As the dust settles down on EcoTrail Wicklow 2024, we’ve drilled down some of the figures of the event, which saw the largest numbers of entries of the five editions. There were 1495 entries that had booked for this year’s event which is 11% up from last years (1343). See…
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…
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…
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…
Find here some of Ireland’s best trail running events. Experience Ireland’s trail running scene at many local races, or choose one of the international events such as Wicklow’s EcoTrail in September. MARCH Gaelforce Skyrun: 12k/13k/22k – Leenane (Connemara. Galway) The Gaelforce Sky Run is a mountain runnning event incorporating 3…
‘Call of the West of Ireland’ – Women | Edition, April 25th – May 2nd 2020 Rachel Nolan, passionate trail runner and owner of Rachel’s Irish Adventures hosts her first Trail Running Retreat exclusively for women in 2020 between April 25th and May 2nd. Rachel’s Irish Adventures specialises in tailor…
Ecotrail Wicklow took place on Saturday 28th with start and finish line on Bray Seafront. More than 1100 participants ran up the Wicklow Mountains, through iconic locations such as Bray Head, Killruddery, Big Sugarloaf, Powerscourt Waterfall, The Wicklow Way and Roundwood Reservoir. Ecotrail Wicklow offered 4 distances to choose from: 18k,…
Wicklow is to become the 10th European destination to host this prestigious international event. On Saturday 28th September 2019 this epic event will start and finish on Bray Seafront. Wicklow will welcome trail runners from around the world to experience our amazing scenery, across a selection of challenging routes; 17km, 28km,…