Glendalough AC

08/03/2026

🏃‍♂️ Glendalough AC Race Round-Up 🏃‍♀️

It’s been another busy few weeks for Glendalough AC runners with members competing across road, trail and hill races both locally and internationally.

Highlights included:
🔹 Ian Bromley finishing 3rd overall at the Brockagh Burst, the club’s best ever placing at the Moneystown 4 mile road race
🔹 Aaron Cullen setting a new club record at the Moneystown 4 Mile
🔹 Graeme Warren placing 7th overall at the Wicklow Hospice Half Marathon
🔹 A trio of runners travelling to Japan to complete the Tokyo Marathon
🔹 Strong club representation at the Bohermeen Half Marathon and across several IMRA hill races

Well done to everyone who raced over the past few weeks and represented the club so well!

👉 Full race report and results on the website.

It has been another busy few weeks for Glendalough AC runners with members competing across road, trail and hill races both locally and internationally. Highlights included a trip to the Tokyo Mara…

07/03/2026

WICKLOW STAR AWARDS

Congratulations to our Wicklow Star Award winners including Becky Quinn (pictured) and Paul Duffy who received International Achievement Award .

Also congratulations to Kevin Doherty and Graham Bushe (pictured) on their International Recognition Awards.

27/02/2026

Tonight we help host the first Wicklow Wolf RC trail run of the year with 5k and 9k distances. So want to elevate your evening and not just your day - you can join in for a try-out at 7 pm from Brockagh Woods car park.

WW RC is a social running club run with the help of coaches and runners from Glendalough AC. You can learn more about joining up here: https://wicklowwolf.com/running-club/

21/02/2026

🏃‍♂️ New year, new hobby? If you're near Laragh or Glendalough, come run with us.

We train together throughout the week — friendly, coached sessions for all levels. Whether you've never run a step or you're building toward a spring race, there's a place for you here.

First two sessions are free. Just show up and say hello.

**When & where:**

📍 **Tuesdays 6:30pm** — Speed work at the Upper Lake. Intervals scaled to your pace, stunning setting.

📍 **Thursdays** — Two options:
- 6:00pm easy run/run-walk from the Woollen Mills (perfect for beginners or those easing back in)
- 6:30pm faster easy run at Vartry Reservoir (comfortable pace, good company)

📍 **Saturdays 8:30am** — Steady session, then Winter League 5k/10k at 9:30am. The best way to stay consistent through the cold months.

📍 **Sundays 8:30am** — Long run from Laragh. Easy miles, great chat, valley views.

Come for the running, stay for the craic. Drop us a message if you want more info or just to say you're coming: we'll look after you from there.

See you out there 🏞️👟

16/02/2026

Weekend Race Roundup - Early February 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Glendalough AC athletes were racing everything from 5k to 50k these past two weekends!

🏔️ Angus and Tivon Tyner both smashed their 50k debuts at the National Championships with new club records
🎯 PBs for Louis and Christina Byrne at Rathcoffey
👏 Claire Thompson back racing 10ks after a 2-year break
✈️ Ross and Dylan Thompson representing the club in Austin, Texas

Full results from Lough Talt, Rathcoffey, Enniscorthy, Carrick Winter League, Donadea 50k and Austin Marathon 👇

In recent races, Eoin Phelan competed in Sligo, finishing 35th in a 64-runner field. Louis Byrne and Christina Byrne achieved personal bests in a 10K and 5K event, respectively. Claire Thompson exc…

02/02/2026

Another busy fortnight for Glendalough AC, with members racing everywhere from Clonakilty to Raheny, across Naas, Dundalk, and into the hills for the first IMRA Winter League outings of 2026.

Between 16 Jan and 2 Feb, we logged 28 race results — a little below last year’s tally, but the performances were anything but quiet.

🏃‍♂️ Road Highlights
• Clonakilty 5 Mile: Fiona Smyth put in a strong 41:35.
• Raheny 5 Mile: Aaron Cullen tore up the record books — smashing the club’s 5-mile record and the long-standing all-time best. Mark Lindsay added a new M35 club record for good measure.
• Naas ParkRun: Donna, Aoife, and Colm took a social trip and all came away with solid runs.
• Dundalk Half: Graham used it as a Tokyo prep MP effort, while Eoin chalked up his fourth race of 2026 — now leading the “Most Prolific” standings before February even begins.

