Slieve Donard Results – amended (19/5/14)
Photos by Ryan McDonald
Photos by Lisa Rice

Bailey and Wilson make it double tops on Sl Donard

Report by Bogman

I’m not a betting man but would guess that the odds of winning the Sl Donard race two years in a row would be fairly generous. To do that and record the same time as last year (57.01) and also retain the fastest descent trophy would surely have attracted very generous odds. So step forward Ian Bailey, the man who did all the above to become the winner of the 70th Sl Donard race. The “red/yellow magpie” who just returned to racing in the last few weeks led his club Newcastle AC to the team award, along with team mates David o Flaherty (2nd) and Colm Murtagh (8th). Continue reading →

Results
Photos by Hugh Suffern
Photos by Declan Rice

Bailey is the Big Boy
by Bogman
At the 69th running of the Slieve Donard race on Saturday, Newcastle AC runner Ian Bailey won the event for his first time. He now has become the 34th winner of this event and in doing so has joined the who’s who of fell running. Bailey who has been catching the eye at the Hill and Dale series, put together a near prefect run in what turned out to be very testing conditions.
Even before the race started, conditions at race HQ at the Newcastle Centre were showing an early indication of what was to come, on the journey up to the 849mt summit, the highest point in Northern Ireland. Continue reading →

Slieve Donard 2012 Results
Photos by Dave Goddard – action on the Mountain
Photos by Mal McCann – Finish Line
Link to IMRA report

ANDREW IS THE YOUNGEST WINNER OF THE SLIEVE DONARD RACE
by Bogman

YOUTH HAS ITS DAY
19-year-old Andrew Annett became the youngest winner of the Slieve Donard race when he trotted through the Frank Morgan memorial finishing gantry in a time of 55.37.  In doing so he denied Deon Mc Neilly his elusive 10^th win in the race but with years on his side Andrew could become the first person to make it to 10 wins. Continue reading →

In addition to the excellent coverage that will be provided in the local press, the 67th Slieve Donard race is more than likely to be featured in the Irish Daily Mirror tomorrow.  Maurice Fitzmaurice took part in the race and has forwarded material for publication to the Sports Editor.  The prophet Jerome’s injury could be labelled ‘the hand of God!’ or Damien’s rarer than hen’s teeth appearance could be making the headlines in the national press!  Watch that space tomorrow!!!

Please download forms and bring with you on Saturday:
Slieve Donard Race Entry Form / Family Fun Challenge Entry Form

Can McNeilly make it 10 wins on Donard as the Irish Championship begins in Newcastle?

by Bogusboy

The annual Slieve Donard race, the opening round of the Irish Mountain Running Championship will start at 2.00pm on Saturday 5^thMay at the Newcastle Centre, with the leaders returning to the Newcastle around 2.55pm.  Amazingly within one hour the leading athletes will have climbed the 852 metres to the summit and returned to the point from whence they came. Continue reading →