Wicklow Way Relay
Forum Messages
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| Rene Borg | Feb 12 2025, 12:46pm | Before Jason begins posting the more detailed and formal updates in the coming weeks, just two early points to share: Point 1: registration should open a similar time to last year (roughly mid-March) so now is a great time to start thinking Point 2: I have not been 'out and about' as much as usual the last year, so welcome any updates on changes to the Wicklow Way in the last 12 months that we may not be aware of. Feel free to post here or email me on rene dot borg at outlook dot ie Once we are aware of all updates, we will remap the current plotaroute collection for the eight legs to reflect the new reality on teh ground. As always if diversions are put in place at any stage before race day, they take precedence over the regular (non-diverted) Wicklow Way. |
| Jason Kehoe | Mar 1 2025, 12:42am | NOTICE: 22nd Annual Wicklow Way Relay – 2025 ------------------------------------------------ Hi folks, The Wicklow Way Relay, a junior teams fundraising event, fosters a strong sense of community within IMRA. Teams often comprise runners of varying ages and backgrounds, leading to a unique blend of competitive spirit and light-hearted banter. The collective effort and shared experiences, from pre-race preparations to post-race celebrations, create lasting bonds among participants as many will attest. It's often lauded as the highlight of the calendar year and I hope you have an opportunity to join us in some capacity for the 22nd running of it. Registration opens at: 14:00 on Friday, 21st March, 2025. This gives you seven weekends to complete your recce's. Captains should purchase an entry and provide details of their provisional team that same weekend. This forum will be our main method of general communication in the lead up. Many thanks, Jason, Bill, Rene |
| Jason Kehoe | Mar 1 2025, 12:49am | And now to suck you in or scare you away! A few words about the role, hardship, and joys of being a team captain in the Wicklow Way Relay. The Role of a Captain: Being a team captain in the Relay is like being a mix of a race strategist, logistics coordinator, motivational coach, and part-time therapist. Your job will begin well before race day and extends well beyond the final runner crossing the finish line. Some of your key responsibilities include: -Team Selection & Strategy – Finding 2–8 willing (and available!) runners and figuring out who runs which leg based on their strengths. -Reconnaissance – Ensuring that every runner has recce’d their leg, knows the handover points, and (ideally) won’t get lost. -Registration & Admin – Handling team entry, marshal assignments, GPS tracker issues, and answering at least 50 panicked messages the night before the race. -Logistics & Transport – Coordinating car shares, meeting points, baton handovers. -Race-Day Nerves Manager – Keeping everyone calm, fixing last-minute dropouts, and possibly replacing an injured runner at 4 PM the day before because “you’re the captain.” The Hardships of a Captain: -The Dreaded Last-Minute Dropout – No matter how well you plan, someone will text at 4 AM with a twisted ankle, stomach bug, or sudden existential crisis. Now you’re scrambling to find a replacement or running double legs yourself. -Herding Cats – Runners mean well, but getting eight busy adults to train, show up on time, and actually read your 14-paragraph-long email about logistics is near impossible. -Car Park Tetris – The RD has given strict parking rules. You must now explain to three drivers why they can’t park “just anywhere” and why their car absolutely will result in a time penalty or, even worse, disqualification if they try. -Lost Runners = Lost Time – Someone, despite weeks of reminders, has ignored your GPS links and is now lost in a forest, 2 km off course, with no signal. Cue frantic calls and prayers to St. Brendan the Navigator. -The “I Swear I’m Fit” Liar – Every team has that one runner who confidently claims they’re in top shape but then nearly collapses at the halfway mark of their leg, cursing their choices. Now you’re apologizing to the next runner for the 15-minute delay. The Joys of Being a Captain: -Race Day Magic – The morning chaos fades into the beauty of the Wicklow Mountains, the thrill of watching your team fly through the hills, and the pure adrenaline rush when a runner storms into a handover point ahead of schedule. -Unforgettable Moments – The team WhatsApp blows up with inside jokes, heroic efforts, and stories of near-disasters (“Remember when Dave nearly ran into a cow?”). These become legends for years. -The Bonding – Friendships are forged in the fires of relay stress. You’ll go from strangers or casual clubmates to a proper squad, united by shared suffering, victories, and post-race beers (all paid by your team mates of course!). -The Post-Race Celebration – Obviously the best part! Kicking back after the race, beer in hand, reliving the highs and lows, and already planning next year. Because despite the stress and possibly even falling foul to rule 7, you’ll be back! Final Verdict: Worth It? Being a Wicklow Way Relay captain is equal parts pain and glory. It’s stressful, frustrating, and exhausting—but it’s also one of the most rewarding things you’ll ever do. The thrill of seeing your team pull together, push through struggles, and finish the race strong makes every bit of chaos worth it. And let’s be honest...you’ll definitely complain about it afterward… but you’ll also be the first one signing up to captain again next year. O Captain! My Captain! Lead us forth to glory! Jason |
| Mick Hanney | Mar 2 2025, 1:23pm | Just in case anyone is planning a recce of leg 7, the section at Sheilstown will be closed all day Sun 23 Mar as there will be a motor rally happening. There was a sign up this morning to that effect from Coillte & Motorsport Ireland.. |
| Gareth Little | Mar 4 2025, 3:45pm | Hi folks, I note that there is a link for captains to register a team with the cost being €144 and I am presuming this does not include annual membership. For captains entering a team with runners who are not IMRA members at that point, how does the annual registration get paid for them? Thanks, Gareth |
| Jason Kehoe | Mar 13 2025, 8:54pm | Hi Gareth, Team captains should check that all team members have their usual membership. If someone doesn’t have it, they need to go to the shop and select "WWR entry." This will prompt them to buy the €10 membership, which gives them a Leinster race number. They will only pay €10 because the WWR entry itself is free. Let me know if any questions. Thanks, Jason |
| Gareth Little | Mar 13 2025, 9:09pm | That answers my question. Thx! |
| David Power | Mar 13 2025, 9:47pm | Jason, you might check that with committee or IT webmaster, as this year members can't purchase separate 10 euro entry. It's automatically bundled when you enter your first race, so not sure what this means for team entries like this. |
| Jason Kehoe | Mar 14 2025, 10:15am | Hi David, From what I've been told, the above process is what's been agreed in the case of a runner who does not have a Leinster Race Number. There will be a product called 'WWR entry' for €10. This only needs to be bought by a runner if they have not run any races before participating in the Relay in order to have a race number. Thanks, Jason |
| David Power | Mar 14 2025, 10:48am | Ah ok, maybe I can't see the purchase option in the Shop, as I already have 2025 membership. So it does appear for people not registered for 2025 so (I hope)....we'll find out soon enough so. [and I'm not even a captain, worrying about this stuff!!] |
| Jason Kehoe | Mar 14 2025, 10:54am | It's not live yet. Likely it will be made live at the same time a team entry is available. Thanks, Jason |
| Stuart Scott | Mar 14 2025, 10:58am | Hi David. The first stage will be the team entries. After the event sells out, the shop will open for those needing membership and will stay open until the deadline for making changes to teams has passed. No need to fear! (I remember the good old days when entries used to have to be posted - and I accidentally deliberately told people the entry deadline had passed as an April Fool's - a lot has changed since!) |
| Eoin Keith | Mar 14 2025, 11:08am | Just on as Webmaster to confirm all that. After the team captains have paid all the full race entry fees we will then be changing the entry fee of the race to be zero. Anyone who is not an IMRA member who want to race in a Relay team as their first IMRA race of the year will then be able to purchase that race entry. The website will then automatically add on their annual membership (with a Leinster based number assigned for them) so that they will be able to purchase that. If anyone has bought, or will buy, a race entry for any other race before they run in the relay then there will be no actions required, as they will already have an IMRA membership on the day of the race. Gareth and David, those were all good questions, thanks. |
| Jason Kehoe | Mar 20 2025, 6:23pm | NOTICE: ------------------ Registration opens at: 14:00 tomorrow Friday, 21st March, 2025. There are 34 entries up for grabs with the 35th spot reserved for last years winners East Cork A/C. FYI: Having a 2025 imra number is not a requirement of purchasing an entry. We expect the usual sell out time of sub 30mins and some years its been sub 15mins! Good luck to all potential captains! Jason ------------------ |
| Jason Kehoe | Mar 21 2025, 2:31pm | Hi folks, There appears to have been a glitch with entries. It's been oversold despite the limit put on the even page. Likely we will look at timestamps and select the first 34 entries, inform unlucky teams and issue refunds. Never a dull moment in the WW relay! Jason |
| Stuart Scott | Mar 21 2025, 2:50pm | Is there a waiting list? :-) Would it work if the event was split into 'elite' and 'regular' waves starting one hour apart? For us mere mortals, that's really what the event becomes in any case after a few legs. It might need some extra volunteers but the IMRA community will rally I'm sure... |
| Rene Borg | Mar 21 2025, 4:37pm | hi Stuart, it's a model I have considered many times over the years to try and deal with demand. If I remember right, we considered sending the teams that are at danger of falling for time limits earlier but that then just exacerbated the problem (as faster teams naturally caught up with slower teams). we never really considered sending the fast teams first although that may actually solve the problem. It does create two new ones: 1) volunteers need to be out for longer periods since at every station since the event will spread over a longer time frame and 2) the slower teams would arrive in Shillelagh between 18 and 20. either may not be a major problem if handled well - if there were 8-9 more teams that will mean 8-9 more crew members . I'd personally be happy to do some calculations around it over the weekend . teams would declare a rough time bracket for themselves basically and the race organisation would make the division based on that. |
