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Achill Roar 2014
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20-07-2014 7:20pm#1hi folks.
Doing Achill Roar and have a few q's about the route. I'm guessing its the same route every year so would like to hear from people who have done it at some stage.
Basically what is the deal with the run? is it mostly beach and off road running or are the trails in good condition for running on?
Also what way does the cycle go? Does it go into the sound and turn right or do you turn right after Ted Lavelle's and do the loop up to the sound then?
Doing the long one so I'm a wee bit apprehensive as I have never done anything like this before
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run is on the beach and then up a part of the hill at the end of the beach.. the beach is solid sand.. not loose stuff.. there are some shallow streams running across the beach to the sea so your going to get wet feet ..
the run on the longer race goes to the top of the hill and back down..
shorter bike goes towards the sound and turns left and comes back around to keel, longer bike goes into the sound and takes a right then comes up the scenic road .. tees back onto the main road turns left and comes down into keel..
longer cycle is the black and white line
longer run is red line
enjoy.
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There is also a Mini course designed for complete newbies/ Tri a tri types/ Other halves, etc.
We do not encourage any faster folk looking for a handy podium spot in this event so that it is a really friendly and super laid back atmosphere among those participating :eek:
The Mini's 5km run is all on the beach / grass and the 12km cycle is out towards the sound and take 2nd left towards Doogort but then left at tee and back to Keel passing by Pure Magic which a lot of visitors to Achill will know
Numbers are well up on last year at the minute and price increase due at end of July (Midnight this Thursday) so best get on board at www.roar.ie before then0 -
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sit on top kayaks are very very stable, you wont need to be paired with someone with experience or to do lessons beforehand, just sit on and paddle youl do well to fall off
youl just be put with whoever you get to the kayaks with at the same time..
lessons, no real need from a safety point of view but wont do any harm.. youl learn to turn faster which is no harm, but i wouldnt go out of my way to do them
ive done the race twice and never saw a shortage of kayaks or life jackets, the race goes off in waves i think to accomodate this,
no need for waterproofs, your just gonna get wet , sure youl get wet getting into and out of it as well as getting splashed
people running are probably just running in after finishing swimming, i think that lake is deep enough so wouldnt be an option and wouldnt it be awfully slow and hugely tiring ?
dibbers tend to be used instead of mats at most adventure races, that said i havent done achill in a few years so i couldn't tell you if their still using them..
As Woody says, Kayaks are straightforward sit on top types that are very stable.
If you want to be competitive line up someone good to paddle with you before you start or bring your own fast single boat if you have the skills to handle one.
Entry and exit to swim leg is shallow for maybe 60+m so that is what you see in the pics.
The traditional SI "dibber" is generally used to give the splits to the top of a mountain for instance whilst the Tri type chip on ankle is more suited to the in / out of transition type event.
In the past we have used both in Achill and both have their own merits and slight disadvantages.
In 2014 Red Tag are introducing their new system designed for adventure race style events which allows more splits in far out of the way places but should be a bit less intrusive to competitors than the "finger in the wee hole" system traditionally used.
Any more Q's let me know and will do our best to answer them 0 -
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boysinblack wrote: »Could any give me advice on what people generally wear when doing the swimming part? Do you change afterwards or just dry out during the run?
A few will change after the swim but this is the exception rather than the rule.
Most use the same clothes on lower body certainly for the whole race and just let them dry out on the run.
The more serious and experiences sorts will have tri shorts or suits.
Others use swimming trunks or running shorts esp if doing one of the shorter events when chaffing on the bike is less likely.
A few will use bike shorts but when wet these can be "nappy" like when running before they dry out.
We don't have any "No bare tops " or similar rules in Achill as this is a seaside venue and we like to blend in though pinning a number to a bare chest might be difficult
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boysinblack wrote: »Would you recommend a wetsuit or a tri suit or would the water be warm enough to get away without either ?
Not sure what you plan for "Without either" is but you definitely need to wear something to remain "dacent"
If you are doing Expert then def use wetsuit.
If sport or particularly mini then harder question to answer.
All depends on whether you are used to swimming in cool water without one and how long you plan to be in the water.
Wet suit = extra buoyancy esp in fresh water like the lake is
Large majority usually use wetsuits so that should tell you something.
If in doubt - get the wetsuit out would be my advice but everyone should make their own choice based on their personal strengths and weaknesses :-)0 -
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and after all the prep I'm out. have to go for hernia op tomorrow morning :rolleyes: always next year I spose
Ouch - will you be recovered in time for the party?
Drop us a mail at info@outfront.ie if you get someone to take your place and will do a name change FOC tho numbers being printed with you names so might have to "obscure" that for your stand in!0 -
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Dear Green & Red.
My lack of response was just that I don't really feel that we need to go through the same old justification of price, tiered increases, etc but you have somewhat goaded me into a response at a time when I really have better things to do in preparing for tomorrows event in Achill.
I am not in the biz of ripping anyone off!
We give a clearly stated price which is the price you pay:-
We don't have add on for booking or c card fees - we absorb that cost
We pay vat on all entries - we don't go under the club, charity or not for profit banners of convenience
Others here have give their opinions of the race, how it is run and how it compares price wise and standard of what to expect etc.
ROAR has plenty of entrants who were on the ball, put their money down and got in for as little as €50 or, in the case of the "Achill All Stars" they got entered for €40 each as they were a large group entering last Dec.
IF you want to leave it until the last min to make up your mind then you pay more - This is a simple model to encourage and reward those that enter early and to allow an event organiser to plan and cater for expected numbers.
We offer a "no problem" name transfer FOC policy
IMHO, we provide a well run race, pay all marshals, give a decent hoodie, buff etc that folk will hopefully find useful.
For the record our prizes are pottery, Amphibian King vouchers and race entry vouchers.
Prizes for the winning few is not a reflection on how the race caters for the common entrant.
With all due respect, I have being competing in all types of Adv Race in Ireland and abroad for the past 10+ years and I believe I know what folk want and value in an event.
The reason I am in this biz is that I felt there was the need for some events that were well run by Irish based folk and were value for money and this is what I strive to do under the Outfront Event banner.
As with all events, if you are not happy with the price or any aspect of the event then vote with your feet but please base your publicly stated opinions on fact and don't accuse genuine organisers as I believe I am, of ripping folk off!
Nuff said - I have a race to organised and will leave the keyboard warriors to slug it out.
For those interested, the Race Formguide is now available HERE.
With almost all of the country's top adv racers ( PeterX unfortunately not making it) coming along this w/e it promises to be a super event.
Free race entry for 2015 for whoever has the best top 10 prediction posted here by 10.00 tomorrow morning.
Off to mark the mountain I must go 0 -
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