EOI 3/4 Marathon / Ecotrail / Slaney Olympic 5k

EOI 3/4 Marathon

A long race for Jesse Kielthy today as he made his way to the course in Howth Co. Dublin .

A 3/4 Marathon on a looped course was conquered as he finished in 3:08:15

Brilliant running , congratulations Jesse.

Ecotrail
The Eco trail 19k includes almost 900m of elevation and this all proved no obstacle for Jen Kehoe on Saturday.

She even overcome horrible weather with a grin (or was it a grimace).

Jen powered her way around the course in 2:23:51, nice work on a tough day for racing well done Jen.

Slaney Olympic 5k

Slaney Olympic held a 5k on their fast course on the Enniscorthy bypass on Sunday as a fundraiser towards the costs of Jessie O'Connor heading to France where he will compete on the Irish team as Captain in the World 24 hour Championships.

Bridie McGuire and John Dier both travelled up to take part with Bridie clocking 39:01 and John clocking 23:54.

It's a great course to run and both were very pleased with their times.

Well done to both of you and best of luck to Jessie in France.

St Iberius 5k / Club League / Ironman Wales / parkrun

St Iberius 5k

Using the parkrun route the St Iberius 5k took place on Saturday shortly after the parkrunners had left. 8 from the club all took part with a top 3 clean sweep as Ryan Midwinter (with a 50 second PB for 5k), Brian Smyth and Ryan Ellard the first 3 home. Just behind them Dave Midwinter and John Dier were happy to see the finish. Then we had Helen Burrell, Sharron Dier and Bridie McGuire all finishing with a smile.

Well done to all 8 who I believe also had run a parkrun 5k earlier.

Menapians Club Autumn League

The Club Members League kicked off this morning in glorious sunshine. A 4k run was today's distance on the trail of Forth Mountain utilising the fabulous views of Skeeter Rock trail.

Tea and coffee was a welcome treat along with Siobhan's homemade banana bread.

Thanks to Louise & Tadhg for organising and also to Ann for recording everyone's times today.

Well done everyone and keep an eye on our WhatsApp group for the next outing.

Ironman Wales

Always up for a challenge Tony Harpur took on the Dragon on Sunday as he landed in Tenby for the Iron-man event.

Just a swim, cycle and run to get a medal.

Not just an ordinary triathlon though, this one is epic. A swim of 3.8km just to get going, a cycle of 180km to warm up the muscles and a marathon run to finish. Even one of those would be enough for most people but Tony combined the lot into one.

A huge amount of training just to get to the start line and the mental and physical challenge was accomplished in style as he finished in 12hrs 23 mins and 45 seconds. A fantastic result , a testament to his dedication to training.

Massive congratulations Tony from everyone at the club.

parkrun

A few milestones at the weekend to mention. Congratulations to Brian on reaching 300 parkruns on Saturday, that's a lot of laps of Wexford Racecourse. Also congratulations to John on reaching his 450th volunteer event.

The event on Saturday just about got the best of the days weather before the miserable rain showers took over the skies.

Anthony Dowd, Brian Smyth, Ryan Midwinter, Dave Midwinter, Dermot Foley, John Hyland, Eamonn Foley, John Dier, Ollie Stack, Enda O'Sullivan, Helen Burrell, Mary Cronin and Bridie McGuire all completed the Wexford Racecourse Parkrun with Antony first to finish.

Ryan Ellard and Rob Casey were up at the Gorey Parkrun.

Gareth Lloyd was in the UK and took in the Irchester Parkrun while there.

Kilmore Winter League / Very Pink Run / Quest Lough Derg / parkrun

Kilmore Winter League

Well done to our three ladies who ran in the Kilmore Winter League on Thursday evening. DMP were the hosts this time around providing a route to test the legs on grass as we move towards cross country season.

Congratulations Helen Wallace, Louise Henderson & Helen Sinnott who all had great runs on the night and thanks to Kilmore Athletics Club & D.M.P. Athletics club for organising.

