Couch-to-5K Enveloped in Good Will and Great Weather

The party atmosphere which enveloped the finale of the Couch-to-5K Autumn Series was all – or mostly all – attributed to the balmy weather conditions which prevailed this season over all three races in the series. Just over 200 athletes of varying abilities took part in the final of the three leg-event. 

Several people mentioned how different we’d be as a people if we got spells of weather like this on a regular basis. 

It was another blistering run by An Riocht AC athlete, Tim O’Connor and a very impressive second place finish for Farranfore Maine Valley AC member, Conor Kissane. 

Friday evening’s after party was a laid back affair and enjoyed in the open air as Chris and Bernadette ‘manned’ the barbecue area and supplied the hungry with hot-dogs and onions and tea and biscuits.  

While the final and post event presentations were being sorted out club announcer, Denny McSweeney did his spiel and called on Georgina Fagan to make a presentation to Maggie Prendiville. Maggie had just completed her third road race in this series and is expecting a baby any minute now. It fell to Georgina to present Maggie with the specially inscribed blanket – as it was her idea to mark the important occasion. Maggie completed the course with Catheriona O’Connor-Daly who was also delighted to have done two of the three 5Ks in the series and collect her medal and celebrate her achievement on the night. 

It’s going to be all go now in preparation for the greatly anticipated HercOileán Military Style Challenge. It was a case of all hands on deck on Friday night as leaflets were sent out with all the participating athletes. This is going to be an amazing day and night in Castleisland and yet another event which looks sure to add itself to the calendar of annual events for the years ahead.   

And for those already missing the Couch-to-5K camaraderie the plans are there for its return each Tuesday and Thursday nights from October 7th at 7pm. 

For further information you can ring 066 71 42199.

The results of Friday night’s race reads as follows:  