| Peter O'Farrell | Mar 21 2025, 5:37pm | Or change the legs to suit available car parking and bring the race start slightly earlier - to 6.30am to So start leg 1 in St. Comumba's college or the golf club beside it. Start Leg 2 in crone wood. Start Leg 3 at Pier Gates carpark. 4 The parking field sometimes used for Scarr 5 Glendo 6 Glenmalure 7 - the nearest available parking field to Iron Bridge 8 - The nearest available parking field to the current set up For instance :) |
| Rene Borg | Mar 21 2025, 5:57pm | worth an analysis for sure Peter and if Gaffney's field is not available, I do have a field right on the Wicklow Way that would probably hold what we need too. we do have sheep there a lot of the time but with the right planning we could put them in the back field. So a few options. but identifying fields for 7 and 8 are probably the trickier bits but some of our IMRA members from that area may have contacts. |
| Mick Hanney | Mar 21 2025, 6:00pm | re: Ironbridge, in recent years we have opened the gate into a section of woods beside the car park which allows for overflow parking. That said, there is forestry works happening there at the moment so it needs to be watched to ensure its available come race day. |
| Liam Vines | Mar 21 2025, 6:19pm | Congrats to the lucky 34 teams that got in. Commiserations to those that also got an entry in, due to the timing of the mass entries, but after those first 34 entries. As suggested by Jason, we have reviewed the timestamps for the entries received. We will be processing refunds for any entries received after the first 34. We’ll let the unlucky few know directly if their team didn’t get through soon… |
| Liam Vines | Mar 21 2025, 7:52pm | Just to let everyone know that the emails have been sent out. Have a great weekend might see some of you in Devils Glen.. |
| Paul Croke | Mar 23 2025, 3:43pm | Hi, I'm trying register again for 2025 and there seems to be no option available to purchase the a membership. Is there any update on this? Regards Paul. |
| Stuart Scott | Mar 23 2025, 4:56pm | Hi Paul. Once-off membership for the WWR will be available in due course but there's no rush on this - once all runners have valid membership on the day of the race that's the main thing. In the meantime if you sign up for any other IMRA race your annual membership will be added automatically and that will of course cover you for the WWR too. |
| Robert Asher | Mar 26 2025, 11:11am | A quick query, just to clarify - on the Jotform for team entries, where it says "Runner's 2025 IMRA number (from IMRA results DB)", I presume this to mean their IMRA race number for races in 2025, but *not* their lifetime IMRA Runner ID? Do I have that right? |
| Rene Borg | Mar 26 2025, 12:18pm | that's right Rob - the number from this year. it is to verify that people have purchased an IMRA membership for the year so they are covered by insurance on race day. |
| Leah Benson | Mar 26 2025, 3:50pm | Hi, just wondering how to access the jotform for 2025 teams? I registered and paid but haven't received any further info yet so hoping I haven't missed something. Thanks. |
| Gareth Little | Mar 26 2025, 5:05pm | Hi Leah, there is a link on the event details page. |
| Jeff Swords | Mar 27 2025, 8:47am | ***NOTE FOR TEAM LEADERS AND MEMBERS*** Relay team members **who do not already have 2025 membership ** and ONLY for those in a relay team can now purchase their 2025 membership via the Wicklow Way Relay store item. *** DO NOT BUY THIS THINKING IT'S A TEAM ENTRY *** |
| Robert Asher | Mar 28 2025, 12:13pm | Hi Jeff - unless I'm missing something this option doesn't work for Captains who have purchased a team entry (but haven't yet bought their individual 2025 IMRA membership) - when I log in it tells me I've already purchased an entry for the event |
| Eoin Keith | Mar 28 2025, 3:31pm | Hi Robert, Can you try again and see if it works for you now, thanks, |
| Robert Asher | Mar 31 2025, 8:44am | Works now, thank you! For any other captains in same situation - you need to click on "Membership/Shop/Online Entries" in the banner and look for the WWR entry there |
| Elva Donnelly | Apr 7 2025, 9:01am | Car Park Marshall - Happy Monday all. First timer for WW relay, can anyone explain the car park marshall to me? We had a look around forum posts etc. but don't see anything. 'Each team must provide a car park marshal at a pre-designated stage. Failure to do so will render the team 'non-competitive.' |
| Mick Hanney | Apr 7 2025, 11:09am | Hi Elva, Its very straightforward. There will be assigned marshals to each handover point. In my case, I'll be manning Ironbridge. So any assigned marshals, report to me, and we'll see what needs to be done. Basically its about ensuring traffic can move freely and we are not blocking properties / parking where is appropriate. But, we also want the marshals to be able to see the race and cheer on the teams. Cheers, |
| Sarah Carroll | Apr 7 2025, 11:48am | Hey Mick, Thanks for that. I'm captaining Elva's team and our questions really are related to the marshal that we are obliged to provide as a team. In order to recruit someone to the task, we're wondering for example: - how many hours a marshal might be required - will they be stationed to just one handover point, or multiple? - Can they be a runner on our team, or should they be independent? Completely understand the finer detail will be ironed out closer to the date, but even if you can give us a rough idea of the general running of it all, that would be great. We'll be offering our marshal suitable bribes (Haribo and caffeine) but would be helpful to know approximately how many hours they might be needed. Cheers, Sarah |
| Niamh O'Ceallaigh | Apr 7 2025, 9:13pm | Hi Sarah, You get assigned 1 handover per team to marshal at. You don't really find out the other details until you know what handover you get assigned to marshal. The marshals at the start or at the end of Leg 1 will be done and dusted before 9.30 so could definitely run later in the day. However, if you were assigned the end of leg 5, or a later leg, it takes up much of the day as the runners become spread out. |
| Sarah Carroll | Apr 7 2025, 9:37pm | Hey Niamh, That’s perfect, thanks a million for clarifying. That’s exactly what I was wondering. Sarah |
| Jason Kehoe | Apr 8 2025, 11:17pm | A Message for All Teams – Action Required We currently have only 26 teams who have submitted their team details via the Jot Form. This form was due to be completed with provisional details on the weekend of team entries. That means we are missing 8 teams. Teams Who Have Submitted their teams details: Iron Bridge Wicklow Wolfpack The Glendalough Harried Lost and Confused Rush Running Bravehearts Grass Routes Cabinteely A.C Up Schitt’s Creek Trail Blazing Lassies Octoplodders DSD AC Looks Like We Got A Slot Mountain Swifts Irish Lights Sunday Loopers Belpark Triathlon Club LAKESHORE LADIES Trailrunners Agony of Defeet The 795ers The Hurt Squad Running Coach Ireland Blackrock AC TTRacers Rathfarnham AC If your team is not listed above, please check with your captain immediately and ensure they complete the form. We will soon have to offer places to the very eager waiting list, so it’s important that missing teams act fast. The 'CAPTAINS TEAM FORM' link is available on the Event Details page. Thanks, Jason |
| Luke McMullan | Apr 9 2025, 2:03pm | Hi Robert, Re purchasing 2025 IMRA Membership for those to take part in the WWR, on the Membership/Shop/Online Entries section - the only option that looks relevant is the "Wicklow Way Relay" option (at a cost of 0EUR). Is this the right option for team members to choose for their 2025 Membership to purchase pre-race? Or am I missing something? Thanks, Luke (Belpark Tri Club) |
| Aubrey O'Neill | Apr 9 2025, 2:21pm | Kilcoole AC provisional team added there FYI - apologies on the delay. |
| Stuart Scott | Apr 9 2025, 2:39pm | Hi Luke. That's correct. While the "race entry" is EUR0, the annual membership of EUR10 will be automatically bundled with it when they select it. As a reminder, this only applies to people without annual membership on the day of the relay. For anyone who runs another IMRA race prior to the relay, they will already have membership and don't need to do anything else. |
| Luke McMullan | Apr 9 2025, 4:35pm | Ok fully understand now. Thanks Stuart! |
| Luke McMullan | Apr 9 2025, 4:45pm | Hi Stuart, I went through the process and the 2025 IMRA Membership was never added to my cart. I was the Captain who bought our team's relay entry, and didn't previously have a live 2025 IMRA Membership. I think I've just had the same issue that was raised by Robert Asher above. |
| Luke McMullan | Apr 9 2025, 4:55pm | Ignore my posts above, I seem to have bought a 2025 Membership (in Nov24) when signing up to Ballyhoura Midnight Challenge (which I didn't actually take part in in the end). Facepalm! Apologies all :) |
| Monica Timmins | Apr 12 2025, 2:19pm | Hi, Can the legs and/or handover points be provided please so we ensure we get them right. Especially for first timers. Thank you Monica |
| Rene Borg | Apr 12 2025, 3:01pm | Good spot Monica - the leg descriptions have fallen off the page. Perhaps the IMRA webmaster or race director can add them back on ? In the meantime you can see the legs below but note that you may yet encounter official diversions on some legs not shown here (for instance, I believe the direct path up by Poulanass may be blocked at the moment) - in any case you will see NPWS or Coilltee diversion signs when you recci in such case: https://www.plotaroute.com/routecollection/8743 The handovers are accurate on the map but roughly they are: 1. Curtlestown Wood Car Park (at the Coillte gate) 2. J B Malone Car Park (at the Coillte gate) 3. Oldbridge (on Oldbridge itself) 4. Glendalough Visitor Centre (on the grass just past the centre) 5. Glenmalure / Drumgoff cross-roads (just beyond the cross-roads at the electric mast) 6. Ironbridge (on Ironbridge) 7. Crossbridge (just as the Wicklow Way takes a left turn off the small final tarmac section) 8. in front of the car park at the pub in Shillelagh |
| Mick Hanney | Apr 13 2025, 11:18am | Diversion in place on leg 6. I encountered this one this morning. Heading south on military road, with the Mucklagh section next to do, you enter the trail entrance and you are diverted left after about 100m, following fire roads instead of going up and past the Mucklagh hut. There is mention of this on the Coillte site, that it is to be in place until end May. I didn't run the entire diversion, but a simliar one in the past added a couple of k distance (of unpleasant fireroad running).. The diversion signage is 'light' in places. Small green diversion signs. But there is bigger warning signs of Coillte Operations - Do not enter. If one was to carry on on the traditional route there is machinery and logs blocking the trail. Nearer race day I can advise if diversion is still in place. |
