The annual Killarney 10 mile road race was held on Saturday the 24th of September 2016 and attracted a field of 241 runners. Considering that there was a Yellow weather warning in force for heavy rain, the numbers are pretty good as many will have decided at the last moment to give it a skip. Last year, they got 237 finishers on a nice sunny day so the potential is there for this event to grow in numbers.
Male
1.Phillip Harty (#86) West Waterford AC 53:51
2.Sean O'Sullivan (#194) An Riocht AC 59:13
3.Tony Harty (#87) Killarney Valley AC 59:33
Female:
1. Deirdre Nagle Eagle AC 1:08:43
2. Alison Kirwan Star of the Laune AC 1:10:43
3. Caitriona Barry Farranfore Maine Valley AC 1:11:04
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| Deirdre Nagle of Eagle AC...1st woman |
Photos...
1) The organisers have a gallery HERE and HERE
The full results can be seen below...
Pos Name (#) Time Categ (Pos) Gender (Pos)
1 Phillip HARTY (86) 00:53:50 Ages 18 - 39 (1) Male (1)
2 Sean O SULLIVAN (194) 00:59:12 Ages 18 - 39 (2) Male (2)
3 Tony HARTY (87) 00:59:32 Ages 40 44 (1) Male (3)
4 Martin CROWLEY (45) 01:01:36 Ages 18 - 39 (3) Male (4)
5 Damien FOLEY (71) 01:02:24 Ages 40 44 (2) Male (5)
6 Pat DUNWORTH (63) 01:03:14 Ages 50 + (1) Male (6)
7 Gerard O SULLIVAN (192) 01:03:24 Ages 18 - 39 (4) Male (7)
8 Ciaran COLEMAN (36) 01:03:38 Ages 40 44 (3) Male (8)
9 Kevin O'SHEA (214) 01:04:06 Ages 40 44 (4) Male (9)
10 Pat O' CONNOR (175) 01:04:16 Ages 45 49 (1) Male (10)
11 Danny MURPHY (161) 01:06:29 Ages 18 - 39 (5) Male (11)
12 John SWEENEY (244) 01:06:30 Ages 18 - 39 (6) Male (12)
13 Seamus MURPHY (262) 01:06:37 Ages 45 49 (2) Male (13)
14 John Paul BUCKLEY (14) 01:07:12 Ages 18 - 39 (7) Male (14)
15 Tim LONG (125) 01:07:46 Ages 18 - 39 (8) Male (15)
16 Kieran O SHEA (281) 01:08:07 Ages 40 44 (5) Male (16)
17 Richard CLEARY (31) 01:08:30 Ages 18 - 39 (9) Male (17)
18 Colm LEAHY (120) 01:08:36 Ages 18 - 39 (10) Male (18)
19 Deirdre NAGLE (163) 01:08:42 Ages 18 - 39 (1) Female (1)
20 Brendan GALVIN (79) 01:08:46 Ages 18 - 39 (11) Male (19)
21 Michael CASEY (275) 01:10:10 Ages 18 - 39 (12) Male (20)
22 Billy WALSH (289) 01:10:30 Ages 50 + (2) Male (21)
23 Ger LADDEN (118) 01:10:32 Ages 50 + (3) Male (22)
24 Alison KIRWAN (117) 01:10:42 Ages 18 - 39 (2) Female (2)
25 Daithi O KEEFFE (184) 01:10:56 Ages 18 - 39 (13) Male (23)
26 Caitriona BARRY (2) 01:11:03 Ages 40 44 (1) Female (3)
27 John O'REILLY (211) 01:11:19 Ages 40 44 (6) Male (24)
28 Kieran KENNEDY (109) 01:11:35 Ages 18 - 39 (14) Male (25)
29 Siobhan DALY (50) 01:11:49 Ages 18 - 39 (3) Female (4)