⛰️ IMRA Returns
• Sugarloaf Winter: Ian Bromley opened his season with a superb 6th overall and 1st M45 on a tough, technical course. Strong runs too from Huw, Niall, Eoin, and Brendan.
• Howth Winter: Huw and Eoin doubled up — big position jumps for both compared to Sugarloaf.

Full results are now live. Great work everyone.

Between January 16 and February 2, various races saw Glendalough AC members participate, achieving notable results in events like the Clonakilty and Raheny 5 milers, Naas ParkRun, and the Dundalk H…

11/01/2026

A busy and positive start to the racing year for Glendalough AC 🟢⚪ From hill races and winter IMRA outings to road 5 kms and our first marathon of the year, members have been back in action across the country. The early season has already brought club records, PBs, welcome returns from injury, and plenty of steady miles as the year gets underway. Full round-up and results at the link below 👇

The opening weeks of the season saw Glendalough AC members ease back into racing with a varied mix of hill, road, trail, and marathon events, combining steady returns, family-friendly outings, and …

21/12/2025

🏆 GLENDALOUGH AC ANNUAL AWARDS 🏆
Huge congratulations to all our award winners! 👏 Also special mention to Aoife Joyce and Colm Kenna - winners of the annual, and fiendishly difficult, Club Quiz.

thanks to Wicklow Wolf Brewing Company for sponsorship contribution to our prizes.

CLUB CHAMPIONS
Men: Angus Tyner
Women: Aoife Joyce

SPECIAL AWARDS

Club Person of the Year: Don Scott
Best Newcomer: Jimmy Cullen
Most Improved: Fiona Smyth

PERFORMANCE AWARDS
Road/Track Performer:
Men - Angus Tyner | Women - Catherine Devitt
Off-Road Performer:
Men - Graham Bushe | Women - Becky Quinn
Ultra Performer: Graeme Warren
Most Prolific:
Men - Eoin Phelan | Women - Becky Quinn

TEAMS OF THE YEAR
🏃‍♂️ Off-Road: Aaron Cullen, Paul Duffy & Graham Bushe
🏃‍♀️ Marathon: Anne Bromley, Donna Quinn & Nora Butler

Well done to everyone who made 2024 such a fantastic year for the club! Here's to an even better 2025! 💪

19/12/2025

CLUB AWARDS AND XMAS PARTY TONIGHT!

Look forward to seeing a good turn-out tonight in the Wicklow Heather from 6 pm for the annual dinner and awards.

For those members unable to make the dinner, we expect to commence the awards from 9 pm onwards in the History Room. Feel free to join us then.

17/12/2025

Another local run over the festive season to go to:

Aughrim Athletics is delighted to announce we've teamed up with our Neighbours in St Benedict Inbhear Mór to make this Christmas Canter bigger and better than last year.

Join us on the 28th of December for a Canter through the woods 🌲🌲🌲

Hosted by Aughrim Athletics & St Benedict Inbhear Mór it promises to be a morning of great fun, fast runs and delicious buns.

Prizes for 1st Male and Female athletes home 🎁

Refreshments afterwards in Annacurra Hall

24/11/2025

November delivered a surge of Glendalough AC performances across road, trail and hill, pushing us toward a record year of racing. Mark Lindsay’s superb 3:12 in Chicago set the tone, matched by standout road results from Aaron Cullen’s new 4-mile club record and Angus Tyner’s relentless rewriting of the M55 book. On the trails, Becky Quinn, Graham Bushe and our IMRA category winners continued their domination, with Becky taking yet another win at the Western Way and Eoin Phelan edging toward his all-time season record. Run the Line brought its usual depth of club turnout, with big PBs and strong team finishes across both distances.

The club is on course for a record number of annual racers and November brought a good mix of hill, trail and road performances. After many months without reports, we pick up again with some later …

27/10/2025

DUBLIN AND VENICE MARATHON

We had 29 runners doing a marathon on Sunday: a record 28 in Dublin with Ross Thompson preferring the sunnier clime in Venice.

Having had only one man under 3 (Torben in 2017), this year has brought four more and three of them were yesterday with Niall MacCague, Aaron Cullen and Louis Byrne running 2:52, 2:55 and 2:58 respectively to also set new records for overall/m35 (Niall), Male Senior (Aaron) and M40 (Louis) with Angus Tyner lowering the men's M55 time to 3:06 and Donna Quinn the F45 record to 3:18.

Many PBs and a few comebacks. Full report below.

The Dublin Marathon saw a strong participation from Glendalough AC, with 26 runners this year following last year’s record of 27. Since 2017, 88 members have completed the event. Several club…