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…
OUR PICK OF TRAIL RUNNING RAIN JACKETS With the rain pouring down outside, here’s our pick of rain jackets for days on the trails when you just need that extra bit of protection! Dynafit Alpine Gortex Jacket – €200 The very light, waterproof, breathable Alpine GORE-TEX Jacket is optimally suited…
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…
Audrey Elliott recounts her Ecotrail Valencia experience – she is well ensconsed in the Ecotrail Community now and plans to travel to Copenhagan for the first edititon of Ecotrail there too! We will look forward to that report too. Ecotrail Valencia was my third race in the Ecotrail series. We…
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…
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…
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…