Report from the races over weekend 09 - 11 May 2025

A busy weekend for our club athletes on the roads and tracks gave us some excellent performances. Friday evening 9th May saw the Le Cheile 5k road race in Leixlip where ever green Mark Ryan came home in 3rd place with an impressive time of 15.26 and Dermot Shields winning M50 and remarkably just 2 weeks from Hamburg marathon, breaking 17min for first time (16.58).

Saturday 10th May saw almost 50 of our juvenile girls and boys competing in Dublin league in Santry jumping in and out of a ton of events - high jump, long jump, javelin, discus , 60/80/800 races. Great to see the aspiring athletes trying everything and practicing for their Dublin championships competing ahead of the championship races.

Also on Saturday Paul Fleming sent out 3 of his emerging track athletes and all 3 came away with PBs with Ryan O Neill running Irish Milers race series in Belfast 1500m in 3.54. In Dublin Graded races in Santry Jarrod Murray lowering his 1500m time to 4.02 and Aidan O Connor dropping his 5000m time to 16.46. Aisling O Connor took the Dublin 5000m race in 19.20.

Finally lots of club participants in Terenure 5m on Sunday 11th May notably Patrick MacGabhann 7th overall 26.15 and Colm Murray first M50 30.29 and Martin Kelly 31.52 first M65 and Claire Shiels 34.15 F45 and W40 team first place comprised Claire Sheils, Grainne Black and Lian Brady. Well done all and good luck next weekend to club runners in Wicklow Way Relays and National 5k road championship.