Tracking Activity in Belfast and Tibradden

17/6/2024

Rachael Yorke, Amy McGuinness and Aoife Quigley

There were two locations on Saturday for our athletes to try out their track and field skills. Several made the journey up to Belfast to run on the Mary Peters track in a British Milers Club event. Kevin Woods placed 1st in the men’s 800m C graded race, where he recorded a super time of 1:52.71. Then, in the G grade of the same distance, Henry Griffin ran 2:07.26 for 3rd place. In the women’s 800m B event, Charlotte Myers took 5th place in a time of 2:11.48, whilst Annie Hughes ran in the 1500m B race, where she recorded a time of 5:00.25 in placing 11th. Finally, there, we had two runners in the mile. In the men’s D grade Colm Parnell placed 9th in 4:23.07, whilst, in the E grade race, Alex Ainsworth ran 4:32.72, also for 9th place in his event.

Further south, in DSD’s facility in Tibradden, we had at least 9 participants in the 5th round of the Dublin Athletics Graded meets. In the women’s 800m C event, Rachael Yorke placed 3rd in 2:29.73, followed by Amy McGuinness (5th in 2:30.48) and Aoife Quigley (7th in 2:33.42). In the men’s D event of the same distance, Paul E. Kelly placed 8th in a time of 3:15.79. Victor Michalak took 4th spot in the men’s 200m grade in a time of 25.95. Then, we had 3 runners take part in two of the men’s 3000m races. Ciarain Kelly ran in the A grade event where he placed 17th in 9:39.72, whilst Enda Clarke and Joe McDermott ran in the B grade race. The former placed 6th in 9:36.08 and the latter took 18th spot in 10:08.54. Finally, Jonathan Bell took part in the 2kg discus competition where he placed 3rd with his 5th throw of 34.83m.

Last Tuesday, we had at least 5 runners in the BHAA-organised OPW 5k trail run, alongside the western side of Chesterfield Avenue and the cricket pitches in the Phoenix Park. Our contingent was led home by Karl Walsh in 13th place in a time of 19:54. In the 139-strong overall field, Karl was followed by Neil Brown (48th and 4th M55 in 22:22) and by David O’Donnell (54th and 5th M55 in 22:53). Further back came Kate Murray (68th overall, 16th female finisher and 3rd F50 in a time of 23:56) and Tony Hackett (124th in 29:51). Members may be interested to know that Sean Murphy, who trains with us, placed 20th in 20:13.

Over the weekend, there were a couple of races of interest to members. In the 10th running of the Castleknock 5k on Sunday morning, the field of 1,660 runners included 4 Crusaders. Brian Regan placed 14th in 16:59, and he was followed by Carolyn O’Reilly who finished in 79th spot overall, 6th female across the line (on guntime) in 19:44 and by fiancé Oisin Browne (86th in 19:51). Later, across the line came Gerard White who looks to have walked the course in 44:07 for 1,519th spot. On the same day, Felipe De Sousa joined 73 other runners in the Kildare-based Dick Whelan Memorial 10k where he placed 41st in 51:50.

Other miscellaneous results include Italo Giancaterina winning a race around country roads in San Demetico ne’ Vestini. Our Italian exile was taking part in the 2nd Trofeo Grotte di Stiffe 10k which he ran in 34:03. In Ironman Austria, Kim Hickey completed the event in 10:28, placing 2nd in her age category and impressively running the marathon element in 3:35. Closer to home, Louise O’Riordan took part in the Tri An Mhi triathlon, where she placed 2nd female finisher and also ran the 5k element in 22:49.

There were two IMRA-organised events in the mountains this week. On Wednesday evening, 181 runners took to racing in Co. Wicklow to the top of Djouce and back. In an event with a distance of 11.45k and involving a climb of 642m, Warren Swords placed 19th and 3rd M45 in 66:06 and he was followed by Paul Flynn (29th in 68:08) and Gavan Doherty (147th in 96:30). On Saturday there was a 32k race in Tipperary involving at least one Crusader. The event was called the Galty Crossing and Donatas Jocius placed 5th in a time of 3:50:26 in a field of 71.

