Clonmel Half Marathon / Kilmore Cross Country Winter League / Oylegate Half Marathon & 10k / Very Pink Run
Clonmel Half Marathon
A great run from Brian Smyth on Sunday morning as he completed the Clonmel Half Marathon In a time if 1 hour 29 minutes.
All the training runs in the warm weather paid off as he took 7 minutes of his time from last year at the same event.
Congratulations Brian.
Kilmore Cross Country Winter League
A lovely evening saw Kilmore AC host night 1 of their Winter League. The Burrow in Kilmore saw lots of athletes running back and forth on the out and back loop.
A crew of club members made their way to run the 3k race with some hitting cross country for the first time.
Ryan was first in the men's race and Kirsty 2nd and Casey was 3rdin the women's
Well done to all our athletes who ran:
Ryan Ellard, Conor Casey, Dave Percival, Casey Jordan, Kirsty Hynds, Helen Sinnott, Conor MacAogĂ¡in and Pat Gallagher.
Next event is Thursday Sept 10th in DMP grounds.
Oylegate Half Marathon & 10k.
After a blazing hot Summer the weather changed with a bang as everyone prepared for the Olyegate race series.
Warming up on a damp morning hits differently as your feet get wet and dirty.
A popular event among our club members over the yeats and this year 15 took part across the 2 races.
In the Half Marathon 3 ran and Tony was 3rd in the M50 category.
The 10k saw another 12 run with Kirsty 3rd in the women's race, Lisa 1st junior girl, Michael 3rd in M60 and Helen 2nd in F70 and a few grabbed a PB to add to the buzz.
The gang reported a lovely buzz around the event and were grateful for the refreshments afterwards.
Well done to all involved I organising the event and congratulations to a club members proudly wearing our colurs today.
Half Marathon:
Tony Harpur 1:30:44 (3rd M50)
Conor MacAogain 1:47:22
Jesse Kielthy 1:52:47
10k:
Eamonn Foley 45:53
Kirsty Hynds 46:30 (3rd place F)
Pat Gallagher 46:57
Casey Jordan 48:30
Lisa Foley 48:37 (1st Jnr Girl)
Dermot Foley 48:38
Gareth Lloyd 51:59
Michael Flaherty 52:17 (3rd M60)
Ollie Stack 53:46
John Dier 55:40
Jonathan Cody 56:19
Helen Burrell 1:08:28 (2nd F70)
Very Pink Run
The historic Kilkenny Castle overlooked the course for the Very Pink Run earlier today. A run that's not officially timed but aimed more as an awareness and fundraiser for Cancer research.
Samantha Donegan and Ryan Ellard both ran the 8ish km route decked out in their finest Pink attire in weather which can only be described as challenging
Well done to you both.
Triathlon action /Run the Ridge
Club members in triathlon action
Two of our members took on triathlons over the weekend.
John Dier completed the Westport Triathlon in County Mayo while Paul Harpur was closer to home completing Tri the Hook on the Hook peninsula.
Well done men.
Photos Oliver Stack Photography & Sharron Dier
Run the Ridge
Congratulations to Ryan Ellard who was in action in Co. Wicklow at the weekend.
Ryan was taking on the challenge of the 30k route in the Run the Ridge completing the course in 3hours 15 mins.
A tough event, well done Ryan
United Striders Greenway 5k / National Masters Track & Field / Youghal 1/2 Marathon & 10k
United Striders Greenway 5k
What a fantastic event United Striders Athletic Club have created using the Greenway stretch on their doorstep. Just gets bigger and better each year. The race has something for everyone from the elite to the casual jogger.
20 club members took part on Friday evening on a warm Summer evening each with their own goal in mind. Everyone ran superbly with many reporting PB times afterwards and dipping under 20 mins for first time.
If you are chasing a PB time it's the perfect race !
Well done to Fiachra second U18 & Helen B 2nd O70
Photos Sportsphoto Ireland
Results:
Fiachra Mehigan 17:34 2nd U18
Brian Smyth 18:38
John Hyland 19:45
Helen Wallace 20:23
Eamonn Foley 20:42
Casey Jordan 22:25
Gareth Lloyd 22:45
Alex Parris 23:32
Jonathan Cody 23:39
Ollie Stack 24:40
John Dier 25:13
Geoff Hoffheinz 26:04
Darren O'Grady 27:39
Rob Mehigan 28:03
GrĂ¡inne Hayes 28:28
Jai Ling Wan 28:40
Ger Mulhall 29:04
Helen Burrell 31:24 2nd O70
Sharron Dier 35:32
Bridie McGuire 40:50
National Masters Track & Field
Gold Gold & Gold
Amazing results in Morton Stadium today as Kirsty Hynds & Siobhan Doyle were competing.
