The St. Brigid’s Bank Holiday weekend is a time for 10 milers and since Ballycotton stopped in 2017, the two heavy-weights are Trim and the John Treacy Dungarvan 10 mile. Angus and Nora Butler took the trip down south this year – our club’s third road trip to the race (the last in 2017 and 2018). We also had a good contingent travelling towards Trim – but rather than going on the roads they took on the tough Mullaghmeen forest course – a fitting location given the host club is St. Brigid’s AC!
JOHN TREACY DUNGARVAN 10 MILE
For Angus this was his first trip to the West Waterford race. He has set his other club records (including the overall of 59:38) in Trim. Angus our most prolific racer over the 10 mile distance (with 4 results) and also holds the all-time best and is the only runner in the club to dip under 60 minutes. He was philosophical about the race:
“Very mild… Almost too warm. and breezy… For too much of the race.
Anyway, this will keep me away from road races for a while .“
This time around Angus set a new club record of 67:24 – 7 seconds faster than his M50 club record set in Trim in 2022. Nora Butler meanwhile banked a PB – having run 77:57 in Bundoran she loweered her time by 35 seconds.
| RESULT |
| 1. Oisin Spillane (Ennis Track Club) 0:51:56 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 326. Angus Tyner 1:07:24 (M55 PB, M55 Club Record) |
| 997. Nora Butler 1:17:22 (PB) |
MULLAGHMEEN
The dauntless trio of Eoin P. Keith Mulvey and James Heggie took on the forest tracks of Mullaghmeen where 99 runners took to the start. They described the route with words such as ‘savage’, ‘where dreams go to die’, ‘horrific’ with hints of the features of the Barkley Marathon. Eoin was first club man home in 59th followed by Keith and James in 88th and 95th.
| RESULT |
| 1. Enda Cloake (Slaney Olympic) 0:53:40 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 59. Eoin Phelan 1:19:19 |
| 88. Keith Mulvey 1:32:51 |
| 95. James Heggie 1:49:58 |
Glendalough AC 