2018 Michael Manning Memorial 10k Dunshauglin

Report by Joe Byrne

Mid Summers evening and what a scorcher it was (weather seems to be a theme of all my race reports so far, from the depths of winter to the heat of summer).

Sportsworld were well represented by 3 female and 19 male athletes Saturday evening just past in Dunshaughlin. Fully coated in our high factor to keep away the blazing sun we lined up at 7.30 to run the annual Dunshaughlin 10k rod race. For many of us this has now become an established race on the annual calendar.

As always we were not disappointed. Brilliantly organised, cracking countryside course (did someone say flat?), lots of locals out with water, warm showers and an abundance of post race refreshments meant none of us were in a hurry home after. Yip I’ll be back next year!!!

Well done to all those who got P.Bs. Super run from Karol in breaking 33mins. To Martin Doyle for following it up with a 30min Irish runner 5 mile race Sunday morning incorporated into his 20 mile run, I can only say  “Your one hell of a man”

Thanks to Dave & Myles for support on the day.

Results as follows

Ladies

21^st  Andrea McNamara  42.51
42^nd  Tricia Fitzmaurice 44.54
64th Margaret Crowley 47.12
91^st  Rosie Mulhern  49.25
108th Maria Finnegan 108

Men (overall team place 6^th)

16^th       Karol Cronin   32.53
33^rd       Gareth Murran 33.44
43^rd       Stephen O Donnell  34.09
94^th       Martin Doyle 36.07
104^th     Kevin Curran  36.35
126^th     Justin Mckeever 37.18
138^th     Diarmuid O Suilleabhain   37.36
161^st     Damien Gerathy  38.31
171^st     Mark Hollowed 38.50
175^th     Derek Saville  39.08
186^th     Padraig Looby  39.32
208^th     Joe Byrne  40.29
216^th     Sean Donegan    40.52
224^th     Declan Brady   41.06
241^st     Anthony Gillen 42.07
252^nd    Paul Hamilton  42.24
275^th     Neil Purdy  43.23
334^th     Adrian Lanigan 47.16
354^th     Tom Kinsella  48.07