| Mick Hanney | Apr 13 2025, 5:21pm | Leg 6 Diversion, Additional Info. I walked a loop around Mucklagh and saw the signs in place. Heading North, at the Mucklagh hut you are prevented from going up the rocky trail, instead you are directed up and right on fire-roads. Its a bit circuitous. I mapped the section from military road to the next road on the Hiiker app. https://hiiker.app/maps/planned-trails/mucklagh-ww-detour--20966 Its the same detour as was in place before when they were doing felling at Mucklagh. They don't attempt to provide a direct route, where one is available at a particular junction. The diversion signage isn't great. Additional signage to keep people on right route on the day would be advised. I reckon its adding 3k to this leg and around 65m of additional elevation, so not ideal for runners. |
| Jason Kehoe | Apr 14 2025, 11:20pm | Maps have been added again to event description. Email sent to all individuals who purchased an entry. We are missing details of four teams. Last chance before we offer places to waiting list. Teams we have details for: Slow and Steady YBCV3 Peak fitness Lusk AC Kilcoole AC Iron*space*Bridge Wicklow Wolfpack The Glendalough Harried Lost and Confused Rush Running Bravehearts Grass Routes Cabinteely A.C Up Schitt’s Creek Trail Blazing Lassies Octoplodders DSD AC Looks Like We Got A Slot Mountain Swifts Irish Lights Sunday Loopers Belpark Triathlon Club LAKESHORE LADIES Trailrunners Agony of Defeet The 795ers The Hurt Squad Running Coach Ireland Blackrock AC TTRacers Rathfarnham AC Best Regards, Jason |
| Cillian Borg | Apr 15 2025, 9:00am | Thanks Mick Here is a new plotaroute for leg 6: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2943226 we will likely need to update this again - there is a massive amount of fallen trees on the northern section of this leg too (as you are on the steep climb near the Mountain Access car park). I don't have the official re-route confirmed but that will add even more and the leg is already up to 16 km at this count. |
| Rene Borg | Apr 15 2025, 9:09am | Correction - file now adds in the secondary update. this is only a small diversion put in place earlier this month - a map can be seen if you go to the Wicklow Trails Facebook page and look at the image on April 4th. it makes no big impact distance wise - about an extra 30 metres as you are sent out to run parallel to the existing trail for a bit. Total expected length then 16.1 km for this leg meaning the entire relay is 3. km longer than normal which should add 17-25 minutes to most teams finishing times. |
| Mick Hanney | Apr 15 2025, 12:55pm | Thanks for the link Rene. The additional 3k on the Mucklagh side on leg 6 is well worth the recce so it clear in people's minds before race day. |
| Mick Hanney | Apr 15 2025, 7:08pm | Leg 6 strava link. https://www.strava.com/activities/14186582008 Someone has added marking tape at the diversion turns/junctions on the Mucklagh side so its a lot clearer. |
| John McAuley | Apr 18 2025, 4:07pm | Did Leg 5 today as my Good Friday act of penance. There are two minor changes from the current plotaroute, as linked below. 1) As Rene notes above, the direct steep path past the Poulanass waterfall is closed. The path being closed is not immediately obvious from the bottom, but there is an official WW marker clearly sending you right on a long zig-zag. Adds about 300m of distance, but no extra height. This is at 1.8k on link below. 2) At 8k, on link below, there is a new (?) gravel footpath which goes SW. This is noted as the WW on the link. This is extremely obvious so you can't miss it. To note, this removes the only bit of grass trail that there used to be on Leg 5. Finally, due to felling, if you stand at the bridge just down from Glenmalure Lodge, there will be an excellent view up to see Leg 5 runners when they have about 1k to go. https://www.plotaroute.com/route/570290 |
| John McAuley | Apr 18 2025, 4:11pm | PS : my Leg 6 teammate, who I tag teamed with, got on fine, saying that there was "adequate" markings for the Mucklagh section. |
| Jason Kehoe | Apr 22 2025, 9:45pm | OFFICIAL NOTICE: -------------------------------------- Captains update email has been sent out with information. Official Race numbers: Each team has been assigned a number, primarily based on their finishing position in last year’s event. Consider it a mark of honour, recognition of past performance and a useful way to get a sense of team form heading into this year’s race. If your team didn’t compete last year, or there was a gap since your last participation or you used a different name (non obvious), your number serves simply as an identifier rather than a ranking. Your team number should be roared at the handover marshal and you might even need to get the attention of your outgoing runner who could be oblivious to your arrival! 1. East Cork AC 2. TTRacers 3. Rathfarnham AC 4. Kilcoole AC 5. Peak fitness 6. YBCV3 7. Mountain Swifts 8. Iron*space*Bridge 9. The 795ers 10. Coillte Tree Trotters 11. Bravehearts 12. Grass Routes 13. Irish Lights 14. Lusk AC 15. Rush Running 16. Clash Clangers ------------------------------- 17. Agony of Defeet 18. Belpark Triathlon Club 19. Blackrock AC 20. Cabinteely A.C 21. DSD AC 22. LAKESHORE LADIES 23. Looks Like We Got A Slot 24. Lost and Confused 25. Might be 50 might not 26. Octoplodders 27. Running Coach Ireland 28. Slow and Steady 29. Sunday Loopers 30. The Glendalough Harried 31. The Hurt Squad 32. Trail Blazing Lassies 33. Trailrunners 34. Up Schitt’s Creek 35. Wicklow Wolfpack Thanks, Jason |
| Mark Ecock | Apr 29 2025, 2:32pm | How can I be added to the waiting list for this event? Also if there are any teams that team members are now unable to attend I would be grateful if I could be added to an existing team. |
| John McAuley | May 2 2025, 11:55am | Back to the point of all runners requiring 2025 membership. I have two (at least) teammates, who both have IMRA profiles, albeit they haven't done any IMRA races in a number of years. They have logged in ok this morning, but neither of them can see the option of either a) Wicklow Way Relay (from which membership would then be added), or b) a direct option for 2025 membership. All that is available in the Shop for them is the Carbon Offsets, Replacement Race Number, and other upcoming races. At least one of them will definitely not get a chance to do an IMRA race (which would cover the membership point) before the WWR, leaving us a bit stuck. Thoughts? |
| Warren Swords | May 2 2025, 12:55pm | Classic Rathfarnham. Wouldn't be the relay without them asking for directions. |
| Jeff Swords | May 2 2025, 4:43pm | Below now applies again until midnight the 15th (provisionally) to allow for team changes, don't have membership or those that missed the last window. ***NOTE FOR TEAM LEADERS AND MEMBERS*** Relay team members **who do not already have 2025 membership ** and ONLY for those in a relay team can now purchase their 2025 membership via the Wicklow Way Relay store item. *** DO NOT BUY THIS THINKING IT'S A TEAM ENTRY *** |
| Aubrey O'Neill | May 6 2025, 5:01pm | Hi - am looking to purchase the 2025 IMRA membership for this year, the relay will be my first of the year but I don't see any option to do this (I was also the one to purchase the race entry for the team but have no WWR option still available). Cheers! |
| Liam Bowe | May 6 2025, 5:47pm | Hi Jeff, same as. I have 1 team member who needs to get a number but option doesn't seem to be available at the moment. |
| Sarah Carroll | May 8 2025, 11:20am | Hi, just wondering when the car display info sheets will be sent out? I’d like to get them printed and distributed to team members. Cheers, Sarah |
| Sheila Carroll | May 9 2025, 9:56am | Hi, I'm doing a recce of Leg 6 this weekend. Can you please confirm the route with it's diversions and will these be in place for the race. Thanks Sheila |
| Rene Borg | May 9 2025, 10:16am | hi Sheila, the links on the event page reflect the courses with diversions as currently known. it is expected these diversions are in place for race day at the moment but ultimately it depends on Coillte and the work they do, so always account for the possibility that a deviation is removed or put in place as late as the day before the event. In that case the rule applies to 'follow diversion signs on the day' regardless of whether these are different from what was in place during reccis. |
| Kevin O'Riordan | May 9 2025, 10:59am | A couple of us recced leg 6 on Tuesday and there are some significant diversions after the road crossing that aren't reflected in the routes on the event details page. They are well signposted for the most part. The first diversion sign doesn't specifically say "Wicklow way" though you will see a sign seeing "no unauthorised persons beyond this point" on the original Wicklow way route. Basically you turn left at the fork after crossing the road instead of right. |
| Rene Borg | May 9 2025, 11:13am | This should reflect the changes discussed earlier this month which I think are the same you are pointing out now Kevin: https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2943226 |
| Kevin O'Riordan | May 9 2025, 11:22am | Yup, that looks to be the same route we recced. |
| Aubrey O'Neill | May 9 2025, 5:11pm | Hi - just raising my inability to sign up for the 2025 membership via the WWR event page again. It just says 'You are entered in this Event!' as I was the purchaser of the team entry. Cheers! |
| Stuart Scott | May 9 2025, 6:09pm | Hi Aubrey. Can you try again? Webmaster Eoin was able to address it quickly so hopefully that's working now! |
| Aubrey O'Neill | May 9 2025, 8:31pm | Success! Thanks so much - one source of anxiety for the relay relieved, now to focus on the other 99... |
| Karen Shannon | May 9 2025, 10:06pm | Hi. Just getting the jotform in order. I have 2025 membership but haven't raced yet so no number. What should I put on form? Thanks |
| Niamh O'Ceallaigh | May 10 2025, 6:59pm | Just wondering what time the mass start from Drumgoff will be at. Thanks |
| Jason Kehoe | May 11 2025, 8:55pm | @Niamh - And just like that, rule #14 was created: Any team whose runner has not arrived at the Leg 5 handover point (Glenmalure Lodge) by 1:15 PM must start their next runner in the mass start at 1:15 PM. Finish times will be adjusted accordingly to reflect this earlier start. @Karen - There is a €0 cost item in the shop called Wicklow Way Relay which will give you your number. |
| Elva Donnelly | May 11 2025, 9:14pm | Excited about next weekend but would have been useful to have knowledge of a mass start at Leg 6 communicated earlier for first timers and handovers ((including some car keys) already planned. Can you confirm if its just a time adjustment made at end of a time penalty? Thanks |
