Clare...New Marathon Event in Sixmilebridge

One of Ireland's newest Marathons will kick off next Sunday, the 14th of November 2010 in the village of Sixmilebridge in Co.Clare. This race is unique in that it basically consists of 26 one mile loops! As you can imagine, keep track of the runners and the number of laps requires a lot of work and as a result, the number of entries had to be restricted. Entries for the 2010 race are now closed with runners from all over Ireland expected to attend.

Click on the image below to read a recent newspaper article.

Results & Photos of the 2010 Dublin City Marathon

Conditions for the 2010 Dublin City Marathon were perfect with cool temperatures, blue skies and constant sunshine. There was a record entry for this year's event and there were plenty of faces from Cork in the race and out along the course. As an occasion, the Dublin City Marathon is truely the National Marathon with runners from all corners of Ireland taking part. It has a unique atmosphere that isn't found in any other Irish Marathon.

This year, I ran the Marathon from the unique perspective as one of the 3:45 pacers. One suprising aspect was the sheer number of runners on the road. I thought perhaps in the later stages, the road out ahead might clear a bit but it never did. The road was constantly full and at times, it got pretty congested when the route got narrow.

Results.....if you haven't seen them, you can check your times on the Dublin City Marathon website.

Photos......(Updated Tues 6:30am)

1) Fergus McNally has a gallery of 895 photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/fergusmcnally/sets/72157625113161683/with/5113938711/

2) Brian Mc? has a small gallery of 37 photos near Kilmainham at http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianmca/sets/72157625112510241/

3) David Bradshaw has a large gallery at the 18.5 mile mark....
Runners faster than the 3 hour pacer at http://www.flickr.com/photos/25938822@N07/tags/208300pacer/
Between the 3 and 3:15 pacers at http://www.flickr.com/photos/25938822@N07/tags/300pacer315pacer/
Between the 3:15 and 3:30 pacers at http://www.flickr.com/photos/25938822@N07/tags/315pacer330pacer/
Between 3:30 and 3:45 pacers at http://www.flickr.com/photos/25938822@N07/tags/330pacer345pacer/
Between 3:45 and 4 hour pacers at http://www.flickr.com/photos/25938822@N07/tags/345pacer400pacer/
Those slower than the 4 hour pacer at http://www.flickr.com/photos/25938822@N07/tags/400pacerplus/

Results of the 2010 Dingle Half, Full and Ultra Marathon - Sat 4th Sept 2010

Before the event, it looked as if this event might be a wet affair with a cold front passing over. As it happened, the rain arrived early and the weather was ok for the big occasion in Dingle.

This year, there were 3 races on offer.

1) The Half-Marathon attracted around 1355 runners, up slightly on last years figure of 1326. The full results can be seen in XLS format HERE

2) A total of 382 runners took part in the full Marathon which is up from the 2009 figure of 314. The full results can be seen in XLS format HERE

When you compare the numbers to the Galway and Longford events then the Dingle certainly held it's own.
In the Half, Dingle got a huge turnout of 1355 which compares to 684 in Galway and 342 in Longford.
In the full Marathon, Dingle got 382 compared to 210 in Galway and 186 in Longford. Admittedly, the Galway and Longford events did go head to head yet still, it's hard to imagine that either event would have been as popular as Dingle.

3) The 3rd race in Dingle was of course the 50 mile Ultra-Marathon! This started at 7am and it must have been very lonely as the half and full Marathon runners were long gone by the time the Ultra runners arrived in Dingle around the 24 mile mark. This race attracted 45 hardy souls and was won by Vasiliy Neumerzhitskiy of Clonmel AC in a time of 6h 22m. What's even more remarkable is that Vasiliy had finished 2nd in the Longford Marathon just 6 days earlier in a time of 2h 45m!!

The challenge of a 50 mile race is of course completing it rather than just time.

The Ultra roll of honour can be seen in XLS format HERE

Photos.....there are a selection of photos on the RacePix website

A small slideshow of some Ultra runners HERE on Flickr

Did you take part in any of the 3 races? What did you think of it? Click on the comment link below and leave a comment...

Some Video clips from the start...






A few miles into the course...




Interview with the 1st lady home in the 50 mile Ultra...

Results of the Ballynonty 10 Mile road race - Sun 25th July 2010

There was a turnout of 80 this year for the Ballynonty 10 mile road race in Co.Tipperary. Conditions were overcast but humid for what is probably the smallest 10 mile road race in the country. While it may not be as high profile as some of the bigger events, the organisers still managed to put on a 10 mile race with an entry fee of €10 and that included a t-shirt! It would make you wonder about all those half-marathons which cost €50-€60 to enter yet are only 3 miles longer!!