Very Pink Run , Kilkenny

Bridie McGuire travelled to Kilkenny City on Sunday to take part in a brilliant event which raises funds for Breast Cancer Ireland .

Bridie ran the route in 1h 17m on the day.

Congratulations Bridie.

Quest Lough Derg

An increasingly popular series the Quest Adventure series attracts adrenaline junkies as the run,bike, kayak combination adds up to a brilliant event.

Sharon Martin and Jen Kehoe are no strangers to these events and again on Saturday had great results in challenging conditions.

Jen was competing in the Challenge distance of 26k finishing strongly in 1:49:41. This saw her record a 20th place overall and she was 5th lady home.

Sharon was competing in the Sport distance of 48k powering home in 2:43:49 and claimed 14th overall and took the silver as second lady home.

Excellent performances from both ladies, congratulations.

parkrun

There was no event at Wexford Racecourse on Saturday due to the Wexford Rally so everyone had to hit the road to get their fix.

Enda O'Sullivan completed the Knockancree Cloughjordan parkrun in County Tipperary.

Brian Smyth headed to North Wexford to run the Gorey Parkrun.

Anthony Dowd, Rob Casey, Bridie McGuire and Sharron Dier were all at the New Ross Parkrun in JFK Park.

Well done everyone.

Hell & Back / Toddy Moore, Kilmore AC 10k / parkrun

Hell & Back

Well done to Enda O'Sullivan and Darren O'Grady who both took on the Hell & Back challenge in Kilruddery House on Saturday morning.

An early start as they were in the 9.15am wave so a coffee at 8am in the Applegreen Coynes Cross to kick start the day.

Lots of climbing, running and jumping as they made their way around the 7km route (turned out to be 7.8km) which included the famous ice baths 500m into the event and the lake 1km from the finish.

Toddy Moore, Kilmore AC 10k

The quite village of Kilmore was full of colour as 105 people entered the 10k race which headed towards Bridgetown and took the scenic route back to the village.

Amongst them 9 club athletes prepared to step to the start line on Saturday evening. Great to see clubs supporting each others events as members wore their colours with pride.

Well done to Kilmore AC as the race was extremely well organised and a nice route ensured everyone enjoyed it.

A mention to Ryan who took 5 minutes off his 10k PB and claimed 1st Junior, well done.

  • Ryan Midwinter 40:53

  • Donal Grant 41:23

  • Dave Midwinter 45:00

  • John Hyland 46:03

  • Micheál Kinsella 51:00

  • John Dier 52:56

  • Ollie Stack 55:15

  • Bridie McGuire 1:26:53

  • Sharron Dier 1:28:44

parkrun

A special mention this week to club member Niall Tyrell. Niall volunteers almost every week as timekeeper and his motivational encouragement is 2nd to none, fair play Niall.

Club participation was a little lower at Wexford Racecourse on Saturday due to members racing the Kilmore 10k later in the evening time. Rob continues to run with a buggy just to increase the difficulty.

However 12 members still got a 5k in and some then went on to Kilmore later in the evening.

Brian Smyth, Ryan Ellard, Rob Casey, Alex Parris, Sarah Bermingham, Helen Burrell, John Hyland, Mary Cronin, Michael Murphy, Ann Thomas, Sharron Dier & Bridie McGuire all completed the Racecourse event.

Further afield and Anthony Dowd ran the Brickfield Parkrun in Dublin on his way to the Irish Open Golf.

Kilmore Winter League / DSD AC Masters / Oylegate Half & 10K / parkrun

Kilmore Winter League

Well done to Helen Sinnott who was the first member to begin training towards the upcoming cross country season.

Helen was competing at the well organised Kilmore AC Winter League. Thanks to Kilmore Athletics Club for organising.

DSD Masters.

Siobhan Doyle hit the road to Dublin to compete at this event, a new one to the calender.

Siobhan entered the 100m and 200m. These were timed runs with ages and genders running at the same time.

