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 #119 Johnny Breen GVRAT 10 in 10 Progress in the Sport of Ultrarunning
Episode #118 Mike Wardian World Majors and World Marathon Challenge Record Holder & Quaratine Backyard Winner
Episode #117 Johan Steene an Ultra Mindset 68 Loops Backyard Record Holder
Episode #116 John T Sharp 2000km GVRAT 27 Days Backyard Ultra & Long Distance Running
Episode #115 Keith Russell and Team Alanna 'The Gift of Ultra Running'
Episode #114 Sarah McCormack Irish International and Mountain Running World Cup Race Series Winner 2019
Episode #113 Terri Biloski The Great Virtual Run Across Tennesse 1000km in 11 days 20hrs and The Backyard Ultra
Episode #112 Sharon Gayter Jogle Record Holder National Champion Himalyan La Ultra The High Extreme Endurance
Episode #111 Richard Nunan Unpacking PTL UTMB TDS CCC & TDG
Podcast #110 Beth Pascall UK UTMB & Great Western State 4th Place Finisher
Podcast #109 Fiona Oaks The Unassuming Runner Co-Founder Vegan Runners 2.38 Marathon Guinnes World Record Holder
Podcast #108 Mark Cockbain Double Badwater Spartathlon & Notorious Race Director 'The Hard Stuff'
Podcast #107 Anna Carlsson 'Birth of an Ultra Runner' #Backyard #TDS
Podcast #106 Dean Karnazes A Pioneer in the World of Ultra Marathons 'The Road to Sparta'
Podcast #105 Gavan John Paul Hennigan Irish Adventurer Iditarod Trail Invitational 300 Mile Foot Race Winner 2020
Podcast #104 Kristina Schou Madsen Elite Danish Runner Winner of The World Marathon Challenge 7 Marathons on 7 Continents in 7 Days
Podcast #103 Aoife Mundow The Pursuit of Personal Limits 24hr Irish Track Record Holder Kerry Way Ultra Winner
Podcast #102 Andy Persson The Hallucinogenic Tunnel Ultra Jogle West Costal Path & Big's Backyard Ultra
Podcast #101 Kevin Seaward Fastest Marathon Time by a Northern Ireland Athlete 2hr 10min 9sec
Podcast #100 Courtney Dauwalter UTMB Winner 2019 Big's Backyard 279 miles General Badass!
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