The Mournes mountains, rising out of the sea on the east coast of Northern Ireland would set the scene for the final race in the UK Skyrunning series. It would be my second time in Ireland having raced a triathlon on the west coast over four years ago. The race would also bring to a close my 2018 season of racing in the mountains. The race would take us over 35km and 3000m and over 9 peaks. I arrived a couple of days before race day to chill out and also get my bearings, some