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Sponsors

         

Ultra running athletes have not received any financial support from Athletics Ireland, the national athletics body. In recent years, the development of the sport to the highest international standards has been solely funded by Polar Running Adventures via sponsorship of UltraRunning Ireland international athletes and competitions.

Polar Running Adventures organises the North Pole Marathon and Antarctic Ice Marathon and is operated by Richard Donovan. His sponsorship has included financing the 2010 World 50km Trophy Final in Galway and the 2011 Trail World Championships in Connemara. Polar Running Adventures additionally financed the hosting of the 2009 Anglo Celtic Plate (Home Nations) 100km in Galway.

Among the substantial sponsorships received from Polar Running Adventures / Richard Donovan since 2006 have been the funding of athletes & support crew to travel and participate in the following:

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

2007 Trail World Championships (USA)
2009 Trail World Championships (France)
2011 Trail World Championships (Ireland)
2006 World 100km Championships (South Korea)
2007 World 100km Championships (Netherlands)
2009 World 100km Championships (Belgium)
2010 World 100km Championships (Gibraltar)
2011 World 100km Championships (Netherlands)
2006 World 24 Hour Championships (Taiwan)
2007 World 24 Hour Championships (Canada)
2008 World 24 Hour Championships (South Korea)
2009 World 24 Hour Championships (Italy)
2010 World 24 Hour Championships (France)

Polar Running Adventures also financed athletes and support crew travelling to the 2010 and 2011 Anglo Celtic Plate competitions and has been a substantial contributor to Irish Schools Athletics and various individual athletes.