The Irish Mountain Running Association (IMRA). 'Good lines on the Wicklow Round – Gavin Byrne interview'. ^ a b c d e f Robbie Britton (4 June 2019).^ a b c d 'Watch: Joe McConaughy Smash Eoin Keith's Wicklow Round Record'.'Derry's Moire talks 'Bump, Bike and Baby' in new 'warts and all' book'. ^ a b 'Running is a luxury few can do'.The secretary of IMRA for six years, the creator of the Wicklow Way Relay, the Wicklow Way Round and the Nav Challenge Series, active volunteer and fundraiser for Mountain Meitheal, Joe deserves a huge round of applause! : Cite magazine requires |magazine= ( help) Joe Lalor (65) has given a lifetime of service to Ireland's trail running community. ^ 'Outsider Awards 2018: Most Devoted Individual'.'Paddy O'Leary smashes Wicklow Round record – weekend round-up'. ^ a b c d e Lindie Naughton (15 April 2019).Mud, Sweat and Tears: An Irish Woman's Journey of Self-Discovery Paperback. 'Peak performance: record-holder helps young pretender conquer toughest race'. 'Shane Lynch breaks The Wicklow Round record'.

^ a b c d e Ian O'Riordan (22 April 2019).

Women's record holder (most recent record is the current record holder) Name These attempts were featured in the short documentary film, 'Coming Home - Ag Teacht Abhaile'.Īs of July 2019, the record is 15:04:30, set by Irish IAU Trail World Championships contestant, Gavin Byrne on.

Between April and May 2019, the men's record was broken across three consecutive attempts, by Paddy O'Leary, Shane Lynch and Gavin Byrne. Several other runners have set records for the fastest Round. runner, and Appalachian Trail record holder, Joe McConaughy, in a time of 17:09:44 on. Eoin Keith set a new record of 17:53:45 on, which stood for nine years until it was beaten by U.S. The first person to complete the Round was Moire O’Sullivan, in a time of 22:58:30 on O'Sullivan went on to write a book about her experience on the Round called Mud, Sweat, and Tears.

Irish ultra-runner Joe Lalor is credited with the creation of the Round. Rounds completed outside of a cut-off time of 24-hours are not generally recorded. The route follows a proscribed 100-kilometre circuit of 26 mountains, which must be completed in a fixed order, that total over 6,000 metres (20,000 ft) of elevation there is some flexibility on route-choices between peaks. The Wicklow Round is a long-distance hill running challenge in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. Lugnaquilla, highest peak on the Round at 925 metres (3,035 ft) highest mountain in Leinster.

Bump, Bike & Baby by Moire O'Sullivan