Photograph by John Shiels

Trooperstown Hill


Forum Messages


AuthorDateMessage
Niamh O'Ceallaigh Jan 27, 11:58PM Lots more volunteers required for this event. Please sign up!
Ben Mooney Jan 28, 9:59PM Run and volunteer for Trooperstown Race
Colum McKeown Jan 31, 7:12PM Hi Nimah,

Could I volunteer for the race and run it? I'm not able to sign up for myIMRA so volunteering here.

Cheers

Colum
Niamh O Ceallaigh Jan 31, 8:59PM Thanks Colum. That is no problem for you to run. I Will add you to the list.
Niamh
Emma Boland Jan 31, 10:01PM Niamh myimra not working so can you put Bronagh and I down as running volunteers please. Thanks.
henny brqandsma Feb 2, 10:15AM Hi Niamh.
Can give you a hand At Trooperstown,just let me know what you want me to do.
Cheers Henny.
Contact no.087-7604825 or e-mail hennybrandsma@yahoo.ie
Niamh O Ceallaigh Feb 7, 8:04PM Thanks to all those who have volunteered so far. I have allocated tasks to each of you and will be in touch in the coming days with details.

I am still looking for people to fill the following roles:

1. Laptop Operator - non running
2. Laptop Operator Assistant - non running (no prior laptop experience required)
3. First Aid Officer - non running

4. Parking Marshal - running - Only required before race
5. Spot prize purchaser - running (purchase spot prizes and bring along on day when I will reimburse you)
6. post race helper x2 - running

Thanks
Niamh
Eoghan Carton Feb 7, 9:23PM Niamh,
I will help out before and after race as a running volunteer.
Eoghan
Joan Stapleton Feb 9, 2:02PM Hi, I'll help out after race as running volunteer,

Joan
Niamh O'Ceallaigh Feb 10, 3:24PM Thanks Joan, Eoghan.
I still require the following volunteers:

1. Laptop Operator - non running
2. Laptop Operator Assistant - non running (no prior laptop experience required)
3. First Aid Officer - non running

Thanks,
Niamh
Mick Hanney Feb 10, 8:29PM Niamh,
I'll give the laptop a go. I refamiliarised myself with the system in recent days.
Regards,
Mick
Richie McL Feb 11, 10:43PM Hi Niamh,
I can do Laptop Assistant

Richie (No. 165)
niamh o ceallaigh Feb 12, 8:51PM Thanks Richie,
That's great.
Niamh O'Ceallaigh Feb 12, 9:31PM Thanks to everyone who has volunteered. Below are the volunteer roles. Please read carefully as your name may appear twice. Please check in with me when you arrive. Email me on niamhoceallaigh at gomail dot com if you have any difficulties or call o85 1445209


RACE MARKER - Pre Race

Hazel Thompson
Mark route as per map - NOC to email route.


RACE DE-MARKER - Post Race

Bernard Fortune


LAPTOP OPERATOR & ASSISTANT - 09:30am

Mick Hanney & Richie McLiam


PARKING STEWARD - 09:30am

John Langan
Colum McKeown
Direct cars to sensible parking spaces. Wear Hi-viz if you have one.


FIRST AID - 10.45am

TBC
On arrival, check contents of F.A. Bag. Deal with any injured runners at race finish. Inform Race director of any serious injuries.


MONEY & REG QUEUE - 09.30am

Bronagh Cheetham
Emma Walsh
Get money bag and float from R.D. Count float to check. Take money in from queue
Send runners in queue to coorect desk (sign in desk for registered runners / registration desk for new runners for 2012).


SIGN IN SHEETS - 09.30am

Cormac O Ceallaigh
Eoghan Carton
Ensure that every runner signs in legibly


NUMBERS - 09.30am

Charlie Lyons
Ben Mooney
Hand out numbers to runners


MARSHALS

Rafael Salazer - at turn off junior course. Need to be in position by 11.05. Check in with Niamh by 10.45 for detailed directions.

Henny Brandsma - At furtherst point on course. Need to be in position by 11.15. Can drive to this point. Niamh to email map.


MANUAL FINISH

Charlie Lyons
Record finishers numbers


COLLECTING NUMBERS

Ben Mooney
Cormac O Ceallaigh
Joan Stapleton
Eoghan Carton
When you finish running, Collect numbers from runners. Sort numbers and put back in boxes.

