Great Irish Runs at Every Distance

12/4/2026

L-R: Emer Kenny, Máirín Shine, Lisa Shine, Steven Michel, Carina Davidson, Darina Scully, Joanne Carey

This week report actually starts with races recorded on Easter Monday last week with the Rosslare 5k and 10k events, followed during the week by a couple of 5k races that took place on the Trinity Campus, and closing on Sunday with several marathons and the National 10k Road Championships, incorporated into the Great Ireland Run in the Phoenix Park, together with loads of races abroad!

Several Cru members took advantage of the long weekend to run in Rosslare on Easter Monday. Two hundred and sixty-eight runners contested the 5k, including Steven Michel of this parish, who acquitted himself brilliantly, placing 3rd in a time of 17:56 and Helen Finucane who ran a steady 30:28 for 133rd place overall, 62nd female finisher. Then, in the 10k race, we had two age category winners, in Joanne Carey who ran 44:43 for 44th place overall, 6th female finisher and winner of the F40 age category, and Máirín Shine, who placed 273rd, 101st and winner of the F70 age category in 64:00. Máirín, daughter Lisa (265th and 99th in 62:37) and Emer Kenny (157th and 37th in 52:09) were spending the weekend there and they were joined in the race by Darina Scully (196th and 56th in 56:06). Carina Davidson also ran in the field of 292, placing 242nd and 84th in 59:32.

On Wednesday, Trinity College Dublin hosted a couple of 5k races in which several Crusaders took part. In the noon start, with a field of 74, Luke Corcoran won the event in a time of 17:10. We had at least 6 members take part in the 1pm race, with Sean Brady placing 16th in the field of 82 in 23:35, followed by Luz Estevan (25th and 8th in 24:46) alongside Kabir Sala (26th in the same time), then by Anousheh Alamir (30th and 10th in 24:56), Kevin Kenny (35th in 26:08) and Michelle English (51st and 24th in 28:14).

Saturday witnessed the latest annual running of the BHAA 6k road race in St. Anne’s Raheny, sponsored by Dublin City Council and, as a consequence, numbers swelled with participants from the Lord Mayor’s 5 Alive initiative. In windy conditions and in a field of 131, Joe McDermott placed 9th and 2nd M40 in 21:47 and he was followed by Joe Walsh (10th and 1st M50 in 21:55), David O’Donnell (23rd and 2nd M55 in 25:32), Sharon Woods (40th, 5th and 1st F55 in 28:00), Brendan Glynn (48th in 29:24) and Robbie Moore, making a welcome return from injury (56th in 31:11).

The strong winds stuck around for the Great Ireland Run and the Cobh 10-miler on Sunday morning too.

There were 3186 finishers in the Great Ireland Run, incorporating the 10k national championships on what was a new course involving one large anti-clockwise loop of the west side of the park from a start on Chesterfield Avenue followed by a small diversion towards Farmleigh then back to the finish on the Furze Road. We had at least 12 Crusaders take part and they were led home by Brian Regan (41st in 34:52), just ahead of Rory O’Kennedy with a likely PB time of 35:55 for 42nd place. They were followed by Ciarain Kelly (62nd in 35:45) and then by Daniel Toal (95th in 37:41) alongside Mikel Crisostomo (96th in the same time). Gerry Cooper was next (119th in a PB time of 38:19), ahead of Ed Forester (245th in 40:16), Cormac Fenton (253rd in 41:18), Michael O’Shea (255th in 41:32), Brendan Glynn (896th in 52:56) and Kevin Kenny (1080th in 53:46). The men’s senior team came 9th in the open category in a competition involving 39 3-person teams, and 11th in the national competition of 25 in a 4-person configuration. Lorenzo Battistin also took part in the race but his result was not recorded.

Down in Cork, we had two runners take part in the Cobh 10 miler, organised in the name of Sonia O’Sullivan. In a field of 1012, Aoife Matthews placed 293rd and 58th in 80:49, followed by Lorraine McMahon (787th and 285th in 1:41:07).

