Hill Races in Donegal/NorthWest
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| John Anthony Melvin | May 17 2022, 10:15am | Hi all, Are any of you aware of any hill races that may be taking place in Donegal, or in the general North West over the summer? There seems to be a distinct lack of races in this area on the events page, and given the suitability of the terrain, I'm finding that difficult to believe! I know the Seven Sisters is an option, but I'll not be back for that in a few weeks time. Any insight would be appreciated. — John |
| Julie McNamee | May 17 2022, 10:55am | Hi John, Not much going on in Donegal, but there is a Slieve League race, 13k or 25k, on 15th October by Excel Sports. |
| John Anthony Melvin | May 17 2022, 4:49pm | Thanks Julie. That's a shame there's not much going on. It could be fun to organise one in the not-too-distant future... I'll have to do some research first. |
| Anne-Marie Flaherty | May 18 2022, 9:49am | Hi John, I've been trying to figure out the logistics or putting on a race in Sligo/North West. Getting appropriate number of volunteers to safely host a race and transferring the race kit are the main issues I can see. The race calendar is packed as it is, but if there were a few others in the area who would be interested in trying to sort out something out, even for 2023, I'd be wiling to get stuck in. |
| Turlough Conway | May 18 2022, 10:10am | Hi Folks I have been looking at putting a race (IMRA) on in Sligo this July 23/24. Idea is to get a race in, and build from there. Not a done deal yet, but why don't we touch base to progress? |
| David Rouse | May 18 2022, 12:54pm | Yeatsman who'd like to help: dave rouse at g mail dot com |
| Turlough Conway | May 18 2022, 3:47pm | send on a message dave. I'm at turlough conway at g mail dot com . If the few in this thread and anyone else interested could touch base would be great |
| John Anthony Melvin | May 18 2022, 5:30pm | Hi Turlough, I'm happy to help! Will send you a message. |
| Gaelan Elliffe | May 18 2022, 8:16pm | I reached out to organise a race in the Slieve Blooms and got very good support. With regards to a race in the NW, go for it I say. You'd be surprised with how many people might be able to help out. The Slieve Blooms is only one hour from Dublin and only a stones throw from Tipperary so its not as far as the N/W but I'd be surprised if there were not more mountain living runners in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal or with family back there. The mountains up there are fantastic. Regarding a busy calendar of events. It's one for committees to decide but with regards to people attending I can't see there being a problem with a race in Sligo pulling too many people from a race in Cork. Best of luck with the race if it goes ahead. |
| Turlough Conway | May 19 2022, 1:40pm | Good convo going on in background. Could you give me a shout at the email above Anne-Marie and anyone else interested? |
| Anne-Marie Flaherty | May 19 2022, 1:49pm | Sent an email to yourself and David last night :) |
| Rónán Davison-Kernan | Aug 8 2022, 4:18pm | Seeing this months late, but for future reference I'd say that with enough notice/co-ordination there'd be a fair few over the border keen on races in Donegal - severe lack of mountain races outside eastern Ulster (Mournes/Antrim hills). I saw there was an Errigal race tentatively on the calendar this year - unfortunately that was the same day as the Donard race, but I'd say we could get a fair few of the NIMRA ones involves as well (same goes for Cooleys). Happy to help if possible, ronankernan at live dot com |
