Donough Coughlan Memorial Bandon 5
Bandon,
13:00, Thursday January 1st 2015
Organised and
hosted by Bandon AC
This event is
run under an
Athletics Ireland permit/licence
This course
was measured by John Walshe, AAI National Grade
Measurer
Event Details
Race Flyer
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - race Flyer](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-AC-Donough-Coughlan-Memorial-5-2015-Race-Flyer.jpg)
Registration
Registration is in Bandon GAA Pavilion. Entry fee: €10 (adults) and €5 (juniors). All entrants must be 15 or over.
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - Registration](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-Registration.jpg)
Route
Route
on MapMyRun (From Daniel G McMahon's Garmin upload)
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - Race route](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-Route.jpg)
Route Elevation Profile
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - Course Elevation Profile](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-Elevation.jpg)
Start
The start line is close to the brow of the hill, on the Bandon By-Pass
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - Start](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-Start.jpg)
Immediately after teh brow of teh hill, there is a long, steady fall for over half a mile.
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - First 3/4 Mile](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-Downhill-Start.jpg)
Turn left at the bottom of the hill
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - Turn at bottom of hill](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-1-First-Turn.jpg)
1 Mile
After the previous left turn, there is an almost imperceptible upslope, past the 1 mile mark
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - 1 Mile mark](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-1-Mile-Mark.jpg)
Following a slight downslope to the smaller bridge, turn immediate left onto the inner by-pass
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - Turn onto Inner By-Pass](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-1-Second-Turn.jpg)
Back at the mini-roundabout by the GAA complex, turn left again.
You are now heading up a long gradual slope, lasting just over a mile
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - Turn by GAA Complex](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-1-Third-Turn.jpg)
Continue straight on up the slope
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - The Long Drag](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-Hill.jpg)
2 Mile Mark
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - 2 Mile Mark](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-2-Mile-Mark.jpg)
Turn left, off the main road. From here on, apart from one short
climb, it is level ground to start with, followed by long steady
slopes, making for good running.
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - Fourth turn](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-1-Fourth-Turn.jpg)
3 Mile Mark
Continue straight through the crossroads
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - 3 Mile Mark](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-3-Mile-Mark.jpg)
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - Crossroads 3.5 Miles](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-1-Crossroads-3-5.jpg)
4 Mile Mark
The 4 Mile Mark is in the middle of a very long downslope, as can be seen from the image - make hay!
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - 4 Mile Mark](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-4-Mile-Mark.jpg)
Finish Area
The approach to the Finish Area is still slightly downslope, and straight, making for a fast finish
![Bandon AC Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 - Finish Line](../../../images/Events/Bandon-5/Bandon-5-Finish-Line.jpg)