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.
Podcast#45 Ian Bailey Mountain Running at an Elite Level taking on the World Champs and The Mourne Garmin Skyline
Podcast#46 Patricia Brown and the benefits of joining your local running club
Podcast #53 Louise Smart Couch to 24hr National Champion 200km
Podcast #52 John McKeag 96 Years Old 78 years of Running History
Podcast#51 Noel Hanna Badwater 135 Ultramarathon Death Valley 1st Irish Man to Successfully Climb K2 and 8 Everest Summits.
Podcast#50 Wesley McDowell Loses 4 Stone Progresses Marathon from 3hr39 to 2hr45
Podcast #49 Banjo Bannon Everest The Open Grave Yard **Part 2**
Podcast #48 Banjo Bannon Everest The Open Grave Yard **Part 1**
Podcast#47 Conor Bannon Climbs Kilimanjaro Age 11 Youngest Person from N.Ireland to Summit
Podcast#43 Sean Nickell Escapes From Meriden and Completes his 10th 100mile plus race
Podcast #42 Laura O'Driscoll Winner RawUltra 50 Miler and Adventure Race Series Winner 2018
Podcast #41 Keith Clarke 100 Mile Record Breaking Run Backwards, Deca Ironman raising over 100k for Charity
Podcast #40 Catherina McKiernan London Marathon Winner Irish Marathon Record Holder and Winner of Four Consecutive Silvers in World Cross Country Championships
Podcast #38 Rosy Ryan Diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and battles on in search of the World Major Marathons
Podcast #36 Gerald Boyle on Running the World Major Marathons in Memory of his son Harvey.
Podcast #25 Ivan Prue was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and made the decision not to give up “Improvise, Adapt and Overcome”.
Podcast #21 Monaghan Town's Leslie Crawford sets his sails in a new direction and runs 200 marathons
Podcast #20 Lauren O'Malley After learning to walk again she takes on what is arguably the toughest foot race on the planet the Marathon De Sables.
Podcast #19 Cathy McCourt talks us through how she bounces back from injury to be the first Irish runner to win 5 medals at a major world championship
Podcast #18 Tony Barclay Running Blind 'Believe in yourself and Magic will Happen'.
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