BHAA/IPS 5km Trail Race - Phoenix Pk - Tues 29th June 8pm

runrabbit

BHAA / IPS 5km Trail Race Tues 29th June 8pm

This might be a nice one for a summer evening! €10 for members, €15 for non-members - I'm sticking it in my calendar anyway!

The BHAA are pleased to announce that the Irish Prison Service will run a 5km trail race in the Phoenix Park on Tuesday 29 June at 8pm. Bernard Quinn from the IPS has confirmed that an exstablished 5km course over grass will be used on the night and that the registration and refreshment on the evening will be based in the Defence Forces Clubhouse. The usual BHAA prizes apply and day members are welcome to run on the night for 15 euro, with pre-registration available at http://bhaa.ie/event/ips2010. Watch the website for more details.

TheRoadRunner

hmmm, might do this one. Planning running the Dunsaughlin 10km the Saturday before so might double up and do these back to back. Anybody know the course? Will it involve water hazards / obstacles etc?

runrabbit

I don't think so - I'll see the organiser at the 5 mile in Dunboyne tonight so I'll find out for sure and post back!

TheRoadRunner

runrabbit wrote: »

I don't think so - I'll see the organiser at the 5 mile in Dunboyne tonight so I'll find out for sure and post back!

Thanks, if you could ask him roughly where the course is as well that would be much appreciated. I'm hoping there are no obstacles !

runrabbit

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

Thanks, if you could ask him roughly where the course is as well that would be much appreciated. I'm hoping there are no obstacles !

Just to confirm - there are no obstacles - just straight-up running! Registration is at the Defence Forces clubhouse which I'm told is close to the civil service harriers clubhouse? If you enter the park through the main entrance on Conyngham Road, it is not far up on the left hand side of the road!

bewleys berry

so this is going ahead instead of the Army all-terrain race that was held last year???
if so it's a pity, cos it was great to do such a varied race last year and was looking forward to the (considerable) challenge again this year....... was there complaints about the toughness of last years course or what?

runrabbit

bewleys berry wrote: »

so this is going ahead instead of the Army all-terrain race that was held last year???
if so it's a pity, cos it was great to do such a varied race last year and was looking forward to the (considerable) challenge again this year....... was there complaints about the toughness of last years course or what?

I have no idea. At the BHAA race last night there was an announcement before the prize-giving about the IPS race and I think he said that the IPS were "taking it over" from the army race. The impression I got from that was that the army are no longer holding the race and as a result the IPS decided to take it on. However I don't know the background so I'm really only speculating!

bewleys berry

yeah i didn't hang around for the prizegiving last night (did the thinker on it and left as soon as i had got the tea and choc cake:D)......... the army race last year was really innovative so is a pity it's not going ahead...a trail race is nice though..... will have to look around for one of those ''muck'' races to find a mad challenge:P

runrabbit

Anyone else doing this one next week?

I had hoped to smash my previous 5km time but that's out now as I'm only coming back from injury. I might still run it though if there's a decent-sized field and take it nice and relaxed - nice way to spend a summer's evening followed by sambos and tea in the sun (a few days of sunshine may have gone to my head!)

T runner

There is one "established" 2 lap 5k route starting from near Civil Servce harriers. You start on the trail that goes parrallel to the main road and on the left hand side of the main road. Starts near dog pond/civil service/cricket ground. Heads up the trail (Phoenix direction). Passes the playing fields on left. After over a k there is a meadow on left. Half way up meadow turn off trail and take a path left into meadow. This path should lead you back around the back of the playing fields. run along the right hand side of the farthest pitch near the Kyber road. (heading opposite to original direction, Kyber somewhre to right and below). After that pitch join the trail in the trees to the right. After a few hundred metres this brings you out onto an open area. (the area near the cricket ground, Garda Gaa boundaries). Foollow the trail in to a hollow and out, and around the cricket ground back to the original trail and the start. Thats 2.5 k. two of those.

Doubt they will use it like that. Id guess they will start in one of the playing fields--maybe a lap to string the field out). They might be able to make one 5k lap. I assume they are using that segment between dog pond/ phoenix/ kyber. The wide trail II to main road would be used. There is a trail the whole way II to Kyber road. And the football pitches. There isnt room in that triail through the meadow for a BHAA firld unless its late in the race.

Poncherello

Such a pity the Army are not running this. Was a brilliant race last year. Ive been looking forward to it for months.
I can go and run a normal 5K in the park any evening I want.
Such a pity