Daire Bermingham was comfortably clear at the top this week with his 15:30 at Malahide. In his time in the States Bermingham set the college record in the indoor mile (4:08.44) for Stony Brook and finished third in the mile at the America East Indoor Championships.

Bronagh Kearns was the fastest woman at parkrun this weekend taking nearly a minute off the course record at New Cross with 18:03 in what was her first parkrun. Kearns was a bronze medallist at the 2019 National 5km Championships.

Adam Ferris ran the second fastest parkrun time this weekend with 16:03 at Waterworks. Ferris was a member of the u/20 Northern Irish team that finished 3rd at the Irish Celtic International and Home International XC. Ferris set a new 5000m PB of 15:16.51 whem winning the Ulster Schools’ Championships last year.

Carol Finn was the second fastest woman with 18:54 at Ballincollig. Finn finished 3rd at the recent Dupont FMC BHAA 5km in Cork and was a winner of the HSE 5km at Tramore Valley Park in November running 18:36. Finn has a 1500m PB of 4:35.64 set in 2015.

Peter Donnelly is a new comer to distance running and he ran a big parkrun PB of 16:26 at City Park to finish as the third fastest man this week. Donnelly, who only has performances logged for 2019, progressed from a 37:44 at Laganside 10km in September to 34:27 at Seeley Cup 10K in November, some untapped potential there we suspect!

Rosses AC athlete Amy Greene than 19:08 at Dungloe parkrun to cross the line first overall at Dungloe parkrun and to set her new parkrun PB. The under 17 athlete just edged out Helen McCready who finished 2nd overall in 19:09. Amy Greene was awarded the Northern Ireland & Ulster u17 Mountain Running Athlete of the Year in 2019.

Men’s top 10

1) parkrun: Malahide
Daire Bermingham, 15:30, Raheny Shamrock AC
2) parkrun: Waterworks
Adam Ferris, 16:03, St Malachys AC
3) parkrun: City Park
Peter Donnelly, 16:26
4) parkrun: Malahide
Evan Reid, 16:34
5) parkrun: Castletown
Pat Hennessy, 16:45
6) parkrun: Belfast Victoria
Neill Weir, 16:47, Willowfield Harriers
7) parkrun: Waterwork
Brian Murphy, 16:53, Carrick-on-Suir AC
=8) parkrun: Poolbeg
Damian Bourke, 16:57
=8) parkrun: Killarney House
Tony Harty, 16:57
10) parkrun: Poolbeg
Eoin Kelly, 17:02, Blackrock College Cross Country

Women’s top 10

1) parkrun: New Ross 
Bronagh Kearns, 18:03
2) parkrun: Ballincollig
Carol Finn, 18:54
3) parkrun: Dungloe
Amy Greene, 19:08, Rosses AC
4) parkrun: Dungloe
Helen McCready, 19:09
5) parkrun: Ormeau
Clodagh Kelly, 19:17, Croghan AC
6) parkrun: Griffeen
Niamh Murphy, 19:36
7) parkrun: Naas
Emma Boland, 19:37, Newbridge AC
8) parkrun: Belfast Victoria
Grainne Brinkley, 19:45, City of Lisburn AC
=9) parkrun: Poppintree
Sorcha Loughnane, 19:48, Sanctuary Runners
=9) parkrun: Royal Canal
Carol Fielding, 19:48, Clane AC

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Annette Kealy continued to show great form this week running 17:54 at Malahide for finish as this week’s fastest female athlete at parkrun. Kealy is one of the leading masters athletes in Europe and ran 17:23 at the Rathfarnham 5km in September.

Ben Branagh was back in parkrun action this week matching his parkrun best from 2017 running 14:58 at Waterworks to break Kevin Seaward’s course record. Branagh was 6th at the Bangor 10km in September running 31:07 and this performance suggests the St. Malachy’s man is getting back to the fitness that saw him set PBs of 14:16.79 for 5000m in 2017 and 30:28 for 10km in 2018.

Paul O’Donnell smashed his previous parkrun best running 15:15 at Marlay parkrun, narrowly missing the course record by two seconds. O’Donnell set a 5000m PB in May clocking 14:31.37. Mary Leech was the second fastest female this week within 19:29 at Oldbridge. Leech claim two silver medals as a v40 at the World Masters Athletics Championships in the spring in the 1500m and 3000m.

Lisa Clerkin was this week’s third fastest female athlete this week with 19:32 at Cootehill. The successful adventure racer was a winner at the recent Quest Lough Derg race a race which involves kayaking, biking and running.

Off the back of a ninth placed finish at the British Cross Challenge last week Adam Ferris clocked a controlled 16:02 at Waterworks to finish as this week’s third fastest male. The winner of the Ulster School’s 5000m championship Ferris was also fourth at the Laganside 10km in early September.

