Date
Sat, 25 Sept 2027
Start
07:30
Venue
Bray Seafront, near the bandstand, Bray, County Wicklow
Bray, County Wicklow
Countdown
September
The big one at EcoTrail Wicklow: 80 km on foot out of Bray, with 2,600 m of climbing and a full 12.5 hours to get it done. A proper day out, and it runs into the evening.
Key facts
01Headtorch mandatory after 17:30 at the Sugarloaf aid station
0212.5-hour limit, with cut-offs at checkpoints along the way
03Recommended: a completed trail race of 47 to 50 km beforehand
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The course
The route
Bray
Distance80km
Total climb2,641m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate75.6 km
Weather
Late-September, Bray
15°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
49%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 49% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Laura O'DRISCOLL08:11:469.8 km/h
02Niamh FITZPATRICK09:36:508.3 km/h
03Julie MCNAMEE09:51:388.1 km/h
6
Women finishers
10:10:46
Median time
7.9 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserMultiSport Adventure Ireland T/A Bear Races
Websitewicklow.ecotrail.com
Instagram@ecotrailwicklow
Running since2019
Training
Training for the EcoTrail Wicklow 80 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a EcoTrail Wicklow 80 km plan targets
Typical sessions
80 km with 2,641 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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