Successful Tilting at Windmills

20/4/2026

L-R: Cría Dowling, Aoife Quigley, Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill, Margaret Foley, Sarah Lyons

Our senior women’s team were victorious again, this time in the Dublin 10k Road Championships, held on Sunday in Garristown in the north of the county and as part of the Windmill Run.

In a field of 531 and on a tough country course which started downhill but with an uphill finish, Cría Dowling placed 78th overall and 3rd female finisher in a time of 41:53. In cool, sunny but calm conditions, Aoife Quigley came next (94th overall, 7th female finisher and winner of the F40 category in 42:54), followed by Mags Foley (115th, 11th and 2nd F40 in 44:48) and Sarah Lyons (120th and 13th in 45:02). By virtue of such strong finishing positions, the four women took home the gold medal in the senior team competition. Dee Ni Chearbhaill was next, placing 141st and 17th in 46:02. The contingent was completed by Chris Bannon (234th in 50:20) and Brendan Glynn (257th in 51:37).

We have reports of more success across the spectrum of road racing. Midweek, Orla Drumm won the women’s race in the Cork BHAA PwC Anthony Reid Memorial 5k, placing 40th overall in a field of 870 and in a fine time of 17:58. Then, on Saturday morning, we had runners in each of the Westport Marathon and 10k. In mixed weather the marathon enjoyed a field of 450 and our first athlete home was Keith McConigly who placed 43rd in a super PB time of 3:18:33. Indeed, Keith set PBs for 5k, 10k half and full marathons during the event. John Lohan was next, placing 113th in 3:37:57 and he was followed by Paula Nolan (156th and 13th in 3:49:06).

In the 10k event, Annie Hughes recorded an excellent PB time of 39:11 to place 15th and 2nd, just 6 seconds behind the female race winner. In a field of 1372, Isabelle Cairns took 230th and 63rd spots in 50:16, followed by Alan Martin, whose chip seemed not to register, but who likely placed around 290th in a PB time of 51:42.

Down in Cork on Sunday, we had art least two runners in the Great Railway 25k run, from Cork to Carrigaline. Alongside 614 other participants, Emma Noonan placed 53rd and 5th in 1:44:56, with Áine Crotty taking 293rd and 59th spots in 2:12:25. Further east, there was the annual running of the Wexford half marathon and 10k road races. In the 10k, in a field of 1146, Tim O’Donnell placed 44th in 43:03, whilst, in the half marathon, Pat Quill placed 266th in a field of 1553, and in a time of 1:43:50.

Over in the west, several of our clubmates took part in at least two of the three events offered in the Connemarathon. In the full event itself, Aoife Hoare distinguished herself on the tough and hilly course by placing 17th overall and winning the women’s race in 3:10:03. This was Aoife’s first major venture, after coming back from severe injury. The field measured 566. Then, in the half marathon with a field of 1,443 finishers, we had at least 8 Crusaders take part. They were led home by Lucas Huchard (45th in 91:21) and he was followed by Áine Kenny (72nd overall, 8th female finisher and likely 3rd F40 in 94:36). Shane Egan was next (76th in 93:54) and he was followed by Aaron Farrell (100th in 1:40:06), Mark Browne (319th in 1:52:20), Charles Cartledge (523rd in 1:58:36), Kelly Brown (550th in a PB time of 2:00:47) and Djinn Von Noorden (740th in 2:07:47). Members will be interested to read that Liz Maher, the Galway athlete who, along with her sister Michelle, trains with us each week, won the women’s race in 87:01, placing 19th overall.

Further afield, we had athletes competing in Manchester and Vienna marathons on Sunday. In warm conditions in Vienna, Ashley Hayes ran a great time of 2:45:01, whilst, in Manchester, in mild and sunny conditions, Noel Carr recorded a PB time of 3:36:05, followed by Lisa Branigan who ran a super 3:45:28, despite being under the weather leading up to and during the race.

Then, on Monday, on Patriots Day in Massachusetts, we had several runners take part in the point-to-point Boston Marathon, its 130th running. In chilly, but sunny conditions and with a 15km tailwind, we had some some brilliant times on what is considered a tough course with its steep downhill start and then several uphills in the second half. The downhill plays havoc with the quads and this can come back to hurt you on the hills in the second half.

