It was another busy weekend for Mayo AC with 29 members competing on the road at four events.
The Out of the Woods Tourmakeady 8k took place on Sunday April 14:
The 8k course is set along the Glensaul river, and up through country roads with views over Lough Mask
Winners:
Men Cathal Kennedy 27:16
Women Martina O’Connor Mayo AC 31:35 – another top class run and her third podium finish in four recent races.
Other Mayo AC finishers:
5th Tadgh Hanrahan 31:40, 7th Tony O’Malley 31:23, 12th Ray Clarke 34:36, 13th and 3rd woman was Angela O’Connor in 35:00,
Dee Corcoran 37:00, Gillian Hanrahan 37:00, David Crowley 40:38, Karl O’Malley 44:26, Martin Parsons 42:00.
The Westport Marathon (April 13) included a marathon, half-marathon and 10k.
The Half Marathon winner was Hugh Armstrong Ballina AC 1:06.24, 1st woman Aisling O’Connor 1:28.05 Aisling O’Connor (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) 1:28.05, she was second woman in the Great Ireland Run in Dublin on Sunday in 38:17
Mayo AC finishers: Kevin Jennings 1:22.36, Michael Rocke 1:23.07, John Gordon 1:26.18 1st Mo50, Gerry Kirrane 1:25.32, John Brennan 1:25.32, Neil Carroll 1:26.43, Damien Finnegan 1:28.10 pb, Colette Tuohy 1:38.05, Thomas O’Brien 1:38.35, Dee Finnegan 1:38.43, Tony Hegarty 1:41.23, Ruth Carney 1:44.04, Luke Horkan 1:45.31, Tom Jennings 1:53.57, Monica Joyce 1:55.2
10k winner was John Regan 34:14, 1st woman Ellen Moran GCH 34:5
Mayo AC finishers were Art Maguire 41:14, Lucy Tuohy 47:48.
Justin McDonagh ran 28:00 in the second race of Roscommon Harriers AC 5k Series on Friday evening April 12.
On Saturday April 13 the fourth and final race in the Run Clare series was the Kilkishen 10 mile :
Winners 1st Gavin Purcell 1:03:40, 1st Woman Shauna Moran 1:07.4
The 2nd woman home was Paula Walsh Mayo AC in 1:11.30, a pb achievement in conditions which some finishers reported to be "challenging, breezy and hilly. Just 9 of the 382 finishers came home in under 70 minutes.
That was great running all round over the weekend by Mayo AC members!
Congratulations to prizewinners and well done to all finishers!
Full results and more at www.mayoac.com where you can register for the 2024 Intersport Elverys Mayo AC five race 5k Series which begins on Tuesday May 14 in Castlebar.