14 runners, 345 miles, 11 days, 2 Feet
Introducing the Challenge and the Runners:
At 9am on 14th September, 14 intrepid runners will set off on their Irish road journey of a lifetime from Malin Head to Mizen Head. They will cover 345 miles in just 11 days, that’s an amazing 50km (31 miles) per day.
The runners have come from all over the world to take part. Rory Coleman, ULTRArace Director said, ‘We are looking forward to welcoming athletes from all over the world to this unique Irish Mega-Stage ULTRA-marathon’. Michelle Fookwe (South Africa) will be celebrating her birthday, and Russell Secker and his wife Claire (USA) will be celebrating their 25th Wedding Anniversary during the event.
Pre-race favourite was to be James Blissett (22) one of a new wave of young ULTRA-marathoners who had his eyes set on winning the first prize of a 1.2L Chevrolet Spark.
All of the runners are accommodated overnight on a 14 berth luxury sleeper bus which even has its own chef to make sure the runners are kept well fuelled and rested.
Which of the 14 runners has the endurance and inner strength to make the distance?
Well, after 6 days, only nine runners remain in the race.
Results after 6 days:
- Ged - 24:31:29
- Chris - 29:47:42
- Russell - 29:55:21
- Rick - 32:46:44
- Michelle - 39:47:32
- Claire - 42:54:10
- Quentin - 55:34:49
- Bethany - 57:11:06
- Liz - 57:37:21
DNF
- Stanley
- Anita
- Tony
- Ade
- James
For further information on the event and the competitors, check out www.ultrarace.co.uk.
There’s also an event Blog where daily updates results and photographs of the runners will be posted: www.m2multra.blogspot.com/
