Leaders in Rathfarnham 5k 2024
We had a busy weekend for Rathfarnham WSAF athletes with the annual Rathfarnham 5k Race being the main event on a dry but windy Sunday morning 29th September. But firstly we must express our gratitude to all who helped out beforehand, on the day, and with the cleanup afterwards. We couldn’t stage the race without the dozens of volunteers to act as stewards, staff the water station, tea/coffee/parking in Terenure College, etc. While the volunteers are mostly club members but we have some hugely supportive local residents who give up their time to support us and to them in particular we are very grateful, so thank you all! Lots of great runs by our own club athletes, in finishing order we have: Dáire Sullivan - 15:31 MS, Mathew Kane - 15:38 M35, Mark Ryan - 15:40 M45; Ryan O’Neill - 15:40 MJ, Louis McCarthy - 15:46 M40, Lee Byrne - 16:07 MS, Paul Fleming - 16:26 M45, Jonathan Hughes - 16:47 M40' Ciaran Aylward - 17:02 M40' Aisling O’Connor - 16:02 FS' Pearse Coyle - 18:27 M55; Laura Ryan - 18:50 F35, Martin Kelly - 18:55 M60, Michael Stuart - 20:10 M55, Clare Shiels - 20:13 F45, Lorraine Nolan - 20:40 F40, Sheelagh Jones - 21:06 F65, Grainne Black - 21:23 F40, Laura Mills - 21:45 FS, Deirdre O’Toole - 22:41 F50' Quentin Comerford - 23:06 M55, Catherine Kelly - 26:14 F60' Carina Cashman - 29:25 F60, Deirdre Smith - 33:32 F55 and Caolainn McCabe - 33:32 FJ.
The men's senior team were third overall. The M35+ team won bronze in the Dublin 5k Championships while the F35+ team won silver. Many category medals were also won by our Masters. Full results are here: https://myrunresults.com/.../rathfarnham_5k.../5089/results.
Many thanks too to DNG Rathfarnham and Heritage Credit Union who were our main sponsors for the Rathfarnham 5k 2024. The Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind are our chosen charity for 2024. Please choose the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind if you want to donate to a worthwhile charity.
