Ferns half marathon

bewleys berry

Sliabh Buidhe Rovers A.C. are reviving the famous Ferns half marathon in two weeks time. The race hasn't been staged for 20yrs but is coming back bigger and better on Sunday September 29th at 12 noon in Ferns, Co. Wexford.

Race entry can be made online on runireland, while entries will also be taken on the morning of the race, with reg and number pick-up taking place in Ferns community centre.

There will be technical tee-shirts for the first 200 entrants, with lots of refreshments and prizegiving in the function room of ''The Courtyard'' bar and restaurant afterwards.

Full info on www.sbrclub.com

village runner

bewleys berry wrote: »

Sliabh Buidhe Rovers A.C. are reviving the famous Ferns half marathon in two weeks time. The race hasn't been staged for 20yrs but is coming back bigger and better on Sunday September 29th at 12 noon in Ferns, Co. Wexford.

Race entry can be made online on runireland, while entries will also be taken on the morning of the race, with reg and number pick-up taking place in Ferns community centre.

There will be technical tee-shirts for the first 200 entrants, with lots of refreshments and prizegiving in the function room of ''The Courtyard'' bar and restaurant afterwards.

Full info on www.sbrclub.com

Wexford races tend to be top notch and at 25 euro with s tshirt this is a steal. I just sign up for this witha mate. Thanks for the heads up

RubyK

Signed up for this, going to do it as a pmp run.

The Wexican

Is number collection the morning of the race? The hurling final replay and late throw in has thrown my plans into disarray, so I'll be pushing it to be down in time for the start with much to spare.

barryoneill50

Is the ferns hm chipped? Seems to be contradictory info around, thanks.

bewleys berry

The Wexican wrote: »

Is number collection the morning of the race? The hurling final replay and late throw in has thrown my plans into disarray, so I'll be pushing it to be down in time for the start with much to spare.

Hi The Wexican, yes number collection is on Sunday morning in Ferns community centre from 10am, with the race starting at 12 noon. If ur under pressure to collect it or get to the start line, u can get a friend to pick it up......or if ur really stuck i can arrange to get it out to u beforehand if u live in wexford - have u signed up online or are u leaving it til the day?

bewleys berry

barryoneill50 wrote: »

Is the ferns hm chipped? Seems to be contradictory info around, thanks.

Unfortunately the race isn't chip timed - we had planned to have chip timing in place but it hasn't been possible..........

Results will be available at refreshments/prizegiving in ''The Courtyard'' though and we will have a large digital clock at the finish line so that everyone will know their finish time before the print outs (and online results) appear.

barryoneill50

bewleys berry wrote: »

Hi The Wexican, yes number collection is on Sunday morning in Ferns community centre from 10am, with the race starting at 12 noon. If ur under pressure to collect it or get to the start line, u can get a friend to pick it up......or if ur really stuck i can arrange to get it out to u beforehand if u live in wexford - have u signed up online or are u leaving it til the day?

no problem, better bring the watch so, looking forward to it!!

The Wexican

bewleys berry wrote: »

Hi The Wexican, yes number collection is on Sunday morning in Ferns community centre from 10am, with the race starting at 12 noon. If ur under pressure to collect it or get to the start line, u can get a friend to pick it up......or if ur really stuck i can arrange to get it out to u beforehand if u live in wexford - have u signed up online or are u leaving it til the day?

Thanks for that, entered ages ago. If I'm running late I'll get somebody to pop into ferns to pick it for me. I'm at the whim of a 9 month old so he'll call the shots as to what time we'll leave Dublin Sunday morning

bewleys berry

The Wexican wrote: »

Thanks for that, entered ages ago. If I'm running late I'll get somebody to pop into ferns to pick it for me. I'm at the whim of a 9 month old so he'll call the shots as to what time we'll leave Dublin Sunday morning

No prob, we'll obviously have a separate table for online entries so ur mate can pick it up for ya there..........hopefully ur 9 month old will allow ya to get down on time and get a good warm up in

bewleys berry

Just a bump up cos online entry for the race has closed on RunIreland but we'll be taking on the day entries from 10am on Sunday morning in Ferns community centre

village runner

bewleys berry wrote: »

Just a bump up cos online entry for the race has closed on RunIreland but we'll be taking on the day entries from 10am on Sunday morning in Ferns community centre

Really looking forward to this one. I love the flat ones

Slogger Jogger

Okay, who said that was flat? (rolls up sleeves!)
Nice route, nice event, part from the N11 bit.
http://www.strava.com/activities/85755451/overview

66_Lad

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

Okay, who said that was flat? (rolls up sleeves!)
Nice route, nice event, part from the N11 bit.
http://www.strava.com/activities/85755451/overview

The wind was a real killer once you turned the first corner around mile 4. Some slow drag up the N11 alrite! Did it in 86'20" knocking 3 mins off my Viking half time so happy out. Lovely spread after and great organisation overall.

barryoneill50

Good course, well organised, PB
by 5:30 min. Keep it going for next year.
Could not hang around after, any results??

66_Lad

barryoneill50 wrote: »

Good course, well organised, PB
by 5:30 min. Keep it going for next year.
Could not hang around after, any results??

They had few print outs after but didn't get copy. Fella from Belfast won in just under 70, Tom Hogan second.

bewleys berry

Glad everyone enjoyed the race and it was a pity about the headwind on the N11 on the way back alright - it's nearly always in ur back running along there!!!!!
We circulated print-outs at refreshments/prizegiving and we'll have the results up on www.sbrclub.com over the next couple of hours.

Thanks to all who ran and helped out in any way, it was a great day

086Jazzy

Big thumps up to the organisers. We'll run event and good course. Big pb by nearly 5 1/2 mins as well. Thanks to all involved. Roll on DCM in 4 weeks.

The Wexican

Great event and hope it's back again next year, it really puts some of the larger events to shame.

Tough but fair course, maybe I've been away from Wexford too long but I wasn't expecting that climb along the n11

bewleys berry

Full results are now available on www.sbrclub.com ............. and some pics will be available tonight,