Forty-four runners completed the Tralee 40-Mile Ultra Marathon despite unfavorable weather. The event, organized by Jim McNeice and the Tralee Marathon group, drew participants locally and from further afield. The course consisted of ten four-mile loops starting at the FBD House. Runners traveled along the River Lee walkway to Caherweesheen and Clahane, went down at Ballyard, returned to the River Lee walkway, and began each loop again at FBD House. In the men’s results, Aidan Hogan won in 05:18:03, followed by Darren O’Sullivan in 05:35:43 and Donal Fallon in 05:52:52. In the women’s results, Paula Wright won in 06:44:46, followed by Sara Akinrinbola in 07:07:52 and Liz Leonard in 07:17:46. Aidan Hogan and Paula Wright each won every race in the Tralee Triple Crown Ultra Series. The next event is the Tralee 100k on June 20.
"While the weather was unfortunately not on their side, the 44 runners who took part in Saturday's Tralee 40-Mile Ultra Marathon were not deterred and completed the run with smiles on their face throughout."
"The route was ten four mile loops and it started from the FBD House and saw runners head out the River Lee walkway to Caherweesheen, Clahane, down the hill at Ballyard before coming back onto the River Lee walkway before the loop began again at FBD House."
"Following Aidan's win, he has now won every race in the Tralee Triple Crown Ultra Series. He was the Tralee 100k winner in 2021, the 50k champion in 2023 and now the 40-mile winner in 2026."
"Following her win on Saturday, Paula Wright has become the first female to win every race in the Tralee Triple Crown Ultra Series. She was the 2022 100k champion, the 2024 50k champion and now the 2026 40 mile champion."
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