HIGHLIGHTS: Barbara Cleary 3rd woman & 1st W45 in AMSTERDAM HALF-MARATHON; John Travers an impressive 4th in AUTUMN OPEN CROSS; Girls and Boys Under 16 teams won DUBLIN EVEN-AGES XC CHAMPS with Lorraine O’Connor 1st in U16 Girls; Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan won the AN COSANTOR 10KM CHAMPIONSHIPS; Louis O’Loughlin solid run in ALABAMA CRIMSON CLASSIC. Sean Fox and Niall Lynch completed the AMSTERDAM MARATHON
REPORT: <report/results by Gerry Naughton & Florence Curley>
John Travers impressed with his first race back after a long injury lay-off in the AUTUMN OPEN CROSS INTERNATIONAL 7.5km RACE at Abbotstown on Sunday afternoon. Travers previous race was the National Road Relays back in April and he has undergone surgery and rehab since then. So, to finish 4th in a top-class field will be encouraging for the Donore Harriers star ahead of the championship season.
The race was won by Daragh McIlhenny (22.16) of UCD AC with his 2021 Euro Cross Under 23 gold medal Irish team colleague Keelan Kilrihill (22.24) of Moy Valley AC the runner-up. Travers was timed at 22.39, which given his lack of race sharpness, was a super effort.
In the Junior race held over 6km (4 laps) James Bolton (19.23) came 19th of 31 finishers, whilst in the Men’s Masters race over 7.5km Gavin Keogh (27.17) came 50th and 16th in the M40 category, whilst Des Tremble (28.04) was 70th and 15th in the M50 class. There were 107 finishers.
Maura Kearns contested the Women’s Masters race, also over 6km, and she placed 21st of 58 finishers – and came 9th in the W40 category.
The Jim McNamara Golden Shoe awards for the winners of the Men’s masters race and Women’s master race were presented to John Shine and Sinead O’Connor, both from Leevale AC, by the family of the late Donore Harriers athlete and coach. These awards were first presented in 2016.
Donore Harriers fielded 4 teams in the NATIONAL INTER-CLUB JUVENILE UNEVEN AGE RELAYS at Abbotstown on Sunday. These national relay races were held prior to the International Open-Cross competitions. All races were 4 x 500 metres.
The Under 11 Girls team of Zara Kellegher, Lola Nagle-Mullaly, Robyn McCluskey, and Lola Blake came 29th in a time of 8.38. The Under 11 Boys quartet of Alan Maddox, Mark Carville, Conor O’Hara, and Cadel Senyk – a step-up athlete – were 30th in 7.48.
In the Under 13 races the Girls team (7.19) of Petra Cunningham, Freya Ryan, Kim Sutcliffe, and Kate Phelan finished in 32nd place, with the Boys team (7.05) comprising of Dylan O’Connor, Ethan Ryan, James O’Hanlon, and step-up team member Max Henley-Willis came 19th.
The DUBLIN JUVENILE EVEN-AGES CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS were also held on the national cross-course in Abbotstown on Sunday morning. Note that this is only a preliminary report whilst we await the official results.
Both of the Donore Harriers Under 16 teams were victorious. The Girls team was led home by race winner Lorraine O’Connor – and she was closed followed by Emily Bolton in 2nd, Julie Cleary in 4th and Eden Brangan-Walsh in 10th.
The Boys team also packed well to ensure victory – with Liam Morris placing 5th, Charlie White in 6th, Sam O’Connor in 12th and Daire McCarthy in 13th being the scoring 4.
Other strong performances came from Laura Nunan 8th in the Under 18 Girls; Eoin Mooney and Cillian McCooey 8th and 15th respectively in the Under 14 Boys; Lily Hanrahan-Clarke 8th in the Under 14 Girls; and Olyver Whelan and Mark Nunan 8th and 12th in the Under 12 Boys.
A full report will follow…
Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan set a new personal best time of 30.58 to win the 41st AN COSANTOR 10KM CHAMPIONSHIPS in the Phoenix Park last Wednesday afternoon. The Donore Harriers athlete won with a minute to spare over runner-up Conor Tiernan (31.57). The strongest challenge to Josh came from previous multi & 40th edition (2019) winner Kenneth Rodgers. The two pre-race favourites battled it out over the first 5km reached in 15.23. Soon after Rodgers stepped off the road and O’Sullivan-Hourihan found himself running solo to victory. He was cheered on the side-line by his Donore Harriers club-mates, work colleagues from the Ordnance Survey, and his coach Willie Smith. When he reached the finish line in the Army HQ, he was greeted by his father Paul who had travelled from Cork for the occasion.
The race served as a trial for the CISM (International Military Sports Council) Championships. O’Sullivan-Hourihan has now set PBs for 3km, 5km, 10km, 10-mile and the half-marathon in 2022.
M75 athlete Barry Potts came 121st of 337 finishers in a time of 46.21.
Stateside on Friday, Louis O’Loughlin came 28th of 143 finishers in the ALABAMA CRIMSON CROSS-COUNTRY CLASSIC at Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Auburn University student was the 3rd scorer (of 5) on the ‘Tigers’ team that placed 6th of 15. The race was held over 8,075 metres (5-miles +) and O’Loughlin timed 24.50. He said afterwards: “I’d love to make the Irish under 23 Euro Cross team, but I really need to be sub-24 minutes for 5-mile. Still, sessions are going well, and I feel that I am in a good block of training”.
