Carlingford - Fox's Rock
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Turlough Conway | Aug 8 2023, 2:33pm | Hi All. Looking for volunteers for this in key positions particulalrly First Aid. (Will have news today on camping option for Carlingford weekend.) Peter and Orla have kindly stepped up for the Sunday race but please consider volunteering there id racing Saturday and not racing Sunday or if you can help out before your ace Sunday. Thanks Turlough |
| Turlough Conway | Aug 14 2023, 7:30pm | Still looking for volunteers for this. Just to note the Wild Camping camp site many used last year will be available again this year for the weekend. Ill post details shortly but plan for it being fully available. |
| Lesleyann Wylie | Aug 16 2023, 11:49am | Just wondering what map is recommended for this race?? |
| Turlough Conway | Aug 16 2023, 3:09pm | There's a brand new East West Map of the area and then the OSI map Lesley Ann. We will try to get something more detailed in the map section here in next day or two. Thanks for bringing it up and see you up there. |
| Mick Hanney | Aug 16 2023, 8:21pm | Barry Dalbys new map of the Cooleys is great. Order online at EastWest maps and delivery is speedy. |
| Lesleyann Wylie | Aug 17 2023, 1:41am | Super thanks for the quick replies. |
| Turlough Conway | Aug 24 2023, 10:26am | Hi All still looking for first Aid for this final round of Leinster Championships. Will need summit marshalls also so perhaps competitors may have friends/family in tow for that job. Also note Campsite available for weekend racers. https://www.facebook.com/coinnlecorra |
| kevin hamill | Aug 28 2023, 4:32pm | Hello Turlough, I'm happy to help on both days. I'm localish to the race and I'm not competing. Kind regards. |
| kevin hamill | Aug 28 2023, 4:35pm | Contact 086 603 8410. Kevin. |
| Turlough Conway | Aug 28 2023, 8:41pm | Thanks Kevin I'll add you to list of volunteers. Might have you as a summit marshall as you know the terrain. |
| Turlough Conway | Aug 30 2023, 11:01am | Badly in need of First Aid for this one folks! I am looking locally also, but please if you're in a position to help out and haven't planned on racing then please step up! thanks you |
| Turlough Conway | Aug 31 2023, 5:22pm | Firts Aid sorted. Organisers Instructions: (Note Competitor Parking in School Carpark beside Foy Centre). Note: This is a long race. Option to start early and self time for participants who wish. We have use of the school carpark beside Foy Centre (with some limited Parking Park at the Foy Centre): https://goo.gl/maps/PXxdmoEjawLkSC3b6 (SEE MAP) Registration outside St Michael's Church: Race Start beside registration. https://goo.gl/maps/tr4CxWxnkHWmRTST7 (SEE MAP) Route from St Michael's Church Carlingford to Fox's Rock and back. Refer to the race map. There will be a short marked section for a few hundred metres up tarmac roads and a lane (purple line on map). The marking will end when you emerge from the lane through a little gate onto the open land. From here it's free route choice to Slieve Foye (point A on the map), then to Fox's Rock (point B). Return via Slieve Foye summit (mandatory to visit this summit on the way out and back), to pick up the marked section again and return to the finish. This route involves significant open mountain navigation and rough ground. It is NOT SUITABLE for beginners, juniors or those who are not competent navigators. If the weather is very poor on the day, a shortened version of the race may be used. All competitors, and particularly those who have not competed this year already, should READ the REGISTRATION GUIDELINES. We are NO longer accepting MONEY at races. Kit requirements: Jacket & Official IMRA race number |
| Turlough Conway | Sep 1 2023, 3:22pm | Hi Folks. Just a reminder to park at the school car park beside Foy centre and NOT at church. There will be fruit, water and biscuits after but I won't have plastic cups so please bring a container (you can leave at start/finish) or you may be carrying a container anyway in race. |
| Turlough Conway | Sep 2 2023, 10:39am | Hi all. Slieve Foye Centre looks good for parking according to manager. If it fills pre school CP available next door, then use that. Nice day but as usual jacket and number must be carried. See you soon |
| Brian Furey | Sep 3 2023, 9:17pm | Thanks Turlough for putting on the weekend races and Peter for running the Sunday race. We enjoyed the weekend up in Carlingford and Cooley peninsula. Nice spot for a racing and spectacular views over the lough on Saturday evening and Sunday:) |
| Turlough Conway | Sep 3 2023, 9:45pm | Thanks to all the volunteers for the race I RD-ed on Sunday, great crew and thanks to Peter for the hospitality, was mighty. Well done Peter and Orla for Todays Race Directing, volunteers and excellent junior helpers Conor and Oisin (marking, runner spotting and sugar supplying both days). Great to see two Louth runners take overall victories today as well as the inaugural Louth Champs wins. |
| Lesleyann Wylie | Sep 3 2023, 9:49pm | Great Race out to Foxes rock on Saturday. My first time venturing outside the Wicklow mountains for a race like this. Thanks Turlough and crew, it was a super day. |
| Stuart Scott | Sep 4 2023, 11:29am | Well done to everyone who raced this weekend, it's a lovely part of the country. For anyone wishing to get even more acquainted with the endless crags and marshes, keep October 22nd free for the second Nav Challenge. It'll be held somewhere in the Cooleys using the new East West map. There'll be a short(er) course too for novice navigators. Full details will be on the race page in due course (https://www.imra.ie/events/details/id/2332). |
| Marcus Bishop | Sep 4 2023, 10:15pm | Great weekend thanks Peter, Turlough and the volunteers. Looking forward to Oct Nav Challenge, with the inevitable low cloud! |