We had a plethora of runners taking part in long distance races over the weekend. In a qualifying event for UTMB, Áine Kenny took part in the Giants Causeway 20 miler on Saturday morning. In a trail race that hugs the coastline and involves climbing over rocks and wading through the odd wave in places, Áine placed 37th and 7th in a field of 329 in a time of 3:20:35. Further afield, and on the roads, we had runners in each of the Rotterdam, Milan and Paris marathons on Sunday morning. Brian O’Kelly was one of two representatives this year in Rotterdam, where he recorded a time of 2:27:39, his fastest time in 3 years. Brian found the conditions rather warmer than expected and there was a significant headwind. A rather fast start also had its impact in the later part of the race too. Meanwhile, Artur ‘T Kindt also found the second half challenging, nevertheless coming home in a solid 3:10:21.

Aoife Cleary had an excellent outcome to her first marathon in Milan. Having decided early on to run within herself and just go out and enjoy each kilometre as it comes, Aoife confessed to having taken it relatively easy, listening to a podcast at times and still recording a super time of 2:51:07. This controlled approach was a great confidence booster for a likely Autumn marathon and an even quicker outcome next time out. Following Aoife came Ger Moore with a PB time of 3:07:11 and he was followed by Michael Judge (3:39:07), Darran Lovely (3:42:03), one of our Italian exiles, Alessandro Nappi (3:51:11), Fanny Trébouet with a PB time of 4:26:52 (ahead of her father Dominique who ran 4:44:13) and Joe Dunne, pacing the 4:30 runners and recording a perfect time of 4:29:50. Over in Paris, James Sherry also had the most satisfying of results in his first marathon. With negative splits James recorded an excellent time of 2:53:38. James was followed by Liam O’Brien in 3:36:53. Cliodhna O’Reilly and Iseult Ni Chuinneagain took part in the Lake Garda 42 Half marathon in Italy on Sunday, with Cliodhna recording a time of 1:57 and Iseult finishing in 2:15. Our exile in Switzerland, Lukasz Batruch, ran in the Zurich 10k where he recorded a time of 39:32. Then, in Washington DC, one of our exiles in the USA, Damien O’Brien, ran in the Cherry Blossom 10-miler, which he completed in a PB time of 60:48. Finally, two of our Spanish exiles, Esther Requena Ferri and Cristian Vilchez Ceballos, ran in the Vuelta Pedestre 2026 Coín, a town north of Marbella, where they covered the 9.4k street race respectively in 38:09 and 33:38, with Esther finishing 2nd in the women’s race. Congratulations to all on such super running!

There was one race in the mountains this weekend on which to report. This was on a new route on Annagh Hill in Co. Wexford. The race measured nearly 11k with a climb of 550m. We had one participant, Donatas Jocius, in the field of 61 in this Southeast League race and he placed 3rd overall in a time of 63:15.

There were noticeably fewer Crusaders involved in parkruns on Saturday morning, compared with last week’s efforts. Nevertheless, we had our usual smattering of podium finishes.

Jamie Renehan led the field of 227 across the line in Fairview with a time of 19:11. He was followed in the event by Mairead Cashman (186th and 70th in 34:48). Meanwhile, Grainne Regan took 12th and 3rd places in SETU Arena in Waterford with a time of 25:21 in a field of 74, whilst, in Poolbeg, with a field of 220 runners, Kenan Furlong placed 2nd overall in 18:24, with Claire Reidy placing 17th and 2nd in 21:22. Tim Bowen came home in 4th spot in 19:19, followed by Ross Neill (7th in 19:35), Adrian Groarke (9th in 20:12), Phelim Murray (15th in 21:17, just ahead of Mustaf Ahmed (16th in 21:18). Claire was accompanied by Ronan Walsh (18th in 21:23) and by Shane Egan (19th in the same time). Next came Diarmuid Finan (20th in 21:26), and he was followed by Daniel Littlewood (25th in 21:57), John Lohan (39th in 23:57), Ellen Walsh (82nd and 19th in 26:29), Djinn Von Noorden (100th and 29th in 27:42), Tanja Narancic (129th and 48th in 29:19), Maureen McGinley (158th and 68th in 30:55) and Cynthia Perucca (174th and 77th in 31:46).

Sam Osborne joined 102 other runners in Brickfields, where he placed 4th in 21:15, whilst, in Marlay Park, with a field of 446, Kathryn Tomkins, recovering from a recent injury, placed 58th and 6th in 22:48, followed by Kabir Sala (80th in 23:36). Kev Moore and Mary Donnelly ran in Bushy Park, with a field of 247, where Kevin placed 6th in 20:29, followed by Mary who placed 21st and 5th in 22:48. Meanwhile, Michelle Geoghegan ran 27:17 for 32nd and 6th places in the 105-strong field in Navan, whilst, in Tolka Valley Park, with its field of 47, Maria Pertl placed 18th and 9th in 30:24, with Máirín Shine, tailwalking.

