Four Seasons in a Weekend

Mikel Crisostomo

By all accounts, after a sunny but chilly Saturday, Sunday was altogether different, experiencing hail and rain at times.

Still, that naturally did not affect our athletes competing in the National U20, U23 and Masters Championships held in Athlone over the weekend and we had some strong performances. Once again, Steven Colvert won the M35 60m sprint in a time of 7.40 and Enda Clarke medalled in his age category, the M40, in the masters 1500m, placing second in 4:22.91. Lisa Corrigan took gold in the F50 long jump with her 4th jump of 4  attempts with a leap of 3.43m and silver in the 400m (79.92), whilst Paul Francis took the silver medal in the M60 200m with a time of 28.34 running in lane 6. He finished in 3rd place. However, the 2nd placed athlete was listed as a UK runner. Congrats to all.
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Then, in the National U23 60m, Sean Owens progressed to the final from heat 2, where he had recorded a time of 7.5 in 3rd place. Sean then placed 6th in the final in 7.11. Saad Ashraf had also run in heat 2, placing 4th in 7.19, but, along with Charlie Bastow who placed 6th in heat 3 in 7.25, he did not progress further. Meanwhile, Harry Moylan took 5th place in the U20 shot put with a throw of 13.38m, his 4th of 6.

Many of our athletes are racing in Paddy’s Day’s events and so there was little racing on Irish roads over the weekend. One race that did take place, on Sunday, was the Skerries 10k with a field of 822. Brian Regan placed 11th in 36:18, followed by Tomás Bradley (46th in 40:33) and Mauro Verrocchio (392nd in 53:39). Further afield we had competitors in the Barcelona marathon. Our contingent was led home by Mikel Crisostomo who ran 3:00:01 in his first marathon, with pretty even splits, but finding the last 4km quite tough. Richie Phelan was next (3:23:33), followed by one of our London exiles, Louise Lancaster (3:35:40) and then by John Kennedy with a time of 3:59:39. The contingent was completed by Daniel O’Mahony and Cecilia Sandre running side by side all the way, with Cecilia recording a PB. They both finished in 4:13:18.

In Jobstown Park on Saturday morning, there were 50 runners in the Central bank 6k mixed XC. On a course that looked benign on paper, but which turned out to be quite tough, Joe Walsh placed 2nd in 23:34, followed by Karl Walsh (12th and 2nd M45 in 26:48), Tony Hackett (27th in 30:13) and Brendan Glynn (32nd and 3rd M40 in 32:41).

Up in the mountains, also on Saturday, we had athletes taking part in the Wicklow Way Half marathon. In a field of 247 finishers, Donatas Jocius placed 16th in 1:58:37, followed by Daniel Toal (45th in 2:13:16), Ian Weldon (124th in 2:37:26), Redmond Murphy (146th in 2:44:19) and Charles Cartledge (200th in 3:06:11).

With the super weather at the start of what is likely to be a long weekend for many, we had plenty of participants in parkruns this weekend.

In St. Anne’s, with its field of 453, Annie Hughes placed 7th overall and 1st female finisher in 19:04, followed by Enda Currid (29th in 20:25). Aoife Quigley ran in her native Cork, in the Tramore Valley parkrun, where, in a field of 393, she placed 10th and 1st in 19:43. Aoife was followed by Áine Crotty (136th and 23rd in 27:09) and Cian Coughlan (137th in 27:10).  We had two first finishers in Poolbeg. Ashley Hayes led the field of 229 home in 17:54, followed by Emma Rowe (8th and 1st in 19:53). Both were followed by Donal O’Malley (16th in 20:56), David O’Donnell (18th in 21:08), Louise Dobbyn (21st and 3rd in 21:34), Gerard Moore (24th in 21:56), Kabir Sala (32nd in 22:16), Ryan Preston (34th in 22:20), Charlie Coonan (41st in 22:38), John Lohan (49th in 23:09), Josie Ward (57th and 10th in 23:32), Franky Keane (74th in 24:59), Ross Neill (87th in 25:34), Bo Chicoine (104th in 26:33), Iseult Ni Chuinneagain (125th and 32nd in 27:49), Ellen Walsh (127th and 34th in 27:56), Kevin Kenny (141st in 29:01), Lorraine McMahon (157th and 53rd in 30:19), Evelyn Neary (161st and 55th in 30:40), Michael Fitzsimons (162nd in 30:48), Mari Hansen (179th and 69th in 32:09), Cynthia Perucca (198th and 77th in 33:49) and Siobhan Russell (201st and 79th in 34:03). David Carter joined 65 other runners on Bere island, where he placed first in 19:50. In Falcarragh, in one of his last parkruns as a Crusader, Michael O’Conor led the field of 104 home in 18:29.

