Our runners settled for a minimum of 3 hours plus running this weekend where Mark Willoughby and Graeme Warren took on the Slieve Bloom 25k and Lairig Gru 43k respectively.
We begin our report with commiserations to Graham Bush who had to do a late abort of his attempt at an extended Wicklow Round (adding Croghanmoira peak – which was part of the original round before it was shortened) after a ‘mere’ 100 km of misty running. Better luck next time Graham!
CONEY ISLAND ADVENTURE RUN
We first catch up on Eric Kelly who ran on Coney Island in Sligo for their nearly 10 mile adventure run over road, sand, trail and even through a bit of water!
| RESULT |
| 1. Matthew McMeekin (Sligo AC) 0:56:16 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 137. Eric Kelly 1:43:18 |
SLIEVE BLOOM 25K
Satuday Mark Willoughby began the running in sweltering conditions in Laois and was well cooked by the time he finished
| RESULT |
| 1. Ian FitzGerald () 2:00:31 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 86. Mark Willoughby 3:20:30 |
LAIRIG GRU
As part of his final preparations for the Hornidal 75k in Norway, Graeme Warren took part in the 43 km traditional Lairig Gru mountain race in Scotland he came through in the first quarter of the field despite suffering two bad falls under way.
| RESULT |
| 1. Alexander Chepelin (Carnethy Hill Racing Club) 3:12:51 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 43. Graeme Warren 4:18:24 |
Glendalough AC 