Siobhan was doubling up in the W65 100m and 200m winning Gold in both races
Kirsty lined up in the W35 3000m also winning Gold
Huge congratulations to both women proudly representing the club at National level.
Youghal 1/2 Marathon & 10k
Paul Harpur, Dave Midwinter and Jonathan Cody both travelled to Youghal for Sundays race.
A warm morning with little to no breeze as crowds gathered at the start line.
Nice work from the three members, nice to see the club cours around the country.
1/2 result:
Dave1:56:23
Jonathan 2:20:47
10k result:
Paul 50:48
Leo Carty 6k / Wexford Kilscoran Parishes 5k
2 events took place over the Bank Holiday weekend.
On Sunday the Leo Carty 6k was held in Our Lady's Island over a 2 lap course.
Club members Tony Harpur, Anthony Dowd, Gareth Lloyd, Fran Power, John Dier, Helen Burrell, Sharron Dier all took part.
At Wexford Racecourse on Monday the Wexford Kilscoran parishes held a 5k run which was ran by Tony Harpur, Brian Smyth, Casey Jordan, Gareth Lloyd, John Dier, Sarah Bermingham, Marion Galvin, Helen Burrell & Bridie McGuire.
Super running all around. Well done to all of you, getting the races done over a Bank Holiday weekend
Kilkee Half / Pink Rock 10K / London T100 Triathlon / Slaney Olymic League / Kilkenny Triathlon
Run Kilkee Half Marathon
In the scenic seaside village of Kilkee Co. Clare Enda O'Sullivan was in action taking on the Half Marathon Race. An out and back course taking in the breathtaking views of sea cliffs and the Atlantic Ocean Enda clocked 2:09:42. Well done Enda
Pink Rock 10k
St Joseph's AC hosted the Pink Rock 10k which also doubles as the Kilkenny County Race. Six Menapians members took to the start line putting in great performances over the route. Great seeing the club colours on display and shout out to our supporters Niall out on the course
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Kirsty Hynds 49:40
Casey Jordan 50:05
Michael Flaherty 52:36
Gareth Lloyd 53:52
Helen Burrell 1:10:11
Bridie McGuire 1:28:00
London T100 Triathlon
Club member Marion Galvin competed in the gruelling London T100 Triathlon (2km swim, 80km bike, 18km run) in hot conditions. Congratulations Marion on a brilliant performance finishing in 7hrs 18mins 42seconds.
Slaney Olympic Summer League
Well done to Kirsty Hynds who ran in the Ballindaggin 6k as part of the Slaney Olympic Summer League.
Kirsty completed the challenging route in 32m18s
Kilkenny Triathlon
John Dier was busy at Kilkenny Triathlon last weekend adding a swim and cycle to his normal run.
He finished the event in a fine time of 1:36:10 finishing 1st in his age category.
Well done John.
Mr Oil Track & Field Championships
Mr Oil Track & Field Championships
At the final evening of the Mr Oil Wexford T&F Championships held at Enniscorthy Sports Hub,
Conor MacAogĂ¡in silver 1500m O50
Ilze Bedrite bronze O35 1500m, 5th in O35 100m , 4th O35 400m
Kirsty Hynds gold O35 1500
SiobhĂ¡n Doyle gold O50 100 metres.
Rachel Foley 5th in 100m
Sharron Dier 6th O50 100m
John Dier silver O50 400m, 5th in O50 100m
The club was 4th out of 7th teams in women's relay, just pipped on line for bronze and 4th in mixed 4x100m relay.
Glorious conditions on the track as the Athletics season nears a close.
Congratulations to everyone who ran and volunteered on the night.
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National Juvenile T&F /DSD Masters Games / London 10K / Race 2 Glory Adventure Race
National Juvenile T&F Championships
It was a scorcher in Tullamore for day 3 of the 123.ie National Juvenile T&F Championships. Menapians had two athletes, Josh Nolan and Elijah Page-Redmond, taking part in the U18 Javelin competition. Josh, with his very first throw, threw 47.57 metres, his best effort of the competition. In fact, showing great consistency, he went beyond 47 metres three times in the course of the event. This not only left him with an impressive new personal best but resulted in him winning a silver medal. The performance secures Josh a place on the Irish team which competes in the Celtic Games in Scotland at the end of August. Elijah, who is making a gradual recovery from injury, placed 6th. His best throw of 40.25 metres was well off his best and his series including a number of no-throws. Just one of those days. Congratulations to both boys. Their dedication and hard work always shines through. A big thank you to the coaches, especially PĂ¡draig, for his hard work with the boys throughout the year
DSD Masters Games
Menapians had just two athletes competing at yesterday's DSD Masters Games in Dublin. SiobhĂ¡n Doyle ran the 100m and 200m while Kirsty Hynds lined out in the 1500m. The two also competed in the mixed 4x100m relay. Here they are with Enniscorthy's John O'Connor and the forever young Michael Ryan.