30 Denise CASEY (270) 01:11:55 Ages 40 44 (2) Female (5)
31 Diarmuid O'SULLIVAN (215) 01:12:11 Ages 18 - 39 (15) Male (26)
32 Tobias LEHNHOFF (123) 01:12:13 Ages 18 - 39 (16) Male (27)
33 Tom BYRNE (20) 01:12:28 Ages 40 44 (7) Male (28)
34 Gerry REILLY (227) 01:12:40 Ages 50 + (4) Male (29)
35 Dolores DUFFY (62) 01:13:08 Ages 45 49 (1) Female (6)
36 Andrzej CHOMICZ (277) 01:13:12 Ages 18 - 39 (17) Male (30)
37 Timothy HORGAN (95) 01:13:48 Ages 50 + (5) Male (31)
38 Tim O'LEARY (207) 01:13:53 Ages 50 + (6) Male (32)
39 David MURRAY (162) 01:14:00 Ages 18 - 39 (18) Male (33)
40 Ronan SPILLANE (282) 01:14:05 Ages 18 - 39 (19) Male (34)
41 John O SULLIVAN (193) 01:14:08 Ages 40 44 (8) Male (35)
42 Martin TOBIN (247) 01:14:11 Ages 50 + (7) Male (36)
43 Philip COFFEY (34) 01:14:13 Ages 45 49 (3) Male (37)
44 Kieran CARR (25) 01:14:13 Ages 18 - 39 (20) Male (38)
45 Philip GAMMELL (80) 01:14:13 Ages 45 49 (4) Male (39)
46 Chris GRAYSON (84) 01:14:25 Ages 45 49 (5) Male (40)
47 Brian QUIN (222) 01:15:31 Ages 45 49 (6) Male (41)
48 Donl O CONNOR (258) 01:15:32 Ages 18 - 39 (21) Male (42)
49 Colm SHEEHY (238) 01:15:37 Ages 45 49 (7) Male (43)
50 Kevin ROCHE (232) 01:15:47 Ages 40 44 (9) Male (44)
51 Abby MILLER (149) 01:15:47 Ages 18 - 39 (4) Female (7)
52 Conor LUCEY (127) 01:15:57 Ages 18 - 39 (22) Male (45)
53 Mark GALVIN (78) 01:16:10 Ages 18 - 39 (23) Male (46)
54 Tim O'SHEA (213) 01:16:36 Ages 18 - 39 (24) Male (47)
55 Donal COLLINS (39) 01:16:38 Ages 40 44 (10) Male (48)
56 Denis NAUGHTON (165) 01:16:55 Ages 18 - 39 (25) Male (49)
57 John DALY (49) 01:16:55 Ages 18 - 39 (26) Male (50)
58 Marie MCKENNA (144) 01:17:14 Ages 40 44 (3) Female (8)
59 Gerald CARROLL (283) 01:17:16 Ages 40 44 (11) Male (51)
60 Damien CLERKIN (33) 01:17:21 Ages 18 - 39 (27) Male (52)
61 Mark GRIFFEN (255) 01:17:23 Ages 18 - 39 (28) Male (53)
62 Patrick MOYNIHAN (271) 01:17:52 Ages 40 44 (12) Male (54)
63 Cathal CURTIN (47) 01:18:07 Ages 18 - 39 (29) Male (55)
64 Tim MCCARTHY (142) 01:18:08 Ages 50 + (8) Male (56)
65 Marcus LEAHY (121) 01:18:21 Ages 18 - 39 (30) Male (57)
66 Ben MCMACKIN (145) 01:18:30 Ages 18 - 39 (31) Male (58)
67 Eileen O SULLIVAN (287) 01:18:46 Ages 18 - 39 (5) Female (9)
68 Kate PASSERD (285) 01:19:08 Ages 18 - 39 (6) Female (10)
69 Stephen KIELY (113) 01:19:33 Ages 18 - 39 (32) Male (59)
70 Tomas MACCORMAIC (132) 01:19:37 Ages 40 44 (13) Male (60)
71 Stephen GRIFFIN (85) 01:19:50 Ages 45 49 (8) Male (61)
72 Claire DONNELLAN (53) 01:20:01 Ages 40 44 (4) Female (11)
73 Padraig O DONOGHUE (178) 01:20:10 Ages 45 49 (9) Male (62)
