Lots of mountain and trail action with a lonely results from the Waterford Marathon to go with it. Results ranged from unfortunate DNF to a heap of podium wins at Howth….
SNOWDONIA 14 PEAKS SKYRACE
We start the report with DNF as John Conway took on the tough and technical 14 Peaks Race in Snowdon but unfortunately was timed out at the Nant Paris checkpoint after neary 7 hours of running.
John was in a good position when he rolled his ankle and he relates: “too many pain killers and got too dehydrated. When I got to the last aid station with 14k to go, I was all over the place and medic wouldn’t let me continue. Was doing well position wise but was in a hoop. Very tough race. Probably the hardest one day race I’ve done.”
| RESULT |
| 1. Josh Bakker-Dyos () 7:24:28 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 152. John Conway DNF |
WATERFORD VIKING MARATHON
Eoin Phelan and 398 other competitors suffered in the heat at the Waterford Viking Marathon finishing in the top third of the field with a 3:54.
| RESULT |
| 1. Alexander Wallace (St. Coca’s AC) 2:26:00 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 137. Eoin Phelan 3:54:19 |
TINAHELY
There was also some action on locals hill with James Heggie our lone representative at the new and extended Tinahely route around Ballycumber Hill where 55 runners made the journey to West Wicklow.
| RESULT |
| 1. Liam Mooney (Lakeshore Striders) 1:19:55 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 49. James Heggie 2:41:06 |
HOWTH SUMMER
It was podium galore at Howth Summer where a surprisingly small field of 136 restarted the Leinster League. Paul Duffy was well out front sitting in 7th until the final km but ran out of steam a bit yet still finished as our first man home (by a whisker) ending Richard Allen’s streak of winning 6 head to heads with other club runners since Scarr in May.
Paul is now on a 12 race winning streak against fellow club members – his last ‘defeat’ was Run the Ridge last May where Richard Costello won out. For more on ‘head to head winners’ check the last paragraph of the report.
Only four seconds divided them and they won the M40 and M50 categories respectively. Torben Dahl was next in 23rd finishing 3rd M45 before Alan Kennedy and Chris Willoughby were dead-heated on the line but Alan crossing first (and taking 1st M55 position). Kevin Doherty was next in 47th before James Heggie rounded up our group 3 days on from his Tinahely race.
| RESULT |
| 1. Daire Finn () 0:41:04 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 12. Paul Duffy 0:47:39 (1st M40) |
| 13. Richard Allan 0:47:42 (1st M50) |
| 23. Torben Dahl 0:49:31 (3rd M45) |
| 32. Alan Kennedy 0:51:51 (1st M55) |
| 33. Chris willoughby 0:51:51 (2nd M50) |
| 47. Kevin Doherty 0:54:14 |
| 126. James Heggie 1:18:56 |
HEAD TO HEAD RECKONING (2014-2024)
We keep track of head to head results since our club’s inception a decade ago with 43 separate runners having won ‘head to head’ (first male or female respective to all other club male or female runners in a particular race).
Paul Duffy has now moved up into 3rd space for most head to head wins after club stalwarts Torben (44) and Angus (38).
Glendalough AC 