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Race Details
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The Annalong Horseshoe
is one of the classics in the Northern Irealnd Fell running
calendar, having been run every year since 1982. Over about
13 miles with 5200 feet of climb it is very runable over most
of the route, starting at Dunnywater, Annalong River Valley
at 11 am. |
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| The 1982 race was the first one, organised
as a long race replacement for the Mourne Wall Walk. The race
was won by Stanley Graham in 2:20:25, with Jim Hayes second,
joint third between Dermot McGonigle & Mike McNulty, with
other competitors including Willie John Brown, Noel Douglas
& Ian Parke. The race has been held every year since, with
a bad weather route once when snow covered the hills in May,
but the proper course was raced later the same year. |
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| Jim Hayes was the early race organiser,
despite running in it, with Denis Rankin taking over for many
years and more recently BARF club. |
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