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Irish Individual Championship 2025
4 May @ 10:00 – 15:00
Classic Race
Magilligan dunes are bounded to the north by the Atlantic ocean fringed by a six mile long beach. To the south lies Lough Foyle, a tidal sea lough, and the two converging shores join at Magilligan Point.
The classic race will take place in the central section of these dunes. The beach will not feature on the courses, but can be visited afterwards accessed from Benone or Downhill. There is also the option of visiting Mussenden Temple and Downhill Demesne – a singular cliff top fantasy built by the eccentric “Mitred Earl” of Bristol.
The area is a mix of intricate dunes, interspersed with more level areas, which afford some very fast running. The map was fully updated in September 2024.
Event Location
Magilligan East
Travel Directions
From Limavady take the A2 to Bellarena and Benone. The event is about ten miles north of the town and should take about twenty minutes by car. The competition area will be clearly sign-posted to the left off this main road.
From Coleraine take the A2 to Castlerock, Downhill and past Benone. The competition area will be clearly sign-posted to the right off this main road.
Car Parking
The parking area will be available from 9.30am and will be signposted to the right on the approach to the competition area. All participants must show their car park passes (which will be emailed out) to gain entry. Please have photographic identification available to show if requested.
Toilets
Toilets will be available at the parking next to the assembly area. Limited toilets will be available at the start.
Assembly Area
The assembly area is adjacent to the parking area. Gazebos will be available for competitors to share. Very limited space will be available for club tents. There will be a good view of the elite course spectator controls from the assembly area and part of the walk to the start.
Enquiries
Enquiries will be adjacent to download in the Assembly Area. Loan SI-cards can be collected from here.
Relay teams
These must be must registered at enquiries before 16.00.
Colour Courses
Light Green, Orange and Yellow maps must be booked in advance of the competition. NO ENTRY ON THE DAY.
Terrain
Open sand dunes, generally low lying with a maximum rise of approximately 20m and with some extremely intricate areas. Runnability varies from very fast to tough. In some areas (mapped as vegetation slow running) progress is hindered by low growing prickly Burnet Rose. Gaiters or other similar leg protection is recommended.
Out of Bounds areas
Areas over-printed on the maps with purple cross-hatching are out of bounds. Please also note that all fields adjoining the competition area are out of bounds also.
Fences and Crossing Points
Where fences on the map are overprinted in purple as being uncrossable, they must not be crossed. At these locations crossing points have been provided and must be used.
Mapping Notes
All areas used by the courses were resurveyed in September 2024, primarily to pick up additional paths, fences and vegetation. Symbols have been updated to ISOM 2017-2 standard except for contours and form-lines which have been made slightly thinner to improve readability. Military targets are represented by the standard black “x” symbol. Flagpoles are represented by the standard black “o” symbol. Prominent trees have been mapped using the standard large and small prominent tree symbols. Be aware that this does not mean that every isolate tree is mapped (“prominence is in the eye of the beholder, who in this case is the mapper!”).
- Scale 1:10000 with 2.5m contour interval for Courses 1 – 6.
- Scale 1:7500 with 2.5m contour interval for Courses 7 – 15.
- Scale 1:7500 with 2.5m contour interval for Yellow, Orange and Light Green courses.
Classic Course / Class final details
| Course | Class | CONTROLS | length | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M21E | 39 | 15.9 | 1:10,000 |
| 2 | M18E, M20E | 27 | 9.6 | 1:10,000 |
| W21E | ||||
| 3 | W18E, W20E | 22 | 6.7 | 1:10,000 |
| 4 | M35, M40, M45 | 24 | 9.1 | 1:10,000 |
| M21L | ||||
| 5 | M50 | 21 | 7.7 | 1:10,000 |
| 6 | M16 | 22 | 6.4 | 1:10,000 |
| W35 | ||||
| W21L, M21S | ||||
| 7 | M55 | 17 | 5.5 | 1:7,500 |
| W16, W40 | ||||
| M18S, M20S | ||||
| . | ||||
| 8 | M60 | 16 | 5.3 | 1:7,500 |
| . | ||||
| 9 | M65 | 16 | 4.7 | 1:7,500 |
| W45, W50 | ||||
| 10 | M70 | 12 | 4.0 | 1:7,500 |
| W55, W60, W65 | ||||
| W21S | ||||
| 11 | M75, M80, M85 | 13 | 3.1 | 1:7,500 |
| W70 | ||||
| 12 | W75, W80, W85 | 10 | 2.0 | 1:7,500 |
| 13 | M14, W14 | 14 | 4.0 | 1:7,500 |
| W18S, W20S | ||||
| Light Green | ||||
| 14 | M12, W12 | 11 | 2.5 | 1:7,500 |
| Orange | ||||
| 15 | M10, W10 | 11 | 2.0 | 1:7,500 |
| Yellow |
A separate course for M60 (course 8) has been added to accommodate the larger than expected entry within the start window. The courses above have been renumbered accordingly.
