{"id":49033,"date":"2026-11-01T21:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T21:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/?p=49033"},"modified":"2026-11-01T21:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T21:00:45","slug":"parkrun-roundup-halloween-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/?p=49033","title":{"rendered":"Parkrun Roundup Halloween 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div>\n<p>It was another fantastic Saturday morning for <strong>Raheny Shamrock AC<\/strong>, with our members proudly wearing the green and white at parkruns across Dublin, around Ireland, and even overseas. From first-place finishes to parkrun tourism adventures, the club was represented in style with an incredible <strong>84 Shamrocks taking part across 19 different parkrun events<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it was a hard tempo effort, a personal best attempt, a steady social run, or simply enjoying a Saturday morning in great company, it was wonderful to see such a strong club presence once again.<\/p>\n<h2>\ud83c\udfc6 Winners and Podium Performances<\/h2>\n<p>There were some outstanding performances from Shamrocks at the sharp end of the field this weekend, including event victories and podium finishes.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the way was <strong>Vinny Mulvey<\/strong>, who stormed to victory at <strong>Broadmeadow Linear parkrun<\/strong>, crossing the line first overall in a brilliant <strong>17:13<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At <strong>Malahide parkrun<\/strong>, <strong>Annette Kealy<\/strong> produced another excellent run to finish as <strong>first female<\/strong> and sixth overall in <strong>18:52<\/strong>, while <strong>Aisling Ahern<\/strong> topped the women&#8217;s field at <strong>Tolka Valley parkrun<\/strong>, finishing sixth overall in <strong>21:04<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Back on home territory at <strong>St Anne&#8217;s parkrun<\/strong>, <strong>Mark Hogan<\/strong> secured a superb <strong>third-place overall finish<\/strong> in <strong>18:42<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There were also excellent female podium performances from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Caitriona Costello<\/strong> who finished as <strong>second female<\/strong> at <strong>Fairview parkrun<\/strong> in <strong>23:54<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rebekah Atkins<\/strong> who claimed <strong>second female<\/strong> at <strong>St Anne&#8217;s<\/strong> in <strong>22:04<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Katie Hayman<\/strong>, making it two Shamrocks on the female podium at St Anne&#8217;s, finishing as <strong>third female<\/strong> in <strong>23:40<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Congratulations to all our podium finishers for flying the Raheny Shamrock colours so impressively.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2b50 Strong Top 10 Finishes<\/h2>\n<p>Several other Shamrocks earned top-ten finishes across the country:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Michael McEnery<\/strong> finished <strong>4th overall<\/strong> at <strong>Tymon parkrun<\/strong> in <strong>19:02<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dave Feeney<\/strong> placed <strong>7th overall<\/strong> at <strong>New Ross parkrun<\/strong> in <strong>22:23<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ken Doyle<\/strong> secured <strong>9th overall<\/strong> at <strong>Bundoran Promenade parkrun<\/strong> in <strong>21:44<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Owen Joyce<\/strong> rounded out the top ten at <strong>St Anne&#8217;s<\/strong>, finishing <strong>10th overall<\/strong> in <strong>19:36<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fantastic running all around from our athletes.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2618\ufe0f Shamrocks Everywhere<\/h2>\n<p>As always, <strong>St Anne&#8217;s parkrun<\/strong> was the club&#8217;s biggest gathering point, with an incredible <strong>53 Raheny Shamrock runners<\/strong> taking part.<\/p>\n<p>Our members also spread themselves far and wide, with representation at parks, promenades, beaches, and international venues:<\/p>\n<div class=\"___5wvz9a0 ftgm304 f1oy3dpc fm6nont f48hbct\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" data-stable-ignore=\"true\" data-tabster=\"{&quot;restorer&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:1}}\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<div class=\"___1dmoc29 f10pi13n ftgm304 f1enuhaj fdclmfp f1nbblvp fat0sn4 f1ov4xf1 fekwl8i f1lmfglv f1oz7aqm f1abmfm4 f1w619qj f16h0jq8\">\n<table class=\"___1vyiefv f1ddd56o f16vktn6 f1ahpp82 f11qra4b f1uinfot fibjyge fvueend f9yszdx f1fu4s3n f3l3pb3 f10ghnd0 f8fmt76 fjvbh62 f1qrqxae f1vw5qpk fc02sbz fxawf59 fymf513 f1aoyrul f1el8yx3 f1pymoxg f1ofu761 fe6itr f7coize f1794535 f1o0pw0q fbjjl9v fk1v6el f16pyhcb f1ixlhx9 f12zef0i flu5r5u f19haqzy f1owmcxx f1oddm8q f1004tna fcoaxci fh0ee9u f15v23i2 f1dmj53 f1r1gcv9 f14z1veh ffufd3x f1ypplot f1660cg\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Event<\/th>\n<th>Shamrocks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St Anne&#8217;s<\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Malahide<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tolka Valley<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Father Collins<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bundoran Promenade<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>River Valley<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sligo<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Upton Court (UK)<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Broadmeadow Linear<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bushy, Dublin<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fairview<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Laytown Beach<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monaghan Town<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Ross<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Poolbeg<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Templemore<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tralee<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tymon<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zuiderpark, Den Haag (Netherlands)<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This geographical spread perfectly captures the spirit of parkrun and the enthusiasm of our members to keep running wherever their travels take them.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2708\ufe0f Parkrun Tourists of the Week<\/h2>\n<p>A special mention goes to our travelling Shamrocks this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny Colbert<\/strong> represented the club internationally at <strong>Zuiderpark parkrun in Den Haag, Netherlands<\/strong>, while <strong>Emmet McAvinue<\/strong> and <strong>Seona O&#8217;Keeffe<\/strong> flew the green and white flag at <strong>Upton Court parkrun<\/strong> in England.<\/p>\n<p>We always love seeing Raheny Shamrock colours appearing at parkruns around the world.<\/p>\n<h2>Green and White Pride Every Saturday<\/h2>\n<p>From event winners and podium finishers to first-timers, tourists, and everyone in between, every one of our <strong>84 participants<\/strong> contributed to another memorable Saturday for the club.<\/p>\n<p>The strength of Raheny Shamrock AC is not measured only by fast times and podium places, but by the incredible community spirit that sees our members turning out week after week, supporting one another, and representing the club with pride wherever they run.<\/p>\n<p>Well done to everyone who laced up the runners this weekend. 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From first-place finishes to parkrun tourism adventures, the club was represented in style with an incredible 84 Shamrocks taking part across 19 different parkrun events. Whether it was a hard tempo effort, a personal best attempt, a steady social run, or simply&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49033"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49034,"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49033\/revisions\/49034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}