Gavin Eccles was the first Raheny man home at the Rathfarnham 5K in 14 minutes 47 seconds to take seventh place. Eccles led home 28 Raheny athletes including David Kirwin 15:36, Andrew Hyland 15:37, Cillian O’Leary 15:42, Dara MacRiocaird 16:07, Bernard Roe 16:37, George Sevastopulo 17:01. Aisling Ahern 17:20, Conrad Latham 17:21, Zoe Quinn 17:27, Lucy Barrett 17:33, Annette Kealy 17:33, Derek Nolan 17:40, William Walsh 17:47, Gary Aylward 17:48….
Mick Clohisey took fourth place in the Charleville half marathon posting 67 minutes 57 seconds. The race was won by Jonathan Escalante-Phillips in 66 minutes and 21 seconds. Sergiu Ciobanu took second place in 66:24 and Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan was third in 67:04. Also running were; Graham Ahearne 72:49, John McManus 65:34 Paul Curtayne 1:42.19 and Hannah Coleman 1:42.57. At the Berlin marathon Eric Champ clocked 2:45.33.
Joe McCracken led home a massive Raheny Shamrock contingent at the Irish Life Dublin half-marathon. 80 Raheny Shamrock members raced with McCracken clocking 77 minutes and five seconds. Also running were; Brian Kelly 79:24, Christopher Quaid 79:31, Martin McKenna 80:56, John Clohisey 81:52, Jody Gilhooly 82:11, Vengatramana Karthikeyan Meiazhagan 81:37, Fiona Stack 83:25. Andy Kelly 84:24, David Jackson 84:04, Gary Aylward 84:39, Michael Kehoe 84:39, Keith Fleming 85:20, Dermot Coffey…
Dublin board have announced the medal results for the Dublin 10 mile championship held last month with a number of Raheny Shamrock medals. Kate Purcell gold in the women’s race posting 59.36. Over/35 – Silver Fiona Stack 65.41 Over-40 – Gold Wes O’Brien 56.06 Over-40 – Bronze Ian McConkey 58.46 Over-40 – Bronze Shirley Coyle 70.54 Over/50 – Gold Brian Kelly 61.41, gold Lorraine Byrne 75.21, silver Angela Charlton 78.41….