Date
Sun, 2 May 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Mick O’Dwyer Park, Waterville, County Kerry
Kenmare Municipal District, County Kerry
Countdown
May
A proper trail marathon-plus in one loop: 43 km with 1,240 m of climbing, enough to feel like a real day out without going ultra-long.
Key facts
01Over 18s only
02Mandatory race kit applies
039-hour cut-off, so the course closes at 18:00
Create a free training plan for the Waterville Trailrunning Festival 43 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
Kenmare Municipal District
Distance43km
Total climb1,240m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate41.1 km
Weather
Early-May, Kenmare Municipal District
12°CTypical high
8°CTypical low
4°CColdest in 20 years
57%Days with rain
Highs around 12°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to 4°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
01LOUGHNANE Sorcha03:55:3811.0 km/h
02MCLOUGHLIN Caroline9004:44:379.1 km/h
03ONEILL Sophie04:57:468.7 km/h
31
Women finishers
6:03:59
Median time
7.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserSimon Kelly and Paul O'Callaghan
Websiterunwtf.com
Instagram@watervilletrailrunningfestival
Running since2019
Training
Training for the Waterville Trailrunning Festival 43 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 Waterville Trailrunning Festival 43 km plan targets
Typical sessions
43 km with 1,240 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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