Anyway, on to the results which are in PDF format.........click HERE

Photos......there are a selection of photos from the finish line HERE

Waterford...Results of the Clashmore 5 - Fri 28 May 2010

The Ger Wyley Sports Summer Series 2010 resumed on Friday, with the fourth race at Clashmore.

Joe Salmon presents overall winner Sandis Bralitis West Waterford AC with his prize.

Pauline Lambe who set a new course record at the Old Still Bar 5 mile road race last Friday evening is pictured receiving her prize and course record bonus check from Joe Salmon race sponsor.

A great evening was had by all 171 runners who finished this year's Clashmore 5 road race, sponsored by the Old Still Bar.
Runners conditions were thankfully cooler than last week's Portlaw 5 race.
I felt it was nice to be running on roads lined with trees.
The first mile was pretty easy. From 1 to just after 3 was a slow, continuous rise, getting rather steep around the 3 mile mark. Once we reached the peak at the 3.25 mile mark, the road widened, the surface was much better, and it was all downhill to the end.
My Garmin indicates the peak was about 400 feet, which to put into perspective, is about two-thirds the rise in the Dungarvan Marine Climb 6.

The roads were well supervised, with very little traffic, until right at the end, when various tractors, trailers, combined-harvesters, and other farming machines I just couldn't describe, came from all directions.
It may help if organizers could clear parked cars on the main street from the bridge towards the old church ?

Whilst waiting for the results to be compiled, runners got to watch the end of Republic of Ireland vs. Algeria, and refreshments at the Old Still Bar.

A new Ladies course record was set by Pauline Lambe of Tullamore Harriers in a time of 29:45 -- an improvement of 22 seconds on the record she set last year.

The full results are now up on the West Waterford AC site.

The category results were :-
Men's Results

1 Sandis Bralitis West Waterford AC 25.00
2 Raivis Zakis West Waterford AC 26.29
3 Danny Smith Ballynonty AC 27.20
0/40 Johnny O'Connor West Waterford AC 29.32
0/45 Martin McCarthy West Waterford AC 29.29
0/50 Colin Lyons West Waterford AC 32.51
0/55 Con Kelleher Waterford AC 34.33
0/60 John Foley West Waterford AC 40.22
Team: West Waterford - Kevin Kenneally (5th) Liam Budds (12th) Des Feeney (14th)

Ladies Results
1 Pauline Lambe Waterford AC 29.45 (Course Record)
2 Norma Wall West Waterford AC 31.33
3 Corinna Walsh West Waterford AC 32.17
0/35 Triona Wall West Waterford AC 36.29
0/40 Diane Behan Waterford AC 33.46
0/45 Liz Nolan Waterford AC 34.57
0/50 Bernie Prendergast West Waterford AC 37.06
0/55 Marie Moore West Waterford AC 49.40
Junior:Anna Ballot N/A 44.48,
Team: West Waterford - Anne Whelan, Karen Ryan and Josie Ui Chuirrin

The next race in this series is the Touraneena 5k mile race, which takes place at 8pm on Friday 4th June 2010. Please note the both the day and the time.

Thanks to James Veale, and West Waterford AC for the above results and pictures.

Waterford...Results of the Alfie Hale / Waterford AC 4 Mile road race - Sun 4th Apr 2010

This 4 mile road race in Waterford attracted an impressive turnout of 344 runners. The mens race was won by Alan O'Shea of Bantry AC in a time of 18:53 which is 4m 44s per mile. What is even more impressive is the fact that while this race started at 11am, the Cork man had won the 5 mile race in Killarney in Kerry the previous evening at 8pm!

The full results are now available HERE

Results of the Munster AAI Masters Road Championships....Sun 28th Mar 2010

This event took place in the town of Rathkeale in West Limerick on Sunday, the 28th of March 2010. The ladies race was over a 2 mile out and back route while the men completed a 4 mile loop.

Results.........
The results of the mens 4 mile race are HERE.
The results of the womens 2 mile race are HERE.

Photos......
In the meantime, there is a gallery of 84 photos up on the Eagle AC website.

Gordon Thomson has a gallery of 112 photos HERE.

Another 36 photos HERE.

Start of Mens 4 mile race

Start of Ladies 2 Mile race

Video Clips from the All Ireland X Country in Feb 2010...

The All Ireland Cross Country Championships took place back in February up in Co.Roscommon. While this is a little bit outside of Munster ;o) , plenty of runners from Munster took part in the event.

