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SUMMARY:Irish Relay Championships 2025
DESCRIPTION:Venue Lower Drummans \n\n\n\nPlease see also the IOC 2025 final information page which adds substabntially to the information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollowing the loss of Drum Manor and Garvagh Forests due to storm damage\, the Irish Relay Championships will now be held on the Lower Drummans on the western side of the Magilligan area. \n\n\n\nThe low lying mixed terrain of sand dunes and grazed farm land will be fast and furious promising intense\, head-to-head team racing.With a handicap system\, the Irish Relays make for a fun day as outside of the Premier and Junior classes\, runners from different clubs can form teams. Individuals wishing a relay run will be able to enter by selecting an option to be assigned to a team.  \n\n\n\nEvent Location\n\n\n\n\n\nMagilligan West \n\n\n\n26 Point RoadLimavady\, BT49 0LPUnited Kingdom \n\n\n\nMap\n\n\n\nThe map was fully updated in March 2025 by Graeme Francis (LVO).  Map scales are: \n\n\n\n\nScale 1:10000 with 2.5m contour interval for Open and Women’s Premier classes.\n\n\n\nScale 1:7500 with 2.5m contour interval for all Handicap and Junior Classes\n\n\n\n\nPrevious map from 2010\n\n\n\nParking\n\n\n\nParking will be on the field on the terrain – opposite the main entrance to Magilligan used for the Middle and Classic Championships.  \n\n\n\n\n\nThere is a 10 minute / 600 metres walk to Assembly Area.  \n\n\n\nCosts \n\n\n\nSenior TeamJunior Team£30£15\n\n\n\nRelay Entries\n\n\n\nRelay Entries and payments should be made by Team Captains on the IOC SI Entries page by Monday 21 April: \n\n\n\nIf you are interested in a relay run\, either as a club team member or making up an inter-club ad hoc team\, please check the appropriate box when making your individual event entries on SI Entries. \n\n\n\nRelay Team Declarations\n\n\n\nTeam Declaration forms will be emailed to Team Captains upon entry with further instructions for completion. \n\n\n\nTeam Captains are requested to submit their final team declarations by 1600 on Sunday 4 May. There will be a Relays Team Declaration tent in the Assembly Area of the Classic Championships. \n\n\n\nAd-hoc teams will be possible subject to map availability. Competitors wishing to form an ad-hoc team should contact the Organiser in advance and confirm at the Team Declarations as above by 1600 on Sunday 4 May. \n\n\n\nTeam Declaration forms will be emailed to Team Captains upon entry of one or more teams with further instructions for completion. \n\n\n\nClick here to download a pdf copy of the declaration form for your information. \n\n\n\nRelay Team Classes\n\n\n\nTeam Captains should refer to the IOC Relays Guidelines for details of the criteria to determine eligibility for the respective classes – especially the handicap points system.  Teams in all of the classes\, except Women’s Premier\, can be made up of both male and female competitors. \n\n\n\nTo be eligible\, teams in the Junior 48 and Junior 36 classes should have a combined age of up to 48 years and 36 years respectively using their ‘orienteering age’. \n\n\n\nSimilar to the Junior system\, the Handicap classes are based on the combined ages of the team members using their ‘orienteering age’. Handicap Points are allocated to the various orienteering age groups as follows\, and these are used to calculate the total points for the team that determines their handicap class.  \n\n\n\nAge ClassHANDICAPPointsM210M20\, M351M18\, M40\, W21 2M45\, W20\, W353M16\, M50\, W18\, W404M55\, W16\, W455M14\, M60\, W14\, W506M65\, W55 7M70 and over\, W608W659W70 and over10\n\n\n\nAny questions should be submitted using the Contact Form / Ad-hoc query below. \n\n\n\nClassRecommended Winning TimeExample Team CombinationsOpen Premier32 minsAny combinationWomen’s Premier32 minsAny combinationHandicap 632 mins6 to 11 handicap points:– three M40’s;– one M35\, one W21 and one W60;– two M21’s and one W70; etc.Handicap 1232 mins12 to 17 handicap points:– three M50’s; – one M55 plus two M60’s; – one M21 and two M70’s; etc.Handicap 1832 mins (Lap 3 – 25 mins)18 handicap points and over:  – three M65’s;– one M21 and two W70’s;– two M60’s and one M70; etc.Handicap 2425 mins24 handicap points and over: – three M70’s;– one W18 and two W70’s;– two W65’s and one W50; etc.Junior 4825 mins (Lap 3 – 18 mins)– three M or W16’s;– two M or W18’s plus one M or W10;– three M or W14’s; etc.Junior 3618 mins(Laps 2 & 3 – 12 mins)-three M or W12’s;– one M or W16 plus two M or W10’s;– one M or W14 plus one M or W12 plus– one M or W10\n\n\n\nIOC Relay Course Combinations\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClassCourse 1Course 2Course 3\nOpen Premier3 x Legs each 5.5km\nWomens Premier3 x Legs each 4.5km\nHandicap 6BROWN 5.5kmBLUE 4.5kmSHORT GREEN 3.1km\n\nHandicap 12BLUE 4.5kmGREEN 3.4kmVERY SHORT GREEN 2.6km\n\nHandicap 18GREEN 3.4kmVERY SHORT GREEN 2.6kmLIGHT GREEN 2.8km\n\nHandicap 24VERY SHORT GREEN 2.6kmLIGHT GREEN 2.3kmLIGHT GREEN 2.3km\n\nJunior 48LIGHT GREEN 2.8kmLIGHT GREEN 2.3kmORANGE 2km\n\nJunior 36ORANGE 2kmYELLOW 1.8kmYELLOW 1.8km\nTeams in each class will run the legs in different orders which will be assigned by the organiser \n\n\n\nPictorial Control Descriptions\n\n\n\nPlease note that all courses will have pictorial (IOF) control descriptions (including Yellow). \n\n\n\nEntry (for club Team Captains only)\n\n\n\n\nEnter Online\n\n\n\nEdit Entry\n\n\n\nCancel Entry\n\n\n\nEntry List\n\n\n\n\nEvent Timings\n\n\n\n\nCar parking from 0845 \n\n\n\n10 minute / 600 metres walk to Assembly Area\n\n\n\nMass start at 1000\n\n\n\nPrizegiving at 1230\n\n\n\n\n\nMap Collection\n\n\n\nAt the completion of your run maps will be placed in a secure bag until the last runner has started. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nCompetitors 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. \n\n\n\nAfter final runners have started\, a club representative should pick up their club maps and distribute to fellow club members. \n\n\n\nNumbered Bags of maps will be brought to the Enquiries tent for collection by individual runners. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Last Lap Café \n\n\n\nThe 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.  \n\n\n\n\nIOC Relay Prizes:\n\n\n\nPrizes will be awarded for each class. \n\n\n\nIrish Championships Relay Rules\n\n\n\nSpecific guidelines for the IOC Relays including details of team compositions are in Guideline 4:https://www.orienteering.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Guideline-4-Irish-Relay-Championship.pdf \n\n\n\nToilets\n\n\n\nThese will be located in the assembly area. \n\n\n\n\nDogs\n\n\n\nIn common with the other days\, dogs are not allowed in the area. \n\n\n\n\nSafety\n\n\n\nAll competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety. First aid will be available at the assembly area. All competitors are advised to carry a whistle.There is a wide ditch across the length of the area – this is fenced off on both sides and is out of bounds. Competitors should only cross at the designated bridge crossings on the map.Parts of the competition area are grazed. Animals will be moved out of the competition area for the day of the event. \n\n\n\nCompetitors should be aware that there is a possibility of coming across animals carcases / remains on the terrain.Note that if you either do not start or retire early from your course you must report to SI Download at the assembly area so that event officials know that you are safe \n\n\n\n\nOfficials\n\n\n\n\nOrganiser: Murray Cowan (LVO)\n\n\n\nController: Raymond Finlay (FermO)\n\n\n\nPlanner: Graeme Francis (LVO)\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nContact Form / Ad-hoc query\n\n\n\nRunners wishing to enter an ad-hoc team should use the form below.Please also use this form for any other queries. \n\n\n\nError: Contact form not found.
URL:https://www.nwoc.info/oevent/irish-relay-championships-2025/
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