{"id":25838,"date":"2026-04-20T13:20:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/?p=25838"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:26:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:26:57","slug":"road-racing-round-up-week-ending-april-19th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/?p=25838","title":{"rendered":"Road Racing Round Up &#8211; Week Ending April 19th 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Well done to everyone crossing a starting line for the club!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A wonderful week of road racing for the club this week, as we saw members across the island and further afield. Special shout out this week goes to Fiona Stack who placed in her age category in the Manchester Marathon, and Brendan Potter who completed the Connemara Ultramarathon, which shows the endurance Shamrocks have!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Our men&#8217;s team won gold at the Dublin Championship 10k, the team included silver medallist Dara Mac Riocaird.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The full results are below, as ever if there are any missed or any of the below are PBs please get in touch via the social media pages or info@rahenyshamrock.ie .<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u>Manchester Marathon<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div>Fiona Stack\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02:46:32\u00a0 \u00a08th Lady Overall and 2nd O40<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u>Wexford Half Marathon<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div>Nigel Cullen\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01:46:25<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u>Wexford 10km<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div>John Patrick Burklow\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a037:59<\/div>\n<div>Keith Cullen\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a046:33<\/div>\n<div>Marc Cullen\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a053:25<\/div>\n<div>Michael Cullen\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a056:45<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u>Connamara\u00a0Half Marathon<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div>Lisa McCarthy\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01:45:12<\/div>\n<div>Maura Dineen\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01:48:16<\/div>\n<div>Aileen Cooke\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01:48:34<\/div>\n<div>Orla McElhinney\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1:53:01<\/div>\n<div>Sarah O&#8217;Neill\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01:59:15<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u>Connamara\u00a0Ultra Marathon<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div>Brendan Potter\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07:56:23<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u>Newbridge 5km<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div>Michael Counsel\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 17:14<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u>The Windmill 10km Garristown incorporating the Dublin 10km Championships<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div>Dara Mac Riocaird\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a034:19\u00a0 \u00a02nd Overall Silver in Dublin Championships<\/div>\n<div>Graham Ahearne\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a034:41\u00a0 \u00a0Silver O45 Mens Dublin Championships<\/div>\n<div>Anthony Eames\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a035:51\u00a0 \u00a0Bronze O40 Mens Dublin Championships<\/div>\n<div>Joe McCracken\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 37:06<\/div>\n<div>Colm Dunne\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a038:05<\/div>\n<div>Anthony Lee\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a040:37<\/div>\n<div>Davey Duane\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a040:56<\/div>\n<div>Charlie Sheil\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a041:01<\/div>\n<div>Brian McWeeney\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 42:37<\/div>\n<div>Ken Doyle\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a043:46\u00a0 Silver O60 Mens Dublin Champions<\/div>\n<div>Catherine Groves\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a051:09<\/div>\n<div>Christy Reilly\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 55:52<\/div>\n<div>Greg O&#8217;Beirne\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 58:07<\/div>\n<div>Gerard Fay\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a058:24<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u>Teams<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div>Gold for Mens Senior Team consisting of Dara Mac Riocaird, Graham Ahearne, Anthony Eames &amp; Colm Dunne<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-16 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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