The first video clip is of the mens race. Note there is no sound...


The second video clip is of the Ladies race with audio!!

Limerick...Results of the Castleconnell 10 km road race - Sun 28th Feb 2010

There was a very large turnout of 303 entrants for this 10 km road race in North-East Limerick / South-East Clare.

The full results in Excel format are HERE

There is also a large gallery of photos HERE

Waterford...Results of the Kilmacthomas 5 Mile Road Race - Sun 21st Feb 2010

There was a large turnout of 210 runners for this 5 mile road race in West Waterford.


The category results were...

MENS RESULTS1^st Sandis Bralitis West Waterford AC 24.24
2^nd Robert Wade  Pacers 24.47
3rd Brian Murphy Carrick ON Suir AC 26.17
o/40 Brendan Delaney Coolquill AC 27.59
o/45 Martin Hayes West Waterford AC 29.15
o/50 Larry Lacey St.Josephs AC 28.41
o/55 Joe Gough West Waterford AC 29.09
Junior Garry Cantwell K.C.K. 28.58


WOMEN RESULTS.
1st Diane BehanWaterford AC 31.23
2nd Norma Wall West Waterford AC 32.01
3rd Adele Walsh St Senans AC 32.56
o/35 Catriona Gough Waterford AC 34.48
o/40 Anne Whelan West Waterford AC 34.45
o/45 Clare Fowler Waterford AC 33.54
o/50 Bernie Prendergast Waterford AC  35.58

The full results are available at this LINK.

Kerry....Results of the Killarney 5 km Road Race - Sat 20th Feb 2010

This was the 3rd race of the 4 in the Gneeveguilla AC 5k series of races in Killarney for the month of February. A total of 86 runners took part which is about the same as previous races. From what I hear, the weather was kind once again with blue skies and sunshine for the race.


Race Report by John Dunphy...
A good turn out of 86 runners and walkers showed up on a cold but very sunny morning. When conditions are like this, there is no better place than Killarney National Park to hold a 5k road race with such beautiful scenery.The race itself took place on a very flat and fast course with little or no wind and conditions were ideal for some fast times.


In form Ed Murphy of Gneeveguilla AC continued where he left off in last weeks race by securing top spot for the second week in a row with a impressive time of 15.54, knocking 19 seconds off from his winning time in last weeks race. Another man showing some great form at the moment is John Barrett of Gneeveguilla AC beating his previous times in this series of 17.00 and 16.37 mins to take second place today in a time of 16.36. Third man home was ever present Billy O'Brien of An Riocht AC with another fine performance running 17.21 to finish with 13 seconds to spare over Kenneth Barry (no club) in fourth spot.


Anna Meria Costello also of Gneeveguilla AC was first lady home showing some good form in a time of 18.59 and for the second week running taking top spot in the senior female category. Mary O'Connor of An Riocht AC was second lady home with another solid performance in this series after competing in the previous two races.


Thumbs up to Gneeveguilla AC for another terrific and well organized 5k road race in the fabulous Killarney national park.

John Dunphy......Eagle AC


Results......
The results of the 5 km road race are HERE


The overall results after 3 races are HERE


The 4th and final race in the series is next Saturday, the 27th of February at 11am in Killarney

Kerry...Results of the Killarney 5 km Road Race - Sat 13th Feb 2010

This was the 2nd race in the Gneeveguila AC series of 5 km road races in Killarney for the month of February. There were 90 finishers this time out as compared to 79 back on the 6th of Feb.

The full results are available HERE.

The overall results after 2 races are available HERE.

The next race in the series is next Saturday, the 20th of Feb in Killarney again.

Waterford...Results of the AnneValley 5 Mile Road Race - Sat 13th Feb 2010

There was an impressive turnout of 363 runners for this year's race, a 51% increase on last years figure of 240.

The full results for the 2010 race are available HERE.

Results of the Dungarvan 10 Mile Road Race - Sun 31st Jan 2010

A total of 987 runners turned out for the 2010 Dungarvan 10 mile road race. The weather conditions were ideal with bright sunshine and a slight cooling breeze. I have taken part in this race for the last few years and have seen it improve year on year. A few years ago with around 500 runners, there were problems with a much smaller venue, a different course and people not getting goody bags before the start. This year with twice the numbers, things went like clockwork. It's a credit to the members of West Waterford AC for organising what is now one of the best 10 mile road races in the country.

Results...

Now doubt the official results will be out soon but in the meantime, here are the provisional results.

Photos.....

