A DESIGN by Darragh Moloney of West Limerick company Environmol, entitled the ‘Scarecrow’, has won the Adare to Survive Design an Obstacle competition.
The competition was a collaboration between Adare to Survive organisers and EML architects; the winning design will be brought to life to form part of the 2014 course featuring more than 30 manmade and naturally-occurring obstacles for the event on Sunday September 28 in Clonshire Equestrian Centre, Adare.
Having taken part in Adare to Survive last year, Darragh from Knockaderry said he drew inspiration from his personal experience of the adventure challenge and combined it with his knowledge as an environmental engineer.
“I’m absolutely thrilled that my design won,” Darragh said, adding that he was “very much looking forward to trying it out in person in September” with his teammates.
Athletes taking on the Scarecrow must negotiate a muddy pool full of barrels before stepping onto a small ledge to scale a climbing wall with built-in sprayers that will drench them.
On climbing the wall, athletes will encounter a bed of chopped straw when they jump down on the other side to ensure that they leave the obstacle looking like a scarecrow.
The Scarecrow design narrowly beat the Edge by Liam Kenny, Co Clare and the Gauntlet by David Randles, Dooradoyle.
Michael Landers, managing director at EML architects chaired the judging panel, which included Adare to Survive course designers and Brendan Ring of Cliona’s Foundation.
Cliona’s Foundation provides financial assistance to the families of critically ill children and is the charity partner of Adare to Survive.
