Black Mountain (IMRA / NIMRA Challenge)
- County:
- Louth
- Date:
- Sunday 4th May, 2008
- Time:
- 12:00
- Climb (m):
- 787
- Distance (km):
- 9.70
- Event Difficulty:
- 8 (3,3,2) - Difficult Terrain, >500M ascent, 6Km - 10Km
- Race Marking:
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Route fully marked - GPS Allowed:
- Yes
- Leagues:
- Leinster Championship, North/South Challenge
- Route Description:
- The route will be an out and back course. Junior girls will turn back at the forest end. Women, Junior men, and M60+ will turn back at a very large cairn (9,7km). Senior men, M40 & M50 will go to Black mountain (14.8km). Due to conditions only short route was run on the day.
- Getting There:
- Leave the motorway at the Ballymascanlon roundabout and take the road towards Carlingford. Turn a sharp left at a green and white chequered painted wall. Turn right at a t-junction at the end of this road and the pub is on your left after around 1200m.
- Organisers Instructions:
- Photos
Scoring System. Seniors (6 points for 1st senior man/woman to finish, 5 points for 2nd,... and 1 point for 6th). For categories under 19 m/w, m/w 40, m/w 50, m/w 60, m/w 70+ (3 points for top finisher within category/sex down to 1 point for 3rd finisher).
- Notes:
- Start at the forest entrance near Lumpers and follow the Tain Way for around 2.5km. Leave the forest at a stile and head for the middle reentrant onto the ridge. Short course turns back at a large cairn. Long course goes to summit near mast.
Volunteers (Non-Running)
You need to have done 2 non-running volunteer roles in a calendar year to qualify for end of year prize
Volunteers (Running)
Check with race director if they have a need for people volunteering and running. Race directors need a minimum number of people available throughout the race to make the race work so non-running volunteers are preferable. While it can be helpful, volunteering in a volunteer and race capacity does not count towards qualifying for end of year prize
