Day 4 - Strokestown House, Co. Roscommon - 06th May 2024

Relay Event

Organiser –Roger Duff (WEGO)

Planner –  George Taylor

Controller - Dermot O’Sullivan

Mapper - Pat Healy

Location & Directions

Registration area at Strokestown House and is pinned on Google Maps here 

Parking is in the village centre of Strokestown. 

The Start is in front of Strokestown House. 

The Assembly Area/Start/Finish is 400m from the entrance gate to Strokestown House

Team Declaration: Final time for teams to declare runners is at 1600 on Sunday 5th of May.  Completed forms must be handed into registration upon which you will receive your pack (bibs and safety pins).

All teams will need to complete a Relay Declaration Form even if they filled in the details on the entry’s website. They will be available from the Registration on Saturday. The individual names and SI card number will need to be filled in. Team Declaration Form

NOTE: In the Handicap classes you must declare which entrant will run which leg length, the order is decided by this.

SPORTident Cards: Each runner must use their own SPORTident Card. 

Relay Bibs:

Each Class has its own specific colour with the last leg (3) containing an added red diagonal stripe.

Bibs must be worn on the chest, highly visible and not covered by any other items of clothing.

Map Issue

Maps will be issued from 9.15am to the first leg runners who will enter the waiting pen. Maps must remain unopened until in the start pen and until instructed to open them. Once the first leg has started maps can then be issued to the second and third leg runners who must remain in the waiting pen with their unopened maps.

ANYONE WHOSE MAP IS NOT INTACT AT THE START WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

Start Pen:

The start pen will open at 0915. First leg runners must be in the pen before 0945.

Map:

The map of Strokestown was mapped in 2014 by Padraig Higgins, Frank Ryan, Frank Swift and George Taylor and Remapped by Pat Healy in 2024.  The map scale is 1:7500 with 5m contour intervals.

▪         All maps are A4 landscape printed on high quality waterproof Antius paper.

▪         There are many controls in a very small area so please check your control numbers very carefully before punching.

▪         Team captains should ensure that junior competitors understand that this is vital to avoid disqualification.

Control Descriptions.

▪         Symbolic control descriptions are printed on the front of the maps for all courses.

The Premier courses are fully gaffled; others will have overlaps. Please ensure you check your codes carefully.

All courses will enjoy a spectator control. Please cheer them on!

Championship Categories: Open Premier; Women’s Premier; Junior 48; Junior 36

Non- Championship Categories: Handicap 6; Handicap 12; Handicap 18 Handicap 24

Courses & Categories:

Mini mass-starts will be organised at the Organiser’s discretion. It is your responsibility to be in the vicinity of the start so that you can hear the mini mass-start being announced.  If you are started in a mini mass-start your team is still competitive and your times will be calculated as if you had completed normal runner handovers.

Handover

Runners must make physical contact on handover otherwise your team will be disqualified.  After the handover the incoming runner should immediately punch the finish control, promptly proceed to the download tent and then place their map in their club bag

In the event of a head-to-head sprint finish please note that it is the first third-leg runner to cross the finish line (not necessarily the first to punch the finish control) that wins.

Map Reclaim

The map reclaim will be immediately after the last mini mass-start.

​Punching

SPORTident SIAC Air+ touch-free punching will be used.  It is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure they register at their correct controls.

Out-of-Bounds

The competition area is out-of-bounds. Competitors should not leave the arena area apart from going to and from the car parking. 

Directions and traffic information

This event is quite close to that on Sunday. Allow sufficient time to reach the parking area to allow ample opportunity to prepare for the event and walk to the assembly area.

Parking

Parking is in the town of Strokestown outside the gate of Strokestown House

The entrance to Strokestown House is 400m from the Assembly / Start / Finish areas.

​Dogs

As the event is on a working cattle/sheep farm.  Dogs are only permitted in the area on a lead, and owners must clean up after them.

Results/ Prize Giving

Prize giving will take place immediately after the completion of the event. 

Toilets

Toilets are available in Strokestown House.  These are limited and may have delays. There will not be any toilets in the parking area.

First Aid

There will be first aid at the assembly area.

Refreshments

There will be water available at the assembly area

Forum on the Irish Orienteering Site for people looking for a team

For any queries, contact wego@orienteering.ie