Lakeshore Striders is a trail and road running club in Blessington – we talked to Steven Pettigrew about what it’s all about. Tell us a little about the ethos of your running club? Lakeshore Striders is a real community running club. It is completely volunteer driven, which means there’s a…
Rebecca Hormann is relatively new to Ultra Running but she is a pro already! – among her accolades are first lady at the following – EcoTrail Wicklow 2021 80km race (her first 80km race!), EcoTrail Porto 2022 80km, La Ultra Trail de Tarrogona, The Gower 50 mile Ultra, The Causeway…
By Audrey Elliott After winning a place on the Ecotrailblazer’s team to represent Call of the Wild shop in Co. Sligo at Ecotrail Wicklow – I was introduced to the world of trail running. I thoroughly enjoy many sports and usually just ran on roads. The Ecotrail event just opened…
Irish Mountain Cardio are a trail running club who run in the Dublin Mountains. Mark Foley gives us an insight as to how the club started and how the club runs. To explain Irish Mountain Cardio a bit better to you I’ve to take you back 40 years. The photo…
Meet Nino from Venezuela! I am originally from Venezuela. My country was going through a hard economic & politic crisis. I was only 23 years old and I decided to come to Ireland to study English to expand my horizons. I chose Ireland because I had a friend who was…
Tell us how you got into Trail Running? Before I turned 40 I set myself a challenge to run 5km. I had never run before or didn’t even own a pair of runners! So, once I got the 5km done, I hooked up with some of the parents from the…
The iconic Art O’Neill Challenge run by Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue involves 30km of road running leaving Dublin Castle by night and then crossing open mountains, all self-navigated. The finish is set 60km later at the Glenmalure Lodge. The 2022 edition was my first attempt, and I invite you to…
The Art O’Neill Challenge was always one of those races other people did, one that I enjoyed listening to their stories but definitely not one for me ….. or so I thought! This iconic race run by Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue involves 30km of road running leaving Dublin Castle by…
