Youghal Athletic Club

The dust has settled on our third annual Youghal Bay 10k & Half Marathon and we at Youghal AC have been blown away by the outpouring of positivity from our fantastic runners and running community, who came to town to take part in our event. We thank each and every person and organisation who made it a success 😊. 1877 finishers in total, representing 71 different clubs from all over Ireland and beyond..
Well done to our Youghal AC athletes who took part in the 10km event, 39 in total out of a strong field of 919 finishers. A special mention goes to Emma Landers who was fourth female overall, Isaac Landers (2nd JM), Martha Morrison (1st F45), Antoinette Keating (2nd F45), Eddie O’ Regan (1st M65), Sylvie O’ Mahony (2nd M65) AND Mary O’ Mahony (2nd F60) on their category prize wins.
Also, a big bualadh bos to our 30 athletes who took part in the ½ marathon event in a field of 958, A special word of thanks to our club members Mary Cotter (2:00) who undertook pacing duties for the first time and to Zara Kelly who undertook ‘tail runner’ duties in the half marathon again👏.
There were many non-affiliated runners from Youghal and the surrounding areas who also took part yesterday and massive well done to you all, whether it was your first event, or you are a veteran. We hope to see you again soon and feel free to pop up to Tower Park in the coming weeks and join us for a run session. Results in a separate post.