A real race at the front
The Lap of the Gap is a day out for most of the field and a serious contest for the few at the head of it. Both are welcome, and both are looked after.
Prize fund
Cash, both distancesMarathon
42.2 kmGlen to Glen Half
21.1 kmThe Sub-2:30 Project
A €1,000 bonus for the first runner, man or woman, to break two hours thirty on the marathon course. A chip time of 2:29:59 or faster does it, verified against your own GPX file afterwards. If more than one runner gets there on the day, the pot is split between the three fastest.
Terms & conditionsElite standards
Discounted entryA standard
Entry free of charge, for the distance you hold the standard in.
B standard
Entry at half price, for the distance you hold the standard in.
Below the standard
We cannot offer a discounted entry, but write to us anyway. If your current form makes you a likely podium finisher we may still clear you for elite support this year.
Previous winners
Winners are offered a free place to defend the title, and can be given an elite entry at the race director’s discretion even without the standard above.
Applying for elite entry
Runners with a recent marathon or mountain-running record who would like elite consideration should write to the race director before the closing date. We hold a small number of places back each year. Send one email with the four things below.
As it should appear on the entry list and in the results.
Marathon or Glen to Glen Half. One application per runner.
A link to your most recent race under the qualifying standard.
Pacers, a support cyclist, your own bottles on the course, or a question.