Date
Fri, 3 Sept 2027
Start
21:00
Venue
Start: The Inny Tavern, Dromid, Waterville
Waterville, County Kerry
Countdown
September
A 101 km run through the night on the Kerry Way, starting at 9pm and finishing in Killarney. Moderate climbing, so the real test is staying awake and moving until morning.
Key facts
01Mandatory safety gear, with a gear check before you start
02Runners must be over 18 on 1 September 2027
0324-hour cut-off for the full point-to-point course
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The course
The route
Waterville
Distance101km
Total climb2,455m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate95.0 km
Weather
Early-September, Waterville
17°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
8°CColdest in 20 years
60%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 8°C. Rain on 60% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Ann Marie Larkin05:12:4919.4 km/h
02John Lyons06:08:4316.4 km/h
03Sean Carey06:20:3815.9 km/h
110
Finishers
18:02:49
Median time
5.6 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Kerry Way Ultra Nite
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 Nite plan targets
Typical sessions
101 km with 2,455 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
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