyone parks on the the road. Follow marshal instructions for parking and remember to car pool. The Grove is a busy place. |
| Aubrey O'Neill | Aug 23 2022, 11:59am | Hahaha! Well said Warren! |
| Mikey Fry | Aug 23 2022, 12:01pm | Rory would now about good parking up there:)) |
| Michael Cornyn | Aug 23 2022, 12:43pm | I have entered for 1st time . Is that the Grove pub near Dekgany |
| Andrew Hanney | Aug 23 2022, 2:34pm | Yes, it is close to Delgany. https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Grove+Bar/@53.1216371,-6.1044306,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4867af444c719c0b:0xda31a1f5a4a7a9a2!8m2!3d53.1221201!4d-6.1102367 Address is : Killickabawn, Willow Grove, Co. Wicklow, A63 XY89 |
| Michael Kelly | Aug 23 2022, 2:34pm | Hi Without a car tomorow Anyone from carlow/Kilkenny direction going to this race Thank you Mick. |
| Diarmuid Kavanagh | Aug 24 2022, 9:14am | Would it be possible to get a new tag tonight as I lost mine |
| Conor O'Farrell | Aug 24 2022, 9:36am | Hi Diarmuid Yes, new tags will be available, but you will need to purchase one from the shop beforehand. Con |
| Aubrey O'Neill | Aug 24 2022, 10:18pm | Well done on another cracking Uphill Mile event Andy... Thoroughly enjoyed by all again I think (once we had our breath back!). |
| Anna Michael | Aug 24 2022, 10:48pm | Thank you to Andy and all the volunteers for a great race. A really enjoyable evening. |
| Andrew Hanney | Aug 25 2022, 12:29pm | It was a lovely evening on Downshill yesterday for racing, I hope you all enjoyed the uphill mile. It was a record turn out for this race, great to see, and I hope it will continue for many years on the IMRA calendar. The organisation of this race is dependent on a lot of factors, and I had a great team of volunteers that made it all happen seamlessly. A big thank you to all of them. I was delighted to present Lindsey Heppenstall with her club 100 T shirt, we both joined IMRA around the same time and Lindsey always has a smile no matter how tough the course is, even at the end of an uphill mile! Well done to the winners, a new and incredible men’s record by Killian with Enda just 10 seconds behind. Well done Kathryn on the ladies title for 2022. Thanks to Dinny of the Grove pub for sponsorship of the winner’s plates. It would be great to see some race reports from all sectors of the field, they are a great way to promote the race when it comes around again. I have put photos up from the finish line. See you next year! |