74 Daniel DOYLE (60) 01:20:35 Ages 18 - 39 (33) Male (63)
75 Wayne YOUNG (253) 01:20:40 Ages 40 44 (14) Male (64)
76 James HEALY (89) 01:20:40 Ages 50 + (9) Male (65)
77 Eamonn GROVES (269) 01:20:54 Ages 50 + (10) Male (66)
78 Elaine MURPHY (158) 01:21:22 Ages 18 - 39 (7) Female (12)
79 Ciaran O CONGHAILE (171) 01:21:29 Ages 18 - 39 (34) Male (67)
80 Conor MULLANE (279) 01:21:51 Ages 18 - 39 (35) Male (68)
81 Ashling CLIFFORD (264) 01:22:12 Ages 18 - 39 (8) Female (13)
82 Lisa BUCKLEY (13) 01:22:14 Ages 18 - 39 (9) Female (14)
83 Greg MC NAMARA (139) 01:22:14 Ages 18 - 39 (36) Male (69)
84 Claire O DONNELL (278) 01:22:26 Ages 18 - 39 (10) Female (15)
85 Lucy CURTAYNE (284) 01:22:37 Ages 18 - 39 (11) Female (16)
86 Ciaran O MAHONY (187) 01:22:39 Ages 18 - 39 (37) Male (70)
87 Jennifer MC CARTHY (138) 01:22:40 Ages 18 - 39 (12) Female (17)
88 Grainne PRENDERGAST (219) 01:22:45 Ages 18 - 39 (13) Female (18)
89 Conor O' LEARY (186) 01:22:53 Ages 40 44 (15) Male (71)
90 Craig MAIDEN (135) 01:22:57 Ages 45 49 (10) Male (72)
91 Ivan BURKE (16) 01:23:10 Ages 45 49 (11) Male (73)
92 Joe BUNYAN (15) 01:23:21 Ages 18 - 39 (38) Male (74)
93 Denis WALSH (259) 01:23:42 Ages 18 - 39 (39) Male (75)
94 Louis O'DONOGHUE (203) 01:23:48 Ages 18 - 39 (40) Male (76)
95 John BOWLER (5) 01:23:55 Ages 40 44 (16) Male (77)
96 John CASHMAN (29) 01:23:59 Ages 40 44 (17) Male (78)
97 Bridie KENNELLY (111) 01:24:09 Ages 18 - 39 (14) Female (19)
98 Bernie O'MAHONY (209) 01:24:12 Ages 45 49 (2) Female (20)
99 Rachel STOKES (243) 01:24:16 Ages 18 - 39 (15) Female (21)
100 Anita NOLAN (169) 01:24:19 Ages 18 - 39 (16) Female (22)
101 Stephen KIELY (114) 01:24:20 Ages 18 - 39 (41) Male (79)
102 Denis COGAN (274) 01:24:33 Ages 40 44 (18) Male (80)
103 Rossa MCMAHON (146) 01:24:35 Ages 18 - 39 (42) Male (81)
104 Nicole MCELLISTRIM (143) 01:24:47 Ages 18 - 39 (17) Female (23)
105 Caitlin BRIERE (266) 01:24:49 Ages 18 - 39 (18) Female (24)
106 Jerry O'CONNELL (199) 01:24:51 Ages 50 + (11) Male (82)
107 Valerie NEVILLE (166) 01:24:54 Ages 18 - 39 (19) Female (25)
108 Robert MORIARTY (155) 01:25:11 Ages 18 - 39 (43) Male (83)
109 Oran O DONOGHUE (177) 01:25:21 Ages 18 - 39 (44) Male (84)
110 Nigel DOORLEY (57) 01:25:38 Ages 40 44 (19) Male (85)
111 Patrick COLLINS (40) 01:25:44 Ages 18 - 39 (45) Male (86)
112 Michael KENNEDY (110) 01:25:49 Ages 50 + (12) Male (87)
113 Vivian JUFFS (102) 01:26:01 Ages 40 44 (5) Female (26)
114 Danny HICKEY (91) 01:26:04 Ages 40 44 (20) Male (88)
115 Susanne FOLEY (70) 01:26:24 Ages 40 44 (6) Female (27)
116 Donal O MAHONY (189) 01:26:29 Ages 40 44 (21) Male (89)