On a day in which a new course record of 2:01:52 was set by repeat winner John Korir, our first runner home was Sebastian Hansen who ran a great PB time of 2:30:14, followed by Conor Kilkenny who may, like others, have found the final kilometres quite challenging but still ran a brilliant 2:35:06. Conor was followed by one of our UK-based exiles, Toby Benham, who ran a PB time of 2:46:59 and then came Doireann Hughes in 2:55:08, with Sarah-Grace Breen not too far behind in 2:58:56. Another of our exiles, Lukasz Batruch, who lives in Switzerland, was next in 3:06:39 with Lydia Martin a little further back in 3:19:40, just ahead of Eddie Nugent, whose training had been interrupted by injury, who finished in 3:30:01. Ciara Lynch was next in 3:32:04 and the contingent was completed by Kevin Kenny who ran 4:27:58. They were all brilliant times on such a tough course.

There was a decent turnout of parkrunners in Poolbeg on Saturday morning, at least 26 in a field of 264. Stephen Hurley and Simon Catteau enjoyed a good dogfight, with Stephen finally prevailing to come home in 2nd place in 18:07, Simon 10 seconds behind in 3rd in 18:17. Ronan Walsh had a good outing too, placing 7th in 19:28, and he was followed by Adrian Groarke (12th in 20:09) and Donal O’Malley (13th in 20:24). Paddy Gaynor was next across the line (23rd in 21:43), followed by James Sherry, still on cloud nine following his success in the Paris marathon the week before (31st in 22:32). Diarmuid Finan was next (33rd in 22:38) and he was followed by Mustaf Ahmed (40th in 23:15), Sharon Woods (43rd and 5th in 23:22) and Kabir Sala (50th in 23:37).

Josie Ward (68th and 12th in 24:36) was next, followed by Pia Kramer (73rd and 13th in 24:52), Paul Campbell (89th in 25:58), just ahead of Emily Glen (91st and 20th in 26:03) and Franky Keane (96th in 26:11). Further back came Sophia Morgan (116th and 29th in 27:16), alongside Tanja Narancic (117th and 30th in 27:17) and then followed by Ellen Walsh (125th and 36th in 27:43) alongside Olwyn Dunne, just back for the weekend having just successfully completed her flight attendant training course with British Airways (126th and 37th in 27:44). Louise O’Riordan was right behind them (132nd and 40th in 27:52) and she was followed by Aisling O’Riordan (135th and 52nd in 28:02), Maureen McGinley (196th and 75th in 31:11), Imogen Guinness (201st and 79th in 31:23), Cynthia Perucca (220th and 95th in 32:45) and Máirín Shine park-walking.

Miriam Logan was a first finisher in Oranmore, where, in a field of 82, she placed 3rd overall in a time of 22:26, whilst Felipe De Sousa finished ahead of the field of 67 in Tolka Valley, running 19:46. Jamie Renehan placed 2nd in Fairview with a time of 18:55, ahead, in a field of 190, of Mikel Crisostomo (10th in 20:16) and Daniel Cullen (likely 85th in 27:00). Meanwhile, Rob Cross placed 2nd in the 386-strong field in Malahide with a time of 17:36, ahead of Fiona Bane (77th and 11th in 23:51), whilst, in Bushy Park, with a field of 209, Conor MacGuinness ran 20:09 for 9th spot, ahead of Kev Moore (11th in 20:51) and Mary Donnelly (17th and 2nd in 21:52).

Up in Navan, Michelle Geoghegan ran 26:29 for 38th and 5th spots in a field of 144, whilst, in Shanganagh, in a field of 313, Aoife McCarthy placed 60th and 9th in 23:59, followed by Carina Davidson (172nd and 45th in 28:51), Kevin Kenny (195th in 30:02) and Orlaith de Burca (212th and 67th in 31:06).

Michael O’Shea placed 9th alongside 480 other runners in St. Anne’s with a time of 19:16, whilst Colm Foley placed 24th in a field of 122 and in a time of 23:39. Helena O’Keeffe took 107th and 17th spots in Ballincollig. In a field of 290, Helena ran a time of 27:07, whilst, in Porterstown, Martina White joined 260 other participants, where she placed 128th and 60th in 29:52. Áine Crotty ran alongside 285 other runners in Tramore Valley, Cork, where she placed 186th. Mairead Cashman paid a visit to Glasgow, where she ran in Queen’s Park with 249 other participants, placing 218th and 82nd in 36:08, whilst two of our exiles in the UK also ran in parkruns. Scott Thomas ran in York in a field of 854, placing 9th in 17:40, whilst Jeanie Watson ran in Finsbury Park, placing 66th and 5th in 21:26. Finally, Toby Benham, in his preparation for the Boston marathon, joined 185 other runners in Danehy Park in Boston where he placed 37th in 23:34.

