Norah Newcombe Pieterse on Streets course with Sean Burke Tuam AC
On Saturday evening (August 12) the 37th edition of the Streets of Galway 8k road race was hosted by Galway City Harriers.
As usual a huge field assembled at Fr Griffin Road. The course took them through the city centre, out into a south westerly breeze along St Mary’s Road to Salthill, and back along the Bay with the wind to the South Park finish.
Race winner was David McGlynn Waterford AC 24:07.
Íde Ní Dhomhaill Donore Harriers was the first woman home in 26:48 just two seconds better than her winning time last year. Two weeks ago she won the National Senior 5000m title in 15:44.
Streets of Galway top three women finishers l-r 2nd Laura Mooney Tullamore Harriers AC, 1st Íde Ní Dhomhnaill West Limerick AC, 3rd Norah Newcombe Pieterse Mayo AC with race prizes presenter Brian Bruton GCH
Congratulations to Norah Newcombe Pieterse who was third woman finisher in a brilliant new PB 28:40. Norah is in great form this year, as shown in the Elverys Intersport Mayo AC 5k Series in May and a pb in the Dunshaughlin 10k in June.
In 2019 Streets of Galway she finished in 4th place in 29:05.
Well done to Mayo AC’s other finishers who were led home by Padraic McVann in 31:59 (31:54) and fifth M50 again this week.
Damien Finnegan 33:13 (33:06)
Ann McDonnell 35:34 (35:13) – first F45 and a fantastic new PB improving on her 35:56 in the same race last year.
Dee Finnegan 37:11(36:49)
John Nyland 37:50 (37:29)
Angela McVann 39:20
Martin Parsons 39:22 (39:01)
Caitlin Woods 40:06 (39:01)
Results above are race time/chip times, finish order and prizes are determined by race time.
2023 Results (2393 finishers)
http://redtagtiming.com/results/SOG2023.html
Last weekend (August 4) two members completed the annual Kinsale Regatta 5 mile. Well done to Padraic McVann fifth M50 in 31:45, and Angela McVann third F50 in 37:32.
First of 455 finishers was Jeremy O’Donovan St Finbarr’s AC 26:10, with Aoife Cooke Eagle AC first woman 26:55.
