The first Double Denis Rankin Round | Billy Reed

The Denis Rankin Round is a circuit of all the peaks in the Mourne mountains over 400m in height, covering 90km and 6500m in ascent. The challenge is to complete this within a 24 hour period. The Round is named after Denis Rankin, a pioneer and leading light in fell running and mountain marathons in Northern Ireland since the 1970’s, who tragically died on 16th May 2013 competing in a fell race on Slievemoughanmore. In the history of the Round, nobody has ever completed a double. That changed on Sunday 5th July 2021, when Billy Reed crossed the finish line in 43 hours and 18 minutes, making him the first person to finish a Double Denis Rankin Round. Well done dad, I am an extremely proud daughter once again!