Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Limerick...Results of the Ballysteen 10k - Sat 16th Apr 2016

A total of 63 people took part in this race in Ballysteen in Co.Limerick...27 in the 10k and 36 in the 5k.

Race Position    Name    Race No    Time    Club/Address
1    Carmody, Michael    309    33.07    An Bru AC
2    Cremin, JJ    266    37.36    An Bru AC
3    Hayes, Don    312    39.32    0
4    Burke, John    270    41.43    0
5    Culligan, Selenia    275    42.41    Fergus AC
6    Cremin, Michael    265    43.00    An Bru AC
7    Sheedy, Bryan    311    43.11    0
8    Culligan, Anthony    274    44.23    Fergus AC
9    O'Connell, Pat    313    45.45    0
10    McNamara, Gerard    281    46.26    0
11    Quirke, Seamus    278    46.33    0
12    Dennigan, Tom    272    47.29    0
13    Lawlor, Dympna    273    47.5    West Limerick
14    Mulcahy, Niamh    315    48.15    West Limerick

15    Fitzgerald, Seamus    277    48.17    0
16    McCarty, Michael    271    48.32    West Limerick
17    Neville, Pakie    331    49.15    0
18    Clancy, Brian    276    49.36    0
19    Sheehy, Pat    290    50.37    0
20    Sheehy, Niall    310    50.40    0
21    O'Regan, Jeni    267    51.10    West Limerick
22    Carrig, Olivia    316    52.52    0
23    Lenihan, Kevin    284    55.31    0
24    Stokes, AnneMarie    285    55.31    0
25    Sheehy, Edel    269    56.19    0
26    Hartigan, John    268    56.20    0
27    Leahy, Noelle    314    57.05    West Limerick


5k Result           
Race Position    Name    Race No    Time
1    Ryan, Anthony    287    21.15
2    Ranahan, Mark    279    21.27
3    Murphy, Padraic    327    23.27
4    O'Brien, Emmet    334    24.38
5    Vial, Emily    339    26.28
6    Heelan, Mike    333    28.02
7    Moroney, Caroline    286    31.5
8    Foley, Tara    288    33.32

9    Stokes, Breda    283    34.35
10    Shanahan, Theresa    337    37.04
11    Shanahan, Ciara    338    37.04
12    Dunne, Johnny    292    40.50
13    Magner, Eimear    289    43.28
14    Ranahan, Mary    332    43.28
15    Maune, Diane    319    44.28
16    Fitzgerald, Evelyn    318    44.28
17    Fitrzgerald, Anna    317    44.28
18    Costelloe, Evan    295    47.59
19    Mulcahy, Maeve    330    47.59
20    James Daly    298    46.30
21    Meehan, Lisa    336    46.30
22    Gammell, Brian    299    46.30
23    Mulcahy, Deirdre    328    48.00
24    Mulcahy, Fionn    329    48.00
24    Shanahan, Rosie    296    50.34
25    Shanahan, Lilly    297    50.34
26    Costelloe, Rachel    294    50.34
27    Maune, Emma    321    51.33
28    Maune, Jack    320    51.33
29    Maune, Sarah    322    51.33
30    Costelloe, Siobhan    293    51.56
31    Anglim, Biddy    335    54.36
32    O'Shaughnessy, Kathleen    323   
33    O'Shaughnessy, Conor    324   
34    McGrath, Mary    282   
35    Condon, Oonagh    325   
36    Condon, Paddy    326

Tipperary...Results & photos of the County Road Championships - Sun 17th Apr 2016



The Tipperary County Road Championships were held in the village of Dundrum on Sunday the 17th of April 2016. A total of 92 club runners took part with 33 in the women's race and 48 in the men's. A further 11 juniors also took part.

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Tipperary Athletics have a small gallery HERE

Clare...Results of the Cooraclare 10k - Sun 17th Apr 2016

A small crowd of just 68 people took part in the the Flan Mc Mahon Memorial 10k Road Race in Cooraclare , Co Clare on Sunday 17 April 2016.

