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Mark Keneally broke his silver Duck at this weekend’s Irish National Senior/Junior XC and led his team Clonliffe to another title in this year’s Irish cross-country season. The Clonliffe man took the expected win by 14 seconds from Galway’s Gary Thornton… Read more…
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Snow gave way to sunshine for the penultimate race of the IMRA Irish Winter League – Maulin, the shortest (7k or 4.3 miles) but steepest (474m ascent or 1555 ft.) in this five race series. The final run-in on the Wicklow Way fire-roads is explosive… Read more…
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The flat reddish hulk of Tibradden Mountain has been known as a vaunted ‘ankle-breaker’ in hill-running folklore, strewed as it has been with loose rocks and scree. In later years, heavy erosion of the central trail had forced the route out of circulation for a while… Read more…
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In the absence of many established hill runners in this year’s Winter League, notably defending WL champion Eoin Keith of Boards AC, there has been room for daring outsiders to establish themselves among the echelons of IMRA race winners. Read more…
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The Spiritual Home of Irish Mountain Biking it may have been called but Ticknock woods remains a deeply rooted fixture both during winter and summer in Ireland and with Howth Winter cancelled by recent snow… Read more…
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This classic Irish round has been awarded status as a points scorer for the years big French Ultra, the UTMB. Writing for IMRA, Eoin Keith reports that runners wishing to take part in the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc need 4 points from qualifying events, the Wicklow Round will now carry 3 points… Read more…
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Jane and Graham Porter, organisers of the inaugural Wexford Open Trail Series have issued the dates for this year’s return: 28th March Little Sliabh Bhui, 25th April Kilbrannish South, 9th May Gibbet Hill. More details have been made available on the 2010 series at IMRA. Read more…
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The 2009 Yearbook is the first of its kind for IMRA. It features 80 pages of articles… which capture the magic that was mountain-running in Ireland in 2009. With articles from 17 contributors and featuring the amazing photographs of John Shiels, this yearbook is a limited-edition hardcover book that will grace any coffee table. Read more…
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The Irish Mountain Running Association represents hill running in all the four Provinces of Ireland (Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster) yet an oft-heard joke is the inference that the association is more The Leinster Mountain Running Association. Read more…
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IMRA’s year drew to a close this weekend as the Charles Barrington Memorial race was won by Richard McCauley in his first IMRA race in 9 years with Rathfarnham’s Laura Flynn 1st woman. This race commemorating Irishman Charles Barrington, one of the three men to first ascent the Eiger… Read more…
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This year’s IMRA calendar was released over the weekend and it proves one of the most innovative in years. While several old classic have returned, a surprising amount of new races will be inaugurated. Read more…
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Break-neck descents were the decisive factor as the last major race of the IMRA season took place around Djouce Mountain for the traditional Powerscourt Ridge race. Read more…
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Last year, the presiding IMRA chairman Tony Kiernan, decided to resurrect the Stone Cross to Lug Relay, bringing it back on the calendar from an 8 year hiatus. This year, the event has survived despite, or perhaps, because of, modest attendance… Read more…
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Competitors for this year’s Navigational Challenge could exchange the mist and fog from last week’s race for much better conditions at Up Leinster, the final race of the series. Newcomer Brian O’Meara, running his first season with IMRA, recorded a stunning victory… Read more…
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The crowd-gathering Wednesday evening races are over for another year but the Irish hill running season still has a few fixtures left to talk about. Read more…
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The second of this year’s three Navigational Challenges took place yesterday around Aughavannagh in Wicklow. Only 12 runners braved the challenges put up by the thick mist and persistent rainfall with visibility down to 10m on parts of the route – reports Rene Borg Read more…
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After Moire set sail to south Asia for a spell our Irish feed has been down – until now that is! We wanted someone with, wit, style and creative juice to fill the lil’ Irish girls’ mountain shoes, and we think that we have found a suitable replacement… Read more…
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With a temporary halt to the frenetic European action of late, it is time for some domestic bliss for many of the UK’s fell racers this weekend. England offers-up the Sedbergh Hills and Weasdale Horseshoe, with the big Welsh classic, Brecon Beacons, taking place on Saturday at 10.30am… Read more…
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The greatest shock of the night came from Sli Cualann failing to have a team out but with the league almost wrapped up you couldn’t blame them. Clonliffe Harriers would not let that steal their thunder and recorded a very fine score of 28 pursued by the still rising UCD and Sportsworld… Read more…
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Last night’s Scarr mountain race left few unscathed as the battle for Ireland’s Leinster League continues. It was the ninth Wednesday league race this season, and with only four races left to gain vital points, it was another raging battle out on the hills. Read more…
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Heavy downpours couldn’t deter a record 34 teams from turning out for IMRA’s Wicklow Way Relay on Saturday. Teams of 8 duly battled it out in sopping conditions to complete this 104 km race along Ireland’s most famous walkway… Read more…
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The list of fell races this weekend is astounding. Across the UK and Ireland I have counted 19 races, and they are the ones that are listed. Such classics as Ennerdale Horseshoe in England, the Welsh 1000m Peaks race in Snowdonia and of course the LAMM all take place. Read more…
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John Lenihan has seen a bit of mountain running. At nearly 50 the Irish multi-champion is still at the top of the sport. A recent Irish Times article reports that the great man has won the classic Carrauntoohil race a staggering 18 times. Read more…
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It was a medley of mist and mud at the IMRA Leinster League second round race last night. Fortunately the weather didn’t stop 162 runners from running out of work to head on up the hill for two laps of the Howth circuit. Read more…
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Wednesday saw the start of Ireland’s Leinster League with the first League race up Bray Head. Eoin Keith took the spoils, still fresh from his win on the Wicklow Way Ultra only 10 days ago. Read more…
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Plenty of choice once again this weekend from all points on the compass. The classic Ras Y Moelwyn takes place at Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales, Screel and the Highlander MM in Scotland, and the Coledale Horseshoe in Keswick – plus much more… Read more…
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A call on the IMRA news section seeks urgent help from volunteers to help racing go ahead at Bray Head. Equally future events at Howth and Three Rock are also under threat if helpers don’t come forward… Read more…
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A total of 86 runners were tempted out by the glorious weather to tackle the Wicklow Way Trail. This annual 22.2km race is run along one of Ireland’s most famous paths through the Wicklow Mountains, from Lough Tay to Johnny Fox’s Pub in Glencullen. Read more…
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The hills were alive this weekend as all four Home nations and Ireland saw fell race action. With many of the top runners over in Northern Ireland at Slieve Bearnagh it was an opportunity for some new, and not so new winners around the country. Read more…
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It’s great to see mountain running going from strength to strength, especially when it’s in the younger age groups. Last Weds the Irish Schools Mountain Running Championships took place in Phoenix Park – with over 350 competitors… Read more…
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Plenty of races to choose from around the UK this weekend (28th/29th March) for all you mountain goats. In Wales the racing is at all points from the Pen-Y-Cerrig Calch in the south to the Llangyhafel Loop in the north. Across the border the classic Wrekin Fell race also takes place. Read more…
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We have our fair share of fast lads alright on the Irish mountain running scene, ones that top the results table race after race. But to be fair, we also have loads of not-so-fast lads, the ones who consistently turn up to each and every event. Read more…
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Yes it’s winter, with its cold and dark and wet conditions. But that doesn’t stop the Irish from turning out in shorts and singlets to do battle once again on their seasonally frozen hills. Read more…
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Yes it’s winter, with its cold and dark and wet conditions. But that doesn’t stop the Irish from turning out in shorts and singlets to do battle once again on their seasonally frozen hills. Read more…