Cork BHAA PwC Anthony Reidy Memorial 5k (870)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Jer Sheehan 1 00:15:09
40 Orla Drumm 1 00:17:58
Crusaders AC runner
40 Orla Drumm 00:17:58 (1)
Full results here: https://www.corkbhaa.com/tag/results/
Westport Marathon (450)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Sean Hehir 1 02:34:29
25 Patricia McLoughlin 1 03:07:40
Crusaders AC runners
43 Keith McGonigly 03:18:33 (PB)
113 John Lohan 03:37:57
156 Paula Nolan 03:49:06 (13)
Full results here: https://www.sportsplits.com/races/ebs-westport-marathon-2026/events/3/
Westport 10k (1372)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Alan Dunne 1 00:33:01
14 Niamh McEntegart 1 00:39:05
Crusaders AC runners
15 Annie Hughes 00:39:11 (2)
230 Isabelle Cairns 00:50:16 (63)
XXX Alan Martin 00:51:42 (PB)
Full results here: https://www.sportsplits.com/races/ebs-westport-marathon-2026/events/3/
The Windmill Run 10k (incorporating Co. Dublin Championships) (531)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Karl Nolan 1 00:34:00
56 Tara Darcy 1 00:40:14
Crusaders AC runners
78 Cría Dowling 00:41:53 (3)
94 Aoife Quigley 00:42:54 (7)
115 Margaret Foley 00:44:48 (11)
120 Sarah Lyons 00:45:02 (13)
141 Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill 00:46:02 (17)
234 Chris Bannon 00:50:20
257 Brendan Glynn 00:51:37
Full results here: https://myrunresults.com/events/the_windmill_run_5k__10k_dublin_10k_champs/6089/results
The Windmill Run 5k (267)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Peter Vostarek 1 00:18:13
6 Ellen Byrne 1 00:20:07
Crusaders AC runner
9 Paul Kilgarriff 00:20:33
Full results here: https://myrunresults.com/events/the_windmill_run_5k__10k_dublin_10k_champs/6089/results
The Great Railway 25k (616)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Tadgh O’Sullivan 1 01:25:05
7 Michelle Finn 1 01:32:18 (CR)
Crusaders AC runners
53 Emma Noonan 01:44:56 (5)
293 Áine Crotty 02:12:25 (59)
Full results here: https://www.premiertimingsystems.ie/2026-Race-Results/The-Great-Railway-25K-Race-Results?fbclid=IwY2xjawRR2m5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeP9AyTFMcvbXMyzrqURbuefs_rWM9TUJYjTiBp2lIONiMfYwBmYWyILv_S7M_aem_neV-PjyWzC17KWOMGEzwXA
Wexford10k (1146)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Brendan Dunne 1 00:34:05
16 Noirin Doyle 1 00:38:59
Crusaders AC runner
44 Tim O’Donnell 00:43:03
Full results here: https://myrunresults.com/events/life_style_sports_wexford_half_marathon__10k_2026/6101/results?class=half%20marathon&perPage=100
Wexford Half Marathon (1553)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Denis Whelen 1 01:14:22
9 Ciara Wilson 1 01:22:36
Crusaders AC runner
266 Pat Quill 01:43:50
Full results here: https://myrunresults.com/events/life_style_sports_wexford_half_marathon__10k_2026/6101/results?class=half%20marathon&perPage=100
Connemarathon Full (566)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Marc Augustin 1 02:39:44
17 Aoife Hoare 1 03:10:03
Crusaders AC runner
17 Aoife Hoare 03:10:03 (1)
Full results here: https://redtagtiming.com/results/CNM2026_FullMarathon.html
Connemarathon Half (1443)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 John Benner 1 01:10:39
19 Elizabeth Maher 1 01:27:01
Crusaders AC runners
45 Lucas Huchard 01:31:21
72 Áine Kenny 01:34:36 (8)
