Congratulations to our ladies’ team who won the bronze medal (possibly silver) in the Leinster 10-mile championships which were incorporated in the Battle of Clontarf, conducted entirely within the confines of St. Anne’s Park in Raheny on Easter Monday. Two of the team also won individual age category and county medals too.
The period covered by the report starts on Thursday evening in the Marble County, where 873 runners took part in the quality Streets of Kilkenny 5k, the second race of the year in the Peugeot Series (the first being the Streets of Portlaoise 5k earlier in the month). On a fast and flat course, no fewer than 89 athletes broke 17 minutes with a total of 274 finishing under 20 minutes. The race was won by last year’s Docklands 5k winner, Pierre Murchan, in a road PB time of 14:04. We had 4 athletes in the race, all breaking 20 minutes and at least two likewise achieving PB results. Our first runner home was Colm Parnell in 11th spot, recording a time of 15:06. Colm was followed across the line by Brian Regan (99th in 17:10), closely followed by Henry Griffin in 101st with a PB time of 17:20. Conor Macguinness completed the contingent, placing 179th in a PB time of 18:32. The 4-man team placed 10th overall in a competition involving 34 teams. On Good Friday, two of our runners took part in a race around the streets of Glasnevin, the Na Fianna 5k. In a field of 294, Paul F. Kelly placed 22nd in 21:09, whilst his wife, Aoife, took 79th spot overall (and 7th female finisher) in a super time of 24:42. Dee Lawlor profited from a trip to Co. Kerry over the weekend to win the Ballybunion 10k in a time of 36:03. On a relatively hilly out-and-back north-south oriented course, Dee had little competition from the field of 257 runners, finishing a good 3 minutes ahead of the athlete in 2nd place. On Easter Monday, 6 members from the club took part in the tricky Battle of Clontarf 10-miler which incorporated the Leinster 10-mile championships. The race is challenging principally because of the course which can be quite confusing in places and has loads of twists and turns and slippery at times with mud on path corners. It also has a hill, as runners, having run down to the estuary, turn from running parallel to the coast road and push up alongside Watermill Road from the tree sculpture. They also had to negotiate the hill twice, in the 4th mile (memories of the old Raheny 5 course!) and then again in the 8th. The breezy and chilly day didn’t start out too well since the lead bike failed to turn up and the race director needed to get into his car to lead runners up the main drag, showing them the way and clearing out pedestrians (narrowly avoiding one or two!). Unfortunately, though, a car could not go any further and so the runners were dependent on marshalls being strategically placed for the rest of the race. Quite a challenge on such a course. Nevertheless, the lead runners thankfully didn’t take a wrong step. Our first athlete home was Aoife Quigley who was delighted with her experience, and who placed 60th overall and 8th female finisher in a good time for such a course of 67:07. Aoife won the silver medal in the F35 age category and was lead scorer in the women’s O/35 team and a scorer on the gold-medal winning Co. Dublin senior team. Aoife was followed by Robbie Moore who had a stormer of a second half to the race (134th in 74:06) and then by the team’s 2nd scorer, Dee Ni Chearbhaill (135th and 29th) just behind. Further back came Adrian Groarke, in his first run following injury (156th in 75:22), followed by the third team scorer, Olwyn Dunne (161st and 36th in 76:15) who also won the F55 bronze medal and was a scorer on the gold medal-winning Co. Dublin team in the Leinster Championships. The contingent was completed by Paul E. Kelly who finished in 331st place in a time of 99:06. In the initial results the women’s O/35 team have been given the bronze medal. However, the winning O/35 team (LSA) actually recorded a better score than the third-placed (3-woman) senior team (Sportsworld) who