Scrabo 4.5 Mile Hill Race

Join the Scrabo 4.5 Mile Hill Race - NIMRA Championship! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

📅 Date: Wednesday August 15th 2024
🕔 Registration: 17:45 - 18:45 at BHAC Gazebo, upper car park
🕖 Race Start: 19:00 in field adjacent to lower car park (Killynether Wood)
📍 Location: Scrabo Country Park, Upper car park (below Scrabo Golf Club)
📏 Distance: 7.2km / 4.5 miles
⛰️ Ascent: 365m / 1200ft
🎖️ Race Director: Andrew Wallace

Race Details:

• Event Type: NIMRA Championship - Short distance race
• Course Description: Two-lap figure of eight course on forest trails and singletrack
• Terrain: Includes short steep ascents, narrow paths, steps, tree roots, and rocks
• Marking: Fully way-marked with sawdust & tape; 'dibber' point at start & finish
• Equipment: No mandatory kit, but rain jacket recommended for bad weather
• Marshalls: Located at major junctions and crossing points; runners must follow marshal instructions
• Retirements: Retiring runners to report to nearest marshal post and to race organisers at finish

Categories:

• Male: Senior, MU18, MV40, MV45, MV50, MV55, MV60, MV65, MV70, MV75, MV80
• Female: Senior, FU18, FV40, FV45, FV50, FV55, FV60, FV65, FV70, FV75

Participant Guidelines:

• Maintain social distancing; refrain from physical contact like handshakes and high fives
• Cover coughs and sneezes; avoid touching surfaces
• Leave immediately after finishing; maintain distance while running and overtaking
• No headphones or ear pieces for safety reasons
• Participants should be in reasonable fitness; this is a challenging trail race
• Do not participate if experiencing Covid symptoms as per Government advice
• Bring your own pins; running poles not allowed as per NIMRA guidelines