Laura Graham takes the women’s honours as Colin Griffin tops the Irish men’s parkrun rankings this week.

Laura Graham ran 17:28 at the Castlewellan event to record the quickest women’s parkrun time across Ireland on Saturday (February 16).

The former Irish marathon champion and 2017 winner of the Belfast Marathon was running at parkrun for the first time. Mourne Runners’ Graham is set to race at the London Marathon in two months time.

Colin Griffin posted the fastest men’s time after running 16:19 at the St Anne’s parkrun in Dublin.

The Olympic race walker and 2:28 marathoner was taking part at the Saturday morning event for the 20th time. Griffin, who has his eyes on the Rotterdam Marathon in April, recently won the Trim 10 mile road race in 53:00.

Taking the second quickest female honours this week was Barbara Cleary after a 17:32 run at the Marlay parkrun.

The Donore Harriers’ athlete, who previously topped the weekly rankings, was running at parkrun for the sixth time.

Paul Magee ran 16:37 at the Cootehill event to record the second fastest men’s time across Ireland.

It was a new best for the Shercock AC runner on his eighth visit to the county Cavan parkrun.

With two runners each, the Cootehill, Malahide, Marlay, Musa Cookstown and Belfast Victoria events were the most represented parkruns in the top 10 this week.

Men’s top 10

1) parkrun: St Anne’s

Colin Griffin, 16:19

2) parkrun: Cootehill

Paul Magee, 16:37, Shercock AC

3) parkrun: Belfast Victoria

David Conliffe, 16:39, Pace Running Club

4) parkrun: Marlay

Jafer Abdulshekur, 16:43, Blackrock AC

5) parkrun: Ormeau Belfast

Tommy Hughes, 16:52, Termoneeny Running Club

6) parkrun: Cootehill

John Whelan, 16:56

7) parkrun: Musa Cookstown

Diarmuid Logan, 16:57, Acorns AC

8) parkrun: Poolbeg

Stephen Hurley, 16:59, Crusaders AC

9=) parkrun: River Valley

Ciaran McCarthy, 17:04

9=) parkrun: Malahide

William Walsh, 17:04, Raheny Shamrock

Women’s top 10

1) parkrun: Castlewellan

Laura Graham, 17:28, Mourne Runners

2) parkrun: Marlay

Barbara Cleary, 17:32, Donore Harriers

3) parkrun: Derry City

Sarah Grant, 18:16, North Down AC

4) parkrun: Malahide

Annette Kealy, 18:29, Raheny Shamrock

5) parkrun: Ballincollig

Sorcha Kearney, 18:53, St Finbarrs AC

6=) parkrun: Belfast Victoria

Rebecca Wallace, 19:10, North Belfast Harriers

6=) parkrun: Stormont

Emer Mckee, 19:10, Willowfield Harriers

6=) parkrun: Bushy Dublin

Sarah Fitzpatrick, 19:10

9) parkrun: Strokestown

Emma Donlon, 19:11

10) parkrun: Musa Cookstown

Niamh Hughes, 19:12

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