also had a poorer score than all three O/35 teams. So, it is possible that the Crusaders’ women’s team might get promoted to the silver medal. Congrats in any event! Also, on Easter Monday, Máirín Shine took part in the 256-strong field running the Rosslare 10k, where she placed 204th overall and 64th female finisher (and 4th in her age category). Just in, came news that Ross Neill won the Carney Half marathon in Co. Mayo on the same day. On an out-and-back hilly and undulating course with one large loop, Ross headed the field of 229 runners in a super time of 76:17. He was followed across the line by Megan Smith who placed 203rd overall in 2:14:05 Further afield over the weekend, Andrej Kujikis, our New Zealand exile now based in Scotland, ran in the Tom Scott 10-mile race around Strathclyde Country Park, southeast of Glasgow. On a course that was largely flat, but with one large climb at about 5k, Andrej ran 66:44, possibly recording a PB. Parkrunners were out in force on Saturday morning, profiting from the Easter holiday. We had clubmates participate in at least 27 parkruns in Ireland and the UK, well up on the usual weekly numbers. As a consequence, we also witnessed a decent number of first finisher and podium finishes. Michael O’Conor took advantage of a trip to Co. Donegal to finish ahead of the 150-strong field in Falcarragh. Michael’s time was a useful 17:22. Then in her native Longford, in a field of 61, Rachael Yorke placed 4th overall and 1st female finisher in a time of 20:30. In Co. Galway, husband and wife, Alan Sheehy and Yvonne Macauley, ran alongside 67 other participants in Clonbur Woods, where Alan took first place in 19:49 and Yvonne placed 10th and 4th in 25:44. Closer to home, Darina Scully was a first finisher in Shanganagh. In a field measuring 255, Darina placed 45th overall in 23:28 and she was followed by Janet McManus (73rd and 7th in 25:21), Carina Davidson (97th and 17th in 26:36) and Orlaith de Burca, tailwalking. In Rostrevor, Ciara Regan placed 8th overall and first female finisher in a field of 79. Ciara’s time was 21:38, whilst, in Coole, Áine Kenny was also a first finisher in a time of 21:14, placing 8th overall in a field of 115. Among those recording podium places was Rory Goldsmith who finished in 2nd place in the 59-strong field in Knocknacarra. Rory’s time was 19:40. Meanwhile, Sharon Woods placed 34th and 3rd in the 169-strong field in Poolbeg in a time of 22:54. Sharon was led home by Rob Glascott, as he prepares for the Paris marathon next week. Rob placed 5th in 19:30 and further back they were followed by Tanja Narancic (55th and 12th in 24;39), Paul Campbell (56th in 24:41), just behind, Josie Ward (60th and 14th in 25:11), Russell Murphy (69th in 26:04) and Tara Murphy (70th and 18th in 26:12). Eoghan Corrigan was our sole runner in Porch Field in Trim, where, alongside 71 other participants, he placed 5th in 21:56, whilst, further afield, in Brockwell Park in London, Richard Morrissey ran once again, placing 5th in 17:59 in a field of 273. Also, near London, another of our exiles, Thom Martini, ran in a field of 1598 in Bushy Park, where he placed 301st in 23:13. Over in Sligo, Karl Walsh and Fiona Bane ran in a field of 144, with Karl placing 4th in 19:31 and Fiona taking 21st and 6th places in 25:06. Meanwhile, Dave Carter and Olwyn Dunne joined in the 9th anniversary celebrations in Cabinteely, where, in a field of 181, Dave placed 10th in 20:55, whilst Olwyn placed 61st and 13th in 25:58. Emer Kenny joined 126 other runners in Father Collins Park where she ran 26:58 for 45th and 12th places, whilst, in Tramore, Waterford, Gemma Cooper placed 67th and 17th in a field of 159, with a time of 26:27. As part of a much longer run, Franky Keane ran in the 111-strong field in Mullingar, where he placed 20th in a time of 24:48, whilst Daniel Cullen ran in Templemore, where, in a field of 115, he placed 66th in a time of 30:19. Down in Killarney House Park, Luca Marchesotti placed 27th in 22:41. The field there measured 194, whilst, in Fairview, Andy