Sligo Women's Trail Series 1: Hazel Wood

Description:

Sligo Women's Trail Series 1: Hazel Wood

County:

Sligo

Date:

Sunday 6th April, 2025

Time:

10:00

Climb (m):

38

Distance (km):

5.00

Short Course Distance (km):

0.00

Event Difficulty:

3 (1,1,1) - Easy Terrain, <200M ascent, <6Km

Race Marking:

- Route fully marked

GPS Allowed:

No

Leagues:

 

Mandatory Kit:

Level A - Basic

• Showerproof, windproof jacket

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.

Route Description:

The route is 5km in distance along the forest trails. The route will be marked with yellow and red IMRA flags and tape throughout. It will start in an anti-clockwise direction from halfmoon bay with some cross overs across the forest. The route is mostly flat with small inclines after the half way mark. The short course is a 2km route and follows the same route as the 5km distance but turns off at the 1km mark and returns back through a figure of 8 loop.

Important

The run is not timed but for safety reasons there if you do not reach the 2km point with in 45minutes you will be turned to take a short cut back to the finish line.

All Runners MUST carry/wear a rainproof jacket for the entirety of the race. Any runner found not to be carrying the mandatory jacket will not be allowed to start the event. This is for health and safety reasons. We will be checking!

To reduce plastic waste there will only be paper cups provided for water for this event. You are asked to only use one cup and not take additional. Jugs will be available to refile your cup.

Please follow the Leave No Trace principles for respecting the environment and the forest trails - https://www.leavenotraceireland.org/education/education-introduction/

Getting There:

There is limited parking at halfmoon bay in Hazelwood, there is another carpark on the drive down, please carpool where possible or cycle to the event start. Parking is not permitted on the access road to halfmoon bay, as this may block emergency vehicles access.

Juniors:

Girls from age 6 to 10years must be accompanied on the run route by a guardian or parent. Girls 11 to 17 years may run the route themselves but the parent or guardian must be onsite for start and finish.

Organisers Instructions:

Sign in

All participants must sign in prior to event start at the Hazelwood Carpark Halfmoon Bay and collect your number which must be wore on your front for the event for insurance reasons. Sign in will open at 9:00am and will close at 9.50am. Event will start at 10am.

First Time IMRA Participants

If you have never participated in an IMRA event before, please create an account with MyIMRA (see top of this page). All runners must be members of IMRA €10 for the calendar year. You will then receive your race number, which you keep for all IMRA events/races. This number will be emailed to you, but can also be found on your MyIMRA profile once you have joined You can collect your number at your first event of the calendar year. Do not lose this number! Entry for events is via the IMRA website. You must sign in at registration before run start. As above, a jacket must be carried with you/worn for all IMRA events.

Carpooling

Is strongly encouraged, there is an option to add your car for carpooling and to accept carpool spots for races. IMRA is entirely run by volunteers, we strongly encourage everyone to volunteer so that we can all enjoy participating in events, if you've any questions about volunteering or knowing more about what's involved, please ask!

Volunteers (Non-Running)

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

Current Volunteers

Role	Volunteers	Accepted	Run
Race Director		Theresa Kilgannon	No
First Aid Officer		Ruth Candon	No
Race Marker		Caroline Gardiner	No
Helper		Ellie Berry	No
Helper		Aidan Cleary	No
Helper		Deirdre Hopkins	No

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

Current Volunteers

Carpool