by Andrew Tees

I’d had my eye on the Wicklow Glacier Lakes race for while. As the name suggests, the objective of the race is to visit a set of 7 lakes (touching the water in each), with the route between each lake being almost entirely up to the competitor, returning to start/finish in Glendalough. The race can be run as a 4-leg relay in teams of 2-4 people, or as a solo event. Solo runners are also required to pass through the relay changeover points. Depending on route choice, the course measures approx 42km with 1700m of ascent.