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Sad passing of Adrian Tucker R.I.P

It was with sadness that we learned of the death of our fellow club member Adrian Tucker who passed away suddenly on Friday afternoon. Adrian had long been a member of Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. He was a very successful cross-country, road and marathon runner but his strength and passion lay in mountain running and ultra-trail running.

Adrian was also a well-respected member of IMRA and had worked hard on the committee over the past year. He had established two new races on the IMRA calendar and was working ardently to progress the world of ultra-running in Ireland. He was one of the few to have successfully completed the Wicklow Round; a race which involves navigating the summits of 26 peaks in the Dublin and Wicklow mountains in less than 24hours. He also competed internationally with another great result in 2013 in the Tor de Géants; a 330km trail race with over 24,000m of climbing which is completed in less than 150hours. Modesty belied all of these achievements.

Adrian was a great friend to many and he was always willing to share his knowledge, experience and love of the hills. He was hard-working, gentle and genuine. He will be sadly missed in our running world and fondly remembered forever.

We offer the most sincere condolences to his family and friends, most especially his wife Catherine, son James and daughter Gillian.

May he rest in peace.

Eilis Connery

Leinster Novice Cross Country Championships, Navan Adventure Centre, 28th Oct

The Leinster Novice Cross Country Championships was held at the Navan Adventure Centre on 28^th October.

The team came 10^th overall. Individual results were Colm Moran 22^nd, Aaron Browne 44^th,Oisín Boland 80th and Shane Grehan 88^th.

Well done to all.

Autumn Open Cross Country Championships, National Sports Campus, Abbotstown , 22nd Oct

The Autumn Open Cross Country Championships were held at the National Sports Campus, Abbotstown on 22^nd October.

The results on the day were David Scanlon 28^th, Colm Moran 55^th, Neil Skelton 61^st in the men’s race and on her own, Donna Mahon 25th in the women’s race. Well done guys.

2017 Dublin Novice Cross Country Championships, Phoenix Park, Oct 1st

The 2017 Dublin Novice Cross Country Championships was held in the Phoenix Park on October 1^st. The women’s team finished just outside the medals in 4^th overall. Individual results were Carla Sweeney 4^th, Lorraine Nolan 14^th, Suzanne Ryan 24^th, Aisling O’Connor 31^st and Catríona Dowling 34^th.

In the men’s race Neil Skelton was 39^th, Oisín Boland 64^th and Shane Grehan 66^th.

Well done to all participants

Report on Rathfarnham 5k Run, Sunday 24th Sept. 2017

Well done to all 758 finishers of yesterday's Rathfarnham 5k which took place on a mild calm Rathfarnham morning, which was excellent running conditions. There was over 900 entries in total. First home was Brian Maher in 14.44 and first lady was Ciara Durkin, Skerries AC in 16.46. There was some excellent Club results with the mens team winning the over all team award which included Paul Stephenson 6th in 15.17, David Scanlon 9th in 15.20 and Mark Ryan 14th in 15.26. The Ladies team were third and included Lynne Hennessy 18.25, Louise Gaffney 19.25 and Suzanne Ryan 20.00. The full results are on the Myrunresults website. Photos of all who ran are on our Facebook site at Rathfarnham5kRun. There was also some excellent races for Boys and Girls Under 12, 14 and 16 with some fine Club performances. A full report is to follow.

Many thanks to all who helped out to make the day a succes - at registration (Owen, Brian, Claire, Sue) course setting up and taking down (John McH, Terry C, John F, Adam, Joe C, Gerry D,), Finish (James and Philip W), Stewarding (Daniel, Denis and about 40 others), PA (Brendan Hogan), Terenure College, Catering (Laura, Miriam, Helen I + Others), Juvenile Races (Eric C, Don O'C + Juvenile Parents), Photography and Video (Denis D, Greg M and Aisling C).

Many thanks also go to our sponsors Daniel Keogh our main sponsor at Emerson, Denis Daly at Rathfarnham Dental and DNG Macarthy Auctioneers. Also a sincere thanks to Adam Jones who sponsored the Juvenile prizes and Category Prizes in the 5k.

Winning Rathfarnham WSAF AC team - Mark Ryan, Paul Stephenson and David Scanlon with Owen McLoughlin, Club Training Manager, PJ Claffey, Race Director and Cathal Macarthy, DNG, one of our sponsors.