Event in Cahir on Sunday

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Hi guys

The Munster Orienteering Championships are being held this Sunday, November 1st in Toureern Wood, Cahir, Co. Tipperary. Those who are competitive have already pre-entered but anyone can show up on the day and there will be a number of colour-coded events to suit all levels of ability.

Toureen Wood is one of the last remaining mature forests on the Northern slopes of the Galtees. To run in this forest will be an experience and will demand both physical fitness and good navigational skills. The area selected has mature coniferous forest with good visibility, free of brambles, providing fast run except for parts where long grass and stones may impede running. The forest has a good road track network with steep sided ravines and dry gulleys which run down the slopes which are characteristic of Galtee maps.

Directions: If coming from Limerick, follow the N24 heading for Cahir and drive though Bansha. After Bansha, there will be the Lady Gregory Pub (about 9km from Cahir) and turn right here. There will be orienteering signs directing people to the event. These signs will be white with red writing and may have a control kite symbol on them.
If coming from Cork take the M8 and leave at exit 11 to take the N8 as far as the old Cahir Roundabout. Turn left here to take the N24 (Tipperary Town/Limerick) and continue along this road until you come to the Lady Gregory Public house (approx 7k). Turn left here and follow O-signs to be directed to the parking.
If coming from Dublin leave the M8 at exit 10 and follow roadsigns for Tipperary Town/Limerick. At the old Cahir roundabout continue on the N24 as far as the Lady Gregory Public house (approx 7k) and take the left turn, continue to follow O-signs to the parking.

I will be there myself from about 10.45am and can help anyone that wants to know about the sport, what course is right for them and what the map and the symbols look like and mean.

Any questions, just pop me a mail

Sharon

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Updated Info

The forest entrance is 1k from the Lady Gregory Pub, which incidentally is only 3k from the Cahir roundabout. Parking for the event is on a forest road and we would ask that you cooperate with the marshals to enable us to accommodate all competitors. Drivers should turn left into the forest at the end of the approach road. Parking will be spread over 1 mile of this road and we would ask early arrivals to drive to the end of the designated parking stretch where we will have people to direct you. Access to the start is from this road so some competitors may wish to make use of registration before going to final parking, for this purpose there will be some temporary parking at the forest entrance.

Registration will be 100 metres down the right hand fork at the wood entrance and is co-located with the finish. There is strictly no parking in this area.

For competitors using hired SI cards these are available at registration, the numbers have been pre assigned and are already input into the Or.

For competitors who have claimed student rate entries, refunds will be available at registration for those who show a valid student card.

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Some photos from the Munster Champs courtesy of Finn van Gelderen: www.finnvangelderen.com/moc2009preselects/
More photos to come

Well done to Andrew, Barry and Liz on completing the M/W21 Long courses. Full results on Orienteering.ie

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John Shiel's photos from the day's competition www.actionphotography.ie/galleries/2009-11-01-MOC/