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06 Sept 2025

Donegal's Declan Ferry wins National Adventure Race Series 2024

The Loughanure native finished the 58k course Westport Sea 2 Summit 2024 in 2:49.22, which was enough to take the national title by a single point

Donegal's Declan Ferry wins National Adventure Race Series 2024

Declan Ferry, Rosses AC, was first home in the Half Monte in September in Mountcharles

Declan Ferry has become the overall winner of the National Adventure Race Series 2024 after his second-place in the Westport Sea 2 Summit 2024.

The Loughanure native finished the 58k course in 2:49.22, which was 62 seconds behind Alan Dunne, the overall winner, with Anthony Murray in third on 2:56.11. However, his finish in Mayo was enough to take the national title by a single point. The Rosses AC member was a winner this year at the Quest Glendalough, Gaelforce West and Quest Lough Derg.

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The S2S Supreme Course in Westport was made up of a 4k run up Distillery Road on to the new Greenway and follow the Greenway to Westport Quay before an 8k cycle to Croagh Patrick before a 7k scale and descent of the mountain before a second cycle of 35k - a steep climb of the Maum, through Drummin village and on to Liscarney where was all downhill back to Roman Island - and 4k run back into Westport.

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