Liffey Valley AC’s held the annual Tom Brennan 5k race in the Phoenix Park on 1st January 2018. Two Rathfarnham WSAF Athletes too part. Louis McCarthy came 4th overall in an excellent start of the year time of 15:35. Pearse Coyle was sesond M50 in a time of 18:42. Well done to both athletes.
Well done to Brian Furey who came 10th in the fields of Athenry 10k on Monday 26th December in a time of 34:48.
Well done to those in the club who travelled down to David Power's home territory tp compete in the National Novice Cross Country Championships held in Waterford I.T. on 17th December 2017. The individual results were as follows:
David Power 44th
Donagh Powell 90th
Gael Hernandez 136th
Neil Shelton 143rd
Shane Grehan 161st
The Dublin Athletics Board Juvenile Cross Country League Series came to a conclusion at Tymon Park. Held over three meetings which featured Ardgillian Skerries, Phoenix Park and Tymon Park which was hosted by Rathfarnham. The club was well represented at all the meetings with some super performances by our young athletes. More athletes are always encouraged and welcome to represent the club in these well run and exciting events!
Final League Positions:
Girls: Under 11: Jodie Ritchie 7th, Sophie Maxwell 12th, Philipa Mc Glynn 14th, Sarah Murphy 19th, Isobel Burge 41st.
Under 12: Zoie Ritchie 1st, Carolainn Mc Cabe 14th, Ciara Murphy 17th, Eimear Doyle 30th, Ellen Rylands 33rd,
Sofia Corcoran Kelly 38th.
Under 13: Alice Hickey 4th, Edel Mc Creery 8th, Charlotte Burge 36th.
Under 14 : Lucie Ritchie 2nd, Aoife Doyle 16th, Elvie Loopmans Browne 27th, Abbey Kelly 29th.
Boys: Under 9: Jonny Maxwell 8th, Callum Kelly 28th, Ross Rylands 53rd.
Under 10: Fionn Mc Glynn 28th, Colm Keogh 41st.
Under 12: Fionn Kelly 6th, Ryan O'Neill 10th, Dara Mulvihill 17th.
Under 13: Cathal Keogh 15th.
Under 16: Matthew Scully 7th.
Under 17: Alex Hill 9th.
Under 18: Fields Chung 2nd.
Rathfarnham had a trio of qualifiers for the Juvenile National Cross Country Championships. Held on a tough hilly course with extremely heavy underfoot conditions, the races themselves proved a challenge for even the most committed of Cross Country runners ! In the Under 11 Girls, Jodie Ritchie finished 23rd, Jodie was sixth scorer on both of the Gold medal winning teams of Dublin and Leinster. Alice Hickey and Edel Mc Creery represented the club in Under 13. Alice was unfortunate in falling from a top ten position close to the finishing line. Recovering, Alice still managed an excellent 16th position, which also made her third scorer on the Gold winning Dublin team. Edel Mc Creery put in a gutsy performance to finish 124th. Well done to the three Girls!
