**Wicklow Way Race**

Description:

Wicklow Way Race

County:

Wicklow

Date:

Friday 18th July, 2025

Time:

21:00

Climb (m):

3665

Distance (km):

127.00

Short Course Distance (km):

0.00

Event Difficulty:

10 (Extreme) - Extreme, >1,000M ascent or > 30Km

Race Marking:

- Only major junctions marked

GPS Allowed:

Yes

Leagues:

Irish Ultra Championships 

Mandatory Kit:

Level C - Advanced

• Waterproof jacket with integrated hood and taped seams
• Hat or buff
• Gloves
• Whistle
• Charged mobile phone with emergency number stored
• Foil blanket, bivvy bag or equivalent
• Waterproof full leg cover
• Means to carry a minimum of 500 mL water
• Emergency food
• Map of route/area
• Compass

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 Opens:

Wednesday 4th June 2025, 09:00

Entry Closes:

Friday 4th July 2025, 18:00

Entry cost:

€60 for seniors, €0 for over 65s and under 18s

Entry limit:

None set

Organisers Instructions:

Update ^ 20th May 2025 ^

NOTE: Entry opens June 4th at 9am & closes on July 4th at 6pm. No late entry options.

Racing across the Wicklow Way from Clonegal, Carlow through the Wicklow Hills to finish in Marlay Park, Dublin.

The route will have a maximum time allowance of 21 hours.

5 ITRA points have been allocated for finishers of this race.

Race entry is non refundable and non transferable.

Runners must follow the Wicklow Way route as it is on the day of the race. This means that any diversions as signposted on the day must be followed.

Crewing - Participants can race solo or with a crew. Main race rule here - No assistance is allowed outside of official checkpoints. It is a DQ for those that are in breech of this ask.

Drop bags will be transported to aid stations. Drop bag particulars:-

KMs approx - Name - Cut Off Time - Drop Bag Info.

Clock Start --- 21:00 ---Clonegal, Carlow.

CP1 - 26km approx ---The Dying Cow ---00:30 --- Disposable drop bag ONLY.

CP2 -50km approx ---Mucklagh---04:30---Drop bag will be returned to the finish line.

CP3 -66km approx ---Glenmalure Lodge---07:00---Disposable drop bag ONLY.

CP4 - 80km approx -Glendalough Visitor Centre-10:00 ---Drop bag will be returned to the finish line.

CP5 105 approx--- Crone Woods---14:30---Disposable drop bag ONLY.

Finish -127 --- Marlay Park --- 18:00 - Dry clothing and loose comfortable footwear.

RACE SUPPORT RUNNER Rules: N.B. - If a participant wishes to have someone run a section of the course with them this is permitted with the understanding that the runner is out of prize contention in this race (and the Ultra Champs). Plus, the support person needs to be a member of IMRA for insurance purposes. A Race Support Runner can join the field from the Glendalough CP onwards and only according to the time limits listed below. Support runners are NOT permitted before this point on the race route.

^Where the participant is exiting the Glendalough checkpoint between 9:30am and the 10am cut off. ^Where the participant is exiting the Crone Woods checkpoint between 2pm and the 2:30pm cut off.

Reminder - Support runners need to be IMRA members for insurance purposes and they are only permitted where the participant leaves the checkpoint 30 minutes or less before the cut off time for that check point as outlined above.

The aim of this rule is to keep the front end of the race as fair as possible by ensuring those participants who do not have a support runner available to them are less likely to be competing against participants with a support runner. It also recognises that the runners closer to the cut off times and possibly struggling to make cut offs in order to finish within the strict 21 hour time limit can benefit from a support runner.

Where a participant is accompanied by a support runner the participant must carry their own mandatory kit at all times. Support runners are not permitted to carry runners mandatory kit.

Prizes: Wicklow Way Yellow Person Trophies will be awarded to the 1st male and female finishers along with a return entry for 2026. And all entrants who complete the full route in the allotted time will receive a similar chunk of the Yellow WW person Wicklow granite as a memento marking their achievement.