Some good times recorded at the Bob Heffernan 5k on Tuesday 23rd May. Gary Condon ran a fine 16.21. Siobhan Butler ran 21.43. Cathy Mitchell 23.05 and Grainne Butler 23.10, both recording new Pb. Pet Somba was first man home in 15,08, while Laura Shaughnessy was first woman home in 16.31.
Full results at; http://www.sportsplits.com/Home/QuickResults?clientId=74&raceId=276&culture=en-US
Bray Runners Committee have great pleasure in introducing the Bray Runners League of Races 2017 competition. This initiative is all about participation, inclusion and above all fun, not to mention maybe getting people to consider running races they might not otherwise thought of doing! There are a variety of races ranging from Parkruns, to 10ks, Paced Mile, Track and Field and cross country so plenty of choice for everyone.
Well done to all Bray Runners and Sli Cualann athletes who took part in the Leinster Masters and Novice Road Race C/ships on Monday 1st May.. Congratulations to Charlotte Stevens who won Gold in her age cat, running an excellent 13.27 over a tough 3k course. Suzanne Foot came home with 4 medals, 2 individual and 2 team. Suzanne ran a fine 10.49 to finish 3rd overall and 2nd in her age cat, a mere second behind the winner. Suzanne was also part of the Sli Cualann Masters women's team who won Gold and the Wicklow County Masters team who also won Gold. Catherine O'Connor (10.57 and 4th in age Cat) and Ann Marie Kenny (11.27 and 7th in Cat) were the other members of the Sli C and County teams.
Both Catherine and Ann Marie took part in the 3k Novice C/ships, Catherine running 11.23 and 8th, Ann Marie 11.43 and 13th and with Sheila O'Byrne finishing 12th in 11.41 the Sli C Novice team finished in a very creditable 4th place.
The Masters Men's race is held over 6k, 4x1.5k laps. Well done to our own Dominic Horan who finished 6th 0/50 in a time of 21.41 and was part of the Sli Cualann 50+ team who won Gold. Congratulations to Mick Byrne who won Gold in M55 Cat and Shay Faulkner 23.47 who was 4th in 0/55 Cat, both were also part of the winning 50+ team. Well done also to Danny Green who was 4th M60 in 24.22.
More results from Sunday 23rd April. At the Wexford Half Marathon, Peter Doran ran a new Pb of 1.58.33 and Paul Gannon also ran a new Pb of 1.58.41. First time for both athletes to break 2hrs and a deserved reward for all their hard work at training.
At the Dublin Night 10k run, Paul Allen recorded an excellent 38.01(just seconds away from a pb). Mark Durcan ran a new Pb of 51.25 and we send our congratulations to Aoife Stokes who ran her first 10K in a time of 58.32
Well done to all our athletes and our fellow Sli Cualann athletes who took part in the National Road Relay C/ships in Raheny 0n Sunday 23rd April. Ashling Smith/Suzanne Foot/Carol Costello were the defending Champions in 35/49 age cat.The women's race is run over a distance of 4 miles, with the first leg being 1mile, 2nd leg 2mile and final leg 1mile. Ashling ran 5,38 for the first 1 mile leg, Suzanne ran 12.06 for the 2ml leg and Carol ran 5.57 for the final 1ml leg. This placed the team in an excellent 5th position. Sli Cualann had 2 teams in this Category, Catherine O'Connor, Ann Marie Kenny and Ashling Kirwan also recorded excellent times to finish in a fine 9th place.
The Sli Cualann 50plus women's team was made up of 3 Bray Runners, Noelle, Jean and Charlotte. This race is also run over a distance of 4ml, 1ml, 2ml and 1ml legs. The team put in an excellent performance, finishing 4th and just pipped for the bronze medal. Noelle ran the first leg in 6.38, Jean recorded 14.21 for leg 2, and Charlotte ran a fine 6.56 for leg 3.
The Sli Cualann Seniors women finished in a very creditable 12th place. The Senior mens team finished in 20th place, with Neil Wiktorski running the opening 1ml leg in an excellent 4.44. Well done to all who took part, great running.
Well done to all who took part in our 5k H/cap session on Thursday 20th April. Full results below;
Name Gross Time H/Cap Nett Time
Sandra Brady 27.08 1min 26.08
Dave Carraher 27.09 2min 26.09
Paul Allen 27.12 9min 18.12 PB
Elaine Casey 27.13 1mln 26.13 PB
Mark Duncan 27.18 3min 24.18
Stephen O'Kennedy 27,25 9m 30s 17.55
Tom Cavanagh 27.26 6min 21,26
Jason Groome 27.31 3min 24.31 PB
Michael Brady 27.33 8min 19.33
Mary Deery 27.39 1min 26.39
Paul Dwyer 27.48 7min 20.48
Emer Hynes 27.52 2min 25.58
John O'Connor 27.53 7min 20.53
John Ashworth 28.28 7min 21.28
Dolores Gililland 29.02 0,00 29.02
Colette Mason 29.03 0.00 29.03
Angela Groome 29.11 0.00 29.11
Aoife Stokes 29.13 2min 27.13
Georgina Devlin 31.05 3min 28.05
Cathy Mitchell 31.05 3min 28.05
Paul Gannon 31.05 4min 27.05
Peter Doran 31.05 4min 27.05
Our Club was founded in 1983 primarily as a marathon running club, however over the years we have introduced a juvenile section and cover a wide range of athletic disciplines.
Bray Runners Athletics Club
Bray Head Terrace, Vevay Rd, Oldcourt, Bray, Co. Wicklow
brayrunnershs@gmail.com
Richard Hourihan Chairperson
Cyril J. Smith Hon. Treasurer
Orla Phillips Hon. Secretary
Collette Mason Child Welfare Officer
Jackie O'Neill Social Secretary
Emma Craxton Juvenile Representative
Kieron O'Leary Club Captain
Ashling Smith Committee Member
Maureen O'Rourke Committee Member
Well done to all our athletes!
