Team efforts pay off in Dublin 10-mile championships

17/8/2025

L-R Back row: Minjung Shin, Luz Estevan, Kabir Sala, Garret Connolly, Adrian Groarke, Phelim Murray, Olwyn Dunne, Paula Bradshaw, David Pepper, Kevin Kenny, Chris Bannon. Front row: Mairead Cashman, Paul E. Kelly

The Frank Duffy 10-mile road race in the Phoenix Park, one of the races in the Irish Life Dublin marathon race series and incorporating the Dublin 10-mile road championships, is one the favourite events on the calendar and always well-attended by Crusaders as part of their build up to the marathons at the beginning of Autumn. This year was no exception, with at least 37 Crusaders taking part in the race. 10 miles is a sweet spot for many runners and in fact there were at least two on offer over the weekend, in which we enjoyed considerable success in both.

Conditions at the start of the Frank Duffy race on Saturday morning were perfect. A little breeze under an otherwise overcast sky and a coolish temperature greeted runners for the 9 o’clock start on Chesterfield Avenue. By the time runners were heading around the Acres about 7 miles in, however, the sun had burned through the clouds, and for the later arrivals across the finish line, it would have been reasonably warm. The course, by now, is well known, taking in most of the western side of the park with its hilly challenges along the Military Road and up past the Wellington Monument and the race had its usual healthy turnout of over 3,600 runners.

It should not be forgotten that the race is important for club runners in search of medals in the Dublin Championships. Not everyone from the club indicated their affiliation, which may have prevented a few from being able to claim. Those that did, however, were likely rewarded, particularly where we were able to make up a team, especially among the female contingent from the club.

Brendan Murphy was first across the line, behind race winner Pierre Murchan who ran a super 49:01 on a challenging course. Running in no-man’s land for much of the race, Brendan placed 20th in 56:39 and he was followed in 57th place by Dee Lawlor (57th in 59:52). Further back came Paul McNamara (112th in 62:46), followed by James Sherry who had a strong run for 148th place with a time of 64:04.

John O’Donnell was next (243rd in 67:36), followed by David Carter (260th in 67:53) and Isabella Gyori, our first female finisher (but non-scorer) in 306th place overall and 19th female finisher in 68:43, paced for a while by Mikel Crisostomo. Adrian Groarke was next (308th in 68:35), followed by our first female scorer, Ciara Lynch (311th and 20th in 68:54). Ciara led our senior women’s team to the silver medal. The other scorers were Tara Gavin (451st and 40th in 71:35), Louise Dobbyn (461st and 42nd in 72:03) and Cría Dowling (499th and 50th in 72:02). Louise also picked up the F35 bronze medal and Tara picked up the F45 bronze medal too.

After Ciara came Karl Walsh (340th in 69:26), followed by Garret Connolly (350th in 69:39) and Phelim Murray (400th in 70:50), and, then, behind Cría, came David O’Donnell (580th in 74:07), and Orla O’Flynn (657th, 88th and silver medal winner in the F55 category) who led the women’s O/50 team to a silver medal. The other scorers were Sharon Woods (872nd and 138th in 78:48) and Olwyn Dunne (2071st and 576th in 89:40) who paced the 90 minutes runners.

In between Orla and Sharon came Isabelle Cairns (730th and 107th in 75:32), followed by GianPiero Allerta (800th in 77:34) and then after Sharon came Kabir Sala (891st in 78:06), Luz Estevan (924th and 152nd in 78:35), Tony Hackett (959th in 79:34), Orla O’Neill (1266th in 84:01), Patrick Needham (1371st in 85:52), Kevin Kenny (1594th in 88:32), Robbie Moore (1598th in 89:08), Martin Joyce (1632nd and possible silver medal winner (TBC) in the M70 category in 89:48), Paula Bradshaw (1734th and 422nd in 84:19), MinJung Shin ("MJ") (1955th and 520th in 95:15), Chris Bannon (1966th in 88:07) alongside David Pepper (1967th in 88:12), Alan Martin (2416th in 95:33), Mairead Cashman (2755th and 979th in 99:33), Joe Dunne, pacing the 100 minutes runners (2785th in 99:51) and Michelle English (2845th in 99:50).

