Dublin City Marathon 2023.

October 29th was D-day as Dublin City Marathon finally arrived. Many months of training, lonely long runs, group long runs, massages, niggles, injuries and taper week were all behind our crew as they made their way to the start line with the nervous excitement of a small child on Christmas morning. With all the hard work done and dusted it was just a matter of running 26.2 miles today and it would be all worthwhile. Not the most ideal weather conditions as the rain rolled in but the temperatures remained mild which helped.  Getting to the start of a marathon is a huge achievement in itself but getting from start line to finish line is a whole new challenge. It is a physical & mental challenge which draws on inner strength and stubbornness.

A massive congratulations to all 10 with first timers and pbs on equal measure. Enjoy the recovery and remember it's easier to walk down the stairs backwards tomorrow morning !

Full member results :

Tony Harpur 3:15:48

Brian Smyth 3:26:32 PB

Rob Casey 3:35:52 (1st)

Dermot Foley 3:42:09 PB

Paul O'Meara 3:42:26

Gavin Hayes 4:00:34 (1st)

Jesse Kielthy 4:01:57 PB

Alex Parris 4:24:18 (1st)

Eamonn Foley 4:29:24

Fran Power 4:39:25 (1st)

Paul Brunnock 10k

Samantha Donegan took a quick drive to Waterford on Saturday morning to run the Paul Brunnock 10k. Starting and finishing in Dungarvan the run was an out and back on the scenic greenway. As is customary with Sam she started and finished with a big smile and smashed her PB time with 1:01:08 on the clock as she crossed the finish line. Super running Sam and lovely to see you get the rewards that your training deserve.

Congratulations.