Trooperstown Hill
Forum Messages
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Nunan | Jan 26 2013, 6:33pm | Hi Folks, We are still looking for a Race Director for this race if anyone can spare their time it would be appreciated. |
| Vivian O'Gorman | Jan 27 2013, 9:47pm | Hi Richard, I have volunteered as RD for Trooperstown. So if anybody wants to volunteer as Deputy RD that would be just grand!! |
| Richard Nunan | Jan 28 2013, 9:55pm | Thanks Vivian!!! Very much appreciated Hope you don't end up being RD for your usual 8 races this year and that other people will find the time to help out also. |
| Juju Jay | Feb 7 2013, 11:52pm | hi there... as a helper what time would you like me there for & do i meet you at the carpark? any info will be great.. peace & good juju |
| Peter Bell | Feb 8 2013, 12:03am | Hi vivian was looking to be a running volunteer if u need anymore. Cheers Peter. |
| Ben Mooney | Feb 9 2013, 9:28pm | Ben Mooney will run and volunteer to help |
| Sean Dunne | Feb 9 2013, 11:37pm | Sean Dunne will run and help at Trooperstown. |
| Vivian O'Gorman | Feb 10 2013, 5:52pm | Hi Folks, I need a First Aid Person and Lap Top Operator and a few more non running volunteers. I have enough running volunteers. I will give info on times and duties later in the week. |
| Bernard Fortune | Feb 10 2013, 7:21pm | Hi Vivian,I can demark the course,but intend to run also if any use. |
| Jarlath Hynes | Feb 10 2013, 7:49pm | I'm available as non-running volunteer/helper. |
| Vivian O'Gorman | Feb 10 2013, 8:36pm | Thanks Bernard and Jarlath I have you both in!! |
| Diarmuid O'Colmain | Feb 10 2013, 9:16pm | Hi Vivian I've volunteered as First Aid Officer Diarmuid |
| Vivian O'Gorman | Feb 11 2013, 1:55pm | Thanks Diarmuid -- I'm still looking for a Lap Top Operator -- any takers? |
| Martin Bagnall | Feb 11 2013, 3:56pm | I'm available as a non running volunteer. |
| Jill Walker | Feb 12 2013, 2:19pm | What time is registration on Saturday? Thanks. |
| Vivian O'Gorman | Feb 13 2013, 10:30pm | Hi Folks, Race registration for Trooperstown will open at 9.30am and close at 10.50am. The race will start at 11am. Early start at 10.30 Headphones are prohibited. There will be a Junior course - just ask me beforehand Brian O'Murchu needs a lift from Dublin. So if any of the volunteers have space please give him a call. Lastly I still need a Lap Top Operator. |
| Martin Bagnall | Feb 14 2013, 10:11am | I've got a spare seat in my car going from Heuston if that suits. I don't have contact details for Brian. |
| Colin Doyle | Feb 14 2013, 10:14am | Brian number is 0868973144 |
| Sam Scriven | Feb 14 2013, 11:36am | Just to avoid any confusion - race is Sunday!! (not Saturday) |
| Eoghan Young-Murphy | Feb 14 2013, 5:41pm | I am interested in doing an article on the Trooperstown Hill race on Sunday for the Irish Independent Fit Magazine. Could you please contact me on 0862130844, in relation to this? Many thanks, Eoghan Young-Murphy |
| kevin english | Feb 14 2013, 11:30pm | I am looking for a lift if anyone is going from the Dublin area? 0857250728 |
| Brendan Coghlan | Feb 15 2013, 12:29pm | I am looking for a lift - Ballinteer exit M50. 0eight798zero6516. no one listed for carpool so far. I am sure plenty others need a lift or would prefer to not drive down if they could carpool |
| Cian Friel | Feb 15 2013, 1:08pm | Brendan, I can give ya a lift, I've a van so only can only take one person, I'll call ya saturday eve to arrange collection 0877548730 |
| Jill Walker | Feb 15 2013, 2:52pm | Can you tell me about the early start? Thanks (new to IMRA - just done the last 3 races). J |
| conor houlihan | Feb 15 2013, 3:26pm | would really appreciate a lift. 0877865750 Conor |
| Colum McKeown | Feb 15 2013, 3:27pm | Hi, Looking for a lift as well. |
| Vivian O'Gorman | Feb 15 2013, 7:35pm | Jill - take a look at your finish times for the races you have done. If these times are greater than 160% of the winning time you can do the early start if not then start with the main race. |
| John Costigan | Feb 16 2013, 9:26pm | Will be able to give lift if someone needs. Will be travelling from drogheda in the am. Ph 086 7713771 |
