Kilmac Running Festival - Sugarloaf - Djouce
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Morrisroe | Sep 1 2022, 10:55am | Thanks Lillian for getting back to me on "To Hell with the Fairies" being pulled, but this event looks like a perfect replacement, I'll keep an eye out for entry details. Thanks again for the heads up. |
| Tim Mangan | Sep 8 2022, 9:35am | Is the Paddock Lake race cancelled? |
| Jeff Swords | Sep 8 2022, 10:41am | Just noticing that myself. it was my Goldilocks choice, shorter one too short, longer too long, Paddock Lake was just right. |
| Tim Mangan | Sep 8 2022, 11:30am | Exactly Jeff! Been looking forward to it all year tbh, loved it last year. |
| Graham K. Bushe | Sep 22 2022, 11:10pm | Hi Everyone, the shop is now open for this race. If you want to run please purchase your entry in good time. If you're not running, please consider volunteering. It is going to be a busy day. There's only a few events left this year. |
| Graham K. Bushe | Sep 22 2022, 11:37pm | Hi Tim and Jeff, with the other 2 races at 30km and 26km, the third is supposed to be the short one . Following requests from other members to shorten the route, and discussions with the committee, it was decided to bring the distance more in line with a Leinster League race. I've kept it to the longer end of that scale at around 12km. Sorry Goldilocks, I don't have enough bears. :) ;p G |
| Jeff Swords | Sep 23 2022, 10:21am | Cheers Graham, I was looking at the course description of the Paddock Lake race and was trying to figure out where the 5 or 6k in comparison to last year's route went to. |
| Andrew Hanney | Sep 23 2022, 11:35am | Hi Jeff, on the event map it shows the long hill course doesn't go across the road to the paddocks as it did last year for the 19k. https://imra.ie/events/maps/id/2202/ |
| Jeff Swords | Sep 24 2022, 3:35pm | Cheers Andrew, I see the difference, shoulda looked at the map better! |
| Mark McInerney | Sep 25 2022, 7:52pm | Is the trip up The Sugarloaf new? For some reason I can remember doing it on one race... Just maybe not this one last year. |
| Graham K. Bushe | Sep 25 2022, 8:27pm | Ho Mark you did this race last year. You would have ran to the summit of Sugarloaf after around 1.5km on the Sugarloaf Way trail, approaching from the north. This year runners will stay on the trail for 3km, then run to the summit from the south. |
| Tim Mackey | Oct 3 2022, 11:00pm | Super excited about this race! Has anyone got a gpx of the route for the watch? Last year I managed to take a few detours despite it being well marked :-D |
| Graham K. Bushe | Oct 4 2022, 12:11am | Hi Tim I've made a couple of small changes to the route this year. So unfortunately last year's gpx won't be correct. 1. Stay on the Sugarloaf Way trail for the first 3km, then turn left for the summit. 2. Across the Ballyremon commons, keeping to the right along the grassy lane instead of the left diagonal short cut across the commons. (And back the same way) The rest will be the same as last year. |
| Mick Hanney | Oct 4 2022, 6:47am | Down from the Sugarloaf summit the way you went up or Pol's way like last year? :-) |
| Graham K. Bushe | Oct 4 2022, 7:15am | Up and down the same way :) Thanks Mick. |
| Orsolya Csikesz | Oct 4 2022, 8:08am | Hi Graham, do you still need volunteers? I'm happy to show up - I'm almost local so if you have the required number of people for now, I can also be a backup in case someone is off in last minute. |
| Graham K. Bushe | Oct 4 2022, 8:38am | Hi Orsolya, yes please, that would be great thanks |
| David Jones | Oct 4 2022, 8:41am | Hi Graham, I entered the 26km but I am on anti-b's for a chest infection. I hope to be good for the 12km if running at all , is it possible to drop down? Thank you. |
| Avril Challoner | Oct 4 2022, 8:47am | If you need more volunteers Graham i'm happy to come early and help with the other races before I run. |
| Eamonn Hodge | Oct 4 2022, 10:53am | Hi Angela, I know there's a Junior race but just wondering if there's a kiddies race i.e. 6 year olds. No problem if not! Eamonn |
| Pól Ó Murchú | Oct 4 2022, 1:05pm | @Eamonn…you’re too old! Some lads would do anything for a prize… |
| Miriam Maher | Oct 4 2022, 7:39pm | Hi Eamonn If you’d like to run the juniors race route with your 6 year old - head over to that event page and sign up! Cheers Miriam |
