Date
Sat, 4 Sept 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Sneem Community Centre, Sneem
Kenmare Municipal District, County Kerry
Countdown
September
A point-to-point run from Sneem to Killarney along the Kerry Way. 58 km with modest climbing, so it's more about the long day on your feet than the hills.
Key facts
01Kenmare cut-off is 16:00, and the overall limit is 13 hours
02Mandatory kit: waterproofs, map, charged phone, survival bag, whistle, first-aid kit
03Crew stops at Templenoe and Kenmare; minimum age 18
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The course
The route
Kenmare Municipal District
Distance58km
Total climb1,346m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate56.3 km
Weather
Early-September, Kenmare Municipal District
16°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
8°CColdest in 20 years
61%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 8°C. Rain on 61% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Carol-Ann Eberle05:19:5110.9 km/h
02Fiona Doody06:32:098.9 km/h
03Ann Cashman06:38:478.7 km/h
71
Women finishers
9:10:49
Median time
6.3 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserEileen Daly (Kerry Way Ultra race director)
Websitekerrywayultra.com
Instagram@kerrywayultra
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Kerry Way Ultra Lite
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 Kerry Way Ultra Lite plan targets
Typical sessions
58 km with 1,346 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
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
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