Events/Run the Ridge

Run the Ridge 10 km

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Date
Sat, 14 Aug 2027
Start
09:45
Venue
Laragh GAA, Knockfin, Laragh, County Wicklow
Laragh, County Wicklow
Countdown
August

A 10 km woodland loop with a modest 340 m of climbing, and the biggest field of the day. Easy to say yes to if trails are new to you.

Key facts
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The course

The route

Laragh
Distance10km
Total climb340m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate10.1 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
01Caroline HARNEY AYTON00:45:3613.2 km/h
02Emily RYAN00:48:0612.5 km/h
03Lynne WHELEHAN SHEEHAN00:49:2712.1 km/h
60
Women finishers
1:05:23
Median time
9.2 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
Instagram@lapofthegap
Running since2016
Training

Training for the Run the Ridge 10 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.

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What a Run the Ridge 10 km plan targets
Typical sessions
10 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
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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