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Long Course
Mountain Marathon
by Lt Ronan Lambe (BPEO, 2 Bde HQ)
Photos Pte Dave Hogarty (2 Bde HQ)
T
he 2 Bde Mountain Marathon took place on
June 19th. The event, organised by McKee
Bks Gym staff and BPEO 2 Bde, was open to
all members of the Defence Forces and 93 competitors took part, with 40 completing the long
course and 53 completing the short course.
The long course (32km) started at 0900hrs outside Enniskerry and followed the Wicklow Way before diverting to cross Djouce, then on to Kippure,
Seefingan and Corrig before finishing in Kilbride
Camp. The first four-man team home, in a time of
4hrs 47mins, was from 27 Inf Bn and comprised
Lt Donnacha Reilly (captain) and Ptes Flannery,
Erasmus, Leonard.
The winners of the eight-man section of the
long course were Cpl McGillion (captain) and Tprs
2 Bde CIS Gp at Long Course start start
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Short Course
Lowry, Mooney, Gibney, Monahan, O'Connor,
Conlon and Cahalan of 2 Cav Sqn with a time of
5hrs 18min.
The short course (12km) started on the Military
Road entrance to Kippure at 1200hrs and brought
the 53 competitors over Kippure, Seefingan, Corrig and into Kilbride Camp. The two-man short
course winners were Ptes McEvoy and McGuigan
from 27 Inf Bn in a time of 1hr 29mins, closely followed by Ptes O'Hare and Pentony, also of 27 Inf
Bn, in a time of 1hr 32min.
Other notable winners were Pte Brien (TIS) who
won the Men's Veterans short course in 1hr 25min;
Pte Dorthy (12 Inf Bn) who won the Women's
Open short course in 1hr 57mins; and Tpr McCarthy (2 Cav RDF) won the Men's Open in 1hr 23mins.
7 Inf Bn RDF team
