Sinead Lambe takes the women’s honours as parkrun tourist Rob Samuel top’s the men’s list. Here are the fastest times at Irish parkruns on Saturday (September 8).

Welsh runner Rob Samuel was in Dublin over the weekend and started his Saturday morning by running the fastest parkrun time across the island of Ireland.

The Eryri Harriers runner recorded a quick 15:05 at the St Anne’s event finishing almost two minutes ahead of the next runner. The 2:21 marathoner ran a super fast 14:40 earlier this year at the Podium 5k in Barrowford, England.

Irish international marathoner Sean Hehir took the men’s number two spot with an impressive 15:45 run at the Hartstown event.

Hehir, who competed for Ireland at the European Championships in August, was taking part in his second parkrun.

Sinead Lambe was the fastest women across Ireland after posting a parkrun best of 18:07 at the Malahide event.

It was parkrun number seven for the Donore Harriers athlete who earlier this year finished third at the Braveheart Trail 5k.

For the second consecutive week, Northern Irish international Rachel Gibson claimed the women’s runner-up spot. The North Down athlete ran 18:19 at the Queen’s event in Belfast and it was her 46th visit to parkrun.

The Dunleer AC athlete was taking part in her 17th Saturday morning 5k and walks away with a new personal best.

Ormeau parkrun in Belfast had the most runners among the top 10 with three, while the most represented clubs were Rathfarnham Wsaf, Dunleer AC, Willowfield Harriers and Annadale Striders with two athletes each.

Men’s top 10

1) parkrun: St Anne’s

Rob Samuel, 15:05, Eryri Harriers

2) parkrun: Hartstown

Sean Hehir, 15:45, Rathfarnham Wsaf

3) parkrun: Ormeau Belfast

Max Costley, 15:59, Southampton AC

4) parkrun: Belfast Victoria

Neill Weir, 16:35, Willowfield Harriers

5) parkrun: Omagh

Martin Cox, 16:41, Carmen Runners

6) parkrun: Shanganagh

Colin Wendel, 16:48, Kilcoole AC

7) parkrun: Ormeau Belfast

Stephen Connolly, 16:50, Annadale Striders

8) parkrun: Belfast Victoria

Garry Morrow, 16:53, Willowfield Harriers

9) parkrun: Musa Cookstown

Aidan O’Hagan, 16:54, Acorns AC

10) parkrun: Ormeau Belfast

Ciaran McKendry, 16:55, Annadale Striders

Women’s top 10

1) parkrun: Malahide

Sinead Lambe, 18:07, Donore Harriers

2) parkrun: Queen’s Belfast

Rachel Gibson, 18:19, North Down AC

3) parkrun: Oldbridge

Karen Costello, 18:29, Dunleer AC

4) parkrun: Oldbridge

Nicola Welsh, 18:42, Dunleer AC

5) parkrun: Limerick

Ailbhe McDaid, 19:01

6) parkrun: Mungret

Shona Ní Fhloinn, 19:04, Dooneen AC

7) parkrun: Shanganagh

Sarah Baryga, 19:18, Sli Cualann

8) parkrun: Tymon

Carla Sweeney, 19:23, Rathfarnham Wsaf

9) parkrun: Falls

Kirra Seidel, 19:32

10) parkrun: Poolbeg

Ruth Kelly, 19:38, Sportsworld

Would you like to run faster at parkrun? Top tips to help runners of all abilities hit a parkrun best can be found here.

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