Siobhan ran 16.76 seconds for the 100m and 34.82 seconds for the 200m.

Two great runs rewarded with two PB times giving Siobhan a big smile for her drive home.

Congratulations Siobhan.

Oylegate Half Marathon & 10k

(Mr Oil County Half Marathon)

This year the County Board used the Oylgate Half as the county race also which doubled as the local fundraiser in the village of Oylegate.

A well known 10k loop at this stage which the Half Marathon athletes ran twice and both races finished in Oylegate GAA grounds. The weather was unsettled with some heavy showers falling during the morning. The club had two in the Half marathon and 5 in the10k event.

A testing course which was well Marshall and overall a very well organised event.

In the Half Marathon Anthony Dowd was 20th (1:27:59) and Jesse Kielthy (1:57:12) both represented the club.

In the 10k Eamonn Foley (47:37) John Dier (1st O60 50:44) Helen Burrell (1:07:12) Sharron Dier (1:17:52) and Bridie McGuire (1:27:07) completed the clubs entry in the race.

Congratulations to all who ran in the event.

Parkrun (Sat 30th August)

Sorry this one is a bit late, the P.R.O. was on holidays !

A very heavy burst of rain caught parkrunners out as they were well and truly drenched showing dedication to the cause.

At the Wexford Radecourse 19 members ran the 5k route.

Anthony Dowd , Ryan Midwinter, Dave Midwinter, Helen Wallace, Rob Casey, Eamonn Foley, John Hyland, Fran Power, Brian Smyth, Geoff Hoffheinz, Martin Kelly, Alex Parris, Enda O'Sullivan, Dave Clancy, Sarah Bermingham, Mary Cronin, Sharron Dier, Michael Murphy & Bridie McGuire all ran.

Knock Me Down Adventure Race / Boston Scientific Half Marathon / parkrun

(week to 29/08/2025)

Knock Me Down Adventure Race

The Adventure Races continue as our 3 adventurers took on the Knock Me Down Adventure Race which took place in the Knockmealdown Mountains.

Sharon Martin & Fran Rea completed the Mór route, a total of 62k.

Jen Kehoe completed the Challenge route, a total of 35k.

It's a super race, very tough but great race according to the gang.

Results:

Sharon finished 2nd Overall F and 1st in U40’s

Jen finished 3rd in U40’s

Fran was 8th in O50’s

Also while these members are the topic Sharon and Jen also performed impressively well in the IMRA South East League this year.

Sharon finished 2nd overall in IMRA SE League and won age category for all races.

Jen finished 3rd in IMRA SE League.

Huge congratulations to all of you a lot of training and determination shown which showed in your results.

Boston Scientific Half Marathon
Well done to the four club members who ran the Boston Scientific Half Marathon today in Clonmel this morning.

It was a very warm day on an undulating course making the challenge of running 21km a little more difficult.

Congratulations.

Brian Smyth 1:36

Ryan Midwinter 1:39 with a great PB

John Hyland 1:41

Ryan Ellard 1:56 showing no ill effects from a fractured bone 2 months ago

parkrun

For the first time in quite a while the 'r' word was used at parkrun, rain. After the formalities were compeleted and the whistle blew light rain began to fall to the delight of some but not all who were running. A welcome natural cooler as everyone made their way around the course but it did not last much longer than 1 lap of the course.

Anthony Dowd was first to complete the Wexford Racecourse Parkrun and was joined by Dave Midwinter, Dermot Foley, Eamonn Foley, Ryan Midwinter, Ryan Ellard, Gareth Lloyd, Conor MacAogain, John Dier, Ollie Stack, Geoff Hoffheinz, Darren O'Grady, Rob Mehigan, Martin Kelly, David Clancy, Helen Burrell, Mary Cronin, Sharron Dier, Michael Murphy & Dave Percival who all finished with a smile.

Brian Smyth ran his event in Fethard Town a day was 3rd to compete the 5k.

