Eyeries 5 - New Race on Beara
Penninsula
Eyeries
village, Bere Penninsula,14:30, Saturday November 8th 2014
Next Saturday sees the first running of a welcome new race in west
Cork. This is a community organised event, with an AAI race
permit through Bantry AC. All proceeds go towards the Eyeries
Playground.
Find out more about
the prizewinning picturesque village of Eyeries
This course was measured on August 15th 2014, by John Quigley and
Padraig O'Sullivan, accompanied by local resident and race organiser
Mark Gallagher.
Route on MapMyRun
View from Start Line
Start is about 1/3rd mile outside the village, on the quiet R575
road. The course is essentially downhill or level for the first
half mile, and there is a short climb up to the crossroads with the
R571 Castletownbere-Kenmare road, after which you pass the GAA pitch on
your left.
View from 1 Mile Mark
Passing the 1 mile mark, things are pretty level, with a constant
slight incline.
The second mile has a pretty sharp climb from approx. 1.5 to 1.75
miles, after which there is a grand downhill section, until about the
5k (3.1M) mark
View from 2 Mile Mark
View from 3 Mile Mark
Just before the 3 Mile Mark, the course turns left, off the main R571
Castletownbere-Kenmare road, back onto the R575, leading back to Eyeries
From the 3 mile mark, there is a steady rise for teh first 2/3rds mile,
but this increases until just after 4 Miles
View from 4 Mile Mark
The first half of the last mile undulates slightly, but the final half
mile is essentially downhill, making for a fast finish, through this
prize-winning and scenic village.
The Finish Line
The finish line is just after sponsors Murphy's Supervalu on right of photo.
Measurement Cert for Eyeries 5
Padraig O'Sullivan and Mark Gallagher comparing notes on the 1 Mile
Mark, during the course measurement
Evening view just before entering Eyeries village
