There has been some fine performances from our athletes over the past couple of weeks. At the Rathfarnham 5k, Colm O'Heigeartaigh ran an excellent new Pb of 17.58. The racewas won by John Travers, Donore Harriers, in atime of 14.21. First lady home was Teresa Doherty, Finn Valley AC, in 16.27. Full results can be found at http://www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2917
In Berlin, Diana Doll ran her first marathon and recorded a fine time of 4.24.48, well done Diana.
On Saturday 26th Sept., just 6 days after running a PB in the Charleville Half Marathon, Gary Condon finished in 3rd place in the Moone Kilomarathon, 26.2k, in an excellent time of 1.34.42,
Paul Allen took part in the Killarney Adventure Race on Saturday, 60k Pro Route. (mountain run 7k,bike 35k, Kayak 1.5k, Forest Run 9k, Bike 6k). Paul finished in a very good time of 3.49.12. Should be in good shape for Inter C/C next Sunday.
Well done to all our juvenile athletes who performed so well at the Wicklow C/C C/ships in Avondale. Ind and team medals plus excellent performances from all. Well done to their coaches and mentors as well.
Stephen O'Kennedy ran an excellent race to finish 5th in Mens Novice event. Great effort from Stephen in his first C/C race. Well done to Richard H, Joe K and Will Foot who all ran very well, despite only making a last minute decision to run. The mens team finished in the Bronze medal position, well done.
Great run from Charlotte Stevens in the Womens Novice event. Full results to follow.
Wicklow "Even-Ages" Cross Country Championships
A huge well done to all our athletes who competed in Sunday's Wicklow even-ages XC Championships in Avondale, Rathdrum this morning.
First, we had James finishing 1st and becoming county champion in the U8, followed by Rian finishing an excellent 8th in the U10s. Imogen was a super 5th in the u10 girls even though she's only an u9, while Ella ran very cleverly and overtook loads of runners in the second half of her first ever XC race. The u12 boys Joey, Elliot and Cian all finished in the top 15 of their race, and certainly would have won a team medal if they had a 4th runner - this goes to show the importance of showing up and competing for your club, even if you're not winning and individual medal.
The u12 girls showed how it can be done with all 6 runners all finishing in the top 12 and won the team gold medal. Eleanor ran a tremendous race to come 1st and become county champion, while Gráinne powered to a 3rd place and an individual bronze medal. A special mention also goes to Aoife Carter for her sprint finish to hold off 2 other girls for 4th place! Hannah F was just behind her in 7th, with Hannah K and Katriona hot on her heels too. In the u14 boys, 3k was no problem for Adam following his recent 5k pb, as he finished well inside the top 10.
It seems the u14 girls won a team bronze medal (TBC!), thanks to some great performances from Mia in 9th, Orla in 11th, Hannah G in 14th and Natasha - the 4th scorer is often the most important in the team race - well done girls. Emily showed her parkruns are paying off in the u16 race, running strongly in the toughest race of the day - she was up against some girls who have won national medals and competed for Ireland!
Shanganagh parkrun 5k
Meanwhile, we also had several runners in the Shanganagh parkrun on Saturday. Aoife Grogan, despite being ruled out of the XC with a fractured wrist (!), ambled around to be the first lady to finish in a time of 23mins. Matt Nalty went close to his pb in 26mins, while Hannah Gruebsch (26mins), Elliot Burns (29mins), and Cian Gruebsch all somehow ran and also still had the energy to the cross country the day after!
Next Sunday's "Uneven Ages" Cross Country
Next on our calendar is the uneven ages cross country championships at 11am next Sunday (October 11th) in Roundwood. Please see the table below for eligibility details. Following the success in Avondale, it would be great to see as many Bray Runners taking part as possible, especially those who didn't make it this week. It's ultimately a team event as every position counts, and we have a great chance of winning team medals in most races if we have the numbers. There will also be a team bus travelling to the event from Bray to facilitate athletes and / or parents. Further details to follow. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if your child would like to compete and indicate whether they will be taking the bus.
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Age group
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Year of Birth
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Distance (approx.)
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U9
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2007, 2008
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600m
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U11
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2005, 2006
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1500m
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U13
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2003, 2004
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2500m
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U15
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2001, 2002
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3500m
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U17
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1999, 2000
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4000m
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Compilation of results and race reports courtesy of Richard H