Enda O'Sullivan completed the Knockancree Cloughjordan parkrun.

IMRA Annagh Hill / Tri the Hook / parkrun

(week to 22/08/2025)

IMRA Annagh Hill

Jen Kehoe was back in action at the recent Annagh Hill 10.70km IMRA race. A very tough incline rewarded by a challenging decline as Jen powered her way through the km's finishing 1st in her age cat.

She completed the course in 1:50:09 , congratulations Jen.

Tri the Hook

Well done to club members Marion Galvin and Anthony Dowd who both competed in the Tri The Hook triathlon on Saturday morning. Putting their run training to good use but adding in a swim and cycle just to add to the pain .

Congratulations to the two of you.

parkrun

A beautiful morning saw big numbers out early for their 5k runs on Saturday.

Rob did his strength session while running by pushing the pram around the Racecourse.

Martin Kelly was on his travels again and this time ran his 5k in Achill Island Parkrun.

Well done to you all.

At Wexford Racecourse Parkrun Ryan Midwinter, Brian Smyth, Dave Midwinter, John Hyland, Gareth Lloyd, Conor MacAogain, John Dier, Helen Wallace, Rob Casey, Ollie Stack, Geoff Hoffheinz, Darren O'Grady, Rob Mehigan, Helen Burrell, Sarah Bermingham, Michael Murphy, Sharron Dier and Bridie McGuire all completed their 5k runs.

United Striders 5k Youghal Half Marathon / parkrun

(week to 15/08/2025)

United Striders 5k

Wow what a fantastic event United Striders have created on the Greenway in New Ross.

An A to B route, gentle decline, bus to the start or run out yourself, chip timing, cheer squads in the last km, tonnes of parking, easy registration, endless tea/coffee and refreshments the list goes on.

It's no wonder they had 320 finishers on such a great evening for running as some took a welcome break from the Fleadh Cheoil. I think the majority ran a time they were very happy with after training hard towards this run, even a couple of new PB's too

Well done to Martin Kelly who won the M70 prize.

18 Menapians AC members hit the start line and each ran superbly. Well done to everyone.

Congratulations to Striders on a wonderful event, we will be back again next year.

Sportsphoto Ireland

Results:

  • Brian Smyth 19:27

  • Dermot Foley 20:09

  • John Hyland 20:10

  • Eamonn Foley 20:58

  • Martin Kelly 21:25 M70 winner

  • Fran Power 21:39

  • Paul Harpur 21:45

  • Gareth Lloyd 22:46

  • John Dier 23:37

  • Geoff Hoffheinz 24:16

  • Ollie Stack 25:26

  • Darren O'Grady 25:38

  • Rob Mehigan 27:12

  • Ger Mulhall 28:55

  • Helen Burrell 30:02

  • Gráinne Hayes 31:30

  • Sharron Dier 35:44

  • Bridie McGuire 39:43

Youghal half marathon

David Midwinter was representing the club at the Youghal Half on Sunday morning. A bit humid on the course but the drizzle was a welcome distraction as he tackled the 2 lap route of the season side town of Youghal.

A good day as he ran 1:48:12 to finish with a smile.

Congratulations

parkrun

A very small crew taking part in parkrun on Saturday due to 2 things :

1. A number of club members running the United Striders 5k on Friday night.

2. There was no Wexford Racecourse on due to the Fleadh Cheoil.

A few did manage to complete a parkrun elsewhere,

Martin Kelly ran his 5k in Gorey Parkrun.

Anthony Dowd and Bridie McGuire travelled to JFK Park to run the New Ross parkrun.

Well done to you all.

County Track & Field / Slaney Olympic Summer League / Leo Carty 6k

Mr Oil County Track & Field

Last week on Wednesday evening saw the final events of the County Track & Field take place at Enniscorthy Sports Hub. Another successful evenings competition for the clubs track athletes as they performed brilliantly.

  • Fiachra Mehigan was first in action as he took the U16 3000m title setting himself a new PB in the process of 10 min 23 sec for a gold medal.