1 40:02    DERMOT GALVIN,     St Johns AC    M 
2 40:40    JAMES FLANAGAN,     Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare M
3 44:16    RONAN DONNELLAN,     Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare Junior Men
7 48:19    MARIAN DOWNES,     Kilmihil    F
8 49:05    MAIREAD KELLY,     Westport AC    F 
9 49:08    MAURA FALSEY,     Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare F 


The full results can be seen HERE

Monday, April 18, 2016

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel AC 6km race - Wed 13th Apr 2016

From Clonmel AC........Race 3 report and all the winners - Great racing in Race 3 of the Morrison BMW Cahir sponsored 6k series
Race 3 of the Morrison BMW Cahir sponsored 6k road race series took place in very good weather conditions tonight and it was brilliant to see 318 athletes compete, a record entry for race 3 of this series. 


We had fantastic entries for this series of races, the Practise race had 254 athletes competing, race 1 had 334 athletes competing, Race 2 had 336 athletes competing and 318 athletes tonight, brilliant and thanks to everyone who made this series of races such a success. Once again the Club is indebted to Morrison BMW Cahir for their very generous sponsorship. 

Competition was very keen throughout all the Divisions and the majority of the final placings were only decided tonight. Indeed great credit must go to all the team Captains for encouraging all their teams to compete and it was just brilliant. In the race itself Emmet McNamara of the Speed Merchants ran very well when winning in 21 mins 7 secs with Kenny Curran 2nd in 21 mins 45 secs and Bernard Feery (South Tipp Physio) 3rd in 21 mins 56 secs. The top three women were Claire Annan (Fantastic Five)1st in 22 mins 36 secs, 2nd Aine Roche (O Gorman’s Bakery) 24 misn 24 sec and 3rd Siobhan McHugh (MSD Team 1) 3rd in 24 mins 47 secs.
1 Emmet Mc Namara    The Speed Merchants      21:07   
2 Kenny Curran    Individual      21:45   
3 Bernard Feery    South Tipp Physio      21:56   
6 Claire Annan    Fantastic Five      22:36     
31 Aine Roche    O Gormans Bakery      24:24   
38 Siobhan McHugh    MSD Team 1      24:47    


The full results can be found on the Clonmel AC website HERE

Limerick...Results of the UL Rowing Club 5k - Thurs 14th Apr 2016

The result of the 10th and final race in the series can be seen HERE

Clare...Results of the Kilnaboy 10 mile road race - Sun 10th Apr 2016

A large crowd of 422 runners turned out for this years Kilnaboy 10 mile road race. As can be seen from the chart below, it's a drop on last years numbers but still a very good turnout for a 10 mile race in Co.Clare.


This is very much in line with the other races in the Run Clare series which were down this year.

One thing that the chart doesn't show is how much the race has changed in the last two years. Prior to 2015, the race attracted a lot more of the faster runners. For example in 2011, 37 out of 195 ran sub 65 mins....about 19%.

In the last two years, it has become more of a mass participation event with larger numbers but with a lot of the faster runners missing. In 2016, just 8 out of 422 runners broke 65 mins....just 2%.

There is nothing right or wrong about this, it is what it is. Larger numbers mean that the host club earns more money which in turn helps fund its activities. As you can see from the chart about, the race has a long history and would have been considered in the past to be one of the serious 10 mile road races in Munster along with Dungarvan, Ballycotton and Mallow. That's no longer the case.

1 JULIO     CESAR CASTRO     57.02     MS     KILMURRY IBRICKANE
2  LARRY     ARTHUR     58.38     M40     DERG AC
3 WILLIE     DEVITT     60.21     MO     Kilmurry Ibrickane
11 SHARON     RYNNE     65.08     FS     KILMURRY IBRICKANE
17 DEE     GRADY     66.42     FS     ATHENRY AC
37 MARY     CAHILL     70.42     F35     ENNIS TRACK


Full results

Photos...
1) John O'Neill has a gallery HERE


Sunday, April 17, 2016

Limerick...Results of the Jacinta O'Brien Plassey 10k - Sun 10th Apr 2016



The numbers for this race were well down this year with just 100 taking part. The wet weather obviously had an impact but I'm not sure if it would explain such a big drop.

Matt    Horrigan    Male    0:33:21
Niall    Shanahan    Male    0:33:22
Dermot    Hayes    Male    0:37:12
Annamaria    Costello    Female    0:42:14
Catriona    Dowling    Female    0:43:14
Rachel    Clancy    Female    0:43:33


The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) ILoveLimerick has an album HERE

Tipperary...Results of the Thurles Squash Club 5k - Sun 10th Apr 2016

64 people took part in the Thurles Squash Club 5K on Sun 10th Apr 2016.
                        
