Hailed by many as the toughest Adventure Race Challenge in Ireland. This course  takes you along the Spink Run over the Sally Gap, along the challenging Djouce run and kayaking on the magical Lough Dan.

Come test your endurance in one of the most spectacularly beautiful parts of Ireland.

There is a choice of three courses WAR, the shorter WAR-Sport and for 2012 the new WAR Mini option.

Breakdown of discipline distances:

 

Stage Details:

	WAR			WAR-Sport
1	Run Spink Mountain 575m ascent	9km	1	Run Spink Mountain 575m ascent	9km
2	Cycle Glendalough to Lough Dan 165m ascent	15km	2	Cycle Glendalough to Lough Dan 165m ascent	15km
3	Kayak Lough Dan	2km	3	Kayak Lough Dan	2km
4	Cycle Lough Dan to Djouce 284m ascent	8km	4	Cycle Lough Dan to Laragh 165m ascent	15km
5	Run Djouce Mountain 440m ascent	9.3km	5	Run Laragh to Glendalough	3km
6	Cycle Djouce over Sally Gap to Laragh 114m ascent	26km
7	Run Laragh to Glendalough	3km

Courses in Detail:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAR Glendalough 2011

Local favorite Noelie Kavanagh (Wicklow Tri Club) pulled away from the rest on Djouce to hold off the multiple Irish time trial record holder Padraig Marrey on the final Sally Gap cycle.  In the women’s race Emma Donlan was the clear winner by 20mins from local Roundwood resident; Lorraine Creane (Wicklow Tri Club).

WAR 2011 Results with full splits in excel format

Check out photos from the 2011 event:

Djouce run

Kayak section

Sally Gap Cycle