London 10K
John and Sharron Dier were in action over in London on Sunday morning. In borderline heatwave conditions they took part in the 10k in Swanley.
John clocked 55:23 and Sharron 1:19:27 ,running in very warm weather.
Congratulations and nice to see club colours popping up abroad.
Race 2 Glory Adventure Race
Sharon Martin and Fran Rea were in action again at the weekend competing at the Race 2 Glory Adventure Race in Kiltimagh Co. Mayo. The event consisted of a 10k mountain run, followed by a 23k hilly cycle and finishing with a 7k run over toad, river and country track.
Both athletes competed over the 40k route and Sharon blitzed the course winning the women's race in very warm conditions.
Huge congratulations to both
Mr Oil County Throws / Mick Murphy 5k / Yoga on the Mountain / Achill Island Half Marathon / Never Give Up 10k & 5k
Mr Oil County Throws
The Mr Oil County Throws event was held on Wednesday in DMP grounds.
A big thanks to all who helped out and to DMP AC for hosting the event.
Tracey Nolan took bronze in the senior womens hammer and silver in the masters women's hammer.
Josh Nolan took silver in the Under 18 hammer while Alex Lonergan took bronze.
In the Discus Tracy took bronze in the senior women's competition and gold in the masters women's.
Josh took gold in the under 18 discus with Alex taking bronze.
Congratulations to our throwing athletes , fantastic results event was held on Wednesday in DMP grounds.
A big thanks to all who helped out and to DMP AC for hosting the event.
Tracey Nolan took bronze in the senior womens hammer and silver in the masters women's hammer.
Josh Nolan took silver in the Under 18 hammer while Alex Lonergan took bronze.
In the Discus Tracy took bronze in the senior women's competition and gold in the masters women's.
Josh took gold in the under 18 discus with Alex taking bronze.
Congratulations to our throwing athletes , fantastic results
Mick Murphy 5k
The historic village of Ferns was the venue as SBR AC hosted their popular 5k run which follows a well known loop around the village. The start and finish area is overlooked by Ferns Castle which has seen many battles in its history with some battles of the running kind as athletes battle for times and places.
As always Menapians AC were present and supporting club races wearing their club vests with pride.
With 80 finishers coming in under 20 mins it's becoming known as a fast race with lots of competition for places.
Photo Sportsphoto Ireland
Club results:
Fiachra Mehigan 17:23
Kirsty Hynds 22:44
Casey Jordan 23:47
Gareth Lloyd 24:24
Michael Flaherty 25:24
Paula Gondard 25:27
Ann Thomas 28:48
Sam Donegan 33:07
Club Yoga on the Mountain
The latest installment of our 12 months of Celebrations saw club member Ann Thomas kindly hosting a Yoga Session at Skeeter Rock viewing point on Forth Mountain. Super views of the counties South Coast was the backdrop as Ann took us through a yoga flow before a coffee stop at Rustig Farmhouse Café on the way home.
Thank you Ann and Hooe you all enjoyed it.
Achill Island Half Marathon
The latest installment of where is Enda running has been answered. This time it's Achill Island as he made his way west to run the Half Marathon on the island.
This time he ran his quickest half of the year finishing in 2h 11m, congratulations Enda.
Never Give Up 10k & 5k
Destination Gorey for our 3 on Sunday morning to tackle two different races. John and Jen both ran the 10k event which was a challenging course and Sharron ran the 5k event.
Blessed with fine weather to add another dimension to the difficulty level but all three finished strongly with a grin (or grimace) on their faces, well done.