Finish No. Number Name Finishing Time Category

1 1872 Tim O’Connor 15.27 SM

2 1854 Conor Kissane 16.42 JM

3 729 Maurice Whelan 16.45 SM

4 1841 Robert Purcell 16.48 M40

5 1858 Sean O’Sullivan 17.12 SM

6 1811 Martin Dineen 17.25 SM

7 1829 Gerard O’Sullivan 17.41 M40

8 627 Shona Heaslip 17.51 SW

9 638 Willie Reidy 17.55 M40

10 640 Mícheál Ó’Sé 18.10 JM

11 1826 Peter Murphy 18.15 M40

12 1870 John Kissane 18.24 M40

13 605 Tomas Bradley 18.30 SM

14 1812 Niamh O’Sullivan 18.41 SW

15 706 Roland Rogers 18.49 M40

16 1710 Kevin Griffin 19.11 M50

17 615 Seamus Murphy 19.12 M40

18 1703 Mariusz Podraza 19.26 SM

19 624 Dermot Dineen 19.36 SM

20 1807 Tony Casey 19.39 SM

21 1830 Maurice O’Connor 19.40 M40

22 1873 Jer Tangney 19.50 SM

23 1850 Joseph Reynolds 19.52 SM

24 1884 Pat O’Sullivan 19.57 SM

25 1897 Bill Horgan 20.05 M40

26 1840 Andrew Purcell 20.10 B16

27 607 Sharon Cahill 20.10 F50

28 1805 Lisa Horgan 20.16 SW

29 1866 Jerome Dennehy 20.19 SM

30 733 Danny Murphy 20.32 SM

31 1893 Liam Dennehy 20.33 SM

32 1889 Pa Cronin 20.39 SM

33 1846 David Scannell 20.41 SM

34 726 David Hughes 20.46 SM

35 709 Steve Key 20.47 M50

36 1707 Dean Lenihan 20.49 B16

37 730 Janet Slye 20.49 SW

38 1885 Declan Histon 20.50 M50

39 1810 Tom Scanlon 20.54 SM

40 1876 Mary Barrett 20.56 SW

41 1823 Nigel Trant 21.00 M40

42 734 Damian Morrison 21.01 M40

43 720 Norman Fitzgerald 21.21 M40

44 1804 Maurice Breen 21.24 SM

45 1864 Tomas O’Connor 21.37 M40

46 1814 Padraig O’Connor 21.40 M40

47 1842 Eileen O’Connor 21.41 SW

48 721 Denis Houlihan 21.46 SM

49 1832 Julie Purcell 21.47 SW

50 634 Denis Naughton 21.48 SM

51 1729 Dariusz Odwazny 21.53 M40

52 1803 Trevor Cremin 22.03 B16

53 1843 Donal Reen 22.03 M40

54 601 Helen Tansley 22.13 SW

55 639 Damien Cashell 22.20 SM

56 1836 Jeremiah Murphy 22.29 SM

57 616 Noel Carr 22.34 M40

58 1890 James Tobin 22.35 M40

59 712 Martin Leen 22.45 M40

60 606 Eoin Cahill 22.47 B16

61 619 Diarmuid Mc Carthy 22.55 SM

62 632 Paty Sheehan 23.01 SM

63 1819 Pat O’Shea 23.03 M50

64 1839 Majella Diskin 23.05 F50

65 636 Mike Riordan 23.17 M60

66 608 Denis Cahill 23.18 M50

67 1704 Aoife Kerins 23.22 G16

68 626 Elizabeth Heaslip 23.28 F40

69 618 John Collins 23.33 SM

70 1882 Fred O’Connor 23.34 SM

71 1861 Kate Spring 23.34 SW

72 1849 Liam Walsh 23.35 SM

73 614 Sean Leahy 23.47 M40

74 1904 Roisin Griffin 24.01 SW

75 1817 Grace Cahill 24.12 G16

76 1825 Michael Dineen 24.14 M50

77 628 Noel Lane 24.17 M50

78 1822 John J Healy 24.27 M40

79 609 Suzanne Nolan 24.27 SW

80 630 Caroline Doyle 24.32 F40

81 704 Mary Breen 24.32 F40

82 1815 Adam Healy 24.38 B16

83 702 Andrea Heffernan 24.41 SW

84 602 Michael Brosnan 24.45 M40

85 1831 Clare Purcell 24.55 SW

86 1827 Jim Langan 25.10 M70

87 1701 Barthy Flynn 25.13 SM

88 1702 Bridget Flynn 25.15 SW

89 728 Aaran Stack 25.17 SM

90 1852 Anne Marie O’Connor 25.18 SW

91 1730 Therese Kelliher 25.19 F40

92 633 Seamus Hickey 25.20 M40

93 604 Colin Poolman 25.31 SM

94 611 Vincent Sheehy 25.37 SM

95 1869 Deirdre Cronin O’Sullivan 25.41 SW

96 1806 Lorraine Joy 25.46 SW

97 1808 Caroline Farrell 25.46 SW

98 703 Catherine Mc Carthy 25.49 F50

99 1862 Marie Buicke 25.51 SW

100 1727 Claire Kiely 25.54 F40

101 617 Denis Reen 26.04 M50

102 1856 Liam Bell 26.08 F50

103 1888 Fred O’Connell 26.08 M40

