Mourne Way Marathon races
While the orange vest was circulating the Mary Peters Track, it was also running the trails and mountain paths of the Mournes in the vicinity of Kilbroney Park and well beyond. Orangegrove had a number of athletes taking part in the various 26extreme Mourne Way Marathon races (Ultra Marathon, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k and 5k). Two members were taking part in the Marathon event, Robin Montgomery and Michael O’Donoghue. Those tackling the Half Marathon were Sharon Dickenson, Sarah Steer, Rodney Corrigan, Darren Marshall, Ian Grant and Darren Houston. Verity Cornford and Lisa Fleming ran in the 10k event and Victoria Murray in the 5k. By early Sunday morning the following results had been published:
| Marathon | Robin Montgomery | 3.51.51 | 5th/142 |
| Marathon | Michael O’Donoghue | 5.22.46 | |
| Half Marathon | Darren Marshall | 1.49.41 | |
| Half Marathon | Ian Grant | 1.54.52 | |
| Half Marathon | Sarah Steer | 2.00.34 | |
| Half Marathon | Rodney Corrigan | 2.06.46 | |
| Half Marathon | Sharon Dickenson | 2.11.30 | |
| Half Marathon | Darren Houston | 2.11.56 | |
| 10K | Lisa Fleming | 53.01 | |
| 10K | Verity Cornford | 54.45 | |
| 5K | Victoria Murray | 32.31 | 4th/16 |
Ian Grant took part in the Half Marathon but his time did not register His result will be published when available.
For your information Don Harte won the 10k in 37.04 and Sarah McAlinden was first lady in 43.34. The Half Marathon was won by Matthew Hewitt in 1.24.14 and the first lady was Laura Graham in 1.45.12. The Marathon event was won by Kevin Doyle in 3.19.33 and Gillian Cordnor was first lady in 4.17.11… and what a great performance from our own Robin Montgomery to finish fifth in this event (3.51.51). The Ultra Marathon (52 miles) was won by Sean Brosnan in 8.02.24 and the first lady was Susan McCartney in 9.23.56.