| Rachel Cinnsealach | Feb 16 2013, 9:41pm | Tickets for IMRA winter social /prixe giving will be on sale at the race tomorrow. Tickets five eiro. This enties you to free finger food and a drink. |
| Vivian O'Gorman | Feb 17 2013, 5:18pm | Hi Folks, Thanks to all the volunteers at todays race. The final results will be put up during the week as I had no laptop operator at the finish - Nora L knows what I mean!! The overall winners were: 1. Kevin English 43.00 Kate Cronin 48.18 2. Barry Conlon 43.24 Karen O'Hanlon 53.56 3. Peter O'Farrell 43.25 Becky Quinn 56.24 Over 40 Over 40 Bernard Fortune Rachel Burgess Over 50 Over 50 Ben Mooney Mary Collins Over 60 Joe Lalor Over 70 Mick Kellett Junior Isaac Coleman ; |
| Justin O'Keeffe | Feb 17 2013, 6:08pm | At about 11:40 this morning was sitting outside glendalough fare having coffee (had finished mountain biking) & two quick lads with imra numbers came trotting up the road heading towards trooperstown / roundwood on the road - did somebody get very lost? |
| Mick Hanney | Feb 17 2013, 6:22pm | Greate race today. A pity the leaders went astray. Bad form that a laptop operator didn't come forward. I did the start as a favour to Vivian and Nora filled in ably at the finish. The laptop duties are straightforward. Please give it a go. A laptop training course would go along way to filling up volunteer duties for the season ahead. Running volunteers are all well and good but these roles need to be filled. |
| Nora Lalor | Feb 17 2013, 8:32pm | Not very ably Im afraid, was doing ok til the non registered, early starters & those finishing in reverse arrived (:-) Apologies in advance to whoever gets to tidy up the results & indeed to those who may be listed incorrectly. Its not that difficult but I should have kept it simple like I intended. Thanks to Pól, Martin & anyone else who threw in their tuppence worth, we did manage to get the on the day results out. It still amazes me how many runners when finished will stroll back thru the finish chute, stand right in front of finish officials & warm down with number displayed on run in, ye dont make things any easier. |
| Peter O'Farrell | Feb 18 2013, 7:54am | The course was marked very well. The new guidelines try to minimise ambiguity and essentially boil down to; ONLY tape junctions ONLY put tape where you want runners to go So if you see tape you need to be vigilant for any change of direction. There were 8 pieces of tape at the last right turn where Kevin went straight on and Barry attempted to go straight only to be called back. Unfortunate for Des who deserved to wrap up the Winter League yesterday but now all roads lead to Maulin! And speaking of the afore mentioned vexatious laptop operator role, Nora - you are most welcome to have another go at Kilmashogue, laptop operator still required! |
| Nora Lalor | Feb 18 2013, 10:37am | Ah here Peter leave it out! you have not seen the carnage poor Viv left to sort! I meant the never again I said yesterday. |
| Alan Ayling | Feb 18 2013, 11:11am | To echo what Peter said about the new guidelines for course marking... - Makes life much easier for the course marker(s) and de-marker(s) - Simplifies things for the competitor, provided they are vigilant Full description of the guidelines is included in the race marking kit bag. Needs to be done consistently for all marked races so everyone is on the same page and competitors always know what to look out for. |
| Turlough Conway | Feb 18 2013, 12:34pm | If the (very sensible) guidelines will be consistant, then we could put them on both League and Event decriptions. A pre-Event or at least a pre-League news item with general guidelines could also include them. Perhaps a few suggestions could be added to make going wrong less likely, a few examples below: -Read and understand the marking guidlines, event description, maps etc. If possible, -Recce the route -Do a remote recce of the route, using other maps, (paper or electronic) and online tools such as google maps, old GPS views of the route (make sure its current!), to help you visualise and know the route. -As a minimum know where the ups and downs are, the key junctions occur and what direction to take at these junctions. The most common reason by far for going wrong is following another runner wrong. Large groups of runners >15(and many experienced) have gone wrong in the past by simply following the lead runner in the group wrong, like lemmings.Decide which direction is right at each junction as if youre alone, and base your decision on what you see and on your own judgement. |
