{"id":4653,"date":"2016-02-29T14:30:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T14:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/?p=4653"},"modified":"2016-12-21T14:43:53","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T14:43:53","slug":"grit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/grit\/","title":{"rendered":"Grit and endurance required for &#8216;The Race&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just before sunrise on the 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of March ultra-endurance athletes from all over Ireland and the world will line up to take on what has already been recognised internationally as as one of the 10 toughest events on the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Held in Northwest Donegal, The Race, in only its\u2019 third running has brought Ireland right to the forefront of \u2018ultra-endurance\u2019 racing as popularity for the sport continues to explode worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believed that Ireland had the topography and climate to rival the world\u2019s greatest ultra destinations\u201d said event\u00a0director David Burns.<\/p>\n<p>The event pits competitors against a 250 km course taking them across Ireland\u2019s most rugged, remote and challenging terrain. Competitors must run a half marathon, cycle 175 km, paddle 15 km and climb 800 vertical metres before finishing with a full marathon through the night. All of the above must be completed in just 24 hours. \u00a0Crucial to the concept is that there is no typical competitor. Competitors come from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. Firemen, teachers, mums, dads, students and everything in between compete alongside tri-athletes and elite ultra-runners.<\/p>\n<p>Those who compete in and complete The Race are simply those who refuse to give up.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/RaceImage1_450.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4655\" src=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/RaceImage1_450-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"RaceImage1_450\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/RaceImage1_450-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/RaceImage1_450-100x92.jpg 100w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/RaceImage1_450-400x366.jpg 400w, https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/02\/RaceImage1_450.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The male category in 2015 was won by Donegal man Sean McFadden with the female title going to Waterford\u2019s Diane Behan. In 2016 there will be a significant Scottish challenge in both the male and female categories with world record holding cyclist Mark Beaumont tipped to compete for the men\u2019s\u2019 title and 2014 winner Christina McKenzie hoping to be the first person to win the event on two occasions.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst much attention will be focused on the possible winners for most the challenge is provided by the course rather than other competitors. To simply finish within the 24 hour time limit will drive most competitors on and pull them together. As 2014 finisher Oisin Weldon put it; \u201cthere is a camaraderie among the participants, a communal spirit. It\u2019s us against the course rather than against each other and it\u2019s great to be a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Race is a not for profit event with all proceeds going towards the work of Gorta\u2013Self Help Africa. CEO Ray Jordan\u00a0commented \u201cI would like to thank all the competitors for their incredible dedication towards the race and our work with rural framers in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Race is a charity endurance event that will test athletes to the limit, in Donegal in early March.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/selfhelpafrica.org\/ie\/grit\/\"> Read More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4656,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[637],"tags":[492,483,723,724],"class_list":["post-4653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-event","tag-fundraising","tag-race","tag-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v24.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Grit and endurance required for &#039;The Race&#039; - 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