Wicklow Round Attempt
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Callaghan | Dec 19 2018, 9:18pm | This is official notification that I'll be making an attempt at the Wicklow Round this Friday, 21st December (Mid-Winter Solstice), starting at 7:25am. This will be a solo and unsupported(self-sufficient) attempt. I'll carry all my gear and provisions from the start, for the duration of the attempt, and will not have drop bags or logistics support along the route. For safety and updates, Simon Kelly will monitor my progress with a tracker, and check on me at road crossings. |
| Graham K. Bushe | Dec 19 2018, 9:31pm | Best of luck Paul |
| Gordon Place | Dec 19 2018, 9:35pm | Best of luck! |
| Richard Nunan | Dec 19 2018, 10:13pm | Best of luck Paul - good to see someone who likes to feel the darkness :-) |
| Andy owens | Dec 19 2018, 10:45pm | Fair play,hope you make it.It will be tough going considering how wet the hills are at this time of year.Good luck. |
| Andy owens | Dec 19 2018, 10:45pm | Fair play,hope you make it.It will be tough going considering how wet the hills are at this time of year.Good luck. |
| Eoin Keith | Dec 19 2018, 10:46pm | Now that's what I call all in. Best of luck. It's great to see someone attempt the round in this style, and especially impressive to choose the winter solstice. Hopefully the weather will be co-operative. |
| Warren Swords | Dec 19 2018, 11:13pm | Yes!!!! Go get it. |
| John Mollohan | Dec 19 2018, 11:42pm | Fan bloody tastic Paul !! May the Gods be with you. We are all rooting for you!! You can do it, if you can think you can do do it... Stop for nothing except a smile :-) |
| Gareth Little | Dec 20 2018, 12:26am | Absolutely amazing. Go out there and nail it. I wish you the very best of luck! |
| Brian Kitson | Dec 20 2018, 6:26am | Daring greatly, Paul. Love it. Godspeed. |
| Theo Mooney | Dec 21 2018, 7:29am | Best of luck. Inspirational stuff. |
| Thomas Roche | Dec 21 2018, 9:48am | Best of luck |
| Brendan Lawlor | Dec 21 2018, 9:56am | Best of luck.. we'll keep an eye out for you on Djouce tonight ! |
| Adrian Hennessy | Dec 21 2018, 11:16am | The ultimate Round! Good luck Paul. |
| Paul O'Callaghan | Dec 22 2018, 10:47am | Thanks for the good wishes everybody. I managed to skin it at 23 hours 38 mins. Ground, visibility, very strong winds and rain made it the hardest day by a mile. |
| Brian Kitson | Dec 22 2018, 10:58am | Completing a self supported winter round is a staggering achievement. Congratulations. |
| Pádraig Doyle | Dec 22 2018, 11:02am | Stunning, in those conditions, Paul. A classy round all round. |
| Luke Rafferty | Dec 22 2018, 11:16am | Amazing stuff Paul, what a great achievement and truly deserved! |
| Stuart Scott | Dec 22 2018, 12:23pm | Wow, that's an amazing achievement Paul. Congrats! I hope you ordered an extra-large Christmas Turkey this year! I'm looking forward to hearing how it went once you've thawed out and recovered. Doing it self-supported must've thrown up a lot of challenges, especially around how much to carry. Well done! |
| Eoin Keith | Dec 22 2018, 1:25pm | Superb. Without doubt a fantastic trail blazing achievement. Congrats and well done. |
| Kevin O'Riordan | Dec 22 2018, 1:57pm | Wow, amazing Paul! |
| Andy owens | Dec 22 2018, 7:25pm | Mighty effort Paul,big well done. |
| Gareth Little | Dec 22 2018, 8:05pm | I’ve been running IMRA races for ten years now and I’ve seen some fine achievements over that time but this is by far the cream of the crop. The WR is tricky at the best of times let alone mid winter on the shortest day. A massive hats off to you Paul! Enjoy the celebrations Gareth |
| John Mollohan | Dec 23 2018, 10:12am | Magnificent achievement Paul. You must be over the moon. Well done!! |
| Paul Mahon | Dec 24 2018, 6:38pm | Super achievement in getting Round under 24 hours in those testing winter conditions Paul Yours for sure should be a very merry x-mas with all the trimmings :-) |
| Paul Mahon | Dec 24 2018, 6:38pm | Super achievement in getting Round under 24 hours in those testing winter conditions Paul Yours for sure should be a very merry x-mas with all the trimmings :-) |
