Nav Challenge 2
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Dowling | Aug 26 2018, 7:31pm | FAO: Joe Lalor Hi Joe, For the Nav 2 race on the events page, it has the start location as 'Forest entrance O 108056'. As per East West maps, this is at 'The Fall Bog' west of Lough Dan but there's not much of a forest entrance in the vicinity. Does the grid reference need to be updated on the events page? Cheers, Jason. |
| Alan Ayling | Aug 26 2018, 8:13pm | My Eastwest (might be older version?) has a forest entrance there alright. Well maybe O 107056 but close enough. Sheet 56 is in broad agreement. Harder to tell on the trusty old Sheet 16... ;-) |
| John B Riordan | Aug 27 2018, 8:58am | Happened across this link recently which folk may find useful for quick online sense check generally https://irish.gridreferencefinder.com/ ... using the various grid ref estimates all point to the forest entrance off Military Road alright (about 2-3k WNW of L Dan) Grand place for a nav challenge :-) |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 27 2018, 10:52am | Forested identified on E/W map as Carrgeenduff, the Fall Bog must be a warning. In the past the hardest part was finding the start. The parking at forest entrance is quite small with a few extra place further south along military road so bunch up please. |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 27 2018, 2:42pm | I am re posting this message from last week as I just noticed that Jason missed it and started a new tread under the same name, better to keep it in the one tread NC2 on Sept. 8th, start/ Finish at entrance to Carrigeenduff forest O 108056. Usual position re parking, quite limited spaces. Could runners meet up in Roundwood or Rathfarnham and bunch up. Those coming from MCI hut please travel up in full cars. Long course about 17km, (depending on route choice) over rough ground that can be reduced by good route choices. Short course 9km with easy nav. |
| Leo Mahon | Aug 27 2018, 7:12pm | Hope there is no Nav challenge on Saturday 8th sept I would be minus very valuable volunteers cheers Leo |
| Joe Lalor | Aug 27 2018, 8:58pm | Sorry Leo, the gremlins are at it again. NC2 on Sunday next is the 2nd. |
| Neil Dobbs | Sep 2 2018, 3:35pm | Thanks Joe for a great day in the hills! |
| Caitlin Bent | Sep 2 2018, 6:11pm | Yes indeed. I second that. Thanks again Nora & Joe. |
| Kevin Marnane | Sep 2 2018, 6:52pm | Thanks to all the gang that made this happen, and for the good buzz! Great fun!!! |
| Robert McEvoy | Sep 2 2018, 8:28pm | Thanks Joe and Nora - ye even organised the weather! Now I remember why I don't like Kanturk mountain - head-high bracken! :) |
| Joe Lalor | Sep 2 2018, 9:26pm | Below provisional results of todays race. I have put the NDF from the long course at the end, my intension is to give them a short course finish if thsy got any four controls. If you got less than 4 or would prefer the kudos of a DNF on the long course could you post here or directly to me at jlalor(at)eircom.net Many thanks to all you helped and turned up today Long Course 605 Shane Lynch 1:58:16 2790 Brendan McCarthy 2:15:48 305 Paul Mahon 2:31:20 785 Alan Ayling 2:39:21 1106 Neil Dobbs 2:43:20 1915 Roisin McDonnell 2:56:01 2688 Gerry Brady 2:57:58 118 Rob McEvoy 3:01:00 113 Paul Smyth 3:03:12 941 Dermot Maguire 3:11:40 678 Avril Challoner 3:19:40 417 James Cahill 3:33:08 302 John Murray 3:34:29 130 Kevin Marnane 3:34:50 163 Maike Jurgens 3:41::20 803 Gavan Doherty 3:41:20 2080 Brendan Delaney 3:50:40 746 Ger Power 4:10:30 Short Course 2784 Cuan Riordan 1:09:38 2783 Eoin Riordan 1:11:42 136 Lorcan Farrell 1:20:31 1409 Dermot McNamara 1:12:31 2782 John Riordan 1:26:20 Mary O'Connell 1:26:32 214 Alistor Hodgett 1:27:33 2738 Eoghan Hughes 1:37:35 1540 Donal Linehan 1:35:40 2607 Sean Linehen 1:35:40 2825 James Telford 1:35:46 137 Conor O'Farrell 1:36:57 429 Ronan Lynch 1:37:26 105 Joseph Boyle 1:37:28 1299 Linda O'Connor 1:48:50 899 Niamh O'Gorman 1:48:50 688 Bronagh Cheetnan 1:48:50 125 Andrew Hanney 1:59:50 2117 Lisa Howell 2:00:12 966 Sandra Pegnan 2:00:21 604 James Curren 2:02:09 366 Fiona Sheerin 2:02:09 2 Karen Devenny 2:00:35 696 Caitlin Bent 2:20:20 571 Thomas Galvin 2:32:20 470 Vivian O'Gorman 2:32:20 127 James Heggie 3:57:20 1013 Gill McLoughlin DNF 625 Justin Rea DNF Long Course DNF Mike Long Marcus Geoghegan Brian O'Mara Julian Bloomer Peter Walker |
