Gullion Way Ultra

Race completed

64 km Distance

not publishedn/a Climbing

3.2 est Grit · Challenging

Calculated from 64 km alone — the organiser has not published an elevation profile. Read 3.2 as a floor, not a verdict.

54.1784° N, 6.3374° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Time limit 10 hours 9:23 min/km average. Tight. Climbing is unpublished, so this pace is a ceiling on the effort, not a measure of it. Tighter than 82% of 50 mi races. Measured against 477 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →

Field size ~20 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2022 edition (64km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, July

Daytime high 18°C

Night low 12°C

Rainfall Mostly dry

Daylight 17 h 03 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for July — NASA POWER, grid elevation 54 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year	Race	Finishers	Men's winner	Women's winner
2022	64km	20	Donald Hannon · 06:15:56	Naomi Lusty · 08:30:26
2021	64km	25	Gareth King · 05:46:46	Katherine Harkness · 06:54:00

The field shrank 20% between 2021 (25) and 2022 (20). 30% of the 2022 field were women.

DUV results for the 2022 edition (64km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Course notes

gear With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

Gear for this race

Chosen for 64 km of trail.

Trail Running Shoes 64 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
Race Nutrition 64 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 64 km, without the bounce.
GPS Watches Battery life first — a 64 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.

New Balance

Fuel Cell Super Comp Trail

★★★★★ 4.5

La Sportiva

Prodigio Pro

RunRepeat found the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro to have a secure, locked-in fit due to its premium upper, and also praised the shoe's energetic ride, particularly…

$225 ★★★★★ 4.6

Maurten

Gel 100

Hydrogel technology for 25g carbs per gel with minimal GI distress.

$3.5 ★★★★★ 4.7

Salomon

ADV Skin 12

Industry-standard 12L race vest with front flask pockets and minimal bounce.

$180 ★★★★★ 4.8

COROS

APEX 2 Pro

GPS running watch with 75-hour GPS battery, topo maps, and training metrics.

$500 ★★★★★ 4.7

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Overview

Held in Newry, United Kingdom, this 64-kilometer trail race demanded sustained speed over the distance. With a 10-hour time limit requiring a minimum pace of 9.4 minutes per kilometer, the cut-off was tighter than 82% of 50-mile peer events and more generous than only 18%, leaving little margin for pacing errors or prolonged stops.

The low-density course delivered a solitary trail experience, drawing a field smaller than 75% of peer races and bigger than 24%. Organised by We Run Wild Ni for an entry fee of £55, the event saw 20 runners cross the finish line in its 2022 edition across its 2-edition run between 2021 and 2022.

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