Position    Athlete's Name    Club / Location    Time    Gender
1 Mick Traynor    Raheny Shamrocks A C        17:04    Male
2 John Fitzgibbon    Thurles Crokes A C        17:11    Male
3 William Stephens    Killenaule        17:46    Male
5 Margaret  Danagher    Templemore A C        19:36    Female
11 Phil Ryan    Ballynonty A C        21:13    Female
12 Sandra Fitzpartick    Ballyroan A C        21:40    Female 


The fill results can be seen HERE

Saturday, April 16, 2016

ATHENRY AC ANNOUNCES AN EVENING WITH FRANK GREALLY AND JERRY KIERNAN

ATHENRY AC ANNOUNCES AN EVENING WITH FRANK GREALLY AND JERRY KIERNAN

An Evening with Frank Greally and Jerry Kiernan With the Olympics Games in Rio only months away, Galway sports fans will have the chance to spend an entertaining evening in the company of two of the legendary figures of Irish athletics in the Raheen Woods Hotel in Athenry on Wednesday the 20th of April next at 08:00pm. Runners of all levels will have something to look forward on what promises to be a great night.

This FREE event is hosted by Athenry AC to mark the occasion of the launch on the Athenry AC Half-Marathon which takes place on the 25th of June next in Monivea.

Editor of Irish Runner magazine since 1981, Frank Greally is a familiar figure to runners all over the country. A Mayo man by birth, Frank has lived a full life since the days he graced the roads around Ballyhaunis as a young man with his prodigious athletic talent. Frank broke the Irish junior 10,000m record in August 1970 in a time of 30:17, a record that stands to this day. He translated his outrageous talent for athletics into a scholarship at East Tennessee State University where he ran with ‘The Irish Brigade’ which included Neil Cusack, Ray McBride, Kevin Breen and the Leddy brothers, PJ and Eddie. Frank will be signing copies of his new book ‘Running Full Circle’ on the night.

Jerry Kiernan will also be a familiar figure to sports fans all over the country through his running, coaching and media work. As a young man in Listowel, Co. Kerry Jerry had three stated ambitions.

He aspired to being a teacher, he wanted to run a mile in less than four minutes and he wanted to be an Olympian. Remarkably, he has achieved all three of those ambitions during a long and successful career in sport. Amongst his many other achievements, he can count Irish records over both 3,000m and 2-miles, and a 9th place finish in the Olympic marathon in Los Angeles in 1984. Jerry currently coaches a number of the best distance runners in the country.

Athenry Athletics Club invites all sports fans to join these two legendary figures and many other guests in conversation at the Raheen Woods on the evening of March 20th at 08:00pm for an entertaining evening of athletics memories and more. More information on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/athenryac

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Notice...Joanne Mcmahon Thanksgiving Fundraiser Run & Walk, Castlemahon Co.Limerick - Sun 17th Apr 2016

This 10km run will be held in Castlemahon to the SE of Newcastle West in Co.Limerick on Sunday the 17th of April 2016. All proceeds go to the St James Hospital Burns Unit.



From the organisers....The Joanne Mcmahon thanksgiving fundraiser, in aid of the St James hospital Burns unit, takes place on Sunday 17th April 2016 from Castlemahon Community hall. The fundraiser takes place in the form of a 90k/40k cycle, 10k run and 5k fun walk. All support is much appreciated. While registering is Free of charge, we hope that all will contribute generously on the day with their valuable contributions and sponsorship cards:

Entries HERE

If you are unable to make this brilliant event, and want to contribute to the cause, click on the following link to donate now online: https://give.everydayhero.com/ie/joanne-mcmahon-thanksgiving-fundraiser

Thanking you in advance...Joanne & the fundraising committee

Preview......You can find a preview of the course with maps and photos HERE



Background story...Irish Examiner 5th Dec 2015

Waterford...Results & photos of the Ballinroad 5k race - Fri 8th Apr 2016



The first race of 11 in the Ger Wyley Sport / SKINS Summer Series kicked off on Friday evening the 8th of April 2016 with the Ballinroad 5k in Dungarvan. A total of 320 runners took part in this race and that represents a welcome 15.5% increase on the 2015 numbers. A whopping 133 of the total came from the host club West Waterford AC.

