Irish Mountain
Running Association

News Archive for 2024

 

Trail Running for Women – Give it a Try - #IWD

As we celebrate International Women’s Day today, IMRA are organizing ‘introduction to trail running for women’ sessions to be held in the Sligo area over three Sundays on 7th, 21st, and 28th April.

The training runs with tips will provide a great way for women to ease into the wonderful wo... read more


Opportunities for our Youth Runners to Wear the Irish Singlet!

Mountain running (as you all know!) is a fantastic sport with huge opportunities for junior athletes to represent their country, and to experience international competition.

We are targeting three main events in 2024:

- The u20 European Off-Road Championships: 31 May – 2 June, Annecy, Frenc... read more


1000 Native Trees Planted by IMRA Members

Over the past year our members have planted almost a thousand native trees, as part of our efforts to utilise the carbon offset contributions made by IMRA members.

Members can do their bit for the environment by paying a carbon offset contribution of €1, €10, or €25. The option to purchase... read more


IMRA Member’s Survey – You Spoke, We Listened!

As many of you are aware, a survey was conducted in October 2023 amongst the IMRA membership, to gather information on various aspects of the organization (survey results here: https://media.imra.ie/ad-hoc/2023_IMRA_Survey_Report.pdf).

This survey was developed and delivered by IMRA members David... read more


New Mandatory Kit Rules

As outlined at the AGM in November, new procedures around mandatory kit will come into effect from the start of January 2024.

Everything is described in this document: IMRA_mandatory_kit_2024
Please read it so that you're clear on how things will work and what you will need to bring to races.
... read more