Wicklow Round attempt
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy O'Leary | Apr 11 2019, 11:10am | Hi lads, Just giving the official notice of my attempt at the Wicklow Round this Saturday, April 13th. My name is Paddy O'Leary, a Wexford man based in the US. I've been able to join a couple of the IMRA races over the past few years when I'm back on the holidays, but very excited to have a right suffering day over the rest of the mountains on the Round. We're aiming to start at 4AM Saturday, and I have the Committee's tracker link sorted (http://live.primaltracking.com/wicklowround19/). Hope to see some of yas out there, and hopefully at the Glacier Lakes on Sunday. If I'm not still lost out in the hills. Will have some friends in a big yellow VW van crewing at the road crossings, so say hello if you're about. Cheers, Paddy |
| Eoin Keith | Apr 11 2019, 11:25am | This should be something special. For those who don't know Paddy is probably the fastest Irish ultra runner right now. He has a string of impressive race results from around the world, including the top Irish performance at the most recent Ultra Trail World Championships. He jogged out a 2:20 marathon in California in the last year, just to give an idea of how fast he is. Best of luck Paddy! Hopefully the weather is co-operative. |
| John Murray | Apr 11 2019, 11:27am | What a way to kick off Round Season! Will be out there cheering you on Paddy! Best of luck! |
| Warren Swords | Apr 11 2019, 11:35am | Best of lucky Paddy! |
| Paddy O'Leary | Apr 11 2019, 11:37am | Ah thanks for the kind words, Eoin. We'll see how that road marathon translates to tumbling down through the heather off Tonduff hah. Hopefully my first 18 years of traipsing through the bogs of Bree searching for stray heifers will stand to me on the day. |
| Brian Kitson | Apr 11 2019, 11:49am | Best of luck Paddy. The forecast looks OK. Enjoy the adventure of it. |
| Graham K. Bushe | Apr 11 2019, 12:56pm | Best of luck Paddy! I hope all goes smoothly for you. |
| Mick Hanney | Apr 11 2019, 6:36pm | Best wishes Paddy. See you at some stage during the day. |
| Shane Lynch | Apr 11 2019, 7:41pm | Very best of luck with it! I’ll be following with interest. Hopefully it goes without hiccup. |
| Adrian Hennessy | Apr 11 2019, 10:19pm | Good luck Paddy! Enjoy the day out. |
| John Mollohan | Apr 11 2019, 11:29pm | Best of luck Paddy, wishing you the best of weather and fortune. Lean ar adhaigh! |
| Mike Jordan | Apr 12 2019, 9:39am | Good luck Paddy! Maike's hoping to catch you out there at some stage. Go n-éirí an bóthar leat. |
| Tanya Sheridan | Apr 12 2019, 10:28am | Good luck Paddy ... I will be following your progress around and wishing you the best! Nár laga Dia tu. |
| Joe McConaughy | Apr 13 2019, 9:08am | Anyone know his exact start time?? |
| Mick Hanney | Apr 13 2019, 6:12pm | Paddy is motoring through this by the looks of it. Conditions were far from ideal on Lugnacoille earlier but he seems to be gaining in momentum as the day is going on. Just needs to close it out. Good to see Joe supporting and dot watching like the rest of us. |
| David Lenahan | Apr 13 2019, 8:10pm | Thanks for the updates guys. Best of luck Paddy.. |
| Graham K. Bushe | Apr 13 2019, 8:26pm | Looks like that 2:20 Road marathon translated very well :) Super running Paddy |
| Mick Hanney | Apr 13 2019, 8:44pm | Fantastic achievement. Well done Paddy. All that homework and nav practice paid off. Super crew helping in the background too. Enjoy and rest well down in Kerry next week. |
| Rachel Cinnsealach | Apr 13 2019, 8:50pm | Well done, Amazing. |
| Brian Kitson | Apr 13 2019, 8:51pm | That is a simply stunning achievement Paddy. Fast and flawless navigation. Each time a Round record is set I think it will hardly be broken but surely this is one that will surely stand for some time to come. It was great to see you on Lugalla earlier, even if you were just a blur flying past myself and the dog. |
| Paddy O'Leary | Apr 14 2019, 9:57am | Thanks for all of the support, everyone. Had a great crew volunteering to help at the road crossings, cheering along the way and following online. Means a huge amount. It was especially great to have Joe's support and him keeping everyone up to data on the split differences. The trail running community is something else! @Brian Kitson, flawless navigation? You might not say that if you saw me bushwhacking through the forestry when I missed the boardwalk to Drumgoff, or hopping the two 8ft forestry fences coming down to Ballinagee Bridge. Cut to several hours later, and I was cramping hopping a 3ft sheep fence below Scarr. Lucky I got the big fence of the way when I was fresh. |
| Mike Jordan | Apr 14 2019, 10:09am | Well done Paddy in very windy weather! What was the time in the end? (I don't trust the tracker) |
| Paddy O'Leary | Apr 14 2019, 12:52pm | I clocked 16:27:20 on the Casio. Recorded a rough summit time at each one: Start 4:00:30 Kippure 4:30 Carrigvore 5:13 Gravale 5:35 Duff Hill 5:51 East Top/Stony Top 6:11 Mullaghcleevaun 6:25 Moanbane 6:54 Silsean 7:05 Oakwood/Whitehill 8:17 Table Mountain 9:02 Camenabologue 9:17 Lugnaquilla 10:01 Corrigasleggaun 10:17 Carrawaystick 10:24 Drumgoff 11:09 Mullacor 11:57 Derrybawn 12:21 Camaderry 13:21 Tonelagee 14:21 Scarr 15:22 Knocknacloghoge 16:22 Lugalla 16:52 Djouce 17:50 War Hill 18:05 Tonduff North 18:30 Prince Williams Seat 19:52 Knocknagun 20:03 Finish 20:27:50 Though I dropped my Ballinagee-Carrawaystick card somewhere in a bushwhack to Drumgoff, but had remembered how far ahead/behind the goal times I had printed in my pocket |
| Jason Kehoe | Apr 15 2019, 3:41pm | Really a great achievement and in such tough conditions. The insta stories and commentary are classic and enough to ground anyone who may get notions! And I may as well say it if nobody else will, it's good to have the record back in the hands of an Irishman! ;) Well done! Jason |
| Jason Kehoe | Apr 15 2019, 3:41pm | Really a great achievement and in such tough conditions. The insta stories and commentary are classic and enough to ground anyone who may get notions! And I may as well say it if nobody else will, it's good to have the record back in the hands of an Irishman! ;) Well done! Jason |
| Louis Mullee | Apr 19 2019, 10:18am | WR in the Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/ultra-marathons-make-paddy-o-leary-right-at-home-in-the-wild-1.3865115 |
