Congratulations to Ashling Smith who on Sunday 5th June won GOLD in the 1500mtrs at the Leinster Masters T/F C/ships which were held in Tullamore. Ashling recorded an excellent time of 5mim 17sec, in what was a very tactical race, to come out on top in her age category. We wish Ashling all the best as she continues her preparation for the National Masters 1500 later in the season.
Congratulations to all our athletes who took part in the Bohermeen 5k on Sunday 29th May. Siobhan Butler was 1st in her Age Cat in a fine time of 21.50 and Mary Deery was 3rd in her Age Cat in 26.58. Niamh Coffey ran a new Pb of 24.27, Stefanie Unland ran 26.21, Emer Hynes, 26.58, doing a bit of pacing, Caoimhe Guilfoyle ran a new Pb of 26.58, Cara Barry, 28.29, Mary O'Connor, 28.29 and Jackie O'Neill ran 30.05.
Paul Allen was our 1st athlete home in 19.04 and 28th O/A. Jason O'Connor ran a new PB of 20.04, Tom Cavanagh, 21.31 and 3rd 0/60 and Richard Kavanagh ran 20.39 and 1st 0/60. Well done to all and our thanks to Cara for all her support.
Fine tmes from all, considering the temperature during the race was well over 20degrees.
Well done also to Bohermeen AC, great event, very well organised, great food and entertainment afterwards.
Full results at http://www.myrunresults.com/events/patrick_bell_5k_meath/582/results
Congratulations to Stefanie Unland, who continues to improve with every run. Stefanie ran a new 5mile Pb of 44.21, at the Terenure 5mile on Sunday last, an improvement of over 6 and a half minutes from same race last year. Full results at http://www.myrunresults.com/…/terenue_5_mile_ra…/579/results
Well done to those who raced in the Bob Heffernan 5k, Gary Condon ran a fine 16.05, 2nd 0/40, Stephen O'Kennedy ran 17.48. Full results at http://www.sportsplits.com/Home/Results
My name is Andrew Nippard and I’m a sports nutrition researcher at St. Mary’s University. We are conducting a research paper on the impact of BEET-IT (beetroot juice shots) on marathon performance.
A research team at St. Mary’s University is conducting a study on the potential impact of BEET-IT (beetroot juice) Sports Shots on marathon running performance. We are looking for male and female study participants aged between 20-50 who have registered to run one of the following marathons: Cork, Wexford, Waterford, Killarney or Edinburgh. Potential participants must have run at least one marathon before. Please e-mail Andrew Nippard at St.Mary’s University at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in participating and to receive more detailed information. Upon e-mailing you are under no obligation to participate in the study. Best wishes and happy running, Andrew.”
Well done to all who took part in Wings For Life Run earlier today. Dominic made it to 42.3k, which just happens to be outside his front door, great running. Fine runs from Emer, who got to 10ml, Siobhan and Cathy who made it to 11ml. These are the results we have to hand. Des O'Hare and Will Foot also did very well, we hear, waiting on confirmation of their results.
Congratulations to our Irish Winners, Paul Martelletti and Sarah Mulligan who ran 73.76KM and 45.64KM respectively! Both broke the Irish records from 2015.
Congratulations to Jean O'Kennedy who was 3rd in her age category at the Leinster Road C/ships which were held in Gowran, Co., Kilkenny. Jean ran a fine time of 13.24 for the 3k race. Jean was also part of the Wicklow County Masters team who also finished in 3rd place. Well done also to Stephen O'Kennedy who ran 22.12 in the Novice, 6k, event.
Some fine runnning at the Tallaght 5k, Dominic Horan ran 17.26 to win the M45 Cat, Colm O'Heigeartaigh ran 17.34, to record yet another Pb and Jason O'Connor, returning from a couple of weeks off, ran 20.55. Full results at http://www.myrunresults.com/even…/tallaght_ac_5k/188/results
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
Emma Craxton Juvenile Representative
Kieran O'Leary Committee Member
Maureen O'Rourke Fit4Life Captain
Brian Murray Social Secretary
Caoimhe DeFrein Social Secretary
Well done to all our athletes!
