Weekly Report – 6th November-12th November 2023
2023 Tollymore Trail Marathon Our only racing OACer at the weekend, as far as I’m aware, was Michael O’Donoghue. Obviously everyone is saving their strength for the next cross-country event…
2023 Tollymore Trail Marathon Our only racing OACer at the weekend, as far as I’m aware, was Michael O’Donoghue. Obviously everyone is saving their strength for the next cross-country event…
Istanbul Marathon Michael O’Donoghue was on his travels at the weekend taking part in the only (as far as I’m aware) marathon in the world that takes place on two…
Dublin Marathon Nothing to report in terms of races in Northern Ireland this weekend, however three Orangegrovers made the journey south for the Dublin Marathon. Congratulations to each of you,…
Valencia Half-Marathon We had a group of globetrotting Orangegrovers make the trip to Valencia this weekend to take part in the half-marathon on Sunday. In perfect weather conditions our runners…
Parkrun Report 14/10/23 Only the parkrun report this week as it seems to be a quiet week on the racing front (or OAC members are racing in secret to avoid…
GR8 Dundrum Well done to the 22 club members who took part in our latest Club Championship race, the GR8 Dundrum Run. This was a great turn out for the…
Jersey Marathon After an ultra-marathon last week, this week Michael O’Donoghue made the trip to sunny Jersey for a marathon winding through the rural hills of the island. Michael said…
Lecale Way Ultra When it seems like a slow week for races you can always count on Michael O’Donoghue doing an ultra-marathon somewhere to bulk up the weekly report. This…
Belfast Half-Marathon The big event from the weekend was the 10th Belfast Half-Marathon, and although the weather was awful and there was apparently a bit of a bottleneck at the…
Ards 5 Miles Before the summer weather abandoned us there was another scorcher on Friday night as three OACers took part in the Scrabo Striders 5 mile race. The race…