We enjoyed an embarrassment of riches in terms of first finishers and podium places this week in Saturday’s parkruns. In Bushy Park, Luke Corcoran led the field of 299 home across the line in 19:21 and he was followed by Julie McGrath who placed 10th overall and first woman home in 20:35. It was great to see Daniel Lowe out running again as he placed 24th in a time of 21:57. Dee Lawlor was first across the line in Cabinteely. In a field of 188, Dee ran 19:07. Ciara Regan was also a first finisher in the Tubbercurry Trail parkrun where she finished in overall first place in a time of 20:21. The field there measured 75 in total. Another notable finish was recorded by Ronan Moynihan (3rd in a time of 21:26 in a field of 53 in Mallow Castle). We had a good turnout in Shanganagh, where, in a field of 264, Dave Carter led our contingent of 8 across the line in 6th spot. He was followed by Miriam Logan (20th and 3rd in 20:55), Olwyn Dunne (62nd and 9th in 24:06), Orlaith de Burca (134th and 37th in 28:07), Máirín Shine (154th and 46th in 29:15), Jill Nason (175th and 57th in 30:06) and Fiona and Lisa Shine, tailwalking.

Elsewhere, we had at least 26 Crusaders in Poolbeg with its field of 219. Stephen Hurley took 4th spot in 17:46 and he was followed home by Kenan Furlong (5th in 17:51), Ross Neill (7th in 18:01), Eddie Nugent (10th in 19:07), Adrian Groarke (17th in 20:00), Piarais Neary (33rd in 21:20), Cian Coughlan (47th in 23:07), Franky Keane (57th in 23:49), John Lohan (58th in 23:51), Josie Ward (69th and 11th in 24:26), Russell Murphy (71st in 24:27), Tara Murphy (96th and 21st in 26:25), Iseult Ni Chuinneagain (100th and 23rd in 26:44), Áine Crotty (120th and 29th in 27:58), Tanja Narancic (121st and 30th in the same time), Rebecca Fleming (122nd and 31st in 27:59), Maureen McGinley (135th and 38th in 28:52), Lorraine McMahon (155th and 53rd in 30:19), Evelyn Neary (156th and 54th in 30:28), Michael Fitzsimons (157th in 30:29), Siobhan Russell (159th and 55th in 30:49), Anna Hernick (160th and 56th in 30:53), Cynthia Perucca (172nd and 64th in 32:39), Niamh Trihy (182nd and 70th in 35:17), Kevin Kenny alongside (183rd in 35:18) and Mari Hansen (187th and 74th in 36:37).

We had several of our clubmates running in UK-based parkruns on Saturday morning, half an hour ahead of those in Ireland. Phelim Murray and Sarah Lyons ran in the 204-strong field in Eastbourne. Sarah, who is pregnant, was running her 100th parkrun and placed 179th and 59th in 37:24, behind Phelim who placed 81st in 26:53. Michael Wycherley took 3rd place in a wet and windy parkrun on the Isle of wight, the Medina, with a field of 229. Michael’s time was 19:11. Then in Poole, again on the south coast, Toby Benham placed 184th in 24:25 alongside 691 other participants. Further north, Thom Martini, our London exile, placed 551st out of 589 in a time of 39:33, whilst, in the midlands, Karl Walsh ran in the oddly-named Wammy Parkrun in Newcastle -under-Lyme. The field there measured 328 and Karl placed 20th in 20:23.

Back home, Andy Deuser and Garret Connolly (the latter with a buggy) were to be seen in Fairview, with its field of 151, where Andy placed 21st in 22:55 and Garret took 107th place in 31:50. Another runner with a buggy was Darina Scully who ran in Father Collins Park, where, in a field of 131, she placed 113th and 41st in 33:47. Emer Kenny joined 385 other runners in St. Anne’s Raheny where she placed 179th and 48th in 28:19, whilst, in Poppintree, Paul and Aoife Kelly joined 176 other participants. Paul ran 24:15 for 33rd spot, whilst Aoife ran 31:47 for 106th and 40th places.