| Sarah Carroll | May 11 2025, 9:27pm | Hi there, Sorry, this mass start is news to me, so more questions. Wondering is a fresh GPX assigned to each team leaving in this 1.15 wave? Or are runners continuing from Glenmalure without GPX? |
| Jason Kehoe | May 11 2025, 9:34pm | Hi Elva, Great to hear you're excited for next weekend and yes the hype is true. You're dead right, clearer early communication around the Leg 6 mass start would’ve helped, especially for first-time teams. It's hard enough to juggle logistics for your team as it is. When Niamh (a very experienced IMRA member who’s done the mass start plenty of times) asked about it, I genuinely thought it was already in the rules. I was a bit miffed when I realised it wasn’t, so it’s been added properly now for future events. To confirm: Yes, teams starting at the Leg 6 mass start (1:15pm) will simply have their finish times adjusted based on when their runner would have arrived. It's not a penalty, just a way to keep the race flowing and not having your volunteer hang around all day if we didn't have it. If there are any concerns with car keys or handover logistics, feel free to flag them here, you will find there's plenty of very helpful folk who will give a dig out on the day. I will be following the route all day and can assist any way I can if you find yourselves stuck. Looking forward to seeing you and your team on race day! Jason |
| Jason Kehoe | May 11 2025, 9:42pm | Hi Sarah, Yes, a fresh GPS tracker will be provided to any team taking part in the mass start (1:15pm). Primal Tracking will be on-site at the Leg 6 handover to manage the swap. Apologies that you were also unaware of this. On the upside, if you do end up using the mass start, you’ll be at the pub even sooner. Not the worst outcome hopefully! Jason |
| Mick Hanney | May 11 2025, 9:48pm | Hi, I'II be helping at the Crossbridge CP. I ran past it today. Unlike the other WW handover points, there is no parking space at the actual leg 7 end / leg 8 start handover point. The car parking is a few hundred metres away in Crossbridge village. Park there and walk up. Please don't drive to / attempt to park at the CP handover point. Cheers, Mick |
| Jason Kehoe | May 11 2025, 10:43pm | NOTICE: CAPTAINS FINAL INSTRUCTIONS ------------------------------------------ Final captain’s instructions will be sent out tonight via email. Please ensure all team members are familiar with the relevant details, especially regarding car parking and what to do if a runner goes off course during their leg. Team details will be forwarded to Primal Tracking tomorrow morning for inclusion on the tracking website. You may still make changes to your team up until 5:00 PM on Friday 16th, but any changes made after tomorrow morning will not appear on the tracking site. WWR 2025 Tracking Site: https://live.primaltracking.com/wwr2025/ WWR 2025 Live Results (updates every 30 seconds): https://results.primaltracking.com/event/wwr2025 The results site includes: - Speed vs Elevation graphs - GPX downloads - Splits and leg analysis Thanks to Rowan from Primal Tracking and Jonjo, who will be on the ground managing the tech side on the day. Parking Reminder: A huge thanks to Michael Dowling of the beautiful Glenmalure Lodge, who is kindly providing his field for parking again this year. Please consider supporting the Lodge if you’re in need of refreshments or a bite to eat while you’re there. Prizegiving will take place at the end of the final leg at Parkview House, Shillelagh. Huge thanks to Eugene and Melissa and their entire team for once again hosting the finishers with a full delicious hot food menu and ice cold drinks. Prizegiving typically happens around 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM, depending on race flow and final team arrivals. Thanks, Jason, Bill, Rene ------------------------------------------ |
| Elva Donnelly | May 12 2025, 9:00am | Thanks Jason for quick responses last night, explaining the setup and for acknowledging it wasn't detailed and known by some teams. Agreed keeping the field closer together from Leg 6 makes sense, we will see you at the pub! |
| Brendan Lawlor | May 12 2025, 9:34am | The leg 6 Mass Start is a Wicklow Way Relay institution at this stage which unfortunately ( or fortunately) goes over the heads of the competitive teams but provides a great target for slower teams at the back of the field. ‘Chasing the Mass Start’ is a great way for team captains to rally their troops if they are marginal about making Glenmalure by the 1:15 deadline. There is always great banter and camaraderie amongst the ‘Mass starters’ who mill around the cross roads nervously awaiting their leg 5 runner or quietly resigned to their 1:15 kick off fate. We had the glorious’vision’ of ‘Foxy in a Tutu ‘ one year to ease our nerves but sadly that has not become an annual institution, as he hung up his pink wig after one performance. So Mass Starters, hold your heads proudly high, IMRA salutes you and thanks you for your service to our handover volunteers! |
| Jason Kehoe | May 13 2025, 9:45am | ___________________________________________ NOTICE: relay team place up for grabs We have had one team succumb to injuries and whatnot so they are giving up their place in the WW Relay this Saturday. The place is free, no cost. You will just have to pull it out of the bag to get a crew organised in record turnaround time! Expressions of interest to 'jason [dot] kehoe [atgmaildotcom]' if you can commit to taking it. First come first served but please make sure you can commit to it firstly so it doesn't go to waste. I'll update here when I've confirmed a team. ___________________________________________ Thanks, Jason |
| Brendan Lawlor | May 13 2025, 2:42pm | Hi Kate Flynn is putting a team together for the final place.. they need two more runners, ideally a leg 7 person and a woman ( could well be the same person) Contact Kate or myself ( oh 87 two 432 78 ate) if interested.. if you have to ask a lot of questions this probably isn’t for you! |
| Brendan Lawlor | May 13 2025, 2:52pm | Number is wrong Oh87 two432 79ate Plus just looking for one woman runner now |
| Jason Kehoe | May 13 2025, 10:21pm | EXTRA TEAM PLACE TAKEN: _________________________ Well done to Kate Flynn for putting together a, not too shabby, team for Saturday at a moments notice. She gets to run against her mum Angela on leg 8 as a result! _________________________ |
| Amanda Fitzgerald | May 15 2025, 2:37pm | Hello Jason just checking does each member of the team have to wear their official IMRA race number on the day? |
| Jeff Swords | May 15 2025, 2:56pm | *** TEAM CAPTAINS NOTICE *** There are a number of team captains, or team members who purchased the team entry, who do not have IMRA membership for the year. If you plan on running please ensure you purchase the Wicklow Way Relay race entry from the store and you'll have your annual membership added automatically. If you've already ran this year or have already done so you can ignore this. If you don't have membership, which includes insurance, your team will not be competitive and/or risk a DNF. |
| Jason Kehoe | May 15 2025, 5:09pm | CAPTIAINS NOTICE: ________________________________________ A few important last-minute announcements and requests to ensure everything runs smoothly on race day: Parking Marshals – Sign In & Out is Mandatory All Parking Marshals must sign in with the Handover Marshal. – Their name will be recorded and cross-checked on the manual results page. Once their duty is complete, they must also sign out with the same Handover Marshal. Failure to do both sign-in and sign-out will result in your team being deemed non-competitive and excluded from the results. Why this matters: We’ve had teams treat this role as optional. It’s not. Proper parking control ensures: Roads remain unobstructed Runners stay safe Locals stay happy The event maintains a reputation for professionalism MISSING IMRA RACE NUMBERS on JotForm To appear in the results: You must ensure each runner has their correct IMRA race number entered on the JotForm. This is not the IMRA ID. It’s the race number that appears beside their name in 2025 IMRA race results. If a runner hasn’t raced in 2025 yet, they must "purchase" the IMRA Wicklow Way Relay item (€0.00) from the IMRA shop. This assigns them a number. CHECK YOUR FORM BEFORE 5PM TOMORROW Some teams have no numbers entered Others have used IMRA IDs instead of race numbers Don’t miss out due to a technicality! Final Captain's Checklist Have I circulated both official documents to the team? – Especially the parking guidance Have all drivers (partners/friends/collectors) printed their dashboard car display? Have I told my Carpark Marshal to sign in and out with the Handover Marshal? Has my volunteer added their name to the IMRA event page as a non-running volunteer? Does everyone on my team have a jacket (mandatory) and water (recommended – it will be hot)? Thanks, Jason -RD ________________________________________ |
| Jeff Swords | May 16 2025, 6:27pm | *** FINAL REMINDER FOR MEMBERSHIP *** I still see some who bought the team entry and had their entry accepted still don't have membership themselves for 2025. If it's a case those people are just team captains and not running that's fine, but if they plan running themselves they need to have it. The Wicklow Way Relay entry in the store (entry fee is €0 but it will add membership when you go finalise the purchase) will be gone from midnight. After that, any runners without 2025 membership number will have their team voided. |
| Rene Borg | May 16 2025, 9:08pm | hi Jeff,I have checked the final file and everyone running tomorrow has an active IMRA number. There are a lot of non-running captains tomorrow. |
| Alasdair Brown | May 17 2025, 4:24pm | Thanks all for another stellar event. The majestic beauty of Wicklow was on full display today. Thanks to all the many volunteers and organizers. Much appreciated. I did not envy the runners picking up the baton in the later legs. See you next year! |
| Niamh O'Ceallaigh | May 17 2025, 11:31pm | Thanks so much to Jason, Bill, Rene and all the volunteers that made today happen. Another fabulous day had by all. Wicklow really was looking its absolute best today. |
| Rene Borg | May 18 2025, 8:46am | And so the 22nd Wicklow Way Relay has come to an end with a triple-Crown for East Cork AC, 2nd place for TT Racers, and a 20th consecutive podium for Rathfarnham in 3rd. Today the process of deciphering timing sheets begins but until then you can use the results link from PrimalTracking to get a basic idea of how the day played out. In the next day or two we should have leg-by-leg results, updates on potential records and interesting statistics about what made the 2025 event unique. In the summer, we expect a small working group to sit down and discuss options for how the relay could facilitate more teams in future years without causing issues, but for now all focus is on the 2025 event! |