| James H Cahill | Sep 2 2018, 11:35pm | Thank you Joe and Nora, Alice and Jim and running volunteers for a great day in the hills. I can use the term "great" now post run. There were plenty of moments out there that did not feel so great. Tough course and the ferny wall of death to control 3 was a particular highlight. (I acknowledge that I totally ignored your pre-race briefing instruction in relation to that route choice Joe! - but I got my punishment and emerged from the ferns minus compass which added a certain je need sais quoi to the remaining three controls) Great day, great route, thank you all. |
| John B Riordan | Sep 3 2018, 7:52am | Super event, very well thought out and the weather was a welcome boost. Thanks to all for the immense effort that goes into pulling it all together and for the subtle route choices embedded. John, Eoin and Cuan |
| Alan Ayling | Sep 3 2018, 10:27am | Back for more next week John? Eoin will surely be looking for the chance to get even?! :-) |
| Conor O'Farrell | Sep 3 2018, 2:55pm | Thanks Joe, Nora, Alice and Jim for organising the race yesterday. There was a great turnout on what was a fabulous day. Conor |
| Justin Rea | Sep 3 2018, 4:09pm | Having come joint first at the IMC Hut Al Fresco dining the night before, I have attempted to explain my DNF for this event. See race report. Thanks Joe et al for opportunity to learn |
| John B Riordan | Sep 4 2018, 3:29pm | great report Justin, most of us (hopefully not including young Cuan!) will be able to identify with the pain :-) See you all next Sunday for more. |
| John Murray | Sep 5 2018, 9:27am | Dragged myself out of bed thinking Nav2 would be a great way to warm down after the Stones to Lug the day before. Man was I wrong! lol Loved the route but man it was a tough slog with plenty of bush whacking through head height ferns and dense forestry! I think I shed a tear trying to find that last forest ride! lol Thanks Joe and team for a great day out in a scorcher of a day! @Nora - I just checked my purchase history and emails and I was mistaken...I didn't pre-register as thought. I must of got myself mixed up with my purchase for Nav1 and Stones to Lug. I'm pre-registered now for Nav3 on Sunday and bring along my voucher card and have it stamped for Nav2 if thats ok? |
| Nora Lalor | Sep 5 2018, 11:11am | Absolutely fine John easy to mix up events, glad you enjoyed it !!!! |
| Karen Devenney | Sep 5 2018, 8:29pm | Big thanks to Joe, Nora and co for a lovely day out. Results are now up, please email me karen.devenney at imra dot ie if there any issues |
| Sandra Pegman | Sep 6 2018, 3:46pm | Hi Joe & Nora. Thanks for the Nav Challenge on Sunday. I don’t appear in the final results - I came in directly behind Andy Hanney & Lisa Howley and checked in when I finished. Thanks very much |
| Nora Lalor | Sep 6 2018, 3:49pm | I had noticed & was emailing Karen when I saw your post, missed in transcription sorry. Nora |
| Lorcan Farrell | Sep 6 2018, 4:26pm | Hi Nora, Dermot McNamara's time was 1:22 rather than 1:12, he came in just after me on Sunday. |
| Sandra Pegman | Sep 6 2018, 6:55pm | Hi Nora. Thank you very much for that. Easily done. Yourself & Joe worked so hard on Sunday and it was a brilliant day. Much appreciated. Take care |
| Eoghan Hughes | Sep 6 2018, 8:07pm | Hi Nora and Joe, thank you for the brilliant day on Sunday. I think there was a typo on my time, I did the route with Alistor and finished right behind him. On the provisional results below I was listed below Alistor as 1:37:33 but i think it should of been 1:27:35 as I was just right behind him when we finished. 214 Alistor Hodgett 1:27:33 2738 Eoghan Hughes 1:37:35 |
