Glendalough Tucker Trail
- Description:
- 3 Leg relay over way-marked trails surrounding Glendalough
- County:
- Wicklow
- Date:
- Saturday 14th August, 2021
- Time:
- 07:00
- Climb (m):
- 3000
- Distance (km):
- 81.00
- Event Difficulty:
- 10 (Extreme) - Extreme, >1,000M ascent or > 30Km
- Race Marking:
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Only major junctions marked - GPS Allowed:
- Yes
- Leagues:
- Route Description:
ITRA Points:
Endurance Level: 3
Mountain Level: 4
Trace de Trail
The Glendalough Clover is an 80km ultra distance mountain run based on three ‘out & back’ loops. The race takes place in the Glendalough Valley and will be run along the way-marked trails of St Kevin’s Way, the Spink and the Wicklow Way. The course will use the St Kevin’s Way signage and Wicklow Way signage. Some additional markings may be added at the organiser’s discretion, but the way mark posts of the existing trails are considered sufficient for navigation.
NOTE: Check the Organisers Instructions on this page in the run up to the race for any further changes or updates.
ROUTE PROPOSAL
Due to one way systems currently in place on the trails in the Glendaloguh area there will be some route changes from previous year. All planned changes are in the first 14km of Leg 1 and route details are supplied in the race booklet below.
Route map for GTT2021
GPS: 53 00'22.58"N 6 20'36.24"W
From Laragh take R756 to Glendalough. Travel past the Visitor Centre and the Glendalough Hotel and continue on to the end of the road to enter the Upper Lake car-park.
Please note that there is a fee to enter this carpark (currently €4 - TBC)
Race Overview
The total route is approximately 80km in distance, with a total climb in the region of 3,000m. The route consists of three separate legs and will be run as a continuous single-stage race that must be completed within 12 hours. The race route is run in the order and direction set out in the race booklet provided via the link below. The start, finish & transition area will be situated beside the Upper Lake Car-park in the Glendalough Valley.
Race Entry
To enter you must be 18 years old on the day of entry and be a member of IMRA for 2021. Race entry will be available through myIMRA for a period yet to be determined. We will announce in the forum once this is known. No cash entries or race entries on the day.
Team Competitions
All runners enter the race individually via the IMRA website. On the day all runners entered in the 80K race will have an option to join with 2 others to also enter a free team competition. See the race booklet for details.
Mandatory Kit
See race booklet for details
Links to Further Information
- 2021 Race Booklet (PDF download)
- The course outline viewed on Plotaroute.com - https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1621653 - not tested, use with caution and with a 'real' map)
- Spreadsheet of Results and Split Times from previous races - coming soon
2021 World Trail Championships Trial Race
Those interested in competing in this to try for a place on the Irish Team heading to the World Trail Championships should register their interest at selection@imra.ie.
ENTRIES Enter online - you must first register with MYIMRA. Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association runners running their first IMRA race in 2021 should email committee@imra.ie to get a complimentary registration number and then use this number to enter the race online. Enter the Glendalough Tucker Trail, there is no special entry for the Trial Race.
General Criteria of Selection of Internationals:
Selection will be carried out on the following basis.
- Performance in any trial race held by IMRA. Target times will be set for trial races, those runners completing the race quicker than this time will be considered for selection according to the order they finish. Achieving the target time is not a guarantee of selection. Where no runners complete the race within the target time the selection committee may, at their discretion, select athletes who ran the trial in order to complete a team, develop promising newcomers to hill running or account for particularly tough weather or course conditions on the day of the trial.
- Performance in alternative races to the trial race will be considered only where the athlete has contacted the selectors in advance, via email to selection@imra.ie, to inform them of their inability to attend the trial race and agreed with the selection committee an alternative race to be used to judge form at the time of the trial race.
- In all circumstances the selection committee will have the option to select full teams, individual athletes or no athletes for a championship. When making final selections the selection committee will consider the panel of runners available, the financial backing available to support any athletes that may qualify for selection and the potential for success of a team made up from the available runners. Only when the funding is available and athletes of sufficient standard are available will individuals or teams be selected.
World Championship Selection Basis:
First two qualifying athletes in the trial race in all categories, provided that the guideline selection times are achieved. Other positions for selection will also be considered based on the trial race and on individual ranking as per recent performances at other National and International running events completed within the 6 months preceding the trial race (preference is given to performances in the mountains). This means that full teams may not be selected to travel to the Championship event.
World Championship Selection Target Times:
All queries regarding selection should be directed to selection@imra.ie as soon as possible.
Further details can be found in the IMRA Competition Rules and IMRA High Performance Strategy.
https://www.imra.ie/constitution/
https://www.imra.ie/internationals/
Volunteers (Non-Running)
You need to have done 2 non-running volunteer roles in a calendar year to qualify for end of year prize
Volunteers (Running)
Check with race director if they have a need for people volunteering and running. Race directors need a minimum number of people available throughout the race to make the race work so non-running volunteers are preferable. While it can be helpful, volunteering in a volunteer and race capacity does not count towards qualifying for end of year prize
