Event FAQ

When paying for your entry to the Turf Guy Challenge it is stipulated that this is a non-refundable payment. As soon as a competitor enters we incur costs such as admin etc. It is also not possible to transfer entries to any other Gaelforce Events, next year’s event, or a different competitor.

Registration will be held at Killary Adventure Centre on the morning of the event from 8.30am until 10.30am. We will have parking available but we do ask that you please car pool were possible as it will be limited. It is also better for the environment.

Please do not park on the road outside the centre, unless a marshal informs you to.

Please be warned that your clothing will get extremely wet and dirty, so you do not want to wear your best running or training gear!

We highly recommend that you wear full body clothing, not just shorts and T shirt.

We also recommend that you wear a pair of Gloves to protect against the cold and also the rope sections.

Please bring a change of clean dry warm clothes with you for straight after the race.

Our staff wear wetsuits when they are running the course. This could be another option- again please note that you may damage the wetsuit.

YES there will be a party on the Saturday night, the 5th November. This will be held at Killary Adventure Centre.

The after party will be Fancy Dress, the letter for 2011 being "T" - so get those thinking caps on.

The Party will start at around 9.30pm straight after the Prize giving which will be a 9pm.

Yes. When you enter online you must choose a wave. You cannot change this wave once you have chosen it. So if you are entering with a group of friends please make sure that you all enter the same wave as you will not be able to change it later. There will be two start times 11am and 11.30am. We will let you know closer to the event what start time your group is in.

You do not need to swim to enter Turf Guy but you do need to be comfortable in the water. There are no long distances to swim however Turf Guy will involve a Cliff jump into the sea, for the non-swimmers we will provide a bounancy aid to be worn. (You can also take the escape route and wade in the water along the shore line rather than jumping in)

There will be other areas along the course where you will be in water but if you are not happy you can take the wading option.

You also have the choice of wearing a BA in the Gorge as parts of this can be quite deep - this will not count as taking the non swimmer option.

Again it is important to note that you must be comfortable in the water to do this event.

Please note:

To become the overall Turf Guy/Gal you must compete all the challenges & obstacles and cross the line in the fastest time. This means you must take the swimming option for the water challenges. 

We will have parking at the event, but it will be limited. We ask that if you are not staying in Killary Adventure Centre or Sleepzone hostel, that you please car pool. If you are staying in the hostel you can walk to the start line.Also all spectators must park at the centre and are not allowed to drive around the course.

The Gaelforce Turf Guy 2011 - €65pp (excl booking fee of €3)
 

Includes;

• Race prizes
• Event t-shirt or Buff
• Marshals
• Course design & Build
• Event based facilities including car parking, toilets
• Post event food
• Race  safety cover provided by Civil Defence
• Permissions and risk assessments to allow access to some wonderful countryside
• Water at transition points

You do not need any special equipment or skills for this event.

Just bring yourself, clothing that you dont mind getting very wet and mucky and a sense of adventure and fun!!

We do advise that you dress accordingly as it will be November! We embrace fancy dress but again please make sure that it will keep you warm and that you do not mind ripped and very mucky.

You do not need any specific skills to compete the course but be warned you will need some upper body strength for some of the obstacles nad must feel comfortable in waist deep water.

Please note that you will be climbing through, under and over trees, fallen trees, climbing ropes, jumping off obstacles and much more so you may receive cuts, bruises and grazes.

We are going to have 2 start times on the day - 11am and 11.30am. We will let you know closer to the date what start time your group is in.

We do encourage everyone to try each of the obstacles and you cannot win the event with out completing all the obstacles but there will be a walk around option for all of them. But please note for the water obstacles you may still get wet while you are taking the easier route.

Due to insurance reasons we cannot accept anyone under the age of 18 into any of our events. All participants must be 18 years old on the date of the event.

There will be a number of locations along the route that spectators will be able to get a birds eye view from. These will be marked on competitors maps. We will however have some restricted areas where spectators will not be allowed to go due to safety. We will also have a ban on cars on all parts of the course but you can walk to spectator locations. Please note that it will probably be raining and alot of the locations will be muddy, so bring your rain gear and wellies.

Spectators must be parked at the centre by 11am and can not leave until 4pm.

Please DO NOT park on the road outside the centre unless told to do so by a marshal.

We will be closing entries on Wednesday the 2nd November.

You must enter online! We will only be registering people on Saturday morning who have already entered online!

All registration, the start/finish and after party will be held in Killary Adventure Centre.

For map and directions to Killary click here.

For 2011 Gaelforce Events have decided not to have a chosen charity for each event. We do, however, want to encourage everyone who is competing to raise money for a charity whether it be their own local charity or an international charity. To help build the profile of each charity, let us know who you are raising money for and we will add it to the events charity page with a link to their website. If you can send us a logo for the charity we can also add this to the page.

If you work for/volunteer or would like a certain charity added to the 2011 list, please email us at info@gaelforceevents.com or call 095 42006.