BHAA OPW 5k Trail race (139)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Robert Frewen 1 00:16:59
14 Karla Doran 1 00:19:57
Crusaders AC runners
13 Karl Walsh 00:19:54
48 Neil Brown 00:22:22
54 David O’Donnell 00:22:53
68 Kate Murray 00:23:56 (16)
124 Anthony Hackett 00:29:51
Full results here: https://irp.cdn-website.com/15e8030f/files/uploaded/OPW_5k_Trail_Race_2024.pdf
Castleknock 5k (1660)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Hugh Armstrong 1 00:14:29
22 Nicola Sheridan 1 00:17:20
Crusaders AC runners
14 Brian Regan 00:16:59
79 Carolyn O’Reilly 00:19:44 (6)
86 Oisin Browne 00:19:51
1519 Gerard White 00:44:07
Full results here: https://www.popupraces.ie/race/castleknock-5km-2024/
Dick Whelan Memorial 10k (74)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Chiptime
1 Gavin Kelly 1 00:33:22
11 Jane Ann Healy 1 00:38:12
Crusaders AC runner
41 Felipe De Sousa 00:51:50
Full results here: https://www.popupraces.ie/race/the-dick-whelan-10km-2024/#2_9D70EA
IMRA Galty Crossing 32k (71)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1Brian Mullins 1 03:21:53
8 Aoife Courtney 1 04:07:22
Crusaders AC runner
5 Donatas Jocius 03:50:26
Full results here: https://www.imra.ie/events/results/id/2499
IMRA Djouce – the Ayling Abyss 11.45k (181)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Zak Hanna 1 00:51:36
26 Sarah Flanagan 1 01:07:52
Crusaders AC runners
19 Warren Swords 01:06:06
29 Paul Flynn 01:08:18
147 Gavan Doherty 01:36:30
Full results here: https://www.imra.ie/events/results/id/2504
St. Anne’s Parkrun (386)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Charlie O’Neill 1 00:17:14
10 Helen Marshall 1 00:19:40
Crusaders AC runner
179 Emer Kenny 00:28:19 (48)
Tubbercurry Trail Parkrun (75)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Ciara Regan 1 00:20:21
2 Brendan Murray 1 00:21:08
Crusaders AC runner
1 Ciara Regan 00:20:21 (1)
Shanganagh Parkrun (264)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Nickolas Colyn 1 00:15:27
14 Eileen O’Toole 1 00:20:27
Crusaders AC runners
6 David Carter 00:19:44
20 Miriam Logan 00:20:55 (3)
62 Olwyn Dunne 00:24:06 (9)
134 Orlaith de Burca 00:28:07 (37)
154 Máirín Shine 00:29:15 (46)
175 Jill Nason 00:30:06 (57)
262 Lisa Shine 00:51:14
263 Fiona Shine 00:51:14
Fairview Parkrun (151)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Oliver Grady 1 00:18:35
40 Hannah Coleman 1 00:24:31
Crusaders AC runners
21 Andy Deuser 00:22:55
107 Garret Connolly 00:31:50
Poolbeg Parkrun (219)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Matthew Edgar 1 00:17:16
21 Ingrid Storm 1 00:20:41
Crusaders AC runners
4 Stephen Hurley 00:17:46
5 Kenan Furlong 00:17:51
7 Ross Neill 00:18:01
10 Eddie Nugent 00:19:07
17 Adrian Groarke 00:20:00
33 Piarais Neary 00:21:20
47 Cian Coughlan 00:23:07
57 Franky Keane 00:23:49
58 John Lohan 00:23;51
69 Josie Ward 00:24;26 (11)
71 Russell Murphy 00:24:27
96 Tara Murphy 00:26:25 (21)
100 Iseult Ni Chuineagain 00:26:44 (23)
120 Áine Crotty 00:27:58 (29)
121 Tanja Narancic 00:27:58 (30)
122 Rebecca Fleming 00:27:59 (31)
135 Maureen McGinley 00:28:52 (38)
155 Lorraine McMahon 00:30:19 (53)
156 Evelyn Neary 00:30:28 (54)
157 Michael Fitzsimons 00:30:29
159 Siobhan Russell 00:30:49 (55)
160 Anna Hernick 00:30:53 (56)
172 Cynthia Perucca 00:32:39 (64)
182 Niamh Trihy 00:35:17 (70)
183 Kevin Kenny 00:35:18
187 Mari Hansen 00:36:37 (74)
Mallow Castle Parkrun (53)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Cathal Dwane 1 00:20:39
5 Norleen Kenny 1 00:22:34
Crusaders AC runner
3 Ronan Moynihan 00:21:16
Bushy Parkrun (299)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Luke Corcoran 1 00:19:21
10 Julie McGrath 1 00:20:35
Crusaders AC runners
1 Luke Corcoran 00:19:21
10 Julie McGrath 00:20:35 (1)
24 Daniel Lowe 00:21:57
Father Collins Parkrun (131)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Rob Martin 1 00:17:48
8 Grainne Egan 1 00:20:56
Crusaders AC runner
113 Darina Scully 00:33:47 (41)
Cabinteely Parkrun (188)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Derek Lawlor 1 00:19:07
4 Anna-Lucie Sablayrolles 1 00:20:08
Crusaders AC runner
1 Derek Lawlor 00:19:07
Poppintree Parkrun (178)
Overall place Name Cat. Place Guntime
1 Mark Carolan 1 00:18:29
11 Peigi Allen 1 00:21:17
Crusaders AC runners
33 Paul F. Kelly 00:24:15
106 Aoife Kelly 00:31:47 (40)