Race Report

Race reports contributed to and written by club members

BHAA GARDA/ST. RAPHAELS CROSS COUNTRY RACE 1/2/2020.

Report by Anne-Maria Scanlon The BHAA, or Business Houses Athletics Association if you want the full mouthful, has been going for over 40 years. It’s a voluntary “workplace athletic organisation whose aim is to facilitate...

Indoor championship races 2020

By Nevan King. There are 3 indoor championship meets coming up: Leinster Senior & Masters (22nd February, Abbotstown)National Senior (29th Feb - 1st March, Abbotstown)National Masters (8th March, Athlone) The meets will have the standard indoor distances:...

National Intermediate and Masters Cross Country Avondale

Ladies Report by Jessica Kennedy Sportsworld athletes drove into Avondale House, silently preparing their defence for a race commandeered by vicious Storm Ciara. It didn’t take long, however, for the news to travel between the...

It’s a wrap from the last meet & train cross country league

by AnneMarie Clyne Sunday 16th February 2020 saw a hardy bunch of 28 Sportsworld ladies take to the field for the last of the four cross country races in the meet and train league for...

John Treacy Dungarvan 10 Mile 2020

Better late than never. After some gentle reminders and a two-week delay to get my story straight here is the race report for the John Treacy Dungarvan 10 Mile. This race is held in honour...

Leinster Indoor championships

Report by Conor Keating, photos by Peter Knaggs With all the storms we are having at the moment I reckon that The Great Outdoors’ sales are doing well but I think a lot of people...

Naas 10 mile

Report by Andrew Brett As the old proverb says “March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb”. So it seems anyway. After the arrivals of Brendan, Ciara & Dennis in February it...

Ticknock IMRA 6k

By Karol Cronin While the rest of the country was bracing itself for Storm Jorge, Dublin was treated to a cold but bright, sunny day. There were concerns that the race would be postponed (again)...

Bohermeen Half Marathon

By Grainne Lynch Some pictures by Peter Mooney Second time lucky I thought when I signed up for the Bohermeen Spring Half Marathon. I had to skip it last year due to injury. My training this...

Meet & Train Run & Prize Giving

By AnnMarie Clyne A sunny morning last Sunday saw over 7 running clubs represented at Sportsworld HQ for the inaugural prize-giving of the meet and train women only league.  We had been asked to host the event before...