Sunday morning saw participation by club members in two more races. One of them took place in Kilcock in Co. Kildare and was again organised by St. Coca’s AC, the 10 from 10, 10-miler. It enjoyed a field of 451 who, despite the heat of Sunday morning, were able to benefit from considerable shade throughout the race, although the gravel on the towpath on the Royal Canal did create a few challenges. We had at least 6 Crusaders in the field, led home by Ger Forde in 12th spot in a time of 56:49. Ger was followed on the largely flat course by Ciarain Kelly (29th in 59:18) and then by Kathryn Gibbons (121st and 8th in 67:59), Sean Murphy (likely 147th in or around 69:51, although his chip seems not have been working properly), Gill Earley (155th and 16th in 71:18) and Dee Ni Chearbhaill (214th and 33rd in 78:24).

Aoife Quigley and Miriam Logan headed to Athy for the half marathon there, distinguishing themselves. In a field of 309 finishers, Aoife won the women’s race, placing 17th overall, in a time of 88:47, followed by Miriam who placed 61st and 8th in 1:43:25.

Further afield, Sebastian Hansen participated in the Richmond Park Half marathon on the outskirts of London, in which he placed 2nd in a time of 79:27, and one of our UK exiles, Toby Benham, ran in the Yorkshire Peaks marathon, which he completed in 9 hours and 16 minutes.

In the Wicklow mountains last Wednesday, Clare Sullivan and gavan Doherty joined a field of 126, participating in a fund raiser for the Mountain Rescue Team. In an 8k race south of Glendalough involving a climb of 300m, Clare won the women’s race in a time of 40:47, placing 13th overall, followed by Gavan (74th in 55:45).

Clare went on to compete on Saturday morning in the Run the (Derrybawn) Ridge 10k, in which she also won the women’s race. In a field of 165, Clare placed 19th overall in a time of 48:08. Meanwhile, Áine Kenny took part in the 30k race in the same festival, placing 23rd and 4th in a field of 83 and in a time of 3:01:41.

We had at least three first finishers in Saturday morning’s parkruns.

In a field of 228, Kenan Furlong led home a contingent of at least 24 Crusaders in Poolbeg. Kenan’s time was 17:26. He was followed by Jan Manschot (2nd in 18:40), Ross Neill (4th in 18:44), Joe Murphy (5th in 19:03) and Kev Moore (4th in 20:08).

Further back came Jade Murphy (22nd and 4th in 21:57) and she was followed by Mary Donnelly (23rd and 5th in 22:03) and then by Claire Reidy (27th and 6th in 22:18), Ryan Preston (30th in 22:36), Saketh Ravuluri (41st in 23:07), Charles Cartledge (46th in 23:31), Josie Ward (58t and 11th in 24:31) and John Lohan (63rd in 25:00).

Further down the field came Juliane Frydenlund (79th and 17th in 26:32) and she was followed by Djinn Von Noorden (112th and 31st in 27:55) alongside Tara Murphy (113th and 32nd in the same time), Aisling O’Riordan (115th and 33rd in 28:12), Franky Keane (117th in 28:25) alongside Louise O’Riordan (118th and 35th in the same time), just ahead of Tanja Narancic (119th and 36th in 28:29) who ran alongside Emily Glen (120th and 37th in the same time), Maureen McGinley (162nd and 61st in 31:04), Cynthia Perucca (183rd and 74th in 32:41) and Niamh Trihy (204th and 89th in 37:48).

Ciara Regan was also a first finisher. In the Tubbercurry Trail parkrun she placed 3rd and 1st in the 46-strong field and in a time of 21:55, whilst, in Clonbur Woods, Yvonne Macauley placed 2nd and 1st in 20:23 in a field of 63. Her partner Alan Sheehy also ran there, but his time and place were not recorded.

Donatas Jocius joined a field of 90 in Brickfields where he placed 3rd in 18:42, whilst Joanne Carey and Darina ran in Avondale Forest alongside 114 other runners. Joanne placed 14th and 2nd in 23:24, with Darina a little further back in 27th and 7th in 25:46. Aoife McCarthy placed 17th and 5th in Vicarstown with its field of 141, whilst, in Tolka Valley Park, with its field of 53, we had 4 runners. Miriam Logan took 15th and 6th spots in 24:58 accompanied by Rebecca Fleming in the same time (16th and 7th), followed by Fiona Bane (21st and 9th in 25;24), with Sarah Lyons (28th and 11th in 27:11 and Emer Kenny (29th and 12th) both being awarded the same time.

Maria Kennedy ran once again in Kilkenny, where, alongside 171 other participants, she ran 28:59 for 81st and 19th spots, whilst, in the Bundoran Promenade parkrun, Fanny Trébouet placed 36th and 17th in 29:53. The field there measured 85. Meanwhile, Lisa Shine joined 39 other runners in Castlehaven where she placed 19th and 7th in 32:50, whilst other members of her family ran in Cabinteely. In a field of 178, Fiona Shine placed 105th and 31st in 31:17, followed by Máirín Shine (110th and 34th in 31:33).

