BALLYHOURA TRAIL RUNNING FESTIVAL 2018
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Robbie Williams | Mar 19 2018, 9:27pm | ENTRIES ARE NOW LIVE ON THE SITE... NOTE 1 ON EVENT: Note 1 on Ballyhoura Trails Running Festival: Ballyhoura Trails Running Festival 2018 Welcome to another year of running the beautiful trails of Ballyhoura Country. We hiope once again to put on a great event that satisfies the need to `hit the trails`.This year the events will be held on Saturday 5th May in Kilfinnane. This year we have added an extra event, the 10km race so we hope that this will be used as an entry level run for those looking to up the distance over the coming years, or in fact for any speedsters who fancy a chance to run the trails hard and fast, either way it will be great! Below are the listings and notes for each race: Ballyhoura Trails ULTRA MARATHON 60KM 1850M Ascent. This race will start at Scoil Pol at 6:30am on race day. There will be 2 cut off points as per previous years. There will be 5 aid stations where runners can refill water & have snacks. Sign in for the ULTRA will take place on the FRIDAY NIGHT from 6pm-9pm at BALLYHOURA LUXURY HOSTEL. Finishers tee shirt & mug, hot showers, dinner. Cost €55 Ballyhoura Trails MARATHON 42KM 1400M Ascent. This is the original race that started the Ballyhoura Trails running festival. The race starts at 8:30am at the Cross Roads in Kilfinnane (400m from Scoil Pol). There will be 1 cut off point as per previous years. This will be at the Half marathon point. There will be 4 aid stations en route where runners can refill water & snacks. Sign in for the MARATHON will take place on both the FRIDAY night from 6pm-9pm at BALLYHOURA LUXURY HOSTEL and on the SATURDAY Morning 6:40am -8am at Scoil Pol. Finishers tee shirt & mug, hot showers, dinner. Cost €45 Ballyhoura Trails HALF MARATHON 21KM 750M Ascent. The Half marathon will start at the marathon will start at the marathon half way point in Ballyorgan at 10:30am. Runners will take the buses provided from Kilfinnane. There is no race parking in Ballyorgan. Race will finish at Scoil Pol, Kilfinnane. There are 2 aid station en route where runners can refill water & snacks. Sign in for the HALF MARATHON will take place FRIDAY NIGHT AT BALLYHOURA LUXURY HOSTEL FROM 6PM-9PM and on SATURDAY MORNING in SCOIL POL from 8:40am-10am. Finishers tee shirt, hot showers, dinner. No facilities are available at Ballyorgan! Cost €35 Ballyhoura Trails 10KM 250m Ascent. This is the new race for 2018. The race starts at the Darragh Creamery at 12noon. Runners will be bussed to the race start from Scoil Pol. There is absolutely no parking or facilities at the race start. There will be 1 aid station where runners can refill water & snacks. Race finishes at Scoil Pol. Finishers tee shirt, hot showers, dinner. Cost €25 Accomodation: We Recommend accommodation at 2 great spots… Ballyhoura Luxury Hostel in the centre of Kilfinnane town is the nearest (300m to start). Prices and bookings as follows… The price is €25 per person sharing per night with rooms ranging from a 14 bed dorm, a four bed dorm, 2 x five bed dorms and a six bed dorm. Optional Friday evening meal e.g. Lamb stew with freshly baked soda bread €10 So if it's dinner and accommodation the price is €35 for Friday night. The hostel is off the booking engines for Friday and Saturday the 4th and 5th of May and being held especially for those involved with the MMRA races so please ask people to book directly with us, on 063-91625 or email seamusnunan@gmail.com You have not stayed in a better, cleaner, more modern hostel..www.ballyhourahostel.ie Limited spaces, book ASAP !! The second option is Ballyhoura Mountain Lodges in Ballyorgan, 5km drive from Kilfinnane but is the start point for the Half Marathon. Ita who runs the Lodges is extremely helpful and may suit a family travelling there for the weekend. The site is very kid friendly. www.ballyhouramountainlodges.ie 063-91666 – 087-2863337 PLEASE NOTE THESE ACCOMODATIONS WILL SELL OUT AND YOU WILL NEED TO TRAVEL FROM FURTHER OUT ON THE DAY! |