117 Anthony MOLLOY (152) 01:26:44 Ages 18 - 39 (46) Male (90)
118 Michael OBRIEN (197) 01:26:49 Ages 50 + (13) Male (91)
119 Tara LALLY (119) 01:26:55 Ages 18 - 39 (20) Female (28)
120 Ed BRETT (8) 01:26:58 Ages 50 + (14) Male (92)
121 John CROWLEY (46) 01:27:13 Ages 40 44 (22) Male (93)
122 John BOWE (4) 01:27:22 Ages 18 - 39 (47) Male (94)
123 James O'NEILL (210) 01:27:22 Ages 18 - 39 (48) Male (95)
124 Thomas Paul O CONNOR (174) 01:27:51 Ages 18 - 39 (49) Male (96)
125 Caitriona SHANAHAN (235) 01:28:08 Ages 18 - 39 (21) Female (29)
126 Julianne BUCKLEY (12) 01:28:27 Ages 18 - 39 (22) Female (30)
127 Siobhan FALVEY (65) 01:28:34 Ages 40 44 (7) Female (31)
128 Maire UI CHONGHAILE (248) 01:28:55 Ages 50 + (1) Female (32)
129 Eileen CRONIN (288) 01:29:08 Ages 50 + (2) Female (33)
130 Patricia CORBETT (41) 01:29:14 Ages 40 44 (8) Female (34)
131 Anna FOLEY (69) 01:29:15 Ages 40 44 (9) Female (35)
132 Cathal O'MAHONY (208) 01:29:51 Ages 45 49 (12) Male (97)
133 Ronan KELLY (105) 01:29:54 Ages 45 49 (13) Male (98)
134 Noreen BUCKLEY (11) 01:29:59 Ages 18 - 39 (23) Female (36)
135 Marie SHEEHAN (276) 01:30:04 Ages 18 - 39 (24) Female (37)
136 Mary PATTWELL (216) 01:30:07 Ages 40 44 (10) Female (38)
137 Artur NOWAK (170) 01:30:09 Ages 45 49 (14) Male (99)
138 Yvonne SHEAHAN (236) 01:30:17 Ages 18 - 39 (25) Female (39)
139 Maurice HORAN (93) 01:30:23 Ages 18 - 39 (50) Male (100)
140 Katherine GAMMELL (81) 01:30:25 Ages 18 - 39 (26) Female (40)
141 Mary GAGE (75) 01:30:32 Ages 50 + (3) Female (41)
142 Patricia J TEAHAN (246) 01:30:35 Ages 18 - 39 (27) Female (42)
143 Lorraine DOORLEY (56) 01:30:41 Ages 40 44 (11) Female (43)
144 Greta MAHER (134) 01:30:43 Ages 18 - 39 (28) Female (44)
145 Caroline OBRIEN (196) 01:30:46 Ages 18 - 39 (29) Female (45)
146 Carol HURLEY (97) 01:30:49 Ages 45 49 (3) Female (46)
147 Lisa FALVEY (66) 01:30:58 Ages 40 44 (12) Female (47)
148 Allison LOONEY (126) 01:31:12 Ages 18 - 39 (30) Female (48)
149 Helen BROWNE (10) 01:31:16 Ages 18 - 39 (31) Female (49)
150 Gerard BRINN (9) 01:31:25 Ages 50 + (15) Male (101)
151 Patrick CASHMAN (28) 01:31:35 Ages 18 - 39 (51) Male (102)
152 Catherine RING (230) 01:31:36 Ages 45 49 (4) Female (50)
153 Donie SULLIVAN (268) 01:31:39 Ages 45 49 (15) Male (103)
154 Pawel POZAROWSZCZYK (218) 01:32:05 Ages 18 - 39 (52) Male (104)
155 Ita PRENDIVILLE (220) 01:32:40 Ages 18 - 39 (32) Female (51)
156 Matthew NEVILLE (167) 01:32:51 Ages 18 - 39 (53) Male (105)
157 Sharon HICKEY (92) 01:33:01 Ages 18 - 39 (33) Female (52)
158 Mark HUTCHINSON (100) 01:33:31 Ages 18 - 39 (54) Male (106)
