due to the sheer volume of results recently, we will try to split into off-road and road/track reports for the main season.
WICKLOW TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP 2024
We have to start this report with Paul Duffy’s annihilation of his club and personal record of 4:52 for the 1500m distance (which will survive in our record books as an indoor record) with his phenomenal 4:39 in his third go at the distance – enough for M40 gold at the county championship. Behind him was friend Kevin Ferguson who was having his first go at the distance and recorded a very credible 5:24.
| RESULT |
| 1. Drew Donohue (Bray Runners) 0:04:16 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 9. Paul Duffy 0:04:39 (1st M40, Club Record, Individual Gold) |
| 32. Kevin Ferguson 0:05:24 (2nd M40, Individual Silver) |
As a counter in the Club Championship, Paul Duffy secured another 100 pts for his win with Kevin banking 84 pts.
GLEN TO GLEN AND LAP OF THE GAP MARATHON
Our big local fund-raiser AND club championship counter saw Paul Duffy (half) and Philip O’Brien (full) first over the line. We had 13 competing despite nearly 30 club members being part of the 100 strong crew for the day (many helped before and after their races.). Rebecca Whineray was our only female contestant on the day running the full marathon.
Paul Duffy was pipped on the line for the 1st M40 prize and we got no further chances today to add to our podiums and category wins in this event.
| RESULT – HALF |
| 1. Tudor Moldovan (Clonliffe Harriers) 1:11:13 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 15. Paul Duffy 1:32:05 |
| 22. Gavin Kennedy 1:34:30 |
| 27. Kevin Ferguson 1:36:00 |
| 29. Kevin Doherty 1:36:28 |
| 33. Anthony Breen 1:39:30 |
| 68. Ben Lewis 1:47:23 |
| 158. Mark Willoughby 2:02:19 |
| 183. Brendan Farrell 2:05:43 |
| RESULT – MARATHON |
| 1. Marc Augustin (Le Cheile AC) 2:46:47 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 20. Philip O’Brien 3:39:12 |
| 22. Aran Lynham 3:40:02 |
| 55. Eoin Phelan 3:58:50 |
| 98. Rebecca Whineray 4:34:07 |
| 124. Aaron Kedward 4:52:08 |
FASTLANE 10K AND HALF-MARATHON
We move on to Fastlane races in Clondalkin where we believe there was PBs all round for Mark Lindsay in the half and Daniel O’Riordan (getting close to the 40 min barrier) and Julia Palma in the 10k.
| RESULT – 10k |
| 1. Lee Lindsay () 0:35:29 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 11. Paul O’Riordan 0:40:45 (PB) |
| 62. Julia Palma 0:48:02 (PB) |
| RESULT – HALF |
| 1. David Cullinane () 1:17:30 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 82. Mark Lindsay 1:36:28 (PB) |
SANDYFORD 5 KM
Also in Dublin, Nora Butler ran 22:39 for the corporate 5 km there.
| RESULT |
| 1. Robert Corbally (Roughan & O’Donovan) 0:16:06 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 76. Nora Butler 0:22:39 |
Glendalough AC 