Darina Scully ran once more in River Valley Park, where, in a field of 89, she placed 32nd and 8th in 27:49, whilst, in Poppintree, Paul F. Kelly ran 26;34 for 63rd place in a field of 191. Martina White joined 115 others in Porterstown, where she took 56th and 20th spots in 30:11, whilst, in Tymon, with its field of 122, Garret Dunne ran 24:04 for 28th place. In Shanganagh, among a field of 333, Aoife McCarthy placed 61st and 14th in 24:28, followed by Orlaith de Burca (226th and 84th in 32:02), Kevin Kenny (232nd in 32:34) and Lisa Shine (291st and 131st in 38:26), whilst, Lorraine McMahon ran once again on the Midleton Greenway, where, in a field of 106, she placed 53rd and 15th in 28:43.

Finally, two of our London-based exiles ran in parkruns there. Conor Parle joined a field of 243 in the Lordship Recreation Grounds, where he placed 28th in 21:35, whilst Rob Glascott ran on Clapham Common, placing 291st in 25:59 in a field of 876.

Rosslare 5k (268)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Khaled Adel 1 00:17:19
4 Elizabeth Gahan 1 00:18:07
Crusaders AC runners
3 Steven Michel 00:17:56
133 Helen Finucane 00:30:28 (62)
Full results here: https://redtagtiming.com/results/Rosslare5km2026.pdf
Rosslare 10k (292)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Charlie White 1 00:33:34
7 Ciara Wilson 1 00:37:28
Crusaders AC runners
44 Joanne Carey 00:44:43 (6)
157 Emer Kenny 00:52:09 (37)
196 Darina Scully 00:56:06 (56)
242 Carina Davidson 00:59:32 (84)
265 Lisa Shine 01:02:37 (99)
273 Máirín Shine 01:04:00 (101)
Full results here: https://redtagtiming.com/results/Rosslare10km2026.pdf
Trinity College Dublin Campus 5k (noon start) (74)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Luke Corcoran 1 00:17:10
10 Isabella Chambers 1 00:19:19
Crusaders AC runner
1 Luke Corcoran 00:17:10
Full results here: https://www.popupraces.ie/race/trinity-college-dublin-campus-5km-2026/
Trinity College Dublin Campus 5k (1pm start) (82)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 David Saint 1 00:19:55
6 Nora Joyce 1 00:22:19
Crusaders AC runners
16 Sean Brady 00:23:35
25 Luz Estevan 00:24:46 (8)
26 Kabir Sala 00:24:46
30 Anousheh Alamir 00:24:56 (10)
35 Kevin Kenny 00:26:08
51 Michelle English 00:28:14
Full results here: https://www.popupraces.ie/race/trinity-college-dublin-campus-5km-2026/
BHAA DCC 6k Road Race (131)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Patrick Joseph MacGabhann 1 00:19:32
12 Edel McCreery 1 00:22:42
Crusaders AC runners
9 Joseph McDermott 00:21:47
10 Joe Walsh 00:21:55
23 David O’Donnell 00:25:32
40 Sharon Woods 00:28:00 (5)
48 Brendan Glynn 00:29:24
56 Robbie Moore 00:31:11
Full results here: https://members.bhaa.ie/results/race/548
Great Ireland Run 10k (National 10k championships) (3186)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Ian Guiden 1 00:30:13
26 Emily Haggard Kearney 1 00:33:25
Crusaders AC runners
41 Brian Regan 00:34:52
42 Rory O’Kennedy 00:34:55 (PB)
62 Ciarain Kelly 00:35:45
95 Daniel Toal 00:37:41
96 Mikel Crisostomo 00:37:41
119 Gerry Cooper 00:38:19 (PB)
245 Edward Forester 00:40:16
253 Cormac Fenton 00:41:18
255 Michael O’Shea 00:41:32
896 Brendan Glynn 00:52:56
1080 Kevin Kenny 00:53:46
Full results here: https://myrunresults.com/events/revive_active_great_ireland_run_2026/5903/results
Sonia O’Sullivan Cobh 10-miler (1012)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Adam Clarke 1 00:50:38
6 Lily Partridge 1 00:56:15
Crusaders AC runners
293 Aoife Matthews 01:20:49 (58)