1 KEANE Barry M 89 Senior Waterford A.C. 00:15:49
2 MURPHY Damian M 144 Senior West Waterford A.C. 00:16:19
3 SWABY Brian M 195 Senior Waterford A.C. 00:16:42
35 FORRISTAL Sally F 251 Senior St. Joseph's A.C. 00:19:04
41 ROCHE Aine F 183 Senior Clonmel A.C. 00:19:22
43 DULLAGAHAN Suzanne F 275 O/40 Waterford A.C. 00:19:35


The full results can be seen HERE

Photos... 
1) The organisers have a few HERE


Photos by DC Images

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Results of the Munster Novice, Senior & Masters 4 Mile Road Championships...Sun 3rd Apr 2016

The Munster Novice, Senior & Master 4 Mile Road Championships were held last Sunday the 3rd of April 2016 in Kilnaboy, Co. Clare. There was a modest sized turnout with 91 in the mens race and 55 in the womens.

Michael Harty, Sean Hehir & James McCarthy


1 Sean Hehir Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C. Clare 19:12
2 Michael Harty East Cork A.C. Cork 19:20
3 James McCarthy East Cork A.C. Cork 19:46

In the womens race, it was a case of a 4 mile time trial for Shona Heaslip as she finished almost 3 minutes ahead of the rest of the field.
1 Shona Heaslip An Riocht A.C. Kerry 21:41
2 Niamh O'Sullivan An Riocht A.C. Kerry 24:34
3 Marie Murphy St. Finbarrs A.C. Cork 24:42


The full results can be seen HERE

Looking through the results, there was no one from Co.Waterford in either the mens or womens race. Last year, it was held in Killmallock, Co.Limerick and the numbers were larger...113 men and 74 women....perhaps because it was a more central location? 

Members of Ennis Track AC

Friday, April 8, 2016

Notice...Annual Ger Wyley Sports / SKINS Summer Road Race Series, Waterford - Apr to Aug 2016

The annual Ger Wyley Sports / SKINS Summer Road Race Series will start on Friday the 8th of April and continue until the 19th of August 2016. Organised by West Waterford AC, there are a total of 11 races in the series.

22nd ANNUAL GER WYLEY SPORTS/SKINS SUMMER SERIES...2016.


22ND ANNUAL GER WYLEY SPORTS/SKINS SUMMER SERIES 2016.

Race 1...Ballinroad 5k...Fri 8th April 2016 (7pm)...info on WWAC website...

Race 2...Butlerstown 4 mile...Fri 15th April 2016 (7pm)...info on WWAC website...

Race 3...Waterford to Tramore 7.5 mile...Sat 30th April 2016 (7pm)...info on WWAC website...

Race 4...Ardmore 5 mile...Fri 20th May 2016 (8pm)...info on WWAC website...

Race 5...Touraneena 5k...Fri 27th May 2016 (8pm)...info on WWAC website...

Race 6...Clashmore 5 mile...Fri 10th June 2016 (8pm)...info on WWAC website...

Race 7...Dromana 5 mile...Fri 17th June 2016 (8pm)...info on WWAC website...

Race 8...Rás Na Rinne 6 mile (approx)...Fri 1st July 2016 (8pm)...info on WWAC website...

Race 9...Ballymacarbry 5 mile...Fri 22nd July 2016 (7:30pm)...info on WWAC website...

Race 10...Marine Climb 6 mile...Fri 5th August 2016 (7:30pm)...info on WWAC website...

Race 11...GSK 5 mile, Dungarvan...Fri 19th August 2016 (7:30pm)...info on WWAC website...


From West Waterford AC........The famed Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS Summer Series heads into its 22nd year and is the only 11 race summer race programme in the country. From the off West Waterford AC would sincerely like to thank Ger Wyley of Wyley Sports and Footwear Dungarvan for his continued sponsorship of the Series. This year, the 11 race programme run's throughout the summer months from April to August with a diverse programme of events which holds something in it for everyone distance and terrain wise.

In thanking Ger we must also sincerely thank SKINS for their huge contribution to our series and especially to David McCarthy, the Irish sales manager for SKINS.

The annual Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS Summer Series in West Waterford gets under way on Friday 8th April with the 3rd Annual M T S Broadband Ballinroad 5k road race. There is an 11 race programme during the summer months, culminating in the GSK 5 mile on Friday August 19th.