We had 3 runners in Marlay Park with its field of 476. Ronan Moynihan ran 19:59 for 19th spot, followed by Barry O’Neill (158th in 26:24) and Carina Davidson (285th and 77th in 30:06), whilst, in Shanganagh, Orlaith de Burca was our sole participant, placing 126th and 30th in the field of 233, in a time of 28:40.

Finally, abroad, Paul and Aoife Kelly ran once again in Germany, where, in the WestPark in Sendling, Paul placed 28th in 23:36 and Aoife tailwalked in the field of 123. Our London exile Thom Martini ran in Faelledparken in Copenhagen with its field of 146, placing 20th in 21:52, and another London exile, Jeanie Watson ran in Hackney Marshes where she placed 101st and 7th in a field of 423 and in a time of 22:41.

It should also be noted that Crusader Derek Boland was a member of the winning crew in the All-Ireland coastal rowing championships this weekend. Congrats to him as he returns now to running again!

As usual, if any results have been missed or are incorrect please let us know! Thanks.

Frank Duffy 10-miler (Dublin Championships) (3653)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Pierre Murchan 1 00:49:01
17 AnnMarie McGlynn 1 00:56:08
Crusaders AC runners
20 Brendan Murphy 00:56:39
57 Derek Lawlor 00:59:52
112 Paul McNamara 01:02:46
148 James Sherry 01:04:04
243 John O’Donnell 01:07:36
260 David Carter 01:07:53
306 Isabella Gyori 01:08:43 (19)
308 Adrian Groarke 01:08:35
311 Ciara Lynch 01:08:54 (20)
340 Karl Walsh 01:09:26
350 Garret Connolly 01:09:39
400 Phelim Murray 01:10:50
451 Tara Gavin 01:11:35 (40)
461 Louise Dobbyn 01:12:03 (42)
499 Cría Dowling 01:12:02 (50)
580 David O’Donnell 01:14:07
657 Orla O’Flynn 01:15:16 (88)
730 Isabelle Cairns 01:15:32 (107)
800 GianPiero Allerta 01:17:34
872 Sharon Woods 01:18:48 (138)
891 Kabir Sala 01:18:06
924 Luz Estevan 01:18:35 (152)
959 Tony Hackett 01:19:34
1266 Orla O’Neill 01:24:01 (xxx)
1371 Patrick Needham 01:25:52
1594 Kevin Kenny 01:28:32
1598 Robbie Moore 01:29:08
1632 Martin Joyce 01:29:48
1734 Paula Bradshaw 01:24:19 (422)
1955 MinJung Shin 01:35:15 (520)
1966 Chris Bannon 01:28:07
1967 David Pepper 01:28:12
2071 Olwyn Dunne 01:29:40 (576) PACER
2416 Alan Martin 01:35:33
2755 Mairead Cashman 01:39:55 (979)
2785 Joe Dunne 01:39:51 PACER
2845 Michelle English 01:39:50
Full results here: https://www.tdleventservices.co.uk/en/results-embed.php?event=4150#0_BF88B5
Run the Ridge 10k (165)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Robert Hewison 1 00:41:39
19 Clare Sullivan 1 00:48:08
Crusaders AC runner
19 Clare Sullivan 00:48:08 (1)
Full results here: https://myrunresults.com/events/run_the_ridge_2025/5640/results
Run the Ridge 30k (83)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Eddie O’Connor 1 02:21:16
14 Maria O’Brien 1 02:51:43
Crusaders AC runner
23 Áine Kenny 03:01:41 (4)
Full results here: https://myrunresults.com/events/run_the_ridge_2025/5640/results
St. Coca’s AC Kilcock 10-miler (451)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Ian Guiden 1 00:50:27
26 Faye Dervan 1 00:58:35
Crusaders AC runners
12 Ger Forde 00:56:49
29 Ciarain Kelly 00:59:18
121 Kathryn Gibbons 01:07:59 (8)
14X Sean Murphy 01:09:51
155 Gillian Earley 01:11:18 (16)
214 Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill 01:18:24 (33)
Full results here: https://myrunresults.com/events/st_cocas_ac_kilcock_10_from_10/5605/results
RunAthy Half marathon (309)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Nikolas De Giorgis 1 01:18:37
17 Aoife Quigley 1 01:28:47
Crusaders AC runners
17 Aoife Quigley 01:28:47 (1)
61 Miriam Logan 01:43:25 (8)