Ronan Walsh and Claire Reidy ran in Oranmore, where Ronan placed 3rd in 19:47 and Claire placed 6th and 2nd in 22:30 in the field of 84, whilst in Tramore, Waterford, Rob Cross took place in 17:3, followed by Fiona Bane (49th and 9th in 24:49). The field there measured 170. Dee Lawlor ran once again in Vandeleur, where he placed 3rd in a field of 80 in 19:49, whilst, in Cabinteely, John O’Donnell ran alongside 176 other participants, placing 2nd in 20:28.

Felipe De Sousa placed 4th in the 78-strong field in Tolka Valley in a time of 19:53, whilst Conor MacGuinness ran with 220 other participants in Kilkenny, placing 6th in 20:09. Darina Scully ran once again in River Valle, placing 50th and 13th in a field of 135 and a time of 29:02, whilst, in Poppintree, Paul F. Kelly took 55th spot in a field of 194 in 26:33. Laura O’Malley ran in Letterkenny where alongside 101 other runners, she placed 39th and 9th in 29:23, whilst Orlaith de Burca was our sole runner this week in Shanganagh, where she placed 168th and 56th in 31:03.

Aoife McCarthy and Carina Davidson ran in Marlay Park, where, in a field of 4999, Aoife placed 83rd and 11th in 23:34, followed by Carina (289th and 80th in 29:12). In Fairview, Ceolan McMullan pla ed 54th in 26:13 in a field of 197, whilst Mairead Cashman walked in Corkagh (270th and 117th in 39:03) in a field of 334. Michael O’Shea took 7th spot in the 27-strong field on Inch Beach in a time of 26:38, whilst, in Bushy Park, Kev Moore placed 6th in 20:48, followed by Mary Donnelly (23rd and 4th in 22:41) in the field of 188 there. Three members of the Shine family ran in Longford. In a field of 81, Lisa placed 34th and 7th in 29:47, followed by Máirín (38th and 9th in 30:38) and Fiona (48th and 15th in 32:08).