159 Susan BARRETT (1) 01:33:31 Ages 40 44 (13) Female (53)
160 Mary KENNEDY (107) 01:33:36 Ages 40 44 (14) Female (54)
161 Linda O'CONNOR (200) 01:33:36 Ages 45 49 (5) Female (55)
162 Lorna WHITE (252) 01:33:37 Ages 45 49 (6) Female (56)
163 Brian WHITE (251) 01:33:37 Ages 40 44 (23) Male (107)
164 Ide CURTIN (48) 01:33:45 Ages 45 49 (7) Female (57)
165 Tara CARR (24) 01:33:46 Ages 40 44 (15) Female (58)
166 Brian KELLY (106) 01:33:55 Ages 45 49 (16) Male (108)
167 Steven RING (229) 01:34:04 Ages 18 - 39 (55) Male (109)
168 Richard MC BRIDE (137) 01:34:07 Ages 40 44 (24) Male (110)
169 Terence SMYTH (241) 01:34:38 Ages 40 44 (25) Male (111)
170 Abigail SMYTH (240) 01:34:38 Ages 18 - 39 (34) Female (59)
171 Laura KENNEDY (108) 01:34:53 Ages 18 - 39 (35) Female (60)
172 Jocelynn COUGHLAN (42) 01:35:13 Ages 18 - 39 (36) Female (61)
173 Tara O LEARY (185) 01:35:31 Ages 40 44 (16) Female (62)
174 Cora O' DRISCOLL (179) 01:35:32 Ages 18 - 39 (37) Female (63)
175 Michelle DOYLE (286) 01:35:37 Ages 40 44 (17) Female (64)
176 Dermot FITZGERALD (68) 01:35:54 Ages 18 - 39 (56) Male (112)
177 Niamh O KEEFFE (183) 01:36:36 Ages 18 - 39 (38) Female (65)
178 Mike SANDOVER (234) 01:36:50 Ages 45 49 (17) Male (113)
179 Triona RING (228) 01:37:17 Ages 18 - 39 (39) Female (66)
180 Yvonne MOLONEY (153) 01:37:30 Ages 18 - 39 (40) Female (67)
181 Denise O'CONNOR (202) 01:38:08 Ages 18 - 39 (41) Female (68)
182 Katie O CONNELL (172) 01:38:08 Ages 18 - 39 (42) Female (69)
183 Leonie HUSSEY OBRIEN (99) 01:38:10 Ages 50 + (4) Female (70)
184 Damien QUINN (225) 01:38:28 Ages 18 - 39 (57) Male (114)
185 Kim BYRNE (17) 01:39:07 Ages 45 49 (8) Female (71)
186 Susan O DONOGHUE (176) 01:39:17 Ages 50 + (5) Female (72)
187 Helena MURPHY (160) 01:39:29 Ages 18 - 39 (43) Female (73)
188 Ann Marie O' FLAHERTY (180) 01:39:38 Ages 18 - 39 (44) Female (74)
189 Laura BYRNE (18) 01:39:56 Ages 45 49 (9) Female (75)
190 Patricia BREEN (7) 01:40:17 Ages 18 - 39 (45) Female (76)
191 Jacqueline COFFEY (35) 01:40:27 Ages 18 - 39 (46) Female (77)
192 Ann NASH (164) 01:40:29 Ages 18 - 39 (47) Female (78)
193 Mary COLLINS (37) 01:40:33 Ages 18 - 39 (48) Female (79)
194 Eileen MORIARTY (154) 01:40:38 Ages 18 - 39 (49) Female (80)
195 Gerard O CONNELL (173) 01:40:59 Ages 50 + (16) Male (115)
196 Nollag HEALY (90) 01:41:24 Ages 50 + (6) Female (81)
197 Susan MORRISSEY (156) 01:42:22 Ages 50 + (7) Female (82)
198 Paul DOOGAN (54) 01:43:00 Ages 18 - 39 (58) Male (116)
199 Mary HYLAND (101) 01:43:10 Ages 18 - 39 (50) Female (83)
200 Fred O CONNELL (260) 01:43:27 Ages 45 49 (18) Male (117)
