The club is on course for a record number of annual racers and November brought a good mix of hill, trail and road performances. After many months without reports, we pick up again with some later October and November results.
CHICAGO MARATHON
Let’s start by wishing Mark Lindsay a belated ‘well done’ on his Chicago Marathon. Mark became the second club runners to run in Chicago and his PB of 3:12:53 is the 15th fastest time on our all-time list and the fifth best this year.
As we go back in our records also a belated congratulations to our varies IMRA championship and league winners: Joe Lalor, Ian Bromley and Anne Bromley for winning the M70, M45 and F40 Leinster League categories, Becky Quinn for her wins in the IMRA Leinster and Connact Championships, and Graham Bush who won the M55 Leinster Championship and Joe Lalor who won the M70 category in both the Leinster and Irish Championship.
| RESULT |
| 1. Jacob Kiplimo (Kenya) 2:02:23 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 6804. Mark Lindsay 3:12:53 (PB) |
LSA 4 MILE
Staying with roads, Aaron Cullen continues his terrific season on the roads by claiming the club senior and overall 4 mile record with a time of 22:10.
| RESULT |
| 1. Malcolm Kiplagat (Clonliffe Harriers) 0:20:14 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 8. Aaron Cullen 0:22:10 (PB, Club Record) |
CLANE 5K AND 10K
Angus Tyner has been on roll reducing first his 10k and marathon over-55 club records this Autumn and at the 5k in Clane his 18:56 took nearly 30 seconds off his previous record while son Tivon set a PB of 41:39. James Heggie finished out our representation with a solid 52:40.
| RESULT – 10 km |
| 1. Colm Roche (Cellbridge AC) 0:32:18 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 53. Tivon Tyner 0:41:39 (PB) |
| 165. James Heggie 0:52:40 – WW RC |
| RESULT – 5K |
| 1. Donal Mongey (Naas AC) 0:16:02 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 13. Angus Tyner 0:18:56 (3rd M55, Club M55 record) |
TRAILS ROUND-UP
On the trails it has been a productive season with Becky Quinn winning the Leinster and Connacht Championships (finishing 2nd in the Irish Championship), Graham Bushe winning M55 category in the Leinster Championships with 2nd places in his category in the Irish Championship and Leinster League. Honourable mention must also go to Joe Lalor, Ian Bromley and Anne Bromley who won their age categories in the Leinster League (M70, M45 and F40 respectively).
Our members have recorded a stupendous 310 hill and 246 trail results this year – nearly 3/4 of all races run by our members.
WESTERN WAY
Becky Quinn secured her 27th individual or category win in 33 trail races this season at the Western Way 28 k races where Eoin Phelan brought his season tally to 50 – only 3 away from his all-time club record for races run in a season from 2024.
RESULT
- David Hernon () 2:23:10
——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- - Becky Quinn 2:43:45 (1st F50)
- Eoin Phelan 3:34:01 – WW RC
RUN THE LINE 11.6 AND 26K
Our usual good contingent at Run the Line was out with Paul Duffy leading us home with a time nearly 10 minutes faster than his previous best on the course. He was closely followed by Ian Bromley with Kate Flynn our first woman home. The two Kevin’s came in under the 3 hour mark and then Andy Walker.
Alan Kennedy was our sole competitor in the 11.6 km race.
RESULT – 26k
| RESULT |
| 1. Niall Davis () 2:05:17 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 37. Paul Duffy 2:25:50 |
| 52. Ian Bromley 2:30:17 – WW RC |
| 78. Kate Flynn 2:37:37 – WW RC |
| 111. Kevin Doherty 2:44:10 |
| 123. Anne Bromley 2:46:25 – WW RC |
| 169. Kevin Ferguson 2:55:59 |
| 264. Andy Walker 3:14:17 – WW RC |
| RESULT – 11.6 KM |
| 1. Mark Fitzachary (Rathfarnham WSAF) 0:53:33 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 65. Alan Kennedy 1:11:55 – WW RC |
Glendalough AC 