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14/09/2026

🏃‍♂️ CRANKY COACH – CHARLEVILLE HALF MARATHON 🏃‍♀️

What a fantastic day for the Cranky Coach coaching group at one of the biggest and best races of the year.

It was a little humid, but the atmosphere, organisation and support around Charleville were absolutely brilliant. We had some fantastic performances and massive PBs throughout the group:

⭐ John Cronin — 1:21:53
Another top-class and consistent performance.

⭐ Jay O’Mathuna — 1:23:09
A very strong half-marathon performance.

⭐ Robin O’Donoghue — 1:25:39
A massive PB, smashing his target and breaking 1:26.

⭐ Paul O’Brien — 1:26:00
Another brilliant performance.

⭐ Brian Fox — 1:27:27
A very strong run, comfortably inside 1:30.

⭐ Adrian O’Driscoll — 1:29:59
Breaking the 90-minute barrier!

⭐ Clíodhna Uí Ruadháin — 1:30:21
A massive PB and fantastic performance.

⭐ Natalie Breen — 1:31:33
Another massive PB!

⭐ Cáitríona McGettigan — 1:32:10
An excellent and very strong run.

⭐ Colin Healy — 1:32:50
Superbly controlled with an excellent negative split.

⭐ Mike O’Sullivan — 1:34:17
A very committed performance.

⭐ Eugene Sweeney — 1:36:28
A massive PB. Brilliant running!

⭐ Conor Friel — 1:39:13
A great run, breaking 1:40.

⭐ Kevin O’Dwyer — 1:39:55
Another strong run inside 1:40.

⭐ Una Duffy — 1:44:16
A massive PB and reward for her consistent training.

⭐ Ciarán Hourican — 1:44:28
A good, strong performance.

⭐ Vicky Lehane — 1:46:47
A great run, staying steady and coming home strongly. 🏅

⭐ Caitriona Shanahan — 1:48:02
A massive PB and brilliant performance.

⭐ Terry Corcoran — 1:48:41
A good, committed run.

⭐ Cora Lynch — 1:48:43
A very determined and excellent performance.

⭐ Padraig O Caoimh — 1:49:34
A massive PB, improving his best by 38 seconds.

⭐ Rachel O’Callaghan — 1:52:06
An excellent run and brilliant PB.

⭐ Mossy O’Mahony — 1:53:31
A very solid run from Mossy.

👏 A massive well done to all 23 runners. A fantastic day for the Cranky Coach coaching group at the Charleville International Half Marathon! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

11/09/2026

23/08/2026

🏃‍♂️🟢 Cranky Coach Racing Report – Three Races in Three Nights

A brilliant week of racing for the Cranky Coach group, with athletes competing across three different races on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night. There were excellent performances, fast times and category prizes throughout the week! 🔥

🔴 Wednesday – Carey Tool Hire BHAA 5K

⭐ Paul O’Brien – 18:29

A superb run from Paul, recording a brilliant time of 18:29 and producing another very strong 5K performance.

⭐ Rachael O’Callaghan – 23:49

A fantastic run from Rachael, improving by 24 seconds from her previous race. She also finished third in her category and helped her team win a prize. The consistent training is really beginning to show!

🔴 Thursday – Rathcormac Four-Mile Road Race

⭐ Eugene Sweeney – 27:11

A brilliant performance from Eugene on a challenging course, producing a very strong time and taking another big step forward.

⭐ Gavin Quaine – 27:28

An excellent run from Gavin, finishing strongly and recording a cracking time over the four-mile distance.

⭐ Aileen O’Mahony – 27:39

A superb performance from Aileen, running a fantastic time and claiming first place in the O40 category. Brilliant racing!

⭐ Una Duffy – 30:14

A really strong run from Una, improving on her time from the same race last year. Great progress and another excellent performance!

🔴 Friday – Donoughmore Seven-Mile Road Race

⭐ Declan O’Donoghue – 43:49

A cracking run from Declan on an extremely demanding course. He finished 12th overall and claimed second place in the M40 category—a brilliant result!

