Cooley Half
- Description:
- Cooley Half
- County:
- Louth
- Date:
- Sunday 1st June, 2025
- Time:
- 11:00
- Climb (m):
- 790
- Distance (km):
- 21.50
- Short Course Distance (km):
- 0.00
- Event Difficulty:
- 8 (2,3,3) - Moderate Terrain, >500M ascent, >10Km
- Race Marking:
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Route fully marked - GPS Allowed:
- No
- Leagues:
- Leinster Half-Marathon League
- Mandatory Kit:
- Level B - Standard
- Waterproof jacket
- Hat or buff
- Gloves
- Whistle
- Charged mobile phone with emergency number stored
- Foil blanket, bivvy bag or equivalent
All runners must bring the above items to the race. The actual kit to be carried during the race will be finalised on the day, depending on conditions etc., and clearly advised at Registration.
You should also have the means to carry all the kit in case required.
Failure to have the required items may lead to you being denied entry to the race, or disqualification. Random checks may be carried out.
- Entry Opens:
- Monday 19th May 2025, 09:00
- Entry Closes:
- Saturday 31st May 2025, 18:00
- Entry cost:
- €20
- Entry limit:
- None set
- Route Description:
- Starting just inside the forest barrier this is an anticlockwise loop. First kilometre is on fire road to spread out the field. Then its on to small tracks and trails which bring you through G String Corner and on to Carnavaddy. From here you are on the Poc Fada route which leads to Black Mountain and the border between North and South. Follow the poc Fada yellow stones till it branches off onto some open mountain running. You will come back onto some forest which bring you to a beautiful river decent all the way back to the barrier. All that’s left is the tarmac sprint finish to the pub
- Getting There:
- Eircode A91FN2W
Lumpers is 1hr 20min from Bray up the M1
For the sake of the environment ,parking spaces and the crack on the day out carpooling is the way to go.
Lumpers charge €5 for the use of the car park. There is some other parking around but please don't be a nuisance parker. I am still working on a field.
- Juniors:
- No Juniors
- Early Start:
- No early start.
- Organisers Instructions:
- Registration is at Lumpers pub, it opens at 9:30 closes at 10:45 and is followed by race briefing at the start line. The start is 500m up the small tarmac road beside the pub so allow time to get to the start
- Prizegiving Location:
- Lumpers Pub
1st, 2nd, 3rd Male and Female prizes
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