Eoghan O'Donnell Feb 13, 1:01PM Any one need a lift from Greystones Bray, ive two seats available...
Niamh O Ceallaigh Feb 13, 1:53PM INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPETITORS:

REGISTRATION: Will take place at the race start in Trooperstown and will be open from 09.45 - 10.45am. Try to have exact change ready - 7Euro for race entry plus 10Euro for annual IMRA membership if you have not joined for 2012 yet.

CARPOOLING: We request that all cars coming from Dublin direction would call by The Coach House in Roundwood to carpool from there as parking is limited at the race start. There is lots of parking along the road before the pub. Even better - carpool from Dublin or Kilmacanogue.

JUNIORS: Please check in with Race Director at registration to get your hi-viz bib and race briefing.

SAFETY: Please note that a section of this race is on public roads. Please keep to the sides and be cautious.

PRIZEGIVING: The Coach House Pub in Roundwood after the race.
Eoghan O'Donnell Feb 14, 8:19PM Hey, could the person who has booked a seat from my car pool mail me at swizzoe@gmail.com, IMRA automatic mails don't seem to be working.

Eoghan. ;-)
Colum McKeown Feb 15, 4:03PM Hi,
Is there anyone,who is planning to be at the race before 9.30am,have a free space in their car?
I live in the Ranelagh/Donnybrook area but can get to wherever is convenient.

Cheers

Colum
ctmckeown@gmail.com
Alan Ayling Feb 15, 5:57PM "Ensure that every runner signs in legibly"

Wishful thinking IMRA-style.
Mick Hanney Feb 15, 8:13PM A small lesson from previous races.. ensure everyone takes the right no. And, that everyone has their name (at least) written on the back of the no. as this helps with quick validation of same.
Mick Hanney Feb 16, 8:18PM Is this event cancelled if no 1st aider doesn't come forward?
Margarete Clark Feb 17, 1:36PM Hi Joan, if you're driving on Sunday, could I have a lift with you from Bray? ph 086 0842610, email mdclark@eircom.net
Niamh O'Ceallaigh Feb 17, 2:59PM It is disappointing to note that nobody has signed up for First Aid for Trooperstown yet. The race will go ahead as Jimmy Synnott has agreed yet again to fill the role if nobody else signs up.
So, if anybody else is willing to do the task, please sign up!
Eoghan O'Donnell Feb 17, 4:40PM Still trying to find out the person who has booked a place in my carpool! Can you mail me with details please!!! swizzoe@gmail.com 0868660520.

Eoghan
Dave Kelly Feb 17, 7:19PM Hi,

I will be travelling from Skerries/Lusk (leaving at 9am) for this race if anyone wants a lift. Text/call me on oh87 6four7 68one9.

Dave
Tony Lyons Feb 18, 8:34AM Hi, if you are still stuck for first aid I can do it if needed tomorrow.

Thanks, Tony.
Ken Cowley Feb 18, 11:06AM Hi Niamh - would you like one more non-running volunteer?
Ken Cowley (085 7129060)
Niamh O Ceallaigh Feb 18, 8:07PM Tony,
It would be great if you could do first aid.

Ken, I could do with a marshal on top of Trooperstown where the juniors are turning.

Thanks,
NIamh
Ken Cowley Feb 18, 9:58PM That's grand niamh -see you in the morning
Mick Hanney Feb 19, 3:24PM Thanks RD Niamh for a well run event this morning.

Thanks Richie for help with the laptop. Not easy when its so cold.

A few people didn't sign in and a few people signed in with eligible numbers or using other people's numbers. This leads to some headaches reconciling results.

Results will be up as soon as possible.

Congrats to race winner Alan Kelly who took his usual wrong turn but copped it this time :-).

