BHAA 2012

Have registered for BHAA membership for first time this year and really looking forward to first race at RTE on Saturday. Is there plenty of parking available or should I get there early. Don't know the RTE campus well at all.

huskerdu wrote: »

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On Saturday May 5th at 11.00, five hundred plus people will race around the RTE Donnybrook Complex and it has nothing to do with radio or television. It’s the annual RTE/Business Houses Athletic Association 5 mile race. Prizes will be presented by a personality with tickets for the “Late Late Show” among the many spot prizes on offer . This event has won the BHAA race of the year a record three times. All runners, from hares to tortoises are welcome with an entrance fee of a tenner for BHAA members and €15 for all others. Last year, the winner Vinny Mulvey, finished just under 25 minutes while the clock stopped for the final runner, almost half an hour later.
There are individual prizes for the first three women and men home plus for the first three in each of the age categories together with team awards. Showers and refreshments are available post-race in the RTE Sports and Social Club with parking available to all. All details, photos of the action and a video will be available shortly after on bhaa.ie. Contact Niall Mathews on 01 2082591 or mathewn@rte.ie for further details.

Considering doing this, have never done a BHAA race before either. I can't find any details of where the registration is, anybody know?

Are BHAA races chip timed?
Is the RTE race accurate in length?
Why do I hear shouting at the finish ' hold your positions in the chute'?

If i sign up using the Irish Life name, how will me being 10mins slower than my workmates affect the company position / ratings. Should I just sign up as an individual? So I dont ruin their rep?

A lot of firsts for me today- first 5 mile race, first BHAA race and first post race puke:o

34:24 so happy enough with that, was retching and struggling to hold onto breakfast on the home straight, not a pleasant experience. Not sure if I'll ever be a fan of shorter races, my head is always battling with me to slow down or walk, nearly threw in the towel after 2 laps today so happy to have toughed it out. Doing this as a tune up for Cork marathon so hopefully the experience stands to me then- definitely won't be having bagel and orange juice as a pre-race meal again!

Have to say the organisation and value for money were fantastic, well done to all.

SnailsPace wrote: »

If i sign up using the Irish Life name, how will me being 10mins slower than my workmates affect the company position / ratings. Should I just sign up as an individual?

RayCun wrote: »

Team ratings are usually based on the fastest 3/4, not an average of all runners in the team, so you shouldn't hurt your team by running. On the contrary, if there aren't many other runners from Irish Life you could be the one who makes up a full team, and eligible for a team prize.

SnailsPace wrote: »

All I can say is WOW. Amazing Value - how they break even i do not know

If you sign up as a member (only €15 for the year), you can enter BHAA races for €10.

As a member, you are eligible for team prizes (from your second race). There are twelve separate team prizes for men and today there were three women's team prizes. Three to count in the team categories although there can be more in the panel. That means that 45 runners took home team prizes. Non-members pay more but don't qualify for these prizes. Incidentally, it is worth your while putting together a team if you can - even if not may people run in your organisation, it is possible to assemble a composite team from organisations within the same line of activity, e.g. IT, retail, construction etc. You will be surprised sometimes to win a prize. Today a team in one of the categories won a prize where the third scorer was a runner in the over 80 category. The standard prize fund at any BHAA race is over €1,000.

And how do they break even? Everything is voluntary. No-one involved gets paid and any surplus goes back into improving the events. This year a large amount was spent on chip timing and this is now working out very well.

I clocked mine at 39:58, bhaa say its 40:09. Happy anyway.

AJCOT wrote: »

Yahoo for Niall Mathews & all in RTE plus the BHAA for organising some sunshine & another great race. Understandably, this event has won the "Race of the Year" more than any other. 410 ran & ate there way through the food mountain after. Special mention for the newly crowned BHAA person of the year, the fantastic Nuala Reilly.

First BHAA event for me at RTE5. Really enjoyed it and three other newbies from my company also were impressed with the organisation and experience. Hopefully the first of many BHAA events now for us.