Reports
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 08-09-2019 21:34
The Frank Duffy 10mile road race took part in the Phoenix Park on Saturday 24th August and incorporated the Dublin Athletics Board 10 mile road race. M55 and W55 categories both produced gold medals with Tommy Hughes running 55:37 and Jackie Kingston 81:05. Ester Lawlor ran a 5min PB of 75:02 to win the W40 Bronze medal. Neil Skelton ran 62:17, Arc...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 25-08-2019 14:42
Congratulations to Mitchel Byrne who set a new club 3000m record of 8:15.46 in coming 3rd at the 6th meeting of the Flanders Cup series in Huizingen, Belgium on Saturday 24th August 2019. It is great to see him still improving at the end of the season! He was delighted with being presented with a bouquet of flowers and a beer (Kriek Boon cherry bee...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 24-08-2019 19:54
Well done to Rathfarnham WSAF AC’s Paul Stephenson who won the 2019 Celbridge 5k on Thursday 22nd August in a time of 15:21. Suzanne Ryan was 2nd F40 in 20:36 and Miriam McCormack was 3rd F50 in 24:10. Great running! FULL RESULTS HERE...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 23-08-2019 22:14
The National Masters Track & Field Championships 2019 took place at Tullamore AC track on Sunday 18th August. Performance of the day was from Rathfarnham WSAF AC’s Tommy Hughes who won gold and silver medals. The gold was in the M55 5000m where he ran a new M55 track record of 16:39.99. The silver was in the M55 1500m where he ran 4:41.22. Sh...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 18-08-2019 20:38
The 2019 Kilcock 10 mile road race on Sunday 18th August 2019 was run in very blustery conditions but on a well-planned flat circular course. Running his best time in a few years Seán Hehir won in a time of 49:45. Rathfarnham WSAF AC’s Paul Stephenson was an excellent second in a super time of 51:21. Denis Daly was 2nd M50 in 62:21 (PB Whoohoo...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 18-08-2019 20:20
We had three Rathfarnham WSAF AC athletes having a go at qualification for the Irish short course team to go to the World Mountain Running Championships. Eoin Flynn, Luke McMullen and Barry Minnock. Eoin finished 3rd on a gruelling course in Crone Wood which hopefully will book him a place. Luke was only a few places behind him. Well done to all wh...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 18-08-2019 19:58
Stephen Gaffney was the sole Rathfarnham WSAF AC athlete at the 2019 Cork City Sports held in the C.I.T. Athletics Stadium on Wednesday evening the 14th of August 2019. Even at this late stage in the track season he is still very much on the up and produced a blisteringly fast new 100m PB of 10.54s. Congratulations Stephen on this and your specta...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 13-08-2019 22:41
The 2019 National Half marathon Championships took place within the Rock n Roll half marathon from Fitzwilliam Square to the Phoenix Park on Sunday 11th August. Bobby Murphy was first over the line for Rathfarnham WSAF AC in 5th position. He won the M35 Gold medal in a big new PB of 68:58. New member Tommy Hughes was 14th overall and won the M55 G...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 13-08-2019 08:50
Great win number 79 for Rathfarnham WSAF AC’s Eoin Flynn on a trip home. He ran 15:57 into a headwind to come a clear 1st in the Rock ‘n ‘ Roll 5k in the Phoenix park on Saturday 10th August. Well done Eoin!...Page 24 of 185