Deuser took 21st spot in 22:36, alongside 157 other runners. We had two participants down on the Wexford Racecourse. In a field of 132, Máirín Shine placed 65th and 17th in 29:20, whilst daughter Lisa placed 121st and 51st in 47:31. Then, in Tralee, Mary Noelle Rohan joined 264 other runners, placing 123rd and 44th in 29:35, whilst, in Tramore Valley, Cork, Martin Jones placed 91st in 25:55 and Mairead Cashman took 136th and 36th spots in 28:16, in a field of 244. Barry O’Neill ran in the Pobalscoil na Tríonóide parkrun, where, in a field of 72, he placed 38th in 27:08, whilst, in Narin Beach, Hannah Jones joined 82 other participants, where she placed 51st and 12th in 32:22. Meanwhile, we had 2 athletes participate in Tolka Valley Park, where, in a field of 38, Diarmuid Byrne placed 14th in 27:46, whilst his partner Maria Pertl took 23rd and 9th spots in 30:14. Colm Foley joined 247 other runners in Griffeen Park, where he placed 55th in a time of 24:06, whilst, in St. Anne’s, Raheny, Áine Crotty and her husband, Cian Coughlan joined 455 other participants. Áine placed 168th and 42nd in 26:27, just ahead of Cian (169th in 26:28). Finally, in Marlay Park, with its field of 510 participants, Maureen McGinley placed 314th and 78th in 29:24, followed by Cynthia Perucca (488th and 181st in 44:41). Battle of Clontarf 10 miler (Leinster 10-mile Championships) (359) Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime 1 Karl Nolan 1 00:54:16 25 Sarah Flannigan 1 01:00:46 Crusaders AC runners 60 Aoife Quigley 01:07:07 (8) 134 Robbie Moore 01:14:06 135 Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill 01:14:20 (29) 156 Adrian Groarke 01:15:22 161 Olwyn Dunne 01:16:15 (36) 331 Paul E. Kelly 01:39:06 Full results here: https://www.myrunresults.com/events/battle_of_clontarf_10_mile_leinster_championships/5011/results Streets of Kilkenny 5k (873) Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime 1 Pierre Murchan 1 00:14:03 76 Fiona McKenna 1 00:16:46 Crusaders AC runners 11 Colm Parnell 00:15:06 99 Brian Regan 00:17:10 101 Henry Griffin 00:17:20 (PB) 179 Conor Macguinness 00:18:32 (PB) Full results here: https://www.popupraces.ie/race/the-streets-of-kilkenny-2024/ Na Fianna 5k (294) Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime 1 John Donlon 100:17:29 47 Aoife Reynolds 1 00:22:38 Crusaders AC runners 22 Paul F. Kelly 00:21:09 79 Aoife Kelly 00:24:42 (7) Full results here: http://redtagtiming.com/results/NaFianna5km2024.pdf Ballybunion 10k (257) Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime 1 Derek Lawlor 1 00:36:03 14 Cara Leahy 1 00:43:44 Crusaders AC runner 1 Derek Lawlor 00:36:03 Full results here: https://results.sporthive.com/events/7179812346981609216/races/2 Rosslare 10k (256) Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime 1 Paul Doran 1 00:34:06 9 Erika Dowling 1 00:39:25 Crusaders AC runner 204 Máirín Shine 01:00:26 (64) Full results here: Rosslare10km_2024.pdf (redtagtiming.com) Carney Half marathon (229) Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime 1 Ross Neill 1 01:16:17 12 Aela Stewart 1 01:25:49 Crusaders AC runners 1 Ross Neill 01:16:17 203 Megan Smith 02:14:05 Full results here: https://coretiming.ie/events/carney-10km-and-half-marathon-24/#1_876FAE Wexford Racecourse Parkrun (132) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Sean Leahy 1 00:18:12 10 Annemarie Doyle 1 00:21:57 Crusaders AC runners 65 Máirín Shine 00:29:20 (17) 121 Lisa Shine 00:47:31 (51) Shanganagh Parkrun (255) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Rory Lush 1 00:17:24 45 Darina Scully 1 00:23:28 Crusaders AC runners 45 Darina Scully 00:23:28 (1) 73 Janet McManus 00:25:21 (7) 97 Carina Davidson 00:26:36 (17) 248 Orlaith de Burca 00:50:45 (99) Porch Field Parkrun (72) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Thomas Feeley 1 00:19:19 7 Libby Rickard 1 00:23:25 Crusaders AC runner 5 Eoghan Corrigan 00:21:56 Narin Beach Parkrun (83) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Peter Fenyvesi 1 00:21:56 2 Helen McCready 1 00:22:25 Crusaders