I had attempted a Denis Rankin Round last autumn, but I lost.
I lost: a contact lens going up Donard, the sole of my shoe coming off Wee Binnian, my sense of direction approaching Tievedockaragh, the will to go-on, when I found myself at the top of Hen, not Cock.
By bailing at that point, I also lost the potential to do the round unsighted, but had a great day out in cracking hills.
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At 1am on Saturday 30th April John Ryan Preston and Alex McVey set off from the arch in Donard Park to attempt the Denis Rankin Round.
John & Alex at the start
In 2015 a group of 4 BARF runners made a group attempt at completing the DRR with two of them successfully completing it. Other club members and friends helped may this possible.This was the success round for Dave Evans and Joanne Curran.
On 21st/22nd May BARF will again set off on another attempt, but this time it is being arranged for all NIMRA members. Continue reading
At the Mourne Mountain Marathon prize giving on Sunday 20th September, Denis’ late wife, Madeline Rankin presented Dave Evans and Joanne Curran with their certificates for completing the Denis Rankin Round.
On Sunday 23rd August BARF’s Dave Evans and Joanne Curran completed the Denis Rankin Round in a time of 23 hours 51 minutes.