Barbara Cleary – 108th overall – was the 3rd woman home and 1st in the W45 category in Sunday’s MIZUNO AMSTERDAM HALF-MARATHON. The Donore Harriers athlete recorded a time of 1.19.04 to win convincingly. Harry Vaughan (1.20.03) came 138th overall and there were more than fourteen and-a-half thousand finishers.
Two master athletes Sean Fox and Niall Lynch lined up in the TCS AMSTERDAM MARATHON that preceded the half-marathon. Fox set a time of 2.45.46 to place 269th overall and 12th in the M45 age-group, whilst Lynch (2.54.13) was 595th and 22nd in the M50s. There were 12,083 finishers.
Mark Devine was the club’s sole entry in the DONADEA 10KM RACE on Saturday morning. The race included 2 x 5km laps inside picturesque Donadea Forest. The Donore Harriers man came 60th out of 169 finishers in a time of 47.43 and was 16th in the M40 category.
The remarkable Ann Woodlock, a W80 athlete, placed 59th at the BRICKFIELDS PARKRUN in a time of 33.46. More parkrun results below.
Results in brief:
AN COSANTOR 10KM CHAMPIONSHIPS inc. CISM TRIAL at Phoenix Park (12.20.2022)
1st Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (30.58 PB)
121st Barry Potts M75 (46.21)
337 finishers
ALABAMA CRIMSON CLASSIC 8,075M CROSS-COUNTRY at the Harry Pritchett Running Course at Tuscaloosa, Alabama (14.10.2022)
28th Louis O’Loughlin (24.50)
143 finishers
DONADEA 10KM (15.10.2022)
60th & 16th M40 Mark Devine (47.43)
169 finishers
TCS AMSTERDAM MARATHON (16.10.2022)
269th & 12th M45 Sean Fox (2.45.46)
595th & 22nd M50 Niall Lynch (2.54.13)
12,083 finishers
MIZUNO AMSTERDAM HALF-MARATHON (16.10.2022)
108th, 3rd woman & 1st W45 Barbara Cleary (1.19.04)
138th Harry Vaughan (1.20.03)
14,623 finishers
AUTUMN OPEN CROSS INTERNATIONAL at Abbotstown (16.10.2022)
SENIOR WOMEN 6,000M
MASTER WOMEN 35-64 6,000M
21st & 9th W40 Maura Kearns (23.19)
58 finishers
JUNIOR MEN 6,000M
15th James Bolton (19.23)
32 finishers
SENIOR MEN 7,500M
4th John Travers (22.39)
51 finishers
MASTER MEN 35-64 7,500M
50th & 16th M40 Gavin Keogh (27.17)
70th & 15th M50 Des Tremble (28.04)
107 finishers
DUBLIN JUVENILE EVEN AGES CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS at Abbotstown (16.10.2022) – only selected results
U12 BOYS 2,000M: 8th Olyver Whelan, 12th Mark Nunan
U14 GIRLS 3,000M: 8th Lily Hanrahan-Clarke
U14 BOYS 3,000M: 8th Eoin Mooney, 15th Cillian McCooey
U16 GIRLS 4,000M: 1st Lorraine O’Connor, 2nd Emily Bolton, 4th Julie Cleary, 10th Eden Brangan-Walsh
U16 BOYS 4,000M: 5th Liam Morris, 6th Charlie White, 8th Sam O’Connor, 12th Daire McCarthy, 13th Reuben McCormick, also Lucas Collender & Aryell Sheedy
U18 GIRLS 4,000M: 8th Laura Nunan
NATIONAL INTER-CLUB JUVENILE UNEVEN AGE RELAYS at Abbotstown (16.10.2022)
U11 GIRLS 4 x 500M: 29th Donore Harriers <Zara Kellegher, Lola Nagle-Mullaly, Robyn McCluskey, Lola Blake> (8.38) 30 teams
U11 BOYS 4 x 500M: 30th Donore Harriers <Alan Maddox, Mark Carville, Conor O’Hara, Cadel Senyk (step-up)> (7.48) 32 teams
U13 GIRLS 4 x 500M: 32nd Donore Harriers <Petra Cunningham, Freya Ryan, Kim Sutcliffe, Kate Phelan> (7.19) 38 teams
U13 BOYS 4 x 500M: 19th Donore Harriers <Dylan O’Connor, Ethan Ryan, James O’Hanlon, Max Henley-Willis (step-up)> (7.05) 23 teams
PARKRUN (15.10.2022)
BRICKFIELDS: 59th Ann Woodlock W80 (33.46), 65th Shiofra McCarthy W45 (35.05)
BUSHY: 134th Thomas Halton M65 (33.33)
CORKAGH: 85th Terry Mee M75 (31.20)
GRIFFEEN: 60th Charlie O’Neill M60 (26.16)
NEW ROSS: 23rd Eugene MacCurtain M55 (24.29), 39th Liz MacCurtain W55 (27.32)
WATERSTOWN: 68th Andrew Maguire M55 (54.08)