We begin with a ‘missed’ result (two in fact) from February where Eoin Phelan and James Heggie took on the Ballyhoura Winter Challenge.
BALLYHOURA WINTER CHALLENGE
| RESULT |
| 1. Enda Cloake (Slaney Olympic) 1:59:44 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 148. Eoin Phelan 3:26:40 |
| 204. James Heggie 4:46:51 |
HOWTH WINTER
The tradition of several leaders (and others in the field) getting lost continued at Howth despite a new course taking in more of the coastal trails. John Conway raced well to secure the first top-10 in the hills for the year finishing 9th and he was joined by Jeff Swords, Brian Hendley and Eoin Phelan.
| RESULT |
| 1. Niall Davis () 0:31:55 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 9. John Conway 0:37:01 |
| 58. Jeff Swords 0:43:11 |
| 89. Brian Hendley 0:46:42 |
| 113. Eoin Phelan 0:49:06 |
TRIM AC
Angus and son Tivon went to the Trim AC where Tivon had to settle for struggling through due to illness. It was a more rewarding day for Angus who beat his own M55 club record from 2024 by nearly a minute.
Keith Mulvey was also racing recording his best time since 2018 with an 85 minute mark.
| RESULT |
| 1. Peter Somba () 0:51:51 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 278. Angus Tyner 1:06:29 (M55 PB, M55 Club Record) |
| 1101. Keith Mulvey 1:25:47 |
| 1694. Tivon Tyner 1:46:46 |
WICKLOW MASTERS – SHANGANAGH
With the reschedule of the Wicklow Masters most of our large contingent were no longer able to make the race leaving Eoin (racing his second race in 48 hours) and Alan Kennedy as our only two representatives. Both raced well – thanks for maintaining the colours lads!
| RESULT |
| 1. Paul McKenna () 0:21:38 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 43. Alan Kennedy 0:27:45 |
| 44. Eoin Phelan 0:27:02 |
Glendalough AC 