A certain amount of order restored

L-R: Alex Ainsworth, Dee Ni Chearbhaill, Ciara Lynch, David O'Donnell, Phelim Murray, Eddie Nugent, Kieran Martin, Tim O'Donnell, Simon Everard and Sean Savage

We are pleased to report that the weekend started with a BHAA XC race that took place on private land, so that it did not run the risk of being cancelled. The race was the Ledwith Construction mixed 6k, started by Val Ledwith himself with the use of a shotgun and conducted on 3 loops of a large field that bore all the evidence of having recently been vacated by a large herd of cattle. There was enough mud to satisfy everyone along with a few cow pats!  

The field was unfortunately not excessive at 79 and we had only two members of the club take part. Steve Michel placed 7th in a time of 25:13, followed by Brendan Glynn (73rd in 38:14). Also, on Saturday, we had 3 runners in the Clane 10k, on a really decent fast road course. In a field of 287, Kathryn Gibbons placed 30th overall and 2nd female finisher in a great PB time of 38:56, breaking 39 minutes for the first time. Kathryn was followed by solid runs coming from Emma Rowe (44th and 4th in 39:56) and from Charlie Coonan (54th in 41:39).

There were two races in the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains on Saturday morning, both supporting the mountain rescue effort. On the 13k short course involving 687 runners, Conor MacGuinness placed 15th in 63:00, followed by Áine Kenny who placed 81st and 13th in 73:55. Then, on the long course of 26k, we had at least 3 runners take part in the field of 492. Gavan Doherty placed 174th in 2:56:43, followed by Lisa Branigan (277th and 35th in 3:15:52) and Kevin Kenny (468th in 4:20:38).

On Sunday, Kevin “Billy” O’Sullivan joined 341 other participants down in Fermoy in Co. Cork, where he placed 48th in the 4-mile Great Glenville Run in a time of 25:38. Also, on Sunday, the first race of four (taking place over 4 consecutive days\0 took place in the annual International Running Challenge hosted by Club la Santa in Lanzarote. The first race is always the 10k, which generally measures slightly short at 9.8k, and this year was conducted in quite warm temperatures and a strong easterly wind on the circular course with its 3 loops, involving a descent with the wind behind runners and a climb into the wind to finish the loop.

Alex Ainsworth, in his first time running the 10k there, actually won it outright in a great time of 33:19. He was followed, in the field of 392, by Eugene McDonough (30th in 39:32), Simon Everard (39th in 40:28), Sean Savage (44th in 41:05), Eddie Nugent (74th in 43:31), Phelim Murray (80th in 44:06), Ciara Lynch (102nd, 14th and 3rd in her age category in 46:15), David O’Donnell (103rd in 46:17), Tim O’Donnell (105t in 46:23), Philip Matthews (118th in 46:55) and Dee Ni Chearbhaill (165th and 32nd in 50:14). Not everyone will compete in all four races and we will record the progress of those who do as well as those who only join in for the odd race.

Also abroad, Esther Requena Ferri and Cristian Ceballos Vilchez ran in the Velez-Malaga 10k on Sunday where Esther placed 2nd in the women’s race in 39:00 and Cristian placed 3rd overall in 34:29. Another of our Spanish exiles, Pablo Sanchez, was in action on Saturday, where he ran a 1500m on the track in 4:21 placing 2nd with his club in the Madrid-based competition. Then, on Sunday, Alessandro Nappi, one of our Italian exiles, ran in the Milan Half marathon which completed in 1:45:13.  

We had lots of runners take part in Saturday morning’s parkruns. Aoife Quigley ran in Tramore Valley in Cork where she placed12th overall and first female finisher in a time of 19:56 in a field of 232. Then in the recently-established Broadmeadow Linear parkrun we had at least 6 Crusaders taking part in the field of 72. Aoife McCarthy placed 11th and 1st in 23:41. Aoife was followed across the line by Fiona Shine (22nd and 3rd in 23:41), Lisa Shine (44th and 13th in 30:08) alongside Emer Kenny (45th and 14th in 30:09), Máirín Shine (47th and 15th in 30:17) and Carina Davidson (65th and 29th in 39:58).Two of our clubmates ran in Bushy Park, where in a field of 212, Kev Moore placed 15th in 20:50, followed by Mary Donnelly who claimed 25th and 2nd spots in 22:33.

