Date
Sat, 14 Aug 2027
Start
08:30
Venue
Laragh GAA, Knockfin, Laragh, County Wicklow
Laragh, County Wicklow
Countdown
August
The big one of the day: 28.5 km round a single loop out of Laragh, with over 1,000 m of climbing. A proper hill day for runners who like to earn it.
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The course
The route
Laragh
Distance29km
Total climb1,036m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate28.1 km
Weather
Mid-August, Laragh
18°CTypical high
12°CTypical low
8°CColdest in 20 years
55%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 12°C, but it has dropped to 8°C. Rain on 55% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Elizabeth WHEELER02:41:5510.6 km/h
02Lisa BYRNE02:48:3710.1 km/h
03Julie MCNAMEE02:53:209.9 km/h
30
Women finishers
3:27:39
Median time
8.2 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserGlendalough AC and Laragh GFC; managed by Running Events Ireland
Websiteruntheridge.ie
Instagram@lapofthegap
Running since2016
Training
Training for the Run the Ridge 28 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 Run the Ridge 28 km plan targets
Typical sessions
29 km with 1,036 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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