On Saturday evening (August 12) the 37th edition of the Streets of Galway 8k road race was hosted by Galway City Harriers.
As usual a huge field assembled at Fr Griffin Road. The course took them through the city centre, out into a south westerly breeze along St Mary’s Road to Salthill, and back along the Bay with the wind to the South Park finish.
Race winner was David McGlynn Waterford AC in 24:07.
Íde Ní Dhomhaill Donore Harriers was the first woman home in 26:48 just two seconds better than her winning time last year. Two weeks ago she won the National Senior 5000m title in Morton Stadium in 15:44.
Congratulations to Mayo AC's Norah Newcombe Pieterse who was third woman finisher in a brilliant new PB 28:40. Norah has been in great form this year, as shown in the Elverys Intersport Mayo AC 5k Series in May and in running a 10k pb in the Dunshaughlin in June.
In the 2019 of the Streets of Galway 8k she finished in 4th place in 29:05.
Well done to Mayo AC’s other Galway finishers - they who were led home by Padraic McVann in 31:59 (31:54) and fifth M50.
Damien Finnegan 33:13 (33:06)
Ann McDonnell 35:34 (35:13) – first in F45 category, and a fantastic new PB improving on her 35:56 in the same race last year.
Dee Finnegan 37:11(36:49)
John Nyland 37:50 (37:29)
Martin Parsons 39:22 (39:01)
Caitlin Woods 40:06 (39:01)
Results above are race time/chip times, finish order and prizes are determined by race time.
On the previous weekend (August 4) two Mayo AC runners completed the annual Kinsale Regatta 5 mile. Well done to Padraic McVann fifth M50 in 31:45, and Angela McVann third F50 in 37:32.
First of 455 finishers was Jeremy O’Donovan St Finbarr’s AC 26:10, with Aoife Cooke Eagle AC first woman 26:55.
A reminder that the Mayo County 10k Championships hosted by Swinford AC take place on Wednesday evening August 16, at 7.30pm.
Registration from 6:30pm at Killasser Community Centre, F12 HH97