Meanwhile, as usual, our largest attendance was in Poolbeg. In a field of 247, Stephen Hurley placed 2nd in 17:27, followed by Kenan Furlong (3rd in 17:52) and Rob Cross (4th in 18:25). Next across the line came James Sherry (8th in 18:25), followed further back by Diarmuid Finan (29th in 20:58), Paul Campbell (40th in 21:34), Ryan Preston (42nd in 21:43), Gerard Moore (44th in 21:45), who, along with Sebastian Hansen (48th in 22:03) is tapering now for the Valencia Marathon. Saketh Ravuluri was next (57th in 22:46), followed by Dale Whelehan (60th in 23:06), Olwyn Dunne (74th and 9th in 24:00), Josie Ward (76th and 11th in 24:03), Fiona Bane (84th and 13th in 24:26), David Pepper, another runner preparing for Valencia (98th in 25:36), Imogen Guinness (102nd and 19th in 25:44), Orla Walsh (111th and 24th in 26:13), Juliane Frydenlund (114th and 26th in 26:17), Russell Murphy (115th in 26:24), Franky Keane (122nd in 26:51), just ahead of Emily Glen (123rd and 29th in 26:53), Aisling O’Riordan (181st and 64th in 30:24), Una McCullagh (188th and 70th in 31:05), Cynthia Perucca (193rd and 71st in 31:49), Linda Walsh (202nd and 77th in 32:38) and Maureen McGinley, tailwalking. Members may be interested to learn that Michelle Maher was the first female finisher (20th overall in 20:02). She and her sister Liz, who like Michelle runs for GCH but currently trains with us, were the first two female finishers, with Liz placing 22nd overall in 20:25. 

In Father Collins Park, Kabir Sala took 4th place in 19:44. In a field of 139, Kabir was followed by Laura O’Malley (44th and 6th in 25:23) and Bo Chicoine (54th in 26:08). Michael O’Shea ran in the 163-strong field in Fairview, where he placed 19th in 22:03, whilst, in Mungret park in Limerick, Luke Haran placed 15th in a field of 113 in a time of 21:34. Also, in the Limerick parkrun, Kate Murray placed 59th and 15th in 25:12 in a field of 154, whilst, in Ballincollig, in a field of 278, Aitor Arribas Velasco took 58th spot in 24:14, followed by Helena O’Keeffe placed 145th and 39th in 27:33.

In St. Anne’s with its field of 432, Jonathan Claridge placed 21st in 20:41, followed by Irene Gorman (214th and 53rd in 27:57), whilst in Shanganagh Orlaith de Burca joined a field of 229, placing 162nd and 37th in 30:12. Ryan Hoey ran once again on the Bundoran Promenade, where, in a field of 43, he placed 13th in 26:13.

Further afield, Ellen Walsh continues to run in Sweden where in a field of 102 in Haga, she placed 66th and 21st in 32:21, whilst two of our Antipodean exiles were in action.  John Reidy joined a field of 264 in Western Springs near Auckland, where he placed 34th in 23:47, whilst Christina Campbell ran on Mt. Clarence near Perth, where, in a field of 159, she placed 48th and 6th in 26:41.

