On Saturday 22nd June, Kathleen Monteverde (BARF) joined the member’s list with a successful clockwise completion in a time of 22 hours 41 minutes.
Welcome to the club, member 47 😊
Second time lucky for Kathleen
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Dean & Bertie’s On-Sight Round
Having a significant birthday, I had wanted to do something special, memorable and maybe a bit gruelling. I had been throwing the idea of the Bob Graham around, but with too little time in the lakes and a recurring knee niggle, I started to search for other lesser known rounds that were shorter. With my closest adventure buddy, Bertie Goffe, like me having never visited Northern Ireland, the idea of turning up and running all the Mourne Mountains in under 24 hours sounded exciting and satisfied the pre-requisites. Standing under the entrance to Donard Park at 2.00am with 90km and 6,500m of ascent ahead of us I started to wonder if going out for a nice meal with friends would have been a better idea than attempting to onsight the Denis Rankin round!
Mourne Runners Complete the Round
On Saturday 25th May the Mourne Runners club trio of; Ciaran McAleenan, Stephen Bickerstaff and Ricky Cowan completed a clockwise Denis Rankin Round to become members 42, 43 and 44 of the club.
Steve Wathall’s Round Report
Introduction
Charmian and I have been coming over to the Mournes for a few years and have enjoyed the Mourne 2 Day and the various British Championship races. I had heard vaguely of the Denis Rankin Round but my interest was piqued when Konrad Rawlik set the current record in April 2017. We made a concerted effort to recce all the legs at least twice and Dale and Denise Mathers were able to offer valuable advise regarding route choice especially around the tricky Crenville area. It has been in the back of my mind for two years and so with an extended holiday planned after the 2019 British Champs race, I hoped to give it a good go.
Continue readingMcAuley 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.