76 Shane Egan 01:33:54
100 Aaron Farrell 01:40:06
319 Mark Browne 01:52:20
523 Charles Cartledge 01:58:36
550 Kelly Brown 02:00:47 (PB)
740 Djinn Von Noorden 02:07:47
Full results here: https://redtagtiming.com/results/CNM2026_HalfMarathon.html
Bushy Parkrun (209)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Matthew O’Doherty 1 00:18:06
7 Aisling Kelly 1 00:19:57
Crusaders AC runners
9 Conor MacGuinness 00:20:09
11 Kev Moore 00:20:51
17 Mary Donnelly 00:21:52 (2)
St. Anne’s Parkrun (481)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Maurice O’Brien 1 00:17:51
13 Ailish Malone 1 00:19:28
Crusaders AC runner
9 Michael O’Shea 00:19:16
Malahide Parkrun (286)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Niall Baragwanath 1 00:16:50
11 Annette Kealy 1 00:18:53
Crusaders AC runners
2 Rob Cross 00:17:36
77 Fiona Bane 00:23:51 (11)
Shanganagh Parkrun (313)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Harry Moran 1 00:15:44
20 Sarah Baryga 1 00:19:23
Crusaders AC runners
60 Aoife McCarthy 00:23:59 (9)
172 Carina Davidson 00:28:51 (45)
195 Kevin Kenny 00:30:02
212 Orlaith de Burca 00:31:06 (67)
Fairview Parkrun (190)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
2 Jamie Renehan 1 00:18:55
29 Laura Preston 1 00:23:15
Crusaders AC runners
2 Jamie Renehan 00:18:55
10 Mikel Crisostomo 00:20:16
[85 Daniel Cullen 00:27:00]
Poolbeg Parkrun (264)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Denis Buckley 1 00:18:04
18 Sophie Coman 1 00:21:10
Crusaders AC runners
2 Stephen Hurley 00:18:07
3 Simon Catteau 00:18:17
7 Ronan Walsh 00:19:28
12 Adrian Groarke 00:20:09
13 Donal O’Malley 00:20:24
23 Patrick Gaynor 00:21:43
31 James Sherry 00:22:32
33 Diarmuid Finan 00:22:38
40 Mustaf Ahmed 00:23:15
43 Sharon Woods 00:23:22 (5)
50 Kabir Sala 00:23:37
68 Josie Ward 00:24:36 (12)
73 Pia Kramer 00:24:52 (13)
89 Paul Campbell 00:25:58
91 Emily Glen 00:26:03 (20)
96 Franky Keane 00:26:11
116 Sophie Morgan 00:27:16 (29)
117 Tanja Narancic 00:27:17 (30)
125 Ellen Walsh 00:27:43 (36)
126 Olwyn Dunne 00:27:44 (37)
132 Louise O’Riordan 00:27:52 (40)
135 Aisling O’Riordan 00:28:02 (42)
196 Maureen McGinley 00:31:11 (75)
201 Imogen Guinness 00:31:23 (79)
220 Cynthia Perucca 00:32:45 (95)
259 Máirín Shine 00:47:35 (122)
Porterstown Parkrun (261)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Pádraig MacCriostail 1 00:18:3
4 Alana Mills 1 00:19:41
Crusaders AC runner
128 Martina White 00:29:52 (60)
Navan Parkrun (144)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Kevin McGrath 1 00:15:46
8 Katie Dardis 1 00:21:07
Crusaders AC runner
38 Michelle Geoghegan 00:26:29 (5)
Tramore Valley, Cork Parkrun (286)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 David Carrasco Coquillat 1 00:17:19
14 Isabelle Crowley 1 00:20:28
Crusaders AC runner
186 Áine Crotty 00:31:06 (60)
Oranmore Parkrun (82)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Craig O’Brien 1 00:19:59
3 Miriam Logan 1 00:22:26
Crusaders AC runner
3 Miriam Logan 00:22:26 (1)
Tymon Parkrun (122)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Shane Mongey 1 00:19:18
2 Fiona Hawkins 1 00:19:47
Crusaders AC runner
24 Colm Foley 00:23:39
Tolka Valley Parkrun (67)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Felipe De Sousa 1 00:19:46
7 Caroline Monk 1 00:21:10
Crusaders AC runner
1 Felipe De Sousa 00:19:46