787 Lorraine McMahon 01:41:07 (285)
Full results here: https://myrunresults.com/events/_sonia_osullivan_cobh_10/6040/results
IMRA Annagh Hill 10.9k (61)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Mark McAdden 1 00:59:33
37 Alison Underwood 1 01:32:04
Crusaders AC runner
3 Donatas Jocius 01:03:15
Full results here: https://www.imra.ie/events/results/id/2787/category/O/
Bushy Parkrun (247)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Roisin McMahon 1 00:19:47
2 Conor Ward 1 00:19:50
Crusaders AC runners
6 Kev Moore 00:20:29
21 Mary Donnelly 00:22:48 (5)
Tymon Parkrun (122)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Stephen Fraser 1 00:19:16
12 Jessica Doonan 1 00:22:39
Crusaders AC runner
28 Garret Dunne 00:24:04
Marlay Parkrun (446)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Andrew Gillart 1 00:16:59
25 Lucy Morris 1 00:21:01
Crusaders AC runners
58 Kathryn Tomkins 00:22:48 (6)
80 Kabir Sala 00:23:36
SETU Arena Parkrun (74)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Daniel Murphy 1 00:19:41
9 Breda Hennessy 1 00:24:41
Crusaders AC runner
12 Grainne Regan 00:25:21 (3)
Porterstown Parkrun (116)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Niall Sherlock 1 00:17:23
13 Anna Ryan 1 00:23:47
Crusaders AC runner
56 Martina White 00:30:11 (20)
Navan Parkrun (105)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Harry Monaghan 1 00:18:29
15 Hannah McMahon 1 00:25:09
Crusaders AC runner
32 Michelle Geoghegan 00:27:17 (6)
Shanganagh Parkrun (333)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Niall McCague 1 00:17:18
2 Eleanor Foot 1 00:18:33
Crusaders AC runners
61 Aoife McCarthy 00:24:28 (14)
226 Orlaith de Burca 00:32:02 (84)
232 Kevin Kenny 00:32:34
291 Lisa Shine 00:38:26 (131)
Midleton Greenway Parkrun (106)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Paul Cotter 1 00:18:44
8 Emma Bell 1 00:21:38
Crusaders AC runner
53 Lorraine McMahon 00:28:43 (15)
Brickfields Parkrun (103)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Darragh Ryan 1 00:20:26
11 Olivia Moon 1 00:23:43
Crusaders AC runner
4 Sam Osborne 00:21:15
Poppintree Parkrun (191)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Luke Tracey 1 00:18:44
6 Lucy McFetridge 1 00:19:51
Crusaders AC runner
63 Paul F. Kelly 00:26:34
Poolbeg Parkrun (220)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 August Benedicto 1 00:18:07
11 Sophie Tonge 1 00:20:17
Crusaders AC runners
2 Kenan Furlong 00:18:24
4 Timothy Bowen 00:19:19
7 Ross Neill 00:19:35
9 Adrian Groarke 00:20:12
15 Phelim Murray 00:21:17
16 Mustaf Ahmed 00:21:18
17 Claire Reidy 00:21:22 (2)
18 Ronan Walsh 00:21:23
19 Shane Egan 00:21:23
20 Diarmuid Finan 00:21:26
25 Daniel Littlewood 00:21:57
39 John Lohan 00:23:57
82 Ellen Walsh 00:26:29 (19)
100 Djinn Von Noorden 00:27:42 (29)
129 Tanja Narancic 00:29:19 (48)
158 Maureen McGinley 00:30:55 (68)
174 Cynthia Perucca 00:31:46 (77)
Fairview Parkrun (227)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Jamie Renehan 1 00:19:11
13 Suzanne Combes 1 00:22:02
Crusaders AC runners
1 Jamie Renehan 00:19:11
186 Mairead Cashman 00:34:48 (70)
River Valley Parkrun (89)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Viktoras Kuzminas 1 00:18:56
11 Rosaline Harrington 1 00:24:56
Crusaders AC runner
32 Darina Scully 00:27:49 (8)
Tolka Valley Parkrun (47)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 James McCluskey-Lambert 1 00:21:28
2 Caroline Monk 1 00:21:55
Crusaders AC runners
18 Maria Pertl 00:30:24 (9)
44 Máirín Shine 00:53:10