Medals galore for Mayo AC at County 10k Championships (updated including results)

Mayo AC looking good at Killasser

Swinford AC hosted the 2022 County 10k Championships in conjunction with Mayo Athletics County Board in Killasser on Wednesday evening (July 20).

Mayo Club runners competed for championship medals in Junior, Senior, and Masters age categories.

The event was last held in 2019 incorporated in Ballina 10k when we had 15 competing.

Conditions were good – a sunny evening and light breeze and a lovely atmosphere around the centre.

The 10k course which started and finished near the Community Centre, looped through mainly single track local roads. A tough course according to some runners!

There was a good turnout of 60 runners from county clubs, including an excellent 25 strong group from Mayo AC.

Luke Johnson (Moy Valley AC) was the clear race winner in 31:45, and Aoibhinn Flatley (Swinford AC) claimed the women’s County title in 38:30.

County 10k Women’s race winners Aoibhinn Flatley Swinford AC gold and Sarah Byrne Mayo AC silver

Sarah Byrne Mayo AC was second woman home in 41:01, with a great run and added to that silver medal with gold in o35. Clubmate Martina O’Connor ran a well paced race all the way for bronze in 41:23.

Rowland McIntyre crossed the line first of Mayo AC’s finishers 7th overall and was a well deserved bronze o35 winner in 36:46.

Mayo AC’s other women’s medal winners were Paula Donnellan silver o35 42:29,  Colette Tuohy gold o50 41:43, Angela O’Connor silver o50 42:55.

Our other men’s medal winners were Ray Clarke bronze o50 41:58, Paraic Sweeney gold o65 47:06, and Mattie Donnellan silver o65 47:68

Mayo AC women won team gold – Sarah, Martina, Colette and Paula : 2,3,4 6 = 15 points.

Mayo men’s team won bronze: Rowland, Tadgh, Andrew, Anto 7,8,13 18 = 46 points.

Our other finishers were:

Tadgh Hanrahan 36:58, Andrew Hayes 37:51, Anto Devaney 40:18, Andy Neary 41:00, Padraic McVann 42:15, Michael McNeela 42:29, Damien Finnegan 44:15, Dee Corcoran 45:38, Donna Gallagher 46:21, Ann McDonnell 48:33, John Nyland 49:29, Angela McVann 50:10, Dee Finnegan 50:30, Roger Clarke 51:53, Marcella McDonnell 52:50, Joan Walsh 54:13

Some more photos from the event will be posted later.

Congratulations to our brilliant nine individual county 10k championships medal winners and to our women’s team who won gold and men’s team bronze.

And as John Byrne Club Chairperson said afterwards “Well done and thank you to every Mayo AC member who ran the County championship 10k in Killasser. Red and Green vests accounted for over a third of the field of runners. Some brilliant times posted and medals won but the main positive was how well represented the club is by each of the 24 members who competed.”

Well done to host club Swinford AC and the Mayo Athletics County Board who did an excellent job organising the event, and providing refreshments (including yummy scones with blackcurrant jam!) for all at the Community Centre race HQ.

Mayo Athletics County Board 10k road Championships medal winners were presented by Sheila Hughes Secretary Co Board : Full Results attached below.