Mayo AC athletes were in action in Clare and Carlow recently.
On Saturday, two members who have been discovering the joys of trail running in recent times took on the Burren Challenge – one of three races (marathon, half, and 10k) across that spectacular and unique landscape.
The marathon course starts and finishes at Ballyvaughan.
Darren and Colin Clancy chose the marathon course.
As Darren said “it’s half-on half-off road across the beauty that is The Burren. It was a very hot day with a few tough mountain climbs but a spectacular course with views of the Aran islands and across Galway Bay.”
Their finishing times: Darren 3:54.57 24th, Colin 3:54.58 25th.
Winner was Christian Jeuken 3:07.42, first woman Deirdre Lynn Ballina AC 3:41.46 – she was third woman finisher in the recrnt River Moy Half Marathon.
Mayo AC sprinter John Walkin travelled to Carlow on Sunday, to compete in the Leinster Senior Junior and Masters Track and Field Championships.
He ran in the first heat (of 4) in the 200 metres coming home fourth and first M40 to win gold in 26:49.
A strong headwind of -2.8 made it a tough day for competitors.
