RACE REPORTS: More mountain success

by glendaloughac, posted in Mountain running, Race reports, Trail running

Five races to report on since our last update. Yesterday at Paddock Hill Aran Lynham nearly snuck into the top-10, sitting in fourth position after the climb but losing ground midway through. With an 11th placed finish, his first top-10 is not far away. Paul Duffy was only 45 seconds behind in 16th with Eoin Kennedy in 38th (his second race in 4 days!).

Colm Kenna bagged his first top-50 finish since Brockagh Burst 2015 with a strong run despite gashing his knee. 109 runners took the start line.

This was the first time two of our runners got into the top-20 since Brockagh earlier in the season.

MOUNTAIN RESCUE BENEFIT RACE
1. Patrick Ward 36:22

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11. Aran Lynham 40:24

16. Paul Duffy 41:09

38. Eoin Kennedy 45:52

49. Colm Kenna 48:27

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The team post-race (Phote: Richard Costelloe)

Earlier Barry O’Neill had been a busy bee with run-outs at Annagh Hill where he used his natural aptitude for descending for a 20th place out of 53 starters with Eoin Kennedy in hot pursuit (23rd).

Seven days earlier Barry finished 9th out of 39 at John’s Hill, Kilbrannish. Annagh Hill was won by Paddy O’Leary – home from the US.

ANNAGH HILL

  1. Paddy O’Leary 51:20

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20. Barry O’Neill 1:13:24

23. Eoin Kennedy 1:14:50

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Eoin Kennedy (photo: Richard Costelloe)

JOHN’S HILL, KILBRANNISH

  1. Johan Muller 53:10

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9. Barry O’Neill 1:04:08

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Finally Paul Duffy got himself his best finish of the season with 16th out of 97 runners at Howth Summer (he’d better this with his 16th out of 109 the coming week at Paddock Hill).

Paul Duffy gives Paddock the thumbs up (Photo: Richard Costelloe)

HOWTH SUMMER

  1. Ian Conroy 56:48

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16. Paul Duffy 1:03:13

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Colm Kenna (photo: Richard Costelloe)

This brings us to the Devil’s Glen – a popular route for our runners used in our Winter and Summer Leagues as well. Here 125 runners toed the start line and while Aran Lynham led the men home again (in 20th spot) while Colm Kenna recorded his first DNF.

Aran secured the covetted ‘sub-40’ time for the course – a feat he now shares with 8 other club members. The men’s club record on the course (34:58 by Barry Murray) will take some beating.

DEVIL’S GLEN

  1. Barry Minnock, Tullamore Harriers 33:43

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20. Aran Lynham 39:48

120. Colm Kenna DNF

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