201 George GLOVER (83) 01:43:27 Ages 50 + (17) Male (118)
202 Catherine CONROY (261) 01:43:27 Ages 45 49 (10) Female (84)
203 Anne OLEARY (206) 01:43:28 Ages 50 + (8) Female (85)
204 Debra HOLOHAN (257) 01:43:37 Ages 18 - 39 (51) Female (86)
205 Marguize O DONOGHUE (256) 01:43:37 Ages 45 49 (11) Female (87)
206 Mairead CANE (23) 01:45:01 Ages 18 - 39 (52) Female (88)
207 Deirdre O GORMAN (181) 01:46:16 Ages 45 49 (12) Female (89)
208 Amy RIORDAN (231) 01:46:48 Ages 18 - 39 (53) Female (90)
209 Sabrina GALLWEY (77) 01:46:49 Ages 18 - 39 (54) Female (91)
210 Mary REID (226) 01:47:08 Ages 18 - 39 (55) Female (92)
211 Lucy O MAHONY (188) 01:47:19 Ages 50 + (9) Female (93)
212 Katie FOX (72) 01:48:31 Ages 45 49 (13) Female (94)
213 Marion CAMPBELL (22) 01:48:33 Ages 45 49 (14) Female (95)
214 Deirdre GALLAGHER (76) 01:49:25 Ages 18 - 39 (56) Female (96)
215 Anne KELLY (103) 01:50:44 Ages 45 49 (15) Female (97)
216 David HUGHES (96) 01:51:17 Ages 18 - 39 (59) Male (119)
217 Carol O HANLON (182) 01:51:19 Ages 18 - 39 (57) Female (98)
218 Helen WALSH (249) 01:51:58 Ages 50 + (10) Female (99)
219 Rob QUEEN (221) 01:52:27 Ages 45 49 (19) Male (120)
220 Fiona REIDY (280) 01:56:15 Ages 40 44 (18) Female (100)
221 Niamh FANNON (67) 01:56:20 Ages 18 - 39 (58) Female (101)
222 Anne LYNCH (129) 01:57:04 Ages 45 49 (16) Female (102)
223 Elizabeth SWITZER (245) 01:57:04 Ages 40 44 (19) Female (103)
224 Geraldine CLIFFORD (263) 01:59:01 Ages 50 + (11) Female (104)
225 Rose DOYLE (61) 02:00:21 Ages 18 - 39 (59) Female (105)
226 Johanna KING (116) 02:00:22 Ages 40 44 (20) Female (106)
227 Iridia CARRENO (26) 02:02:12 Ages 40 44 (21) Female (107)
228 Ethel MEEHAN (148) 02:02:14 Ages 40 44 (22) Female (108)
229 Niamh O' SULLIVAN (195) 02:02:15 Ages 18 - 39 (60) Female (109)
230 Charlotte O'DONOVAN (204) 02:05:51 Ages 18 - 39 (61) Female (110)
231 Steven BURNETT (273) 02:14:41 Ages 50 + (18) Male (121)
232 Monica BURNETT (272) 02:14:50 Ages 50 + (12) Female (111)
233 Catherine DOOLAN (55) 02:16:25 Ages 18 - 39 (62) Female (112)
234 Vanesa LUNA (128) 02:23:09 Ages 18 - 39 (63) Female (113)
235 Alejandra CEBALLOS (30) 02:23:14 Ages 18 - 39 (64) Female (114)
236 David BYRNE (19) 02:27:22 Ages 18 - 39 (60) Male (122)
237 Paula FREITES (73) 02:27:28 Ages 40 44 (23) Female (115)
238 Catherine O'CONNOR (201) 02:27:31 Ages 40 44 (24) Female (116)
239 Eileen HAYES (254) 02:27:44 Ages 50 + (13) Female (117)
240 Suzanne QUINN (224) 02:28:38 Ages 18 - 39 (65) Female (118)
241 Lucinda MAHER (133) 02:28:49 Ages 40 44 (25) Female (119)
Race report from the organisers...
