Conor O’Mahony and Annette Kealy ran the quickest parkrun times in Ireland yesterday (May 25).

Kealy ran 17:55 at Malahide parkrun to be this week’s fastest female. The Raheny Shamrock runner has a 5000m PB of 16:29 set back in 2003, a year she also finished inside the top 10 at Dublin Marathon. Now a V50 Kealy’s time saw her set a WAVA age grading of 94.7%!

Conor O’Mahony was the fastest male this week clocking 16:01 at Limerick. The An Ríocht A.C man clamed victory by over a minute. It was a parkrun PB for the winner of the Tralee 10km.

It was a week when the junior athletes starred. Matthew Neill in the JM15-17 category clocked 16:13 to the be the second fastest male athlete this week. Also a JM15-17 runner Gavin McCafferey ran 16:44 at Antrim to be this week’s seventh fastest runner. Particularly impressive was JW11-14 runner Kirsti Foster who ran 19:00 at Belfast Victoria.

The third fastest man was Brian Murphy. The prolific Murphy looks to have set a huge PB in running 16:36. The second fastest woman this week was Vicki Cronin with 18:04 at Limavady. The Trafford AC athlete has been in fine recent form clocking 36:49 at the Great Manchester Run last week. The first fastest woman was Niamh Clifford of Star of the Laune AC with 18:28 at Hartstown.

Men’s top 10

1) parkrun: Limerick

Conor O’Mahony, 16:01, An Ríocht A.C

2) parkrun: Omagh

Matthew Neill, 16:13

3) parkrun: Tramore, Waterford

Brian Murphy, 16:36

4) parkrun: Portrush

Scott Rankin, 16:39, Foyle Valley AC

5) parkrun: Hartstown

Thomas Sherlock, 16:41, Clonliffe Harriers A.C.

6) parkrun: Marlay

Valter Valente, 16:42

7) parkrun: Antrim

Gavin McCafferey, 16:44, Ballymena & Antrim AC

8) parkrun: Wexford Racecourse

David Mahon, 16:56

9) parkrun: Malahide parkrun

Wesley Grant, 16:56, Raheny Shamrock AC

10) parkrun: Belfast Victoria

Neill Weir, 16:56, Willowfield Harriers

Women’s top 10

1) parkrun: Malahide

Annette Kealy, 17:55, Raheny Shamrock AC

2) parkrun: Limavady

Vicki Cronin, 18:04, Trafford AC

3) parkrun: Hartstown

Niamh Clifford, 18:28, Star of the Laune AC

4) parkrun: Clonmel

Orla Byrne, 18:32

5) parkrun: Marlay

Harriette Ann-Marie Robinson, 18:57, Dundrum South Dublin Athletic Club

6) parkrun: Belfast Victoria

Kirsti Foster, 19:00, East Down AC

7) parkrun: Corkagh

Karla Doran, 19:02, Donore Harriers

8) parkrun: St Anne’s

Aoife Brady, 19:14, Sportsworld

9) parkrun: Malahide parkrun

Eimear Griffin, 19:22, Clonliffe Harriers A.C.

10) parkrun: Belfast Victoria

Jennifer Black, 19:25, Victoria Park and Connswater AC

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