| Deirdre Galvin | May 18 2025, 9:29am | A great day out in Wicklow. Thank you very much to all involved. |
| Rene Borg | May 18 2025, 2:54pm | PROVISIONAL RESULTS LEG 1 (Note: email me on contact@runningevents.ie for MAJOR errors only so we can look into them. Not for 0-30 seconds deviations) RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER TEAM 1 Paul Stephenson M35 0:59:25 100% TTRacers 2 Leo Corry MS 0:59:34 100% Belpark Triathlon Club 3 Patrick MacGabhann MS 1:00:06 101% Rathfarnham AC 4 Graham Swords M40 1:01:35 100% East Cork AC 5 Karl Milligan M45 1:04:48 109% The Hurt Squad 6 John Bell M45 1:05:08 110% Mountain Swifts 7 Peter O Farrell M50 1:07:19 113% Last minute leggers 8 Mikey o Connell MS 1:08:11 115% Peak fitness 9 Mícheál Ó Meachair M40 1:08:29 115% DSD AC 10 Austin Dennis MS 1:09:19 117% Lusk AC 11 David Dunne M45 1:10:07 118% Running Coach Ireland 12 Laura O’Driscoll F40 1:10:08 118% YBCV3 13 Graeme Warren M50 1:10:22 118% The Glendalough Harried 14 Alex Kirwan M45 1:10:55 119% Looks Like We Got A Slot 15 Andrew Linsley M45 1:11:15 120% Bravehearts 16 Kieran Murray M50 1:12:01 121% Iron*space*Bridge 17 Ross Moorehead M45 1:12:25 122% The 795ers 18 Stephen Kelly M45 1:12:28 122% Octoplodders 19 Ted Burke M45 1:15:42 127% Blackrock AC 20 Dave Docherty M45 1:17:05 130% Lost and Confused 21 Eamonn Hodge M45 1:17:13 130% Cabinteely AC 22 Mark Walsh M55 1:17:54 131% Kilcoole AC 23 Sinead Stainton F45 1:23:48 141% Trail Blazing Lassies 24 Jonathan Pickett M45 1:24:05 142% Irish Lights 25 CAOIMHE O BRIEN FS 1:24:54 143% LAKESHORE LADIES 26 Paul Campbell M50 1:26:00 145% Sunday Loopers 27 Liam Donolon MS 1:26:45 146% Slow and Steady 28 Davd J HYnes M50 1:27:03 147% Grass Routes 29 Stephen Lavelle M45 1:29:19 150% Rush Running 30 Ciaran Fallon M50 1:34:47 160% Coillte Tree Trotters 31 Martina O'Kearney F55 1:37:08 163% Clash Clangers 32 Lisa Shine F40 2:38:02 266% Agony of Defeet |
| Rene Borg | May 18 2025, 3:46pm | PROVISIONAL RESULTS LEG 2 RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER TEAM 1 Tony Forristal MS 1:02:25 100% East Cork AC 2 Mark Kirwan M35 1:07:39 108% TTRacers 3 Luke McMullan M35 1:11:44 115% Belpark Triathlon Club 4 Alastair Brow M40 1:11:51 115% The Hurt Squad 5 Marc Fitzachary M45 1:11:52 115% Rathfarnham AC 6 Ben Mangan MS 1:12:05 115% Running Coach Ireland 7 Robin Seymour M50 1:14:58 120% The Glendalough Harried 8 Graham Bushe M55 1:15:15 121% Mountain Swifts 9 Rob Tobin M35 1:18:31 126% Bravehearts 10 Con Halpin MS 1:20:22 129% Cabinteely AC 11 Christy Lumsden MS 1:23:05 133% Kilcoole AC 12 Derek O'Brien M45 1:24:21 135% Lusk AC 13 Eugene McCabe MS 1:26:42 139% DSD AC 14 ANNA-MAY TUTTY F35 1:26:43 139% LAKESHORE LADIES 15 Aaron Bailey MS 1:30:23 145% Slow and Steady 16 Richard Dalton M45 1:32:02 147% Octoplodders 17 Conor O Meara M50 1:33:41 150% Last minute leggers 18 Liam Kenny M40 1:33:54 150% Peak fitness 19 Harriette Robinson FS 1:36:38 155% Rush Running 20 Gerry Guinness M60 1:37:52 157% Irish Lights 21 Marie Boland F35 1:39:42 160% Trail Blazing Lassies 22 Áine Kenny F40 1:40:55 162% Agony of Defeet 23 Jonathan Eadie M40 1:43:23 166% Iron*space*Bridge 24 John McCann M50 1:44:35 168% Grass Routes 25 Sarah Flannagan F45 1:45:04 168% YBCV3 26 Fiona Sheerin F50 1:47:33 172% Lost and Confused 27 Will Stafford M40 1:53:03 181% Sunday Loopers 28 Ashley Culbert M45 1:54:11 183% Coillte Tree Trotters 29 Damien Malone M45 1:54:18 183% The 795ers 30 Mick Quirke M45 1:54:48 184% Blackrock AC 31 Elva Donnely F40 2:00:36 193% Looks Like We Got A Slot 32 Maeve O Reilly F50 2:22:46 229% Clash Clangers |
| Rene Borg | May 18 2025, 3:49pm | PROVISIONAL RESULTS LEG 1-3 (TAKE 2!) Note only 32 teams were included in first post. Now all 35 are included. LEG 1 RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER TEAM 1 Paul Stephenson M35 0:59:25 100% TTRacers 2 Leo Corry MS 0:59:34 100% Belpark Triathlon Club 3 Patrick MacGabhann MS 1:00:06 101% Rathfarnham AC 4 Karl Milligan M45 1:04:48 109% The Hurt Squad 5 John Bell M45 1:05:08 110% Mountain Swifts 6 Peter O Farrell M50 1:07:19 113% Last minute leggers 7 Anthony Cahill M45 1:07:50 114% Trailrunners 8 Mikey o Connell MS 1:08:11 115% Peak fitness 9 Mícheál Ó Meachair M40 1:08:29 115% DSD AC 10 Austin Dennis MS 1:09:19 117% Lusk AC 11 David Dunne M45 1:10:07 118% Running Coach Ireland 12 Laura O’Driscoll F40 1:10:08 100% YBCV3 13 Graeme Warren M50 1:10:22 118% The Glendalough Harried 14 Alex Kirwan M45 1:10:55 119% Looks Like We Got A Slot 15 Andrew Linsley M45 1:11:15 120% Bravehearts 16 Kieran Murray M50 1:12:01 121% Iron*space*Bridge 17 Ross Moorehead M45 1:12:25 122% The 795ers 18 Stephen Kelly M45 1:12:28 122% Octoplodders 19 Ted Burke M45 1:15:42 127% Blackrock AC 20 Dave Docherty M45 1:17:05 130% Lost and Confused 21 Eamonn Hodge M45 1:17:13 130% Cabinteely AC 22 Mark Walsh M55 1:17:54 131% Kilcoole AC 23 Stephen McCabe M45 1:21:31 137% Up Schitt’s Creek 24 Sinead Stainton F45 1:23:48 141% Trail Blazing Lassies 25 Jonathan Pickett M45 1:24:05 142% Irish Lights 26 CAOIMHE O BRIEN FS 1:24:54 143% LAKESHORE LADIES 27 Paul Campbell M50 1:26:00 145% Sunday Loopers 28 Liam Donolon MS 1:26:45 146% Slow and Steady 29 Eoin Phelan M35 1:26:50 146% Wicklow Wolfpack 30 Davd J HYnes M50 1:27:03 147% Grass Routes 31 Stephen Lavelle M45 1:29:19 150% Rush Running 32 Ciaran Fallon M50 1:34:47 160% Coillte Tree Trotters 33 Martina O'Kearney F55 1:37:08 163% Clash Clangers 34 Lisa Shine F40 1:38:02 165% Agony of Defeet LEG 2 RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER TEAM 1 Tony Forristal MS 1:02:25 100% East Cork AC 2 Mark Kirwan M35 1:07:39 108% TTRacers 3 Luke McMullan M35 1:11:44 115% Belpark Triathlon Club 4 Alastair Brow M40 1:11:51 115% The Hurt Squad 5 Marc Fitzachary M45 1:11:52 115% Rathfarnham AC 6 Ben Mangan MS 1:12:05 115% Running Coach Ireland 7 Robin Seymour M50 1:14:58 120% The Glendalough Harried 8 Graham Bushe M55 1:15:15 121% Mountain Swifts 9 Rob Tobin M35 1:18:31 126% Bravehearts 10 Con Halpin MS 1:20:22 129% Cabinteely AC 11 Christy Lumsden MS 1:23:05 133% Kilcoole AC 12 Gavin Dunne M45 1:23:43 134% Up Schitt’s Creek 13 Derek O'Brien M45 1:24:21 135% Lusk AC 14 Eugene McCabe MS 1:26:42 139% DSD AC 15 ANNA-MAY TUTTY F35 1:26:43 139% LAKESHORE LADIES 16 Aaron Bailey MS 1:30:23 145% Slow and Steady 17 Rob Costello M45 1:31:41 147% Trailrunners 18 Richard Dalton M45 1:32:02 147% Octoplodders 19 Conor O Meara M50 1:33:41 150% Last minute leggers 20 Liam Kenny M40 1:33:54 150% Peak fitness 21 Harriette Robinson FS 1:36:38 155% Rush Running 22 Gerry Guinness M60 1:37:52 157% Irish Lights 23 Marie Boland F35 1:39:42 160% Trail Blazing Lassies 24 Áine Kenny F40 1:40:55 162% Agony of Defeet 25 Jonathan Eadie M40 1:43:23 166% Iron*space*Bridge 26 John McCann M50 1:44:35 168% Grass Routes 27 Sarah Flannagan F45 1:45:04 168% YBCV3 28 Fiona Sheerin F50 1:47:33 172% Lost and Confused 29 Will Stafford M40 1:53:03 181% Sunday Loopers 30 Gerard O'Rourke M45 1:53:49 182% Wicklow Wolfpack 31 Ashley Culbert M45 1:54:11 183% Coillte Tree Trotters 32 Damien Malone M45 1:54:18 183% The 795ers 33 Mick Quirke M45 1:54:48 184% Blackrock AC 34 Elva Donnely F40 2:00:36 193% Looks Like We Got A Slot 35 Maeve O Reilly F50 2:22:46 229% Clash Clangers LEG 3 RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER TEAM 1 Fiona Santry F35 0:34:54 100% East Cork AC 2 Caitriona Jennings FS 0:37:24 107% TTRacers 3 Maeve Maher McWilliams F35 0:37:25 107% YBCV3 4 Sonya McConnon FS 0:38:24 110% The Hurt Squad 5 Aofie McKernan F40 0:38:53 111% Kilcoole AC 6 Rachel Wisdom F40 0:39:23 113% The Glendalough Harried 7 LAURA QUERL F40 0:39:54 114% LAKESHORE LADIES 8 Clare Shiels F45 0:40:23 116% Rathfarnham AC 8 Lorraine Byrne F45 0:40:23 116% The 795ers 8 Shauna Griffin F40 0:40:23 116% DSD AC 11 Aoife Joyce F45 0:40:53 117% Wicklow Wolfpack 12 Stefanie Wynne FS 0:40:54 117% Trailrunners 13 Karen Shannon F45 0:41:23 119% Octoplodders 14 Conor o flatery M35 0:41:53 120% Peak fitness 14 Sandra Simpson F40 0:41:53 120% Slow and Steady 16 Sinead Fahy F45 0:43:23 124% Iron*space*Bridge 17 Donna Kearney F45 0:43:24 124% Lusk AC 18 Victoria O'Mahony F40 0:43:52 126% Blackrock AC 19 Kate Tannam F40 0:43:54 126% Running Coach Ireland 20 Ann Robinson F60 0:44:23 127% Rush Running 21 Conal Markey M55 0:44:52 129% Belpark Triathlon Club 22 Ciara O'Neill F40 0:44:53 129% Up Schitt’s Creek 23 Karen Woods F45 0:45:22 130% Coillte Tree Trotters 24 Monica Timmins F40 0:45:23 130% Trail Blazing Lassies 25 Joyce Tracey F50 0:46:22 133% Mountain Swifts 26 Laura Flynn F60 0:46:52 134% Lost and Confused 27 Andrew Mendelson M55 0:46:53 134% Last minute leggers 28 Claire Gray F45 0:47:53 137% Grass Routes 29 Niamh Fitzpatrick FS 0:49:21 141% Cabinteely AC 30 Paula Hegarty F50 0:50:21 144% Bravehearts 31 Máirín Shine F65 0:55:50 160% Agony of Defeet 32 Elva Donnely F40 0:55:51 160% Looks Like We Got A Slot 33 Jane Mcgahern F40 1:01:20 176% Irish Lights 34 Collette Matthews F45 1:04:20 184% Clash Clangers 35 Tara Gavin F45 2:27:43 423% Sunday Loopers |
| Rene Borg | May 18 2025, 4:25pm | LEG 4 PROVISIONAL RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER TEAM 1 Barry Minnock M50 0:40:53 100% TTRacers 2 Donal Giltinan M40 0:41:24 101% East Cork AC 3 Benjamin Emes MS 0:42:23 104% Running Coach Ireland 4 Ed Hayes M40 0:44:27 109% The Hurt Squad 5 Eoghan O'Gorman M35 0:45:51 112% Mountain Swifts 6 Dermot Shiels M50 0:46:52 115% Rathfarnham AC 7 Liam Bowe M50 0:47:52 117% The 795ers 8 Angus Tyner M55 0:47:53 117% The Glendalough Harried 9 Anna Michael F45 0:48:22 118% Kilcoole AC 10 Laura O’Driscoll F40 0:50:21 123% YBCV3 11 Caoimhin Macmaolin M50 0:50:22 123% Trailrunners 12 Laura Cotter F50 0:50:40 124% Bravehearts 13 Kevin Toher M35 0:50:52 124% Cabinteely AC 14 Aoife Reilly FS 0:51:22 126% Belpark Triathlon Club 15 Ger Kelly F60 0:52:51 129% Octoplodders 16 Isobel Radford-Dodd MS 0:52:51 129% Slow and Steady 17 Rory Hearne M45 0:53:20 130% Iron*space*Bridge 18 Anne Bromley F40 0:53:21 130% Coillte Tree Trotters 19 Paul Croke M45 0:53:21 130% DSD AC 20 Jarlath Hynes M55 0:53:51 132% Grass Routes 21 Colm Kenna M45 0:55:51 137% Wicklow Wolfpack 22 Orla McEvoy F45 0:56:50 139% Last minute leggers 23 SINEAD Ni Alluin F55 0:58:50 144% LAKESHORE LADIES 24 Thomas o Brien M40 0:59:20 145% Peak fitness 25 Noelle capewell F50 1:00:19 148% Up Schitt’s Creek 26 Niamh L'Estrange F55 1:00:49 149% Blackrock AC 27 Anne Lyons F55 1:01:50 151% Rush Running 28 Stephen Burke F50 1:01:50 151% Lusk AC 29 Sarah Carroll F45 1:02:49 154% Looks Like We Got A Slot 30 Fergal Buckley M45 1:03:51 156% Lost and Confused 31 Hannah Grene F45 1:06:20 162% Clash Clangers 32 Tanja Narancic F45 1:06:49 163% Agony of Defeet 33 Katie kileen F40 1:07:18 165% Irish Lights 34 Andrezza Aldrighi Zimenez F35 1:11:18 174% Trail Blazing Lassies 35 Carmel Higgins F45 DNF Sunday Loopers |
