I cannot even fathom running these Himalayan Races. Man you would have to have an amazing set of lungs…
Martin Rea continued an excellent year for Ireland’s ultramarathon athletes when he won the Mt. Everest Challenge Marathon and Himalayan 100-mile stage race last week. The Mt. Everest Challenge Marathon takes place on the third day of the six-stage race.
Run at an average altitude of 10,000 feet, with spectacular views of Mt. Everest, Kachenjunga, Lhotse and Makalu (four out of the five highest peaks in the world), Rea finished in joint first with Spanish marathoner Javier Gomez. It’s the fourth occasion in the sixteen editions of the race that an Irishman has won, with Rea joining Noel Hanna, Michael Collins and Richard Donovan as previous Irish victors.