Paul Keane James Lundon

Congrats to Ray O'Connor and his merry band of helpers for

running another very successful series of races out in the wilds

of Connemara on Sunday. It was much more _Moab Red_ than _Dreary

Green_ there, as was going to be very clear from early morning

when the sun broke through the clouds well before 9:00 AM! The

day stayed dry, sunny and warm thereafter.

The club had no representatives in the Ultra but had five in the

Full and another three handfuls in the Half.

Brian Bruton was terribly unlucky not to break three, clocking

3:00:29 to place well within the top 10 of the Full. Eoin Curran

was very comfortable coming home in 3:14 and some change.

Injury-ravaged (as always!) James Lundon limped home under four,

in 3:57:25. The report is subject to a publishers' bidding war

at present. Paul Keane and Bridget-Anne Walsh completed the AC

representation, both finishing in the mid-fours.

Stressed? Moi?

Peter Delmer was first home in the half for Athenry AC in

1:22:47. He was even spied going in for a quick pint into the

pub just before the 6 mile marker. Was he that dehydrated or was

he in the pub for other reasons? Robert Staunton was next in

1:23:24, running in Athenry AC colours for the first time with

another new member, Larry Kelly, coming home soon afterwards in

1:26:12. Gary Doherty ran a PB to come home in 1:29:35, edging

out competitor #1, Johnny O'Connor, who, officially ran 1:30:03.

Philip Magnier ran another PB.

There were others, stretching the whole way down to Iain Shaw who

hacked home in a little under 2:30, his first half. He almost

beat James Lundon to the line but not quite.

Well done to all and to the other Athenry AC members who helped

make the event a huge success.

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Name Race Position Time

Brian Bruton Full 8 03:00:20

Owen Curran Full 22 03:13:58

James Lundon Full 142 03:56:53

Paul Keane Full 222 04:18:59

Bridget Anne Walsh Full 291 04:37:09

Name Race Position Time

Peter Delmer Half 9 01:22:47

Robert Staunton Half 12 01:23:24

Larry Kelly Half 19 01:26:12

Gary Doherty Half 39 01:29:35

Johnnie O'Connor Half 42 01:30:03

Michael Rooney Half 102 01:35:42

Philip Magnier Half ? 01:42:xx

David Dunne Half ? 01:39:xx

Tony Daley Half ? ?

Iain Shaw Half ? 02:29:xx

Derek Conerney Half ? ?

Michael Duane Half ? ?

Treasa Gannon Half ? ?