Lusk Athletic Club

🔹 𝗙𝗶𝘁𝟰𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸!

𝗙𝗶𝘁𝟰𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 is a fun and easy running group for adults. It is designed for complete beginners or those returning to running.

Starting on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 at 7pm in the Forge Field, Rathmore Road.

Sign up here: https://luskathleticclub.ie/registration-2026/

📌 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2026 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳.

🔹𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐩 𝐰.𝐞. 𝟑𝟎/𝟖/𝟐𝟔🔹

Plenty of race action this weekend with multiple events taking place between Friday and Sunday. A few took part in the Dublin Zoo run for wildlife and there were some impressive Half, Full and Ultra Marathons.

𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝟓𝐤
The attraction of the beach and the end of race ice cream was too much to resist for some on Friday night. The club had 4 participants among the 690 finishers at the Portmarnock 5k. Alan Flannery (24:35), Michelle Brett (24:56), Jason Monahan (26:34) and Daniel Cronin (27:09) were the Lusk runners.

𝐖𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞
Huge congratulations to Trish Duffy who completed the epic achievement of finishing the Wicklow Way Race yesterday evening - that's 130k race of the full Wicklow Way.

Thanks to Peter Doyle for his help throughout the race & for sending in the report.

It was North to South this year so the race started in Marley Park at 9pm Friday night and 20hrs & 38mins later Trish rolled into Conegal County Carlow to beat the 21hr cutoff. There were some tough conditions through the night & day with plenty of rain. It's great to have another club member join the list of finishers.
I skipped it this year and volunteered instead & crewed Trish through the various checkpoints.

A brilliant achievement by Trish. This race is not for the fainthearted and over 25% of starters, similar to previous years, fail to complete it so incredible grit, resilience & determination from her.
There are 4 intermediary checkpoints all with their own cutoff times, as well as the final, overall, 21hr limit, so keeps pressure on runners to keep moving to avoid being timed out.
~4,000m of climb along the way & after a dry start there was very heavy rain from 5am onwards which added to hardship.
She did great and kept trucking along - was a pleasure to crew for her at each checkpoint to keep her fed & watered and moving along.
She has joined a very elite club of finishers.

𝐓𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧
Well done to Tom Brennan and Sean Greensit who were among almost 1,200 finishers on Saturday morning at the Tullamore Half Marathon which also incorporated the Leinster Championships. It was a challenging course with plenty of hills prior to a lap of the stadium track. Tom came home in a great time of 1.24:28 while Sean recorded a PB of 1:31:24 beating his previous best from 9 years ago.

𝐒𝐲𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧
Congratulations to Paddy Downey who completed the Sydney Marathon on Sunday morning down under and in doing so achieved his 7th star. Arguably the hardest of the majors with hills being a prominent factor. Nevertheless, Paddy finished in a super time of 3:07:47 while enjoying the scenic course.

𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧
Well done to the 2 Lusk athletes who were racing in Longford on Sunday morning. Sam Mulhare (1:28:39) and Fiachra Beirne (1:30:23) both ran well in the Half Marathon.

𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐫𝐮𝐧
A look at the consolidated club report in the link below shows how global parkrun has now become. Lusk had finishers in both Tokyo and New York as well as a few closer to home. Have barcode will travel has become the new mantra.

Well done to Gavin Gleeson (19:33) who was 6th at Poppintree with a PB. There was also a PB there for Dara O'Reilly (27:51). Geraldine McHale (21:56) was 1st female finisher at Donabate and Michelle Walsh (26:26) was 2nd female at Ardgillan.

Other locations visited were Brooklyn Bridge, Unoki and Inch Beach.

https://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=20839

🔹 𝗙𝗶𝘁 & 𝗙𝗮𝗯 – 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Starting Tuesday 1st September at 7pm at Forge Field, Rathmore Road, Lusk.

Calling all teenagers! Come along for an easy, social and no-pressure run — a great way to get fit, have fun and meet new people. 🙌

✨ New members are very welcome!
Reduced membership rates apply for the remainder of 2026.

Register here: https://luskathleticclub.ie/registration-2026/

📌 2026 memberships are valid until the end of the year!

🔹 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 – 𝗧𝗨𝗘 𝟭𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧

Training resumes on Tuesday, 1st Sept at 7pm! 🎉

As the Hub redevelopment gets underway, our training groups will temporarily move to the following locations:

📍 𝗟𝘂𝘀𝗸 𝗡𝗦
• Little Athletics
• OC Group
• Louise’s Group

📍 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 – 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱
(𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵)
• All other Juvenile Groups
• Adult Groups

Please note there is very limited parking at the Forge Field. We kindly ask you to walk, cycle, jog or carpool to training.

