Energia24 is the Irish National Championship for 24 hour running. Its an event that attracts some of the countries elite ultra runners … and me! It has grown to be a major event in the running community, with some outstanding results being achieved. I found the organisation to be faultless and very accessible..making things look easy usually shows a team have worked extremely hard to make it look so !My thanks to all of those involved in making this event happen.

Its held on the Mary Peters track in Belfast. http://www.marypeterstrack.com/Mary Peters is the holder of an Olympic Gold medal from The 1972 games in Munich and as tradition has it, starts the race. Starting In the presence of an Olympian..no pressure!The track sits in a nice location within a park, with some nice trees offering some respite from the ever decreasing circles.I enjoyed watching some dogs enjoy their morning,afternoon and evening stroll with considerably more enthusiasm than I was managing.

Theres not much to a track race