Not Me ...but I have to admit I was immediately interested :-)

I was running with Peter up till the 10 mile mark yesterday and he was telling me about it alright. He seemed a bit mad in the head! His IT band was in touble so he was on the anti-histamines yesterday. Seems a bit nutty!

Was really glad you said hello after the race Peter. Sorry I wasn't in better shape to have a chat but as you might have guessed I was a bit rough at the time. I also crawled home but I suppose it's all a learning process :-) As I said at the time - Next time you have a mad, crazy idea for a long run.....give me a shout!

Well, there is a 100Km race on in the Phoenix park this saturday, and there is the Wicklow trail race (50Km) on the following saturday. There are 3 ultras on in Ireland this year, and they are on consecutive weekends. Mad!

Yes, I'll be running the 100Km, and if I'm able to I'll have a crack at the 50Km on the following week. Thats Why I wasn't running in Connemara this year. It a rare thing for the 100Km to line up at such a good time of the year for me, and equally rare for it to be in Ireland.

The 50Km is well worth running. It starts at Johnny Fox's pub and heads out along the Wicklow Way and back. Entry on the day shouldn't be any problem. Another scenic race. 2 years ago I managed to run it 6 days after running the Connemara Marathon, so that sort of madness can be done!

Hi Aidan,

there are no race web sites for either race.

The 100km is on this Saturday, and entries are closed as far as I know. It is the Anglo-Celtic plate, which is an annual race over 100km between England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In so far as possible they try and rotate the race location between each country. This years race is particularly early. Its normally June/July-ish. Its only been in Dublin once before. Its not restricted to international team racers (or indeed to people from those countries). Any qualified athlete can race (should have some ultra experience, or a reasonable marathon history, just to prove you're not going to kill yourself). Google for the 100km anglo celtic plate if you want to find information.
This year its about 37 laps of a 1.7ish mile lap.

The wicklow trail race is normally on the first saturday in April, but is on the 2nd saturday this year because of the 100km The race director is organising the 100km this year, so as a result Crusaders athletic club have decided to take up the mantle of organising this race. It runs from Johnny fox's pub out along the wicklow way to the pier gates near lough Tay, and back. There is also a 25km race, which is the return leg of the 50km. You can pre-enter, or enter on the day. Pre-entry guarantees you a race mug! They are nice races. Very scenic. Trail as opposed to road races. This race has been running for many years (longer than Connemara).