Glendalough AC members were out in force across multiple distances and locations this past weekend, from Sligo to Texas. Highlights included debut 50k performances from Angus and Tivon Tyner at the National Championships in Donadea, with Angus setting new club records in both the overall and M55 categories. PBs were achieved by Louis Byrne and Christina Byrne at Rathcoffey, while Claire Thompson marked her return to 10k racing after a two-year absence with a strong run in Enniscorthy. The weekend’s racing ranged from the technical challenge of the IMRA Winter League at Carrick to the marathon distance in Austin, Texas, showcasing the club’s diverse racing ambitions.
LOUGH TALT
We start in Sligo where Eoin Phelan had travelled across to bank his fourth race of the season and finished 35th in a field of 64.
| RESULT |
| 1. Ricki Wynne () 0:35:04 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 35. Eoin Phelan 0:47:59 – WW RC |
RATHCOFFEY 5K AND 10K
The same day, Louis Byrne took around 9 seconds off his 10K PB from last year while mother Christina set a new PB in the 5 km distance. Nearly 800 runners competed across the two distances.
| RESULT – 5K |
| 1. Kevin Kelly (St. Cocas’ AC) 0:15:34 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 202. Christina Byrne 0:30:23 (PB) |
| RESULT – 10K |
| 1. Brian Conroy (Clane AC) 0:31:39 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 34. Louis Byrne 0:38:22 (PB) |
ENNISCORTHY 10K
Staying with 10ks it was great to see Claire out racing doing only her second 10 km race since 2021 and first in 2 years, knocking 4 minutes off her time from the Wicklow Gaol-Break 10k in 2024. Eoin Phelan was our first runner home despite having run at Carrick Winter the day before (more on that next).
| RESULT |
| 1. Evan Fitzgerald (West Waterford AC) 0:31:14 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 61. Eoin Phelan 0:43:31 – WW RC |
| 75. Claire Thompson 0:45:12 |
CARRICK WINTER
The tough course at Carrick staged the second IMRA Winter League race of the season and we had only three participants with Ian Bromley first again and the near ever-present Graham Bush and Eoin Phelan next.
| RESULT |
| 1. Jude Wejchert () 0:48:21 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 17. Ian Bromley 0:56:36 – WW RC |
| 22. Graham Bushe 0:57:21 |
| 65. David Gray 1:08:02 – WW RC |
DONADEA 50K
At the National 50k championship in Donadea Forest, Angus and Tivon Tyner both made their debuts on the 50 km distance. Angus was first home in 4:10:11 (a new club overall and m55 record) with Tivon joining him at the finish just under 37 minutes later (in a new club Male Senior record for 50k)
| RESULT |
| 1. Henry Hart (Belgrave Harriers AC) 2:58:48 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 68. Angus Tyner 4:10:11 (PB) |
| 219. Tivon Tyner 4:46:58 (PB) |
AUSTIN MARATHON
We finish in Texas where under clear blue skies Ross Thompson in the middle of a big field of over 7000 runners with his son Dylan a bit ahead of him on the day.
| RESULT |
| 1. Joseph Whelan () 2:13:18 |
| ——GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————- |
| 3338. Ross Thompson 4:25:11 – WW RC |
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