The annual Mourne Mountain Marathon took place at the weekend, and in what has become tradition, 2016 Denis Rankin Round completers were presented with a certificate by Madeline Rankin.
Mourne Mountain Marathon Prize Giving
The Denis Rankin Round has once again been granted 3 (5 under the new system) UTMB qualifying point by ITRA for 2016.
On Saturday 16th July, local ultra-runner Gary Warnock, set a new Denis Rankin Round (clockwise) course record, with an impressive time of 17 hours 16 minutes.
Well done Gary. Outstanding achievement.
On Tuesday 12th July, County Antrim fell runner and member of BARF, Aaron Shimmons, completed a clockwise Denis Rankin Round in a time of 19 hours 28 mins.
Round report to follow soon.
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