💙 New members and new coaches are very welcome! We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back and getting training underway again.

📌 Remember – 2026 memberships are valid until the end of the year!

🏃 Keep an eye out for details of our new Fit4Life program, starting in mid-September. A great way to get active, meet new people and get involved with Lusk AC!

Thank you for your patience and cooperation during the redevelopment works.

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ See you Tuesday 1st Sept at 7pm!

🔹𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐩 - 𝐰.𝐞. 𝟐𝟑/𝟖/𝟐𝟔🔹

A quiet week in terms of racing but plenty of miles logged by our club members. A few took part in the Dublin City Triathlon too.

𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐂 𝟓𝐤
Paddy Downey is the only athlete that appears to have taken part in a road race this week. Paddy completed the Tara AC 5k on Friday evening in Skreen, Co Meath in a time of 23:04.

𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐫𝐮𝐧
Around 20 club members completed a parkrun on Saturday visiting 7 different locations.

Paddy Downey (20:41) was 5th at Donabate with Maria Ferguson (21:27) coming 7th and 1st female with a PB.

Congratulations to Matt Bush who ran at Ardgillan and completed his 150th parkrun. We also had participants at Highbury Fields, Melton Mowbray, Malahide, Fairview and Father Collins.

The link to the parkrun club consolidated results is below.

https://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=20839

🔹 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄! 💫✨

🔹 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝟭

📅 Sun 13th Sept
🌍 Newbridge House, Donabate

𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣!

We are delighted to be hosting the first Dublin Juvenile Cross Country League of the season next month. As always we are encouraging our juveniles to take part and for parents to assist on the day. Please see all the details below.

Online entry is open here:
https://entry.athleticsireland.ie/app-v3/ #/home

Competition No: 1669 (League 1)

Closing date: Sat 5th September - Juvenile Cross Country League 1.

🔹 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

📅 Wed 7th October

Are you planning to compete in the 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 for your school? If so drop us a message. Our coaches can support you with training across all the events and help you prepare.

Events:
✅ Girls: 60m Hurdles • High Jump • Shot Put • Long Jump • 800m
✅ Boys: 60m Hurdles • 200m • Shot Put • Long Jump • 800m

Age Groups:
✅ Minor – Under 14 on 1 July
✅Junior – Under 15 on 1 July
✅ Intermediate – Under 17 on 1 July
✅Senior – Under 19 on 1 January

You must be attending secondary school and entered through your school.

📩 Message the coaches if you’re interested — we’ll help you prepare!

𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘. 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗟 𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘. 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗡.💙

🔹𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐩 - 𝐰.𝐞.𝟏𝟔/𝟖/𝟐𝟔🔹

𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐎 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝟕𝐤
There were 30 Lusk athletes among the 183 finishers at the Man O War Round 7k on Thursday. It was a warm and sunny evening with the first half a pleasant downhill experience with a somewhat more challenging final 3k.
First over the line for the club was Dylan Cody-Foy (28:31) in 5th place with Sean Greensit (29:20) in 8th followed by Darragh Moore (30:45). Our top women were Grace Kodia (34:17), Elizabeth O'Reilly (35:21) and Michelle Walsh (35:38).

Well done to all and to the army of volunteers who helped to make the event run so smoothly.

𝐈𝐌𝐑𝐀
James Whelan and Peter Doyle took part in the IMRA Mountain Rescue Benefit race on Wednesday. James completed the 8k course around Paddock Hill near Larragh in 48:24 while Peter swears he was only there to get a better view of the eclipse.

𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝟏𝟎𝐤
Well done to Dave Cannon who completed the Run the Ridge 10k in 58:19 on Saturday. This was a trail race through Derrybawn Woods in Wicklow.

𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐫𝐮𝐧
Another Saturday where are club members completed parkruns at a wide range of locations.

Donabate was the choice for many where Dylan Cody-Foy continued his fine form with a PB of 19:13 for 2nd place. There were also PBs for Jake Fanning (27:27) and Muireann Nulty (34:26). Erica Casey (25:35) also achieved a PB at Malahide.

Elsewhere, Ronan Hartnett (20:49) finished 6th at Listowel and we had participants at Ardgillan, Broadmeadow Linear, Waterstown, Amsterdam Bos, Father Collins, Vicarstown, St Anne's and Bere Island.

The link to the parkrun club consolidated results is below.

https://www.parkrun.com/results/consolidatedclub/?clubNum=20839

🔹 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗸𝗲

What a thrill for our club members to welcome home and present flowers to the European Silver Champion Rhasidat Adeleke this evening! 🇮🇪 👏🏻

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