| Diane McConnell | May 18 2025, 9:21pm | Great day from start to finish! Thank you to all the organisers, volunteers, supporters… loved every minute:) Posting also as a long shot in case anyone picked up a Brooks running cap. It’s light yellow and light purple. Maybe fell out of my boot in cross bridge or Glenmalure or iron bridge .. I was in a few spots up to shillelagh! Hoping someone might have it. If so give me a shout dianedime9@gmail.com .. please and thank you! |
| Liam Bowe | May 19 2025, 12:22pm | Jason, Bill, Rene - what a day! Thank you from the 8 of us who flew the Racing 795 colours. Big shout out to all the other volunteers (long list) who stood on all the hand over points along the WW. Special thanks to our own volunteer, Niall, who overnighted at Curtlestown so that we could enjoy this special day in the IMRA calendar. |
| Rene Borg | May 19 2025, 5:26pm | All results and statistics from the day can be accessed here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/20807a409qby2iwaija7h/WWR2025_FullResults.xlsx?rlkey=6vljgpcuyu84k6nfp8ux1q7zl&dl=0 Download this file to your computer before viewing (but don't worry I got a local copy!). Please review and if you notice major errors contact me on contacts@runningevents.ie in the next 3 days. After that point, upload to the IMRA website will begin. Below all leg by leg results in text for those who don't have handy access to spreadsheets: LEG 1 RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER TEAM 1 Paul Stephenson M35 0:59:25 100% TTRacers 2 Leo Corry MS 0:59:34 100% Belpark Triathlon Club 3 Patrick MacGabhann MS 1:00:06 101% Rathfarnham AC 4 Graham Swords M40 1:01:54 104% East Cork AC 5 Karl Milligan M45 1:04:48 109% The Hurt Squad 6 John Bell M45 1:05:08 110% Mountain Swifts 7 Peter O Farrell M50 1:07:19 113% Last minute leggers 8 Anthony Cahill M45 1:07:50 114% Trailrunners 9 Mikey o Connell MS 1:08:11 115% Peak fitness 10 Mícheál Ó Meachair M40 1:08:29 115% DSD AC 11 Austin Dennis MS 1:09:19 117% Lusk AC 12 David Dunne M45 1:10:07 118% Running Coach Ireland 13 Laura O’Driscoll F40 1:10:08 118% YBCV3 14 Graeme Warren M50 1:10:22 118% The Glendalough Harried 15 Alex Kirwan M45 1:10:55 119% Looks Like We Got A Slot 16 Andrew Linsley M45 1:11:15 120% Bravehearts 17 Kieran Murray M50 1:12:01 121% Iron*space*Bridge 18 Ross Moorehead M45 1:12:25 122% The 795ers 19 Stephen Kelly M45 1:12:28 122% Octoplodders 20 Ted Burke M45 1:15:42 127% Blackrock AC 21 Dave Docherty M45 1:17:05 130% Lost and Confused 22 Eamonn Hodge M45 1:17:13 130% Cabinteely AC 23 Mark Walsh M55 1:17:54 131% Kilcoole AC 24 Stephen McCabe M45 1:21:31 137% Up Schitt’s Creek 25 Sinead Stainton F45 1:23:48 141% Trail Blazing Lassies 26 Jonathan Pickett M45 1:24:05 100% Irish Lights 27 Caoimhe O Brien FS 1:24:54 143% Lakeshore Ladies 28 Paul Campbell M50 1:26:00 145% Sunday Loopers 29 Liam Donolon MS 1:26:45 146% Slow and Steady 30 Eoin Phelan M35 1:26:50 146% Wicklow Wolfpack 31 David J Hynes M50 1:27:03 147% Grass Routes 32 Stephen Lavelle M45 1:29:19 150% Rush Running 33 Ciaran Fallon M50 1:34:47 160% Coillte Tree Trotters 34 Martina O'Kearney F55 1:37:08 163% Clash Clangers 35 Lisa Shine F40 1:38:02 165% Agony of Defeet LEG 2 RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER TEAM 1 Tony Forristal MS 1:02:06 100% East Cork AC 2 Mark Kirwan M35 1:07:39 109% TTRacers 3 Luke McMullan M35 1:11:44 116% Belpark Triathlon Club 4 Alastair Brow M40 1:11:51 116% The Hurt Squad 5 Marc Fitzachary M45 1:11:52 116% Rathfarnham AC 6 Ben Mangan MS 1:12:05 116% Running Coach Ireland 7 Robin Seymour M50 1:14:58 121% The Glendalough Harried 8 Graham Bushe M55 1:16:55 124% Mountain Swifts 9 Rob Tobin M35 1:18:31 126% Bravehearts 10 Con Halpin MS 1:20:22 129% Cabinteely AC 11 Christy Lumsden MS 1:23:05 134% Kilcoole AC 12 Gavin Dunne M45 1:23:43 135% Up Schitt’s Creek 13 Derek O'Brien M45 1:24:21 136% Lusk AC 14 Eugene McCabe MS 1:26:42 140% DSD AC 15 Anna-May Tutty F35 1:26:43 140% Lakeshore Ladies 16 Aaron Bailey MS 1:30:23 146% Slow and Steady 17 Rob Costello M45 1:31:41 148% Trailrunners 18 Richard Dalton M45 1:32:02 148% Octoplodders 19 Conor O Meara M50 1:33:41 151% Last minute leggers 20 Liam Kenny M40 1:33:54 151% Peak fitness 21 Harriette Robinson FS 1:36:38 156% Rush Running 22 Gerry Guinness M60 1:37:52 158% Irish Lights 23 Marie Boland F35 1:39:42 161% Trail Blazing Lassies 24 Áine Kenny F40 1:40:55 163% Agony of Defeet 25 Jonathan Eadie M40 1:43:23 166% Iron*space*Bridge 26 John McCann M50 1:44:35 168% Grass Routes 27 Sarah Flannagan F45 1:45:04 169% YBCV3 28 Fiona Sheerin F50 1:47:33 173% Lost and Confused 29 Will Stafford M40 1:53:03 182% Sunday Loopers 30 Gerard O'Rourke M45 1:53:49 183% Wicklow Wolfpack 31 Ashley Culbert M45 1:54:11 184% Coillte Tree Trotters 32 Damien Malone M45 1:54:18 184% The 795ers 33 Mick Quirke M45 1:54:48 185% Blackrock AC 34 Elva Donnely F40 2:00:36 194% Looks Like We Got A Slot 35 Maeve O Reilly F50 2:22:46 230% Clash Clangers LEG 3 RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER TEAM 1 Fiona Santry F35 0:34:54 100% East Cork AC 2 Caitriona Jennings FS 0:35:24 101% TTRacers 3 Maeve Maher McWilliams F35 0:37:25 107% YBCV3 4 Sonya McConnon FS 0:38:24 110% The Hurt Squad 5 Aofie McKernan F40 0:38:53 111% Kilcoole AC 6 Rachel Wisdom F40 0:39:23 113% The Glendalough Harried 7 Laura Querl F40 0:39:54 114% Lakeshore Ladies 8 Clare Shiels F45 0:40:23 116% Rathfarnham AC 8 Lorraine Byrne F45 0:40:23 116% The 795ers 8 Shauna Griffin F40 0:40:23 116% DSD AC 11 Aoife Joyce F45 0:40:53 117% Wicklow Wolfpack 12 Stefanie Wynne FS 0:40:54 117% Trailrunners 13 Karen Shannon F45 0:41:23 119% Octoplodders 14 Conor o flatery M35 0:41:53 120% Peak fitness 14 Sandra Simpson F40 0:41:53 120% Slow and Steady 16 Sinead Fahy F45 0:43:23 124% Iron*space*Bridge 17 Donna Kearney F45 0:43:24 124% Lusk AC 18 Victoria O'Mahony F40 0:43:52 126% Blackrock AC 19 Kate Tannam F40 0:43:54 126% Running Coach Ireland 20 Ann Robinson F60 0:44:23 127% Rush Running 21 Joyce Tracey F50 0:44:42 128% Mountain Swifts 22 Conal Markey M55 0:44:52 129% Belpark Triathlon Club 23 Ciara O'Neill F40 0:44:53 129% Up Schitt’s Creek 24 Karen Woods F45 0:45:22 130% Coillte Tree Trotters 25 Monica Timmins F40 0:45:23 130% Trail Blazing Lassies 26 Laura Flynn F60 0:46:52 134% Lost and Confused 27 Andrew Mendelson M55 0:46:53 134% Last minute leggers 28 Claire Gray F45 0:47:53 137% Grass Routes 29 Niamh Fitzpatrick FS 0:49:21 141% Cabinteely AC 30 Paula Hegarty F50 0:50:21 144% Bravehearts 31 Máirín Shine F65 0:55:50 160% Agony of Defeet 32 Elva Donnely F40 0:55:51 160% Looks Like We Got A Slot 33 Jane Mcgahern F40 1:01:20 176% Irish Lights 34 Collette Matthews F45 1:04:20 184% Clash Clangers 35 Tara Gavin F45 2:03:39 354% Sunday Loopers LEG 4 RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER TEAM 1 Barry Minnock M50 0:40:53 100% TTRacers 2 Donal Giltinan M40 0:41:24 101% East Cork AC 3 Benjamin Emes MS 0:42:23 104% Running Coach Ireland 4 Ed Hayes M40 0:44:27 109% The Hurt Squad 5 Dermot Shiels M50 0:46:52 115% Rathfarnham AC 6 Liam Bowe M50 0:47:52 117% The 795ers 7 Angus Tyner M55 0:47:53 117% The Glendalough Harried 8 Anna Michael F45 0:48:22 118% Kilcoole AC 9 Laura O’Driscoll F40 0:50:21 123% YBCV3 10 Caoimhin Macmaolin M50 0:50:22 123% Trailrunners 11 Laura Cotter F50 0:50:40 124% Bravehearts 12 Eoghan O'Gorman M35 0:50:51 124% Mountain Swifts 13 Kevin Toher M35 0:50:52 124% Cabinteely AC 14 Aoife Reilly FS 0:51:22 126% Belpark Triathlon Club 15 Ger Kelly F60 0:52:51 129% Octoplodders 16 Isobel Radford-Dodd MS 0:52:51 129% Slow and Steady 17 Rory Hearne M45 0:53:20 130% Iron*space*Bridge 18 Anne Bromley F40 0:53:21 130% Coillte Tree Trotters 19 Paul Croke M45 0:53:21 130% DSD AC 20 Jarlath Hynes M55 0:53:51 132% Grass Routes 21 Colm Kenna M45 0:55:51 137% Wicklow Wolfpack 22 Orla McEvoy F45 0:56:50 139% Last minute leggers 23 Sinead Ni Alluin F55 0:58:50 144% Lakeshore Ladies 24 Thomas o Brien M40 0:59:20 145% Peak fitness 25 Noelle capewell F50 1:00:19 148% Up Schitt’s Creek 26 Niamh L'Estrange F55 1:00:49 149% Blackrock AC 27 Anne Lyons F55 1:01:50 151% Rush Running 28 Stephen Burke F50 1:01:50 151% Lusk AC 29 Sarah Carroll F45 1:02:49 154% Looks Like We Got A Slot 30 Fergal Buckley M45 1:03:51 156% Lost and Confused 31 Hannah Grene F45 1:06:20 162% Clash Clangers 32 Tanja Narancic F45 1:06:49 163% Agony of Defeet 33 Katie kileen F40 1:07:18 165% Irish Lights 34 Andrezza Aldrighi Zimenez F35 1:11:18 174% Trail Blazing Lassies 35 Carmel Higgins F45 DNF Sunday Loopers LEG 5 RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER LEG PACE TEAM 1 Darragh Halpenny M40 0:56:50 100% 4:11 min/km Belpark Triathlon Club 2 Brendan Murphy M40 0:57:31 101% 4:14 min/km TTRacers 3 Matt Horrigan M35 0:57:42 102% 4:15 min/km East Cork AC 4 Ruben Bartelink M50 0:58:50 104% 4:20 min/km DSD AC 5 Simon Molloy MS 1:00:17 106% 4:26 min/km The Hurt Squad 6 John McAuley M40 1:03:25 112% 4:40 min/km Rathfarnham AC 7 Diarmuid Meldon M35 1:05:06 115% 4:47 min/km Cabinteely AC 8 David Dodrill M40 1:06:12 116% 4:52 min/km Running Coach Ireland 9 Darragh Flynn M40 1:08:10 120% 5:01 min/km Kilcoole AC 10 Becky Quinn F50 1:08:28 120% 5:02 min/km Mountain Swifts 11 Kevin Ferguson M40 1:08:39 121% 5:03 min/km The Glendalough Harried 12 Joe Duignan M45 1:09:32 122% 5:07 min/km Blackrock AC 13 Chris Willoughby M50 1:12:41 128% 5:21 min/km Trailrunners 14 Pól Ó Murchú M45 1:12:41 128% 5:21 min/km Octoplodders 15 Aoife Mundow F40 1:12:49 128% 5:21 min/km YBCV3 16 Peter McGloin M45 1:14:09 130% 5:27 min/km Coillte Tree Trotters 17 Richard hughs M40 1:14:18 131% 5:28 min/km Peak fitness 18 Paul Malone M40 1:20:44 142% 5:56 min/km Up Schitt’s Creek 19 Hanna D'Aughton FS 1:25:11 150% 6:16 min/km Slow and Steady 20 Claudine Hughes F55 1:25:24 150% 6:17 min/km Agony of Defeet 21 Elaine Price F45 1:27:27 154% 6:26 min/km Lusk AC 22 Sile Whelan F40 1:27:57 155% 6:28 min/km Lakeshore Ladies 23 Rebecca Whineray F45 1:28:01 155% 6:28 min/km Wicklow Wolfpack 24 Andreas Kusch M55 1:28:29 156% 6:30 min/km Rush Running 25 Stuart Scott M40 1:29:30 157% 6:35 min/km Last minute leggers 26 Shay Foody M40 1:30:48 160% 6:41 min/km Lost and Confused 27 Shane Parkinson M50 1:30:56 160% 6:41 min/km Bravehearts 28 Eoin O'Malley M50 1:31:01 160% 6:42 min/km Iron*space*Bridge 29 David Jackson M55 1:32:01 162% 6:46 min/km Grass Routes 30 Bill Barry M50 1:33:17 164% 6:52 min/km The 795ers 31 Sean Phelan M50 1:35:25 168% 7:01 min/km Irish Lights 32 Claire Murray FS 1:37:41 172% 7:11 min/km Trail Blazing Lassies 33 Hilary Jenkinson F55 1:41:23 178% 7:27 min/km Clash Clangers 34 Sarah Carroll F45 1:43:32 182% 7:37 min/km Looks Like We Got A Slot 35 Emily Glen F35 0% Sunday Loopers LEG 6 RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER LEG PACE TEAM 1 Ronan Dunphy M40 1:09:18 106% 5:22 min/km TTRacers 2 Kevin O Brien M35 1:09:51 106% 5:25 min/km East Cork AC 3 Ben Butler M35 1:14:24 113% 5:46 min/km Kilcoole AC 4 