Photos Sportsphoto Ireland
10k
John Dier 57:39
Jen Kehoe 58:04
5k
Sharron Dier 39:16
Mr Oil County B Championships / National Track & Field Championships / Thoroughbred Half Marathon
Mr Oil County B Championships
A refreshing breeze was welcomed by athletes and spectators this evening at the County B Championships. First up for Menapians was Toni Gregov in the U 9 60 metres sprint having made it out of his heat into a semi final and then went onto take bronze in the final. Toni then competed in the long jump where he took silver. Next up was Piper Farrell who competed in both sprint and middle distance for her age U 12. Piper had a consistent run in the middle distance with a strong finish that saw her narrowly miss on a placing. Thanks to Padraig, Siobhan and Ellen for their time this evening.
National Track & Field Championships
A huge run today from Fiachra Mehigan as he competed in the National Track & Field Championships in Tullamore.
The weather was good for his run as he posted a new PB for the U17 2000m Steeplechase event finishing in 7m14s securing 9th place overall.
Congratulations to Fiachra who is a very dedicated young athlete, he puts a lot of focus on his events.
Thanks to his coaches who give their time freely and to his parents who put in the miles on the road.
Thoroughbred Half Marathon 2026
Well done to Ryan Ellard who recently completed the Thoroughbred Half Marathon in Kildare adding another event to his collection.
He completed the route in 1:50:28
Mr Oil County Track & Field / Piercestown 5k / Viking Marathon Race Series.
Mr Oil County Track & Field 2026
A busy Wednesday evening as the County T& F started with Day 1 of competition.
Our athletes were busy across a variety of events on the night, mainly the clubs women to be fair along with men's captain John and a few young guns
The weather was kind as our crew competed over walks, distance, sprints and throws giving a good account of themselves. Some were experiencing their first T&F event while others have many under their belt.
I think it's fair to say everyone enjoyed the competition with some taking home County medals.
Well done to everyone who competed and congratulations to our medal winners.
A word of thanks to our volunteers on the night, the County Board & Wexford Marathon Club and everyone involved in the organisation of last night.
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Day 2 of competition takes place on July 15th.
Club Results:
2000m Steeplechase
Helen Wallace 8:43.69 1st Senior Women
Fiachra Mehigan 7:07.60 2nd Senior men
Alex Lonergan 8:33.07 3rd senior men
2000m walk
John Dier 14:27.24 1st O50
Alex Lonergan 14:52.55 1st Senior Men
800m
Helen Sinnott 3:55.43 5th O50
200m
John Dier 36.07 2nd O50
3000m
NoirĂn Doyle 11:21.05 1st O35
Paula Gondard 14:39.31 3rd O50
4x400m relay
Team A Casey Jordan, Helen Wallace, Noirin Doyle & Kirsty Hynds 5:25.75 5th place
Team B Rachel Foley, Helen Sinnott, Paula Gondard & Catherine O'Connor 6:22.43 8th place
Weight for Distance
56lb
Liam Carroll 1st O35 4.41m
35lb
Liam Carroll 1st O50 6.00m
20lb
Helen Sinnott 4th O50 4.77m
Shot Putt
7.26kg
Alex Lonergan 6th senior men 4.67m
6kg
Liam Carroll 3rd O50 7.16m
Rob Mehigan 4th O50 6.56m
Piercestown 5k
NoirĂn continued her superb recent form by finishing 1st woman in the Piercestown 5k this morning. Good to see club members out supporting local races as they fundraise and keep themselves ticking over. This was year 2 of this race and its well organised on a nice out and back course. Blessed with wonderful weather today after the heavy rain they encountered ladt year.
Huge well done to everyone
Noirin Doyle 18:44
John Hyland 20:41
Kirsty Hynds 23:25
Gareth Lloyd 23:56
Paula Gondard 24:38
John Dier 25:45
Jen Kehoe 26:31
Helen Sinnott 28:22
Helen Burrell 32:34
Sharron Dier 35:55
Bridie McGuire 41:58
Viking Marathon Race Series.
A glorious morning which had athletes wondering had they travelled abroad as the temperatures continued to rise from early morning in Waterford on Sunday morning.
A very popular event which offers a Marathon, Half Marathon and 10k all at the same time. The Half and 10k were the two which our members focused on.
An old face re-appeared who has not been seen on our reports for quite some time, nice to see you Barry.
Excellent running by all as they battled the heat. Well done to each of you.
Some even managed a PB on the day !
*10k results:
Conor Casey 49:25
Ollie Stack 55:15
GrĂ¡inne Hayes 1:12:20
Ger Mulhall 1:14:26
*Half Marathon results:
Anthony Dowd 1:28:39
Dave Midwinter 1:49:22
Jesse Kielthy 1:57:04
Casey Jordan 1:58:06
Enda O'Sullivan 2:21:09
(If anyone has photos to add send them on)
