This 4 mile road race takes place in the town of Youghal in East Cork...
The course is on the eastern side of the town...
The course consists of three loops of a flat fast course that goes around clockwise on the streets of the historic town...
The race HQ is the local scout hall which is located down a narrow side street...
In View A...as seen from the main road, O'Mahony Motor Factors is the blue building on the left. View B shows it from the opposite direction...the Motor Factors is on the right and the scout hall is the low key green building on the left. Brown's Court Apartments are the renovated building on the right.
Note that the scout hall is only about 200m from the start and finish lines. There is plenty of parking nearby. See preview below for more photos.
Course...The race starts near the rear of the AIB bank...
After 100m, you pass the entrance to the narrow road to the scout hall.
...and at 200m, you pass Fishermans Quay...
At 400m, the race passes the famous pub named the Moby Dick after the 1956 film of the same name starring Gregory Peck and directed by John Huston.
Just beyond the Moby Dick pub is the tourist office. The race will end here on the third lap.
After 600m, you pass the town hall...
...and then the road narrows as it begins to climb. This is the only 'hill' on the course but it is more of a minor drag than anything serious. You really shouldn't lose too much time on it....even if you have to do it three times ;o)
At about the 0.5 mile mark, you reach the most southerly point of the course and you turn right...
This brings you onto South Main Street as you head back on the eastern leg...
Around the 0.8 mile mark, you run under the iconic Youghal Clock Tower...
The 1 mile mark is near the main post office...
At 1.1 miles, you turn right onto Dolphin Square...
...and 100m later, you turn right again and run through the start line again.
Two more loops and on the third lap, you run on towards the finish line near the Tourist office.
Overall......A 4 mile road race through the streets of Youghal. Since the construction of the by-pass, the traffic levels here are low. Very little in the way of any drag so it's a very fast course. Expect to set a fast time.