Louis McCarthy M40 1:16:51 117% 5:57 min/km Rathfarnham AC 5 Sorcha Loughnane F45 1:17:40 118% 6:01 min/km YBCV3 6 Brian Kitson M50 1:18:07 119% 6:03 min/km Trailrunners 7 Huw Thomas MS 1:18:10 119% 6:04 min/km Wicklow Wolfpack 8 Des Kennedy M55 1:23:03 127% 6:26 min/km The Hurt Squad 9 Richard Mikisa M45 1:24:09 128% 6:31 min/km DSD AC 10 Barry Phelan M45 1:27:16 133% 6:46 min/km Irish Lights 11 Eoin Syron M40 1:27:24 133% 6:47 min/km Mountain Swifts 12 Paul Duffy M40 1:29:21 136% 6:56 min/km The Glendalough Harried 13 Alan Burns M45 1:30:33 138% 7:01 min/km Cabinteely AC 14 Christopher Toner M40 1:30:41 138% 7:02 min/km Running Coach Ireland 15 Richard Garry M50 1:31:42 140% 7:07 min/km Looks Like We Got A Slot 16 Rob Asher M40 1:32:10 140% 7:09 min/km Blackrock AC 17 Conor Cleary M50 1:32:35 141% 7:11 min/km Iron*space*Bridge 18 Luke Goff M35 1:33:12 142% 7:13 min/km Octoplodders 19 Brian Fitzsimons M55 1:34:25 144% 7:19 min/km Up Schitt’s Creek 20 Kevin O Riordan M40 1:36:25 147% 7:28 min/km Lost and Confused 21 James Whelan MS 1:36:34 147% 7:29 min/km Lusk AC 22 Colm Hassett M55 1:36:59 148% 7:31 min/km The 795ers 23 Peter Doyle M55 1:37:11 148% 7:32 min/km Rush Running 24 Alison Underwood F50 1:39:15 151% 7:42 min/km Grass Routes 25 AOIBHEANN O BRIEN FS 1:41:41 155% 7:53 min/km Lakeshore Ladies 26 Niall feeney M50 1:44:00 159% 8:04 min/km Bravehearts 27 Mike O'Shea M45 1:47:23 164% 8:19 min/km Coillte Tree Trotters 28 Ciara Hutchinson FS 1:48:50 166% 8:26 min/km Agony of Defeet 29 Amanda Fitzgerald F35 1:51:09 169% 8:37 min/km Peak fitness 30 James Cahill M55 1:55:55 177% 8:59 min/km Last minute leggers 31 Sheila Carroll F65 2:01:17 185% 9:24 min/km Trail Blazing Lassies 32 Gail Carter F50 2:05:41 192% 9:45 min/km Clash Clangers 33 Eddy O'Byrne MS 1:05:36 100% 5:05 min/km Belpark Triathlon Club 34 Mark Reilly M35 1:33:50 143% 7:16 min/km Slow and Steady 35 Thomas Vogee MS DNF Sunday Loopers LEG 7 RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER LEG PACE TEAM 1 Nick O Donoghue M35 1:23:34 100% 4:06 min/km East Cork AC 2 Brian Lenihan M40 1:26:32 104% 4:15 min/km TTRacers 3 David Power M40 1:27:13 104% 4:17 min/km Rathfarnham AC 4 Enda Cloake MS 1:31:35 110% 4:29 min/km Last minute leggers 5 Ger Clarke M45 1:32:35 111% 4:32 min/km Up Schitt’s Creek 6 David O'Callaghan M45 1:33:40 112% 4:35 min/km Running Coach Ireland 7 Adriele Prima M50 1:36:21 115% 4:43 min/km DSD AC 8 Louis Byrne M40 1:37:04 116% 4:45 min/km The Glendalough Harried 9 Peter Bell M40 1:39:39 119% 4:53 min/km Mountain Swifts 10 Niamh Brophy M50 1:41:45 122% 4:59 min/km Lakeshore Ladies 11 Conor Nolan M65 1:42:08 122% 5:00 min/km Trailrunners 12 David Naylor M50 1:43:15 124% 5:04 min/km Iron*space*Bridge 13 Ger O'Toole M55 1:43:27 124% 5:04 min/km Blackrock AC 14 Brian Gurrin M55 1:43:52 124% 5:05 min/km Kilcoole AC 15 Damien tobin M35 1:46:23 127% 5:13 min/km Peak fitness 16 Ronan O'Mahony MS 1:46:47 128% 5:14 min/km Belpark Triathlon Club 17 Daire Connolly M35 1:48:33 130% 5:19 min/km The 795ers 18 Ian Bromley M45 1:50:07 132% 5:24 min/km Coillte Tree Trotters 19 Deirdre Galvin F40 1:51:56 134% 5:29 min/km YBCV3 20 Derek Hay M40 1:53:39 136% 5:34 min/km Irish Lights 21 Tivon Tyner MS 1:53:57 136% 5:35 min/km Wicklow Wolfpack 22 Paul O Mahony M45 1:54:08 137% 5:36 min/km Looks Like We Got A Slot 23 Gareth Little M40 1:54:43 137% 5:37 min/km Cabinteely AC 24 Seamus Harding M45 1:54:49 137% 5:38 min/km Octoplodders 25 Alan Ayling M50 1:57:41 141% 5:46 min/km Lost and Confused 26 Eoin Lennon FS 2:00:04 144% 5:53 min/km Slow and Steady 27 Richard Leahy M55 2:05:02 150% 6:08 min/km Rush Running 28 Peter Sutcliff M50 2:05:11 150% 6:08 min/km Grass Routes 29 Darren Egan MS 2:21:03 169% 6:55 min/km The Hurt Squad 30 Julia Cooper FS 2:22:25 170% 6:59 min/km Trail Blazing Lassies 31 Holly Hunt F40 2:26:02 175% 7:10 min/km Clash Clangers 32 Sara Maxwell F40 2:27:13 176% 7:13 min/km Lusk AC 33 Emer Kenny F40 2:28:40 178% 7:17 min/km Agony of Defeet 34 Declan Swords M55 2:31:58 182% 7:27 min/km Bravehearts 35 Louise O'Riordan FS 0% Sunday Loopers LEG 8 RANK NAME CAT TIME % OF WINNER LEG PACE TEAM 1 Aubrey O'Neill M35 0:37:30 100% 3:45 min/km Kilcoole AC 2 Niamh Clifford FS 0:40:10 107% 4:01 min/km TTRacers 3 Emer Perkins FS 0:41:50 112% 4:11 min/km Belpark Triathlon Club 4 Tamzin Muldowney FS 0:41:53 112% 4:11 min/km East Cork AC 5 Tim Charnecki M50 0:42:18 113% 4:14 min/km Mountain Swifts 6 Clare Sullivan FS 0:42:33 113% 4:15 min/km The Hurt Squad 7 Mairéad Cashman F60 0:42:53 114% 4:17 min/km Agony of Defeet 8 Roland Eagar M50 0:44:14 118% 4:25 min/km Slow and Steady 9 Alex Kirwan M45 0:44:48 119% 4:29 min/km Looks Like We Got A Slot 10 Elizabeth Wheeler F45 0:46:41 124% 4:40 min/km YBCV3 11 Grace Curham FS 0:46:51 125% 4:41 min/km The Glendalough Harried 12 Daniel Burke M40 0:47:03 125% 4:42 min/km Blackrock AC 12 Jane Leonard FS 0:47:03 125% 4:42 min/km DSD AC 14 Kate Flynn F35 0:48:25 129% 4:51 min/km Lost and Confused 15 Grainne Black F40 0:48:43 130% 4:52 min/km Rathfarnham AC 16 Mary Hughes F40 0:50:00 133% 5:00 min/km Peak fitness 17 Bernadette Carton F35 0:50:23 134% 5:02 min/km The 795ers 18 Julie McNamee F50 0:52:36 140% 5:16 min/km Running Coach Ireland 19 Leah Benson F45 0:52:37 140% 5:16 min/km Iron*space*Bridge 20 Tadhg Henderson M45 0:53:54 144% 5:23 min/km Octoplodders 21 Stephen Bailie M50 0:54:54 146% 5:29 min/km Grass Routes 22 Patricia Duffy F40 0:54:58 147% 5:30 min/km Lusk AC 23 Diane McConnell F45 0:55:02 147% 5:30 min/km Trailrunners 24 Caroline Buckley F45 0:55:03 147% 5:30 min/km Bravehearts 25 Henry Fleming M50 0:55:35 148% 5:34 min/km Up Schitt’s Creek 26 Greg Robins M60 0:55:36 148% 5:34 min/km Rush Running 27 Julia Palma F45 0:55:42 149% 5:34 min/km Wicklow Wolfpack 28 Ciara Smullen F40 0:59:06 158% 5:55 min/km Lakeshore Ladies 29 Frank Conroy M80+ 1:04:00 171% 6:24 min/km Clash Clangers 30 Catherine Murray FS 1:04:08 171% 6:25 min/km Trail Blazing Lassies 31 Angela Flynn F50 1:05:06 174% 6:31 min/km Last minute leggers 32 Colin Ball M40 1:08:23 182% 6:50 min/km Irish Lights 33 Bill Stanley M50 1:11:31 191% 7:09 min/km Coillte Tree Trotters 34 Laura O'Leary F40 1:16:03 203% 7:36 min/km Cabinteely AC 35 Joanne Carey F40 dnf Sunday Loopers |
| Rene Borg | May 19 2025, 5:30pm | TEAM RESULT - PROVISIONAL Rank Team name TOTAL Note 1 East Cork AC 07:33:18 2 TTRacers 07:36:52 3 Rathfarnham AC 08:15:25 4 Running Coach Ireland 08:51:38 5 Kilcoole AC 08:52:10 6 The Glendalough Harried 08:54:31 7 DSD AC 08:55:18 8 Mountain Swifts 08:55:25 9 The Hurt Squad 09:06:26 10 Trailrunners 09:18:45 11 YBCV3 09:32:04 12 Octoplodders 09:53:20 13 Up Schitt’s Creek 09:53:45 14 Cabinteely AC 10:04:13 15 Peak fitness 10:05:08 16 Blackrock AC 10:07:23 17 Iron*space*Bridge 10:11:35 18 Lakeshore Ladies 10:20:50 19 The 795ers 10:24:10 20 Last minute leggers 10:26:49 21 Wicklow Wolfpack 10:33:13 22 Lusk AC 10:45:06 23 Lost and Confused 10:48:40 24 Bravehearts 10:52:44 25 Rush Running 10:58:28 26 Looks Like We Got A Slot 11:04:21 27 Grass Routes 11:04:43 28 Coillte Tree Trotters 11:10:51 29 Irish Lights 11:15:18 30 Agony of Defeet 11:47:23 31 Trail Blazing Lassies 12:05:42 32 Clash Clangers 13:27:40 33 Belpark Triathlon Club 08:18:35 NC 34 Slow and Steady 10:15:11 NC 35 Sunday Loopers DNF |
| John Rowe | May 19 2025, 7:19pm | Thanks from the Bravehearts Team to Rene, Jason and Bill for organising another fantastic event. Great weather, great scenery, great camaraderie. Thanks also to the many volunteers who helped out on the day. Great day all round. |
| David Power | May 20 2025, 8:37pm | Race report added. 9th year doing this, a day like no other. Thanks to the magical team of organisers, volunteers, captains, supporters and teammates, who make this a magical day out. Apologies for the golf analogies in advance. |
| Warren Swords | May 20 2025, 9:24pm | Anyone know what happened with the tracker for Rathfarnham’s leg 3? |
| Brian Kitson | May 20 2025, 9:34pm | Their tracker was magical too? |
| Conor O'Farrell | May 20 2025, 9:56pm | @Brian, at the risk of being controversial , is that not a DNF under rule 2? |
| Jason Kehoe | May 21 2025, 9:50am | Going forward if a team captain feels strongly that a rules breach has occurred and would like to raise an official objection, you're welcome to do so, with a fully refundable €80 down-payment. If your objection is upheld, you’ll get it back. If not, it’ll be considered a generous donation to help fund our junior international teams through this fun and social event. Objections (and only the well-thought-out kind, please!) can be sent directly to me by email. Thanks, Jason Race Director |
| Warren Swords | May 21 2025, 10:01am | Alas I wasn't a team a captain but hope to be in 2026. Hypothetically, in 2026, if my team forgets the tracker at a handover, can we use a vehicle to drive after the runner and give them the baton a few kms later? Just rule number 2 seems fairly clear. |
| Conor O'Farrell | May 21 2025, 10:41am | So this new (unlisted) rule means that only complaints by team captains and payment of €80, can result in a review? I have been on teams has been at the receiving end of penalties applied, simply because they are in the rules. Didn’t need any captains complaining, but it was the right decision and we accepted it. FYI, I’ve no skin in the game here. I didn’t run or have a team in this year, but surely the most basic rules have to apply. |
| Rene Borg | May 21 2025, 10:59am | Warren, there will be a thorough review of both the current rules (and their effects) and the format of the relay (to allow greater numbers) over the mid-summer at some stage. The workgroup will report back its recommendations to the Executive Committee who can then make a final decision on the future format and ruleset of the relay. But going by the broad feedback we received on the day, I think it is highly likely the rules as they currently are written will be substantially altered for a new revised 2026 event. But it is not a given - just my prediction. |
| Kevin O'Riordan | May 21 2025, 11:18am | Is there an option to pay €160 to have an arbitrary penalty applied to a rival team? |
| Jason Kehoe | May 21 2025, 1:32pm | Hi all, Just to clarify quickly the comment about an €80 objection fee was meant light-heartedly, not as a formal rule this year. That said, the idea of a small refundable down-payment might be something we explore in future editions to help manage the volunteer workload and keep objections constructive and fair, but nothing of the sort is in place right now. Thanks, Jason |
| Brian McGuckin | May 21 2025, 4:00pm | Maybe less rules and more independent RD discretion, we seem to have new rules and more bureaucracy every race, nobody wants to be standing at Drumgoff cross roads for 10 minutes waiting on a VAR check |
