Womens Night Challenge
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Rowden | Sep 28 2024, 10:01am | Hi all, The shop is now open for the Women's Night Challenge which is taking place next Friday 4th October in Kilmacanogue. Race entry is €10 and IMRA membership has been discounted to €5 for the remainder of this year. Proceeds will be donated to Bray Women's Refuge. This is the 4th year of the Women's Night Challenge and it is always a fantastic night on the trails. As this event is to encourage women to experience running at night, the pace will be very manageable and there will be a sweeper at the back so no-one will be left behind. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us and allow us enjoy the magnificent views of Bray and the coastline on the descent. Sambos, cake and post-race chats will be at the finish line. Some of the comments/feedback from last year 'The is my first IMRA race and I loved every minute of it' 'that was my first night run and I've been running since primary school' 'I felt very safe and supported by all the men (marshalls) out on the route' 'we go every year to the women's night run' So please sign or encourage the women in your lives to sign up. Thanks to everyone who has volunteered. We have enough now. I will email out the volunteer plan during the week. |
| Elaine Casey | Oct 2 2024, 3:31pm | Is there an early start time? Thanks |
| Angela Flynn | Oct 2 2024, 3:44pm | Race is 6. 7 km so no early starts under 8km as a general rule, you’ll be fine, I’m the sweeper on this event |
| Angela Flynn | Oct 2 2024, 3:48pm | A big thank you to Amphibian King Bray who have generously donated the top 3 finishers prize again. 1st Prize 100e voucher, 2nd Prize 50e and 3rd Prize is 30e |
| Stephen Lavelle | Oct 2 2024, 6:38pm | For those of us who won't be running but interested in donating should we buy an entry similar to other IMRA fundraisers/benefit runs? |
| Linda Rowden | Oct 3 2024, 1:17pm | Hi Steve, Yes indeed, donations in the form of race entries from all genders are very welcome and great appreciated. Thanks for thinking of it!! A reminder that the shop is closing for the event at 2pm tomorrow. Weather looking pretty ok at the moment!! |
| Linda Rowden | Oct 4 2024, 9:09am | Shop is closing for the Women's Night Challenge at 2pm today. Don't miss out. It's going to be a super night on the trails. |
| Linda Rowden | Oct 4 2024, 9:38am | There will be the legendary Flynn sambos and cake at the finish. What more could we ask for :):) |
| Linda Rowden | Oct 4 2024, 10:58pm | A massive thank you to everyone who volunteered and took part in the 4th Women's Night Challenge. Whilst the weather did not play ball, and the views on the descent were non-existent, the atmosphere and camaraderie between runners and volunteers continue to make this a special race. A special shout out to our Marshalls on the route who are always so encouraging and supportive. 81 were registered and 61 ran. Big thanks to the GAA club for the use of their facilities, it was nice to be dry on a wet night. Big thanks also to Amphibian King Bray for sponsoring the top three prizes who went to: 1st place: Aideen Burke 2nd place: Clare Sullivan 3rd place: Aoife Mc Kernan Congratulations to you all. And finally a big thank you to Angela Flynn, one of my Deputy RDs, who spent the afternoon making trays of delicious sambos, organising race equipment, co-ordinating race marking, securing the GAA club and the prizes. She made this RDs job very easy. We will let you know the final amount donated to Bray Refuge Centre I due course. |
| Anna Michael | Oct 5 2024, 9:13am | Thank you Linda, Angela and all the team of volunteers for putting on yet another wonderful race. We didn’t get the views but a gorgeous route spent with great people. |
| Diane McConnell | Oct 5 2024, 11:07am | Thank you for another great event. Quite unique being all women only, but very glad to balance with men and women organising and marshalling. This was my fifth IMRA and I plan many more. The only thing that went against me was my useless head torch. Couldn’t see a thing! Is there a recommendation in terms of lumen or brand or something for the next time? |
| Elaine Casey | Oct 5 2024, 11:53am | Thanks to all the volunteers, not the best night to be standing around on the sugarloaf, a tad damp! |
| Jeff Swords | Oct 5 2024, 8:40pm | Results published, any queries email IMRAresults at gmail dot com |
| Linda Rowden | Oct 31 2024, 3:33pm | €815 has ben donated to Bray Women's Refuge. A huge thank you to everyone who supported the event to make this happen. A special word of thanks to Kilmac GAA Club for the use of the facilities at a reduced cost. They kept us non-runners nice and dry on the night:) Another special thank you to Amphibian King who donated the top three prizes. Best comment of the night: "This is better than the marathon" Thanks again everyone:) |
