Serious athletes joggers, fun runners and walkers get going at the start of the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Teresa Walker, Lee Strand marketing manager with the first three athletes from left: Sharon Cahill (2nd) Kate Murphy, winner and Margaret Carlin (3rd) after the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
An Riocht AC manager, Kate McSweeney (left) and Teresa Walker, Lee Strand marketing manager with William Dennehy, An Riocht AC and the first three athletes : Seán O’Sullivan (left) (3rd) Dónal O’Callaghan (2nd) and winner, Tim O’Connor after the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
An elated An Riocht AC athlete Willie Guiney, Listowel shaved three minutes off his 2014 time at the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Athletes get going at the start of the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Tony O’Connor came out of his house at Castle View to wish Tony Broderick well in his Couch-to-5K run in the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Away they Go: Runners getting the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race underway in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Mary Lenihan (left) at her mom’s house in Castle View with Máire Fitzgerald at the start of the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Up Scart: Women’s 10 Miler winner Kate Murphy from Scartaglin showing her delight after she won the 10 Miler at the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Good to be back: Ger Cahill from Athea is just back from injury and is elated after crossing the line in the Couch-to-5K category the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
There at the finish: Kate Murphy Scartaglin and Tim O’Connor, An Riocht, winners of the women’s and men’s 10K sampling the about to be launched Lee Strand Protein+ Milk at the end of the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Castleisland sisters, Hope (left) and Bernie Feehan pictured after the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
International and An Riocht AC athlete, Shona Heaslip took on an ambassadorial role for the club while in France at the weekend. Shona is pictured here with her mom, Liz at An Riocht. ©Photograph: John Reidy
Fiachra Mac Domhnaill from Newcastle West making last minute adjustments to his laces at the start of the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and 5K road race in Castleisland on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy
A weekend of activity in the Castleisland area, the likes of which hasn’t been seen in a while, is winding down with the completion of the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand Kingdom Come 10 Miler and Couch-to-5K Road Race.
Athletes of varying abilities and goals took off from Castle View at a few minutes past 11am this morning and battled with themselves to get through the race and cross the finishing line in a respectable time. Many of those new to the ‘road’ in this instance would be glad to get over the line in any time. That would be achievement enough and an event medal a bonus to them.
Shane Simcox took the men’s 5K race and Tralee’s Shona Heaslip, An Riocht AC won the women’s 5K.
Tim O’Connor, An Riocht AC made it two-in-a-row when he came home alone in the 10-Miler followed by club-mates, Dónal O’Callaghan and Seán O’Sullivan. In the women’s 10 Miler, Kate Murphy from Scartaglin took the honors with Sharon Cahill and Margaret Carlin.
There was a stiffish breeze along most of the exposed parts of the course and many athletes struggled to make the time they did last year. However, Listowel veteran runner, Willie Guiney was anxious to point out that he actually shaved three minutes off his time this year.
The last of the runners were making their way home and I met Cormac O’Mahony heading down town. He had a marathon in Scartaglin yesterday and was going on a lap of honor today. The craic would be mighty in Kearney’s this evening he assured me as the World Fiddle Day Kerry 2015 was being brought to a close for another year. All the An Riocht AC / Lee Strand results from today are here: http://www.sportsplits.com/Home/QuickResults?clientId=74&raceId=37&raceName=Run+Kingdom+Come
