 L-R: Rachael Yorke, Lorraine Healy, Saoirse McGrath, Ciara Regan, Kathryn Gibbons As only to be expected, with all the rain we suffered this week from Storm Ciarán all the weekend running events would be impacted. The two major cross-country events of the weekend, the Leinster Senior and the Dublin Senior XC championships, both presented waterlogged and muddy courses. So, it was true cross-country necessitating the wearing of spikes. Nothing quite like it! First up for Crusaders was the women’s 6k race in the Leinster championships on Saturday afternoon. It took place on a course with which we are extremely familiar just outside Dunboyne and aptly named Cowpark. It’s not particularly hilly, but it does often present quite a lot of spongy grass and mud on the tight corners even without the rainfall we had experienced. We fielded a team of 5, with 4 to score and although we did not win any medals the team did us proud, mid-packing in a bunch and, as a consequence, placing 4th, only 7 points off the podium. In the field of 44, they were led home by Rachael Yorke who crossed the line in 21st spot in a time of 28:19. Rachael was followed home by Lorraine Healy just 3 seconds behind in 22nd place (28:22) and Kathryn Gibbons a little further back (25th in 28:34). Saoirse McGrath was next in 27th place in 28:46, followed by Ciara Regan (31st in 29:37), meaning that only about 78 seconds separated our first and final runner. Interestingly, the second placed team, Mullingar, finished level with the 3rd placed team, Sportsworld, on 88 points, but won the silver medal on countback, Mullingar’s 4th scorer finishing in 33rd spot, 2 places ahead of Sportsworld’s 4th scoring athlete. It goes to show that every place counts! On Sunday, we just had the one athlete take part in the men’s 9k race in the Dublin senior XC Championships held in Santry Demesne. By all accounts, it was as muddy as it could ever get and, therefore, tough as a consequence. In another small field of 50 runners, Dee Lawlor joined the fray, placing 46th in a time of 37:57. There appear to have been no road races in Ireland during the last week with Crusaders involvement on which to report, but, as usual, if anyone has a result he or she would like to have recorded, please let us know. Further afield, our Spanish exiles, Esther Requena Ferri and Cristian Vilchez Ceballos, ran in a 7k street race in the sun in Vélez-Málaga, just in the hinterland north of Torre del Mar. Esther placed 2nd woman in a time of 27:48, whilst Cristian completed the course in 24:14. Also, we had two runners in the New York marathon. In brilliant sunshine and increasingly warm conditions (around 18 degrees), Brian Rainey ran 3:49:12, whilst Bob van der Helm completed the distance in 4:41:45. Well done to them. At least two of Saturday morning’s parkruns (Poolbeg and St. Anne’s) celebrated runners from last weekend’s marathon, and, in anticipation of this, we had a fabulous turnout of Crusaders in Poolbeg. Indeed, in Poolbeg, in a field of 176, in otherwise swampy conditions, including deep puddles on all the paths, no fewer than 28 runners from the club turned out, at least 18 of whom who had participated in the marathon. Because of the conditions, the organisers were close to cancelling the event. However, everyone was delighted it went ahead, although we were all cautioned not to try and achieve PBs in such slippery conditions (at least one of our runners did slip in the mud!). In any event, most of the marathoners were taking it carefully anyway! The first finisher in the event was Stephen Hurley in 18:15 and he was followed in 2nd place by Kevin Kavanagh (18:29) and in 3rd by Ross Neill (18:36). Further back came Kieran Martin (8th in 20:04), Adrian Groarke (14th in 20:51), Kevin Fitzgibbon (15th in 20:53), James Cottle (26th in 21:56), Kevin Lynch (31st in 22:27), Sharon Woods (37th and 4th female finisher in 23:21), Josie Ward (46th and 8th in 24:17), Joanne Carey (65th and 14th in 25:36), Olwyn Dunne (73rd and 16th in 26:27), Franky Keane (74th in the same time of 26:27), Rebecca Fleming just behind (75th and 17th in 26:28), Tara Murphy (76th and 18th in 26:28 too), Richard Kavanagh (79th in 26:35), Dee Ni Chearbhaill (82nd and 20th in 26:53), Kevin Kenny (85th in 27:22), Alby Allan (92nd in 27:50), Paul Campbell (93rd in 27:51), Christina Campbell (96th and 27th in 27:59), Tanja Narancic (100th and 30th in 28:10), Cian Coughlan (104th in 28:12), Áine Crotty (134th and 49th in 30:25), Niamh Trihy (154th and 65th in 36:04) and Cynthia Perucca (155th and 66th in 36:22). Joe Dunne and David Timoney also ran, but their times were not recorded. We had a first finisher in St. Anne’s too. Ruben Vega led the field of 406 home in a time of 17:11. He was followed by Michael Maughan (93rd in 24:18), and Paul and Aoife Kelly. Paul placed 139th in 26:09 and Aoife ran 33:36 for 332nd and 115th spots. We did have podium finishers elsewhere. Garret Connolly placed 2nd in 21:05 in the 112-strong field in Fairview. Garret was followed by Andy Deuser in 18th place in a time of 23:01. Then, in Cabinteely, in preparation for the