Full results here: https://www.sportsplits.com/races/runathy-2025/events/1/#
IMRA Mountain Rescue Benefit 8k (126)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Garreth Davis 1 00:33:28
13 Clare Sullivan 1 00:40:47
Crusaders AC runners
13 Clare Sullivan 00:40:47 (1)
74 Gavan Doherty 00:55:45
Full results here: https://www.imra.ie/events/results/id/2697
Marlay Parkrun (476)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Greg Clarke 1 00:17:13
43 Rachel McArdle 1 00:22:08
Crusaders AC runners
19 Ronan Moynihan 00:19:59
158 Barry O’Neill 00:26:24
285 Carina Davidson 00:30:06 (77)
Clonbur Woods Parkrun (63)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Darren Brewer 1 00:20:13
2 Yvonne Macauley 1 00:20:23
Crusaders AC runner
2 Yvonne Macauley 00:20:23 (1)
Shanganagh Parkrun (233)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Daniel Crean 1 00:17:36
12 Emily Kane 1 00:20:27
Crusaders AC Runner
126 Orlaith de Burca 00:28:40 (30)
Poolbeg Parkrun (228)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Kenan Furlong 1 00:17:26
3 Núria Vizcaino Estrada 1 00:18:43
Crusaders AC runners
1 Kenan Furlong 00:17:26
2 Jan Manschot 1 00:18:40
4 Ross Neill 00:18:44
5 Joe Murphy 00:19:03
9 Kev Moore 00:20:08
22 Jade Murphy 00:21:57 (4)
23 Mary Donnelly 00:22:03 (5)
27 Claire Reidy 00:22:18 (6)
30 Ryan Preston 00:22:36
41 Saketh Ravuluri 00:23:07
46 Charles Cartledge 00:23:31
58 Josie Ward 00:24:31 (11)
63 John Lohan 00:25:00
79 Juliane Frydenlund 00:26:32 (17)
112 Djinn Von Noorden 00:27:55 (31)
113 Tara Murphy 00:27:55 (31)
115 Aisling O’Riordan 00:28:12 (33)
117 Franky Keane 00:28:25
118 Louise O’Riordan 00:28:25 (35)
119 Tanja Narancic 00:28:29 (36)
120 Emily Glen 00:28:29 (37)
162 Maureen McGinley 00:31:04 (61)
183 Cynthia Perucca 00:32:41 (74)
204 Niamh Trihy 00:37:48 (89)
Avondale Forest Parkrun (116)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Zac Connolly 1 00:19:34
11 Jessica O’Connor 1 00:21:55
Crusaders AC runners
14 Joanne Carey 00:23:24 (2)
27 Darina Scully 00:25:46 (7)
Cabinteely Parkrun (178)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Nick Bowker 1 00:17:59
22 Lara Woods 1 00:22:43
Crusaders AC runners
105 Fiona Shine 00:31:17 (31)
110 Máirín Shine 00:31:33 (34)
Bundoran Promenade Parkrun (85)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Steve Canning 1 00:18:20
3 Patricia O’Hagan 1 00:21:06
Crusaders AC runner
36 Fanny Trébouet 00:29:53 (17)
Kilkenny Parkrun (172)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Graham Bourne 1 00:19:17
7 Meghan McCarthy 1 00:20:38
Crusaders AC runner
81 Maria Kennedy 00:28:59 (19)
Brickfields Parkrun (90)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Maxim Bondarenko 1 00:18:07
14 Eimear Nic An Bhaird 1 00:21:43
Crusaders AC runner
3 Donatas Jocius 00:18:42
Vicarstown Parkrun (141)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 James Nolan 1 00:18:56
2 Grace McConnell 1 00:20:12
Crusaders AC runner
17 Aoife McCarthy 00:23:27 (5)
Tolka Valley Parkrun (53)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Paul Fleming 1 00:17:55
5 Aisling Ahern 1 00:21:19
Crusaders AC runners
15 Miriam Logan 00:24:58 (6)
16 Rebecca Fleming 00:24:58 (7)
21 Fiona Bane 00:25:24 (9)
28 Sarah Lyons 00:27:11 (11)
29 Emer Kenny 00:27:11 (12)
Tubbercurry Trail Parkrun (46)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 David Regan 1 00:19:39
3 Ciara Regan 1 00:21:55
Crusaders AC runner
3 Ciara Regan 00:21:55
Castlehaven Parkrun (40)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Ryan King 1 00:21:25
8 Asha Stokes 1 00:24:29
Crusaders AC runner
19 Lisa Shine 00:32:50 (7)