Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
Outdoor Activities => Northern Ireland Hiking, Walking, Running, Orienteering and Geocaching => Topic started by: LandyLiam on February 20, 2012
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For those of you who want to do a bit of fell running but (like me) struggle to run uphill :'( you'll be interested in this wee race i just spotted, its downhill all the way from the top of Slieve Donard with winning times expected in the 15 minute mark :o Now i do enjoy running downhill but not quite at that rate but i hope to go and watch the race, or maybe even have a go myself!
http://www.nimra.org.uk/events/2012/3/31/downhill_donard/
Sat 31 March 2012
Downhill Donard 2.30 3:00 pm
2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Registration will be between 1:30 and 2:30 pm in Donard Park
All runners must carry a waterproof jacket with fixed hood - kit check at registration.
Starts will be staggered at 10 second intervals from Donard summit, first start at 3.00pm. .
Descent by any route to finish in Donard Park
Finish: inside Park area, south of the car park - this year the finish is being moved to the Donard Forest/Drinahilly race finish (to avoid any runners racing across the car park).
Fastest times expected to be of the order of 15 minutes.
Places in the race count towards points in the Grand Prix series.
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If the Easter camp is on the 31st we could watch from the wood.
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15 Min ??? ... I'm definately going to watch this one.... maybe pick up a few tips on how to tackle getting down fast
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do ni wild have any twins. now i dont condone cheating but!! if we thought of it as a relay race and 1 twin ran to the forest and then other twin ran from there to finish, hey presto