Donna Quinn took full advantage of the perfect Dublin
conditions to knock nearly 13 minutes off her marathon PB to record 3:27:25 and
finish 66th in her age category. This is a new club record for the
ladies section of our club – so well
done Donna, tremendous reward for your hard work and commitment to your
training.
Not to be completely outshone in the local household,
husband William Belton had his marathon debut, always a tricky proposition, and
came home in 4:09:32. Enjoy the recuperation in the Belton/Quinn household!
RESULTS
Ousmane
El Goumri 2:08:06 (CR)
30. Motu Gedefa 2:27:48
(ladies winner)
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2644. Donna Quinn 3:27:25 (PB / LADIES CLUB RECORD)
Over the past weekend Glendalough AC had three runners competing in different Half Marathon distance races as well as one tackling a very steep ultra.
First in Dublin, Colm Kenna and William Belton raced the Half Marathon in Phoenix Park, the next step of the Dublin Race Series. Colm edged ahead with a finishing time of 1hr 47min, William followed up shortly after at 1hr 56min. The training continues as the Dublin Marathon now quickly approaches.
Meanwhile abroad Bruce Phillips participated in the Oslo Half Marathon. On a warm day in Norway, Bruce completed the hilly course (almost 200m vertical) in 1hr 48 mins.
Finally closer to home, Dave Lawless battled the awesome Ben Nevis Ultra marathon, an intimidating 52km race with over 4,000m of climbing. While he didn’t manage to complete the course (only 119 our of 335 actually did..), he ran 31km of tough terrain, with 2,200m of up, up up!
Congrats to all the runners for some inspiring efforts this weekend!
Looking forward we now have several athletes focusing on preparations for the Eco Trail Wicklow (Sept 28th) as well as the Dublin City Marathon (Oct 27th).
We had several runners racing over the hot-weather August weekend, both on the Dublin roads and Wexford mountain trails.
Donna Quinn, Colm Kenna and William Belton competed at Phoenix Park for the Dublin Race Series 10 Mile. Donna finished the race in a time of 1:14.04, placing an impressive 12th out of 339 in her gender/age group. Not far behind, Colm finished the run in 1:24.16, and William followed up in 1:30.15. By all reports it was a hot day on the tarmac!
Meanwhile in Wexford Barry O’Neill ran the IMRA Sliabh Bui Southeast League race. This hilly course was a mix of single track, forest trail and fast fire roads, totalling just over 13km with 360m of climbs. No official results have yet been published, but Barry completed the course in a respectable time of 1:10.04.
First in action this week was Colm Kenna – doing his warm-up for the Frank Duffy 10 km
4 days later on the slopes of Brockagh. Newcastle AC’s Luke McMullan’s win
meant Northern honours prevailed on the race. Colm came home in 72:13 for 103rd
place in a mid-size field of 162.
A ‘hang-over’
from last weeks result must also be mentioned as Torben Dahl took on the
technical route up and down Djouce – dubbed the ‘Ayling’ Abyss after inventor
Alan Ayling. Perhaps still feeling the Tucker Trail 80k in his legs Torben swooped
across the finish line in 27th – a bit down on his usual placings in
the league. The next day he could celebrate his 41st birthday –
congratulations from everyone in Glendalough AC!
RESULTS
Barry Cronin 52:40
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27. Torben
Dahl 63:55
South Dublin 10k
Yesterday’s big Saturday fixture is the South Dublin 10k – part of the Dublin race series – where Richard Costelloe, Colm and William Belton were in action. Richard had a particularly good run setting a new PB of 41:50.
RESULTS
Paul Pollock, Annadelle Striders 29:28
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259. Richard Costelloe 41:50 (PB)
696. Colm Kenna 47:46
840. William Belton 49:24
With three club runners in action, this race becomes an automatic counter in the club championship. Richard’s win here means he now leads the championship as although Torben Dahl and Barry O’Neill can still overtake him if they ‘win’ their ‘run in hand’.
NeverGiveUp 10k
Aoife Joyce capped off the weekend action in Inch at the NeverGiveUp 10k, her first race on the distance for nearly 6 years. Her time of 46:06 sufficed in securing third lady’s spot and 2nd F40.
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