For further information please contact James 086-8184762 or   info AT westwaterfordathletics DOT org


RACE ENTRY FEE STAYS AT 5 EURO-"NOW WHERE WOULD YOU GET IT."

A few years ago  the club reduced its race entry fee to 5 euro and the results was increased numbers participating in our events, this year once again indeed for the fourth year in succession we have decided to continue this trend with a 5 euro entry fee for club organised races in the series when you enter online.

This you will agree is brilliant value and is not repeated by any other race series anywhere taking into consideration also that our races are chipped timed with no added cost to you the runner.( where else now would you get that value). Please note if you wait to enter any of the series races until the night of the race you will pay 8 euro for our club organised events, so it basically pays to pre enter for the 5 euro.

The overall prize fund for the series will remain the same as last year and this is achievable with thanks to the generosity of our great sponsors. We will continue with the same prize fund for this year also. As a non-profit making club which has always strived to cater for all levels of participants and promoted itself as having events organised for runners by runners, we know from the feedback that runners appreciated the effort’s being made by our club in this matter and participants from far and near came and supported our events . We're really looking forward to seeing runners of all standards back again this coming summer series. But remember save yourself money and get your online race entry in.




CAN YOU COMPLETE SIX FROM ELEVEN.?

We will continue this year with the rewards system where any runner that completes 6 out of the 11 races will once again qualify for a SKINS voucher redeemable at Ger Wyley’s Sports to the value of €30. Best value summer series in the country.

For more information on the race series, visit the West Waterford AC website


Ger Wyley Sports is open Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 6pm. Located in WYLEY SPORTS O'Connell st Dungarvan and Dungarvan Shopping Centre.

Located in the heart of Dungarvan town, Ger Wyley Sports is the largest sports store in the south east stocking name brands such as Nike, Adidas, Umbro, Canterbury, Helly Hanson, Puma, Azzuri, O'Neills, Myrco etc. They have been in business since 1989.

Kerry...Results of the Kerry Road Race Championships - Sun 20th Mar 2016

These results appeared online over the last few days. A total of 20 men and 21 women took part in the Kerry Road Championships on Sunday the 20th of March 2016 in Beaufort.

Kerry Road Race Championships...Beaufort 20th March 2016
1. Tim O’Connor (An Riocht) 15.24
2. A O’Neill (Iveragh) 15.34
3. Donal O’Callaghan (An Riocht) 15.36
6. Shona Heaslip (An Riocht) 16.18 1st Senior Women
19. Niamh O’Sullivan (An Riocht) 18.43 2nd Senior Women
21. Sharon Cahill (An Riocht) 1st O50 Women 


The full results can be seen HERE

Results of the UL Rowing Club 5k...Thurs 31st Mar & 7th Apr 2016

The results of the University of Limerick Rowing Club 5k on Thurs 31st March and 7th of April can be seen HERE

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel AC 6km race - Wed 6th Apr 2016

The second race of four in the Clonmel AC Morrison BMW 6k race series was held on Wed 6th Apr 2016 and attracted a very large field of 336 runners, just two more than last week.



1 Nigel O Flaherty  Boston Scientific Team A  21:05
2 Andrew Smyth  Individual   21:46
3 Emmett McNamara  The Speed Merchants  22:03
8 Clare Annan   Fantastic Five    22:27
40 Kealey Tideswell  Fun Runners   25:08
41 Aine Roche O Gormans Bakery  25:09


The full results can be seen on the Clonmel AC website HERE

Race report from Clonmel AC HERE

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Kerry...Results of the Kerryhead / Ballyheigue Family Resources 10k run - Sun 3rd Apr 2016

