The Achill ROAR adventure race - September 2011Tweet
Updated on Sept 12th, 2011
10th September 2011 - The Achill ROAR adventure race kicked off at 10.00 am with the expert wave 1 heading off down keel strand toward a cloud covered mountain into the high winds which had been responsible for the Swimming/Kayaking section been cancelled.
Winners on the day were Niall Somers and Mary Mulchrone in the Expert and Kieron Cosgrove and Marie Boyle in the Sport classes but on a day of extremely testing conditions to battle and finish itself was a great achievement
The race galleries represent different sections of the race in chronological order:
1. The expert 1st wave start and on the beach (9.45 - 10.15) here.
2. The expert 2nd wave start and on the beach (10.15 - 10.50) here.
3. The Expert wave 1 exiting beach, sport 1st wave start and on the beach (10.50 - 11.05) here.
4. The Expert waves exiting beach and Sport 1st wave on the beach (11.05 - 11.15) here.
5. Transition area and mixed export/sports cyclists leaving Keel(11.15 - 11.50) here.
6. Mixed export/sports cyclists leaving Keel(11.50 - 12.00) here.
7. Sport 2nd wave on the beach and previous waves finishing their run (in the hailstones)(12.00 - 12.20) here.
8. Sport cycles on slieve mor road back to the finish (12.30 - 12.55) here.
9. Sport cycles on slieve mor road back to the finish (12.55 - 13.55) here.
10. Sport cycles on slieve mor road back to the finish (14.00 - 15.20) here.
11. After race party and prize giving here.
We took around 2,500 shots on Saturday so if don't see yourself in one of the galleries or there's a shot with you half hidden behind someone else mail us with the file name and we'll see what other shots we have.
Winners on the day were Niall Somers and Mary Mulchrone in the Expert and Kieron Cosgrove and Marie Boyle in the Sport classes but on a day of extremely testing conditions to battle and finish itself was a great achievement
The race galleries represent different sections of the race in chronological order:
1. The expert 1st wave start and on the beach (9.45 - 10.15) here.
2. The expert 2nd wave start and on the beach (10.15 - 10.50) here.
3. The Expert wave 1 exiting beach, sport 1st wave start and on the beach (10.50 - 11.05) here.
4. The Expert waves exiting beach and Sport 1st wave on the beach (11.05 - 11.15) here.
5. Transition area and mixed export/sports cyclists leaving Keel(11.15 - 11.50) here.
6. Mixed export/sports cyclists leaving Keel(11.50 - 12.00) here.
7. Sport 2nd wave on the beach and previous waves finishing their run (in the hailstones)(12.00 - 12.20) here.
8. Sport cycles on slieve mor road back to the finish (12.30 - 12.55) here.
9. Sport cycles on slieve mor road back to the finish (12.55 - 13.55) here.
10. Sport cycles on slieve mor road back to the finish (14.00 - 15.20) here.
11. After race party and prize giving here.
We took around 2,500 shots on Saturday so if don't see yourself in one of the galleries or there's a shot with you half hidden behind someone else mail us with the file name and we'll see what other shots we have.
