Wicklow Way Half
- Description:
- Lough Tay to Crone and back along the Wicklow Way
- County:
- Wicklow
- Date:
- Saturday 8th March, 2025
- Time:
- 09:30
- Climb (m):
- 840
- Distance (km):
- 22.00
- Event Difficulty:
- 7 (1,3,3) - Easy Terrain, >500M ascent, >10Km
- Race Marking:
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Route fully marked - GPS Allowed:
- Yes
- Leagues:
- Leinster Half-Marathon League
- 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.
- Entry details:
- No entry details have been added for this event yet. Entries for league events usually open a couple of weeks before the event
- Getting There:
- Piergates carpark is located approx. 5km from Roundwood village. You can find the carpark here At Pier Gates.
- Organisers Instructions:
- Time table for race morning-
8.15am Start of registration for early starters, please allow early starters to reg first.
8.45am Registration for main race starters
8.55am Race brief for early starters
9am Early start
9.20am Registration closes
9.25 Race briefing for main race starters
9.30am Main race start
Car parking – Please follow the car park marshals instructions when you arrive. Please do not arrive before 8am as we need time to set up etc..
Registration- There will be three tables which you need to follow in order. Registration will be busy so be patient with us.
Table 1 - Please tell the volunteer your name and race number so that they can highlight your name so we know that you are here
Table 2 - Collect your race number if you have not collected it already at a previous race this year. Please know your 2024 Race number before you come to the race. You can find this on your myIMRA (take a screen shot of it).
Table 3 – Laptop registration. Please inform laptop operator if you are taking the early start. **there will be no chips required for the Wicklow Way Half this year(2024)**
Early Start- There is an early start at 9am. Have a check back over previous year’s results to give you an idea of the times. If you think the 22k may take you longer than approx. 2hr 40mins please take the early start. Your race time remains the same, you just have a little head start! Faster runners who take the early start, the race director reserve the right to adjust their time.
During the race – The Wicklow Way Half follows the way marked trail over to the barrier at Crone Woods and then back again. It is away marked trail so keep your eyes on the yellow man arrows. When you arrive at Crone, you must tap the barrier, there will be water to refill your water bottle. (IMRA have a no cup policy so you will need to provide your own bottle/cup). Please shout out your race number here for the volunteers so we have all runners accounted for on the turn-around. Trail runners are recommended.
IMRA emergency number is on the back of your race number if required, phone calls only, no texts (it will be me who answers) if you decide to abandon the race at any point you must ring me and let me know so we have you accounted for
Please be mind-full of other trail users, no littering, no earphones, you must follow the way marked trail (Yellow walking man), no short cuts allowed, you must cross the stile coming off Djouce and follow the rocky path to the next stile and no whizzing down the faster grassy patch on the near side of the wall, no cutting the zig zags down through Crone Wood, anyone seen doing this will result in a DNF
Look out for each other and enjoy the morning out on the trails.
Finish line- Please have your race number visible when crossing the finish line, as we are not using chip timing , we will be manually catching numbers and times, get your finishers prize and enjoy the post-race chats.
- Prizegiving Location:
- Prize giving is at the finish line.
There are prizes for 1st,2nd and 3rd males and females
There are no age category prizes for this race.** Race prize vouchers for the Wicklow Way Half have been readjusted to tie in with the new Leinster Half Marathon league**
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
