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Online Registration Closed On Friday 22nd August At 12 Noon.
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The 24th Annual Warriors Run
Taking place Sunday
24th August 2008 at 3pm

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2008 "IN PERSON" REGISTRATION DETAILS
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2 New Race Categories

This year sees 2 new categories added to the Warriors Run.

The King of the Mountain
(for which all runners are automatically entered) will select the runner who is fastest to run from the base of the mountain at the Car Park to the top and back again.

Team Category
By popular demand, a Team Category has been added for runners raising money for charities or just want to compete with friend for the fun.
Team Rules :- (1) 4 Team Members – 2 Male, 2 Female (2) 3 out of 4 Team Members must finish race to qualify (3) Best 3 Team Members times taken into consideration (4) Team Members cannot qualify for main prizes (1st, 2nd 3rd Male/Female etc).
If you feel you would be in contention for a main prize do not enter in Team Event

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2008 Route Map

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Race Feature

Chip timing & instant results throughout the race, thanks to
Race Timing Systems

2007 Race Winners

Male
1st Place - Shaun Whelan
London (59mins 0secs)

2nd Place - Michael Fitzpatrick
Belfast (1hr 0mins 40secs)

3rd Place - Neil Faulkner
Leitrim (1hr 01min 33secs)

Female
1st Place - Deirdre Brophy
Galway (1hr 14mins 03secs)

2nd Place - Alwyn Kinane
Dublin (1hr 16mins 58secs)

3rd Place - Emer Collins
Navan (1hr 19mins 20secs)

See 20 Years of Results...

Watch the 2006 Warriors Run Video>>

Ocean FM Podcast of the 2008 Warriors Run

So you think a 15K run is a piece of cake? NOT 'ROUND HERE IT AIN'T!

Thanks to all who took part in the Warriors Run on Sunday 24th August 2008......

CLICK HERE FOR 2008 RACE RESULTS

Greetings from Strandhill, Co. Sligo home of The Warriors Run, one of Ireland's toughest competitive races.

Strandhill Village is five miles west of Sligo town, is situated on the Atlantic seaboard and nestles at the foot of Knocknarea Mountain. On its summit (1,070 ft), sits a megalithic cairn where Maeve the legendary Queen of Conaught is reputedly buried.

Each year runners from all over Ireland (and various parts of the world) converge on Strandhill to follow in the footsteps of her ancient warriors.

The Warriors Run takes competitors from the Cannon Gun at the beachfront in Strandhill to the top of Knocknarea, around Queen Maeves Cairn and back to the beachfront again. For the uninitiated, a 15 Kilometre race might seem easy. Not the Warriors Run! The race is classified as a road and hill race or multi-terrained, so whilst approximately seven of its miles are on paved roads, it is the special three miles in the middle, to the top of Knocknarea that gives the race its bite. These three miles include a 700 foot climb on loose gravel, unsurfaced and grass paths. At its steepest incline on the way up, even the most professional athlete slows to a walk and then brace themselves to face the equally daunting downhill run, back down the often slippery slopes, even in the driest of weather.

Despite the endurance trait of the race, each year around 400 runners take part in this unique event to cross the finish line at the beachfront and earn the honour of being able to say that they completed The Warriors Run...

WARNING!

The Warriors Run is a physically challenging event and only those who have sufficiently trained for this event or who are experienced runners should take part. Persons with medical conditions should consult their Doctor/GP before taking part.

Event time limit is set at 2½ hours.
Broom wagon will pick up stragglers after this time.