Galty Crossing
Forum Messages
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Eastwood | May 19 2024, 8:36pm | Hi does anyone have a Strava link for the route . Cheers |
| Robbie Williams | May 20 2024, 2:08pm | This race is in 16th June Now open for 100 entries Race fee covers race cap, sambos, race trackers, bud transfer to star from Cahir |
| Robbie Williams | May 20 2024, 2:08pm | ….And even BUS transfer |
| Michael McSweeney | May 20 2024, 2:40pm | Is it Budwiser 0.0 or Bud Light? |
| Donatas Jocius | May 28 2024, 4:02pm | Hello, I would like to know do you have some possible cheap overnight stay beside maybe or camping place?? As I will come from Dublin and would like to sleep close to start or finish ( spiritual things)...., true for real I don't want be tired driving before start .thanks |
| Robbie Williams | May 28 2024, 4:12pm | https://tipperarycamping.com/ |
| Patricia Ryan | May 28 2024, 7:28pm | The Apple Farm Camping |
| Alice Clancy | Jun 3 2024, 8:03pm | Hi, really looking forward to this race! Can you confirm the coordinates of the checkpoints that we have to hit on the route….and if it is free route choice between these? Thanks! |
| Donatas Jocius | Jun 4 2024, 5:34pm | All good some really adorable price at the time I booked hotels in Clonme Will suit me. |
| Brian Eastwood | Jun 7 2024, 10:33pm | Sorry, but asking again if anyone has a Strava link from previous years please |
| John J Barry | Jun 8 2024, 2:35pm | NOTE: There is variations one can do on the route. Mine is not necessary the best one but it's a guide.. Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/9731425336 Garmin: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/11886222321 |
| Brian Eastwood | Jun 8 2024, 5:56pm | Thanks a million John |
| Richard Thomson Moore | Jun 9 2024, 7:49pm | A quick question Race is at 9am or is that the registration at Cahir prior to the bus to the start? |
| Patricia Ryan | Jun 9 2024, 10:34pm | Richard, sign-in, kit check and tracker fitting is in Cahir Castle carpark from 7am ish. Busses leave the carpark at 8am to get to the start in Anglesboro for 8.45am. Race starts in Anglesboro at 9am. |
| Richard Thomson Moore | Jun 10 2024, 8:20am | Thank you for responding. Everything is very clear now. |
| Patricia Blackburn | Jun 14 2024, 10:01am | Hi all, just letting you know that there has been a small change to the end of the course. We removed the bit on the single trail just before you hit the road, so it is all on fire road after hammerhead. We have it marked so should be no issues, Map above already posted for you to download. THANKS |
| Patricia Blackburn | Jun 15 2024, 7:04pm | Hi all This is the link that you can share with family and friends so they can follow your progress tomorrow. Runners will have to travel within 5meters of each of the 9 points indicated to not incur time penalty's. There are no stamp cards or kites this year. Enjoy the challenge , see you all in the morning http://live.primaltracking.com/galtycrossing24 Results can be got here later https://results.primaltracking.com/event/galtycrossing24 |
| Eric Kelleher | Jun 15 2024, 8:07pm | Will a gpx file on the watch be okay for navigation in place of map and compass ? Sorry if this has been asked already. |
| Robbie Williams | Jun 16 2024, 9:01am | Live Tracking here http://live.primaltracking.com/galtycrossing24 |
| Alice Clancy | Jun 16 2024, 7:55pm | Thanks so much to Tricha and the lovely team of volunteers for such an epic day out in the Galtees today!!! Everything was so well planned and marshalled and first aided! And ye had us spoilt rotten with the weather and the delicious food after!! Thank you all- it takes a lot to volunteer at an event like today, and it’s very much appreciated! |
| Brian Eastwood | Jun 16 2024, 8:39pm | Savage day out today . Massive thanks to all the organisers,volunteers and first aiders. Also special thanks to the weather gods . Not sure I'll be back but then again ask me again next week ;) |
| Marie Aronsson-Storrier | Jun 16 2024, 8:41pm | I can only second the huge thank to Tricha and all volunteers for making today happen!! Such a glorious day in the mountains with super organisation and spread. Very grateful to you all for giving up your time in order to keep us safe and happy when out adventuring! |
| Patricia Ryan | Jun 16 2024, 9:55pm | What a fantastic day out on the Galty mountains, the weather was unreal. Thanks a million to Tricha B for organising and thanks to all the volunteers. |
| Gerry McGuinness | Jun 16 2024, 10:06pm | Tricha, thanks to you and all the team for a great day out. Fantastic course and what a day for it. |
| Patricia Blackburn | Jun 17 2024, 3:21pm | Thanks everyone, delighted it all worked and the God of sunshine was with us also. it's about having great people around you at these events, that make it work. Thanks to all the volunteers, you did an amazing job, there was absolutely no issues and that's down to you guy's. I Have to thank JohnJoe and Rowan from Primal tracking for a great job done by them and giving us all peace of mind that no one could get lost. I would highly recommend them, a pleasure to work with. It was such an enjoyable ,sociable event, I really enjoyed it too. We should have race results out shortly. We will be posting the prizes to the winnersi in the next few days. Hopefully we'll get some more pictures loaded shortly too. |
