Preview of the Rising Sun 'Straight Mile' road race - Fri 9th May (8pm)

This is one of the more unusual races on the local race calendar in that it is only 1 mile in lenght and it is dead straight. As for the location, I would descibe as being in the middle of nowhere!! It's a really quiet area, very little traffic, good road surface and surrounded by fields...in fact, an ideal spot for a race! ;o) I often run along sections of this road as part of my long training runs and I have rarely seen any traffic there.

Directions...

Probably the easiest way to get there from Cork is to take the main road for Kinsale over the Airport Hill. After Five Mile Bridge, take the 2nd right. Keep going straight and you'll get there.

Registration...

You sign on at a car near the finish line. Here is the info as supplied by John O'Riordan of Rising Sun AC...

All the registration, results, etc take place at the finishing line of the race. There is no venue available so entries will be taken at Jimmy Murray's car. The race is purely a fun run but we will be giving out some prizes and some spots. All entry fees go to the Lavanagh Centre. The race runs from east to west.(hopefully the wind stays easterely). There is an overall fall of ground from start to finish.

Course...

You sign on near the finish and run 1 mile up to the start point. The course is initially downhill and then flat. When I was running part of the route last Wednesday, I noticed that they have the half, three-quarter and finish points painted on the road. If you want to have a closer look or get your bearings, I have put the course up on the MapMyRun website.