following day’s challenge, Dee Lawlor placed 2nd in a field of 114 in a time of 19:05. Kevin Lambe, who will be running in the Athens marathon next week, got a good shakeout in Mullingar, where he placed 2nd in 19:56 in a field of 80. Finally, Luke Corcoran took 3rd place in Bushy Park. In a field of 135, Luke ran 19:35, followed by Kate Murray, who ran 25:23 for 43rd and 5th places. Back home for a brief while from Australia, Steven Walker ran in the 241-strong field in Portrush where he placed 4th in 20:26, whilst, in Tolka Valley, Diarmuid Byrne joined 48 other runners to place 6th in 23:25. Brendan Glynn ran in Donabate with 129 other participants where he placed 19th in 23:23, whilst members of the Shine family ran once again together, this time in Kilcock on the Royal Canal. In a field of 124, Máirín placed 51st and 16th in 28:09, followed by Lisa (52nd and 17th in the same time) and Fiona (54th and 19th in 28:11) just slightly behind. We had two runners in Shanganagh. Carina Davidson placed 79th and 20th in 27:12, followed by Aoife Clarke who ran 27:57 for 87th and 24th places. The field there measured 141. Meanwhile, further afield, Áine Kenny ran in Manchester in the Heaton Parkrun where she placed 173rd and 27th in 25:36 in a field of 688. Then, in Pollok in Glasgow, Aidan Hudner ran 27:07 for 141st place in the 328-strong field there. Finally, Kris Ryan, our Australian exile, ran in the Main Beach Parkrun in Queensland where she recorded a time of 32:39 for 127th and 32nd places. Leinster Senior Women XC Championships 6k (44) Overall place Name Guntime 1 Claire Fagan 00:23:51 Crusaders AC runners 21 Rachael Yorke 00:28:19 22 Lorraine Healy 00:28:22 25 Kathryn Gibbons 00:28:34 27 Saoirse McGrath 00:28:46 31 Ciara Regan 00:29:37 Full results here: https://www.myrunresults.com/events/leinster_senior_xc_championships_2023/4980/results Dublin Senior Men XC Championships 9k (50) Overall place Name Guntime 1 Efrem Gidey 00:28:50 Crusaders AC runner 46 Derek Lawlor 00:37:57 Full results here: https://www.myrunresults.com/events/dublin_uneven_age__junior__senior__xc_championships_2023/4911/results Portrush Parkrun (241) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Scott Rankin 1 00:17:31 17 Fiona Prue 1 00:22:31 Crusader AC runner 4 Steven Walker 00:20:26 Donabate Parkrun (130) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Derek Nolan 1 00:18:56 16 Katie Halpin 1 00:22:55 Crusaders AC runner 19 Brendan Glynn 00:23:23 Mullingar Parkrun (80) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Micheal Forde 1 00:19:15 21 Mia Flynn 1 00:25:42 Crusaders AC runners 2 Kevin Lambe 00:19:56 Bushy Parkrun (135) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Jonathan Kearsley 1 00:17:22 6 Rachel Sidebotham 1 00:20:31 Crusaders AC runner 43 Kate Murray 00:25:23 (5) Cabinteely Parkrun (114) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 George Callery 1 00:18:47 6 Derval Devaney 1 00:21:40 Crusaders AC runner 2 Derek Lawlor 00:19:05 Poolbeg Parkrun (176) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Stephen Hurley 1 00:18:15 16 Laura Behan 1 00:20:59 Crusaders AC runners 1 Stephen Hurley 00:18:15 2 Kevin Kavanagh 00:18:29 3 Ross Neill 00:18:36 8 Kieran Martin 00:20:04 14 Adrian Groarke 00:20:51 15 Kevin Fitzgibbon 00:20:53 26 James Cottle 00:21:56 31 Kevin Lynch 00:22:27 37 Sharon Woods 00:23:21 (4) 46 Josie Ward 00:24:17 (8) 65 Joanne Carey 00:25:36 (14) 73 Olwyn Dunne 00:26:27 (16) 74 Franky Keane 00:26:27 75 Rebecca Fleming 00:26:28 (17) 76 Tara Murphy 00:26:28 (18) 79 Richard Kavanagh 00:26:35 82 Dee Ni Chearbhaill 00:26:53 (20) 85 Kevin Kenny 00:27:22 92 Alby Allan 00:27:50 93 Paul Campbell 00:27:51 96 Christina Campbell 00:27:59 (27) 100 Tanja Narancic 00:28:10 (30) 104 Cian Coughlan 00:28:12 134 Áine Crotty 00:30:25 (49) 154 Niamh Trihy 00:36:04 (65) 155 Cynthia Perucca 00:36:22 (66) Tolka Valley Parkrun (49) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Owen Robinson 1 00:19:29 8 Mary Gavin 1 00:24:53 Crusaders AC runner 6 Diarmuid Byrne 00:23:25 Shanganagh Parkrun (141) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Mark Kelly 1 00:19:21 5 Lynne Hennessy 1 00:19:54 Crusaders AC runners 79 Carina Davidson 00:27:12 (20) 87 Aoife Clarke 00:27:57 (24) Royal Canal, Kilcock Parkrun (124) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 John Regan 1 00:18:30 11 Emma Finlay 1 00:21:53 Crusaders AC runners 51 Máirín Shine 00:28:09 (16) 52 Lisa Shine 00:28:09 (17) 54 Fiona Shine 00:28:11 (19) St. Anne’s Parkrun (406) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Ruben Vega 1 00:17:11 19 Helen Marshall 1 00:19:30 Crusaders AC runners 1 Ruben Vega 00:17:11 93 Michael Maughan 00:24:18 139 Paul F. Kelly 00:26:09 332 Aoife Kelly 00:33:36 (115) Fairview Parkrun (112) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Paddy Murphy 1 00:20:49 3 Kirsty Beattie 1 00:21:13 Crusaders AC runner 18 Andy Deuser 00:23:01  Ciara Regan and Kathryn Gibbons  Rachael Yorke, Lorraine Healy and Saoirse McGrath  Saoirse McGrath  Crusaders at the Poolbeg Parkrun Comments are closed.
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