With all eyes on the upcoming County Off-Road Championship where our biggest team yet is due to take the start line (32!), a few results went under the radar in the last few weeks.
TOUR DE PAIN – FLORIDA
4 MILE BEACH RUN
| RESULT |
| 1. Jonathan Besse link () 0:21:02 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 278. Flora McKNight 0:43:09 |
Founding member Flora McKnight was back in action after a long period off and in Florida no less where she competed in Tour de Pain: three races in less than 24 hours starting with a 4 mile beach race Friday evening, a 5 km road run the next morning and finishing with a 1 mile race in the afternoon.
5 K
| RESULT |
| 1. Jonathan Besselink () 0:15:46 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 297. Flora McKNight 0:29:43 |
Flora finished 9th in her category after the three races were tallied together.
1 mile
| RESULT |
| 1. Jonathan Besselink () 0:04:32 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 302. Flora McKNight 0:08:36 |
BENBULBEN – LUKE’S BRIDGE
Eric Kelly did his second race in the new North-West League in Connacht up the majestic Benbulben. He suffered a fall on the way down – casting doubt on his participation on Saturday – but got through.
| RESULT |
| 1. Alex Hunter (Ratoath AC) 0:47:19 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 51. Eric Kelly 1:50:06 |
DARGLE FOUR PEAKS
Graham Bush was our sole representative in the Leinster Championship race at Dargle Four Peaks where runners could choose to attack the checkpoints clockwise or anti-clockwise. Despite struggling with a leg issue, he took 1st place in the M55 category again.
| RESULT |
| 1. Brian Furey (Brothers Pearse AC) 1:43:07 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 12. Graham Bushe 1:57:52 (1st M50) |
GAELFORCE BELMONT 10K
Gaelforce moved into Belmont for their August 10k this year due to the ongoing works on the Bray cliff path. Three of our Wicklow Wolf RC flew the flag here among 563 others runners.
| RESULT |
| 1. Michael McMahon () 0:41:22 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 97. Jack Callaghan 1:01:14 |
| 131. Rebecca Whineray 1:03:33 |
| 354. Brian Howard 1:17:17 |
MOUNTAIN MEITHEAL FUND-RAISER
Congratulations to Niall Corrigan – former club president – who was first in the handicap race for Mountain Meitheal postscripting in the Leinster League.
| RESULT |
| 1. Denis McGlynn () 0:40:33 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 7. Angus Tyner 0:45:37 (1st M55) |
| 24. Alan Kennedy 0:49:16 |
| 62. Loraine Creane 0:48:20 |
| 81. Eoin Phelan 0:55:49 |
Angus Tyner had the 10th fastest time and finished 7th in the handicapped rankings with Alan Kennedy 24th and Loraine Creane 52nd and 12th woman with Eoin Phelan also running off scratch.
ARDERIN – CLEAR LAKE
Meanwhile this weekend, James Heggie was our only runner at Arderin – Clear Lake over 12.6 km.
| RESULT |
| 1. Barry Minnock (Rathfarnham WSAF) 1:10:57 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 32. James Heggie 3:00:09 |
Glendalough AC 