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The All-Ireland Hill Running Championship
The All-Ireland Hill Running Championship was introduced in response to requests from participants in the 2023 All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships asking for a separate competition for hill runners. It was first hosted in 2024 by High Point Ireland as a points-based competition using exactly the same format as the Hillwalking Championships. Unfortunately, it attracted a very small field of competitors. We believe this was mainly due to it having a format which doesn't lend itself to hill running. Hill runners are more accustomed to taking part in time-based races, therefore are less keen to be stopping for several minutes at each summit to log it. For this reason, we decided not to host the All-Ireland Hill Running Championship again after 2024.