Kerryhead / Ballyheigue 10km Results 03-04-2016

Split 1: 00:35:16 Patrick O connor
Split 2: 00:36:10 Tommy O Brien
Split 3: 00:40:05 Jason Gavin
Split 4: 00:42:03 Kevin Delaney
Split 5: 00:43:18 Gearoid Pierce
Split 6: 00:44:03 Vincent Beagley
Split 7: 00:44:58 Anthony Kennedy
Split 8: 00:44:58 Ann Marie Costello (1st female)
Split 10: 00:45:42 Aaron James (First Local Male)
Split 11: 00:46:01 Denis Naughton
Spilt 12  00: 46:34 Francis flaherty
Split 13: 00:46:35 Diarmuid Walsh
Split 14: 00:46:40
Split 15: 00:48:59 Philip Healy
Split 16: 00:50:02 Thomas Redmond
Split 17: 00:50:03 Sean Kenny
Split 18: 00:50:22 Emer Casey (2nd Female)
Split 19: 00:50:23 Alan Casey
Split 20: 00:50:39 Mick Harkin
Split 21: 00:50:40 Ned Flahive
Split 22: 00:50:41 Chris Treanor
Split 23: 00:50:58 John Leen
Split 24: 00:51:03 Mark Stack
Split 25: 00:52:44 Marian Godley (1st female Local)
Split 26: 00:52:48 Aine Quane (3rd female)
Split 27: 00:52:52 Robert Leen
Split 28: 00:53:31 Marian Mcelligott
Split 29: 00:53:58 Eilin Lioibhead
Split 30: 00:54:21 Anne Lee
Split 31: 00:56:21 Luke Graham / Ger grady
Split 32: 00:57:09 Mike Gavin
Split 34: 01:00:53 Sinead McDonell
Split 35: 01:05:34 Deirdre UI Chonchuir

5km
Donal Leahy     21:40
James Daley     22:36
Tomas Gaynor  25:33
Shannon Quille  27:37
Ursula Barrett    27:37
Sabrina Sprawl   32:06

Sunday, April 3, 2016

Tipperary...Results of the Killea 5k & 10 mile road race - Sun 3rd Apr 2016

This new event in Killea, Tipperary attracted a modest number of numbers...111 in the 10 mile and 112 in the 5k.

Killea 10 Mile Road Race Results             
1    Tony Fogarty    Templemore AC        55:59
2    David Sweeney    Laois        59:59
3    Derrick Leahy    Horse and Jockey      1:00:52
11    Lisa Murphy    Laois      1:06:17
30    Aoife Carroll    Mallow AC      1:11:46

36    Margaret Dooley    Birr AC      1:13:53

Killea 5K Road Race results
1    Michael Murry    Borrisoleigh Track Attack        18:27
3    Tom Butler    Clonmel AC        19:49
4    Brendan Guidera    Templemore        19:59
2    Margaret Danagher    Templemore        19:10
5    Stephanie Johnson    Clonmel        20:42
10    Ruby Carroll    Clonmel AC        22:32


The results for both races can be seen HERE

Tipperary...Results & photos of the Clonmel AC 6km race - Wed 30th Mar 2016


The first race of four in the Clonmel AC Morrison BMW 6k race series was held on Wed 30th Mar 2016 and attracted a very large field of 334 runners.

1 Jimmy Boland    Fantastic Five      20:57
2 Joey Feery    The Merry Munch      21:38
3 Bernard Feery    South Tipp Physio      22:06
9 Claire Annan    Fantastic Five      22:43
30 Aine Roche    O Gormans Bakery      24:24
45 AnnMarie Boland    Full Throttle      24:48 


Clonmel AC have a race report HERE and the results HERE

Photos...
1) Tipperary Photos has a gallery HERE

Friday, April 1, 2016

Waterford...Results & Video of the Bunny Run 5 mile in Waterford City - Sun 27th Mar 2016

The numbers for this race were down 27% this year which seems to follow a pattern for a lot of other events in Munster. It has now dropped 55% over the last 3 years.

First 3 men and women...
Brian Murphy M 26:43
Frank Quinlan M 27:01
Trevor Power M 28:31
Donna Dowling  F 32:13
Mary Molloy F 33:55
Mary Doolan F 34:22

The results were timed by Titan Sports but are very poor. Normally after a race, you can scan through a set of results to see colleagues and friends and what time they did. In this case, the results are in a searchable database so you can't see them. You have to know in advance who ran and then type in their name.

These type of results are fine for huge events where there are thousands of people taking part e.g. Dublin Marathon. A long list then doesn't make sense and it's practical to search by name or club. For 137 runners, it's useless.

Another problem is the fact that the results can't be linked to. All people can do at the moment is to link to the front page of the results website. It's fine for now when you can see where the results might be but in 12 months time, people will have to search through the list of events for the right one.

Out of all the chip timing websites in the country, this is probably the worst one I've seen to date.

Video......
There is a nice video here which captures the atmosphere of the occasion...



Proceeds from the run went towards the Children's Medical Research Foundation.