The Inspirational Runner Podcast
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On Sat 13th July at 2am five hearty souls stood under the arch in Donard car park at the foot of the Mourne mountains ready to take on the Denis Rankin Round, this magnificent course has been hot over the last few weeks with some great attempts ending both with success and failure.
They say a true challenge is one that completion is never guaranteed, and with only 24hrs to traverse all of the Mourne mountain peaks over 400m it would take a lot of skill and luck to complete the 90km course, with over 6500m of ascent strong navigation skills would be required to ensure success.
The team was made up of Sean Nickell the key lead out man and navigator who has more miles under his belt than the proclaimers, Marty ‘Chipper’ Campbell and Barry McCarroll all three of which had competed in races such as the 108 mile Donegal Hero, Keith Clarke Deca-Ironman and Mark Weir who’s experience racing through the Mournes would become invaluable.
We take a different angle this week and sit with the entire team for an open group discussion on what it takes to succeed in Denis Rankin Challenge, I hope you enjoy my being back on the podcast, if so why not drop us a line on our face book page and let us know.
Episode #139 Inov-8 The Award Winning Terraultra G270 Trail Shoe
Episode #138 Steve Birkinshaw There Is No Map in Hell
Episode #137 Paul Tierney The Wainwrights FKT
Episode #136 Robbie Britton The Key to Ultra Running Success
Episode #135 Ben Blowes 31 Marathons in 31 Days for Tom's Trust 31 Stars Av Sub 4hrs
Episode #134 Kevin Webber The Power of a Positive Mindset MDS Prostate Cancer Awareness
Episode #133 Pam Reed A Pioneer in the World of Ultra Running Badwater Badass
Episode #132 Hillary Allen Against All Odds (Out & Back Book Release 04/21)
Episode#131 Nick Lister Turning a Corner and Failing Your Way to Backyard Success
Episode #130 The Denis Rankin Round Winter Special
Episode #129 Gavin Byrne Kerryway Ultra 2020 Winner TDS 31st Place
Episode #128 Galen Reynolds The Dragon Slayer Winner of the 2019 Dragons Back
Episode #127 Olivier Leblond USA 48hr Record Holder 100 Mile Podiums and Backyard Ultras
Episode #126 Karl 'SpeedGoat' Meltzer The Most Successful 100 Mile Ultra Marathoner on the Planet
Episode #125 Bruce Fordyce The Comrades King 9 Times Winner
Episode #124 Barefoot Ted Born to Run Find Your Flow
Episode #123 Anne Audain the First Professional Female Runner and Former 5000m World Record Holder
Episode #122 Adam Tango Holland 10 Marathons in 10 Days Guinness World Record Holder
Episode #121 Kerry O’Flaherty Irish Olympian ‘Injury Mindset’ another Hurdle to Leap Over
Episode #120 Rik Vercoe The Relentless Marathon Runner "If I Can do it so Can you" 10 in 10 Sub 30hrs
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