Burren Half Marathon

Rob Casey headed west for the weekend with the Burren Half Marathon taking place in North County Clare.

Rob had a great run in good conditions finishing in 2hr 2 mins.

Well done Rob, another one in the bag.

Leinster Masters Track & Field

SETU welcomed the Provinces Masters athletes to Carlow for the Masters Track & Field Championships. Superb performances from our own athletes who travelled up over the two days of competition. Great to see hard work and dedication paying off.

Samantha was on a mission to throw everything as far as she could, our stand out performer over the 2 days of competition. Catherine arrived determined to bust a gut and the three newbies didn't know what to expect in their first taste of Leinster competition.

Day 1:

*Catherine O'Connor flew around the 1500m winning Gold in O55 in a fantastic 6:44.90

*Samantha Donegan had a great Championships competing in the O50 category winning Silver in Weight for Distance 4.09m, Bronze in Shot Putt 5.08m and 4th place in javelin 9.53m.

A tough day for throwing into the wind.

Day 2:

The weather was a bit kinder on Sunday as athletes geared up for day 2.

*Samantha Donegan was back throwing after Saturdays success full of confidence.

In O50 hammer she claimed a Silver throwing 18.56m and in discus claimed Silver in 14.19m , a fantastic weekend of medal winning performances.

* Brian Smyth finished 4th in 19:19 and Fran Power 6th in 22:05 O40 5000m

*Dermot Foley dug deep and claimed Bronze in 20:25 O45 5000m

This was a first Leinster experience for Brian, Dermot & Fran.

The club is proud of the achievements over the weekend.

Thanks also to Helen Sinnott & Siobhan Doyle who officiated at the event and to the support crew Martin Kelly.

Also thanks to Padraig Kelly who was officiating at the Munster Masters.

Also a big well done to Roisin O'Reilly who was competing in UCD's yellow vest in the Senior 1500 finishing 5th place in 4:47.21.

Dublin Mountain 25K challenge

in aid of Barretstown was Brendan Broderick's challenge for the weekend.

A fantastic event, we done Brendan and all fir such a great cause.

Newry 10K

Ali Ashgar Kohyee had an early start on Sunday morning as he travelled to Newry, Co Down. He was on a mission and entered the 10k with one goal in kind - to set a PB. He did exactly that finishing in 46:31 , delighted to see Ali hit his target, well done. Below is his thoughts on the event.

"The weather was perfect, felt slightly cold when starting out but it helped avoid overheating during the race. The route was closed to vehicles - at least half the road, generally the full road. And there were plenty of water stations with proper water bottles, plus various people on the run route were offering jellies and things to keep energy up (though I didn't need any this time for the 10k). Excellent crowd and support, the marshalls were very friendly and helpful, especially when my bus reached a bit late and I was guided very well and encouraged when starting, on the route, and after returning."

parkrun Takeover

Parkrun with a difference at the weekend as Menapians AC were the first club to take over the volunteer roles at Wexford Racecourse Parkrun.

Dermot & Brian on scanning, Alex on tokens, Niall on timing, Sharron on course check and Darren as Run Director saw our gang ensure the day went smoothly while giving the regular volunteers a breather.

Thanks to everyone who stepped up to volunteer and a special mention to our pacers on the day Ali, Sarah, Paul, John & Eamonn. Lots of great feedback about you guys and all very positive.

Some superb performances with some PB times on the day also from our club members.

Fiachra Mehigan, Paula Gondard, Micheál Kinsella, Gareth Lloyd, Eamonn Foley (pacer), Tadhg Henderson, John Dier (pacer), Geoff Hoffheinz, Enda O'Sullivan, Rob Mehigan, Paul O'Meara (pacer), Sarah Bermingham (pacer), Mary Cronin, Michael Murphy, Ali Ashgar Khoyee (pacer), Gráinne Hayes, Bridie McGuire, Ollie Stack & Dave Percival all completed the 5k route in club colours.

Huge thanks to John and the Wexford Racecourse Parkrun team for such a warm welcome. We received some very positive feedback from Parkrun regulars and the pacers went down a treat. Lovely to see everyone finishing with a smile, many of whom beat the pacer they were chasing around the route.

Finally, Paul Harpur was in Thurso on the North Coast of Scotland where completed the local parkrun.