Before our big relay update, we catch up on the many race results from the last few weeks including the Carrick and Prince Willie’s Leinster League races, the Prague Marathon, the Leinster Novice Championship and the Wicklow Track and Field 3k as well as ultra performances by Duncan and Brian in the Waterville 130k and Ballyhoura 63k respectively.
CARRICK MOUNTAIN
The last race before the relay is sometimes an opportunity for some of our runners to do the final race sharpener but this year Angus Tyner and Eoin Kennedy used it as a replacement as neither could make the relay this time around.
RESULT
1. Peter Bell (Kilcoole AC) 0:39:47
——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————-
25. Angus Tyner 0:51:48 (2nd M50)
28. Eoin Kennedy 0:49:59 (2nd MS)
PRAGUE MARATHON
Club PRO Gleb Reys was on pacing duties in Prague (for a friend) and came through the Czech marathon in 5:10.
RESULT
1. Nobert Kigen (Team Birell) 2:07:54
——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————-
4099. Gleb Reys 5:10:51
WICKLOW TRACK AND FIELD
The week before the relay, our club made it’s debut at the Wicklow Track and Field with four runners competing in the Friday evening 3000m with two PBs and three top-3 finishes (although in a small field).
RESULT
1. Neil Wiktorski (Parnell AC) 0:09:12
——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————-
9. Aran Lynham 0:10:49 (3rd MS, PB)
10. Blaise Kinsella 0:10:50 (2nd M40, PB)
11. René Borg 0:11:03 (3rd M40, M40 PB)
12. Colm Kenna 0:12:22
LEINSTER MASTERS AND NOVICE ROAD RACE
Donna Quinn represented our contingent under the Sli Cualann banner at the Gowran Leinster Road Race and lowered her PB over 3 km from 12:13 to 11:27 while setting a new club over40 record. Donna’s run was enough for 8th overall and yielded two bronze medals: one individual in the F40 category and one with the Sli Cualann ladies team.
Rachel Wisdom still holds the club 3 km record (set in 3k) for women with 11:17.
| RESULT |
| 1. Noureen Brouder (Sportsworld AC) 0:10:35 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 8. Donna Quinn 0:11:27 (3rd F40, PB, F40 PB) |
Donna and the Sli Cualann ladies at the Leinster Road Race
BALLYHOURA ULTRA TRAIL
Brian Lydon continued his new adventures over the long distances and made up for the disappointment of missing the Maurice Mullins 50k with a strong run-out at the Ballyhoura Ultra Trail 63k race.
| RESULT |
| 1. Michael Costello () 5:39:50 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 22. Brian Lydon 7:40:31 |
PRINCE WILLIAM’S SEAT
Paul Duffy and Aran Lynham have both returned from injury and were testing the bodies ahead of next week’s Wicklow Way Relay. Torben Dahl led the yellow singlets home while Paul managed to overtake Aran during the race. All three finished within 50 seconds which has been the trend of the 2022 season with a good gang of 10 male runners always within about a minute of each other in races.
| RESULT |
| 1. Conall Whelan (UCD AC) 0:42:09 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 32. Torben Dahl 0:50:59 |
| 35. Paul Duffy 0:51:25 |
| 38. Aran Lynham 0:51:40 |
WATERVILLE 130K
Duncan Barrett had come out of a period of relative recovery to run the Waterville 130 km with friends. Taking it easy (by his standards) he managed to come around in 20th position overall and 21 hour 8 minutes. This was no mean feat on a day with hot weather causing a DNF rate of over 37% in the race.
| RESULT |
| 1. Stephen Mangan () 16:02:48 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 20. Duncan Barrett 21:08:51 |
Glendalough AC 