John Travers (14.21) ran out a convincing winner of the Rathfarnham 5km road race last Sunday. Travers was always at the front and built up a lead of around 80 metres on his nearest rival Brandon Hargreaves (14.37) of Dundrum South Dublin.

The Donore Harriers man also led the team to victory. With Eric Keogh (15.05) and John Dunne (15.25) placing 7^th and 11^th a final team score of 17 ensured victory ahead of host club Rathfarnham AC (37) with Waterford AC (68) in 3^rdplace.

Good team packing saw the Donore Harriers women’s team place 2^nd. Ide Mac Dhomhnaill (18.28) was the 10^th woman to cross the finish line with an in-form Karla Doran (18.35) one place further back. The team was closed out by Barbara Murray (19.17), who was 3^rd in the F40 category. Crusaders AC (18) won the team event with Donore Harriers (36) next and then Rathfarnham AC (66).

The Berlin Marathon is a very popular race for Irish distance athletes. The 42^ndedition of the race held last Sunday acted as an unofficial trial for next year’s Olympic marathon. Ideal conditions on the day saw as many as 5 Irish athletes obtain the qualifying mark.

Behind them a team of eleven Donore Harriers athletes had their own goals and many were rewarded with personal bests. The black and white of Donore was led home by Ken Norgrove in a superb personal best time of 2.35.00. Ken placed 206^thoverall and an excellent 4^th in the M45 age group. Next home was Fergal Whitty (2.38.59), who lost time due to a toilet break, but a determined run saw him home in 289^th place. Then came the ever-improving Garvan Smith (2.43.32 PB) in 426^thposition. Phil Hennessy (2.44.25) placed 29^th in the M45 class. The remainder of the men’s team included: – 878^th Eoin Hannon (2.52.35); 1,401^st Fred Kiernan M40 (2.58.01); 1,587^th Derek O’Neill M45 (2.58.56 PB); 1,651^st Tony Barry (2.59.17) and M60 athlete and former club president Charlie O’Neill who timed 4.15.16.  

Breda Mahony (3.18.05) was rewarded with a new personal best and was the 253^rdwoman finisher. Liagh Miller had a tenacious run recording a time of 4.35.53.

Other club results this week include Sam Allen (17.46) winning the Prosperous 5km road race last Saturday, whilst Rossa Hurley (35.20) achieved a personal best when placing 3^rd in the Clonliffe Harriers’ mid-week 10km Bonass Trophy race.

Results in brief  

42^nd Berlin Marathon (27/9/15): Men – 206^th / 4^th M45 Ken Norgrove (2.35.00);287^th / 41^st M40 Fergal Whitty (2.38.59); 426^th / 68^th M40 Garvan Smith (2.43.32 PB); 456^th / 29^th M45 Phil Hennessy (2.44.25); 878^th Eoin Hannon (2.52.35); 1,401^st Fred Kiernan M40 (2.58.01); 1,587^th Derek O’Neill M45 (2.58.56 PB); 1,651^st Tony Barry (2.59.17); 18,719^th Charlie O’Neill M60 (4.15.16): Women - 253^rd Breda Mahony F35 (3.18.05 PB); 5,482^nd Liagh Miller F40 (4.35.53)

Rathfarnham 5km (27/9/15): 1^st John Travers (14.21); 7^th Eric Keogh (15.05); 11^th John Dunne M35 (15.25); 26^th Ciaran McCarthy M40 (16.08); 31^st Luke Boland (16.16); 62^nd Patrick Byrne (17.07); 117^th / 10^th woman Ide MacDhomhnaill (18.28); 121^st / 11^th woman Karla Doran (18.35); 144^th / 3^rd F40 Barbara Murray (19.17); 245^th Julia Hackett F40 (21.33); 278^th Caren Crowley F40 (22.30); 526^th / 6^th F60 Ann Woodlock (27.21)

TEAM MEN: 1^st Donore Harriers 17 <Travers, Keogh, Dunne>; 2^ndRathfarnham AC 37; 3^rd Waterford AC 68

TEAM WOMEN: 1^st Crusaders 18; 2^nd Donore Harriers 36 <MacDhomhnaill, Doran, Murray; 3^rd Rathfarnham AC 66

Clonliffe Harriers Bonass 10km (24/9/15): 3^rd Rossa Hurley (35.20 PB)

Prosperous 5km (26/9/15): 1^st Sam Allen (17.46)

St. Anne’s 5km Parkrun (26/9/15): 19^th Michael Barry (20.31)

LATE RESULTS: Dublin Half-Marathon at Phoenix Park (19/9/15): 176^th / 46^th M35 Niall P. O’Reilly (1.24.46 PB); 719^th Michael Barry (1.33.58 PB)

Waterstown 5km Parkrun: 3^rd Noah Synnott u/13s (20.47)

St. Anne’s 5km Parkrun: 132^nd / 39^th female Brooke Fagan u/11s (25.58)