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Winners of the Spirit Mens race, from left: Shane McGowan 3rd, Paul Feeney 1st and David Hickey 2nd. Pic: John Mee Photography
A combination of the red sky and a crisp, cold morning set the scene for a powerful start to the 12th Sea2Summit adventure race in Westport on Saturday last. Over 2,000 competitors endured the ultimate test of mind, body and spirit for the last adventure race of the season, and the largest in the country.
The worthy winner of the Supreme Event was Sligo man Alan Dunne who finished in a time of 2:46:35. He was closely followed by veteran Shaun Stewart who has been on the podium in Sea2Summit several times over the last number of years.
First Supreme Lady over the line was Louth native Laura O'Driscoll, who broke the women's record, finishing in a phenomenal a time of 3:10:05. Her competition was against an impressive group of women and she was victorious with an outstanding performance.
The title for first place in the Men’s Spirit went to Westport man Paul Feeney, breaking the course record with an exceptional time of 1:33:52. This was two in a row for Paul, who beat his own personal best by nearly four minutes.
Paul commented: “What a morning it was out there. Three of us had a great run out but I pulled away on the mountain and I just let it rip on the way down. We have a great mix of people who train together with the Westport Leisure Park, we all work together and that’s what it is all about, it’s a community, a team and we all pull each other along and that’s make what makes it special.”
Winners of the Spirit Womens event, from left: Rhianna Heneghan 2nd, Caroline McLoughlin 1st and Orlaith Smith 3rd.
The first lady over the finish line in the Spirit event was Keel local Caroline McLoughlin, who smashed her own winning record from last year in a time of 1:46:02. This was also two in a row for Caroline, with Westport Leisure Park having double celebrations with colleagues Caroline and Paul both winning the top spot in the spirit race again.
The Gena Heraty Haiti Fund is the chosen charity partner this year. Gena Heraty, from Westport, is a member of the Catholic lay missionary association, Viatores Christi. She went to Haiti in 1993 and has remained there ever since as a volunteer with NPH (Our Little Brothers and Sisters) – an orphanage in the hillside village of Kenscoff, 10 km from Port-au-Prince.
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See www.westportsea2summit.ie for all the finishing times.
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