She Summits

Among the various different users that find value in our maps are the various groups of mountain runners and trail runners etc. Mountain racing organised by the Irish Mountain Running Association has been around since the 1970s at least but the last decade or so has seen the development of adventure racing and group running on the hills and trails etc.

Whilst I’m not associated with them in anyway, I’m impressed by the activities of the She Summits group. Essentially a trail & mountain running group for like minded women, they are very active with both midweek and weekend meets. Mostly in the Dublin & Wicklow region but also further afield in the summer months.

What’s to be admired though is that they are not just about pounding out the kilometres and the uphill gain on familiar tracks. But in learning skills to plan and manage more varied and adventurous routes and to learn about the uphill environments through which they trek and run. And of course, the social side along with managing a variety of people with different levels of fitness.

Which is what every visit to the hills should be about and not primarily an exercise in speed and burning calories.

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