Glendalough Clover (Relay)
- Description:
- 3 Leg relay over way-marked trails surrounding Glendalough
- County:
- Wicklow
- Date:
- Saturday 20th July, 2024
- Time:
- 08:45
- Climb (m):
- 2400
- Distance (km):
- 70.00
- Event Difficulty:
- 10 (Extreme) - Extreme, >1,000M ascent or > 30Km
- Race Marking:
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Only major junctions marked - GPS Allowed:
- Yes
- Leagues:
- Mandatory Kit:
- Level B - Standard
- Waterproof jacket
- Hat or buff
- Gloves
- Whistle
- Charged mobile phone with emergency number stored
- Foil blanket, bivvy bag or equivalent
All runners must bring the above items to the race. The actual kit to be carried during the race will be finalised on the day, depending on conditions etc., and clearly advised at Registration.
You should also have the means to carry all the kit in case required.
Failure to have the required items may lead to you being denied entry to the race, or disqualification. Random checks may be carried out.
- Getting There:
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) - car pooling is great idea.
- Organisers Instructions:
The Glendalough Clover Relay is a three leg 'handicap' relay race covering 70 km over three ‘out & back’ legs along the way-marked trails of St Kevin’s Way and The Wicklow Way.
Full details in the Race Pack: Clover_Relay_Race_Guide_2024.pdf - updated 19 June 2024
Entry fee will be 36 euro PER TEAM.
Entries will open in early June 2024 and close two weeks before the event
The team captain for each team will purchase one entry and this will cover the three members of the team. Each team member will need to be a registered member for 2024. Membership is purchased separately from the race entry. Once entries close the Race Director will contact the registered captains individually to gather the details of their team members and their 2024 IMRA race numbers.
The handicap system will award a time bonus to runners from selected age categories and allow their team to start in advance of the official race start time (9:30am). First team across the finish line will be the winners.
The proposed handicap per runner will be:
- Male Senior no time bonus applicable
- M40 no time bonus applicable
- M50 10 mins per leg
- Female Senior 15 mins per leg
- F40 20 mins per leg
- F50 30 mins per leg
- M60+ 30 mins per leg
- F60+ 40 mins per leg
Thus the maximum handicap per team will be 2 hours, equating to a potential start time of 7:30am.
Start times for entered teams will be announced in the forum the week before the race once all team entries are received.
The start, finish & leg changeover area will be situated beside the Upper Lake Car-park in the Glendalough Valley.
Each team will carry a GPS tracker in a quick release belt, as done for the 2023 race and the Wicklow Way Relay. The handover of the race belt & tracker will be the changeover between the runners for each leg.
Three water stations will be located at each turn-around point on the route, i.e. at the Wicklow Gap, at Lough Dan, and at Glenmalure.
Leg 1: Glendalough to Wicklow Gap & back
Distance: 14.6km
Climb: 470m
Leg 2: Glendalough to Lough Dan & back
Distance: 29.9km
Climb: 1,000m
Leg 3: Glendalough to Drumgoff & back
Distance: 24.7km
Climb: 900m
- Prizegiving Location:
- Start/Finish Area
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
