World Series Adventure Racing comes to Ireland...

The Turas Mór takes place in the South West of Ireland from June 15-21, 2008.

A passionate team of local adventurers who know and love the area are running this race with its roots deep in the community. Touching all 5 peninsulas of the South West of Ireland, this journey through Ireland will inspire and humble.

At certain transition points, traditional music and food festivals will greet competitors when they arrive. Here athletes will be able to stock up on local “slow food” before continuing on the Turas.

This race will finish for all competitors on the Solstice. A mid-summer night party will banish any doubts as to the Irish ability to host the best party / festival ever in Adventure Racing. Famous bands, ferocious dancing, pigs roasting on sticks and all the ancients stones in alignment will keep competitors awake long after the race has ended.

Why is it called a Turas?

The Turas tradition remains deep in the Irish psyche today. It represents a journey of the soul through the physical connection with the Earth.

The wealth of Ireland’s myth is unmatched anywhere in the western world and our culture and landscapes of Ireland hold rich traditions around the Turas. Sacred landscapes host spiritual pilgrimages that date from the earliest human settlement here. It is a unique connection that has been enriched over thousands of years, intermingled from the distant and varied cultures of our pagan past through to the present.

Visit An Turas Beag (formerly the Irish Adventure Challenge) here.