RACE REPORTS: Wicklow Half caps another busy week in the hills

LUGNACOILLE

Eight days of intense hill running began at mighty Lugnacoille on the traditional 10 km up/down route where Paul Duffy showed his trademark descending to lead our men home in 29th overall with Aran nearly 6 minutes behind in 38th (allegedly wearing shoes described as ‘slippers’ – a poor choice on a wet day at Lug).

1. James Kevan, Raheny Shamrocks 51:10

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29. Paul Duffy 1:10:32

38. Aran Lynham 1:16:20

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NAV CHALLENGE 1

Barry O’Neill then joined a small hardy bunch of navigators for the first IMRA Nav Challenge of the season. He forgot to read the small print and ended up returning home after finding all 7 controls. Sadly, only 5 were required and Barry had to settle for 10th spot out of 13.

Catherine Devitt competed in the short course and finished 6th out of 18 and first in the F40 category.

LONG

1. Mike Jordan 1:53:01

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10. Barry O’Neill 3:26:30

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SHORT

1. Siobhan Delaney 1:24:12

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6. Catherine Devitt 1:52:30

WICKLOW HALF MARATHON

The Wicklow Way Half trail race replaced the traditional Maurice Mullins 25k and here Aran turned the tables on the rest of his club mates with a strong run over this distance – our first four men home all finished within 5 minutes of each other. Barry O’Neill was taking it easy after his Nav Challenge adventure the day before and came home in 104th spot. A great team performance that bodes well for the cross-country season.

1. Edward O’Connor 1:41:40

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28. Aran Lynham 2:08:38

36. Richard Costelloe 2:11:21

41. Paul Duffy 2:12:07
44. Graeme Warren 2:13:04

104. Barry O’Neill 2:39:43

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