A belated report on the runs two weeks past while we wait for the full report on the nearly 30 runners who took place in EcoTrail Wicklow this weekend! It featured rugged action in Donegal and two half-marathon PBs on the roads!
SEVEN SISTERS SKYLINE 30K/55K
We begin the North-West where one of Ireland’s toughest and roughest mountain runs took place in County Donegal. Four of our runners were registered for the events but John Conway wasn’t quite ready after the Trans-Alpine and with Keith Mulvey falling ill, it was left to James Heggie (55k) and Catriona Healy (30k) to represent us.
James unfortunately had to DNF after nearly 6 hours of running but the day ended on a high with Catriona securing an impressive 8th place in the women’s race. This being only her second long mountain race (Run the Ridge in August being the first!).
55k
| RESULT |
| 1. Aidan McMoreland () 7:56:56 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 122. James Heggie DNF |
30k
| RESULT |
| 1. Simon Duggan () 3:24:30 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 75. Catriona Healy 6:04:17 |
IRISH LIFE HALF-MARATHON
Speaking of firsts, we move back to Dublin where Ben Lewis ran his first road race and thus secured himself a half-marathon personal best in the Irish Life Dublin Half-marathon in a massive field of over 6000 runners.
RESULT
1. Peter Somba (Dunbyone AC) 1:07:01
——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————-
2550. Ben Lewis 1:53:15 (PB, M45 PB)
CEIDE COAST HALF-MARATHON
In the West, Eoin Syron also took a half-marathon personal best in a more intimate field of 132 runners in the Ceide Coast Half-marathon which was noticeable for being won outright by female runner NOrah Pieterse from Mayo AC.
| RESULT |
| 1. Norah NEWCOMBE PIETERSE (Mayo AC) 1:23:02 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 27. Eoin Syron 1:41:50 (PB, M40 PB) |
Glendalough AC 