Wicklow Way Ultra Record Smashed!

Condo131

Paul Tierney (Eagle AC) smashed the 132km Wicklow Way individual record today. Paul finished in 13:38:51, taking 7 min and 10 secs of the previous record of 13:46:01, held by Eoin Keith since 2008.

Slogger Jogger

Any of the runs end to end of the Wicklow way I've heard about in recent years have been Marley to Clonegal. I wonder has anyone established a time for the other way around?

Fair play to Paul for a great achievement. Lucky the attempt wasn't today. There was a headwind blowing north that made running on the Djouce boardwalk difficult.

pablo t

Slogger Jogger wrote: »

Any of the runs end to end of the Wicklow way I've heard about in recent years have been Marley to Clonegal. I wonder has anyone established a time for the other way around?

Fair play to Paul for a great achievement. Lucky the attempt wasn't today. There was a headwind blowing north that made running on the Djouce boardwalk difficult.

Have toyed with the idea of out and back some time in the future Mick

Slogger Jogger

pablo t wrote: »

Have toyed with the idea of out and back some time in the future Mick

Unreal. Wheres the smiley shaking its head when you need it.

geld

Jane Porter still holds the female record and has done so for 10 odd years or so. Anyone ladies tempted??:D

Racman

Am I right in saying that this record has moved from one Corkman to another? Surely something can be done about this? Any suggestions?

Krusty_Clown

Racman wrote: »

Am I right in saying that this record has moved from one Corkman to another? Surely something can be done about this? Any suggestions?

Ban Corkmen?

pablo t

Krusty_Clown wrote: »

Ban Corkmen?

Or just embrace them Krusty

Krusty_Clown

pablo t wrote: »

Or just embrace them Krusty

I would, if I could catch them.

Zuppy

Stunning run. In an amazing time. Well done!!!!

Magnet

geld wrote: »

Jane Porter still holds the female record and has done so for 10 odd years or so. Anyone ladies tempted??:D

How long did it take Jane Porter?
I would like to run it all some day but I wouldn`t be going for any records.
btw how does the logistics of a record attmpt work, timing, crew etc

Slogger Jogger

Don't know Jane's time offhand. Someone else might know?

Eoin or Paul could probably give the full details of whats required. Its from the Wicklow way start sign in Marley park to the end sign in Clonegal. You'll need support to give you some food and drink over the day and you'll need to work out a plan as to where you'll meet them over the course of the day and you could have someone running with you for some of that.. its fairly informal, as far as I know. You're support will need to know the backroads of Wicklow as the way can get pretty remote. You'll probably need a dawn or pre-dawn start, to enable most of the run to happen and complete in daylight. A weather window is vital. Paul set his last week with favourable conditions. Weather this weekend had a fierce wind which would have make it very difficult.

ElectraX

Read somewhere that Jane Porter's record is 19 hours 54 minutes, dating from 1998...so a female attempt at breaking that is well overdue:D

jeffontour

Magnet wrote: »

I would like to run it all some day but I wouldn`t be going for any records.

For hire, experienced crew member. Reasonable rates charged, will supply rice cakes and flat coke.

Magnet

Oh God stop I`m getting married in 4 weeks Ive enough on my plate, although I do really think I`d manage 4.5 miles per hour even over that terrain, anyone would, no not this year :eek: