RACE REPORTS: Mountain Men

by glendaloughac, posted in Mountain running, Race reports

Three races in 7 days for several of our runners and the days that were in it could not have been more different.

Sunday saw extreme mist in the unmarked ‘Circuit of Glenmacnass’ classic making for difficult navigation and wet underfoot. Aran Lynham – running with fellow Laragh man Andrew Kenny – emerged on the Military Road well of the course – and had to do the ‘run of shame’ down the road back to the village.

This left Richard Costelloe to lead our men home in 28th spot followed by Barry O’Neill and Graeme Warren in 41st and 42nd spot (former Glendalough AC chairman Niall Corrigan stalked them in 43rd!) and Keith Mulvey rounded out ‘the team’ in 59th in his first hill run this year.

Barry O’Neill at Glenmacnass

CIRCUIT OF GLENMACNASS
1. Edward O’Connor 1:59:30

———-GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS——–

28. Richard Costelloe 2:32:25

41. Barry O’Neill 2:47:00

42. Graeme Warren 2:50:30

58. Keith Mulvey 3:25:10

DNF Aran Lynham

full result

The Wednesday featured the ‘Ayling Abyss’ and with it one of the trickiest descents of the Leinster League. Paul Duffy reported after coming down through the trees ‘it’s the most stretched I’ve felt in terms of my mental limits’.

This time Aran ‘finished the job’ as our first finisher in 37th with Paul only 2 spots down with Graeme Warren and Barry O’Neill in 82nd and 98th spot.

Paul Duffy at Djouce (Photo by Brian Furey)

DJOUCE – THE AYLING ABYSS


1. Karol Cronin, Sportsworld AC 52:28

———-GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS——–

37. Aran Lynham 1:04:02

39. Paul Duffy 1:04:34

82. Graeme Warren 1:13:46

98. Barry O’Neill 1:17:49

full results

Aran Lynham at Djouce (photo: Andrew Hanney)

The last competition of the week was the final hill race of our 2021 Club Open Championship – the Up/Down individual race on the Brockagh West 10 km course.

Temperatures reached 26 degrees by the middle of the race and some of our members were clever enough to take the ‘early start option’ and set off at 7:30 instead of the ‘main start’ at 9 am.

Richard Costelloe just about nipped Paul Duffy and Aran Lynham to the top but Paul let loose on the descent and claimed his second victory in the series and ‘equalising to 1-1’ in this week’s rivalry with Aran.

Paul overtakes Angus, who couldn’t race due to a back injury, at the top of the table with 5 months and 5 events to go.

Coach Rene on the descent of Brockagh West (photo Richard Costelloe)

CLUB OPEN CHAMPIONS – BROCKAGH WEST

Overall standings

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