Nav Challenge 3
Forum Messages
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Elaine Casey | Sep 2 2024, 7:42am | Will there be a shorter option for this? Similar to Nav 1? Thanks. |
| Joe Lalor | Sep 2 2024, 9:56am | Yes, shorter course NC3. Not naming start location yet as permit is pending. |
| Joe Lalor | Sep 10 2024, 5:12pm | The venue for NC3, 13th October will be the upper lake car park Glendalough. Please note there is a €5 parking fee. To avoid this you could park for free at new car park near Derrybawn House and jog up the green road or park there and car pool up and share the cost. |
| Joe Lalor | Sep 30 2024, 11:40pm | Ready to go again? Long course involves open mountain and tough climbs. Short course confined to forest and should not pose any problems. Event map East/West Glendalough Lugnaquilla 25k seriess. Note there are several significant changes to newer edition, some of which are relevant to course. If using older edition (2018) edition see map corrections before race. There are also a number of uncrossable deer fences that are not on map which effect route choice, again see map corrections board. |
| Joe Lalor | Oct 3 2024, 4:42pm | Looking for volunteer to cover first aid role for this one. |
| Alan Ayling | Oct 4 2024, 7:06am | I put myself in for that Joe |
| Joe Lalor | Oct 6 2024, 6:40pm | Area covered by course 070980 120940 In deciding which course to do consider the following. Some might consider the short course not too challenging (~7.5km). I am constrained by uncrossable fences and desire to stay off very steep ground. The long course (~15km) will be physically demanding but nav should be (weather permitting) fairly straightforward. It has 8 controls, 4 on each side of Glendalough Valley, with a mandatory crossing of the Gleneola River by the footbridge. Anyone trying the LC (clockwise or anticlockwise) who has had enough or run out of time (course closes 3pm) can come down the Miner's Track for SC credit. See photo on event page re Spink path closure. |
| Elaine Casey | Oct 6 2024, 10:26pm | Does anyone have a copy of the course map they could bring on the day? I have other maps and of course none of them are the correct one! Urgh |
| Joe Lalor | Oct 6 2024, 10:44pm | Elaine, I will have several master maps, you may have one of them when everyone has taken down their .course |
| Paul Smyth | Oct 7 2024, 12:51am | Hi Joe, Is there a newer version of the map than 2018? The EW website says the map was published in Apr. 2018? You seem to be indicating that the 2018 map is an older edition. Just looking to clarify. |
| Joe Lalor | Oct 7 2024, 8:48am | Hi Paul, There is a 2021 edition. I just bought 2 copies for this event but they don't have the changes that are on the digital version. However I will have a few maps corrections available relevant to event. |
| Elaine Casey | Oct 7 2024, 10:52am | Thanks Jo |
| Con Halpin | Oct 9 2024, 7:58pm | Hey guys, sorry I'm just wondering if you are looking for more volunteers? If not no worries. |
| Joe Lalor | Oct 9 2024, 9:04pm | Hi Colin, thanks for offer. Low tech event. I have a role for you out on the course if interested in a hike. No problem if you preferred to be based in car park, will find something for you to do. |
| Con Halpin | Oct 10 2024, 8:31pm | Great stuff thanks Joe, yeah always up for a hike. chat to you then . |