Karen O'Hanlon was the ladies winner. Well done.
Margarete Clark Feb 19, 3:49PM Hi Niamh,
would you still be able to put me down as a helper for today's race (sorting numbers)? I probably won't be able to make the next few races as I'm working weekends next month, but I'll sign up again for sorting numbers as soon as possible. Thanks for organising today, your daughter must be very patient! All the best. Margarete
Ken Cowley Feb 19, 8:17PM I was junior marshall at Trooperstown cairn/summit today, and once those not-too-onerous duties were done, I took a bunch of photos of the main field of runners coming down Trooperstown. It was only on my iPhone, but some of them are not bad. Can I upload them to the site, does anyone know, and if so, is it easy to do?
Mick Hanney Feb 19, 8:21PM Ken, you'll need to put them into a zip file, but the upload is touch and go sometimes. If you've lots of photos see if you can reduce their size and break them into a few zip files.
John Shiels Feb 19, 8:50PM having problems with photo uploads this evening, keeps crashing
anyone have any ideas?
John
Archie O'Donnell Feb 20, 8:56AM Excellent race yesterday, loved the section through the forest and only slipped once. Well done to organisers and marshalls. Can you check my result again as I reckon I finished in around 30th place, I hope I didn't put on the wrong number. Cheers
Mick Hanney Feb 20, 9:56AM Archie - I'll check the results sheet this evening with a view to correcting that.
Dave Kelly Feb 20, 10:46AM Hi Mick,

Would you be able to check my result as well. My race no is 129 and my results normally come up under David Kelly70. My result for yesterday seems to have been ascribed to a namesake of mine in error.

Thanks.

Dave.
Peter Bell Feb 20, 10:47AM I seem to be registered as a new runner. All my old results are not under my name anymore. Can I get it fixed, if not its fine. Thanks Peter.
Mick Hanney Feb 20, 10:49AM Dave, Peter. Will do. We'd a teething problem with some registrations that we are aware of and will seek to resolve. Thanks.
Dave Kelly Feb 20, 10:57AM Thanks Mick.

Ken Cowley Feb 20, 12:19PM Hi Mick - if you're reading, I've put my photos from yesterday in to a zip file as you suggested - feel free to give me further instructions how to upload them, but if it's tricky technically, I should point out my IT skills are even more mediocre than my hillrunning..
If you like, you can email me privately at kencowley at ireland dot com
Peter Bell Feb 20, 1:38PM Thanks mick
Ken Barry Feb 20, 1:43PM Thanks to all organisers and helpers for a really enjoyable run yesterday. If someone is double-checking the results/names, please note that 408 is Ken Barry68 and not Ken Barry as posted (there are two of us !).

Mick, as mentioned yesterday, if you get time later in the week, could you or someone else set me up on myimra. My mobile no is 0eight6 two733six44.

Thanks !
John Bell Feb 20, 2:03PM It was a really enjoyable run yesterday - first one of the season and I feel it in my legs today!

I see that my result is incorrect. I think I finished in around 54 minutes just ahead of Justin Rea (471 looking at the photos)who's result is also missing, If you could check?

Thanks
Mick Hanney Feb 20, 10:57PM Archie,
You used a wrong no. (Justin's) which confused us no end. Time should be adjusted tomorrow.
Cheers.
Mick
Alison Warde Feb 21, 10:40AM Thanks to all the organisers for a really enjoyable race. My result is also missing. I re-registered for 2012 on the morning - could be down to my dodgy handwriting! Think I came in around 65 mins, number 620. Would be great if someone could double check this one as well?

Thanks
Mick Hanney Feb 21, 6:02PM Thanks for letting us know Alison. I see you on the results sheet so I'll get that updated.
Alison Warde Feb 22, 9:39AM Thanks a mill Mick
Dave Kelly Feb 23, 8:37PM @ Mick Hanney,

Hi Mick, I see you have changed my result to David Kelly70 as per my message above. Thanks a million for doing this (I presume it was you).

Just to let you know, there now seems to be 2 David Kelly70 names. One has the result from Trooperstown and one has my results from the other winter league races.

I'm actually not bothered - I just want to avoid any confusion in future. I am happy just to leave it as is if it's any problem. Just wanted to let you know in case it is messing up the IMRA database in some other.
Sarah Ni Ruairc Feb 27, 11:30PM Hello All,

Like many IMRA members I'm a bit of a nerd and I own a Garmin Forerunner. I GPSed the Trooperstown races in July and the last one on the 19th February.

Details here:
July 2011:http://connect.garmin.com/activity/97737237
February 2012: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/153281589

You can see the difference between the two, particularly where we all got lost.

Sarah
CaitlĂ­n Bent Feb 28, 10:08AM Thanks for that Sarah. Not all of us went wrong:)
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