Out in force
with a few testing hills thrown in for good measure and the star performer was Pat O’Grady who delivered a strong run to win his O-55 category in a lively 17:45, finishing 17th overall. Mike Staunton ran well and was 244th in 24:14, with Gerard Fay 303rd place with 25:37 and Donal Branigan 583rd in 31:07.
For the D&D ladies, Ieva Ofmane finished 211th in 23:33, followed by Joanne White who was 242nd in 24:04.
John Reilly continued his run of good form over the popular 5K distance when finishing 17th overall and second in category at last Saturday’s Castleknock 5K.
Reilly, who went sub 18 minutes for the first time the previous week, had a solid run to finish in 18:41, proving that racing isn’t always about getting fast times but staying ahead of your rivals.
Barbara Byrne’s dedication to her training paid off when she produced a strong run to finish 77th overall and third in category in a useful 22:36, while Sinead Weldon also ran well to finish 86th in 22:46.
In last Saturday’s Oldbridge Parkrun, Paul Browne was D&D’s first finisher, 20th overall in a new PB time of 22:35, followed by Tony Corcoran who was 29th in 22:53.
Seamus Roe was 42nd in 24:53, with club coach Jos Haak 43rd place in 25:05. Louise Irvin ran well to record a new PB time of 25:56 when finishing 49th in 25:56, closely followed by Deirdre McFerran in 54th place with 26:22, ahead of Linda Bowe, Rose Dalton and Ruth Dunne.