With hill running getting most of the attention last weekend, it was the turn of the road racers this weekend.
Donadea 50 km
Before they got started our club record holder in the 50 km (John Conway with 4:21 – set in this race last year) had to pull out after around 2 hours running in Donadea Forest Park to shield a niggle and keep himself on track on his and Laura’s big adventure this summer: the Transalpine.
Tudor Moldovan who holds the record for our club fundraiser Glen to Glen Half-marathon was crowned national champion in his first go at 50k.
| RESULT |
| 1. Tudor Moldovan (Clonliffe Harriers) 2:59:04 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 241. John Conway DNF |
Enniscorthy 10 km
Newly elected club captain Marcus Murphy led the charge at the traditional Enniscorthy 10k in Wexford where the Sli Cualann team had a very successful day winning both team events and securing 2nd place overall for men and women (through Derek Crammond and Catherine O’Connor).
Marcus came in 31st overall and broke the 40 minute barrier for the first, setting a PB in the process (his previous mark was 40:15 from 2017). It had looked tight midway with only a 6 second cushion but a strong finish bagged the result. Aoife Joyce was next as she continues her return to more regular racing. While her time was a good way off her PBs, it’s the first 10k run by someone in the F45 category for our club and stands as the mark to break.
Eoin Phelan was next taking nearly 4 minutes off his PB and cracking the 50 minute barrier.
| RESULT |
| 1. Isak Eriksen (Halle IF) 0:31:42 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 31. Marcus Murphy 0:39:42 (PB) |
| 93. Aoife Joyce 0:46:16 (club F45 record) |
| 122. Eoin Phelan 0:48:32 (PB) |
Delft 10 KM
We saved the best to last: Two more club record followed when Richard Costelloe broke his own overall and M45 10 km record with a stunning time of 36:30 at the Delft 10k in the Netherlands – lowering his 37:08 from a few weeks ago. This also brought him to the top of the ‘all-time’ list beating the 36:30 Amidou Dembele had held since 2011.
As a final gloss of sheen, he also finished well inside the top 10 with 6th place and likely won his category although this is not confirmed yet.
| RESULT |
| 1. Jurre Kaizers (De Koplopers) 0:33:30 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 6. Richard Costelloe 0:36:30 (PB, Club record, Club M45 record) |
Some of our Wicklow Wolf RC members also competed at Howth on Saturday a race that saw a substantial part of the field go off course but results are not yet available from this event.
Glendalough AC 