Raheny Shamrock Winners Wicklow Way Relay plus round-up

A team from Raheny Shamrock lead from the start of the Wicklow Way Relay from Kilmashogue to Shillelagh  and ended up comfortable winners in 7 hours 6 minutes. In second place was Rathfarnham WSAF, with a Munster team of adventure races,  including  Tim O’Donoghue who ran a record 76 minutes for the 21km leg,  finishing third.

Of the 35 teams that started, all but one finished – and they may even have made it after an injury problem on the 21km seventh leg.

Meanwhile, some seven runners had set off at midnight to run the entire Wicklow Way solo from Marlay Park to Clonegal. Eoin Keith, the current record holder, came home first smashing his own course record with a brilliant time of  12 hrs 25 mins 7 secs – the first sub- 13 hour time.  Last July, Eoin ran the route south to north in 13 mins 6 secs. Paul Tierney  ran the North to South route in May 2011, clocking a time of 13:38.51.

* Full result now at www.imra.ie (under “events”); pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com.

* Meanwhile on the other side of the world, Tony Mangan has crossed Australia in what is being recorded as a new record time.That’s his fourth continent on the World Jog. When he arrived in Darwin, Tony had set two new unofficial solo records;  Hobart to Darwin in 85 days and Queenscliff (Victoria) to Darwin in 73 days.  The major towns visited were Burnie, Geelong, Gawler, Port Augusta, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs and Katherine. Next stop Asia!

* Craughwell’s Gerry Ryan has won the M45 title  for the 10km at the European Masters Non-Stadia Championship in Upice, Czech Republic.  With Raheny pair MickTraynor  2nd M45 and Damien Martin  6th M45 he also helped Ireland win team gold.  Ryan finished second overall in the race.

Saturday May 25

Clare Burren Marathon Challenge, Ballyvaughan, www.clareburrenmarathonchallenge.com

10km (415 finishers): 1 Joe Jennings 38.04, 2 Jason Moloney 38.23, 3 Imogen Cotter 39.30, 4 Orla Keenan 41.29, 5 Frank Power 42.40, 6 Colin Reid 42.57. U16 (58): Boys – 1 Padraic Keane 41.04, 2 Liam Carmody 46.56, 3 Jonan Culigan 47.06. Girls – 1 Ava Coote 1:04.26, 2 Enya Burke 1:10.45, 3 Katie O’Brien 1:12.11.

Half Marathon (484 finishers): Men – 1 Matthew Glennon 1:28.12, 2 Oisin McGrath 1:28.41, 3 Mairtin Coffey 1:30.57. Women – 1 Siobhan Lennon 1:45.33, 2 Sinead O’Malley 1:45.52, 3 Suzanne Killeen 1:50.51.

Marathon (200)- Men: 1 Albert Rodon 3:04.32, 2 Andrzej Fiedorek 3:05.16, 3 John Walsh 3:05.59 Women: 1 Paula Prendergast 3:34.03, 2 Laura Garrod 3:35.41, 3 Karen Kenny3:39.35.

Parkrun 5km Malahide (436 finishers; www.parkrun.ie/malahide)
Men: 1 Ciaran McCarthy (M35) 17.06, 2 James Hoare (Piranha TC) 17.25, 3 Gerard Redmond (Raheny Shamrock) 17.31. Women: 1 Ellen Shilling (Piranha TC,W35) 20.02, 2 Sinead Friel (Sportsworld, W35) 21.40, 3 Brid Beausang (W35) 21.43.

Parkrun 5km Marlay (423 finishers: www.parkrun.ie/Malray)

Men: 1 Niall Coppinger (Tallaght, M50) 17.14, 2 Diarmuid O’Brien 17.30, 3 Eoghan O Mhurchu 17.42. Women: 1 Maura Kearns 20.01 (PB), 2 Marjorie Connolly (W45) 20.31, 3 Orla Mulhollan (W45) 20.33 (PB).

Calcutta Run 10km, Blackhall Place, Dublin. (716 finishers; www.championchipireland.com)

Men: 1 Brian Murphy (Connolly Sellars Geraghty) 35.24, 2 Shane Collins ( A&L Goodbody) 36.14, 3 David O’Connell 36.47. Women (provisional) : 1 Fiona O’Riordan (A&L Goodbody) 42.31.

Friday May 25

Belfast Telegraph RunHer Coastal 10km, Seapark, Holywood,

1 Breege Connolly (Nth Belfast Harriers) 36:17, 2 Julie Balmer (Nth Down) 39:11, 3 Jessica Craig (Nth Down) 39:50, 4 Paula McAllister (Ballymena Runners) 40:05, 5 Helen Bateson (40:11, 6 Judith Lonnen (City of Lisburn) 40:49, 7 Cathy McCourt (Nth Belfast Harriers) – 41:34, 8 Sarah Baxter (Bath AC) 42:15, 9 Ruth Magill (Lagan Valley) 42:25, 10 Penny Duncan Lindsay (East Antrim Hrs) 42:41

Mooney’s Bar Ras na Rinne 6-Mile, Ring,  Co Waterford www.westwaterfordathletics.org.

Men: 1 Raivis Zakis (W Waterford) 30.54, 2 Shane Mullaney (Thurles Crokes) 33.14, 3 Sean Caulfield (St Senan‘s) 33.44. M40: Peter Duggan (St Joseph‘s) 34.18. M45: Ray Hahessy West Waterford AC 35.57. M50: Walter Keane Waterford AC 35.48. M55: Gerry Cantwell West Waterford AC 38.12. Jun: Damien Murphy West Waterford AC 35.39.

Women: 1 Nollaig O’ Neill (Leevale) 37.50; 2 Claudia Lane-Mary (Waterford AC)  40.51, Anne-Marie Hayes (St Catherine’s) 41.57. W35 Tracey Dwyer West Waterford AC 45.06. W40 Brigid Coffey West Waterford AC 45.40. W45 Ann Dunford West Waterford AC 43.16. W50 Bernie Prendergast West Waterford AC 45.07. Jun: Siobhain Heylin Waterford AC 45.15