On Friday 19th April 2019, Mike Jordan of West Dromore, County Sligo, completed an unsupported clockwise round in a great time of 19 hours and 28 minutes.
Welcome to the club, Mike
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McAuley Completes the first round of 2019
On Sunday 24th March, Mallusk Harrier, Micky McAuley completed the first Denis Rankin Round of 2019, in a time of 22 hours 7 minutes.
Welcome to the club, Micky. You’re member number 39.
Denis Rankin Round – Completion Report, July 2018
For umpteen reasons, we decided the weekend of 21st/22nd July had to be the one when we would give the Denis Rankin Round a go. Off the back of a number of recent hill race events, we were hoping our knowledge of the Mournes and the sheer pedigree of the team (terrier, greyhound, red setter and family labrador) would see us over the route.
At 2am, the first challenge was getting through the arch without getting knocked down by an irate taxi driver. We took off across the car park, and proceeded to head in four different directions, looking like a scene from Monty Python’s Silly Olympics. A super start.
What else would you be doing at 2am?
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Alan Elwood’s DRR Report
Alan’s excellent DRR report can be found on the Lagan Valley Orienteers website.
April 2016 – Round Attempt
John Ryan Preston and Alex McVey have registered to make a clockwise attempt at the Denis Rankin Round this weekend, Saturday 30th April, starting at 1am.
Best of luck with the round.