BHAA Ledwith Construction 6k XC (79)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Seán O’Connor 1 00:21:49
6 Celine Gavin 1 00:24:52
Crusaders AC runners
7 Steven Michel 00:25:13
73 Brendan Glynn 00:38:14
Full results here:
Clane 10k (287)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Colm Roche 1 00:32:18
29 Sarah Mulligan 1 00:38:30
Crusaders AC runners
30 Kathryn Gibbons 00:38:56 (PB) (2)
44 Emma Rowe 00:39:56 (4)
54 Charlie Coonan 00:41:39
Full results here: https://www.popupraces.ie/race/clane-gaa-10k-5k-walk-run-2025/
Run the Line 13k (687)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Mark Fitzachary 1 00:53:33
7 Anne O’Donovan 1 00:59:34
Crusaders AC runners
15 Conor MacGuinness 01:03:00
81 Áine Kenny 01:13:55 (13)
Full results here: https://www.popupraces.ie/race/run-the-line-2025/
Run the Line 26k (492)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Niall Davis 1 02:05:17
27 Nicola Soraghan 1 02:23:44
Crusaders AC runners
174 Gavan Doherty 02:56:43
277 Lisa Branigan 03:15:52 (35)
468 Kevin Kenny 04:20:38
Full results here: https://www.popupraces.ie/race/run-the-line-2025/
The Great Glenville Run 4-mile (342)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Nathan O’Leary 1 00:19:48
24 Niamh Moore 1 00:23;16
Crusaders AC runner
48 Kevin O’Sullivan 00:25:38
Full results here: https://www.myrunresults.com/events/the_great_glenville_run_2025/5943/results
Lanzarote International Running Challenge 10k (392)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Alex Ainsworth 1 00:33:19
6 Anne Haug 1 00:35:21
Crusaders AC runners
1 Alex Ainsworth 00:33:19
30 Eugene McDonough 00:39:32
39 Simon Everard 00:40:28
44 Sean Savage 00:41:05
74 Eddie Nugent 00:43:31
80 Phelim Murray 00:44:06
102 Ciara Lynch 00:46:15 (14)
103 David O’Donnell 00:46:17
105 Tim O’Donnell 00:46:23
118 Philip Matthews 00:46:55
165 Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill 00:50:14 (32)
Full results here: Lanzarote International Running Challenge 2025, 22/11/2025-26/11/2025 : : my.race|result
Poolbeg Parkrun (247) 
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 August Benedicto 1 00:17:25
20 Michelle Maher 1 00:20:02
Crusaders AC runners
2 Stephen Hurley 00:17:27
3 Kenan Furlong 00:17:52
4 Rob Cross 00:17:56
8 James Sherry 00:18:25
29 Diarmuid Finan 00:20:58
40 Paul Campbell 00:21:34
42 Ryan Preston 00:21:43
44 Gerard Moore 00:21:45
48 Sebastian Hansen 00:22:03
57 Saketh Ravuluri 00:22:46
60 Dale Whelehan 00:23:06
74 Olwyn Dunne 00:24:00 (9)
76 Josie Ward 00:24:03 (11)
84 Fiona Bane 00:24:26 (13)
98 David Pepper 00:25:36
102 Imogen Guinness 00:25:44 (19)
111 Orla Walsh 00:26:13 (24)
114 Juliane Frydenlund 00:26:17 (26)
115 Russell Murphy 00:26:24
122 Franky Keane 00:26:51
123 Emily Glen 00:26:53 (29)
181 Aisling O’Riordan 00:30:24 (64)
188 Una McCullagh 00:31:05 (70)
193 Cynthia Perucca 00:31:49 (71)
202 Linda Walsh 00:32:38 (77)
239 Maureen McGinley 00:53:19 (102)
Broadmeadow Linear Parkrun (72)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Brian O’Reilly 1 00:18:33
11 Aoife McCarthy 1 00:23:02
Crusaders AC runners
11 Aoife McCarthy 00:23:02 (1)
22 Fiona Shine 00:23:41 (3)
44 Lisa Shine 00:30:08 (13)
45 Emer Kenny 00:30:09 (14)
47 Máirín Shine 00:30:17(15)
65 Carina Davidson 00:39:58 (29)
Mungret Parkrun (113)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Stephen Aherne 1 00:19:03
9 Ruth Comerford 1 00:20:47
Crusaders AC runner
15 Luke Haran 00:21:34
Fairview Parkrun (163)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Matthew Emery 1 00:18:38
20 Eilish Black 1 00:22:12
Crusaders AC runner
19 Michael O’Shea 00:22:03
Ballincollig Parkrun (278)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Joe Cunningham 1 00:17:15
22 Patricia Vicario 1 00:21:59
Crusaders AC runners
58 Aitor Arribas Velasco 00:24:14
145 Helena O’Keeffe 00:27:33 (39)
Tramore Valley, Cork Parkrun (232)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Ray O’Connell 1 00:17:12
12 Aoife Quigley 1 00:19:56
Crusaders AC runner
12 Aoife Quigley 00:19:56 (1)
Shanganagh Parkrun (229)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Michael Finnan 1 00:17:52
18 Emily Kane 1 00:19:52
Crusaders AC runner
162 Orlaith de Burca 00:30:12 (37)
Father Collins Parkrun (139)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Rob Martin 1 00:17:26
9 Carla Moran 1 00:20:27
Crusaders AC runners
4 Kabir Sala 00:19:44
44 Laura O’Malley 00:25:23 (6)
54 Bo Chicoine 00:26:08
Limerick Parkrun (154)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Liam McCague 1 00:18:47
12 Ann MacPhail 1 00:20:57
Crusaders AC runner
59 Kate Murray 00:25:12 (15)
St. Anne’s Parkrun (432)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 James McAllen 1 00:15:49
17 Ailish Malone 1 00:19:43
Crusaders AC runners
21 Jonathan Claridge 00:20:41
214 Irene Gorman 00:27:57 (53)
Bundoran Promenade Parkrun (43)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Pauric McFadden 1 00:19:51
6 Ciara Gilmartin 1 00:23:32
Crusaders AC runner
13 Ryan Hoey 00:26:13
Bushy Parkrun (212)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Marcus Neill 1 00:18:08
14 Aimee Kilduff 1 00:20:36
Crusaders AC runners
15 Kev Moore 00:20:50
25 Mary Donnelly 00:22:33 (2)

Alex Ainsworth

Áine Kenny

Lisa Branigan