Just over 300 entered the Killarney10Mile road race today Saturday 24th of September with runners coming to the event from all over Ireland, USA, Canada, UK, Spain, Mexico and Chile.The runners joined local runners in a race that has formed part of the fundraising for the Killarney Community MicroTrack project over the last three years. With a yellow weather warning issued the previous evening, it didn't deter 250 participants and the volunteer stewards who took the decision to progress with the race. After a 9am start and a shower the weather cleared up rapidly for the runners who took to the road and enjoyed a classic race taking in Aghadoe, Killarney National Park and finishing at St. Brendan's College. The atmosphere and welcome by members of the South/East Kerry Rural Recreational Track Ltd, Killarney Valley AC ,Mr. Sean Coffey of St .Brendan's College, all the volunteers,friends, family and the greater Killarney community spirit, lifted all the finishers in an almost mini Olympic cauldron applause for all.
The winner of the event this year was Phillip Harty of West Waterford AC in a solid time of 53:51 for the 10miles.Already this year Phillip has won the Cork City Marathon, Waterford Marathon and the Limerick Half Marathon. The female winner was Deirdre Nagle of Eagle AC in1:08:43, battling through the early difficult conditions very well. The greatest individual achievements came from the Killarney Valley AC members running group who completed the 10mile distance for the very first time. One other notable achievement was Geraldine Clifford wife of the late Richard Clifford, to whom the winners cup is dedicated ,who also completed 10miles for the first time in a time of 1:59:01.Geraldine was joined in the race by her daughter Ashling, who finished in a credible position on the day. For the wider Killarney community, as a result of the entry fee, a sizeable sum was raised for the Killarney Community MicroTrack project and are big winners as a result, Thanks to sponsors Tricel and Centra at the Reeks.
Apologies to those participants who were disappointed that they received no medals on the day. Medals that were ordered 2 months ago never arrived but will be with us mid-week and will be posted out post haste.
It should be noted that runners enter events for many different reasons but the motivation of the race promoters in this event is to support grassroots participation in athletics and healthy pursuits through track development.
I would urge the running public to enter events which supports athletic clubs throughout the country and for runners to consciously seek out these type of events. Remember: those volunteers who look after the children in clubs & schools, and also volunteer in the community games movement, need your support through your valuable entry fee, to re invest in club kit,club needs, track development and maintenance all over our country. The healthy youth of today, physically and mentally, are the future of our people.
The group would like thank the following:
Alan Ryan Race Director
The Order of Malta
Gardai
Stewards
Killarney Valley AC
Members of AAI (Kerry)
Sponsor Tricel
Sponsor Centra at the Reeks
Killarney National Park
Jarveys
Participants
St.Brendan's College
Jules Hall Weakley
Sports Timing
Members of the media
The young athletes
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