RACE REPORTS: Weekend roundup (Carrauntoohil, Tucker Trail, Clontarf)
Tag: Ultra running
REPORT: Records and baptism at Maurice Mullins
On a day where three of the four course records were broken on the Maurice Mullins 25 km and 50 km races, it was fitting that our two representatives in the 50k also had personal bests.
For Keith Mulvey it was a mere second better than previous times whereas for Richard Costelloe it represented his first stab at the race and at any ultra-distance race. Well done lads on a mighty effort!
MAURICE MULLINS 50K
- Eoin Lennon, Carnethy AC 3:52 (CR)
————-GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS————-
153. Richard Costelloe 6:16:10 (PB)
201. Keith Mulvey 6:55:20 (PB)
SLÍ MHÚSCRAÍ SUCCESS AND MURRAY DOUBLES…
The SLÍ MHÚSCRAÍ races series is fast getting a fantastic reputation. Torben Dahl ran away with victory in the half-marathon event more than 3 minutes clear of the nearest challenger. This was the first outright individual victory for our club in 2019 – so now we’re on the board. The race was notable in that the top-6 overall finishers were all over 40!
Duncan Barrett (pictured) meanwhile finished 15th in the Ultra in 8:53 narrowly behind ladies winner Eilis Connery who set a new women’s record on the course.
RESULTS
Sli Mhuscrai Half
- Torben Dahl 1:56
Sli Mhuscrai Ultra
- Gavin Byrne 7:17:45
——–GLENDALOUGH AC RUNNERS——-
15. Duncan Barrett 8:53:20
MORE RESULTS…
Meanwhile in Kerry, Barry Murray started his day by running 18:50 in the ParkRun he has founded on Inch Beach. Later in the day he took fourth place at Claragh Mountain (results not yet available) so perhaps Billy Bland was right when he said ‘rest and recovery, I have never heard such bloody nonsense in all my life’.
Glendalough AC 