AC runner 51 Hannah Jones 00:32:22 (12) Templemore Parkrun (115) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Jake Bowe 1 00:20:13 5 Maria Maher 1 00:21:37 Crusaders AC runner 66 Daniel Cullen 00:30:19 St. Anne’s Parkrun (457) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Daniel De Palol 1 00:16:49 20 Emily Witham 1 00:20:09 Crusaders AC runners 168 Áine Crotty 00:26:27 (42) 169 Cian Coughlan 00:26:28 Tolka Valley Parkrun (38) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Sam Steenson 1 00:20:44 9 Ciara Grant 1 00:25:54 Crusaders AC runners 14 Diarmuid Byrne 00:27:46 23 Maria Pertl 00:30:14 (9) Poolbeg Parkrun (169) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Seán Cahill 1 00:18:09 18 Joanne Page 1 00:21:24 Crusaders AC runners 5 Rob Glascott 00:19:30 34 Sharon Woods 00:22:54 (3) 55 Tanja Narancic 00:24:39 (12) 56 Paul Campbell 00:24:41 60 Josie Ward 00:25:11 (14) 69 Russell Murphy 00:26:04 70 Tara Murphy 00:26:12 (18) Knocknacarra Parkrun (59) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Conor O’Rourke 1 00:19:33 7 Brigeen Dolan 1 00:23:58 Crusaders AC runner 2 Rory Goldsmith 00:19:40 Fairview Parkrun (158) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Daniel Toal 1 00:18:15 24 Roisin Vance 1 00:22:54 Crusaders AC runner 21 Andy Deuser 00:22:36 Tramore Valley, Cork Parkrun (244) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Fintan Kerins 1 00:16:04 6 Siobhan Hoare 1 00:19:03 Crusaders AC runners 91 Martin Jones 00:25:55 136 Mairead Cashman 00:28:16 (36) Coole Parkrun (115) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 2 Mairtin Grealish 1 00:18:18 8 Áine Kenny 1 00:21:14 Crusaders AC runner 8 Áine Kenny 00:21:14 (1) Rostrevor Parkrun (79) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Andrew Hicks 1 00:18:01 8 Ciara Regan 1 00:21:38 Crusaders AC runner 8 Ciara Regan 00:21:38 (1) Griffeen Parkrun (248) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Gary Farrell 1 00:18:32 13 Breda Smyth 1 00:20:43 Crusaders AC runner 55 Colm Foley 00:24:06 Marlay Parkrun (510) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Ruben Bartelink 1 00:17:40 18 Sarah Fitzpatrick 1 00:19:55 Crusaders AC runners 314 Maureen McGinley 00:29:24 (78) 488 Cynthia Perucca 00:44:41 (181) Tralee Parkrun (268) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Kevin Gahan 1 00:18:36 16 Linda O’Sullivan 1 00:21:10 Crusaders AC runner 123 Mary Noelle Rohan 00:29:35 (44) Sligo Parkrun (144) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Rob Cross 1 00:18:41 8 Aoife Molloy 1 00:21:13 Crusaders AC runners 4 Karl Walsh 00:19:31 21 Fiona Bane 00:25:06 (6) Cabinteely Parkrun (181) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 George Storey 1 00:18:17 4 Cristin Scollard 1 00:18:56 Crusaders AC runners 10 David Carter 00:20:55 61 Olwyn Dunne 00:25:58 (18) Father Collins Parkrun (127) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Ciaran Chandler 1 00:18:35 16 Andreea Bortas 1 00:22:36 Crusaders AC runner 45 Emer Kenny 00:26:58 (12) Tramore, Waterford Parkrun (159) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Conor Cavanagh 1 00:18:18 14 Ruth Comerford 1 00:21:24 Crusaders AC runner 67 Gemma Cooper 00:26:27 (17) Falcarragh Parkrun (150) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Michael O’Conor 1 00:17:22 22 Ita McCambridge 1 00:24:04 Crusaders AC runner 1 Michael O’Conor 00:17:22 Mullingar Parkrun (111) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Paulius Patackas 1 00:19:08 15 Kate Plunkett 1 00:24:06 Crusaders AC runner 20 Franky Keane 00:24:48 Longford Parkrun (61) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Patrick Meehan 1 00:18:49 4 Rachael Yorke 1 00:20:30 Crusaders AC runner 4 Rachael Yorke 00:20:30 (1) Clonbur Woods Parkrun (69) Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime 1 Alan Sheehy 1 00:19:49 6 Aoife Kearney 1 00:24:50 Crusaders AC runners 1 Alan Sheehy 00:19:49 10 Yvonne Macauley 00:25:44 (4) Pobalscoil na Tríonóide Parkrun (91) Overall place Name Cat. 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