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…
From studying to be a missionary priest in the late 80’s, Ray gives us here a truly inspiring journey into trail and ultra running. He has completed most of Ireland’s top ultra races and is planning many further, having recovered from his recent heart surgery. My wife, Suzanne, compares it…
“5 years ago when I did the OCC in Chamonix, I ended up in a coma for over 40 hours after suffering from hyponatremia”… Meet Rachel: Spontaneous, energetic, with an insatiable thirst for adventure …
Some 30 years later, I rediscovered through Trail Running similar feelings I used to have as a teenager Fred Verdier is originally from the South of France. Fred runs the Tourism Board in Wicklow. He is also the initial driver behind Ecotrail Wicklow. Tell us how you got into Trail…