Maree 8K Road Race (AAI Certified & Measured) and Community 5K Fun Walk
On Valentines Day Sunday February 14th 2009 at 1pm
Kindly supported by Elverys Sports
Proceeds will be used to improve sporting facilities in Maree, Oranmore.
* 7 Run Category Prizes
* Refreshments
* Walkers Prizes
* Kids Prizes
* Kids Goodies
* 1st 50 Females - T-shirts in honour of Valentines Day
8K Run commences 1pm
Run Registration: www.runireland.com at Maree 8k
Limited registration on the day before 12.15pm
5K Family Walk commences 1.45pm
So come and join us and ‘Get your Heart Fit for Life’
Route
The course is over open roads, albeit extremely quiet and rural with the race participants staying on the right hand side of the road. The race begins on a level stretch followed by a small decline turning left at the junction. The route continues level until at the 630 metre mark where there is a left turn into the Tawin road. There follows a gradual incline with a corresponding decline at the 770 metre mark. The route is then level up the 1KM point.
The second kilometre starts downhill on a windy stretch which then levels off for a distance of 350 metres before climbing up to the start of the 3KM mark. The third kilometre commences with downhill section for a distance of 400 metres, before levelling off for the remainder of this kilometre. Kilometre 4 is level for the entire distance with the race turning point occurring at the 4.55KM mark.
The race proceeds on that portion of the route already covered on the outbound leg but travelling in the opposite direction up to the 5.7KM point, then turning right continuing along the shoreline. The sixth kilometre starts level and then turns left with a steep incline easing to a gradual windy incline at 6.2KM before levelling off for the remainder of the kilometre.
Kilometre 7 begins level with a short straight stretch followed y a 90 degree left turn leading on to the second last incline of the race. At the top there is a long gradual descent to the end of this kilometre. The 8th and final kilometre of the race is mainly level with a 90 degree right turn midway through. There is one final right turn 130 metres from the race end with a small incline, levelling off for the final 70 metres. The race finishes with the runners moving to the left hand side of the road, funnelling in to the Community Centre car park.
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Start Time: Sunday, 14 February 2010 - 1:00pm
Contact Name: Breda
Contact Number: 091 794795 from 10am-1pm Mon-Fri
Email: [email protected]
County: Galway
Type: Road Race
Distance: 8km
Enter this Event online at www.runireland.com
Maree 8km 2010
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Prizes:
All Cetegories
Male First 3 finishers Female
First 3 finishers F
irst 3 Over 40
First 3 Over 35
First 3 Over 50
First 3 Over 45
First 3 Junior U-19
Registration will take place at the Maree community centre, opens at 11:00am and closes at 12:15pm.
Post race refreshements, prize giving at 2:30pm.