Great performances by Club members at the Poulmucka Races

The Poulmucka Road races took place last Friday night and it was great to see many Club members taking part in this event, organised by our friends in Poulmucka and promoted by the Club. In the 8k race Conor Fleming, Club Chairman, ran very well when finishing 4^th overall in 29:47. Then we had Niall O Ceallaigh running very well over familiar territory when finishing 15^th in 31:39, with James Denn and Oliver Lynch finishing 18^th (32:18) and 19^th (32:21) respectively. Then we had Aine Roche running well to finish 2^nd woman in 32:47 with Barry Horgan 23^rd in 32:/52. We also had good performances from Sean McCarthy 31^st in 33:50, Rebecca Doocey also ran very well when winning the women’s over 40 award in 33:54 and a massive improvement on last year’s run of 38:29, Anna Marie Boland 33^rd in 33:57, Anthony Power 35^th in 34:18, his 2nd race in 24 hours having won the over 55 award at the Fota Island 5K in a new PB of 20:54, James O Brien 38^th in 33:53, Nicola Maunsell 39^th in 36 mins, Dan O Keeffe 43^rd in 36:21, Ned O Brien also ran very well when winning the over 60 award in 36:30, Michael Doocey 46^th in 36:38, Anna Byrne also ran very well when winning the women’s over 50 award in 36:41, Tom Barry 48^th in 37:31, Eddie Prendergast 50^th in 37:33, Billy Moloney 53^rd in 37:45, Donie Casey 58^th in 38:35, Michael Ryan 63^rd in 39:01, Keith Robinson 64^th in 39:19, Noel Howley 85^th in 41:44, Donna Nagle 93^rd in 42:13, Szilvia McGee 94^th in 42:18, Cathy Mansfield 95^th in 42:18, William Lonergan 103^rd in 44:18, Paula Dwan 108^th in 44:48, Claire Falvey 110^th in 45:39, Anna McGarry 115^th in 46:51 and Eamonn Crowley 121^st in 48:31.

The 5k also saw the Club well represented with Colm McCarthy running very well to win in 17 mins 55 secs and a massive improvement on his winning time last year of 18 mins 47 secs, great running. Then we had Daniel Slattery also running very well when finishing 3^rd in 19 mins 33 secs. We also had good performances from Connor O Gorman 4^th in 20 mins, Georgina Gilligan 31^st in 31:22 and Lorraine Kennedy 45^th in 47:57.