IMRA season 2015

summit2summit · 19-12-2014 2:34pm #1

New calendar up now for 2015!

https://www.imra.ie/events/?year=2015

BigAl81 · 07-01-2015 11:39am

Website seems to be down at the moment!

PaulieC · 07-01-2015 12:09pm

It's online now, I just paid for the year's membership.

summit2summit · 12-01-2015 11:59pm

More info on new jacket rule:

https://www.imra.ie/forum/topic/id/3888

mloc123 · 13-01-2015 10:30am

Looking forward to doing some of these races. On the wicklow way solo... are numbers limited and is it difficult to get a place?

Netwerk Errer · 13-01-2015 12:01pm

Going to do ballyhoura this weekend. Got to make up for my lack of strength climbing and lack of balls on the descent from the top last year. See after that if I'll have another pop at the mountains before track and roads take over.

summit2summit · 15-01-2015 6:01pm

mloc123 wrote: »

Looking forward to doing some of these races. On the wicklow way solo... are numbers limited and is it difficult to get a place?

You should be able to get a place for this easy enough but keep an eye on the forum just to make sure. Can't go wrong for €50! It's a lot of race for not much €€!

summit2summit · 15-01-2015 6:02pm

Folks, remember the HOWTH race has a different start location. It will not be at the GAA club this time round.

Mandatory kit for this race is a jacket and hat/buff

More detial here:

https://www.imra.ie/forum/topic/id/3880

hmmm · 15-01-2015 6:54pm

summit2summit wrote: »

More info on new jacket rule:

https://www.imra.ie/forum/topic/id/3888

Sorry to ask a stupid question (I'm a newbie) - what's a showerproof and windproof jacket roughly defined as?

e.g. which of these would be acceptable?
http://www.ronhill.com/men-s-outwear

I do plenty of hiking, but I'm not about to turn up in a full-on goretex hiking jacket.

mloc123 · 15-01-2015 6:58pm

summit2summit wrote: »

You should be able to get a place for this easy enough but keep an eye on the forum just to make sure. Can't go wrong for €50! It's a lot of race for not much €€!

Less than 50c a km.. bargain

summit2summit · 15-01-2015 8:44pm

hmmm wrote: »

Sorry to ask a stupid question (I'm a newbie) - what's a showerproof and windproof jacket roughly defined as?

e.g. which of these would be acceptable?
http://www.ronhill.com/men-s-outwear

I do plenty of hiking, but I'm not about to turn up in a full-on goretex hiking jacket.

As long as the jacket is wind and shower proof at a minimum that will be fine.

DannyOH · 30-01-2015 6:10pm

Ran my first one of these a couple of weeks ago in Ballyhoura. That was supposed to be one of the easier courses!?! (5 out of 10!!) Found it extremely difficult but loved it, and loved the friendly atmosphere and meet in the pub after. I'm hooked for the season now!

clear thinking · 03-02-2015 3:26pm

Similar to DannyOH I did my first one at ticknock (7 rating?) last weekend . Great course, quite difficult ups and downs. I've run on hills before but never raced and never off road so it was almost all new to me.

I could not recommend it more, I'm still buzzing today from the pain up hill and the speed downhill.

Djoucer · 12-02-2015 11:40am

Nice drone video of the leadmines.

Youtube.com/watch?v=3LKmC8xlBZ0

summit2summit · 28-02-2015 10:01pm

Great race today at Annacurragh! Only one more race and then we are into the spring league.

19-03-2015 7:28pm

More NIMRA than IMRA, but anyone else doing the Mournes Skyline MTR?

Signed up yesterday. Should be fun.

http://www.mourneskylinemtr.com

DubOnHoliday · 26-03-2015 6:12pm

Looking forward to my first IMRA outing on Saturday at Brockagh.

DubOnHoliday · 28-03-2015 11:28pm

Very enjoyable race this morning. Very well organised. A full blown gale on the top of Brokagh mountain made it interesting

ThisRegard · 29-03-2015 10:58am

It was great fun up there in the wind, running at an angle leaning into it while being beat by driving rain that was like needles. Invigorating.

sideswipe · 31-03-2015 4:29pm

Anybody know when the registration opens for the Wicklow Way solo?

Djoucer · 09-04-2015 1:20pm

WW Solo opens April 12th.

imra.ie/forum/topic/id/3926

grahamor · 13-04-2015 12:14pm

Just signed up for the solo, really excited about this one.

Anyone else signed up yet ?