| Brian Mullins | Jun 17 2024, 9:05pm | What a day out. Many thanks to Trish and all the volunteers for allowing us to experience a fantastic day on one of the best natural race courses in the country. The weather promised much but at the start with low cloud it looked like the compass may have to be out as you couldn’t even see Paradise Hill, let alone its big brother Temple. However it soon turned into one of the most glorious days on the hills anyone could wish for, sun with a cooling north breeze interspersed with a few minor fog patches. Great to see such a big crowd out and a mighty chat with Donatus on the bus over had me worried about all the training everyone else seemed to have done in the lead up, John Williams and Micheal McSweeney looked particularly enthusiastic which is always an ominous sign that things will be fast whether you like it or not. I was supposed to be helping on a Ramsay Round this weekend but after a failed attempt at a Kerry Round the previous fortnight I reigned in my ambitions to completing a traverse of the Galtees instead. And given I had DNF’d this race in 2019 due to be being borderline hypothermic around Fearbreaga because of the driving hail I needed to redeem myself at this race. A finish was a must after a sobering road run along the Glen of Aherlow that year. Lining up at the start in Anglesborough I could see some serious operators about in both the male and female ranks and as Mairead tapped me on the shoulder to say hello it was clear my mind was still on the DNF! I had two goals for this race. The main one was to beat my time of 2017 as the conditions were pretty similar to then, with a fall back of just finishing which would beat my 2019 DNF. Trish rang the bell on the button at 9am and as we ran up the road I looked at the Guinness sign disappearing behind us thinking a few pints, Murphy’s obviously, would be much more enjoyable than what was about to be suffered! A blue and white singlet appeared next to me in the form of Peter Roche with the ever present Nick Hogan keeping close order. These lads are much better and faster runners than me so I said I might as well lead it out up Paradise Hill and see how long I could hang on. The first climb on this race is a b*stard, there is just no other word for it, think the relentless steepness of Nephin or Cruachmhor. Anyone that runs all of this is a genuine hero. Anyhow the top of Temple eventually comes with a 20sec lead over a few others and I turned the brain and brakes off down the other side, just as steep, and hoped my nav was better than 2019 when myself, Tom and Mark ended up wandering around in a circle for about 30mins before we found the wall start to Lyracappul. As it turned out it was as my 20secs turned into 2mins. I thought this was great until I immediately realised I was going to be both an easy navigator for the lads behind to pick the quicker lines as they could see where I made a mistake but also a hunted prey that they were chasing down! The next 2ish hours were both the best and worst day out I’ve ever had on an Imra race. I could hear my chasers for most of the day and fully expected them to just stroll past me at any moment as sometimes it genuinely felt like their voices were getting louder and closer yet every time I turned around (word of advice here, don’t ever turn around) they were still about 2mins behind. Seeing Martin Hennessy as first aider on top of Galtybeg was a genuine tonic when he confirmed the 2mins gap I had was sort of holding (Martin you can lie very convincingly!). Off and over to Greenaun and O Loughlins Castle and the body just seemed to settle into a steady pace, until I went up to my thighs in a bog on the run over to Fearbreaga. A short moment of panic as I extracted myself from a sucking mass of peat and the adrenaline had me running faster than the fox I saw bolting off ahead me in the distance. A less than ideal line to Slieveanard saw Peter and Nick get to within 30sec of me just before the summit of Bane where Ger and Jane Griffin were stationed photographing the horror in my eyes as I said I expected to be passed at any second. Ger to be fair lied convincingly enough to say I had 100yards over second even though I didn’t believe it as unfortunately I had again turned around and looked. An all or nothing descent to the hammerhead I thought would be in vain as both Peter and Nick are a good 30secs per mile faster than me over fire road but I said wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t at least try. Having consumed nothing but 500ml of water and no food for the whole trip I was now beginning to feel the energy deficit as I pushed into anaerobic territory on the fast downhill fire road and looking behind at a curve in the trail (don’t f**king look behind) I could see my fate was sealed. There was no way I could hold this. 10mins later I am sitting on the ground in the car park of Cahir Castle. It’s great to see the finish. It’s great to see Brian and Julie Byrne in such great form. It’s great to be finished. It’s great that Damien found a beer in the van. It’s great not to be hunted anymore. It’s just great. I never want to experience that again, but maybe I do! Maybe 2025 will be better. Thanks again to Trish and all the volunteers and also a massive thanks to Peter and Nick for pushing it. Sent from my iPhone |
| Brian Flannelly | Jun 17 2024, 10:01pm | Results are now up for this event - any questions/queries on them, please email: brian <dot> flannelly <at> imra <dot> ie |
| Patricia Blackburn | Jun 18 2024, 1:54pm | Great post Brian, I love these stories after a race. Anyone else like to share. Everyone has a story! |