Finally, Fanny Trébouet ran in the 126-strong field in Haga in Sweden, where she placed 69th and 14th in 28:59, whilst in Perth in Scotland, our exile there, John Reidy, ran 21:38 for 19th spot in a field measuring 326.
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Skerries 10k (822)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Michael Brady 1 00:31:45
4 Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill 1 00:33:53
Crusaders AC runners
11 Brian Regan 01:36:18
46 Tomás Bradley 00:40:33
392 Mauro Verrocchio 00:53:39
Full results here: https://www.myrunresults.com/events/skerries_10k_2026/6015/results
BHAA Central Bank 6k XC (50)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Paul Fleming 1 00:22:37
4 Laura McDonnell 1 00:24:06
Crusaders AC runners
2 Joe Walsh 00:23:34
12 Karl Walsh 00:26:48
27 Anthony Hackett 00:30:13
32 Brendan Glynn 00:32:41
Full results here: https://members.bhaa.ie/results/race/546
IMRA Wicklow Way Half marathon (247)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Alan Dunne 1 01:40:34
15 Sinead Farrell 1 01:56:45
Crusaders AC runners
16 Donatas Jocius 01:58:37
45 Daniel Toal 02:13:16
124 Ian Weldon 02:37:26
146 Redmond Murphy 02:44:19
200 Charles Cartledge 03:06:11
Full results here: https://www.imra.ie/events/results/id/2792/category/O/
Fairview Parkrun (197) 
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 James Hurtley 1 00:18:47
15 Catherine Lynch 1 00:22:20
Crusaders AC runner
54 Ceolan McMullan 00:26:13
Vandeleur Parkrun (80) 
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Thomas Garrahy 1 00:17:55
6 Dympna O’Dwyer 1 00:21:56
Crusaders AC runner
3 Derek Lawlor 00:19:49
Marlay Parkrun (499) 
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Cathal Flaherty 1 00:17:19
24 Lorraine Nolan 1 00:21:03
Crusaders AC runners
83 Aoife McCarthy 00:23:34 (11)
289 Carina Davidson 00:29:12 (80)
Bere Island Parkrun (66) 
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 David Carter 1 00:19:50
2 Mickelagh Murphy 1 00:21:03
Crusaders AC runner
1 David Carter 00:19:50
Corkagh Parkrun (334) 
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Sam Cooney 1 00:17:23
27 Abigail O’Sullivan 1 00:22:39
Crusaders AC runner
270 Mairead Cashman 00:39:03 (117)
Tramore Valley, Cork Parkrun (393)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Tiarnan O’Donoghue 1 00:17:27
10 Aoife Quigley 1 00:19:43
Crusaders AC runners
10 Aoife Quigley 00:19:43 (1)
136 Áine Crotty 00:27:09 (23)
137 Cian Coughlan 00:27:10
Shanganagh Parkrun (267)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Drew Donohoe 1 00:16:34
2 Isabel O’Reilly 1 00:17:58
Crusaders AC runner
168 Orlaith de Burca 00:31:03 (56)
River Valley Parkrun (135)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 David Croft 1 00:20:22
9 Cecile Ollagnier 1 00:23:31
Crusaders AC runner
50 Darina Scully 00:29:02 (13)
Longford Parkrun (81)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Patrick O’Dowd 1 00:18:24
14 Stephanie Scanlan 1 00:24:06
Crusaders AC runners
34 Lisa Shine 00:29:47 (7)
38 Máirín Shine 00:30:38 (9)
48 Fiona Shine 00:32:08 (15)
Tramore, Waterford Parkrun (170) 
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 David Power 1 00:17:09
14 Aisling Lowe 1 00:20:43
Crusaders AC runners
2 Rob Cross 00:17:37
49 Fiona Bane 00:24:49 (9)
Bushy Parkrun (188)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Cian Buckley 1 00:19:21
16 Sadhbh Dalton 1 00:21:54
Crusaders AC runners
6 Kev Moore 00:20:48
23 Mary Donnelly 00:22:41 (4)
Inch Beach Parkrun (27)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Peter McGovern 1 00:17:32
6 Mae Griffin 1 00:26:36
Crusaders AC runner
7 Michael O’Shea 00:26:38
St. Anne’s Parkrun (453)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Tony McNally 1 00:16:22
7 Annie Hughes 1 00:19:04
Crusaders AC runners
7 Annie Hughes 00:19:04 (1)
29 Enda Currid 00:20:25
Poolbeg Parkrun (229)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Ashley Hayes 1 00:17:54
8 Emma Rowe 1 00:19:53
Crusaders AC runners
1 Ashley Hayes 00:17:54
8 Emma Rowe 00:19:53 (1)
16 Donal O’Malley 00:20:56
18 David O’Donnell 00:21:08
21 Louise Dobbyn 00:21:34 (3)
24 Gerard Moore 00:21:56
32 Kabir Sala 00:22:16
34 Ryan Preston 00:22:20
41 Charlie Coonan 00:22:38
49 John Lohan 00:23:09
57 Josie Ward 00:23:32 (10)
74 Franky Keane 00:24:59
87 Ross Neill 00:25:34
104 Bo Chicoine 00:26:33
125 Iseult Ni Chuinneagain 00:27:49 (32)
127 Ellen Walsh 00:27:56 (34)
141 Kevin Kenny 00:29:01
157 Lorraine McMahon 00:30:19 (53)
161 Evelyn Neary 00:30:40 (55)
162 Michael Fitzsimons 00:30:48
179 Mari Hansen 00:32:09 (69)
198 Cynthia Perucca 00:33:49 (77)
201 Siobhan Russell 00:34:03 (79)
Oranmore Parkrun (84)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Serhii Sylenko 1 00:18:54
4 Clare Rowe 1 00:20:05
Crusaders AC runners
3 Ronan Walsh 00:19:47
6 Claire Reidy 00:22:30 (2)
Tolka Valley Parkrun (78)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Cúán Kiernan Buckley 1 00:18:50
15 Karen McGurren 1 00:24:13
Crusaders AC runner
4 Felipe De Sousa 00:19:53
Kilkenny Parkrun (221) 
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Paddy O’Keeffe 1 00:19:04
4 Leanne Butler 1 00:19:50
Crusaders AC runner
6 Conor MacGuinness 00:20:09
Letterkenny Parkrun (102)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Chibuzor Victor Ogoegbunam 1 00:20:39
7 Katie Toal 1 00:22:37
Crusaders AC runner
39 Laura O’Malley 00:29:23 (9)
Poppintree Parkrun (194)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Sharon Somers 1 00:18:41
2 Mark Carolan 1 00:18:45
Crusaders AC runner
55 Paul F. Kelly 00:26:33
Cabinteely Parkrun (177)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Ted Burke 1 00:19:54
8 Lara Woods 1 00:22:03
Crusaders AC runner
2 John O’Donnell 00:20:28

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L-R: Richie Phelan, friend, Daniel O'Mahony, Cecilia Sandre

Ian Weldon