  • Ilze Bedrite: 1st O35 in 100m, 2nd O35 1500m.

  • Siobhan Doyle: 1st in O50 100m.

  • Sharron Dier: 3rd O50 100m.

  • John Dier: 4th O35 100m, 2nd O50 javelin.

  • Lucas Page Redmond: 2nd 100m, 1st U19 triple jump.

  • Elijah Page Redmond: 5th in 100m, 1st javelin junior, 1st Senior javelin (throwing heavier javelin)

  • Paul Donovan: 4th O35 400m.

  • Tony Harpur : 3rd O35 400m, 4th in 100m, also ran 1500m.

  • Alex Lonergan: 2nd Triple Jump.

  • Josh Nolan : 2nd javelin junior , 3rd senior javelin (throwing heavier javelin)

Relays:

  • Senior men 4x100m 2nd place,

  • Tony Harpur, Elijah Page Redmond, Josh Nolan & Lucas Page Redmond.

  • Mixed Relay 4x100m 4th place,

  • Ilze Bedrite, John Dier, Siobhan Doyle & Paul Donovan.

  • Good to see the club relay teams performing well.

Big congratulations to all who challenged themselves on the track and were brave enough to put themselves out there to wear our club colours.

Slaney Olympic Summer League

Shout out to our four gents who recently got their passports stamped as they ventured outside the town to Ardcavan to run the Slaney Olympic Summer League 5k .

Very, very warm evening but most enjoyable. Well done to Brian Smyth , Dermot Foley, John Hyland & Darren O'Grady

Great hosting by Slaney.

Leo Carty 6k

A group of club members took a spin to Our Lady's Island on Sunday to run the 6k as part of the Leo Carty Festival. A well organised route of 3k that runners had to complete twice. Well done to the organisers and the refreshments afterwards were well received.

  • Sharron ran 1 lap

  • Anthony Dowd 22:50

  • Ryan Midwinter 24:36

  • Dave Midwinter 26:29

  • John Dier 30:18

  • Helen Burrell 39:06

National Outdoor Masters 2025 / Pink Rock 10k / parkrun

National Outdoor Masters 2025.

In Tullamore today Siobhan Doyle and Martin Kelly were competing at the National Masters Track & Field.

Siobhan doubled up in the 100m and 200m W60 events. A time of 35.90 in the 200m finishing 6th and and brilliant 4th place in the 100m in 17.05

Martin ran in M70 800m and battled hard including having to kick on twice in the last 200m but finished strong to win Gold in 2:56.99

In the 400m he ran a super race holding off the chasing runners finishing in 1:18.78 to take a 2nd Gold medal right on the line.

Finally in 1500m he ran 5:54.92 to take another Gold, 3 in total.

A huge well done to both athletes.

Pink Rock 10k

A very scenic and kind route for a 10k hosted at Pink Rock by St Joseph's AC on Sunday morning. 3 club members travelled to the West of the County to take part.

Helen Burrell, Bridie McGuire & Gareth Lloyd all ran well on the course.

Well done to all 3 of you.

parkrun

A fantastic occasion in Wexford as everyone got to witness the course record being broken. Poetry in motion watching him speed his way around the 3 loops in a time of 14 min 52 seconds. He had a knock on effect as Ryan hit a new PB time running after him.

Watching the record breaker while running the Wexford Racecourse Park run were Ryan Midwinter, Brian Smyth, Dave Midwinter, John Hyland, Fiachra Mehigan, Alex Parris, Rob Casey, Ollie Stack, Mary Cronin, Janette Mulvany, Michael Murphy, Sharron Dier, Gráinne Hayes, Peter Mulvany & Bridie Mcguire

Tadhg Henderson and Louide Henderson completed the Shanganagh parkrun.

Conor MacAogain completed the Sligo Parkrun.

Eamonn Foley completed the Castlehaven parkrun.

Well done everyone.