Belmont and Little Sugar Loaf
Forum Messages
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Vivian O'Gorman | Feb 18 2025, 6:37pm | Hi Folks, I am the League Director for the Leinster League this year. My first ask is for a Race Director for Belmont. It is the first race of the Leinster League on 23rd April next. Angela Flynn is going to step away as the RD and let someone new or someone who wants more experience to act as RD instead. Angela will be Deputy RD.... This is a great race for a new RD. Apart from Angela and myself there are plenty of people to ask for advice and help and the two of us will start you off... It really is a great chance to give it a go and apart from the pay it's well worth it!! So if you have been thinking about it and putting it off now is your chance... |
| Vivian O'Gorman | Feb 21 2025, 8:38pm | Thank you to Alice Clancy for taking over the RD role for Belmont... |
| Alan Kennedy | Feb 21 2025, 9:57pm | Well done Alice, big shoes to fill but no better woman! |
| Angela Flynn | Feb 22 2025, 1:32am | Great news , thanks Alice and so sooo right Alan |
| Alice Clancy | Feb 23 2025, 10:12am | Haha not a chance I could fill those shoes…I’m not even from Kilmac you know! Thanks to the volunteers who have signed up so far…we’ll need some more as I think it’ll be a busy race, but it’s a fun one to volunteer at with lots of nice marshalling spots…so sign up and get your volunteering in early for the summer league! |
| Ciaran Stafford | Apr 9 2025, 8:06pm | Hi folks, 2 questions. • Do I need to register for the recce on Sunday 13th? • In relation to the league, what is the difference between competing in 7 races to be deemed to have completed the league and competing in any 10 races to receive a finishers prize? Apologies if it seems like silly but I’m new to mountain running. |
| Graham K. Bushe | Apr 9 2025, 11:06pm | Hi Ciaran, I think the recce is just a casual "meet up and run". So just turn up if you're interested. There are 12 races listed for the Leinster League in 2025. There is a league table ranking all runners based on their finishing position. (First=1point, second=2points, etc) A runner's best 7 results will be counted to determine the standings at the end of the league. And a minimum of 7 is required to "complete" the league The 10 races and 2 non-running volunteer is separate. Anyone who has done these in a calendar year will qualify for an end of year prize. In the past, it had been associated with the league races, but now it can be any races (10R + 2V = EoYP) |
| Alice Clancy | Apr 10 2025, 7:58am | Welcome to IMRA Ciaran! The recce of Belmont planned is informal, ie not an IMRA event so no registration is required, but you will be responsible for your own safety, gear etc. All are welcome, meeting in the Belmont Demesne carpark at 9.30am this Sunday 13th. We also plan to have a volunteer specifically for new members at race registration on the 23rd to introduce you to the race registration system and answer questions. As a new member, you’re bound to have lots of questions, so don’t worry about that! IMRA is completely volunteer run and there will be lots of members happy to answer questions here on the forum, or at the races. Two really good ways of learning more are to join one of the carpools to the races, or to volunteer at one of the races as a helper. Either way you get to meet other runners and learn how the races are organised and structured, and have a lot of fun in the process. See you on Sunday! |
| Ciaran Stafford | Apr 10 2025, 12:54pm | Hi guys, That’s great thanks for getting back to me. Hopefully see you on Sunday for recce. |
| Alice Clancy | Apr 11 2025, 4:11pm | The Belmont race and the official start of the Leinster League is just over a week away! The race page has been updated - you should find everything you need to know there on the 3 events of the night and how to enter: the Long Course (8.5km), Short/Junior Course (5km) and the 1km challenge fun run. If not, put any questions you have on the forum for the race page. This race has been set up as a welcome to the Leinster League, with the race and prize-giving kindly hosted and catered by the Belmont Demesne with the support of the IMRA Committee, and with tea/coffee, sausage rolls and sandwiches afterwards in the Belmont Café. There'll be a small bar setup managed by O Brother Brewing with IPA, lager and non-alcoholic beer available for purchase. There will be a volunteer desk set up for new members on the night to introduce them to the pre-race registration process and answer questions. We'd like to encourage you to cycle or carpool to this event if you can. If you plan to drive, please consider adding your car to the carpool on the race page. Add it early so that people can plan their way to the race. As this is the first race of the Leinster League and a nice introductory one (rocks at the top notwithstanding): - if you know anyone who has been interested in trying an IMRA race, encourage them to sign up online, brief them on the basics and bring them with you! - Alternatively, anyone planning to participate in the race and who would like to - bake a treat for the prize-giving! There will be a recce of the long and short course routes (excluding MTB track portion) this Sunday 13th April, meeting in the Belmont Demesne Carpark near the entrance to the café at 9.30am. Anyone who is curious about the route or who'd like to meet some IMRA members before signing up is welcome to join the recce. It is not a formal event, you will be responsible for your own safety and gear. Conversational pace! And finally, thank you to all the volunteers who have signed up. We now have enough volunteers for this race. I'll send you an email over the weekend on your roles. |
| Elaine Lee | Apr 11 2025, 6:23pm | Hi Alice, if you could put me down for a job that doesn't need me there very early it would be great. I'll be down by 6.30, hopefully a bit earlier. Thanks! |
| Ciaran Stafford | Apr 13 2025, 3:50pm | Big thanks to Alice and the other IMRA gang. The recce was great fun. Can’t wait for the race |
| Miriam Maher | Apr 14 2025, 12:24pm | Lovely to meet you Ciaran and a few other newcomers to IMRA yesterday. And we even got the last of the good weather! A huge thanks to Alice for organising this recce and her work overall on making sure the first race of the upcoming Leinster league will have such a clear focus on welcoming newcomers to IMRA. Miriam |
| Sheila Carroll | Today, 9:38pm | Hi Alice, I notice that there is an early start at 7 for the race. Can anyone start then or is it only for the elite runners. Thank you Sheila |
