Achill Island 10k - Sat 1st May

DustyBin

Anyone else doing this?
Got roped into doing it at the weekend
Finishing straight is on a beach I think - I can feel the legs burning already:)

http://www.runireland.com/events/2010-05-01/achill-island-10k

kit3

I hope they've checked the tide timetables - that part of the beach is covered at high tide !

DustyBin

kit3 wrote: »

I hope they've checked the tide timetables - that part of the beach is covered at high tide !

Ha ha, check out the swim section finish as per Google maps linked from the from the official site

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/23483619




http://achillmountainmarathon.com/achill-10k-race/

RMac

DustyBin wrote: »

Ha ha, check out the swim section finish as per Google maps linked from the from the official site

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/23483619

http://achillmountainmarathon.com/achill-10k-race/

Don't worry, checking the tide was one of the first things we had to do! Low water is in the early afternoon on 1st May. You can leave the wetsuit and snorkel at home.

kit3

DustyBin wrote: »

Ha ha, check out the swim section finish as per Google maps linked from the from the official site

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/23483619




http://achillmountainmarathon.com/achill-10k-race/

Ha Ha - Nice one Dusty Bin. I know that beach well and that map is certainly heading way out no matter what the state of the tide

I'm sure you won't have to go that far on the day though. You will probably get a little bit wet though. There's a small stream going into the sea along the beach and there can be a good flow on it if the mouth of it is not blocked. If it is blocked you will hardly notice it. Enjoy it. I'll probably be there that weekend but am so slow I won't be entering (I'm sure the tide would definately be in by the time I reach that part):(

kit3

Just looking at that map again - you may actually join the beach after the stream - hard to tell from the map.