Yearly Archives: 2014

Well done to all those running in today's Dublin Novice cross country in the phoenix park. The course was in great shape despite rain over the weekend. In the ladies race we had newcomers  Aggie and Margaret both running really well. In the men's race we had a fantastic  run from Paul Mitchell with  Noel, Kevin, Tim, Mark, Trevor and...

Galway Bay 10k 2014 Race Report By Maura Ginty Background Ugh – my year since last sept has been dire running wise, injured, and then trying to get back form since this January. Unsuccessfully. Since mid July I have just been running 4 times a week, a nice no stress 10k with aim of building a good base and then...

Rathfarnham 5K 2014 Race Report by Gareth Murran The local 5K is one of my favorite races each year. The fast start sets you up for a good pop at your PB. Add to that a good mix of inter club rivalry and you have a great race in prospect. Like every year before the race yesterday started at a blistering pace....

Phoenix Park, Saturday September 20th 2014. Race Report by Mark Mc Daid. Was an overcast morning when left for the small journey to the Phoenix Park, with wet ground from the rain the night before. Once I arrived inside the Park, I started to enter into a running mind set/mode. Going through a pre-made up strategy for the race ahead....

Michael O'Grady was down at the club on Saturday 13th of September for a functional running workshop. Functional Running is ultimately about running well; uninjured, inhibited, anytime, anywhere. It is about you running strongly, competently and expertly so you can take your run into any situation, be it trail, mountain, road, flat, fast, slow, for fun or for performance. Michael did...

You had to buy the t-shirt if you wanted one, there was no cup of tea after and there is no longer a medal, but the 'The Lakes 10' race still gets the thumbs up. The friendly volunteers and support, the closed roads, an accurate course and 'precision timing', a relatively small field (limited to 600 but actually just short of that), a...

In aid of Fighting Blindness. Are you up for the challenge? 15.5jkm Trail run and 10km jog/ walk through the scenic Glendalough Valley. Register at www.GlendaloughTrail.com For more information contact Clodagh on 01 6789004 or fundraising@fightingblindness.ie

Grant Thornton Corporate 5k Team Challenge 2014 By Will Greensmyth Almost 4000 runners took part in the Grant Thornton Corporate Team 5k Challenge which took place on Tuesday evening in near perfect conditions around the Dublin Docklands. Amongst the 4000 were a dozen or so Sportsworld members who were AWOL from Bushy Park for the evening to run under different team names...

The last Dublin graded race of the year took place this past Wednesday. With just 2 events on the card the evening went to schedule. First up was Will Greensmith running in the 800M C race.  Will ran an evenly paced  race, running in the top half of the pack.  Although final times are yet to be confirmed Will was unofficially...