Permanents are audax routes that may be ridden on any date. By their nature they will be completely unsupported and can’t be used for PBP qualification or any award that requires rides validated by ACP. However they do count towards Audax Ireland club awards, and provide a flexible alternative for people whose schedules make it difficult for them to ride calendar events. Typically they can be started from any control along the route e.g. you could start the Dying Light from Athboy if that was a handier start point for you.
How it works: some time in advance (a couple of weeks at least) of the date you plan to do the ride, contact the organiser of the permanent in question. The organiser will send you a brevet card and a routesheet. Closer to the date, fix a start time with the organiser – it would be polite to give a day or two’s notice in case the organiser has some special wisdom to impart e.g. road closures in the area or whatever. On the day, ride the route, collecting the usual proof of passage at each control, then post the card plus receipts to the organiser for validation. Eventually he posts the validated card back to you. Obviously, if you reckoned you might do the route more than once, you could order a few cards at the one time and just get in touch with the organiser each time you wanted to do the ride.
At the moment, there is only one permanent available through Audax Ireland:
Dying Light 200 (Baggot St – Ardee – Kingscourt – Athboy – Baggot St). Entry €3. Contact Eoghan Barry
