Carnaween

County:

Donegal

Date:

Saturday 5th July, 2025

Time:

12:00

Climb (m):

514

Distance (km):

7.80

Short Course Distance (km):

0.00

Event Difficulty:

5 (1,2,2) - Easy Terrain, 200M - 500M ascent, 6Km - 10Km

Race Marking:

- Only major junctions marked

GPS Allowed:

No

Leagues:

Ulster Championship, North West League 

Mandatory Kit:

Level B - Standard

• Waterproof jacket
• Hat or buff
• Gloves
• Whistle
• Charged mobile phone with emergency number stored
• Foil blanket, bivvy bag or equivalent

All runners must bring the above items to the race. The actual kit to be carried during the race will be finalised on the day, depending on conditions etc., and clearly advised at Registration.

You should also have the means to carry all the kit in case required.

Failure to have the required items may lead to you being denied entry to the race, or disqualification. Random checks may be carried out.

Entry Closes:

Friday 4th July 2025, 18:00

Entry cost:

€7 for seniors, €5 for over 65s and under 18s

Entry limit:

61

Entries sold:

40

Getting There:

Carparking, race start and finish is at Letterbarrow Football Club (Google Maps, Letterbarrow FC) which is a c. 15 minute drive from Donegal Town and c. 10 min drive from the small village of Letterbarrow. It is a rural side road from Letterbarrow with a handful of passing places, please car share were possible.

Juniors:

11:30am start

Early Start:

11:30am start

Organisers Instructions:

Welcome! Friday 4th July at 18:00 - Race Entry closes. No race entry is available on race day. Saturday 5th July at 11:00 - Registration opens on the day at Letterbarrow Football Club, Club House. Race participants - please do not arrive before 11am - as there is a soccer match on and the club house facilities and parking will be in use. 11:30am - Junior/short course race start & early start. 12:00 - Long course race starts. There is some car parking at the race start but car pooling is strongly encouraged to avoid congestion on narrow side roads leading to race start. There will be a Junior/Short Course ‘out & back’ option which will follow the same route up Carnaween as the Long Course but turning half way up the mountain at c. 2.9km point. There are several fences on Carnaween; please follow route markings to stiles were available and do not break fences, otherwise you will be given the tools to fix! The open mountain part of the race is on private sheep farmer’s land which we have kindly been granted permission to run on – please respect this, no dogs on the course. The summit is steep with loose rock, please be careful. Please note this race is capped at 61 people.

Prizegiving Location:

Letterbarrow Football Club; post race refreshments and prize giving. Prizes for the Top 3 Male/Female (long course), 1st Male/Female Juniors. Spot prizes - Donegal style surprises! O'Neill's Pub, Letterbarrow is open from 1:30ish for a post prizes pint (c. 10 min drive from Letterbarrow FC).

Volunteers (Non-Running)

You need to have done 2 non-running volunteer roles in a calendar year to qualify for end of year prize

Volunteers (Running)

Check with race director if they have a need for people volunteering and running. Race directors need a minimum number of people available throughout the race to make the race work so non-running volunteers are preferable. While it can be helpful, volunteering in a volunteer and race capacity does not count towards qualifying for end of year prize

Carpool