DubOnHoliday · 22-04-2015 11:00am

Looking good for the Bray race this evening, couldn't have better conditions.

sideswipe · 22-04-2015 11:07am

grahamor wrote: »

Just signed up for the solo, really excited about this one.

Anyone else signed up yet ?

It's been floating around the top of my bucket list for awhile but decided to leave it till next year. Will be helping out this year so looking forward to getting a feel for it.

DubOnHoliday · 23-04-2015 8:33am

A great turn out last night in Bray for the first round of the Leinster League. A great race in perfect conditions. Only one gripe, if the race instructions say you have to touch the cross at the top, then you have to touch the cross or you're not following the correct route. Most people did not do it.

ThisRegard · 23-04-2015 9:53am

Most people, I think, didn't carry a jacket or hat/buff either, and I'm not talking about those with them stuffed down their jocks, in various pockets etc. Not touching the cross I don't think is a biggie really in comparison, you're not really avoiding the route, just not putting your arm out in most cases.

DubOnHoliday · 23-04-2015 11:51am

ThisRegard wrote: »

Most people, I think, didn't carry a jacket or hat/buff either, and I'm not talking about those with them stuffed down their jocks, in various pockets etc. Not touching the cross I don't think is a biggie really in comparison, you're not really avoiding the route, just not putting your arm out in most cases.

Yes, a lot of people didn't bother with the jacket. Either enforce the rule and check people finish with a coat or don't .

Although I took note of some people's idea to wear a cycling jersey which conveniently can store a small jacket

Definitely two guys behind me took advantage of the fact I took the extra steps to touch the cross. Anyways, I'm not a competitor so I won't lose sleep over it!

PaulieC · 23-04-2015 12:15pm

DubOnHoliday wrote: »

Yes, a lot of people didn't bother with the jacket. Either enforce the rule and check people finish with a coat or don't .

Although I took note of some people's idea to wear a cycling jersey which conveniently can store a small jacket

Definitely two guys behind me took advantage of the fact I took the extra steps to touch the cross. Anyways, I'm not a competitor so I won't lose sleep over it!

Competitor or not, rules should be followed for everyone. There was quite a big fuss over the jacket and hat rule at the start of the year so it should be enforced. You could make a very strong argument that they are definitely not required on a short race like Bray on a beautiful, sunny evening, but unless it's stated beforehand, then it's a rule and should be enforced. Of course it all has to be balanced with the volunteer nature of the organisation and the tension that enforcing a rule like that will cause.
To me it seems like an overly fussy diktat that would work fine for longer winter races with smaller participant numbers.

ThisRegard · 23-04-2015 12:36pm

I can see the reasoning behind it in fairness, people have had to go back over the route with jackets from the finish to injured runners in places like Ticknock in the middle of the summer.

It's just how to enforce it. I did overhear people say they weren't aware of the rule, not really an excuse maybe, and I'm sure there's others that flagrantly ignore it.

Maybe a bit of leeway can be given for the first race, and then get strict on it from here on out.

Djoucer · 23-04-2015 12:40pm

Agreed.

It's the first race of the Leinster league, huge numbers of first registrations etc as always at Bray.

I'm sure it'll be enforced at future races.

It's a good rule in that it takes the responsibility of making a call on jackets away from the volunteers.

Re last night. It was pretty cold by the time the last runner came in. So while it was beautiful at the start, if you're stuck up there in a singlet, it quickly becomes a dangerous situation.

There's been helicopter rescues on Bray in the past during the summer months.

eoinín · 23-04-2015 2:23pm

ThisRegard wrote: »

Most people, I think, didn't carry a jacket or hat/buff either, and I'm not talking about those with them stuffed down their jocks, in various pockets etc. Not touching the cross I don't think is a biggie really in comparison, you're not really avoiding the route, just not putting your arm out in most cases.

It seemed to me that the majority were carrying a jacket - I was having a good look around to spot people who weren't, but didnt see too many. Stuffsacs, bumbags etc containing a small jacket may not be so obvious, especially if they're under tshirts. I had a thin jacket squished in to a SpiBelt and had thought it would ruin my race, bouncing around, but it didnt bother me at all. Also I don't think a hat is a requirement, hence nobody wearing one on a night like last night:

https://www.imra.ie/news/view/id/576/

"Additional kit may be required for some of the longer races" - I dont think that was the case last night.

I thought it was a really great route and another fun IMRA event.

IMRA season 2015

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