Peter Arthur takes the men’s honours as Catherina McKiernan tops the women’s parkrun rankings on Saturday.

Peter Arthur ran 15:28 at the Waterstown parkrun to record the fastest time across the island of Ireland on Saturday (January 19).

The Liffey Valley runner, who has a 5000m personal best of 15:05, was running at parkrun for the first time.

Catherina McKiernan recorded the quickest women’s time across Ireland after a 17:31 run at the Malahide event. It was parkrun number 25 for Ireland’s marathon record holder.

Martin Cox claimed the men’s number two spot after a 16:09 run at the Musa Cookstown event. The Carmen Runners athlete was running in his 30th parkrun.

Eimear O’Brien posted 18:38 at the Sligo event to record the second quickest women’s time on Saturday. It was a parkrun best for Sligo AC runner on her third visit to the Saturday morning event.

One runner without a barcode missed out on the men’s top 10 after a 17:05 run at the Marlay parkrun.

Belfast Victoria was the most represented parkrun with three runners across the men’s and women’s top 10.

Men’s top 10

1) parkrun: Waterstown

Peter Arthur, 15:28, Liffey Valley AC

2) parkrun: Musa Cookstown

Martin Cox, 16:09, Carmen Runners

3) parkrun: Ballincollig

Mark Smith, 16:41 Eagle AC

4) parkrun: St Anne’s

Colm Cassidy, 16:43, Raheny Shamrock

5) parkrun: Antrim

David Conliffe, 16:56, Pace Running Club

6) parkrun: Belfast Victoria

Joshua Paul Courtney, 17:02, Ballymena & Antrim AC

7) parkrun: Belfast Victoria

Jonathan Escalante-Phillips, 17:04, Cambridge & Coleridge

8) parkrun: Ormeau Belfast

Paul Rowan, 17:05, Willowfield Harriers

9) parkrun: Oldbridge

Simon Ryan, 17:06, Raheny Shamrock

10) parkrun: Marlay

Valter Valente, 17:11

Women’s top 10

1) parkrun: Malahide

Catherina McKiernan, 17:31

2) parkrun: Sligo

Eimear O’Brien, 18:38, Sligo AC

3) parkrun: Portrush

Gemma McDonald, 18:39, Ballycastle Runners

4) parkrun: Shanganagh

Sarah Baryga, 18:43

5) parkrun: Belfast Victoria

Leann Gibson, 18:48, Victoria Park & Connswater AC

6) parkrun: Shanganagh

Amy Moran, 18:50, Dundrum South Dublin

7) parkrun: Marlay

Lynne Hennessy, 18:54, Rathfarnham Wsaf

8) parkrun: Clonakilty

Carmel Crowley, 19:13

9) parkrun: Limerick

Ailbhe McDaid, 19:14

10) parkrun: Ballincollig

Martina Kiely, 19:16, St Finbarrs AC

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