Jen Salter sets new Malin Head to Mizen Head record...

On Friday the 10th of June, Jen Salter from the UK completed a run from Malin Head in Donegal to Mizen Head in Cork in a record time of 4 days 23 hours and 3 minutes.

The run was broken up as follows.......
Day 1...Sun 5th June 2011.....Starting off from Malin Head at the most northerly point of Donegal at 5am. Running through Derry and finishing near Dromore in Co.Tyrone, a distance of about 68 miles.

Day 2...Mon 6th...Starting again at 5am, running through Enniskillen and finishing in Keenagh, Co.Longford at 10:40pm, a distance of 71 miles.

Day 3...Tues 7th...Starting at 6:30am and running as far as Nenagh in Co.Tipperary, approx 61 miles.

Day 4...Wed 8th...Starting in Nenagh and finishing near Banteer in north-west Cork.

Day 5...Thurs 9th...Starting from north-west Cork and finishing 80 miles later at Mizen Head at 4:03am on Friday morning, the 10th of June.....a total of 4 days 23 hours and 3 minutes.

All of the information with witness signatures will now be submitted as a claim to the Guinness Book of Records.

Coming up on the 3rd of July, the French based Irish runner Malcom McLoughlin will run in the opposite direction from Mizen to Malin in aid of charity.

Raheny AC run from Malin to Mizen this weekend...

This was something I meant to put up a while back but with all the local races, it kind of got forgotten about.

The Dublin based club Raheny AC are doing a sponsored charity run from Malin Head in Donegal to Mizen Head in Cork this weekend. They will have a relay of runners and hope to complete the distance in 65 hours. All proceed are going to the Childrens Hospital in Crumlin.

Details below...
If you would like to join us along the way to complete a marathon or just run a couple of miles please see below for details of the route with start and finish points of each marathon and main towns along the.

The purpose of the run is to raise funds for the Children’s hospital in Crumiln and donations will be welcome from anyone joining us and we would request a donation of at least €20 for anyone looking to complete a marathon in return for which you will get a commemorative medal and t-shirt.

If you can’t join us donations can be made online at http://www.cmrf.org/sponsorshipPage/show/746Route Summary:
Start Time Starts at Via Finishes at Day
06:00:00 Malin Head Malin Buncrana + 1 Friday
09:30:00 Buncrana + 1 Letterkenny Stralongford Friday
12:50:00 Stralongford Ballybofey Laghy Friday
16:30:00 Laghy Bundoran Cliffoney Friday
20:10:00 Cliffoney Sligo Ballinacarrow Friday

23:40:00 Ballinacarrow Charlestown River Glare Saturday
03:00:00 River Glare Tuam Clashroe Saturday
07:15:00 Clashroe Galway Ardrahan Saturday
11:15:00 Ardrahan Gort Tulla + 5k Saturday
14:45:00 Tulla +5K Limerick Adare (Lucy's+ 2K) Saturday
18:25:00 Adare Newcastlewest Abbeyfeale -2.2K Saturday
22:40:00 Abbeyfeale Castleisland Farranfore +6.6K Saturday

02:10:00 Farranfore +6.6k Killarney Kenmare +0.3 Sunday
05:20:00 Kenmare +0.3 Glengarrif Bantry (town centre) Sunday
08:30:00 Bantry Durris Mizen Head Sunday

The route is on MapMyRun HERE

Postscript........The run was completed in 56 hours. Photos HERE.

Runner attempts new Mizen to Malin record...
I'm not sure if this link will work or for how long! It's a short video clip from RTE news about someone trying to run from Mizen Head to Malin Head and set a new record.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0623/9news_av.html?2390739,null,230

Richard Donovan of Galway also has a website which has details about his 2005 event which went from Malin to Mizen.