Starting an hour after Gavin on his 14:22 round, a team of BARF athletes set off from Donard Park at 6 am to launch the official DRR Club Relay.
The team of five had the loose goal of getting around a clockwise round faster than the solo record time of 13:37 set by Steven Shields just a few weeks ago, but that in itself was no easy task.
The athletes included Rónán Davison-Kernan (section 1), Jim Brown (section 2), Colin Pascoe (section 3), Alan Ritchie (section 4), and the team captain Aaron Shimmons running the final section 5 from Spelga to Donard Park. Dawson Stelfox covered the support duties for the early sections.
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Everything went to plan with all runners shaving time off predicted splits. We also had Gavin and Aoife’s rounds and crew activity to add excitement to the day.
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With quick succession, the relay team were the first of three completions, coming home to Donard Park in 13 hours and 4 minutes, quickly followed by Gavin’s solo 14:22 and Aoife’s record-breaking 19:12.
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The club challenge is now out there for others to register and enjoy, so get training 🙂
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📸 Dawson Stelfox & Jim Brown