For some a marathon is only a short run! Last weekend (29th to 31st of August) the Clonliffe vest was on view on Mont Blanc in the Alps proudly worn by Clonliffe ultra athlete Oran Finegan. Oran was competing in the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), one of the toughest ultra races in the World. A distance of some 175KM starting and finishing in the French town of Chamonix over the famed Tour du Mont Blanc walking trail, taking in France, Italy and Switzerland. The UTMB features many brutal climbs, and the small matter of 10,000m elevation! The race started on Friday and finished on Sunday. Oran ran a time of 38:44:45 (that’s almost 38 and 3/4 hours!) to finish 629th of the 10,000 starters and 85th in his category. Pretty extraordinary to say the least.
