It was another great day in the history of Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club as the club landed 10 gold, five silver and five bronze. The haul saw the club land the inaugural Pat Hooper Cup as the most successful club at the championship. In the women’s race there were gold medals for Adrienne Atkins (0/55), Mary Lynch (O/70). Silver for Sarah Quigley (O/40), Orla Gormley (O/55), Jean Dunne (O/60) and Patricia…
What is it about the Dublin masters cross country? Ask any club captain? Try cobbling together a team for the Dublin Senior last October, the Leinster Masters next week or the National Intermediate next month. It’s a gargantuan task? Niggles, birthday parties, long runs in preparation for a Marathon months away are all trotted out. When you do get them on board you wince with dread every time the next…
The first race of the new Irish mountain running association season in the Leinster League takes place on Saturday January 22nd starting at 11am from Deer Park golf club in Howth. The course is approximately 7.33K with a junior route of 5K. The Winter Spring League is a series of shorter races each year to give new members a chance to see if they’d be interested in trail running/racing. Details…
This Sunday, the Dublin masters cross country championship 2022 arrives on our doorstep when the club hosts the event in St Anne’s Park. Over the last few years the event has become by the far biggest, most popular and most competitive championship within the County. Of far more significance to Raheny people is; for the first time since his sudden passing in October 2020, clubs will be competing, in addition…