At an Ultra running race in Barcelona last weekend, Eddie Gallen set a new unofficial Irish 12 hour record of 135kms. The previous best of 131kms was set by Grellan McGrath from Cork in Belfast in 2014.
Eddies time works out as an average pace of 8:36 minute mile pace.
2 134,997m Gallen Eddie M IRL 11/12/1962 T 19/12/2015 Barcelona, ESP
In the 24 hour race, Susan McCarthy was the first of the Irish and just got over the 100 mile barrier.
26 165,013m Mccartney Susan F IRL 29/03/1977 T 19/12/2015 Barcelona, ESP
66 120,368m Brownlie Tim M IRL 28/07/1979 T 19/12/2015 Barcelona, ESP
90 73,096m Ankers Brian M IRL 21/02/1980 T 19/12/2015 Barcelona, ESP
The full results can be seen HERE
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Eddie Gallen runs new unofficial Irish 12 hour record in Barcelona
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Ultra-Running
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