Cabinteely Hill Harriers Team Building
Welcome To All Our New Participants
During a race we are all stronger as a member of a team, even if this just means having somebody to help carry your Energy Gels.
This year we are joined by 3 Teams from the DLR Social. These runners have recently completed a Zero To 5K Challenge with Hilary and James and will also have completed a number of parkruns. In a lot of cases, this will be their first competitive race, so we would like to welcome them to the team and wish them the best of luck on the night.
On The Night
1. Free parking in LUAS car parks after 5:30pm
2. Go to Race HQ (A94X4P0) Holly Ave. for 6:40 pm
3. Meet team members and collect t-shirt and number bib
4. Leave HQ 7:05pm at latest. Walk to start line (10 mins)
5. Race starts at 7:30pm.
6. After the race return to race HQ for refreshments
Be On Time !
1. If you are using the free parking, arrive before 6:00pm
2. The roads may start to close after 6:00pm causing traffic delays
3. The Race will start at 7:30pm sharp, even if you are not ready
4. The Course is two laps then a 1k outer loop to finish
5. There will be plenty of marshals along the route to guide you
John Carlin Memorial Awards 2026
What Is This
This year we are continuing our special internal competition to remember our dear friend John Carlin who sadly passed last year. John was a huge supporter of Cabinteely parkrun both as a runner and as a volunteer. The aim of this prize category is to highlight and remember John's contribution.
How It Works
As you all know, at Cabinteely parkrun we celebrate the first, the last, and everyone in between. This competition is designed to do exactly this. It is not based on race position, but on the % Age Grade each runner achieves during the race. The prizes will be gift vouchers from the The Run Hub
Prize Categories
There will be 3 prizes in each gender category, giving a total of 6 prizes overall.
- Female runner with the Highest % Age Grade score
- Male runner with the Highest % Age Grade score
- Female runner with the Lowest % Age Grade score
- Male runner with the Lowest % Age Grade score
- Female runner closest to the Middle % Age Grade score
- Male runner closest to the Middle % Age Grade score
How Will It Be Adjudicated
At the end of the race each runners official finish time will be used to calculate their % Age Grade. The age we will use in the calculation will be the lowest age in the category band. For example, a female who is 43 and running in the W40-44 category will use 40 as their age when calculation the % Age Grade.
Calculating % Age Grade
Luckily, we won’t need to get out the log tables and the slide rule to calculate your % Age Grade score. Runners World have a web base calculator available that we can use. Once we know the highest and lowest value in each gender category, we can then calculate the middle value and the runner closest to this will also receive a prize.
Because of the calculations involved, the result of this competition will not be known on the night but should be announced the following day. Prizes will be distributed at parkrun the following Saturday.
It is probably best not to tell your Mother or your neighbours that you finally won a prize until the results are official released 😊
Link
Here is a link to the Runners World article explaining % Age Grade and the online calculator tool we will be using
https://www.runnersworld.com/advanced/a20794116/a-guide-to-age-grading/
About Cabinteely Hill Harriers
Our Mission
At Cabinteely Hill Harriers, our mission is to promote participation in healthy, sociable competitive running . We strive to create a supportive and inclusive environment for all members, regardless of their running or training level.