⭐ Adrian O’Driscoll – 45:37

Another excellent performance on a very tough course. Adrian finished 20th overall and secured third place in his age category, picking up a well-deserved prize.

⭐ Rachael O’Callaghan – 59:09

Rachael completed her second race in three nights and ran extra miles beforehand to incorporate the race into her long run. She still managed to finish third in her category a fantastic result!

👏 A brilliant three nights for the group, packed with excellent racing, fast times and category prizes. Massive congratulations to everyone who raced! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🔥🟢

18/08/2026

🏃‍♂️🟢 Cranky Coach – Cork City 10K

A fantastic day of racing on a beautiful, fast course in the Cork sunshine! ☀️

🔥 Barry Mulqueen – 38:18 PB, improving by 33 seconds
🔥 Robin O’Donoghue – 38:39 PB, improving by 70 seconds
🔥 Martin White – 40:25
🔥 Cáitríona McGettigan – 40:30, her second-fastest 10K
🔥 Colin Healy – 41:41, two minutes faster than the previous week
🔥 Stephen Crowley – 42:07, a massive PB improvement
🏆 Aileen O’Mahony – 43:10 and third O40
🔥 Kate McCarthy – 46:03 PB
🔥 Cora Lynch – 47:36 PB, improving by 1:57
🔥 Cáitríona Shanahan – 49:49
🔥 Padraig O Caoimh – 50:26, his second-fastest 10K

Loads of PBs, major improvements and another category prize for the group. It is brilliant to see everyone’s hard work and consistency paying off.

Well done to the entire team—keep believing, keep improving and trust the process! 💪🟢⚫

17/08/2026

🏃‍♂️🟢 Cranky Coach Coaching Group – Weekend Race Report

Three races and three outstanding performances this weekend!

🏆 Liam O’Connor – Streets of Thurles 5K

A brilliant 16:14 and fourth place overall. An exceptional performance at 55 years of age and another example of Liam’s consistency and dedication.

🔥 John Leahy – Frank Duffy 10-Mile

A massive breakthrough for John, running a new PB of 59:42. He improved by 1 minute and 5 seconds and broke the magical 60-minute barrier for the first time. A fantastic achievement!

🥈 Clíodhna Uí Ruadháin – Wild Atlantic 10-Miler

An excellent 70-minute performance on a very tough course, finishing second female overall. Another strong run as Clíodhna continues her preparations for the Dublin Marathon.

A fourth-place finish, a sub-60 breakthrough and a second-place finish—another brilliant weekend for the Cranky Coach Coaching Group.

Huge congratulations to Liam, John and Clíodhna! 💪🔥🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

10/08/2026

🏃‍♂️🟢 CRANKY COACH RACE REPORT – YOUGHAL BAY HALF MARATHON 🟢🏃‍♀️

A fantastic turnout from the Cranky Coach crew at a superbly organised Youghal Bay Half Marathon. The beautiful but testing course—and warm conditions—made this year’s race particularly challenging. ☀️🔥

🥉 Barry Twohig – 1:11:11
Superb run to finish 3rd overall and a great sign ahead of the Dublin Marathon.

⏱️ Andy Goulding – 1:24:34
An excellent job pacing the 1:25 group.

⭐ Brian Fox – 1:27:11
Another very strong half-marathon performance.

⭐ Paul O’Brien – 1:28:18
A cracking run to comfortably break 1:30.

🔥 Sinead O’Reilly – 1:29:40
Brilliant running to break 1:30 and finish 5th woman overall.

🏆 Zena Mullane – 1:33:00
A superb 8th woman overall and 1st O40! 🥇

🥈 Marie Fitzgerald – 1:37:34
A new half-marathon PB and an excellent 2nd O45.

⭐ Una Duffy – 1:37:48
Faster than she ran on the same course last year—great progress!

⭐ Adam Barry – 1:38:40
A gutsy performance while managing an injury.

⭐ Conor Moore – 1:39
Another strong run in the tough, warm conditions.

⭐ Valerie Neville
Sensibly used the race as a controlled marathon-paced run while managing a slight injury.