Start
Starts will be from 11:00 – 14:00.
The start for all courses is about 600m from the parking and assembly area along a tarmac road. There will be a small warm-up area within a wooded area enroute to the start. Competitors will be able to view a sample control in the start area. There will be a covered “troop shelter” at the start along with limited toilet facilities.
Elite runners start times
Elite runners will be seeded and start times allocated accordingly.
The selection of Early, Middle or Late Start Times will not apply to Elite runners.
Code descriptions
Code descriptions will be overprinted on the front of the maps and loose copies will be available at the start. Code descriptions will be given in IOF format with written translations given for courses 13, 14 & 15.
Water on courses
Water will be available at drink points which will be marked on competitors’ maps.
Finish
Please make sure that you manually “punch” one of the finish SI stations – beacon mode is not enabled.
The finish will be approximately 250m from the parking and assembly area.
Loan SI-cards must be handed in at download unless you intend to use them for the relays.
Courses Close
All course will close at 4pm.
Map Collection
At the completion of your run maps will be placed in a secure bag until the last runner has started.
The clubs with more than 10 runners at the event will have their own specifically labelled bag. The clubs are LVO, Cork O, CNOC, GEN, BOC, SET, FIN, FERMO, 3 ROC, SEVO, Kerry O and NWOC.
Competitors not in the named clubs will place their maps in bags relating to their Bib number 1-99, 100-199, 200-299, 300-399 & 400-499. To help ensure you get your map back, markers will be available for you to write your Bib number on the back of your map.
After final runners have started, a club representative should pick up their club maps and distribute to fellow club members.
Numbered Bags of maps will be brought to the Enquiries tent for collection by individual runners.
Please note: any maps not collected will be brought to the Enquiries tent on the following day only.
The Last Lap Café
The Last Lap Café will be back at IOC providing tea/coffee/snacks and sandwiches from Friday to Monday at IOC and we are delighted to be working with them again.
Costs – Age Class Courses
| Enter DATES | Senior | Junior / Full Time Student | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| by 31st March | £16 | £8 | £40 |
| 1st April to 13th April | £18 | £9 | £45 |
Costs – Colour Coded Courses
| Senior | Junior / Full Time Student |
|---|---|
| £10 | £5 |
Entries Closed (no late entries available)
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Dogs
In common with the other days, dogs are not allowed in the area.
Safety
This is a military training area so there is the possibility of some debris on the ground eg. barbed wire, metal sheeting, used flares / smoke canisters.
Parents, please advise children not to pick up stray objects, ‘If it’s not yours, don’t touch it!’
Please note that there are many sunken rectangular target boxes (approx. 0.9m x 2m x 1m deep) around the competition area. Generally these are visible on the approach however they are too numerous to tape and so care should be taken. Some are mapped as pits.
All competitors are advised to carry a whistle. Cagoules may be required to be carried in severe weather.
All competitors must report to Download.
Prize Giving
Prize giving (with social) will be at Limavady United Football Club on Sunday evening at 19.00. Please try to collect your prize in person.
Officials
- Organiser: Ric Gamble (LVO)
- Controller: Richard Williamson (LVO)
- Planner: Steven Linton (NWOC)
- Assistant Planners: David Blair / Anthony McGonigle (NWOC)
Contact Form
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