| Rene Borg | May 21 2025, 5:42pm | good feedback Brian and that is one of the objectives of the work group. Finding a way to have a ruleset that aims to maximise both fun and fairness without putting an onerous burden on the race director to make difficult calls under pressure. And definitely the rules should aim to ensure the 'flow of the day' continues as free as possible with any penalties or sanctions being promptly executed at the finish line (and only then) with no need for IMRA volunteers to engage in extensive reviews post-race (as we have in the past). That is all very aspirational but looking at a working draft I have in front of me (still in need of a few revisions before the discussion), I think this is achievable with the setup as we have it now. |
| Alan Ayling | May 21 2025, 6:26pm | Poor Rathfarnham's relay went wrong. Their Leg 3 - the wrong belt did he don: He carried a jacket Instead of the Track-it - A D-Q! But sure life must go on! |
| Brian Kitson | May 21 2025, 10:25pm | There once was a tracker from Rathfarnham, Whose runner ran off — quite alarmin’! In the midst of the race, He gave frantic chase, And caught up in a car who’s it harmin’? |
| Robert Costello | May 21 2025, 10:35pm | I’m happy to fund €80 for an investigation into Rathfarnham’s compliance (or lack of) with the very clear rules. A worthwhile investment. ;-p |
| Laura Flynn | May 22 2025, 12:11pm | A belated and heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to this year’s race but especially to the core team of Jason, Bill and Rene. I don’t think any of us realise how much work they put in throughout the year to pull it all together for one day. It’s a unique and truly special event and long may it continue. |
| Jason Kehoe | May 26 2025, 6:50pm | Hi all, I want to clarify the decision made regarding the Rathfarnham AC result in this year’s Wicklow Way Relay. This explanation follows the same rationale I shared with the committee and is being posted here for transparency, to help close out the matter and provide clarity on the basis for the decision. Statement of Facts (Based on Marshal Reports, Team Account & Race Director Observations) --------------- -During the handover from Leg 2 to Leg 3, Rathfarnham AC experienced a GPS tracker handover error. The key facts are not in dispute and have been corroborated by team communication, marshal reporting, and GPS data: -The exhausted Rathfarnham Leg 2 runner inadvertently handed his jacket belt instead of the GPS tracker belt to the Leg 3 runner. -A few minutes later, after recovering, he realised the mistake and immediately informed the team captain. -The captain drove ahead and attempted to intercept the runner approximately 1 km into her leg, but missed her. He was successful in handing her the tracker a few kilometres further along where the route crossed a road. -The Leg 3 runner then completed the stage carrying two jacket belts and the GPS tracker belt. -At the checkpoint, the runner disclosed the error to the stage marshal, and the team captain informed both Race Directors Jason and Rene at the first available opportunity. -The Leg 3 runner completed the full route, as independently verified via her Garmin activity -The split time from this Garmin trace matches the team’s Primal Tracking split, as the tracker both started and finished the leg. -The team’s overall Leg 3 time is thus accurate and in line with race timing records. -I informed the captain that while I personally did not believe they gained any competitive advantage and had made every effort to comply with the spirit of the rules, the team would still be subject to review if another team submitted a formal objection. Assessment and Contextual Factors --------------- At the time of the incident: -Rathfarnham AC were in 3rd place overall. -The nearest team behind, Running Coach Ireland, would have benefitted from a disqualification but chose not to object, explicitly stating that Rathfarnham gained NO unfair advantage and that an objection would be unsporting. -The team finished the relay 36 minutes ahead of the next team (ignoring Belpark’s result) and were awarded 3rd place. -The team reported the error proactively and transparently at every step. This situation DOES NOT involve: -Course cutting -Littering -Parking violations -Volunteer non-compliance -Failure to complete a stage These types of breaches compromise the fairness and integrity of the race, disrupt logistics, and most critically, can jeopardize the event’s future due to potential complaints from landowners, local residents, businesses, or County Council authorities. None of these concerns apply in this case. This was a genuine, self-corrected mistake, which occurred because jackets and trackers are both commonly carried in identical waist belts, a circumstance that may reasonably lead to confusion in the high-pressure moments of a race. Rules & Race Director Discretion ---------------- Per Rule 16 of the IMRA competition rules (Race Director Discretion): "A Race Director has a limited level of discretion to waive some of these competition rules in exceptional circumstances. Any such action should be based on sound judgment if it is taken without prior recourse to the Executive committee." This year, I consciously took a more measured and informal approach to enforcement of penalties (a lot of you will be glad to hear!), as it became clear over the years that the spirit of the event has been under strain. Wicklow Way Relay is fundamentally a celebration of mountain running and teamwork, and I feel it is important to preserve that ethos amidst growing competitiveness. As examples during the race: - Several teams parked incorrectly or in undesignated areas, and instead of issuing immediate penalties, they were asked to move their cars, which MOST did without resistance. - Many runners did not have their paperwork displayed on their dashboard at all times and needed to be reminded (this helps us identify you to parking marshals as you arrive and also to contact you if are needed to move your car). - Primal Tracking specifically asked runners not to carry the GPS tracker in their hand approaching the handover marshal. This was included in the captains’ briefing. Yet over 90% of runners ignored this request, and no teams were penalised for it, instead, the focus remained on overall fairness and good spirit. I feel this approach reflects a consistent application of reasonable discretion throughout the event, in line with the rulebook’s intent. Given the: * Immediate reporting of the error * Transparent effort to correct it * Full completion of the course by the runner * No competitive advantage gained * No official protest submitted, including from teams that would have benefited * Verified GPS timing and tracker data matching * Long-standing record of strong sportsmanship from Rathfarnham AC, and no issues with their admin leading up to the race or volunteering on the day I made the decision to allow their result to stand. I informed the team that if an official objection was raised, we would revisit the matter in line with the rules. I felt it was important to consider the spirit of sportsmanship and the way the situation was handled by the team in question. It was a first-time situation, and I would have made the same call for any team. That said, I would have made the opposite decision without hesitation had the event been potentially put at risk or if runner safety was compromised. In my view as Race Director, supported by my Co-Directors Bill Halliden and René Borg on the day, this qualified as an exceptional circumstance under Rule 16. Reflections on Race Spirit and Intent ---------------- The GPS tracker rule was introduced in recent years for safety and accountability, not as a competitive baton. Historically, Wicklow Way Relay has thrived on its voluntary spirit, adventure ethos, and team camaraderie. That spirit is in delicate balance, especially in light of recent increased competitiveness and forum tensions. Penalising a team who acted in good faith, corrected their mistake to the best of their ability, informed us immediately, gained no advantage, had no official objections and ABOVE ALL DID NOT put the event at risk would, in my view, go against the ethos of the event. Final Recommendation and Looking Ahead ---------------- As I said to the committee, my recommendation was that Rathfarnham AC’s third place result should stand as awarded on the day. At the same time, I recognised that this situation raised valid concerns around precedent and the scope of Race Director discretion. That’s why I made clear I would fully defer to the committee’s collective judgment on the matter, which they have now provided. Looking forward, we want to make sure the Wicklow Way Relay continues to thrive in a way that is fair, enjoyable, and aligned with the IMRA spirit. Over the summer, we plan to set up a working group with race directors, committee members, and experienced participants to explore a more sustainable framework for how the Relay is run in the years ahead. This will help us ensure clarity, fairness, and continued enjoyment for everyone involved. To close with ---------------- Thanks to my Co-Race Directors Bill and René, to Jeff Swords for his work on the results, the committee for backing my rationale, and to everyone who ran, volunteered, and supported this year’s relay, which raises a significant amount of funds for the IMRA international youth section. As is tradition, the Wicklow Way Relay delivered glorious weather on race day, followed by a proper downpour of drama afterwards. At this stage, it almost feels like part of the event. Still, I’m hopeful we can bring a bit more sunshine to both sides of it in future. This was my tenth year involved as Race Director, and the same goes for René. We’ve tried to steer this event with fairness, consistency, and a sense of fun throughout. Hopefully, our track record over the past decade has earned us a few grains of salt when it comes to the decisions we make in running the event. Best Regards, Jason Race Director Wicklow Way Relay 2025 |
| Miriam Maher | May 26 2025, 7:24pm | Thank you Jason for posting that detailed summary of the rationale for the RD decision taken. The Committee, overall, accepted this rationale presented to us, although we had concerns about how RD discretion can be viewed or used. To that end, as part of a wider review of some of the competition rules in place, we are in the final stages of making revisions to some of the competition rules. The changes being put in place seek to provide more clarity and certainty on the use of RD discretion, along some other revisions to the rules which have been discussed at committee recently. These will be updated onto the website soon and highlighted when they are in place. Thanks Jason, René and Bill and all others involved in making the relay another great day out. Well done to everyone that took part in this very special race day on our race calendar. Miriam |
| Brian Kitson | May 26 2025, 9:56pm | Jason and crew, thanks for caring as much about this race as we do. |