⏱️ Vicky Lehane – 1:50 Pacer
Bang on time and helped plenty of runners achieve PBs. Fantastic pacing!

💚 We came away with 3rd overall, two women inside the top eight, an age-category victory, PBs and some excellent Dublin Marathon preparation runs.

A massive well done to everyone who raced and paced. Very proud of you all—the hard work is paying off! 💚🔥

20/07/2026

🏃‍♂️ Cranky Coach Race Report Bob Burke Grange Fermoy 4 Mile

Another fantastic evening of racing took place on Friday night at the Bob Burke Grange Fermoy 4 Mile, one of the toughest races on the summer road racing calendar.

With very warm conditions and a challenging, hilly course, athletes were tested from the gun right through to the finish. The rolling hills, combined with the heat, made it a real test of strength and endurance rather than a race for fast times.

As always, Grange Fermoy AC put on a superb event with a fantastic atmosphere, excellent organisation, great support along the route and brilliant prizes, making it another memorable night for everyone involved.

Despite the demanding conditions, the Cranky Coach athletes produced another excellent set of performances.

🏅 Cranky Coach Results

* Jay Ó Mathúna – 23:15 – 13th overall.
* Andy Goulding – 24:06 – 2nd Over 35 🏆
* Paul O’Brien – 25:52
* Eugene Sweeney – 27:21 – over 2 minutes faster than last year.
* Philip Clark – 27:51 – an excellent run on a very demanding course.
* Ellen Lewis Hanley – 28:13 – 2nd Over 45 🏆
* Mossy O’Mahony – 31:57 – another excellent run.

Overall, it was another excellent evening for the Cranky Coach group, with strong performances across the board on what is one of the toughest four-mile races in Munster. Racing on a warm evening over such a demanding course is never easy, and everyone should take great confidence from their performances.

19/07/2026

Cranky Coach

🏃‍♂️ What a fantastic day at the Athletics Ireland National 10 Mile Championships in the Phoenix Park, Dublin!

We had four Cranky Coach athletes take on a tough 10-mile course in warm conditions, with two massive hills that tested everyone from start to finish. It wasn’t a day for personal bests—it was a day to race hard, dig deep and compete for National Championship medals.

🥉 A huge congratulations to Padraig Sheehan, who produced an outstanding performance to claim a National Bronze Medal in the Men’s O60 category.

🥈 Liam O’Connor continued his remarkable consistency by winning a National Silver Medal in the Men’s O55 category.

🥇 Kieran McKeown and Liam O’Connor also made up two of the three scoring members of the victorious Grange Fermoy AC team, helping secure National Team Gold in the Men’s O50 competition and continuing the club’s dominance in the over-50 team championships.

👏 A great run as well from John Leahy who kicked off his Dublin Marathon preparations with an excellent 61-minute run over a demanding course.

The biggest highlight of all is always seeing the hard work rewarded with National Championship medals. They are never easily won, and every one of them reflects months of dedication, consistency and commitment.

And to top it all off, it turned into a dream day for Liam O’Connor not only did he head home with two National medals (Gold and Silver), but he also got to watch his beloved Limerick win the All-Ireland!

I’m not sure which he’ll be talking about more over the next few weeks… but I have a feeling we’ll never hear the end of either of them! 😂🏆

A massive well done to everyone who raced today. Be proud of your efforts and enjoy the success. 👏💙

14/07/2026

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06/07/2026

🏃‍♀️🥇 Race Report Clíodhna Uí Ruadháin

A dream weekend for @⁨Cloidhan Running ⁩ after another brilliant performance, following an excellent win in the All-Ireland semi-final (which we’ll leave off here! 😳😳😉).

This time she took 1st Female at the Caltra 10K, crossing the line in a superb 42:03 despite very windy conditions and having to run the entire race on her own. That makes the victory even more impressive.
A fantastic run and it’s great to see Clíodhna taking another race win. She’s getting stronger, more confident and improving all the time.

Well done, Clíodhna we’re all very proud of you! 👏💙