Richie O’Connor wishes to advise club members of the below Visual Impairment initiative. As part of parkrun I and a number of other volunteers have undergone some preliminary training on being a guide for visually impaired runners and walkers. While discussing this, the trainer noted that Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club had been in touch with one of the lead organisations about expanding the club to facilitate visually impaired runners. As…
Mick Clohisey took second place in the Dunboyne Four mile race just one second behind Peter Somba. Clohisey posted 18 minutes 41 seconds, just a second behind Somba. Clohisey’s second place helped the men’s team to second place, just four points behind Clonliffe Harriers. The men’s scoring team was Clohisey, Kevin Moriarty who posted 20:14, Michael McMahon 20:31 and Ciaran McCarthy 21:14. Annette Kealy finished fourth in the women’s race…
A tough day at the office for Kevin Dooney and the Irish team at the World Half-Marathon Championship in Valencia on Saturday. Dooney became the first Raheny Shamrock athlete to ever compete at this event, posting 72 minutes 14 seconds well outside his personal best of 64:57. A tough day at the office none the less, there is no doubting Kevin will back to prove his best again in the…
The 2017-18 Winter League is reaching its climax with just two rounds remaining. Those races are about over two mile on Wednesday March 28th and Wednesday April 18. The winter league is divided into five divisions, with athlete’s best eight races deciding the series. The positions from each round are collated for each athlete with the lowest scores from the athlete’s best eight finishes, added together and resulting in the final…