Disqualified Runners
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Williams | Jul 6 2023, 5:33pm | We had a kit check last night at the Kilworth race and unfortunately 6 runners that races will now be disqualified. These runners did not have the required mandatory kit (jacket) on arrival at the checkpoint. Please make sure you do not get disqualified from your imra race. We do not wish to take the enjoyment out of races but we do ask that you follow the rules so all runners will run equally. Also note that in UK , FRA rules dictate you carry full kit being jacket, pants, whistle, gloves, map, foil blanket plus more, so we do think we are asking the minimum. Please remind others so as this doesn’t happen but we will continue to have checks so that we can keep your safety at the top of our priorities. Thank you |
| Alan Kennedy | Jul 6 2023, 6:04pm | As a newbie to IMRA this year I had been questioning the jacket rule for Summer races but am a complete convert now. Last night in Three Rock was a perfect example, walking up to start it was raining, the race itself was dry but started raining again soon after and the temp even dropped quite a bit. And the expanded kit for longer races makes even more sense. |
| Brendan Lawlor | Jul 6 2023, 6:32pm | This video from Mountaineering Scotland from a few years ago shows how quickly you will deteriorate once you stop running for any reason, even with a jacket..well worth a look https://youtu.be/rDNPcXwS9vk The guy with just the jacket would have been very uncomfortable in about half the 20-30 minutes he managed to last, if he had not had a jacket |
| Colin Buckley | Jul 6 2023, 7:45pm | Absolutely no excuse for not having mandatory kit. Rules are rules. They are there for a reason. They are there for your own benefit. If you fell and badly hurt yourself. Be it head injury or leg. You will be glad of the aid that comes your way. You will be glad of the next competitor that comes along and stops to help. You will be glad of the aid the emergency services give you. You won’t ever forget it. Don’t be a git bring your kit. The end. |
| Andrew Hanney | Jul 6 2023, 9:51pm | These are the two photos I use all the time to back up this message. Brockagh Burst 2016, I was summit marshal. The time between the first and last photo was 22 mins. https://imra.ie/photos/view/id/112527/ https://imra.ie/photos/view/id/112759/ Look at the photo gallery for the race to see how the weather came in and came in fast. Blue skies one min, whiteout the next.. https://imra.ie/events/photos/id/1329/ |
