Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Half Marathon Preparations


Online and Postal entries are going well with over 600 to date and will close on Thursday December 8th. Thereafter late entries will still be taken at the RSC on the Friday Dec 9th between 6:30 and 8:30pm and on Saturday from 9:30am for €30 until shortly before the race which starts at 12 noon.

Number collection will be on Friday Dec 9th between 6:30 and 8:30pm and on Saturday from 9:30am upstairs at the RSC.

Unlike previously the post race refreshments and prize giving will be in the Kingfisher Leisure Centre and all runners are encouraged to attend.

Race HQ is at the RSC and for people arriving by Train or Bus the RSC is on the Cork Road and the local bus from the Clock Tower on the Quay is the 3C and runs every 20mins on a Saturday. For those travelling by car the coordinates are 52° 14′ 41″ N, 7° 7′ 58″ W and there is 700 carpark spaces and changing rooms and toilets there.

Some general race location information is shown here:




















The route is the same as previous years and also is the one which was used for the AAI National Half hosted by the Club in September. The route map can be found at ROUTE