What excites you about a race, or why do you decide to do a particular one? For me, it is all about the “something new”, I love to see & experience new places, and get stuck into a trail I haven’t tried before, simple! The excitement of arriving in a…
Where: Urgup, Cappadocia, Turkey When: Saturday October 15th, 7am start Races on that day: 38km(1120m), 64km(2030m) and 119km(3730m) Total runners over the 3 races: 2,224 Last weekend I traded the Wicklow fire roads & boggy mountains for the sandy canyon trails of Cappadocia – an area in central Turkey, best…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Our friends at Soul Running have invited us to go to Italy to participate at the Magraid event, and it is Alicia Christofi-Walshe who will be going to run the race on our behalf. The Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Tourist Office and Soul Running Italy are organising a press…
WE ARE GOING BACK!!!! After a very successful 2014 edition, we have put together a great package to bring you back to this fantastic running destination. Gargano Running Week will again take place in the resort of Mattinata, in the Puglia Region, Southern Italy. The Event: From Friday the 9th…