104 1855 Denise Kissane 26.14 F40

105 1879 Christina Lally 26.18 SW

106 1880 Nora Buckley 26.21 SW

107 705 Ursula Barrett 26.23 SW

108 1828 Martin Manley 26.24 SM

109 1732 John Sullivan 26.25 M40

110 1716 Marie Hickey 26.29 F40

111 1717 Catherine Conroy 26.29 W50

112 1847 Dan Mc Sweeney 26.46 M40

113 635 Marian Cullinane 26.46 SW

114 713 Pat Mc Carthy 26.53 M50

115 724 Eileen Cronin 26.56 SW

116 1718 Liz Moriarty 26.56 W40

117 1824 Mairead O’Shea 26.59 SW

118 637 Olivia Fitzgerald 27.00 SW

119 629 Elizabeth Lane 27.03 F40

120 1715 Adam Wharton 27.06 B16

121 1902 James A O’Sullivan 27.11 SM

122 1845 Kieran Buicke 27.13 SM

123 1813 Kirstie Nowak 27.14 F40

124 1903 Catriona Roberts 27.21 SW

125 1809 Elaine Lanigan 27.26 SW

126 1728 Yvonne Brosnan 27.29 SW

127 1863 Ann Crean 27.35 F40

128 1874 Pauline Campion 27.35 F50

129 1898 Ita Prendiville 27.36 SW

130 1714 Catherine Wharton 27.46 F40

131 1713 Anne Moynihan 27.46 F40

132 1818 Norma Cahill 28.00 F40

133 620 Lily Leihan 28.11 SW

134 1724 Maria Corbett 28.15 SW

135 1886 Margo Kenny 28.15 SW

136 707 Aileen O’Sullivan 28.33 SW

138 710 Mike Lynch 28.38 M50

137 1705 Christina O’Hanlon 28.38 SW

139 1883 Marian O’Connor 28.40 SW

140 603 Aoife Brosnan 28.49 JW

141 1901 Mary Donnelly 29.00 F40

142 1894 Gillian Tarrant 29.10 SW

143 1802 Valerie Kearney 29.15 F40

144 1844 Hannah Fitzgerald 29.28 SW

145 1860 Sandra Donovan 29.28 SW

146 622 Orla Finn 29.35 G16

147 621 Alan Finn 29.35 M40

148 1851 Helena O’Connor 29.37 SW

149 727 Ailish Hughes 29.46 SW

150 1723 Caroline Walsh 29.52 F40

151 711 Nora Peskett 29.52 F40

152 Ger Daly 30.03 WA

153 623 Noreen O’Gorman 30.10 SW

154 1712 Jessica Moynihan 30.44 G16

155 1719 Cyril Browne 30.44 M50

156 722 Susie Baily 30.53 SW

157 1891 Julie Lenihan 30.54 SW

158 1711 Marguerite Howard 31.03 F40

159 1733 Hannah McCarthy 31.13 SW

160 714 Helena Cullinane 31.15 SW

161 1708 Siobhan McCrohan 31.53 F40

162 1835 Sandra Murphy 32.00 SW

163 1706 Koren O’Brien 32.17 SW

165 1838 Melanie Walsh 32.47 F40

164 731 Ella Murphy 33.01 G16

166 1833 Denise O’Connor 33.01 SW

167 1899 Mairead O’Sullivan 33.08 SW

168 1725 Clare Lucid 33.18 SW

169 1726 Tina Drumm 33.20 SW

170 1821 Jordan O’Connor 33.24 B16

171 1853 Jeraldine Mc Carthy 33.27 SW

172 1820 Sarah O’Callaghan 33.31 SW

173 723 Joan Cronin 33.34 F50

174 1892 Yvonne Lane 33.34 G16

175 1881 Trevor O’Sullivan 33.37 B16

176 1887 Katelyn Brennan 33.44 G16

177 708 Monica Casey 33.49 SW

178 1859 Anne Marie Flynn 33.58 SW

179 1896 Ava Regan 33.59 G16

180 1834 Aoife Walsh 34.00 G16

181 1867 Tina Brosnahan 34.04 SW

182 1801 Mary Carmody 34.10 F50

183 1871 Mae Cremin 34.14 F50

184 1848 Elaine Fitzgerald 34.14 SW

186 1868 Sarah Mullins 35.01 SW

185 1816 Karyn Cahill 35.18 G16

188 1878 Lorna Cooper 35.18 SW

187 1895 Luke Regan 35.19 B16

189 732 Hazel Murphy 35.19 G16

190 1837 Conor Walsh 35.40 B16

191 641 Annette Courtney 35.40 F40

192 642 Rebecca Mc Grath 35.56 G16

193 613 Mary Murphy 35.56 SW

194 612 Rachel Murphy 36.07 G16

196 1875 Chloe Barrett 36.07 G16

195 725 David Hughes jnr. 36.54 B16

197 1871 36.54 F50

198 1857 Maggie Prendiville 36.56 SW

200 1900 Cathriona O’Connor 37.10 F40

199 1709 Noelette O’Sullivan 37.13 F40

201 1865 Michael Brosnan 37.13 M50

202 610 Mary O’Regan 38.10 SW

202 #N/A 40.12 #N/A