Arne Klohn continued recent good form with a fine 18th place finish at IMRA’s Djouce Remembrance Race. It was great to see good club turn-out at an event where many old friends passed in the recent years were remembered.
We got midway through the Winter Handicap League today with the new run at Brockagh Woods. The course proved popular with several commenting it would make a nice IMRA trail race (in fact, a good part of the course is used in the Laragh Trail Race 6k).
Three runners competed in the long 9 km route with the remaining seven taking on the shorter 5 km route – all counting in the same rankings courtesy of the handicap system.
Fastest on the long course was Barry O’Neill with 44 minutes flat whilst Johnny Conway was fastest on the short with 22:36. Both will stand as course records until the second running along with Yvonne Brennan’s 24:31 (fastest female time).
Once adjusted for handicaps these were the results with Barry O’Neill winning 36 seconds ahead of Johnny who in turn had 11 seconds to Colm Kenna in third.
Results (handicapped) for round 6 of 12
In the overall ranking the defending league winner – club coach René Borg – retains a 5 second lead to Donna Quinn but with the four best counting, runners will have plenty of results to discard in the final 6 races and for the runner who have run 3 or less, they could still feature at the top once they get in their fourth race.
Overall results: round 6 of 12 (best 4 results to score)
Next round we restart our run through the six courses with Kevin’s Jaunt up St. Kevin’s Way and back to the Glendalough Hotel – next Saturday (29th) from 9:30 am. As always everyone is welcome, entry is free, and coffee and cakes a’plenty in Glendalough Green afterwards.
Angus Tyner continued his tour of Dublin ParkRuns on the last Saturday of November and last weekend where he won the Brickfield event in a fine 19:33 – even more impressive as the course is 5.3 km! At Poolbeg the previous week he finished 3rd to record his 7th podium of the year in 19:11
It was fitting he ran the 200th race of the season having won our ‘Road Performer of the Year’ Award for his club record over 10 miles early in the season.
Meanwhile on the trails Barry Murray took his 10th podium of the season when he finished 2nd on the gruelling ‘constant up and down’ Glanageenty 21 km race near Castleisland – John Lenihan’s old stomping ground.
Keith Mulvey took on another ultra to book-end his year – it was the 197th race run by a club member this year (will we reach 200?) – and suitably long over 50 windshorn miles from Ironbridge to Dublin on the Wicklow Way in the RAW ULTRA 50 mile event.
Club members were in action here there and everywhere this weekend with eight runners competing in four different locations.
PARKRUNS
Most started at 9:30 am at various assorted ParkRuns – Marcus Murphy in Shanganagh (18th in 20:57) while Donna and husband William took on the ParkRun on Donna’s home-turf at Castleblaney with a win for Donna in the ladies category.
Angus Tyner continued his ‘tour de Dublin’ with Bushy Park running 3 seconds slower than at Corkagh park last week to finish 8th in 19:59. Claire had another go at Mount Lucas Wind Farm Park Run and also won the ladies category there in 21:05 to finish 5th overall.
PARKRUNS
CASTLEBLANEY
Barry Meegan 18:11, North East Runners
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Donna Quinn 22:31 (1st lady)
William Belton 24:29
SHANGANAGH
Liam Blackburn, DSD 17:07
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Marcus Murphy 20:57
MOUNT LUCAS WIND FARM
Gary Whittle, Tullamore Harriers 19:36
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Claire O’Callaghan 21:05 (first lady)
BUSHY PARK
Adam Moss 18:31
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Angus Tyner 19:59
ANNACURRA 5 BOUNDS CHALLENGE
Meanwhile down in Annacurra, Rene Borg and Richard Costello were taking on the Top of the Bounds 10 km race with its 350 m climb whilst Niall Corrigan intended to do the 5 km race around the flatter trails of Roddenagh Woods. Unfortunately, he flew the wrong way through an unmarshalled junction so ended up doing the short course of 2.2 km and then proceeded to go out for a second go on the ‘real’ course!
The race was a welcome return for Rene (only his second race of the year) and Niall (first race of the year). Winner was Paul Duffy from Inbhear Dee – enjoying a good Autumn season after his second-place finish in the Wicklow Novice and victory in the Wicklow Intermediate.
Notice this is the first race report on the new website – for all historical items concerning our club from 2014 to November 2018 refer to our Facebook page.
Barry Murray was ‘our man in action’ at this weekend’s Run the Line – 26 km of constant ups and downs on the rocky and muddy trails of the Dublin Mountains. Barry took the long drive up from Dingle and finished 7th out of the 143 competing on the long course.
RESULTS
1. George Snee 2:05:34
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7. Barry Murray 2:15:41
We got midway through the Winter Handicap League today with the new run at Brockagh Woods. The course proved popular with several commenting it would make a nice IMRA trail race (in fact, a good part of the course is used in the Laragh Trail Race 6k).
