B.H.A.A Our next race is the North County Farmers’ cross-country race on Saturday next, 6 February 2010 at Balheary Park, Swords.
Women’s race is 2.5 miles and men’s race is 5 miles. There will be combined start at 11.30am. Registration, changing and refreshments will be at St. Colmcille’s GAA Club which is beside the park.
Registration will open at 9.30am and will close 20 minutes before race start time so please get there on time to register.
St. Colmcille’s GAA Club will be well signposted when you are in the general vicinity of the course.
For more information, contact Paul Barnwall (087-2329577) or Matt Dwyer (087-6780365).
There is no large organisation behind Paul and Matt – it is just them and a few of their neighbours and friends who put on this race for us. Therefore this is a good opportunity for people to volunteer their help. One item occurs to me in particular: the course is always very carefully marked out with the BHAA white stakes and plastic tapes. These all have to be collected after the last runner has passed by. The more people who pitch in to do this, the quicker the organisers can get out of there. Even if you don’t give Paul or Matt a call, maybe you could help on the day.
And just so that you are not surprised: it is a flat, fast course, so to spice things up, the organisers sometimes place some straw bales at one point in the lap so that you have to break your stride. (Just one layer – and I have never seen a faller.)
Go there and enjoy.
The Editor