Booking now open for the Rathfarnham WSAF AC Annual Awards and Dinner on Friday Jan 31st via Eventbrite: There is a limited number of tickets so don't delay in booking, it's always great fun! 

A busy weekend for our club athletes on the roads and tracks gave us some excellent performances. Friday evening 9th May saw the Le Cheile 5k road race in Leixlip where ever green Mark Ryan came home in 3rd place with an impressive time of 15.26 and Dermot Shields winning M50 and remarkably just 2 weeks from Hamburg marathon, breaking 17min for first time (16.58). Saturday 10th May saw almost 50 of our juvenile girls and boys competing in Dublin league in Santry jumping in and out of a ton of events - high jump, long jump, javelin, discus , 60/80/800 races. Great to see the aspiring athletes trying everything and practicing for their Dublin championships competing ahead of the championship races. Also on Saturday Paul Fleming sent out 3 of his emerging track athletes and all 3 came away with PBs with Ryan O Neill running Irish Milers race series in Belfast 1500m in 3.54. In Dublin Graded races in Santry Jarrod Murray lowering his 1500m time to 4.02 and Aidan O Connor dropping his 5000m time to 16.46. Aisling O Connor took the Dublin 5000m race in 19.20. Finally lots of club participants in Terenure 5m on Sunday 11th May notably Patrick MacGabhann 7th overall 26.15 and Colm Murray first M55 30.29 and Martin Kelly 31.52 first M65 and Claire Shiels 34.15 F45 and W40 team first place comprised Claire Sheils, Grainne Black and Lian Brady. Well done all and good luck next weekend to club runners in Wicklow Way Relays and National 5k road championship.

Well done to all our athletes who competeted in the Dublin Graded Meeting 2 at Morton Stadium, Santry on Sunday 11th May 2025. Pride of place goes to Aisling O'Connor who won gold in the 5,000m Dublin Championships in 19.20 and Jared Murray who won silver in the 1,500m Dublin Championships in 4.02. Aiden O'Connor ran 16.46 in his 5,000m. In the 200m Isabelle Doyle ran 25.71 and Vanessa Sallier 38.40. Cillian McCabe ran 22.96 in his 200m and Callum Kelly ran 25.65. In the Javelin Isabel Mullarney threw 28.24 to win the bronze medal in the Dublin Championships and Vanessa Sallier threw 11.69. Well done to all.

Well done to all our athletes who took part in the first Dublin Graded Meeting in the Morton Stadium on Sunday 03 May 2025. In the womens 3,000m Aisling O'Connor ran 10.57, Louise Gaffney 11.12, Sophie McGrath 11.53 and Kate Connolly 12.47. In the mens 3,000m Mick Murphy 10.20, David Reidy 10.27 and Tom Cuddy 10.54. Stephen Gaffney ran in the 100m as did Orla Murray. Orla also competed in the shot putt, long jump and high jump where she won a Dublin Championships bronze medal. Isabel Mullarney also competed in the shot putt and won the bronze medal in the Dublin Championships with a throw of 8.79m. The full results are on the http://live.dublinathletics.com/graded-25-1/menu.html site. Well done to all.

NATIONAL M50 ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONS Fantastic running in the National Road Relays on Sunday 27th April 2025 in Raheny, with our M50 team taking National Gold. In the 1st leg over 1 mile Sean McCreery stuck with the hot pace in the lead pack, running 5.25. On the 2nd leg over 2 miles Shane O'Neill stretched out into a clear second place in 10.30. On the 3rd leg over 1 mile Paul Fleming Reeled in the leader and stormed to a terrific win in 4.59. Celebrations on the double for birthday boy Paul on the day. At the Hamburg marathon on Sunday 27th April Ross Griffin ran 3:01, Colly Murray ran 3:03 and Denis Daly ran 3:16. In the Boston marathon on Monday 21st April Jos Lawlor came home in 3:10. Well done to all.

Well done to all our athletes who ran in the Great Ireland 10k Run in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 13th April 2025. Pride of place must go to Aisling O'Connor who came second in the womens race in 38.48. Other god results were Colm Murray (38.11, 1st M55), Tom Cuddy (40.52, 1st M65), Gerry Boyle (41.22, 2nd M65) and Laura Ryan. Well done to all.

We had some great runs in the Tallaght 5k on Monday 17th March. First home was Liam Dunne in 16.45, followed by Dermot Shiels 17.29, Michael Murphy 17.38, David Reidy 17.47, Colm Murray 18.27, Laura Ryan 18.28, Aisling O'Connor 18.41, Tom Cuddy 18.58, Clare Shiels 20.56 and Grainne Black 21.58. In the Dublin Novice Road Championships our mens team (Liam Dunne, Dermot Shiels, Michael Murphy, David Reidy) were 5th team. At the Mullingar Half Marathon on 17th March, David Power was 7th in 74.29. Well done to all.

At the Bohernameen half marathon on Sunday 09 March, we had a big club entry with Matthew Kane the leading club runner in 14th place overall. Bohermeen was tough even though it's flat and there's no wind on the course. Some PBs were set and the times were Matthew Kane 1.11, David Power 1.15, Gael Hernandez 1.18, Dermot Shiels 1.22, Colm Murray 1.22, Martin Kitson 1.22, David REIDY - 1.24, Jos Lalor 1.26, Micheál MURPHY 1.27, Gavin Murphy 1.27, Martin Kelly 1.28, Denis DALY - 1.30, Michael STUART -1.37, John MC CABE - 1.45 and Catherine Kelly 1.59. Great running everyone! Some other noteworthy results over the weekend (08 - 09 March) from Rathfarnham WSAF members were Jared Murray continues his comeback with a fine 6th place at the National Indoor 800m in Athlone with a fast time of 1m 56s.. Tom Cuddy took gold in National masters Indoors M65 3000m in 11m 13s. Paul Fleming took 3rd place at the concluding BHAA xc race in ALSAA. And down in Sydney, Australia 2 times National senior women’s 1500m champion, Carla Sweeney posted a PB of 2m 45s on the track over 1000m. Think about that folks next time doing 1k reps. Great running all Reports by Sean McCreery and David Power.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 This Saturday the All-Ireland Schools Cross-Country took place in Galway where close to one thousand secondary school athletes took part in the climax of the All Ireland schools cross country races over four age groups. The venue was on the famous Galway, Ballybrit race course. The Fianna Fáil tent and helicopters may have been missing by the atmosphere was electric with the country’s best young athletes vying for much coveted national medals. Rathfarnham WSAF had 2 athletes, Fionán O'Keeffe and Ryan O Neill running for Terenure College in the opening boys minors and closing boys seniors races. The minor boys race was the typical frantic dash from the gun with Fionán O'Keeffe digging in to produce a very impressive 8th place finish. In the concluding senior race Ryan O Neill was at the business end from the first lap and the initial lead group of 10 soon whittled down to 6. Ryan despite a fall on the 3rd last corner while in 4th, somehow got back on his feet and kept his head to take 3rd and secure a brilliant podium finish. Fantastic running lads and a credit to your coaches, families and school.