The T is gone !!

Online entry for this years CLEC is now open on RunIreland.com. Click on Register above to be directed to site. Team entry to follow ASAP

Special CLEC event Buff

New, special addition CLEC event ‘Buff’ set to replace the traditional T-shirt for this years event. One size fits all !!

From your support of the 2011 CLEC, a donation of €600 to the Blackrock, Louth, based ‘Cross Cause’ charity was possible. A sincere thanks to all participants and helpers on the day.

The Carlingford Lough Endurance Challenge aka CLEC, now in its 12th year, is the longest running one day adventure race of its kind in Ireland. The 2012 event takes place on Saturday July 7th 2012.

CLEC 2011 reports now added (check Reports)

CLEC 2011 provisional results added (Results)

For some photos (more to come) follow link  HERE

 

1st MALE – Aaron O’Donohue, Peter O’Farrell, Alan O’Keeffe

1st  FEMALE -Susie Mitchell, Hillary Jenkinstown, Pauline Brady

1st MIXED – Paul Mahon, Jenny McCaughley , Richard McCaughley

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entry for both the Mountain Bike and Tarmac (Sports) CLEC are now open.
Just follow the link  HERE for registration with Run-Ireland.

9.5k Trail Run

The Carlingford Lough Endurance Challenge now in its 11th year is the longest running one day adventure race of its kind in Ireland. The 2011 event takes place on Saturday July 9th.

It is a multi-sport adventure race involving mountain biking, hill-running and sea-kayaking. The course of approximately 49km  traverses the local Cooley Mountains and navigates Carlingford Lough in Co. Louth. Competitors mountain bike 30km (three stages of 17km, 4 km and 9km), run 17km (including two peak runs) and kayak 2km.

And after all this, they still have the energy to enjoy one of the best BBQ’s and post event party, on the circuit at Carlingford Sailing Club.Top competitors take four hours to cover the 49kms while the final finishers are expected just under 7 hours approx.

Once again, there will be two separate races, the Mt. Bike CLEC and the sports or ‘ Tarmac CLEC ‘ which will be an individual event and shorter, using a road bike, but covering some of the same run and kayaking sections as the Mt.Bike CLEC.

CLEC - 49k

• 17k Mt. Bike (12k road)

• 3k Slievenaglogh Run

• 4k Mt. Bike (1k road)

• 2k Fox’s Rock Run

• 9k Mt. Bike

• 2k Sea-Kayak

• 2k Castle Run
  

‘Tarmac’ CLEC – 36k

• 4k Trail Run

• 12k Road Bike
• 2k Fox’s Rock Run
• 15k Road Bike
• 1k Sea-Kayak
• 2k Castle Run

***Entries open end of January***

Columbia CLEC 2010

Columbia CLEC Winners 2010

Winners of the 10th Columbia CLEC 2010 in a time of  4:32:35

John MacEnri, Aaron O’Donohue & Peter O’Farrell

To view video highlights of the Columbia CLEC 2010, custody of Outsider Magazine please follow link  HERE

Some more photo’s  HERE of how the day unfolded

Winner of the Sports ‘ Tarmac’ 2010 race Niall Sommers

Columbia CLEC Sports ' Tarmac' Winner

TJ Bradley; Niall Sommers; Nathalie Snowden

Off the compete in the TransAlp Mtb race. Some great photos taken by Myles McCorry, and Outsider had some video cameras recording the events as they unfolded. Will get working on it upon my return.

Slán

On the course

Columbia CLEC entry will CLOSE mid-night Thursday, 8th

Final briefing will be sent Thursday evening to all entered.

Just sending a short brief regarding Saturday, 10^th July the 10^th Columbia CLEC. We have come a long way over the past 10 years, with some great racing and stories to tell, which hopefully will continue next weekend.

Registration
Will take place on Friday evening from 7pm until 9pm, for those camping at the sailing club or staying in Carlingford, and of course any local teams wishing to register early, please do so. This will ease many problems on Saturday morning.

Limited registration on Sat. morning – 7.30am until 9am.

Team competitors must register together – this is the only way that we can ensure that all competitors are signed on for the race, and that the registration of a team is done and dusted in one go.

Pre Event
Race briefing at 9.30am, after which it’s a walk over to the village for the start at 10am behind the Carlingford Piped Band

For those lucky enough to receive their new ‘Ravenous’ trail runners, don’t forget to pack them into your kit bag. If using MTB shoes, you will have to carry your runners with you for the duration of the race and it would be advisable to have a rucksack to carry these. If you arrange for them to be taken or leave them behind at any transition, it will be at your own risk, but we’ll do our best.

It is recommended that teams will stay together during the race, you can only leave a transition area with a full team unless a team member has withdrawn from the race.

Water and bananas and other goodies will be provided both and T3 (Fox’s Rock) and T1 (Sailing Club), Drinks only at T2 (Annaloughan) otherwise you must carry your own.

Drink (Recommended to bring enough to last 5 – 8 hours). Suitable food / energy source (Recommended to bring enough to last 5 – 8 hours)

Please close all gates after you even if another team is approaching in the distance. Gel packets and food rappers please take them to transition, and dump ‘em there, not on the mountain please, thank you. ‘Leave no trace’ !! Drink bottles will not be available at transition for you to take with you, however we recommend you refill your bike bottle and use that. Just a wee bit too much litter on the mountain last year.

Each member of the three and two person teams will be issued with ‘Columbia event bib’ which must be worn at all times during the challenge. All two or three member teams are finished when they have crossed the Columbia finish line and ‘Binned’ their bibs on the line.

Post Event (Ohh, yes !!!)

BBQ meal for all competitors and friends from 5pm until 6pm (Food will be kept for late finishers…so no need to hurry !!) Competitors will get one ticket at registration, extra tickets will cost €10 each.

Prize Giving will be at 6.30ish in the sailing club.

Music by ‘The Stormers’  until late, usually a great night so organise yourselves and stay the night if you can.

Looking forward to seeing you in Carlingford.

Johnny