2010 Course Map

NEWS: ENTRIES CLOSE TODAY Tues 7th Sept at 12 Noon The 2010 Achill Roar will take place on Saturday 11th September To Enter please click  ENTER ACHILL ROAR Enter now to avoid disappointment - No entries will be accepted after Midday on Tuesday 7th September! Race Registration at Cycle Superstore in Tallaght on Wednesday between 12noon and 9pm and on Friday 10th from 5pm until 11pm at the Achill Head Hotel at Keel in Achill. Some information from Achill Tourism office on latest accommodation availability for the ROAR weekend has just been posted HERE We have secured a great new grassed transition and parking area thanks to local assistance with the event but we will still have a limit on numbers so enter soon to avoid disappointment of missing out on what should be a super race and PARTY in stunning Achill. This event will again have Sports and Expert classes This year we will have a BYO (Bring Your Own) Option with the kayaking leg if you wish - Mainly double and a few single sit on top kayaks will be provided also if you do not wish to bring your own boat - you just team up with a friend or whoever arrives at the water at the same time as you. We anticipate that most will avail of the double sit-on top kayaks we will provide Full event instructions will be e-mailed to all participants on Tues 7th  once we have closed on-line entry - in the interim checkout the FAQ and Race Info Tabs as most queries are there! A team of qualified massage therapists will at the event and available for post event massage, at 10euro per person(lasting approx 10mins) if you want to avail of this. Post event massage will aid recovery by reducing fatigue and soreness, eliminating toxins and relaxing muscles We Look Forward to another ROARing Success for all in 2010 The ROAR Team - Paul, Brian and Ciaran       Achill Roar 2009: A superb short film of the event as filmed and edited by Russ Ryan is now available at www.turas.ie 'TURAS is Ireland's first on line outdoor adventure channel. Check out their outdoor adventure films, news articles and reviews covering adventure racing, kayaking, hiking and hill walking, surfing, paragliding, and much much more on www.turas.ie or if you would ilke more information on anything then contact them at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it All photos courtesy of John Shields are now available in Gallery #1, Ross Harding's photos are available in Gallery #2 and Bob Cummins' finish line photos in Gallery # 3  These photos are FREE to use for Facebook or similar. Should you want high quality prints please contact the photographers directly Click on this icon to go to our photo gallery RESULTS for 2009 Achill ROAR are now available at our RESULTS Tab