Date
Sat, 22 May 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Upper Lake, Glendalough to Laragh village, County Wicklow
County Wicklow
Countdown
May
The half-distance run: a lap of the Upper Lake park, a climb to the Glenmacnass Waterfall turnaround, then a downhill finish into Laragh. Modest climbing, a friendly one.
Key facts
013-hour cut-off
02Point to point: you finish in Laragh village, not where you start
03Turnaround at Glenmacnass Waterfall
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The course
The route
County Wicklow
Distance21km
Total climb340m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate21.1 km
Weather
Late-May, County Wicklow
14°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
3°CColdest in 20 years
46%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 3°C. Rain on 46% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Lucy O'Malley01:37:1313.0 km/h
02Muirna Twomey01:43:1712.3 km/h
03Keelan Glennane01:43:4712.2 km/h
5
Women finishers
1:43:47
Median time
12.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Lap of the Gap 21 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.
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Typical sessions
21 km with 340 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
Steady mileage with one or two quality days a week
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Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
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