2,000 athletes take to the lakes and valleys

Laura McLoughlin and Eleanor Flew on Mangerton mountain

Mike Slattery checking the competitors

Shane Garvey

Jacqueline Le Bourhis

Winner’s way: Shane Scully, who was first home, pictured at the Devil’s Punchbowl on Mangerton mountain

Ciaran Breslin

James Crowley and Garry Carroll

Sebastien Giraud

Rosie Temple

Eamon Hurley and Philip Hurley

Tina Reed and her daughter Eleanor Mullen

Kevin Murphy

Denis McGlynn

Laura O’Driscoll, who finished second, at the Devil’s Punchbowl

Harold Clifton

OVER 2,000 adventure aficionados, from all corners of the globe, descended on Killarney at the weekend for the annual Quest adventure race which saw the participants scaling mountains, cycling the roads and kayaking on Muckross Lake.

The world’s biggest adventure race, in its ninth year, continues to attract Ireland’s top endurance athletes and competitors from around the world and first home and clear of the group in the 83km Expert route was Shane Scully, in a time of four hours, nine minutes and 44 seconds.

In second place was Killian Heery (4.15:19) and in third was Barry Cronin (4.17:02). The first female home was Ellen Vitting in an excellent time of (4.43:38) ahead of Laura O’Driscoll (4.50:35) and Aine Mahony (5.11:56).

83km EXPERT RESULTS

1. Shane Scully 4.09:44
2. Killian Heery 4.15:19
3. Barry Cronin 4.17:02

LADIES

1.Ellen Vitting 4.43:38

2. Laura O’Driscoll 4.50:35
3. Aine Mahony 5.11mins:56

73km PRO ROUTE

1. John Magner 3.27:02
2. Matt Casey 3.34:42
3. Dwayne Flynn 3.36:07

LADIES

1. Regina Sheehan 3.58:58
2. Niamh O’Brien 4.05:37
3. Siobhan Dineen 4.05:51

65Km DUAL

1. Shane Spellman 2.40:02
2. Bartosz Nowaczek 2:42:51
3. Toni Lazzari 2.47:08

LADIES

1. Lorraine Horan 3.0:35
2. Karen O’Sullivan 3.08:33
3. Clodagh Fitzgerald 3.11:05

55km SPORT

1. Philip Smith 2.20:23
2. Bernard Smyth 2.20:47
3. Niall Smith 2.20:47

LADIES

1. Lisa Clerkin 2.38:26
2. 2. Niamh Cleary 2.40:28
3. Niamh Garvey 2.46:01

27km Challenge

1. Johnny Deasy 1.38:09
2. Larry Stapleton 1.39:59
3. Paul Hyland 1.40:32

LADIES

1. Fiona Beverley 1.51:24
2. Karena Ní Charthaigh 1.52:52
3. Patricia Gallagher 2.05:09

• Full race results can be found here. http://www.redtagtiming.com/results/QuestKillarney2019.html.
• Pictures: Valerie O’Sullivan.Click on individual images for details© KillarneyToday.com is the 24/7 online news service provided by O’Mahony Media
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