Belgooly 4

          Belgooly, 12:00 noon, Friday December 26th 2014

                             Organised and hosted by Belgooly AC

             This event is run under an Athletics Ireland permit/licence

                    Sponsored by THE FARM CAFE, BELGOOLY

    
                                        This course was measured by John Quigley, AIMS/IAAF Measurer

Event Details

Belgooly AC website

Registration

Registration is on the day, in Belgooly GAA club. 
ENTRY FEE €10.00 - 50% OF THE ENTRY WILL BE DONATED TO THE BOWEL CANCER TREATMENT FUND AT CORK
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Route

Route on MapMyRun
Belgooly 4 - Course Map

Route Altitude profile


Belgooly 4 - Course Elevation

Start Line

View Facing the Start Line - approx. 400m on Kinsale side of village
Belgooly 4 - Start

Passing thro' Belgooly Village
Belgooly 4 - Belgooly Village

1 Mile Mark

The 1 Mile mark is just before the turnoff for Carrigaline
Belgooly 4 - 1 Mile Mark

2 Mile Mark

The two mile mark is shortly after the Grotto.  If you look to the left, you'll see Robert Splaine's Equestrian Ventre, through the trees.
Belgooly 4 - 2 Mile Mark
Shortly after the 2 Mile mark, pass around the S bends and take a left off teh main road, followed by another immediate left.
Belgooly 4 - Turning off main road

Left and left again
Belgooly 4 - Turn
Left onto back road, running, more or less, parallel to the main road
Belgooly 4 - Turn 2

Passing the entrance to Robert Splaine's Equestrian Centre
Belgooly 4 - Robert Splaine's Equestrian Centre

300m or so of a stiff drag/climb

Belgooly 4 - Hill at 2.25 Miles

After the climb, there is a nice long drop, followed by a level section, of nearly half a mile - plenty of scope for a long run for home!
Belgooly 4 - Hill

3 Mile Mark

The 3 mile mark brings the start of a half mile of undulations
Belgooly 4 - 3 Miles

After the final junction before the main road there is another gradual downslope - beware of the road camber on the left as you drop down - it slopes sharply to the left, so you may be better off staying towards the centre of the road
Belgooly 4 - Last downhill

The 400m mark is just before the Humpback bridge
Belgooly 4 - Humpback Bridge
The finishing straight is dead level initially, with a good run-in
Belgooly 4 - 300m to go

The Finish Line

Belgooly 4 - Finish


The finish line is right at the entrance to the town park.