The Course

The Turf Guy course will be approx 10km long but don’t let this short distance fool you into thinking that it won’t test your endurance!

In 2010 we built lots of elements throughout the course which tested your fitness, endurance, mental strength..........! We will be doing the same again for 2011 but it will be bigger and better! As it has been a long cold winter we have had alot of spare time to come up with more weird and wonderful elements, so you never know what you might find around the corner this year!!! 

There is approx an 5km run/jog at the beginning of the course to spread out the field of competitors and reduce the congestion at certain elements. However please be aware that there may be a little wait at some elements, if waiting you can either help fellow competitors complete the obstacle of just watch them struggle! Expect to be running through the energy sapping Connemara bog, jumping into the pure waters of Killary Fjord and scrambling over many an obstacle put in your path!

Please be warned that your clothing will get extremely wet and dirty. You do not need any special skills for the course but will need some upper body strength for some elements of the course, and must be comfortable in waist deep water.

Also you will be climbing through, under and over trees, fallen trees, climbing ropes, jumping off obstacles and much more so you may receive cuts, bruises and grazes. 

We highly reccommend that you wear full body cover, not just shorts and T shirt..........also it will be November so it may be a bit nippy!!     

The course will be open until 3.30pm.

The new 2011 Map is below to give you an idea of what to expect! 

Or download a copy here: map1.pdf and map2.pdf.       

Course Elements.

Below is a list of some of the elements along the course. Perpare to be swinging through our bog like Tarzan, Everest is easy compared to our walls, have you got enough courage to take the plunge into the Atlantic Ocean or will the Heart Break Hill sap your energy. 

Click on some of the links below to see picturers of some of the elements!!