Now doubt more will appear soon but for the moment, here are 2 slideshows from Paudie Birmingham of Mallow AC

Set 1 with around 90 photos near the start........click HERE

Set 2 near the finish with nearly 400 photos........click HERE

More Photos....(Updated Mon 11:30pm)

Several hundred here from the West Waterford AC website.

..........and another 300 or so from Joe Murphy on the Eagle AC website.

Category Results...

QUANTUM LIFE DUNGARVAN 10 MILE ROAD RACE RESULTS

1. Sandis Bralitis West Waterford 50.57

2. Raivis Zakis West Waterford 53.07

3. Colin Merritt Carraig na bhFear 53.09

4. Brian Murphy Iveragh AC 54.04

5. Brian Murphy Carrick-on-Suir 54.36

6. Cornelius Marshall St. Finbarrs AC 54.49

0/40

Ted Flannelly Slaney Olympic 56.03

Jim Baldwin Waterford AC 59.17

0/45

Cathal O’ Connell St. Finbarr’s AC 54.59

Michael Cunningham Bilboa AC 57.59

0/50

Stephen Griffin Tralee Harriers 55.24

Larry Lacey St. Joseph’s AC 59.44

0/55

David O’ Connor N/A 65.69

0/60

Maurice Tobin Grange-Fermoy 65.44

0/65

Tony Dunne Carraig na bhFear 84.24

Junior

Michael Dowling West Wicklow 55.20

Wheelchair

Gerry Forde Blarney

Team Results:

1. Leevale AC (99) 2. West Waterford A.C. (111) 3. Waterford A.C. (122 )

Ladies Results

1. Siobhan O’ Doherty Borrisokane 58.49

2. Rhona Lynch Eagle AC 62.04

3. Angela McCann Clonmel AC 62.35

4. Anne-Marie Holland Eagle AC 63.48

0/35

Corinna Wash West Waterford 64.13

Michelle Nolan Midleton AC 64.56

0/40

Diane Behan Waterford AC 67.17

Denise Crompton Dundrum 70.54

0/45

Mary Sweeney St. Finbarr’s AC 64.48

Claire Fowler Waterford AC 72.17

0/50

Teresa Tuohy Bilboa 68.34

Margaret Harty Limerick 76.55

0/55

Alice Walsh N/A 81.57

0/60

Maggie Dunne Carraig na bhFear 89.06

Junior

Tara Roche West Waterford AC 97.00

Team: West Waterford Athletic Club (75 points)

Waterford....Closing date for the Dungarvan 10 is the 18th of Jan

Just a reminder that the closing date for entries for the 2010 Dungarvan '10' race is next Monday, the 18th of January. Please note that you CANNOT enter on the day of the race, you must pre-enter. You can enter online by visiting the West Waterford AC website or you can print off the entry form and post it asap.

Due to the cancellation of the Mallow 10 race, this race has become by default the 1st race in the Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series. You can find more information about the series HERE.

Here is some additional information about the Dungarvan race from James Veale of West Waterford AC...

FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER FOR QUANTUM LIFE
DUNGARVAN 10 MILE ROAD RACE.

Time is "running" out for those interested in pre registering for the Upcoming Quantum Life Dungarvan 10 mile road race on Sunday two weeks
January 31st at 1 p.m.You can download the entry form from our club web site www.westwaterfordathletics.org you can also use the online facility up Until close of online entries Monday 18th of January.All postal entries can be sent to Ann Dunford, The Green. Kilgobnet, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. The race as well as being the second race in the Michael Roche carpets spring series is also race number two in the John Buckley Sports sponsored Munster 10 mile classic series. All finishers of The Quantum Life Dungarvan 10 will receive the now famous West Waterford AC goody bag, plus a Nike dry fit running top will be Awarded to all finishers. Shower facilities will be available at the Dungarvan Sports Centre for men and the Dungarvan Boxing club pavilion (by kind permission) for the Ladies. All race Goodie bags and Shirts will be awarded when runners cross the finishing line. Presentation of prizes will take place at the Sports centre where teas and sandwiches will be provided. The course used for this race is regarded as one of the fastest 10-mile courses in the country. If it's your first attempt at a 10 miler or if personal bests are your goal this race is the one for you, over a fast course at the classic 10-mile distance. The event organisers were delighted to once again be associated with our main sponsors Quantum Life and we thank Mel Shanley for his ongoing involvement with this prestigious event. This year's race through the kind sponsorship of Quantum Life and the support from Dungarvan Town Council we will see substantial cash prizes for the top runners with the first Lady and Man getting €400 each plus €250 to the first athlete to break either course record. Substantial cash prizes will follow down throughout the categories .Get your entry in today.