The second edition of the Up & Over Challenge will be help on Saturday April 14th with start & finish at Lahardane village in North Mayo. “The Nephin Up and Over Challenge is a top class open mountain running event” says Rachel Nolan from Rachel’s Irish Adventures and Female record…
Unique terrain, rich history, astounding views and a warm, welcoming culture make Ireland a worthy trail-running destination. By Elinor Fish / Run Wild Retreats – Feb 2018 Ireland doesn’t have the high mountain ranges, internationally known trail races and huge swaths of raw wilderness that typically attract trail runners. But…
By Fred Verdier – Oct 2017 I love going to Killarney! Killarney is the tourism capital of Ireland sitting at the foothills of stunning mountains (the highest in Ireland!). There is always a great buzz in this town that is totally devoted to the many tourists that come from all…
By Helene Svenningsen – Trailman Denmark This October 2017, I got the pleasure of running in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland last weekend. There were many different routes. I chose to run the Spinc or Red Route in the fantastic Glendalough Valley. I did the 11km route twice as training and…
It is UTMB Weekend!!! For those who do not know yet, UTMB (Ultra Trail Mont Blanc) is on this weekend. On Friday the 1st of September, 2000 participant will start at 5pm to compete in one of the toughest trail race in the world: approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) around the…
By Alicia Christofi-Walshe See Photo Galleries Below I heard the knocking but I hesitated getting up from the couch to answer it. I was snuggled up warm and comfy in my pjs and fluffy socks. I didn’t want to be disturbed but at the same time I knew my safe…
The 4th edition of the ‘Transylvania One Hundred’ was held on the 20th of May. This was the 4th edition of this iconic race starts and finishes at Dracula’s Castle in Bran, Romania… A few Irish went to Romania and these are the various reports: Transylvania 50km – Race report by…
By Fred Verdier “Fred, you there?”… This was Francesco’s message on messenger that popped up on my account mid May this year… Francesco is our contact at Soul Running in Italy. Over the past few months, he has been messaging me, with invitations to help promote trail running destinations and…
By Alicia Christofi-Walshe Ticknock Tick-Tock isn’t a run-of-the-mill trail race. It’s a 12-stage race consisting of 12 x 6.5 km loops with 200m height gain per loop. The approximate total distance covered is 75k with 2,400m of height gain. On the morning of the 28th of May I stepped up…
This is the season where the Irish travel abroad to run or experience trail running races and destinations around Europe and beyond. At TrailRunningIreland.com we will try to bring a few reports and experiences from Irish runners and partners. To start the series, we are going to the Canary, in La…