| Turlough Conway | Feb 18 2013, 12:36pm | BTW I was that lemming last week! |
| Des Kennedy | Feb 18 2013, 11:24pm | Some good advice there Turlough! No matter how much I was trying myself to concentrate on looking out for markings yesterday, the adrenaline just took over in the heat of a very tightly fought contest! Peter's report is spot on! Note to self, race the course and the man in future! To make things worse I changed out of my Raheny vest at the finish, left it down and then wandered off without it, if any good soul happened across same and was brave enough to retrieve it could you please contact me on Oeight7 nine17five117 or reply to post. Thanks! |
| Turlough Conway | Feb 19 2013, 10:00am | Hi Des, very hard luck on Sunday, sounded like a fierce battle. Ive a radar on Sligo athletes and i see Allans name put up from time to time. He doesnt race often but has a good crack at winning any race he does enter it looks like. My post was just aimed to get the marking guidelines up and prominent on the web site, i was just going to suggest adding a list of adviseable extras but decided i might as well list them as they were in my head. What you said just shows that even when youre watching the junctions and markings closely the pressure of time and competition can be hugely influential. Incidently, apart from going around lough Ouler the wrong way, my list is probably a lot worse than Peters with a lot less racing done! :-) The one consolation for you being so unlucky on Sunday, (you deserved to win it there as youve been head and shoulders above everyone to date) is that the final race is one of the best, on Maulin. It will be sweet for whomever wins, but undoubtedly sweeter for yourself perhaps, to win it there than on Trooperstown. Best of luck to all, ill be further down in wicklow doing the Wicklow mountain half for Debra Ireland, but will be keen to hear the tidings. |
| Emmet Ó Briain | Feb 19 2013, 12:31pm | Hi folks, Thanks for a great run on Sunday - I finished 27th and my name is down as Fione O'Briain - it should be Emmet. It's my own fault for having horrible handwriting! Trooperstown was my first mountain race - there's a photo from Action Photography which shows just how little of a clue I had on Sunday (peering over a small ledge, while everyone else leaps fearlessly off it!). Have to figure out how to run downhill or uphill. Managed to fall both uphill and downhill. Thanks again, Emmet. |
| Diarmuid O'Colman | Feb 19 2013, 12:33pm | Hi, someone left a pair of black, Marmot running gloves on the roof of mg (First Aid) car on Sunday. I have the gloves. Please contact me to recover them. oh 87 24one3303 Diarmuid |
| John Moore | Feb 19 2013, 1:51pm | Great race Sunday but In the results I’m down as a DNF, I finished the race in 56.08 garmin link :- http://connect.garmin.com/activity/274391047 |
| David Kelly70 | Feb 19 2013, 6:10pm | Hi All. A great race on Sunday - thanks to all who organised it and volunteered. I would be grateful if someone could correct my result. I just pipped Ken Cowley at the post so my finish time should be 57:45 or so. Also, I see that the laptop post seems to be the hardest to fill. I would be happy to do it after a bit of training. Should I just volunteer as shadow laptop operator next time I am volunteering? Thanks, Dave. |
| Gerry Brady | Feb 19 2013, 8:03pm | Des Some great performances this year. I can understand your regrets about the unnecessary detour in the race but wanting the Raheny singlet back, really!!! |
| David Kelly70 | Feb 19 2013, 11:51pm | To whoever sorted out my result - Thank you. |
| Jonny Darling | Feb 20 2013, 1:47pm | Wonderful storytelling in the race report by Peter O'Farrell http://www.imra.ie/events/view/tab/report/id/1019/ |
| Alan Jones | Feb 22 2013, 2:26pm | LOST INSOLE! i got my ringt runner insole (INOV-8 size 10) mixed up with somebody elses's when changing in the carpark afterward. might have been with the red Ford car next to us. I have somebodyelse's left insole. If we can swop at next race let me know! |
