BUTTEVANT RC 4 Mile
The Buttevant RC 4 Mile was held on Friday, 17th May in Buttevant, Co Cork. We had one club member travel to the rebel county. Liam Butler ran the race in 32:48.
WALLS OF FETHARD 5K
The Walls of Fethard 5k was held on Friday, 24th May. It was a lovely evening for racing with sunshine and a slight breeze. The start and finish were outside the Town Park entrance. The course had stretches of inclines and declines. First home for the club in a great time was 5th Dymphna Ryan 17:08 and was 1st Woman. Next, we had 30th Jim Hally 19:55, 39th Tommy Byrnes 20:23, 40th Shane White 20:32, 41st Paul Bradshaw 20:31 and 60th Tony Delaney 21:52.
CLARE BURREN MARATHON CHALLENGE
The Clare Burren Marathon Challenge was held on Saturday, May 25th. This also incorporates a mini marathon and a half marathon. The race starts out of Ballyvaughan and traverses the Burren plateau limestone trails before descending back down to the coast to finish back at Ballyvaughan pier. Barry Hartnett competed in the Half Marathon and won for the second year in a row in 01:26:21.
JOHN KELLY 7.5K MEMORIAL RUN
The John Kelly 7.5k Memorial Run was held on Sunday, May 26th in Loughmore and hosted by Loughmore NS. It's a nice course with an uphill finish. Linda Grogan had a great race to to place 4th overall and was 1st Woman in 28:49.
Featured Image: Dundrum AC athletes who ran in the Walls of Fethard 5k. L-R: Dymphna Ryan (1st Woman), Shane White, Paul Bradshaw, Tony Delaney and Tommy Byrnes.