Men’s top 10

1) parkrun: Waterworks
Ben Branagh, 14:58
2) parkrun: Marlay
Paul O’Donnell, 15:15, Dundrum South Dublin Athletic Club
3) parkrun: Waterworks
Adam Ferris, 16:02, St Malachys AC
4) parkrun: Citypark
David Hamilton. 16:22, St Peters AC
5) parkrun: Castlewellan
Peter Moffett, 16:38, Falkirk Victoria Harriers
6) parkrun: Tramore
Ciaran Aylward, 16:42, Rathfarnham WSAF
7) parkrun: Tramore
David Power, 16:43, Rathfarnham WSAF
8) parkrun: St Anne’s
Niall Lynch, 16:47, Donore Harriers
9) parkrun: Donabate
Shane Ryan, 16:48
=10) parkrun: Waterworks
Conor Curran, 16:55, North Belfast Harriers
=10) parkrun: Malahide
Wesley Grant, 16:55, Raheny Shamrock AC

Women’s top 10

1) parkrun: Malahide
Annette Kealy, 17:54, Raheny Shamrock AC
2) parkrun: Oldbridge
Mary Leech, 19:29
3) parkrun: Cootehill
Lisa Clerkin, 19:32
4) parkrun: Castletown
Anna Simkovics, 19:33
=5) parkrun: Brickfields
Niamh Clifford, 19:47, Star of the Laune AC
=5) parkrun: Omagh
Lauren Molloy, 19:47
7) parkrun: Ormeau
Grainne McGrath 19:49, Glasgow Tri Club
8) parkrun: Limerick
Shona Ni Fhloinn, 19:54, Sanctuary Runners
9) parkrun: Clarisford
Ann MacPhail, 19:57
10) parkrun: Kilkenny
Caoilte Malone, 20:10, Kilkenny City Harriers

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Irish international runner Annette Kealy topped the charts this week running 17:48 at Malahide parkrun, just three seconds outside her parkrun PB and achieving an incredible age grading of 95.32%! This was Kealy’s best parkrun time since 2017 and the 34:37 10km athlete looks to be set for an excellent winter!

Nathan Harrison of Sale Harriers was this week’s fastest man with 15:50 at Belfast Victoria. Harrison has had a good 2019 with PBs at the Alderley Edge Bypass 10K (31:59), Vale of York Half Marathon where 69:40 saw him grab 2nd place and running 2:32:23 at Manchester Marathon.

9:51 3000m athlete Niamh Kearney was second fastest this week with 18:03. Kearney who has a mile PB of 4:54.47 won the Leinster senior 1500m title this year. St Anne’s also saw the second fastest male athlete this week with Rory O’Connor taking over a minute off his previous parkrun best in clocking 15:51. The winner of the 2019 Adare 10k has had an excellent year which also saw him finishing 2nd at the Mallow 10 mile race in 51:28.

Sarah Baryga is a frequent visitor to the top 10 and this week grabbed 3rd spot when running 18:52 at Marlay. The Sli Cualann A.C. athlete was a recent third place finisher at the Dublin Half Marathon where she ran 83:58. Waterford Man Noel Murphy ran 16:04 to finish third man this week. Murphy was 6th at the recent Waterford Greenway Half-Marathon in September and his time was enough to set a new course record on the recently established Waterford Nature course.

Men’s top 10

1) parkrun: Belfast Victoria
Nathan Harrison, 15:50, Sale Harriers Manchester
2) parkrun: St Anne’s
Rory O’Connor, 15:51
3) parkrun: Waterford Nature
Noel Murphy, 16:04
4) parkrun: Tralee
Conor O’Mahony, 16:07, An Ríocht A.C
5) parkrun: Waterstown
Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan, 16:29, Donore Harriers
6) parkrun: Waterford Nature
Brian Murphy, 16:31, Carrick-on-Suir AC
7) parkrun: Templemore
John Fitzgibbon, 16:40
8) parkrun: Porterstown
Thomas Sherlock, 16:45, Clonliffe Harriers A.C.
9) parkrun: Oldbridge
Ruarcan O’Gibne, 16:59, Boyne A.C.
10) parkrun: Marlay
Damian Bourke, 17:19

Women’s top 10

1) parkrun: Malahide
Annette Kealy, 17:48, Raheny Shamrock AC
2) parkrun: St Anne’s
Niamh Kearney, 18:03, Greystones AC
3) parkrun: Marlay
Sarah Baryga, 18:52
4) parkrun: Father Collins
Niamh Murphy, 19:06
5) parkrun: Naas
Kana Akimoto, 19:07
6) parkrun: Royal Canal
Anna Simkovics, 19:08
7) parkrun: Queens
Amy Bulman, 19:19, Willowfield Harriers
8) parkrun: Stormont
Emer McKee, 19:30, Willowfield Harriers
9) parkrun: Cootehill
Lisa Clerkin, 19:54
10) parkrun: Portersstown
Emilia Dan, 20:04, Dunboyne AC

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