St. Patrick’s weekend was busy enough for the club with three of our runners beginning Friday evening at Crone before Richard ran well in the Zuiderparkun on Saturday and the weekend ended with Catherine Devitt competing in the Golden Trail Series national series (UK/NL) in Holland whilst Mark Willoughby took on the fast Tallaght 5k.
CRONE NIGHT RUN
The trio of Grace, Eoin and James competed in the inaugural Crone Night Run – a 7.5 km course in the dark up and down the technical slopes of Maulin. Grace Curham did superbly well to take 1st in the Female Senior category and 4th woman overall.
| RESULT |
| 1. Greg Byrne (Rathfarnham WSAF) 0:38:55 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 57. Grace Curham 0:52:46 (1st FS) |
| 69. Eoin Phelan 0:55:56 |
| 151. James Heggie 1:16:34 |
ZUIDERPARKUN
Richard set a season best 5 km time for the club (even if it is early doors) with a solid 17:57 in the Zuiderparkrun.
| RESULT |
| 1. Philip Nind (Vegan Runners) 0:16:37 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 2. Richard Costelloe 0:17:57 (1st M45, Season Best) |
TALLAGHT 5 KM
Mark Willoughby attended the traditional Tallaght road race where nearly 500 runners took the start line running 23:13 (his third fastest time yet).
| RESULT |
| 1. Mitchell Byrne (Rathfarnham WSAF) 0:15:03 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 247. Mark Willoughby 0:23:13 |
AMELAND VUURTOREN GOLDEN TRAIL SERIES RACE 35K
Everything was on the menu for Catherine in the Dutch instalment of the UK/Netherland national series of the Golden Trail Series: canal wading, dune running, sandy trails, and footpaths through little villages but she had another strong run to take 6th place in the women’s race and 29th overall.
| RESULT |
| 1. Wouter Simons (Beverst) 2:25:25 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 29. Catherine Devitt 3:19:21 (6th woman) |
Glendalough AC 