DateExpected
Late May 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Mangerton Walk Start, near Killarney, County Kerry
County Kerry
Countdown
May
A short loop that climbs hard: 700 m in under 10 km on unmarked open mountain. Quick on paper, but it's a proper mountain run, not a park jog.
Key facts
01Level C mandatory kit is required, so bring the full listed kit
02Course is unmarked open mountain with rough terrain
03GPS is allowed for navigation
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The course
The route
County Kerry
Distance9.6km
Total climb700m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate9.5 km
Weather
Late-May, County Kerry
15°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
57%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 57% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Barry Hartnett1:00:309.5 km/h
02Seán Quirke1:00:539.5 km/h
03garry Carroll1:05:508.7 km/h
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Finishers
1:27:51
Median time
6.6 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserIrish Mountain Running Association (Munster branch)
Websiteimra.ie
Instagram@imra_munster
Running since2004
Training
Training for the Mangerton
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 Mangerton plan targets
Typical sessions
10 km with 700 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
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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