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General Information, Terms & Conditions

NOTE: Booking for the 2023 event, which will take place on Saturday August 26th is now open, products at the bottom of the page. For further updates connect up on Facebook or sign up for emails at www.KnockMEDown.ie.

If you have already read the terms and conditions, the booking links are at the bottom of the page. We recommend that you download and print the Terms & Conditions which you can find in PDF format here.

If you want to know what the event entails, please visit either www.KnockMEDown.ie/challenge or www.KnockMEDown.ie/mor depending which event is of interest. For general information visit www.KnockMEDown.ie/2022-event.

Terms & Conditions of Knock ME Down Adventure Race Events

Participants must

  • Be over 16 years of age (those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult).
  • Be in a fit physical condition.
  • Have weatherproof clothing, wear suitable footwear & bring suncream if necessary.
  • Bring a fully charged mobile phone to the event so we can contact you.
  • Sign in at the start to receive race numbers. Let us know if you have not completed the course.
  • Pay the entry fee in advance. Once booked, no refunds can be offered for cancellations.

The Entry Fee cost covers:

  • Kayak, paddle & boating safety equipment – competitors cannot use their own.
  • Trained guides & River Rescue on standby
  • Refreshments at the conclusion of the event
  • Promotional T Shirt, Backpack & Completion Medal

Participants must bring their own bicycle and suitable cycling/running footwear. Participants will not be admitted without a proper cycling helmet.

Participants must bring any meals, snacks and drinks they require during the event.

Participants are asked to be at check-in at least 30 minutes in advance and the start point before their time slot.

Places are on a first booked, first served basis. When they are gone, they are gone.

There may be a time out section if there are no Kayaks available at the lake. This is for a maximum time of 10 minutes.

Important: Before booking please have the following information ready for all participants being booked (there is a maximum of 6 participants per booking):

  1. Name
  2. Participant Phone Number
  3. Email Address (for communication)
  4. In Case of Emergency (ICE) Name & Number
  5. Male or Female Participant
  6. Over/Under 40 or 60 on event date
  7. Heard about event (Facebook, Email, Word of Mouth, etc.)
  8. Any allergies or medical conditions for our Medical team.

Note: By purchasing a ticket for the event you are also accepting the following terms:

Fitness – You must be fit and healthy – this is a physically challenging event and you understand that there is a risk of discomfort, illness or injury.

Refund Policy – The Registration Fee is non-refundable under any circumstances, including injury or event re-scheduling due to unforeseen circumstances.

Transfer Policy – Registration may be transferred to another party up to one month before the event date for a fee of €15 by emailing info@KnockMEDown.ie.

Use of your image – as part of the promotion and reporting of the event, photographs featuring participants will appear on our social media channels. If you do not wish to have your image used, please email details of the image to info@KnockMEDown.ie and we will remove it.

Cancellation – If, for whatever reason, the event has to be cancelled, as much notice as possible will be given. But please note, we can not rule out the possibility of having to cancel an adventure race at the last minute due to exceptional circumstances (e.g. course conditions / really poor weather conditions / COVID-19 regulations). If the event is cancelled, refunds will be issued to all participants, via their original method of payment, as quickly as is practical.

Each wave is an individual product below, scroll to the bottom for earlier waves. If participants wish to start together it is recommended to book later time slots as they book less quickly. If you think it will take you time to finish the course please try to take the earliest time available. If you have problems booking just email us and we’ll get you sorted.

**** BOOKING HAS CLOSED ****

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***Knock ME Down Challenge is at the top, Knock ME Down MÓR is underneath ***

Note: If there are no products visible, they have sold out. Use the ‘Cancellation Place Application‘ form underneath for either MÓR or Challenge to be updated if cancellation spaces become available in that event. You can apply for a cancellation space for both events if you wish. Only one person can apply per application.

35km Knock ME Down Challenge  – Standard Event (still quite challenging)

If there’s nothing here it’s sold out.

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62km Knock ME Down MÓR – Longer, more difficult Event

If there’s nothing here it’s sold out.

 

Cancellation Place Application

Cancellation place applications have now closed.